Four (4) days before Christmas

“Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.” 
                      - Charles M. Schulz 
If you cannot think of a way to do a little something extra for someone, why not sponsor a dress. For $10.00 you get to provide a dress and an undie to a disadvantaged child. 

Share your blessings this Christmas and click on the image above or on the link below -

Dress Sponsorship Program

Make a Difference 13 days before Christmas

celebrating Christmas!

Day 13 before Christmas :
“A Christmas candle is a lovely thing; It makes no noise at all, But softly gives itself away; While quite unselfish, it grows small.”  
                               ― Eva K. Logue 

Why  not light a candle this Christmas. For every candle you purchase and light, a difference is made to the lives of the people in the community of Soibada Timor Leste. Not just an ordinary candle but one that is made of 100% all natural soybean wax and allhandpoured. Travel tins are in soy-convenient sizes that you can take them anywhere with you. Soy what are you waiting for? Click on the image below or click here and help support the on-going construction projects of the Pittwater Friends of Soibada in Timor Leste. 

50% of the proceeds from the sale of any of these handmade Christmas stockings will be donated to the Pittwater Friends of Soibada, a non-profit organization based in Avalon NSW for their on-going construction projects in Soibada Timor Leste. http://www.pittwaterfriendsofsoibada.org.au/ 

Make a Difference 14 days before Christmas

celebrating Christmas!

Day 14 before Christmas :

“Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall”                         
                         ―Larry Wilde 

Without the trimming, they will make goodchristmastree pillows kids would love to hug and cuddle. With button trimmings, they will make good desk decors at Christmas time for adults and kids alike. Unique keepsakes decorated with buttons expressing the occasion of being celebrated...Christmas! Great for someone who seems to have everything. 

Check them out by just a click on the image above or click on the link below and make a purchase -

Fabric Christmas Trees 

50% of the proceeds from the sale of any of these handmade Christmas stockings will be donated to the Pittwater Friends of Soibada, a non-profit organization based in Avalon NSW for their on-going construction projects in Soibada Timor Leste. http://www.pittwaterfriendsofsoibada.org.au/

Make a Difference 15 days before Christmas

celebrating Christmas!

Day 15 before Christmas -
“The season of Christmas brings joy, hope and peace.” 
                     ― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind
Share the message of joy, hope and peace with a simple and least expensive gift of a christmas button to your family, friends and anyone you want to share the message with this Christmas. Inspire anyone with a christmas button. Make someone smile with with a Christmas button. Buttons that they can wear on their hats, pin in their bags or stick on their fridge. 

These buttons are a $1.25 each for a size 38mm. To check them out, all you have to do is either click on the image above or click on the link below -

Christmas Buttons on Day 15

Make a difference this Christmas with a Christmas button.

Make a Difference 16 Days before Christmas

celebrating Christmas!

Day 16 before Christmas -

“One can never have enough socks," said Dumbledore. "Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn't get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books.” 

― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

So if you feel like having a single pair this Christmas, why not try my handmade Christmas stockings. You can check them out by just one click of the mouse on the image below -

50% of the proceeds from the sale of any of these handmade Christmas stockings will be donated to the Pittwater Friends of Soibada, a non-profit organization based in Avalon NSW for their on-going construction projects in Soibada Timor Leste.
http://www.pittwaterfriendsofsoibada.org.au/

Just thinking out loud...can you spare by sponsoring a dress?

feeling playful
 Am being playful and thinking out loud this morning. It has been in the news for a few days that Australians will be spending at least $3Billion shopping for gifts for families and friends this Christmas. I wonder if at least $240.00 of the $3Billion will be spared by at least 24 good-hearted and generous Australians (24 for 24 days before Christmas) and share their Christmas blessings, too with the disadvantaged people in this world by sponsoring a dress or making a purchase of some unique handmade gift items to make this world a happy place this Christmas. I just did a mental calculation and $240.00 is 0.00000008 of the staggering amount of $3B. Not that much. 

If you are with me in my idea this morning - you have a few choices -
1) To sponsor a dress - please click on the link below -

Dress Sponsorship Program

2) To make a purchase of some handmade Christmas stockings,please click on the image below -

3) Or if you can manage to accept my handmade Christmas cards, please click on the image below -

4) Or if you feel like cuddling someone everytime you want this world to become a better place for everyone, check out my handmade kitties -

Thank you and have a very merry Christmas!

Baby & Kids Fabric Panels for Sale

Yesterday I looked into my personal fabric collections and decided to sell a few of my baby and kids fabric panels. These panels are great for softbooks and other quilting and baby projects. Here are a few of them and the complete line you can check out in my soft treasures e-shop. Just click here or click on the image below -

Please check them out and if there is anything you like to make a purchase. Proceeds from the sale of any of these items will help pay for the cost of sending the parcels for Christmas distribution. 

