Category Archives: Charity

A is for April and Autism Awareness

April is Autism Awareness month…and this one is a bit near and dear to me as one of our daughters has autism. The thing about autism…each person who is autistic can be different from the next person. Not everyone exhibits the same characteristics of this crazy condition. That’s part of what makes it such a… Read More


FREE patterns and Community of Love Kindness Blanket

Kindness Blanket – a Community of Love project A while back, The Patchwork Heart had a fabulous idea. She asked the UK community of crocheters to each make a flower square and send it to her, then she would join them all into a community made blanket…and one lucky contributor would win the blanket once it… Read More


February Grateful Giving: Give a Little Hope

A few days ago, I introduced my plans for my grateful giving in 2015 (read more about it HERE). For February, my organization of choice is Give a Little Hope. Give a Little Hope is a non-profit organization that helps cancer affected families. They focus on the family, not the cancer. Using music, the message… Read More


2015 Grateful Givings – Charitable Giving

I love being able to use my craft to give back. The way I see it is I’ve been blessed with some crafty talent that I am fortunate enough to be able to make money with, and I can use that craft to make things for those who need a little hope and love in… Read More


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Free Pattern: Mini Prayer Cloth

One thing I love doing is using my ability to crochet to give back. There are several organizations I donate to, and have partnered with Selah of Simply by Selah to start an organization we call Hooksters for Hope. We love being able to give back to the various charity organizations, giving hope to those… Read More