chimesblog

As per usual, I’m broke.  I just found out my friend back home is having a baby shower on the 19th. My friend that I had tentatively planned to carpool with is leaving too early for me to go with her (I have to work on Friday).

Anyway, I need $50 for gas to get back to my girlfriend’s shower.  I haven’t been around since she’s been pregnant — she lives 2.5 hours away and works a completely different schedule than me.  I really want to be able to get back for her shower.  I’ve got her gift in the works (making it, of course, and will blog about it when it’s done).

Can you help me out by taking some of my creations off my hands? I do free shipping to Des Moines and Ames, and I am even willing to negotiate pricing if you convo me before purchasing.  I just really want to get back for this baby shower, and I can’t afford to do it this month.

Here are some of my pieces currently for sale.

Check out my shops:

www.chimes.etsy.com

www.todiyfor.etsy.com

Thanks, and I appreciate any help that I can get!

This morning I discovered Craft Hope — a project designed to share handmade gifts and donations with the less fortunate.  In light of the recent quake in Haiti, I decided to participate in the Craft Hope Etsy store by donating something for them to sell.

I donated the men’s winter set.  This is the one that I’d knitted for Kasey a few years ago but he didn’t like it, so when we broke up, he returned it to me.  What better way to get rid of an ex-boyfriend gift than by donating for a sale where 100% of the proceeds go to a good cause.

Anyway, if you’re a fellow craftster or artist, you should check out Craft Hope and donate something to the etsy store.

Last month I became an independent beauty consultant for Mary Kay. Mainly I became a consultant to get the products at cost for when I need to replenish, to get them for my friends who use MK without having the awkward middle-man interaction and possibly to make some extra cash.

Well, shortly after I started my business, I learned that the mother of a longtime friend of mine, Lindsay, was diagnosed with a brain tumor and was going to undergo treatment. I wanted to help since I pretty much grew up with Lindsay and her family.

So, for the month of April, 20% of my total Mary Kay sales will be going to Lindsay’s family to help pay for costs of her mom’s treatment. The remainder of the profit will go towards shipping for the products and whatever’s left after that will go towards my physical therapy for my running injury.

If you’d like to help, you can visit my Mary Kay website at www.marykay.com/chimes. Even if you don’t normally wear makeup, there are plenty of pampering products on the site that are a lot of fun to use.  If you have any questions about a specific product, you can contact me at chimes@marykay.com. 

Here’s the flyer for the event. 

There is a silent auction fundraiser for her on April 23rd that I can’t make but I’m going to be donating a hand-painted turquoise fiestaware teacup and saucer set with a tea wallet made by my friend, Danielle. My friend Adria is going to be donating a quilt she made as well.

I’m hoping to do a fundraiser every few months with my MK business. If anybody has any suggestions for charities to do in the future, shoot me a message.