Etsy Star: Craft Hope for Haiti

January 15th, 2010 | Category: Do it Yourself

contemporary Stacked baby quilt. Photo: Craft Hope for Haiti on Etsy.com Looking for a great way to donate to the Haiti earthquake relief effort? The Red Cross and Unicef are accepting donations to help earthquake victims who are in need of basic supplies and medical care. Or you can visit Craft Hope for Haiti , a grade new Etsy store that’s donating all of its proceeds to Haiti relief. In fact, it’s the perfect store to kick off our new column, Etsy Star. Crafter Jade Sims founded the organization Craft Hope as a way to share handmade goods with the less lucky. So it’s no surprise that as soon as they got wind of the Haiti earthquake, Sims and her team sprung to action, collecting donated wares from crafters in the Etsy community. The new Craft Hope for Haiti store opened nowadays

with a collection of strange items. The stock seems to be changing hourly, but as I write that, my favorites are the contemporary Stacked baby quilt , pictured, and the sweet semi-custom dolls . All proceeds from the sales of Craft Hope for Haiti items will be donated to Doctors Without Borders — an universal humanitarian organization that’s currently stationed in Haiti to supply medical care to earthquake victims. Continue reading Etsy Star: Craft Hope for Haiti Home Improvement | DIY| Comments