Home Show Recap!

Thank you all for making this years home show so much fun! It was lovely talking with each and every one of you and I hope you got some pretty things for your loved ones and for yourselves :)

A BIG thank you goes to My Father for providing his beautiful photography that graced the walls,  my Mother for baking the delicious food (as always!) and to Artist Caitlin Johns for creating the best holiday cards I've ever seen! You all are so talented and I thank you from the bottom of my heart!

We also were able to raise over $50 for Compassion Christmas gifts! That is equal to giving 5 children something special this year! Thank you everyone who purchased the Compassion Bracelets this weekend.

I'm so happy that we were able to put on the Home Show again  despite our tight schedule. I really think it's important that we try to buy locally because it helps build community, communication, and helps create a more sustainable environment. So thank you all for contributing to that ideal!

Here are a few photos from the weekend:

Come out to see us next at Ridgley Middle School Craft Fair this Saturday from 10am - 3pm!

121 Ridgley rd. 

Lutherville, MD 21093

A Helping Stone

Earlier this year we gave a portion of money from my stone effect pendants to help Haiti. This time we are going to be giving a portion from our Stone effect bracelets to our favorite charity: Compassion International.  

We sponsor a child from India named Rubi and we just adore her. My husband (then boyfriend) and I became sponsors back when we were just highschoolers. We were at a concert and they gave a call out into the crowd to those who felt moved to help a less fortunate child, and we just felt moved to answer that call. These last seven  years have been a true blessing to us, being able to write to Rubi and get to know her as she has grown up into a passionate young lady.

So every year Compassion allows their sponsors to donate money into a pool that they use to buy all of the children Christmas gifts, and that is where we are donating this years money. You can visit Compassion's website if you are interested in sponsoring a child of your own:

Compassion International

Show Recap

So yesterdays Show turned out to be wonderful! It was well organized, clean, and had a great turn out! One of the things I enjoy the most is when I get to actually talk with my customers and get to know them better. I had a lot of opportunities to do so at Ridgely. I'm also very pleased that my winter collection of earth tones was very well received! I'm always excited when the pieces I love to make the most find new homes :)  

Also, I'm so happy to announce that we were able to donate $165 to Compassion International from yesterdays show! A HUGE Thank you to everyone who came out to see me and make this possible! 

As a side note, This is my second to last large public show of the year. I'll be out at Dulaney's Holiday Bazaar on the 5th of December for one last show to end 2009!

-Amy

Compassion International

Hi Everyone! Sorry for the little hiatus, I promised myself I would try and post almost everyday but things got a bit busy! Just wanted to stop in and announce that for the upcoming 

Show at Ridgely Middle on the 14th I am giving 15% of all my proceeds to Compassion International again. 

I know I've said this before, but Kirk and I have sponsored a little girl named Rubi from India since 2004.  It has been one of the best things we've ever done!  If anyone has any interest in helping other children just like her receive food, medical care, and education, please visit their website:

http://www.compassion.com

Even though money is sometimes tight in these hard economic times, we still have so much to be thankful for. That is why I am so happy to be giving once again to this wonderful cause!

Have a great Monday!

-Amy