EFA Member Directory
The new EFA Member Directory
is a categorized way of showcasing the stores of EFA members.
Check the list of categories and add your shop to the appropriate category
by leaving a link and description in the comments.
Don't see a category for your shop?
Volunteer to host a category by contacting elephantdance.
      
AUGUST CHALLENGE THEME
July Challenge
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The title of this hand pulled linocut is "Ocean Symphony." It is just what I imagine is churning in the deeper ocean when we make our summer trips to the beach. It is also a prayer for the well being of all the wonderful creatures of the sea.
EFA Mid-July Newsletter from Michele (MVegan5)
EFA need volunteers! Help animals and get to know your fellow EFA
members. Please convo El at http://ElephantDance.etsy.com if you are willing to volunteer for anything on the following list:
1. Volunteer to help in the EFA shop! El can work around your schedule. She needs help answering questions, listing items, preparing item information, making sure contributing shops comply with Etsy
policy, and/or other things.
2. Volunteers are needed for the "herding committee". This is a leadership committee to help organize EFA and get members more involved.
3. We also need volunteers for an advisory committee for the EFA artists Helping Animals 501 (c) 3. We need people who are experienced with 501 (c) 3 management.
4. EFA needs a co-treasurer for the EFA non-profit group! We have one volunteer but need another.
5. Volunteers needed to help with a press and publicity kit for EFA.
6. Volunteers are needed for a promotions committee to set up and run a September 2008 promotion for the anniversary of the EFA shop's first sale.
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Help Pandas! From Rachel of http://arnicae.etsy.com:
Support the Pandas International Special Earthquake Relief Fund -
http://www.
As you may know, the Giant Panda is endangered in China - fewer than 1500 pandas live in the wild. There are 40 panda reserves around the country that take in animals that are injured, sick, or unable to live in the wild, the foremost of which is located in Wolong, Schezwan province. Featured in National Geographic's amazing documentary Panda Nursery, the Wolong reserve had the first successful live birth of pandas in 1986. Until the earthquake, it was the most successful panda breeding program in the world, as well as the largest reserve, with 8-11 pandas born there every year.
Just 19 miles from the epicenter of the quake, Wolong reserve was heavily damaged. Five of the staff and one of the pandas died during the earthquake. Many of the enclosures were destroyed and much of the food that the pandas needed was spoiled. For the first week, the pandas and their human counterparts starved. Then the army brought in some limited food and carried some of the malnourished pandas out to be sent to zoos around the country.
Pandas International has organized an amazing relief drive and within another week got a caravan of bamboo, apples, tents, and relief supplies underway to Wolong. But the situation is still grim. There is only limited bamboo and many of the delicate, expensive supplies that the center relied on to rear baby pandas (who are the size of a stick of butter when they are born and are pretty delicate for the first two months) need to be replaced. Pandas International is collecting money to try to buy Wolong another incubator and more relief supplies.
Pandas International is an amazing organization and this is such a time of terrible need for the Pandas - they're truly on the edge of sliding towards extinction as a species, and hopefully the work being done at Wolong will help preserve them.
Petitions:
Save Elephants
http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw/
Encourage Obama to Adopt a Dog
http://network.bestfriends.
Help make the SF Zoo a Rescue Facility
http://ga0.org/campaign/
Protect Wild Tigers from Poaching
http://www.thepetitionsite.
Pledge to Stop Puppy Mills
http://www.thepetitionsite.
http://www.thepetitionsite.
Protect Whales' Homes
http://go.care2.com/e/7gFL/
Stop Baltimore Ravens from Using Live Mascots
http://getactive.peta.org/
Speak Against Circus Cruelty
http://getactive.peta.org/
Help Polar Bears
http://ga0.org/campaign/
Protect Wolves
http://www.nrdconline.org/
Stop the BLM from Killing Horses
https://secure2.convio.net/
EFA Publicity:
TopCat EFA Blog Posts
http://topcatcreations.
http://topcatcreations.
TheClayPony EFA Blog Post
http://theclaypony.blogspot.
Hokey Blog Post w/EFA item
http://ilovehokey.blogspot.
Merlin's Bark Products Interview with Pigatopia
http://merlinsbarkproducts.blogspot.com/2008/07/interview-with-pigatopia-studios.html
Cyn's treasury, Beige, is on the front page of Etsy!!! Yippeeee!! :)
With all the gorgeous treasuries she creates, it was bound to happen sometime right?? :)
The EFA Store and AWBAR store are both included.
