Accessories
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Shop: Blind Squirrel
Other site: The Rainbow Bridge Movie
Artist: Terri
Featuring: Nuno scarves
Role: Website Administrator, member since 2009
Handmade nuno felt scarves and shawls. One of a
kind wearable art.
Terri has two dachsunds, Babs and Mitzi. She also made the
"Rainbow Bridge" movie for free viewing on the web, or you can purchase
a copy on DVD. A percentage of those proceeds go to
HSUS.
Charity of choice: SPCA
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Shop: Birkelo Art
Arist: Catherine
Website: Birkelo Art
Role: Member since 2011
BirkeloArt's Etsy shop has contemporary, distinctive, three-dimensional ceramic pendants on colorful wire wrap chains. You'll find bold, elegant accessories for modern fashions.
Catherine Birkelo's shop donates portions of its proceeds to various animal charities. She also takes on rescue animals for her personal pets and is currently best friends with a Border Collie named Kita rescued from the San Francisco Bay area.
Charity of choice: ASPCA, Border Collie Rescue of Northern California
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Shop: Knit By Valerie
Artist: Valerie
Role: Member since 2010
This store sells hand-knit items. All are designed and knitted by
Valerie.
Donations from this shop generally are used to benefit local animal
rescues that Valerie has had personal affiliation with (either through
adoption or volunteering). Valerie currently has 6 pets and
all are rescues--dogs, cats, and house rabbits (2 each).
While she loves her dogs and cats dearly, rescuing rabbits is a
personal passion.
Charities of choice: H.A.R.T. of Maine, Animal
Refuge League of Greater Portland and Almost Home
Rescue, New England
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Shop: LonesomeRoadStudio
Artist: Angie
Role: Member since 2009
Take a walk on the wild side! Lonesome Road Studio is the place to go
to find one-of-a-kind handmade accessories, jewelry and gifts. It's
about surprises, unconventional fun, random beauty and small pleasures
that create smiles. It's a good place to hang out with friends and
browse... you never know what Angie will create next; art cards, fun
and funky jewelry, Mini-Festo affirmation stones, wearable art, and
cool stuff for your pad.
Angie is concerned with the serious problem of the declining
honeybee population due to Colony Collapse Disorder and as a member of
Etsy's Honeybee Helpers team, she donates 10% of the purchase price of
many shop items to VanishingBees.com.
Charity of Choice: P.A.W.S. to the Rescue |
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Shop: No Plucked Duck
Artist: Alicia
Featuring: Feather fascinators
Role: Member since 2011
No Plucked Duck offers hand made, one of a kind feather hair fascinators, made from the naturally molted feathers of rescued ducks. Not only is this a beautiful buy for special occasions, but also an act of charity as a portion of the proceeds will be donated back to the sanctuaries who help care for these loving animals. 10% off my proceeds is donated t the Majestic Waterfowl Sanctuary, to take care of the waterfowl that donate their feathers for my items. I also work for the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society, where I do various work, as well as volunteer at special adoption events.
Charity of choice: AAVS, PAWS, Majestic Waterfowl Sanctuary
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Shop: Purple and Lime
Blog: Purple and Lime
Artist: Rebecca
Role: Member since 2009
Purpleandlime is a fun, luxurious lifestyle brand inspired by Rebecca
George's fashionable vision. opulent jewels and a penchant for fake fur
merge with exotic wildlife influences and the cultures and food of our
world in accessories, jewellery, and womenswear. Fashion for
all!
Purpleandlime loves animals and gives 5% of each animal piece purchased
to the Fundacion MONA Chimp Sanctuary in Girona, Spain. MONA
is a great place to volunteer and learn about these amazing
animals. Purpleandlime is also very cat-friendly and has two
feline mascots, Lexie and Miles.
Charities of Choice: MONA UK, The
Anti-Cruelty Society and PAWS
Chicago
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Shop: Smiss00
Blog: Transmission 00
Artist: Jennifer
Role: Member since 2009
Simply Smiss is just starting and currently
selling button accessories. She is going to branch out to selling bound
books, and anything else that seems fun to make!
Currently, Smiss has 1 dog and 2 cats.
10% of her sales are donated to animal charities.
Charities of Choice: ASPCA
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Shop: Susan Needle Hands
Blog: Ivy9s Day to Day
Artist: Susan
Role: Member since 2010
Susanneedlehands Online Boutique carries mainly hand knit and crocheted
items such as one of a kind scarves, decorative bowls and boxes, and
other accessory items.
Susanneedlehands currently has two cats at home, a black cat named Ani
(who was probably part ferile when she was picked up off the street)
and a large Siamese flamepoint named Noah (who was adopted from Kitten
Rescue in West LA). Susan loves all animals and believes in
saving habitats for those in the wild as well as helping to provide
loving homes for the domestic type.
Charity of Choice: National Wildlife Federation
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Shop: The Mindful Mushroom
Artist: Melissa
Role: Member since 2010
The Mindful Mushroom spreads positive awareness and sells really cool things. At The Mindful Mushroom you will find fairy clothes, oils, crochet, zines and art.
The Mindful Mushroom donates to charities, protests events that promte animal cruelty, is vegetarian and has an awesome pit bull named Roxy.
Charity of choice: Farm Sanctuary, Pit Bull Rescue Central , Humane Society
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Shop: WhatThePup
Artist: Kristen
Featuring: Pet ID tags
Role: Member since 2011
What the Pup?! offers handmade dog tags, cat tags, pet ID tags, collar attachments and pet lover jewelry. What the Pup?! celebrates your pet's individuality and personality by combining hip, modern themes with tattoo inspirations for truly unique pet accessories.
What the Pup?! donates a portion of its sales to a different animal shelter every three months. She also donates products to auctions and fundraisers to help raise money for various animal shelters every year.
Charity of choice: Animal Shelters across the US
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Shop: WHSKR
Blog: The Fantail
Artist: Marjorie
Featuring: Art dolls, pins, and brooches)
Role: Publicity Committee (press kit) & Member since 2007
Whskr's Shop sells unique Art Doll pins decorated
with sparkle, crystals and beads as well as repurposed fabrics and
jewellery fragments. A second line of Knitting or sewing bags pops up
from time to time too.
I am a dog person who has five cats. I'd like more
but I don't think they would like another shipmate! Our cats are all
strays and all much loved and spoiled rotten.
Charities of Choice: Alley
Cat Allies, Yellow-eyed
Penguin Trust, EFA
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Updated 2/5/12
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