Help needed

I need your help!!

Please look in these eyes.

This little dog is the best friend of my 3 year old god child. She love her lil' 'bow-wow' so much.

As you can see this little stuffed friend is worn out. She sleeps with it, she plays with it and no matter how the weather is outside her bow-wow has to come with her. Her mum and I tried hard to find a new one, but nobody has a dog like this. 

This stuffed animal is approx. 8" to 10" / 20 cm to 25cm long, pale yellow body but with yellower ears (please see the pic). It has a dark brown/black dog collar and dark embroidered dots on the dogs nose.

As you can see on the following pic, the tail is falling off. We tried to fix it several times, but it will not hold much longer.

My god child and her mum are on their way to a mother-child clinic for a rehab, because she had a kidney surgery. So her little friend is more important than ever.

PLEASE, if you have a stuffed dog like this one or you know someone who do not need it, let me know. I will buy it straightaway.

Just write a comment under this post
or
write a comment at my Facebook-Page
or
convo me at Etsy.


Thank you so much for your time!!


hopefully greetings
mElinus

book recommendation: Divergent

This is my first book recommendation and I hope you like it. I bought the book second week of May and it took me only three days (Friday till Sunday) to finish it. It's the first novel from Veronica Roth and the name is 

DIVERGENT

It's in US stores since 5/3/2011 and costs 12 USD. I am reading it the second time right now and I like to tell you a little about the story:

The story takes place in the future Chicago, where many buildings are abandoned and moldered and the lake Michigan is just a marshland. The city is fenced since the last huge war and people do not live any longer like we know. They are separated in 5 different factions: the selfless people called ABNEGATION, the brave people called DAUNTLESS, the intelligent people called ERUDITE, the peaceful people called AMITY and the honest people called CANDOR. 

The main character is 16 year old Beatrice Prior and her way from her faction ABNEGATION to the faction she surprisingly chose at the choosing ceremony. This choosing ceremony takes place once a year with the young citizen of the city at the age of 16. Before the ceremony, all the teenagers have to go through a test which will show them to which faction they will belong for the rest of their life's. But the results are a secret to every single person and so they have the chance to decide on their own which faction they will belong. Beatrice has to make a tough decision between a life with her family or to follow her real feelings. She will rename herself Tris and experience a new life. Tris will go through a hard and strenuous initiation and has to learn who are her friends and to figure out what these confusing feelings for a fascinating but also exasperating boy have to do with her and her new life. While Tris has to go through all this, she has to keep a very dangerous secret, which she does not understand and while the conditions around change, she has to figure out how her secret may can help her and all she loves or if it may destroy her.

The book has 480 pages and is more a teen book, but it's worth to read! So if you need a good and easy-to-read book for this summer, I can highly recommend this novel. For more informations just go to the following fb pages:

DivergentSeries

DivergentExaminer

TheDivergentTrilogy

Please let me know in the comments below which book you read right know or which you can recommend. If you have already red Divergent, let me also know!! I am always highly interested in new and good books.

Wish you all a great day!!

reading and book-browsing greetings

mELinus

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Etsy Shop Feature: Craftsbymoms

It was a confusing and busy week and so was the weekend. But there is no reason why we will miss this weeks Etsy shop feature. I like to introduce you to 

Craftsbymoms

This shop was inspired by 3 moms who like to be creative and still spend time with their families. They love to get together and create little useful things.
The goal of the 3 moms is to share their products with others who will hopefully enjoy them as much as the they do, because every product they have in their Etsy shop, they use them by themselves. The kids have handmade quilts and fleece blankets that they love to sleep and play with.
Even the kids from family members asks for their boo boo bag when they get hurt(no idea what a boo boo bag is, klick on it and you will see).

They told me: you can't make products you don't believe in. 

Care Bears boo boo bag

But the interesting thing comes now: The money from many of their products gets donated straight to the American Cancer Society. (YES you read right!!!)

Craftsbymoms told me:

'We have supported them for years and its an organization dear to all of our hearts.'

The questions answered one mom for us:

Q)In which country/city would you live if you could choose? 

A)I would live on any beach city in California! I love how peaceful and breathtaking the beach is. Very inspiring.

Q)What do you like more: apple or orange juice? 

A)Totally apple juice. Orange is not sweet enough.

Q)What is your favorite color?

A)I like bright colors. Anything in the spring too, but not just one color.

So guys I think this is way more than just a lovely shop with creative moms. This is worth an extra look. You can buy a little sweet gift for someone special and support the American Cancer Society. I think that makes it really special and you don't just gift one person but also many people who really need help!! AWESOME!!

I wish you all a great week and let's take this as an opportunity to think about doing more for others, even if it's just supporting others while shopping!!

thankful and inspired greetings

mElinus

Etsy Shop Feature: RainbowsLNG

This weeks Etsy seller is all about little girls, their 'dressy' needs and doing what you really want. At 

RainbowsLNG

some little girls dreams may come true. Behind this shop stands Dawn. She is a mother to three beautiful girls that inspire her daily to sew. Dawn has recieved some excellent feedback amoung friends and coworkers encouraging her to sell some of the things she creates. 

She is greatful to each and every person who gave her that gentle nudge, needed to start a little business sharing her own creations with the world. This is a true passion for her. How many people truely love their job? I know, Dawn does! She enjoys her work and takes great pride in it. 

Dawn told me the following:

"Everyday I smile and think. This is my job. I do what I love and I LOVE what I do!"

Isn't that the best reason for work? I mean, of course it brings money to feed your family but Dawns reason sounds for me like 'the one' reason we should looking for!

Of course she answered the 3 questions:

Q)In which country/city would you live if you could choose?

A)If I could live anywhere I would really love to live on the beaches of Florida. I love the sun, sand and waves. To be able to wake up every morning and see the sea out of my windows would steal my breath away and be a constant reminder of how beautiful our planet really is.

Q)What do you like more: apple or orange juice?

A)Apple and orange juice is tricky for me as I really dont like either :). I am a cranberry juice kind of girl. I love the tart and tangy taste!

Q)What is your favorite color?

A)My favorite color, if I have to pick just one, is red. I love just about everthing in red. Red hair, red clothes, red shoes, red roses , red poppies, red dots and naturally....red juice *wink*.

Wow, what an interesting story and how cute these little dresses are. I mean, who has not dreamed to become a ballerina (ok guys, maybe not everyone)?! 

Please go to Dawns shop and have a look at all these lovely little dresses and PLEASE write a comment for Dawn under this post!! Thank you! Oh and by the way, she also has a Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/rainbowslolipopsngumdrops

dancing greetings

mElinus

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