Thank you so so so much Cyn!!! :)
P.S: Had to upload to my personal photobucket and put it here. It's too much of a celebration to allow blogger's small sized images! :)
-Susmitha :)
Etsy has a handful of teams which we at Etsy For Animals consider our sister teams. We share many common members. But more importantly, we share a common origin, which is, an inherent love for animals.
One such team is Veganetsy.
Veganetsy is "an etsy team made up of vegans that maintain completely vegan shops. Many of us give a percentage of our sales to animal charities. Our focus is on promoting buying handmade items, supporting vegans and vegan education."
The team was started by Molly of Emma's K9 Kitchen who sells delicious vegan doggie treat recipes tested and approved by Emma.
To find items made by the artists of Veganetsy, please do a tag search on etsy for "Veganetsy Team".
This sun catcher is composed of a beautiful pewter charm that has wave jumping dolphins on the top and an octopus on the bottom. The 2 types of sea life surround a delightful dark sapphire marble. The critters are hung on a hand beaded chain of silver Czech and dark sapphire crystals with one large light-catching leaded German crystal in the middle. A loop at the top is for hanging, this 9" charm. The crystal in the middle of this piece is truly amazing. When the sun catches it, it throws rainbows of light across the wall.
~*~*~ 100% Donation Item To The EFA Charity Of The Month~*~*~
Hi and I am new to EFA, but loving being a member already! All of the members that I have spoken with have been so friendly and helpful (and just a pleasure to convo with)!
My entry for the July EFA Seaside challenge is an 8x10 black and white print of a photograph I took recently titled "Seaside Sisters", see link below for the listing in my shop.
I chose this picture because I felt it embodies the essence of summer. To put it simply, the only thing better than ice cream and sand castles, is a walk on the beach on a sunshiny afternoon, holding the hand of your best friend, your little sister (as the picture shows)!
www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12957743
I will be donating $5.00 of this item to my local SPCA, http://www.spcapets.com/
I chose this charity because they are local and awesome! After my 12 yr old cat died of cancer, I was devastated, but knew we could never live without pets. So, we went to the shelter several times and the last time ended up finding our darling Three Musketeers: Logan, Keira & Griffin. They were 6 weeks old when we adopted them and got to take them home.
We also adopted their one year old mom, Daisy, and gave her to my mom for Mother's Day that year as a companion to her 14 yr old & ailing cat, Amber. Daisy helped Amber regain some of her vibrance and they were like mama cat and kitten for over two years. Amber passed away only a couple weeks ago, and now Daisy is my mom's only companion.
The shelter is a no-kill facility and despite the financial hardships that brings upon them, they stick to their philosophy. They have the best volunteers and staff who work tirelessly to adopt every pet into the best matched, most loving home. I would love to be able to give back more to them in thanks for all that our sweet kitties have brought back into our lives!
andreastamps continues her series of "Crafting For A Cause" treasuries with volume 4. Thank you Andrea for featuring EFA yet again! :)
Here's a beautiful treasury - "the animals thank you" featuring the EFA store in 5 slots all at once! It's curated by chendric. Cheryl, the animals thank YOU :)
-Susmitha
A light floral evokes visons of a seaside cottage high on the moores with an old "cottage garden" welcoming you as you pass through the front picket gate. Refreshing hints of jasmine, violet and Lily Of The Valley bounce to and fro like wee fairies as you walk up the path to the front door all the while sensing a barely there whisper of velvet musk peeking from behind the scattered potted posies. Is it the one you've been seeking on the other side on the front door?
Net Wt. 4.3 oz
** 20% of Proceeds go to Etsy for Animals (EFA) and Priest River Animal Rescue (PRAR) **
Visit Valhallasoap's shop to see this item:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11169394
EFA Meeting Summary
July 14, 2008
Etsy Virtual Labs
ElephantDance (El) led the meeting.
1. El reminded everyone that EFA will have a general meeting once a month in the Virtual Labs. Each meeting will be scheduled 3 hours later than the preceding one (for example, this meeting was at 3 PM Eastern US Time, and the August meeting will be at 6 PM Eastern US Time). This is to accommodate people in different time zones.
2. Volunteers are ne
