Saturday Shopping for Orphans (Vol. 4)

This week I came across the sweet Etsy store, You Are Worth More, run by Corrina Wood.  She is selling adorable items for babies and children to raise funds needed to adopt her son from the same country as ours. 

The first thing that caught my eye was her ingenious marble maze toy/hand exerciser.  It's fun for anyone to play around with, but it is especially good for children who need to develop dexterity in their hands.  What a clever, unique idea!  She's selling them for $7.98 with just $2 for shipping.

Her marble mazes are available in several cute colors.

She also has doll clothes and accessories, knit baby hat and booties sets, blankets, and toys to name a few.  Really, go check out her store and do a little early Christmas shopping while you're there!  What's better than getting your Christmas shopping knocked off your to-do list while helping an orphan come home to his family?

Adorable doll dress for under $10!

Saturday Shopping for Orphans (Vol. 3)

Today I want to share with you the beautiful wearable artwork of Tosha Tanquary.  Tosha makes vintage map necklaces, bracelets and key rings to raise funds for her family's adoption of sweet little Kaydee from the same country as our Abraham.  They hope to travel for the pick-up trip in November this year.

Her beautiful custom necklaces can be made to show any location in the world using vintage maps.  You can purchase her wearable art from her Etsy store, Bringing Home a Tanquary.  Her key rings are $8.  The necklaces are just $15, and you can specify what type of metal finish they would like for the chain, what shape glass you want, and of course which location you would like to be featured in the pendant.  If you can't decide on just one location, for $22 you can order an adorable charm bracelet with several map charms.

Another member of the Tanquary family, Alisha, is working on some cute peg doll sets that will be ready for auction soon.  Look at these Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!  You can follow the Tanquary Family's journey on their Facebook page and keep an eye out on when these little dolls are available.  They're also gearing up for a giveaway of a lovely red, white, and blue handmade quilt, so check it out!

We also pray for all the families who will be holding adoption fundraising yard sales this weekend, that many people in their communities will support them and help them raise the ransoms they need to bring their children home.

Saturday Shopping for Orphans (Vol. 2)

Happy Saturday, everyone!  Fall is definitely in the air now, although here in South Carolina we still have many hot days ahead of us.  We're enjoying the cooler mornings! 

This week I want to share with you a lovely little shop called Owls for Orphans.  Amy Moss started crocheting these cuddly owls to raise funds for her family's adoption from "Abraham's" country.  Now that her daughter Maia is safely home, she is continuing to create owls to help other families fund their adoptions!  She gives 50% of each sale to her featured family of the month.  What a beautiful mission!

She makes plush stuffed owls as well as little owl lovey blankets and owl hats.  The little stuffed owls, loveys, and hats are $23 each with $5 for shipping, and large stuffed owls are available for $31.  Amy also sells adorable owl mug cozies for $15.  For the crafty among us, she even has a few patterns for sale.

What are you waiting for?  Go order one or a few!  The cool weather is coming, and these are perfect for some cozy fall cuddling!  Those loveys would make such a unique baby gift.  Look at this one here that looks like a baby owl peeping out from a pile of autumn leaves!

 

And oh my, she just added an original 9" by 11" owl painting to her store yesterday!  Hand painted and ready for framing, just $20 plus $8 shipping.  Which little girl wouldn't appreciate this painting hanging up in her room?

Today we also remember to pray for all the families who will be holding adoption fundraising yard sales this weekend, that many people in their communities will support them and help them raise the ransoms they need to bring their children home.

Saturday Shopping for Orphans (Vol. 1)

I've had an idea for a new set of posts on Saturday mornings to highlight some adoption fundraisers that have caught my eye.  Mainly, these posts will focus on fundraisers involving items for sale.  Occasionally I might feature giveaways or other types of fundraisers.  It just depends on what I've noticed during the week! 

To get us started, here are some adorable pet collars handmade by Amanda Jones as she and her husband Collin work to fund their adoption of Annie, who lives in the same country as our Abraham.  They're just $7 for a small collar, $8 for a medium, and $9 for a large one, plus $3 to help offset shipping costs.  Wouldn't these make sweet Christmas gifts for a dog or cat lover?

She also makes domino block sets in two different styles.  One is for younger children who will enjoy matching the pictures and learning words.  The other style helps children match upper case and lower case letters.  These would be great additions to homeschool and Montessori classrooms!  They're $20 for the set shown below and $30 for the alphabet set (which includes more blocks), plus $4 to help offset the shipping costs.

The Jones Family is also currently selling these great T-shirts, available in both short- and long-sleeved styles for $22 and $26 respectively.  And they ship for free!  Christmas is coming.... !

And we pray for all the families who will be holding adoption fundraising yard sales this weekend, that many people in their communities will support them and help them raise the ransoms they need to bring their children home.