It's a different kind of online shopping. I hope you feel inspired to act, donate or purchase.
1/ Flying Dove Ornament via Ten Thousand Villages 2/ Geometric Patterned Notecards via Far and Wide Collective 3/ Kantha pillow via Ten Thousand Villages 4/White Round Placemats via Far and Wide Collective 5/ Turquoise Endito Three Strand Necklace via Far and Wide Collective 6/ Winter Wonderland gift set via Me to We
For more gift ideas visit sites such as:
Give a micro-loan and help empower someone to start a business and change their life:
Give the gift of sport:
- Kidsport Provides financial assistance to kids under 18 for registration and equipment through a confidential application process.
- Right to Play Uses play to teach important life skills to children through sports and games.
- Jumpstart Canadian Tire's charitable organization helps kids participate in sports by providing necessary funds to community groups and helps families cover the cost of equipment and registration.
Gifts that help children:
Artsy Gifts:
Other community driven charities:
Gifts for Animal Lovers:
Finally, The Toronto Star published a list of ways you can donate your time to help this season. Read it here.
By the way...
So much has happened since I last posted on my little blog. I've been busy with design projects and a new gig I started last spring with The Toronto Star. I'm writing a weekly column for their new tablet product "Star Touch" as well as working on other features that appear across all platforms (print, tablet and web). Have you seen the column? It's called "Try It or Buy It". Every week I share a simple DIY project with step by step photos. Then I show readers where they can buy it - buy something similar - for those who aren't feeling very crafty but still want the look.
I've been missing this place and was feeling a bit odd about just reappearing out of the blue. Instagram has been my main spot to share. It's so easy, right?
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