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Holiday Gift Guide 2012: 10 Crafty Charitable Gifts

Holiday Gift Guide 2012: 10 Crafty Charitable Gifts

By Meg Allan Cole

Meg Allan Cole

DIY guru

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What are the holidays if not the time to give to to those less fortunate than ourselves. We all have our troubles but we all have some energy or time to give and this is the perfect time to do so. When buying or making gifts for those you love, why not support the businesses that make it possible to provide cool presents AND give to charity at the same time. Win, win if you ask me, especially if the gifts are as rad as the ones below.

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Get Immortalized in Shrinky Dinks for Charity

By shawnconna

shawnconna

Sometimes helpful editor and digital media director at MAKE and CRAFT.

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Former CRAFTZINE and MAKEZINE blogger Michelle Kempner recently offered an irresistible deal to anyone who sponsors her in an upcoming run benefiting AIDS research: get yourself Shrinky-Dinked! You can probably tell a couple of things from the images above: I didn’t choose myself to be immortalized in Shrinky Dink (that’s my 8-year-old son, Arlo) Michelle […]

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Lion Brand Yarn Studio Hat and Scarf Collection for Charity

By nataliezdrieu

nataliezdrieu

Editor-in-Chief of CRAFT, www.craftzine.com

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The Lion Brand Yarn Studio in New York is collecting hats and scarves for The Partnership for the Homeless, a organization committed to helping New York City families in need. From now until December 1st, let the staff know you are working on a hat or scarf for the charity and you’ll get 10% off […]

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Etsy for Animals (EFA): Artist Helping Animals

By Goli Mohammadi

Goli Mohammadi

I'm a word nerd who loves to geek out on how emerging technology affects the lexicon. I was an editor on the first 40 volumes of MAKE, and I love shining light on the incredible makers in our community. In particular, covering art is my passion — after all, art is the first thing most of us ever made. When not fawning over perfect word choices, I can be found on the nearest mountain, looking for untouched powder fields and ideal alpine lakes.

Contact me at snowgoli@gmail.com or via @snowgoli.

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Etsy has a team called Etsy for Animals (EFA), comprised of an impressive list of compassionate, animal-loving crafters who raise money for animal charities through their Etsy shop sales. Searching items tagged Team EFA produces about 563 pages of handmade goodness that helps animals in need. The team has a radio show on BlogTalkRadio, a […]

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