Etsy Angels Helping AWBAR

Abandoned Wild Babies Animal Rescue

Etsy Angels (EANGTEAM) lending a hand to the Abandoned Wild Babies Animal Rescue (AWBAR)

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About AWBAR:
AWBAR is located in Lockport, Illinois and is owned and operated by Amanda Smith. She rehabilitates ducks, raccoons, squirrels, opossums, rabbits, small birds and other small animals.

Relying solely on private donations, AWBAR is NOT a non for profit organization nor is AWBAR attached to any other organization. This is out of the pure love for animals.

AWBAR is currently raising money to help offset the expenses of raising and releasing wildlife in 2008. Expenses include: food, shelter, and vet bills. In addition, AWBAR is raising money to help establish not-for-profit status.

You can read more about AWBAR by visiting the following sites:
Official Website: www.awbar.com
AWBAR Blog: www.awbar.wordpress.com

As of June 24, 2008, AWBAR has lost 13 baby raccoons to the deadly Parvo virus, please we need your help!

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There are several ways you can help:

You can make purchases from the AWBAR Etsy shop.
http://www.awbar.etsy.com Check out all of the wonderful handmade items that have been donated to the Shop! Buy a Ringer Pin!
100% proceeds go to helping abandoned wild baby animals.

Direct donations can be made to AWBAR's PayPal account
(abandonedwildbabiesrescue@hotmail.com)

Purchases from the Etsy Angels Street Team Members
*See below

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During the month of August, the Etsy Angels Street Team is raising money to help AWBAR.

Members are either donating items to the AWBAR Shop where 100% proceeds go to the AWBAR or donating a percentage of their August sales.

Current Angels and Angel Friends donating portions of August sales to the fur babies:

Wildlifer78 - donating 10% of August sales
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5201027

craftsbychris - donating 10% of August sales
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5197639

Sewinggranny - donating 10% of August sales
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5192730

cblandcompany - donating 10% of August sales
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=30355

MountainEagleCrafter - donating 10% of August sales
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=1451

BeadzNStonezSupplies - Donating 10% of August Sales
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5564707

TigerlilyStudio - Donating 10% of August Sales
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5354139

PaperlanternPatterns - Donating 15% of August Sales
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5561275

BCArtwerks - donating 10% of August sales
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5597256

MerkabaJewelry - donating 10% of August Sales
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5048756

MerkabaBeads - donating 10% of August Sales
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5569272

SilverCrystalJewelry - donating 10% of August Sales
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5114778

SatinPetalSoap - Donating 10% of August Sales
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5498271

ArtGifts - Donating 10% of August Sales
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6101817

silkcreekgallery - donating 10% of August Sales
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=17694

Tiff705 - donating 10% of August Sales
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5156436

NovusArt - donating 20% of August Sales
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5452056

myminimocs - donating 10% of August Sales
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5128475

ArrivingAngels - donating 10% of August QUILT sales
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5620032

Maranda...donating 10% of August DRESS CARD sales
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5064214

CindyJoy - donating 10% of August Sales
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5013831

PunkeyMonkey - donating 20% of August sales
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5736701

TheBumbleBeeStudio - donating 10% of August sales from wheat grass for pets
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5356220

Help us help the baby animals!

Visit us at our Promo thread on Etsy


You can search AWBAR and EANGTEAM for items for sale on Etsy. Each purchase helps the baby animals.

This lovely photo and print of an original painting are both available from the AWBAR Etsy Shop!


















Thank you so much!

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The Etsy Angels Team formed after the hard work and dedication of several people who came together and raised money for two little boys that had lost their mom in a fatal car accident in December 2007.

Moderator- Wildlifer78

Artist Feature:

I am happy to feature Robin of Bead Nest Designs. I came to know Robin from the Bead Hive Street Team on Etsy. I've just recently in the last few months become better acquainted with her and her work.

