Showing posts with label DK Designs and Spirit Jump and jumpee gifts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DK Designs and Spirit Jump and jumpee gifts. Show all posts

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Now Available ... SPIRIT JUMP BLOSSOMS!

This morning I woke up with the goal in mind to get the Spirit Jump Blossoms up on Etsy today. Meaghan and Spirit Jump asked me to send her a write up and she is planning to talk about it on her podcast tonight. She's very excited about this new product designed for jumpees! So I went back into my studio to finish putting together the flowers in the vases.
I think they are super cute and they make me smile so I know whoever receives one of these little gems will love them too. What's not to like, they are beautiful, vibrant and carry a wonderful inspirational message in each one.
So visit www.dkdesignshawaii.etsy.com. Whether you're buying it for a jumpee or just as a gift for someone you care about, $5.00 of every sale of a Spirit Jump Blossom arrangement will be donated to Spirit Jump! For more information about Spirit Jump, visit www.spiritjump.org! As I get through my wedding orders, I will work towards getting more varieties of flowers and inspirational messages up on my Etsy site, but I wanted to launch this wonderful program today because so many people need our love and to know that we care about them when they are going through a difficult time battling cancer...


Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Coming Soon .... Clay Flower Gifts for Jumpees

I will have more on this post tomorrow as well as items in my Etsy shop, but I wanted to share what I've been working on today. As you know, I've become involved in a wonderful organization which helps cancer patients one card or gift at a time. Lifting their spirits and bringing them some happiness and joy while they are dealing with cancer. Many of these people are literally fighting for their lives. This organization has touched me in so many ways and I had decided to make something specific to sell as a gift for Jumpers to give to Jumpees. The even better part of it is.... I'm donating $5.00 of every sale of these small jumpee gifts back to Spirit Jump! Granted these gifts aren't just for jumpees, they are for anyone who needs a little cheering up.
I tried to think of something that would be appropriate and cheer them up. My mother-in-law too is fighting for her life battling bladder cancer. She's actually in the hospital as I write this and I'm very worried about her. Part of what I am doing is in honor of her strength, love and her always wanting to help others in need! She also told me that while she was in the hospital, she could not have fresh flowers so the clay flowers were a welcome site around the hospital and the entire staff raved about how real they looked and couldn't believe they were out of clay. My mother in law I think enjoyed telling them about me and how I was on the Martha Stewart Show! :)

So all this got me thinking, why not create a relatively inexpensive vase arrangement that people could buy and give to their loved ones who are battling cancer and other illnesses that they could cherish always. I found these cute little pewter charms as well with inspirational messages which I think are very powerful words and they symbolize a lot to those who need a lift it spirits!
This one is actually going to my mother-in-law tomorrow because pink roses are her favorite and she most definitely needs a Spirit Jump (even though she is not an official jumpee). She needs "hope" (I also added the charm "faith" as well). Hopefully this little gift of beauty and hope will raise her spirits and give her the energy she needs to fight. We are less than 3 weeks away from visiting her.

At any rate, I will have a few of these for sale with different flowers and different inspirational messages to sell on my Etsy site, so stay tuned for my next blog post. Again, $5.00 of every one of these sold will go to Spirit Jump to help them to continue to lift the spirits of cancer patients. :)