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The puppies are growing and gaining spasmatic energy by the minute. They just need a home in Saipan! Just look how cute they are!
Look at this ‘before’ picture. Their health has improved so much with the help of proper nutrition, medical attention, and antibiotics.
So far, $5.55 has been raised to pay the veterinary bill. Please help by donating or buying crocheted items at my etsy store. 100% of all donations and 15% of all sales of crocheted items will go toward their bill.
I made this layette set for my friend’s baby boy last year. Even though her baby was gigantic (not newborn sized), the hat fit him . . . I am glad I didn’t take it apart to make it smaller.
Made of 100% acrylic baby yarn, this set includes a 30 inch by 36 inch blanket, a baby hat, a scarf that doubles as a bow, and a blossom (for the mommy) in mint, lavender, and pink. All are original designs except the blossom, which is an adaptation of Megan Mill’s bourbon rose. The entire set can be washed by machine in the normal cycle and dried in the dryer on normal settings. In fact, to keep this set soft and fluffy, I recommend drying it in the dryer. 
I checked my email Monday morning, Saipan time, and found an email indicating that I sold Grammy’s Rosy Cloche and a matching brooch on etsy. I was so excited that I couldn’t think. It feels great to know that someone will enjoy an item that I have personally made. It also feels great to know that the puppies are just that much closer to getting their veterinarian bill paid. Browny’s fur is growing in great and the both of them are eating like wolves. Pretty soon they will be ready to go home to a lovely family and enjoy new found happiness.
I just joined the Etsy for Animals: Artists Helping Animal (EFA). EFA is a street team or group of artists and craftspeople on Etsy.com who donate some portion of their sales to animal rescues and charities. Right now, I am working on saving these two little puppies. Fifteen percent of all sales of my crochet items will be donated to these two puppies (that includes my etsy shop and my street market booth – every Thursday).
Related Post: HELP THE PUPPIES!
The two little puppies, temporarily named Browny and Blacky, visited the veterinarian over the weekend. Each puppy was given a dip for their mange, medicine for deworming, their first vaccination, a dose of Revolution to kill off any remaining mange, and antibiotics. To date, their treatment has cost $335.13! It just goes to show you what these two puppies have been going through. To help pay for this bill, 15% of any purchase of any of my crocheted items at Etsy and at the Thursday Street Market will go towards this bill. So, if you find anything you like, rest assured that your purchase will help these two puppies.
Look at them now. Feeling so much better, they are a bundle of energy waiting for a new home.
I was inspired by Josi Hannon Madera’s Perfect Pencil Skirt to make something for myself. But instead of those horizontal lines, I was determined to make them vertical both for aesthetic (more slimming appearance) and practical (stretchier fabric) reasons. I tried to figure out where she was adding stitches, which would translate into rows on my skirt.
Unfortunately, like most of my first attempts, it was two short (my stitches were thinner than expected!) and too wide (my rows were too tall!). However, these two problems were not too difficult to fix – I simply added a waistband of rows of back loop crochet at the top while decreasing the number of stitches in each row (this skirt was turned and was not done in the round). I couldn’t understand how to get the elastic in so I just had to settle for the skirt setting lower than I wanted and having the waist so lose (to allow it to go over my hips). Even with the waistband, the skirt was still too short. So I added some fringe on the bottom. Eventually, I gave up because it just wasn’t getting long enough (and you can see the row additions!). I can’t wear this one to work!
With my new motivation to use Obaasama’s stash, I found an almost completed project knit in soft pink ribbon yarn. There were two sleeves, the back, and the two front panels. It just needed to be sewed together.
Well, I’m not much into sweaters, especially considering the tropical climate here, so I decided to make it into a vest. So Rip, Rip! went the sleeves. At this point, Obaasama was probably horrified as she watched me do this. I wound up the ribbon yarn in to a pull skein.
Then, I started thinking about the buttons I bought from Christineberube and I thought, “Perfect!” And walla!
The Original Sewing and Quilt Expo is hosting a Creative Caps Contest. There are four categories and each participant may enter each category once: original knit design, original crochet design, commercial knit design, and commercial crochet design. Each entry will be judged for creativity and originality. Prizes will be given to the first and second place winners in each category. All entries will be displayed at the Original Quilting and Sewing Expo Fall 2007 and Spring 2008 event.
Best of all, all caps received will be donated to Ronald McDonald House Charities with the help of the Beanie Brigade. So —– Don’t miss the deadline: all entries must be RECEIVED BY August 29, 2007!
p.s. I am not affiliated with any of these groups. If you have any questions, you should visit their website and ask the person in charge.
The life of a stray puppy in Saipan is bleak. With no animal cruelty laws and no homeless shelter, they are left to their own demise, unless they are fortunate enough to be found by a caring human.
Just a couple of days ago, two puppies landed on my front driveway. Both have the heart of a tiger but they need help. They have mange, although the brown one has it significantly more. They both are at a good weight but I do not know how old they are. Its often difficult to find a home for sick puppies, so I have decided to sell my crocheted items for their benefit at my etsy shop – at least 15% of each purchase will go towards them. If there is excess funds, they will be donated to PAWS, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping out animals in need. For those people in Saipan, contact me directly so I can save you on shipping (I’ll drop it off to you).
If you are interested in adopting these puppies, contact El.
Last year, around October, I donated this baby outfit to Guma Esperanza, a shelter for battered women in Saipan, an island in the Marianas. It is made out of white flecked 100% cotton yarn and is embellished with dark blue mohair yarn. The hat and the bodice of the dress is made with the crochet technique while the skirt is made using Tunisian crochet. I made the dress lengthy so that the baby could be bundled in by pulling the cord on the bottom. Its hot here in Saipan, so cotton was my best bet. This is my own pattern but I never wrote it down and unfortunately my camera was acting up so the picture is not too great (the hat and dress are the same color). Perhaps I can try to recreate it and write the pattern down. Until then, I hope the mother finds happiness in this one of a kind baby set.
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