We have a lot in common actually. We both love jewelry, and are Jewelry Artisans. We sell our jewelry creations on Etsy. We're members of the Bead Hive on Etsy. We like gemstones, lampwork beads and silver. We live in the south (Robin lives in Georgia, and I live in Louisiana) and have to put up with extreme heat! We both LOVE sports, especially college sports. We're both "in" the SEC (Southeastern Conference)...though my heart is still in West Virginia; I live in Louisiana and therefore, I must cheer for LSU. And, we like each others creations.

I just recently added these earrings she created to my personal jewelry collection. Don't you agree they are gorgeous??


















Although she's been "crafty" all her life, Robin has been creating fine jewelry for over 5 years. All of her pieces are unique and are the results of what she's envisioned in her head. It's amazing to see an idea being created into a gorgeous piece of art. She says, "The creative release and freedom that jewelry design and lampworking allow is simply put... awesome! There's nothing better than taking an idea and turning it into something a customer will love for years."

She uses gemstones, artist lampwork beads, and she loves silver; Bali, Hill Tribe or Sterling.

Here are a couple of pieces available in Robin's Etsy Shop:




















To view more, visit her Etsy Shop; BeadNestDesigns

Happy Independence Day America!

I haven't blogged in a while and figured today is as good a day as any!




In celebration of July 4th, I made this fabulous red, white and blue pie.

A pie crust is baked and allowed to completely cool. Melted white chocolate coats both the bottom and the sides of the pie. On top of the white chocolate goes a nice thick layer of sliced strawberries. A smooth filling of cream cheese, milk and white chocolate pudding mix smothers the sliced strawberries. And for the finishing touches? Whipped topping is piped around the edge. Succulent strawberries have been dipped in melted white chocolate and surround a mound of plump and sweet blueberries.




Happy 4th of July! Hope you have a wonderful, but safe, Holiday :)

This is the Mosaic Describing Me!!

1. Amanda's Pennant (Celithemis amanda), 2. Pasta Flower, 3. Lower North Falls, 4. End of the day, 5. Keith Urban @ Point Nepean, 6. got my juices flowin', 7. "La mia casa è il mare e con un fiume no, non la posso cambiare", 8. homemade berry ice cream, 9. Waiting for mom!!, 10. State Outline - WVU Marching Band Pre-Game Show, 11. Outgoing..., 12. Custom Order for wildlifer78


Have you played yet? Ginger introduced me to this fun Flickr game and so I thought I'd give it a go since it looked interesting.

How to do it:

a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into a Flickr search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd's mosaic maker and make a cool mosaic to put on your blog or flickr. Simple enough!

The questions:

1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What high school did you go to?
4. What is your favorite color?
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
6. Favorite drink?
7. Dream vacation?
8. Favorite dessert?
9. What you want to be when you grow up?
10. What do you love most in life?
11. One Word to describe you.
12. Your flickr name.

This was so much fun!!! It was interesting to see the different types of pictures that came up when you typed in a word. Come on and try it for yourself. What a neat way to show off your personality. Let me know if you do this so I can see it!

Have fun!

It's Officially Summer...Time for a Contest!

Summery. Fiery. Vibrant.

I have so many fun and vibrant colored flowers around my yard. And I love photographing them. I generally have a hard time getting things to successfully grow and flower as we have very poor soil. Not to mention, the sun here in Louisiana is brutal. The "more often than not" poor conditions don't stop me from trying though. I plant something new every year in hopes that I'll find something that will succeed!

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Let's kick summer off right with a contest. I took the below picture today.

What Am I?

*I am a small to medium-sized fruit-bearing tree.
*I am native to the eastern U.S, most commonly found in the South Atlantic and Gulf Region.
*My fruit ripens in late summer to early fall.
*Sometimes my nickname is Possomwood.

Do you know what I am?


The first person to answer correctly wins a $10 gift certificate to my shop!!!! Come on, you know you want to play!