Feeling the love of craft!

Crafters have been donating generously to the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.

I just bought a REALLY cute handcrafted item from Crafters United on Etsy. The initial goal of Craft Revolution was to raise $1000, they have now exceeded $10000 and are aiming for $15000. It's a great idea - the entire amount of what I paid will be donated to the red cross, and now a very special friend of mine in the US will receive a handmade gift sent with lots of love.

Knitters have also raised nearly $50000.

It can be the smallest of actions that bring the most amount of love and happiness. This year I made two pairs of pocketbook slippers for my sister and also my friend Angie in the US. I used the handpainted merino from Uruguay - so soft. My niece Mia then wanted a pair just like her mum and called me up to place her order. I fulfilled that order happily. Here is a photo of her sporting her new slippers, and I hear that she has already taken them to 'Show and Tell' at kindergarten. She wears them to bed, and the other night she woke her mum (my sister) frantic because the slippers had come off in her bed and she couldn't find them. It really is the little things that mean so much.

Mother and daugher

Thanks for the photos Stephen! They were taken yesterday in Australia at my family's father's day breakfast - bacon and egg sandwiches cooked on the barbie. Wish I could have been there - Happy Fathers Day, Dad!!

Comments

[drh]

Cute slippers, and adorable niece!

[jacqueline]

woah....go back a nano second...are you australian? i always had you pegged as american (but then again maybe you are).

[andrea]

OMG, those are cute! Now I must make a pair, in case it gets cold on the airplane!

[Beth]

Loooove the slippers...just what I will need when it starts to get cold here in the Midwest!

[erin]

Thanks for the link, I think my daughter would like a pair of these slippers for bed too!

[Lucy]

hey lady

love the slippers...

your niece looks like you! ...she is gorgeous :)

and yay for Aussie bbq's!! :)
xxxxx

[Jess]

thanks for slipper link - must knit some! yours came out v. nice.

[Aimee Roo]

so cute!!

i just love aussie bbqs, some of my dear friends are from down under, and they throw the best bbqs ever! but i suppose you already know that. :)

off topic question, but being in japan and all, you have a ton of cute stuff around you. are there any good kawaii shops that send stuff to the usa? or would you maybe want to do a small swap?

[Amy]

The slippers are adorable, but not as adorable as your niece. What a cutie!

[mindy]

Weird, Bloglines hasn't been updating you lately. Great slippers - but please tell me, how the HELL do you BBQ eggs?