Hoorah I won! Handmade Kids and Ruby & the Dodo Flood Appeal

  

Thank you to everyone who visited the Handmade Kids and Ruby & the Dodo Flood Appeal page and placed a bid on one of their gorgeous items. I hope you found something delightful to take home. I was very excited to to be notified that I had the winning bid on this gorgeous set of original prints designed by Jessie from Art Candy Boutique. They are so adorable, and are going to look perfect in Mathilda's nursery.

At last count the appeal had raised more than $17 000 for QLD flood victims. What an amazing show of generosity, and that's through just one of the many appeals being run through Facebook. I'm still fervently watching my bids on other items from the Summerblossom Flood Relief Charity Auction. If you haven't already had a look at the gorgeous items on offer, why not pop on over now?

Flood Appeal Auction

Like so many of you, I'm struggling to come to grips with the devastation caused by floods across Queensland. I shed a tear this afternoon at the irony of watering my new garden and quenching its thirst after a scorching hot day in the sun. As we played under the sprinklers I couldn't help but think of the poor children who were threatened by walls of water and torrential rain. Of the people of QLD as they struggle to come to grips with the devastating aftermath of mother nature at her worst. I've never faced a natural disaster, but have always felt so helpless when heart wrenching details of floods and fires around the world are played out on the nightly news.

When the the Black Saturday fires ravaged parts of Victoria in 2008, I donated as many blankets, clothes and personal items as I could. It goes without question that I will do the same for the people of QLD. It just never seems enough though, and as the hearts of so many Australian people open, I am always looking for ways to do more. 

It was tonight on facebook that I found the appeal I was looking for. Handmade Kids and Ruby & the Dodo Flood Appeal is aiming to raise funds for the 2011 QLD Flood Appeal by auctioning off generously donated handmade items from small businesses across Australia. 100% of proceeds will go to the Premier's Flood Relief Appeal. Another similar facebook based appeal is the Summerblossom Flood Relief Charity Auction. I already have a long list of beautiful items I'll be bidding on!

So if you too are looking for ways to help, please visit these flood appeal pages. Not only will you have the chance to take home a beautiful handmade gift, you'll be helping to ease the pain of victims and their families.

And while on the subject of handmade gifts, please pop over and see my post about paying it forward. I'd love for you to take home one of the two remaining gifts I have on offer xx