Purple eco rug

Imagine how delighted I was when I got home from work about a week ago, and a package was waiting for me from the postman - with this inside!



This is from a new made4aid friend - thankyou so much Sue in Wales for this gorgeous donation.

It is a little rug, made by hand and entirely thrifted - that is - its made from left-over and recycled bits and pieces of clothing

including fabric and knitted chenille.


This rug is entirely made by hand - no machine-stitching at all, and there is some decorative quilting stitching in complementing and contrasting coloured yarns




and the rug is backed with a lilac floral fabric.




The chenille especially feels luxurious and soft and this would make a very cosy little bedside rug.



Sue is a blogger, who I think might (?) have found us via Jasmine, over at Nature's whispers - don't you just love how blogging works? - and you can visit her blog here, and a post about how she made this little rug (and a couple of others) here.

The measurements are as follows: approximately 16 inches/41cm wide and 32 inches/81cm long.

The auction begins at 9am on Tuesday 1st December, and will end at 9pm on Saturday 5th December, New York time. The highest bidder before that time will win.

Bids start at $25 please.

Postage would be: UK - $4.30; Europe - $6.50 airmail; Worldwide outside Europe - $12 airmail, $6.50 surface mail.
Airmail should arrive worldwide from the UK in 3-5 days.

To bid on this item, please click on “PLACE YOUR BID” at the end of this post. Please bid in US dollars $ - there is a currency converter to the right-hand side of this description, you might need to scroll down a little.

You don’t have to be a blogger to bid and you don't need a password or log-in. There are more instructions on bidding and payment to the right-hand side of this post where you will also find a time-zone converter.

We also welcome comments in the "Place your bid" box, even if you don't want to bid!

If you are the winning bidder on this item, please email us after the auction ends at made4aid@yahoo.co.uk - or, leave your email address in the comments/bidding section.
We will then contact you about payment and mailing.

Please click here for our terms and conditions, and returns information.
And if you have any queries, email us (as above) or leave your question in the comments.

Items currently on sale - and other news

NEWS

Well, with a couple of payments pending, made4aid has raised over £1000.00 = US $1500 since we began in June this year. £900 has gone to the World Food Programme for their work in Darfur.

Thankyou so much to everyone who has supported us and especially those of you who have bought or bid on items, who have donated some of your lovely work to us, who have linked to us on your blogs and websites - or even written a post about us - and who have told people about us, who have left nice and encouraging comments.

I'm aiming to post an item for sale every day for the next week or so, with shorter auction times - these items can reach you in time for Christmas! airmail from the UK worldwide takes less than a week. Keep a look out here for possible Christmas gifts, stocking fillers etc.etc.etc......

The cheapest items here are only $1.85! and I'm aiming at variety of items and prices over the coming week as much as possible .....

so keep checking back
and please keep supporting us.


thankyou so much.




Items currently for sale:

Skinny loopy scarf, auction ends Wednesday 2nd December


Miniature book - China. Auction ends Friday 4th December


Green flowery bag/purse, ends Saturday 5th DEcember



Girly bag, auction ends Monday 7th December




Winter/snow greeting cards - available till early/mid December



There are also other photography greeting cards available for you to buy at any time:
Feelgood photography cards
Flower photography cards
London photography cards
Graffiti photography cards
Leave a comment if you want to buy some/any of these, and we'll get back to you soon as poss.

All proceeds from sale of items here on made4aid go to relief work in Darfur.
If you want the latest information and to know where made4aid money is going and why - click here.


OTHER NEWS

I wanted to advertise Sreepur charity Christmas cards made by women in Bangladesh - unlike many "charity" cards (some give less than 5%) 100% of the proceeds go to charity - to support the community where the cards are made.
But they are sold out for this year! Sad news for me but great news for them. However - take a look here - and you can sign up if you want to for priority ordering next year.

There may still be just about time to send donations - art and crafts - to Attika SOS

- this is to raise money for replanting in Greece, after the fires.

Little "friendship" books - No.4 "China" book

This is the 4th of the miniature hand-made books given to made4aid by Pat - you can see the first here, with a bit more info. about Pat.

These delightful and whimsical little miniatures are made from recycled materials as much as possible - old maps, stamps, bits and pieces of paper, ribbon and beads.
They are perfect for little gifts or keepsakes, with or without words which might be added - poems - lists - messages - photos.


Some of them might be a suitable guage to be used as doll's house "coffee table" books.

