A group of friends are joining together under the name Crafting for Courage to raise money for Save the Children in Japan, after the terrible earthquake and tsunami that happened there two weeks ago. I read this morning that an estimated 100,000 children have been displaced from their homes since the earthquake, and many are facing a lack of clean water, safe food, and warm shelter.
I was keen to join in and make a few special things for the sale when I learned of it a couple of days ago. But my days have flown by this week, so I've put together some things from my craft room instead. One connection that many of us have to Japan is a crafty one. I've been buying books, notions and beautiful fabric from that country since I first realised I could- probably back in about 2004.
I've scoured my shelves for anything Japanese I could find, and have put together three little bundles of linen/cotton prints. Anything in my etsy shop right now that is made from Japanese fabric will also go into the sale. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to Save the Children Japan. Because the Crafting for Courage group sale begins officially on March 24 in the Northern Hemisphere, I'll list these later on this evening (around 7pm, for NZ readers.) You can go to the CFC blog to see who else is taking part in the sale, and the beautiful items they've donated. Cheers!
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