Tuesday, June 22, 2010

New Faerie Houses on Etsy







Here are a few of the newest faerie houses. We have several more completed but haven't had time to photograph and post. Check back often.


Our etsy shop is at thegreengriffin.etsy.com

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Etsy has gone to the faeries!


New faerie houses and scenes added to our etsy! You must check them out, and look for more soon!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/thegreengriffin

Kiva

I am adding a Kiva banner to the blog, but I thought i should make a post about what it is also. Kiva is a great microcredit loaning system, where people can lend as little as $25 to budding entrepreneurs to help them achieve their next business goal. Basically if someone in Africa needs a small loan to purchase stock at the beginning of a season, they will apply on kiva and if you choose to lend to them, your $25 (or more) will add together with other people's money to give them the funds they need. It is a loan however, and they will pay you back as they make their profit. It is a great way to help women and other underprivileged groups become self-sufficient. I encourage everyone to at least look at the site, if not loan (only $25...and you get it back!)

http://www.kiva.org/


Here are the profiles of two women I have lent money too currently. I put in $50 years ago and have just been recycling it as soon as it gets paid back.

http://www.kiva.org/lend/195670

http://www.kiva.org/lend/195661

So lets be honest with ourselves; this is a way to give charity, without losing anything yourself. Check it out!


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