If you would like a custom-made book for yourself, a friend, or a doll's house please let us know - Pat has offered to make custom-designed books to your own requirements!

This book I've called "China " - for obvious reasons.

The covers front and back are covered with chinese paper and characters - maybe from a newspaper, or magazine or wrapping paper? The calligraphy is highly decorative and in different styles on the front


black and white newsprint on the back.



This is a little square book which measures approx. 2inches/5cm wide and tall.


The end papers - inside the front and back covers - are from plain checked paper, with a "Secret Journeys" label in the front.


The pages are all blank, and the book has a dark blue ribbon bookmark with a diamond shaped flower-patterned bead at the end.





We're starting this auction at only $1.85!

The auction begins at 9am on Monday 30th November and will end at 9pm on Friday 4th December New York time. The highest bidder before that time will win.

Postage would be: UK - $0.64; Europe - $1.30; Worldwide outside Europe - $2.00.

To bid on this item, please click on “PLACE YOUR BID” at the end of this post. Please bid in US dollars $ - there is a currency converter to the right-hand side of this description, you might need to scroll down a little.

You don’t have to be a blogger to bid and you don't need a password or log-in. There are more instructions on bidding and payment to the right-hand side of this post where you will also find a time-zone converter.

We also welcome comments in the "Place your bid" box, even if you don't want to bid!

If you are the winning bidder on this item, please email us after the auction ends at made4aid@yahoo.co.uk - or, leave your email address in the comments/bidding section.
We will then contact you about payment and mailing.

Please click here for our terms and conditions, and returns information.
And if you have any queries, email us (as above) or leave your question in the comments.

girly bag

This bag was made and sent in by Pat, who also makes the little tiny books. She's busy with work and family but still keeps making and sending things...

and isn't this sweet?



Its a quilted tote bag made out of left-over remnants and bits and pieces of fabric.

Theres a little ribbon rose handstitched onto the front here - and there are rows of hand-stitched quilting along the edges of each strip of fabric, and around the handles too which are decorated with buttons.





Theres such a lot of time has gone into this little treasure



and Pat says to start the auction at oh, just £5 or something!




and inside its fully lined with plain soft white fabric, and all the seams are neatly turned in and hidden.



The bag is approximately 12 inches/30cm wide by 14 inches/35 cm long and the handles are 22 inches/56cm long.

The auction begins at 9am on Saturday 28th November, and will end at 9pm, Monday 7th December New York time. The highest bidder before that time will win.

So bids start at $10 please. Very slightly more than the £5 Pat suggested but..... surely this has to be worth $10?

Postage would be: UK - $1.50; Europe - $2.50; Worldwide outside Europe - $2.40.

To bid on this item, please click on “PLACE YOUR BID” at the end of this post. Please bid in US dollars $ - there is a currency converter to the right-hand side of this description, you might need to scroll down a little.

You don’t have to be a blogger to bid and you don't need a password or log-in. There are more instructions on bidding and payment to the right-hand side of this post where you will also find a time-zone converter.

We also welcome comments in the "Place your bid" box, even if you don't want to bid!

If you are the winning bidder on this item, please email us after the auction ends at made4aid@yahoo.co.uk - or, leave your email address in the comments/bidding section.
We will then contact you about payment and mailing.

Please click here for our terms and conditions, and returns information.
And if you have any queries, email us (as above) or leave your question in the comments.

Green floral purse / bag

This auction is for a little shoulder purse made in a pretty floral fabric trimmed with green.

It was made by Olga who lives in London but was originally from the Netherlands, where a lot of children still grow up learning traditional crafts - not only knitting and sewing, but also spinning and weaving.
Olga has been teaching textile crafts and making lovely lovely things for decades - she is an expert in so many crafts. She has also been involved for some years with a project helping women in the Philippines to develop the textile skills they use to earn a living through their own community business.

She has been turning out her studio, and a few things have come our way at made4aid...

This little purse is beautifully made - it has lines of quilting on the fabric which is a fine cotton, it is trimmed and lined with green fabric and fastens with a snap fastener.





The bag measures about 5.5 inches/14cm (wide) by 4.75 inches/12cm (with the flap closed). Perfect for a few of the essentials - phone, ipod, tickets...

It has a long green cord strap measuring 29 inches/74 so that it can be used as a shoulder bag/purse.