There will be more of these panels including christmas ones and a few of my 100% quilting cottons to be up for sale in the next few days.

Dress Sponsorship Program for Soibada Timor Leste until 31-Dec-2015

The Dress Sponsorship program which am currently promoting to help raise funds for Project Soibada (Pittwater Friends of Soibada Timor Leste) for the completion of the construction of a Training Centre and guesthouse facilities in Timor Leste will be running until the end of the year, 31st of Dec 2015. If you want to help make a difference to the lives of the people of the Soibada community in Timor Leste now is the best time to help and avoid the Christmas rush which is just around the corner. You can sponsor a dress for Christmas distribution to another location (not necesarily for Soibada) but proceeds of the sponsorship will be donated to the Pittwater Friends of Soibada Timor Leste.To Sponsor - click on the link below - Thank you!

Dress Sponsorship Program

Dress A Girl Australia's Lavender dresses for sale

Last year when I was active in market stall selling I made these lavender dresses to sell. Underneath each dress is a lavender pack weighing about 40gms each and comes with a miniature hanger to make it easy for anyone to hang the lavender dress inside their cabinets. Size of each dress is about 10-12cms in length.

Now am putting it up for sale in my Dress A Girl e-shop as a Dress A Girl Australia specialty item. Designed and made especially for Dress A Girl Australia projects. Although sales from my e-shop are very, very slow I still have a lot of hope that once in a while I would make a sale and help sustain Dress A Girl Australia's activities. I know there are still people out there who believes in what I am doing even if I can no longer accept hundreds and hundreds of dresses to distribute. Sometimes one has to be realistic in what one is capable of especially financially. It is better to do it in small numbers and be happy about it than in hundreds and/or thousands and feel miserable about it. And that is how I feel about it these days now that am back to being in control of something I love doing. I may be making a lot of people unhappy but at least I know that I am able to sustain making a difference to other people's lives and feel very happy about it....in my own small way...one small dress at a time.

Each dress sells for $10.00 plus actual postage of $2.10 (total of $12.10). To check them out, click on the image above or click here.

Sponsor a Dress for a Cause

To sponsor, please click on the image below.....and don't forget to help spread the word around. Thank you!

Father's Day Greeting Cards now available for Sale

In two weeks time we will be celebrating a special day for all the Dads in this world. Now available in the e-shop are fully handmade Father's Day greeting cards. They are not the expensive kind (in fact cheapies) but truly comes from the heart.

The Badge greeting cards are available as regular pinbacks which Dads who gets to receive them can pin and wear them on their hats and keychain button. 

** Hat is for decorative purpose only ** 

To celebrate Dad's special day, for every greeting card for Dad sold for the next 10 days or until Sunday, Sep 6, a $1.00 from the sale of each and every father's day card will be donated to the construction fund of the Soibada Timor Leste community c-o Pittwater Friends of Soibada so please help support this project and help spread the word around. Thank you.

More to Match Fundraising Drive

December month is fast approaching and still eager and hoping to make a Christmas distribution, I have added more items to sell to help raise money for postage. Please check them out as all proceeds goes to a very worthwhile cause.
1. Oil Lamps by Crisa. There was a time when I thought glass painting would be great and what better goodies to use than these oil lamps by Crisa. Great for candlelight dinners and for those crafters out there who are into glass painting.

2. I have bags and bags of fabric scraps I thought I should start making something out of it, make the scraps more productive and help raise funds so I came up with this sexy dress. Remembered my senior prom when it was cool and sexy to wear a dress like this. Now I have made a replica of it through a handmade card using recycled Kraft blank cards. Inside panel is blank for personalized message and comes with a matching recycled Kraft envelope. A great handmade card to give to someone for any occasion...and knowing that for each card that sells...it makes a difference to a life of a disadvantaged kid (although the dress the kid receives and wear is not as sexy as this. :-) )

3. If you prefer to read books and magazines - click on the link below - and select a variety of great craft books and magazines still on sale. I have also added baby and kids fabric panels from my personal collection as it looks like I do not have the time to make something out of them so I might as well sell them and make a difference.

Craft Books, Magazines, Patterns and Fabric panels on Sale

4. And the best way to make a difference is to sponsor a dress if you are not into sewing or do not have the time to sew. Sponsor a dress for a girl or a t-shirt/pair of shorts set for a dude through my Dress Sponsorship program. Each for a price of perhaps 3 cups of coffee. Click on the link below to make a choice -

Dress Sponsorship Program

All proceeds goes to a very worthwhile cause. A big sacrifice on my part when all these should be going to my pocket instead I chose to sell them and help me raise money to pay for the cost of distributing dresses, share whatever small fortune I've got and make a difference to the lives of the disadvantaged children. Please help spread the word.

