Crafting for Charity: Crafters for Critters

I can’t believe I haven’t done this yet, but I can’t recall doing my Tuesday charity thing on Crafters for Critters. It’s listed in the Index of Indie, however I just ran across not one but two people who participate, and it brought them back to mind.

Crafters for Critters is exactly my kind of place – a bunch of crafters donate their handmade goods, and the proceeds are used to support animal shelters. A new group of nonprofits are chosen every six months (see the list here) and right now they’re supporting greyhound organizations like the Greyhound Protection League and Grey2K USA. Both are organizations trying to end cruelty to greyhounds caused as a result of racing. Oh! you can donate to the organizations as well as shop!

Look! you can get stickers too!

A variety of crafters, artists & designers (look at all of them!) offer their wares periodically through this charitable effort, I see the group periodically through blogs I read: for example, the site offers hats and notebooks from misshawklet, paper pad cozies from Jill Bliss of blissen, items from my favorite stitcher Subversive Cross Stitch, and the beautiful jewelry from fellow Austinite Jewel Alchemy. Lots more, too – you can look things up by category or by designer, too!

Current offerings include … Some lovely ladybug earrings from Jeweled Elegance …

This lovely flower bag from chic36, all the way from Japan, which I might buy if no one gets there first (seriously, I was looking at a shirt about half an hour ago and it’s already gone) …

Little Pop Flower notepads from La karta … tiny little things, just 5.25 x 4.25 …

Or perhaps you would like some vegan chocolate truffles from Lagusta’s Luscious? I would …

Well, that was a lovely trip – isn’t it nice what great things people are selling from their own stock for animal welfare?

Well, you must excuse me now, for aside from noticing a distinct spring-ish element in my choices, I’m also hungry for chocolate now.