The auction begins at 9am on Thursday November 26th, and will end at 9pm Saturday 5th December, New York time. The highest bidder before that time will win.

Bids start at $10 please.

Postage would be: UK - $1.00; Europe - $1.95; Worldwide outside Europe - $2.70.

To bid on this item, please click on “PLACE YOUR BID” at the end of this post. Please bid in US dollars $ - there is a currency converter to the right-hand side of this description, you might need to scroll down a little.

You don’t have to be a blogger to bid and you don't need a password or log-in. There are more instructions on bidding and payment to the right-hand side of this post where you will also find a time-zone converter.

We also welcome comments in the "Place your bid" box, even if you don't want to bid!

If you are the winning bidder on this item, please email us after the auction ends at made4aid@yahoo.co.uk - or, leave your email address in the comments/bidding section.
We will then contact you about payment and mailing.

Please click here for our terms and conditions, and returns information.
And if you have any queries, email us (as above) or leave your question in the comments.

Skinny loopy scarf

This skinny loopy scarf was probably woven on a peg loom of some kind.



It is handmade from a lovely mix of yarns in shades of indigo, with flecks and twists of darker blue, purple, turquoise, pink.





The yarns used here are very soft and gentle, this feels lovely against the skin

The scarf measures approximately: 4 inches/10cm wide and 55 inches/140cm long.



The auction begins at 9am on Tuesday 24th November, and will end at 9pm Wednesday 2nd December, New York time. The highest bidder before that time will win.




Bids start at $12 please.

Postage would be: UK - $2.70; Europe - $2.20; Worldwide outside Europe - $3.20.

To bid on this item, please click on “PLACE YOUR BID” at the end of this post. Please bid in US dollars $ - there is a currency converter to the right-hand side of this description, you might need to scroll down a little.

You don’t have to be a blogger to bid and you don't need a password or log-in. There are more instructions on bidding and payment to the right-hand side of this post where you will also find a time-zone converter.

We also welcome comments in the "Place your bid" box, even if you don't want to bid!

If you are the winning bidder on this item, please email us after the auction ends at made4aid@yahoo.co.uk - or, leave your email address in the comments/bidding section.
We will then contact you about payment and mailing.

Please click here for our terms and conditions, and returns information.
And if you have any queries, email us (as above) or leave your question in the comments.

knitted felted bag - greys & pink

This bag was knitted using multiple threads of yarn combined together to mix different shades of grey using up odds and ends and left-overs, some yarn I was given when a friend moved house and the pink yarn I admit to buying (new!) because it was the perfect shade to go with the grey.



The bag was knitted by hand and then felted in the washing machine - theres a post on how to do this here, which also has a link to the website where I got the pattern for this bag.

The colour-pattern is mainly stripes with a bit of intarsia - the little blobs - with the yarn stranded across the back of the knitting.


There are two little pockets on the outside, one on each end - knitted and felted as part of the bag, and suitable for a mobile phone, or tickets or... other little things....


The bag is lined with vintage Laura Ashley fabric and there are two internal pockets in the lining.



The bag is finished with a tab and vintage button


The measurements are: about 16 inches/40.5cm across and 10 inches/25.5cm from the top edge to the base. The base measures 16 inches/40.5cm by 5.5inches/14cm.

The handles are 36.5 inches / 93cm long.



Felting is a very ancient textile technique - though far easier and quicker in a washing machine than by hand! - and its very tough. This bag should last and last and cope with wear and tear, and its washable by hand, or in a gentle, cool machine wash.

Bids start at $30.00 (US) please.

Postage would be: UK - $4.40; Europe - $6.25; Worldwide outside Europe - $11.00 airmail, $6.10 surface mail.

The auction begins at 9 am on Saturday November 21st and will end at 9pm on Monday 30th November, New York time. The highest bidder before that time will win.

To bid on this item, please click on “PLACE YOUR BID” at the end of this post. Please bid in US dollars $. You don’t have to be a blogger to bid and you don't need a password or log-in. There are more instructions on bidding and payment to the right-hand side of this post where you will also find a currency converter, and a time-zone converter.

We also welcome comments in the "Place your bid" box, even if you don't want to bid!

If you are the winning bidder on this item, please email us after the auction ends at made4aid@yahoo.co.uk - or, leave your email address in the comments/bidding section.
We will then contact you about payment and mailing.

Please click here for our terms and conditions, and returns information.
And if you have any queries, email us (as above) or leave your question in the comments.