Succulents for fundraising

I am so excited that after 3 weeks my succulents have grown. In a few weeks I will be able to sell them at ebay and raise more money for postage.

More items for fundraising

July is about to end and I really need to see if I am able to save a lot for postage for Christmas distribution. So I have added a few more items to my fundraising drive sale. If there is anything you like, please make a purchase as proceeds goes to a very worthwhile cause.
1) Two more books on Kids and Jewellery - Click on the image to check them out -

2) D-I-Y Craft Kits. Knit your own teddy bear and braid craft kit - Click on the image to check them out -

3) Sisterhood of Purple Block Panels. These panels is over 10 years old. I must have saved it for future use and totally forgot about it until yesterday when I found them in a box. I do not think I have the time to make something out of it so I have decided to sell. Proceeds will make disadvantaged kiddies happy instead of just keeping them in my drawer. Click on the image to check these block panels -

I found a lot of handmade magazines and special issues. Some of these have only been read once or knowing me and my schedule I probably just bought it and didnt have a chance to look at all the pages of the magazines. At first I was thinking of just dropping them off in charity bins but then I realized if these magazines were to be sold by the charity shops I might as well sell them myself and raise money out of it as I also desperately need funds. At a dollar or two plus postage of $2.10, I can see myself earning about 40 dollars from these publications. So once I have taken pictures of each of these magazines, I will be posting them in my Dress A Girl Australia shop for anyone to browse and make a purchase if they like one -

These magazines are not just on sewing or quilting. There are also magazines on bagmaking, cardmaking and papercrafting. Quite a selection and proceeds goes to a very worthwhile cause.

Please help spread the word around!

More for fundraising

More items added to my fundraising drive. Fabric-mirror backed buttons...small enough to carry in a purse but big enough to see yourself in the mirror with unique fabric prints at $7.50 plus postage of $1.00. A unique way of helping make a difference to a life of a disadvantaged kid. 

Also available in bulk purchases. Enquire at dressagirlaustralia@gmail.com. Thank you.

Christmas in July 2015

Ever wondered sometimes if someone makes them or not, wish that someone really makes them? All handmade items are products of my creativity and imagination...sometimes you will find them only in my sarisariwebstore shop

Feel free to browse. There might be one or two that will catch your eye and make a purchase., Proceeds goes to a very worthwhile cause.

Papercrafting Books added on Craftbooks Sale

I have added more craft books to the sale on papercrafting, scrapbooking and cardmaking. Check them out by clicking on the image below -

Please help spread the word around. Proceeds goes to a very worthwhile cause.

More Books added to the CraftBook Fundraising Drive Sale

I have added more craftbooks to the fundraising drive sale. All these books are new and some are hard to find. Please check them out and make a purchase if there is anything you like. They are being sold on an "almost-giving them-away-for-free" sale prices just so I would be able to raise enough money for postage. Unfortunately as others have enquired, I cannot give free postage for the books. It defeats the purpose of my fundraising especially that the price of the book is almost the same price I will have to pay for sending them to buyers Australia-wide.

For those who are interested, please click here to check on more details of these books. And don't forget the Betty Alderman designs on sale as well which are available here. Sale will go on until supplies last. Thank you.

Made to Match Dresses : Batch 1 - 9-Jul-2015

I sold my first craft book (Fast Fabric Gifts) and two Betty Alderman Designs yesterday to raise money for postage to help pay for the cost of shipping and handling of dresses I plan to distribute for Christmas. Unless I have the money to spend for postage I will not be able to start a new dress collection. There is no point of collecting if I cannot give them away.

As I have mentioned earlier that for every craftbook and/or sewing and quilting pattern I sell for the drive I will match it with a dress, here are the first 3 dresses I made last night.

Thank you for helping me in making a difference to the lives of the disadvantaged. Your support and purchase of items for the fundraising drive is very much appreciated.

To see individual images of the dresses and details of the purchases, please click here.

Fundraising Drive Sale

It is time to think about Christmas and the distributions to make. This will not be possible if I do not have the funds to pay for the cost of distributions. The $2.00 per dress I am asking from donors is not enough with the rising cost of postage and handling. And not everyone is happy to make a gold coin donation per dress. They just want to make dresses. Unless I am able to raise the funds I need to make a distribution,  I will not be able to start a new dress collection project. So I am having a fundraising drive by selling craft books and Betty Alderman sewing and quilting patterns at prices so low that it is almost being given away. Hope there would be people out there who would like to make a purchase and help make a difference to the lives of disadvantaged kids this coming Christmas.

To check out what Craft Books are available for sale, click here or click on the image below -

To check out what Betty Alderman sewing and quilting designs are available, click here or click on the image below -

If there is anything you like, please make a purchase. More items will be added once I have organized and sorted the items I am selling on sale. Thank you.