The due date will be July 23rd.

Please be reminded if you have forgotten!
This is not that far away!!!
:o)

Amber

If you sent me your name you are signed up

I don't have every one's contact info and I will just leave it up to everyone to keep up with the swap individually.
If you sent me your name in a comment or email YOU *ARE* signed up!
:o)
So please, just send them to me when you are done!
It's a happy time! Pink Pink Pink!

Amber

~*Remember to ~*THINK PINK!*~, Charms will be due in just a few short weeks!

Please remember to sign up, if you've not already done so, all you have to do is agree to the rules and leave me a comment.
Shipping info is posted on the right hand side column.
If you have any questions that I can help you with please do not hesitate to ask!

I am having a giveaway on my blog, http://www.inventivesoul.blogspot.com/
Please stop by before Monday to check it out!
All you have to do is leave a little comment about a miracle that you have seen in your lifetime!

~*Smiles*~

Be well!
Amber

Think Pink Charm exchange and fundraiser...

The due date will be July 23rd.
Please see full details below and mailing info on the right/sidebar.
:o)

Please help spread the word!

~*THINK PINK BLOCK PARTY!*~

Only one person has responded to signing up for the Think Pink charm swap this year so far.
Are there any more who might be interested?

~*Think Pink Charms Exchange 2009*~

~*AFTER READING THE REQUIREMENTS then decide if you can join in or not*~

Please leave a comment if you would like to join an upscale creative art charm swap/exchange- *requiring* quality and neat Pink charms. Each must be no larger than 1 1/4 inches*.

Please note that the work you send must be well designed and finished safely and neatly. No messy work allowed.

You will be asked to send an extra 2 charms in to be used for fundraising.

The swap will be open to no more than 30 people and each person will be sending in 12 pieces and getting 10 back in return.

Shipping costs will vary based on continent and country, however, it is asked that you send in either US dollars in cash or pay through Paypal.

*Absolutely NO checks or money orders.* Due date is July 23rd.

Again, please only sign up if you are able to dedicate yourself to creating quality and well made work.

Each charm should be sturdy enough to wear, not have any pet/human hair, messy glue, paint or food crumbs sent in with them. Anything added to the charms should not be falling off, or tangled up.

Also- strong smells such as E6000, cigarettes, nail polish and spray paint are not welcome.

If I get a parcel that contains charms that are sharp/dangerous, poorly made, really sloppy or that smell really foul it will be returned to the sender with no explanation on the senders dime.

These rules are fair and considerate of those who will put their heart and energy into this project in hopes of getting something in return to enjoy and possibly give away as gifts of encouragement.

Since this is also a fundraiser, those who will be buying/bidding on the charms will pay more for beautiful and well designed work.

Thank you for your kind consideration.

:o)

~*I claim April 28th as "International Charm Day"*~

Wouldn't it be fun to have a special day for wearing and gifting special charms?
It sounds like fun to me, so I am going to make it happen!

What will this day be about?
Maybe giving some of your own handmade charms or ones you've gotten from a swap, to good friends, family and anyone who makes your day to day lives brighter, better or just more fun!
(Examples- postal workers, nurses, teachers, sales girls, waitresses (when leaving a tip), secretaries, children etc.)

Each charm could have a special meaning or feeling behind it.
Or, you could just make a general set and hand them out randomly!

You could add on a tag that mentions they are being gifted a charm on International Charm Day and add in your name or contact info if you feel comfortable enough to do that (for the ones you give to those who are not so familiar.)

It's not just a gift of art but also one of cheer and also inspiration!
Imagine if each person who gets one feels like making more of them to give others?


If you would like to celebrate this day with me and if you blog about your charms I will be posting a little banner tag for everyone to add to their blogs soon.


I claim April 28th as "International Charm Day"

:o)
Amber

More of the charms I sewed up in the past two months

I will be posting some to Ebay to raise more money.

~*More on Ebay!*~

I just got 3 more pieces up on Ebay!

I hope to see some bids go on.

~*CLICK HERE*~

Thank you for hanging in there with me.

I can no longer list each detail by each artist.

It's just too much for me to handle and that has been the big reason for my listing delays!

SO- to get through this faster, I did not name names or detail each charm.

I am hoping that the work will speak for itself!

:o)

After a long time of searching I found it!

I was unaware that Ebay had a policy about listing charitable auctions.
Well, after some digging and searching during my free time, I found this link-
CLICK HERE IF YOU ARE ALREADY A SELLER & WISH TO RAISE FUNDS ON EBAY FOR CHARITY

I hope to post a few more of our THINK PINK charm beauties this week, time permitting.

The first listing was sold for $46.00!
That is the necklace/bracelet shown below.
It was purchased from a woman who works in China.
This was my first time shipping there and it was actually quite interesting.
So, for those who's work was used on that piece, you can tell your friends and family, "My art is in China."
I personally get a kick from it because a LOT of what I grew up with was and is made IN China!
*Smiles*

OK, so I am now going back to Ebay to do some more research on listing.
I will keep you all informed!
Have a great week!

Amber Dawn

~*The first THINK PINK CHARMS auction will end today!*~

Hi everyone!
Our first Think Pink Charm project auction will end today!
There is still time to share the news about the current listing.
I will be adding two more listings this week.

