justsomethingimade.com —  Just Something I Made blog is a place where I can share the ongoing supply of ideas that generate constantly in my little head. I am Cathe Holden, wife of a wonderful man named Jeff and mother to three teenagers 14-17 years in age. Our family lives on one little acre on the quiet outskirts of Petaluma, California.

sayyestohoboken.com — Hi there! I'm Liz Stanley. Born and raised a New Yorker, plus a few newlywed years in charming Hoboken, I now live in the fairytale city of San Francisco with my husband and son. This blog is a collection of simple ideas for making your home and life more crafty and stylish.

coatsandclark200years.com —  Here is the story of how we began and our history from generation to generation. Join us in our celebration and share your sewing story - it's the thread that joins us together.

charitywings.org —  Once upon a time there was a Traveling Princess named Elena who loved to scrapbook and craft and also had a background in event planning and fundraising. In 2005 she attended an amazing scrapbooking event for Susan G. Komen and realized that this was her calling and exactly what she wanted to do. With the help of three good friends she started Scrapbook Royalty. Putting her fundraising and event planning talents to work, she began raising money and awareness for noble causes.

theportableplayhouse.org —  We are a nonprofit organization which provides a specialized and unique art program to pediatric units in hospitals and outpatient cancer centers. We create a happy, healthy environment for children & women to help nourish their spirit through artistic expression.  

artforthesoul.com —  Many people describe walking into an Art for the Soul gallery as an experience akin to "falling down the rabbit hole." Art for the Soul has two colorful brick and mortar stores in the California coastal towns of Balboa Island and Laguna Beach. Owner Valinda Martin opened the first Art for the Soul store in 1998 on the charming and historic Balboa Island. The whimsical and imaginative gallery was an instant hit due to its diverse selection of American handcrafted art, engraved jewelry, and unique gifts. Within three years the original space proved too small, and Valinda's dazzling creation busted out of its snug cocoon and flew next door to a store twice the size. This bigger and better shop allowed Valinda to carry bigger and better pieces such as: colorful dining tables with wood burned life lessons, larger than life chairs boasting beautiful seascapes, and artistic game tables to inspire hours of family fun. To this day, the Balboa store is a required destination for tourists who wish to sample a more offbeat and colorful flavor than the usual resort town offerings. Locals rely on the shop's selection of inspiring gifts for friends in need of a little pick-me-up, unique pieces for the person who has everything, and even a new piece that will set their beach home apart from the neighbor's.

kdcupcakes.com —  A place where delicious and delightful meet and tantalizing treats are born.

kinf.org —  Free School Supplies For Kids Who Need Them The Kids In Need Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded in 1995. The Foundation's mission is to ensure that every child is prepared to learn and succeed by providing free school supplies nationally to students most in need. What We Do Provide free school supplies to students and teachers through the Kids In Need National Network of Resource Centers Award grants to teachers for innovative classroom projects through the Kids In Need Teacher Grants program Develop community school supplies giveaway programs through the School Box program How We Do It Financial donors Program sponsors Product procurement Presence at trade shows

operationwritehome.org —  Supporting our nation's armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them. This merry band of thousands of cardmakers is made up of Americans - and citizens of other nations too - who care about our military, and want to support them through creativity and encouragement. Crafters of all ages and levels of experience have participated since 2007...and in the spring of 2010 we passed one MILLION cards! Care packages filled with hundreds of handmade cards are sent to our contacts, restocking every 6-8 weeks, and are sent in time for the long journey back home to loved ones. Each box is packed with great care, alternating styles, colors, and cardmakers from all over the USA, creating "eye candy" for heroes who see only khaki around them. The topper on each box is a plastic bag filled with 20-30 letters from adults and children across the country, letters handed out especially to those in need of a positive word from the homefront. Boxes are shipped through every week of the year, so join us anytime in sending your beautiful creations to help our heroes keep in touch with home!

conkerrcancer.org — ConKerr Cancer started when Cindy Kerr’s son was diagnosed with cancer in 2002 and she began making pillowcases to brighten up his hospital room and to put a smile on his face.  He loved it and so she began making pillowcases for other children on the Oncology Unit at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.Since then the pillowcase project, A Case for Smiles, has grown in amazing ways.  We have provided nearly 430,000 pillowcases made by thousands of volunteers from across North America and in South Africa.  School groups, sewing circles, church groups and fabric stores have all pitched in and are making pillowcases for the kids.  An exciting new program has been to take fabric and sewing machines to hospitals and sew with the patients and their families.ConKerr Cancer has been able to make amazing progress towards fulfilling our goal of making hospital stays as pleasant as possible for chronically ill children and their parents.  Simultaneously the pillowcase project has fostered a spirit of community and volunteer service in communities across North America.  Unfortunately the number of sick children never ends, and we must continue to expand our efforts to help brighten patients’ lives and raise awareness about childhood cancer.