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December 23, 2016

Year's End Recap

2016 has been a whirlwind year: periods of time have stood still, ran past me, and then slowed to an easier pace. We got pregnant, birthed a baby in the fall, and then scurried around as the holidays came around - having a baby changes everything. Also, I made it a 2016 shop goal to donate $175 to Feeding America. With each shop item purchased by you, I've donated $1 to this worthy charity. Yet as you could see, I didn't keep up with my donations past September. Don't worry - I'll make a donation for the last three months of this year once the craziness of the holidays finally settles down. I miss my coffee.

This being said, I wholeheartedly appreciate every shop sale and kind word received. This year has been especially wonderful. Many times, a sales transaction is so impersonal - especially when it's made online. However, hearing your stories and sharing my work with the world has been a true blessing. I've realized this as more time has passed. My shop may not be the most popular or the most prolific, but as one buyer said:

"One last thing... from looking at your work, it's clear that you put a lot of care into it. There's way too many people who make jewellery devoid of character nowadays, and it makes finding your stuff all the more refreshing! Keep doing what you do :)"

So thank you. Have a wonderful Christmas, year's end, and a thoughtful opening of the new year!

P.S. If you're wondering about my writing services, I'll be adding them back to my Etsy shop in 2017.

August 11, 2016

July Donation

With your purchases, I donated $18 to Feeding America for the month of July! Thank you. Below is the donation receipt. If you missed out on my Christmas in July sale I'm planning for at least one more sale this year, so check out the shop, or this blog, periodically for more information.

As you know, my goal is to donate $175 to Feeding America in 2016. With this latest donation, I've donated a total of $92 to-date this year! All the details can be found here: emeraldcut.blogspot.com/2016/01/meet-my-2016-goal.html

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January 03, 2016

Meet My 2016 Goal

Happy 2016, all! Hope you had a spectacular New Year's. We had a sweet small-scale celebration, which definitely is my kind of festive fun. Importantly, small-scale changes via new year's resolutions were made. This year will be different, I told myself, as I did some journaling last night about personal goals, as well as goals for my shop, for this blank canvas that is 2016. 2016 will be a year of continued bravery, like last year. But better. As I thought this and then wrote it down, an interesting idea took shape in my mind as the pit of my stomach knotted and churned--but quickly thereafter, a smile swept across my face. Completely unexpected. This change of emotion surprised me, as if intuition had a hand in it.

I want to share this 2016 goal with you, which I need your help to meet:
With your help, I will donate $175 (or more) to the charity, Feeding America, this year. Why Feeding America? This charity donates goods to food banks all over the US to feed families and individuals. My shop donation items currently benefit this charity.

Charity Navigator has more information about FA here.

How to Participate:
With each sale I make in 2016, I will donate $1 from the sale directly to Feeding America. For example, if you purchase two listings this year, then $2 will be donated to the charity. Simple as that! It may not seem like much, but a dollar adds up. With your help, I'm hopeful that my self-imposed goal of donating $175 can be met, or exceeded, by year's end.

If you were wondering, yes, another shop goal was built into this seemingly arbitrary number of $175: I'd love to make over 1,000 total shop sales by the end of this year. A donation of $175 equals 175 shop sales, which will put my shop beyond this 1,000-sales mark!

Transparency:
At the end of each month, I will make the donation from your orders ($1 from each listing purchased), and post the donation receipt here, along with a unique little thank-you note with the states or non-US countries the buyers are from. Updates will be posted on this blog and on Instagram.