Blue Whimsy is one of those shops that if you adore animals and nature it’s a must visit, for all of her items seem to reflect her love for both!

I originally stumbled upon Blue Whimsy as I was looking for hand felted embellishments for one of my bags I was creating for my shop, Tackyhandmade. I purchased an adorable hand felted raccoon postcard that I used to embellish a fantastic vintage bag. It was a marriage made in heaven. The proceeds from the embelishment went to help the Raccoons at AWBAR.  And once the bag was embellished, we found a home for it in the EFA Etsy for Animals Shop,  where all of the proceeds from the sale of the bag went to the EFA Charity of the Month.

At Blue Whimsy, 100% of the profit from the sales of all black, brown and tan fabric goes to the Humane Society of Eastern Carolina, A Chance for Bliss in California, or the Rolling Dog Ranch Animal Sanctuary in Montana. Felicity, the owner of Bluewhimsy, is such a sweetie!!

If you are lucky, when you visit Blue Whimsy you will find one of Felicity’s hand felted postcards, brooches or ACEOs: they are some of the prettiest work of art in needle work that you will find. Resembling works of art that even a brush would envy, each and every one of these items are designed and hand made by Felicity. When you see one in her shop, grab it! Because if not, it soon will be gone. Trust me, you will be happy I gave you this tip!

Visit Blue Whimsy

Indiesmiles donates ad space valued to $25.00 to help Carole’s cause. Carole is related to Sue’s (interactive marketing consultant for Indiesmiles) cousin by marriage. This is no cure for her liver cancer except a transplant. Please join us and take part in this contest!

Contest details and pics of all the awesome items you can win!!!

$1.00 will get you a entry ticket! Every little bit helps!!

This Gift *Basket filled with Handmade (and vintage) goodies is to Benefit Carole Stites-Luka who is in desperate need of a Liver Transplant.

ONE GRAND PRIZE WINNER!!!!!
OPEN TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES!!!
Some of the items are pictured here, there are many more, so please see Carole’s blog for more details and view all the items you can win!

See all the awesome items that you can win, by checking out Carole’s blog! A Paper craft kit subscription for one full year, valued at $150.00 plus two gift certificates valued at $20.00 each and many…items donated by various artisans. PLUS, free advertising space from Indiesmiles. Valued at up to $25.00 (for your shop or blog!)


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Read more on Carole’s story:
Carole’s Story

ONE GRAND PRIZE WINNER GETS ALL!

It’s no secret that both El and Sue are lovers of animals. We’ve both made a pledge to help the animals as much as we possibly can with, not only our Etsy shops, but with Indiesmiles as well. Because of this, 10% off all proceeds from all our advertising program will be donated directly to our two favorite animal charities, PAWS-Saipan and Safe Haven.

El has chosen to help PAWS-Saipan, an animal welfare organization in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. El, who resided in Saipan says, “The life of a stray puppy in Saipan is bleak. With no animal cruelty laws and no homeless shelter, they are left to their own demise, unless they are fortunate enough to be found by a caring human.”

Sue, who resides in Sussex County, Delaware, heard wonderful things about a local charity Safe Haven. “Living in a resort area can be very sad when it comes to lost and left behind pets. Most are taken to a shelter and if not claimed or adopted within so many days are simply done away with,” said Sue sadly. “I was thrilled to find out that Safe Haven is building a no-kill shelter for local animals in dire need!”

So join us in our pledge, not only to help Indie shops gain extra exposure, but also to help animals that simply cannot help themselves!

Here you’ll find items that completely benefit the animals. Each week El and Sue will choose items that donate 100% of their proceeds to animal charities. These items are from shops that may or may not belong to our smile program, but are certainly from animal friendly shops. Links to the items are provided below the image section.

Please note: Each of the shops that have submitted an item pledge to donate 100% of the items proceeds  (displayed below) to an animal charity of their choice, Indiesmiles does not make any guarantees of such donation.

We want to spread smiles for the animals, so if you have an item in your shop that completely benefits the animals (100% of the proceeds) and you would like to see it pictured here, please fill out our Smile for the Animals Form. These smiles are shared free of charge! By filling out our form and submitting an item that completely benefits the animals, you can receive our Smiles Subscription at a reduced rate!!! Check it out here.

These items were listed here free of charge to benefit the animals. If you would like to have your item listed here and it completely benefits the animals (100% of the proceeds), then please fill out our Smile for the Animals Form.