BringLove.In and Alaska to Africa Project!

 We are so honored to be asked to help with Bring Love In!  This is an organization that has come out of difficult circumstances to a new mission that brings widows and orphans together to form new "families."  We love the application of James in this mission and we have been personal supporters for a while.  They have asked if we would be willing to provide items for their store!  Of course we said, "Yes!"  You can soon go to their website and find 2 different types of Africa's for sale to benefit this awesome mission.  (If it's not there, keep looking!)

 Here are a few samples of what will be offered!  They are both "small" Africa's; about 7" tall.  One is made to hang, and the other has a stand.  Check them out on BringLove.In's store and help us help them help orphans and widows!!

Continued Amazement!

Before we left home for our holiday visits, we "whipped up" a couple boxes of pieces to send to my sister   in Wichita, KS.  Julie and her husband Chris have helped us by spreading the word and continuing to help us raise money for Drawn From Water!  It has been a very successful operation, and we hope to provide them with more! 

 The above Standing Africa is a natural iron finish, and very rustic feeling.  ($30 plus shipping)

 Pat experimented with his grinding patterns and has made some very beautiful heated finished crosses!  Ranging in colors from the "gold" to purple to blue, this patterning tends to reveal layers of color. ($25 plus shipping)

This Africa is what we call the Medium Africa.  It has a way to hang it on the back. This one has a stainless steel dot over Addis Ababa!  ($50 plus shipping)

Most of the above pieces have been sold; however, we are heading back to our shop on January 7th!  Once we are back home, we can begin to make more.  In the meantime, please continue to place any orders. 

We are also working to make the ordering process easier and will be setting up a PayPal service soon.  For now, we are continuing to accept checks.  

Thank you all for your support and encouragement!  You have helped us send over $2,000.00 to help orphans!  We can't wait to see what God will have us do in 2011!

Standing Africa

Yes!  We have new pieces!  These are gorgeous small Africa's on a stand; perfect for a mantle, shelf, or desk.  They are approximately 6" tall and 5" wide.  Even with the stand they should ship individually for $5 in the flat rate boxes.  

 This Standing Africa has a stainless steel dot over Ethiopia.  This can be done on any location!

 There are different colors of finishes as well as patterns, as you can see here!  

A bit of perspective here!

These Standing Africa's are $30.

We hope to have a shipment to Wichita, KS soon, so if you live nearby you can avoid the shipping!

Craft Show Success!

 Here I am, trying to sit prettily while our display was in full force!  We sold the small Africa's almost instantly, so we were disappointed we didn't make more!  We learned that there were many people in our area who had special connections to this beautiful continent!

 Our display had many varieties of crosses that we hadn't put up on the blog.  Some we may not duplicate, but others we have had good responses, so we'll try to add more options!

 We had a rust-textured finished that turned out really great and we did a few more silver.  We tried different patterns on the heated finish, but the blue/purple finishes were the most favored.

Pat also worked on a different pattern for the small Africa's.  I think they turned out gorgeous!  Because we didn't add a heart, Pat discounted them a bit for the show!  I think he could've left the price alone, but it's really about raising money for others!

Speaking of...we raised over $1,500 at the show!  We are excited about sending all of it to Drawn From Water!  Thank you all who have helped us accomplish this fun gift, and please feel free to continue to order!  We'll hold off sending the funds until we leave for our Christmas vacation!  We'd love to add to that gift and you can still purchase a purposeful gift this Christmas.

Countries and Continents

Based on the name of our venture, the continent of Africa weighs heavy on our hearts.  We have "small" Africa's with a raised heart in any country desired for $65.00 as well as "large" Africa's with the option of the raised heart or a cut-out heart over the country of choice for $100.00.  The small Africa fits into a flat rate box for a minimal shipping cost of $11.  The large size has yet to be mailed and the shipping is unknown at this time.

The size difference is below.

We've also done a silhouette of North America with a raised heart over the state of choice.

These both are the $65.00 size that fit into the $11 flat rate box.

Africa is not the only place we hold dear.  China will also be special to us and we have done a "small" $65.00 size of China with a raised heart.  This also fits in a $11 flat rate box, and the heart can be placed where desired.

Reminder:  All pieces are handmade and unique.  Color and features will vary in each piece.