This is something I've been thinking about for a while now and have just wondered how I might go about doing it - and I just figured it out!

There is an organization called Goods 4 Girls that accepts donations of reusable cloth menstrual pads to be given to girls in Africa. These girls are not fortunate enough to buy their own pads to use - therefore having to miss school during their periods.
Donating cloth menstrual pads (or money to buy pads) will enable these girls to go to school and get their education ALL of the time.
Other organizations do donate disposable sanitary pads, but due to the lack of a proper disposal they get burned - emitting dangerous chemicals into the air.

Since I have my Etsy shop where I sell my handmade reusable cloth menstrual pads, I just created a brand new listing where others might purchase a pad to be sent to this organization.


Quick facts / ideas:
*I would sell those cloth pads for less than my other pads ($2 pad + $1.50 S&H = $3.50 total).
*I would include a note along with the donated pad "This pad was donated by [insert buyer name here]."
*To entice people to donate pads, I would offer free shipping when they purchase anything else from my shop at the time of donation. AKA: Person donates pad AND buys earrings - shipping for earrings is free!


Organization site:
http://www.goods4girls.org/

My etsy.com listing:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15719673


Any thoughts or ideas?

Hello everyone!

Today marks a new day for my shop - my mother will now be adding to my Etsy shop!
She makes some lovely hand-knit slippers and I just added the very first pair to my shop for you all to look at (and buy!).
Here they are:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15525341

They are lovely, high-quality, durable, soft, comfortable and WARM slippers! Keep your tootsies nice and toasty :)

If you like these but might like them in a different size or color, let me know so I can pass the word on to my mom, she will be happy to knit you a pair!


In other news, pads have been selling like hotcakes lately!

* I just got my little sister hooked on pads, too! She was verrrrry skeptical about trying them for her "whole" period, but she told me a couple days ago that she absolutely LOVES them! - That's coming from a person who used ONLY tampons.

If you're interested, I suggest checking my shop!
http://www.MellyGirl2007.etsy.com

**Still offering a FREE pantyliner of YOUR CHOICE from my pantyliner grab bag with your purchase of $10 or more!**
**Be sure to mention THIS LJ post to receive your FREE liner!**

After quite a while not being (too) active on Etsy.com, I have come back!

I am still without my sewing machine (so no pads or nursing pads for now) but I really really hope to get everything in that area back in order!
Shouldn't be too much longer and I can just sew 'till my mind goes numb! Oh yes, I am absolutely looking forward to it :D I've been feeling sort of lost lately not sewing.

Anywho, I used to make jewelry (mainly necklaces) back when I was in high school and thought I would give it another go.
Since then, I've worked on my techniques and improved quite a lot!
Mainly everything on my Etsy.com site right now is jewelry, but I hope to do mostly my pads.

Check me out, folks:
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5497210