Ending the raffle and the beginning of Spring (maybe?)

So the raffle ended today and the winner of the painting is: #3 Ren! The random number generator picked comment #2, but since that was not an actual entry on the raffle, I went down to the next pick on the list. I will be contacting you shortly to set up delivery.

Thank you everyone who participated in the raffle here and in all the other blogs that participated. It's going to take a lot to help Japan rebuild, and every little bit helps.

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So is Spring coming? Well, there's still snow on the ground, but the sun is beginning to peek out of the clouds once in a while! There's sunshine!

I went for a walk in a nearby park to get some fresh air and register the first days of sunshine since the winter begin.

And here's the same photo, but with a more dramatic processing:

And Easter is coming soon. We're going to an egg hunt in the botanical gardens here, so I want N to have a cute outfit. I made this tutu to go over her pants, and I'm working on a shirt that I will share once finished.

And look who stopped by to say hello - coffee filter butterflies! These little guys are so easy to make and take all of 5 minutes. Plus, N. loved helping with them, so for those of you with toddlers, this would be a cute, fun, and no-mess project.

What we used:

clothes pin
markers, glitter glue, crayons
coffee filters
construction paper
scissors
glue

What we did:

1. I let N. doodle on the coffee filters (but I did ask her to use only one color on each filter; total personal taste, they would look great multicolored) with the markers. Then I made a border to match the color.
2. She colored the whole filter with crayons matching the original color
3. We put some glitter glue on each and she spread it around
4. I bunched up the middle of the filters, securing it with the clothes pins
5. I cut small strips of construction paper and made antennas then glued them on the pins.

They're pretty resistant too. The pink one? Has been dropped in milk, had butter spread on it, and the pin taken apart three times... And it still comes back together very nicely.

What are you doing to celebrate early Spring?

Raffle for Japan

So this is my attempt to contribute to the relief efforts for the affected areas of Japan.

I'm raffling off a recent painting I posted here on the blog and a brand new, made especially for this raffle, iPad cover. You can see pictures and details below.

Here's how it works.

I will ship anywhere in the world where the post office delivers.

Each entry/comment will equal one raffle "ticket" for one of the two handmade items below. It's your choice which one you'd like to enter to win, just let me know in the comment. 

The 8x8 painting based on a loose interpretation of "Snow White" is acrylic on wood.

The iPad case was sewn by me especially for this raffle. As you can see, it's based on the Japanese flag, with a closing flap and a small back pocket for holding a cleaning cloth (for the iPad screen). It's made of 100% recycled fiber felt and it's washable. I used the iPad 1 dimensions, but since the iPad 2 is smaller, it would also fit.


Bids are to be made in US$
Each raffle entry must be a donation of $5 (International Medical Corps) or $10 (Global Giving).

To enter, go to International Medical Corps and make a donation of $5 or go to Global Giving and make a $10 donation for the Japan relief fund, when you have done it come back to this post and leave a comment with your reciept number and you must also leave a valid email address (you can write the address in the format of mymailname ‘at’ hotmail ‘dot’ com)

You may enter as many times as you like but each time you need a new receipt number. 


For help with the donation you can refer to this post http://jojoebi.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-make-donation.html


Raffle closes at 12.00pm JST 26th March


If you make a mistake or forget to add you email address please delete the first post and re-write it.


Winner will be drawn by random (random.org).

The giveaway / raffle / auction is being held on this blog, in cooperation with a Bit of This and a Bit of That. We are in no way affiliated with global giving, that's just our chosen method of getting funds safely to the affected area.


If you are not interested in the two items listed above, do check out the other blogs and items being auctioned/raffled off at a Bit of This and a Bit of That. And thank you for your help.