All day today, I’m posting auctions to benefit the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. If you’re interested in owning this item, click on the photo and you’ll be taken to the Ebay auction.

Because of language, I’ve had to list these items in the ADULT category, so you may not be able to bid from work. Sorry for any inconvenience, but I don’t want these auctions closed for any reason!

Willow and Me Jewelry on Etsy

And I’m assuming you all recognize the sweater.

Drea is an Etsy seller, a cancer survivor and a 25 year old Navy wife. And she’s been trying to raise funds for The American Cancer Society Relay for Life.

Drea walks for her mom, who had breast cancer. She walks for her grandfather, who died a month after her mother’s mastectomy. And she walks for six other cancer victims in her family. “We do what we can to make sure that future generations won’t have to worry about cancer.”

This year is really important to Drea. “My mom is having surgery the week before, and she can’t make it to the track at all. So I’m hoping to raise enough money to really lift her spirits.”

To reach her goal, Drea decided to try to put together some Regretsy themed auctions to fund the American Cancer Society. So she started a thread, asking for help.

Unfortunately, bringing up Regretsy in the wrong place can create a lot of problems. Drea’s simple request turned into twelve pages of insults and abuse. The thread was eventually closed down, but what a low point for all concerned. Convo me for some perspective.

I don’t want to see Regretsy fans punished. Frankly, reading the shit I write is punishment enough.

So here’s the next Alchemy Project: We’re going to help Drea this week.

All day today, I’ll be posting Regretsy-inspired jewelry auctions on Ebay. I’ll put up a new one every few hours. Everything has been designed and donated by Etsy artists, And it’s all going to Drea’s team.

Additionally, I will once again be donating ALL royalties for any book purchased through the link on the left, and Amazon will kick in an additional 5%.

You can also donate directly to Drea’s fund.

I admit, Regretsy is a pretty snarky place. It’s not exactly a purely philanthropic endeavor here, we make fun of shit. But one of the things I like about doing this, and about all of you, is that we can do both. We do it all the time.

So let’s do it.

- Embroidered toilet paper by HiBird, the recipient of your generous gift of the sewing machine

Our last Alchemy Fund project raised enough cash to buy a new, professional sewing machine for Etsy seller HiBird. We did this through direct Paypal donations, sales of Zazzle merchandise, and a special link that allowed me to donate all royalties from my book sales, along with an additional 5% from Amazon.

Today, I got photos from HiBird’s studio, showing us all how the machine is working so far.

From Robin:

To all who helped this dream come true:

This is awesome. Learning all this machine and software have to offer, I continue to be amazed at the possibilities.

Thank you does not suffice. There are no words that express my gratitude for your generosity to help me. To everyone who helped, I’m humbled and so very blessed.

With love from Robin

From Amaila:

Thank you for rallying the Regretsy crew for such worthy causes, and for reminding me that a sewing machine can totally change someone’s life.

Highfive,
Amalia

Now available in our Zazzle store:

Awesomeschmaltz Mug – $13.95
Awesomeschmaltz Mousepad – $11.95
Awesomeschmaltz T-Shirt – $17.95
Awesomeschmaltz Tote – $11.95

As always, proceeds from our Zazzle Store benefit the Regretsy Alchemy Fund.