ON EBAY Now! THINK PINK for a cure! PLEASE ADVERTISE!

~*THINK PINK!*~
~*EBAY LISTING CLICK HERE*~
Starting Bid- $9.99 USD

Handling fee- $5.00 (includes fees for the listing, final listing fees and shipping insurance in the USA which is not optional.)

Shipping fee varies depending on final destination!
Will ship to USA, Canada, OZ, NZ and Europe

Click the pictures to see clear details

Front View

Back view

The featured artists are, listed counter clockwise, starting from the clasp charm dangle...

Elizabeth Woodford- A rolled paper text bead painted, glazed and embellished with AB pink wired glass bead droplets.

Donna Barnitz- A silvery soldered cabachon drop with an image of pink rose beneath.

Erica Faith- A painted and glittered wooden disk, front and back with tiny thread appliques and Swarovski crystal centers.

Amber Dawn- A miniature plastic baby bottle, internally embellished with the same velvety trim used to make the necklace/wrist cuff. Atop the charm is a Chaton Rose with "Micro Beedz" with the words "Wonder", "Mystery" and "Explore" glazed to the front.

Patricia Winter- A miniature crazy quilt, hand stitched, and florally embroidered with her very own beautiful and rich hand dyed silk ribbon. The image she used is a child with lovely glittered fairy,wings.The embellishments in this piece include some of the smallest pink seed beads you might ever see in your life along with an adorable flower sequin. Pat added a small metal charm whic says "Imagine" to the lower right hand side, and that is wired with a pink and red glass flower bead and topped with small seed beads.

Monica Magness- A miniature faux canvas featuring a bare chested diva striking a shy pose. Monica added very small text onto the bottom of this charm with a tiffany set chaton rose rhinestone capping it off. One of the words on this piece is "Imagine". The sides are sparkling with glitter and the piece is glazed nice and shiny!

And-

Michelle Walker- A dazzling holographic pink drop with faceted beads nestled within. When the light hits it, it really shines a lot. Michelle painted the glitter mixture on the larger bead herself.

The body of the necklace is made of a velvety ribbon which has been doubled up so that the back sode which touches the skin is also velvety soft.

There is a length of pink lace trim sewn on for added texture. 2 matching thread appliques are added along with Swarovski crystal center.

There are 22 tiny pink floral sequins mounted onto a deeper pink metallic round faceted sequins sewn along the edge. Each one is topped of with a real silver plated glass faceted bead.

The two silver and pink rhinestone end beads were donated by Orla Swift.

The chain used is not real silver, but is silver tone and a barrel clasp completes the chain.

THINK PINK AUCTIONS

Here are some of the cool donations from the THINK PINK CHARMS EXCHANGE.

There are a few more not yet made into a finished piece, but I will be working on that throughout the month.

I will be posting them one at a time on Ebay!

Payment will be requested in the form of a money order written out to the Susan G Komen foundation. S/H will be required separately in either stamps, cash or Paypal payments.

Sorry NO checks.

Credit card payments through Paypal will only be accepted if the winner of the auctions will add in extra money to cover the fees so that the donation amount is not lowered once Paypal takes a cut.

PLEASE spread the news that I will be posting these and more items to Ebay throughout the month.

The seller name is Maximal_Bids

Auctions going up this coming week!

maximal_bids

That will be the Ebay user ID that I will use.
You can bookmark it now.

I will be posting the auctions this week.

~*FROM THE WINNER WHO WON!*~

It's been a while since she got it, but I wanted to share the very quick thank you from Jeanne, the winner of our bracelet.

"It is here! Just beautiful, from the wrapping on the box to each unique piece of art. Many thanks to you and the Pink Charm artists!"

Jeanne

Be sure to spread the word!

I will be posting our THINK PINK charm jewelry to EBAY in November!!!

AND I JUST got this in an email---

What Pat Winter made with her THINK PINK CHARMS

WIN WIN WIN!!! DONATE DONATE DONATE!!!

Just a few more hours are left for you to send in your donations to "buy" your raffle tickets for the THINK PINK EXTRAVAGANZA hosted by the soooo so so so sweet Monica Magness!
GET TO IT IF YOU CAN!
I mean, if money is not too tight, please try to spare some money.
For every $10.00 you donate, you get 2 virtual tickets that Monica works her mgic with.
If your ticket wins a runner up prize, you may be just as excited as if you were to win the GRAND and AMAZING prize, LOVE SQUARED!

A collaborative piece constructed by a multitude of artists and LOTS AND LOADS OF LOVE, HEARTS, and TALENT!

Click here to get to Monica's Blog!
You can WIN the bracelet we made!!!!
YAY!!!

I will also ask that if you can, please advertise that I will be auctioning off more art to wear made with the fabulous PINK charms that we traded in our exchange.
LOTS of fun to look forward to!
Amber

~*THE*~ Bracelet - Our donation for the Love Squared THINK PINK RAFFLE

OK, here is the final product of our art being linked together

for the Susan G. Komen charity that Monica Magness is hosting.
This is the donation we are offering-

Please feel free to advertise this on your blogs!

Thinking Pink by, Brenda W.

Pink is IN style! Charm bracelet by Cindy Ericsson