Tuesday, December 29, 2009

The Gift Of Giving: Etsy For Animals

Etsy For Animals {EFA} Artists Helping Animals, is a group of more than 500 independent artists {crafters, suppliers} who sell their homemade, vintage, and very original products on Etsy while coming together to raise money for animal charities. All members of EFA are also Etsy members, and a simple search of Team EFA will take you to all their lovely goods, where you can shop for vintage jewelry, handbags, doggie clothes and more!

{Grumpy Owl Ring}

Each month an animal charity is chosen by EFA members to be the EFA Charity of the Month. Many EFA members donate 100 percent of their sales or profits to either the Charity of the Month or other animal charities. The December 2009 Charity of the Month is PAWS Animal Sacantuary which has been rescuing animals for 30 years, and last year gave over 650 animals wonderful, dedicated, loving homes.

If you would like to find EFA sellers, please click here, if you are interested in joining EFA, you can contact Michele, EFA Team Leader, here.

57 Fabulous People:

  1. Thank you for letting me know about this. I am very big into animal charities!!!!

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  2. What a brilliant, beautiful idea! Combining etsy with helping animals = perfect!

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  3. What a great opportunity and their is talent lurking everywhere, I swear!

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  4. oh i love this!!! i'm such an avid supporter of animal rescue groups. i never knew about this. it's so awesome!!! and that grumpy owl bracelet is a HOOT! ha! get it. love it.

    thanks for sharing this iva. you rock!

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  5. Yes thanks alot for this Iva.I lovee animals.I have 4 of my own westie, border collie and 2 cats.Thanks again for sharing!

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  6. How cute! Love the grumpy owl :)

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  7. That is seriously the coolest ring ever! Must have it!

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  8. I love charity for animals and what cool jewelry!

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  9. Well now...that is brilliant!
    And oh how I adore all things OWL!
    XXOOXX

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  10. Really neat things, and a great cause.

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  11. How cool! I have never heard about this.

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  12. This is an amazing idea and opportunity! Very touching.

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  13. artists and animals! two of my favorite things! thank you for posting about this -- i had no idea!

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  14. Very nice!, im going to check it out

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  15. What a good cause... and great that they're using their talents to support the animals.

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  16. Love it!
    such a great & needed support~
    xo

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  17. Awesome! I love art and I love animals- fusing them together for a good cause is perfect. :)

    http://candyflosspersie.blogspot.com/

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  18. That ring is too cute! I will definitely check out these designers; I have a dog and he always needs new stuff... *cough, cough*

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  19. Fantastic, thanks for bringing this team to my attention! These sellers rock!

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  20. i love the idea behind EFA! that ring is gorgeous too!

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  21. Wow thanks for the info.. checking them out!!

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  22. Hey thanks for letting me know about this, i'm passing it on to my friends and family who would be interested :)

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  23. Thank you so much Iva and everyone for your support ;0) It means so much to us and the animals! Michele, EFA founder/team leader, http://mvegan5.etsy.com

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  24. Hi there! Thank you for your sweet comment about my Philly photos. I love your unique posts like fill in the blank and that word association one. EFA is cool too:)

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  25. Thanks for the comment! You've got a great blog here!

    I love this bracelet, and the cause it helps out because I'm a big animal lover.

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  26. This Ozarks farm chick is lovin' the pudgy little Owl. What an excellent idea.....I'm off to check them out.

    From the hills and hollers of the Missouri Ponderosa have a wonderful New Year and may God bless ya'll !!!

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  27. Very cool! I'm such an animal lover! That bracelet is so cute!

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  28. So cute, and what a fab cause!

    xoxox,
    CC

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  29. Thank you for highlighting EFA. We appreciate the support.

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  30. awesome! going to check it out now.

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  31. Love the ring and you are amazing for using your blog to give exposure to some great causes!

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  32. wow, how awesome, thanks for highlighting this.

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  33. That owl ring is beautiful! Thanks for telling us about EFA. I just added a few new sellers to my favorites.

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  34. Oh, how I adore you for posting this, Iva! I adore animals and Etsy - love the fact that I can support both! I want that ring - so cute!! :)

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  35. that is such a fabulous ring! really original & cute.

    love your blog :)
    - Audrey Allure

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  36. Thank you for sharing!
    And that cuff is beautiful.
    Wishing you and your family a wonderful New Year's and a 2010 filled with much love and joy, Iva!
    xo

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  37. oh i love this! we always donate to animal charities but this is a great way to buy pretty stuff and help out the animals! Thanks so much for posting.

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  38. What a wonderful cause! I must go look them up - thank you Iva! Our animal pals give us so much joy it breaks my heart to think they have hard times. :(

    ...and Happy New Year!!!

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  39. What a great idea! I gave you a little bloggy award, Iva :)

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  40. What a fantastic idea! I love that ring. I gave my mum one from that etsy shop but with a different type of bird. x

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  41. How cool - will check it out now. :-)

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  42. What a great thing! Thanks for sharing...I love the ring too!

    Happy New Year dear Iva!

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  43. Just another great reason to support and love Etsy! Thank you for your comments on my blog sweetie...because now I've discovered YOURS! I'm loving your blog! xoxo

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  44. I love that ring!!! Too precious. What a great idea. Thanks for stopping by my blog as well!

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  45. A great cause and such an adorable cuff... ♥

    Wishing you a very Happy New Year dear Iva!

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  46. that is an adorable ring and what an awesome cause!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR IVA!!!

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  47. loving the grumpy haha :)
    happy new year darling!

    http://justbuit.blogspot.com

    bisous
    annabu

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  48. This is so awesome! I love Etsy and I love animals. What better way to help them out?

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  49. That is so great! I can't wait to go check it out. Thank you for posting it. And that owl ring is AWESOME!

    Thanks for stopping by Cheap Wine and Cookies. I love your blog so far and can't wait to explore it further.

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  50. i love this ring!

    http://www.heatherinacandyshop.com

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  51. What a nice blog that explains so simply the virtues of Etsy For Animals! I'd like to post links to it, if you don't mind.

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