One of my fellow EBW members and extremely talented beadweaver, Kerrie Slade, is using her beading to help support breast cancer research. She designed the following lapel pin and the pattern is being sold on Beading Daily. All proceeds from the purchase of the pattern from now until September 30th will be donated to help fight cancer. Please help support cancer research by purchasing the pattern for $3. If you do purchase the pattern, please respect Kerrie’s copyright. She will allow you to make as many as you choose, but they can only be sold for charity, not for personal gain.
Beading Daily is also hosting a contest - The Power of Beading Contest - and you can win one of Kerrie’s fabulous pins. Here’s a direct quote from the Beading Daily Blog:
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Enter the Power of Beading Contest
Do you have a dramatic ”got to be beading” story of your own? Or maybe beading helped bring hope and healing to a smaller, more ordinary moment? I clearly remember a day last summer when I accidentally tore a hole in a favorite skirt. I was so upset! And yet, after a little time beading, my anger just faded away. It was not a dramatic, life-changing moment, but the small act of beading helped me overcome the challenge of keeping life in perspective that day.
How has beading helped you through a challenging time? Tell us and you could win one of Kerrie Slade’s handcrafted ribbon pins.
There will be two first place winners. Each winner will receive a handcrafted ribbon pin created and donated by talented designer Kerrie Slade. Kerrie has shared her creations in several issues of Beadwork, most recently the Olive Dangles and Periwinkle Choker projects in the August/September issue on sale now.
The pink ribbon has a 9K gold pin with a heart made of 24K gold cylinder beads. The teal ribbon has a sterling silver pin with a heart made of galvanized silver cylinder beads. Entries will be judged by Kerrie Slade. Names will be removed from the entries prior to judging.
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So, do some beading for charity, have some fun and help support a cause that has touched so many lives. Thanks!
A very worthy cause. I blogged on it too
Lovely writeup Susan!
Susan! I can’t thank you enough for your support on this project (but thank you anyway lol!) it means a great deal to me and I’m very happy to ‘know’ you.
My best wishes to you;
Kerrie x
I found your site when I saw a reference to beading for breast cancer in technorati. I subscribe to Beading Daily and just read an article there about your friend’s work. Cool Beans!
I wanted to let you know I have free bead patterns to be used for the 2009 “bead it forward” quilt squares. Jeanette Shanigan does Bead Quilts every year, and this year’s theme is hearts.
I have some info in my posts about the Bead it Forward bead quilt, patterns, and I have a link to Jeanette’s site on my blog as well. Beading to raise money for breast cancer research is an important cause. Thanks for helping get the word out. Hugs - Ginger
Truley a worthy cause. I also will be blogging about it and buying a pattern to support the cause!!
I’m going to get the pattern. Our local bank sponsors teams for a breast cancer walkathon. This is such a worthy cause.
Hey, Susan - are you taking the quilt patches? I need your mailing address