Yesterday I indulged in some ‘begging for beavers’. With a few successes. This from Miss Johnny Squirrel in Florida.
Who wouldn’t want a beaver making s’mores? This hungry beaver pillow is hand printed, stuffed, sewn and will make a great addition to any nursery or home!
She doesn’t have any more for sale at the moment, but go check out her other items which are equally adorable.
Another cheerful willingness to help comes from artist Elly Brinkerhoff in San Diego, recently relocated to DC. She says of her artwork,
As a child, she surrounded herself with stories and puzzles and was deeply inspired by children’s book illustrators. You could often find her outside collecting birds nests, digging up clay in the backyard, or climbing trees. If she wasn’t outdoors, she was inside drawing at the kitchen table.
I’m imagining this framed over the mantle. But how perfect would this be for a wedding invitation?
I’m not always successful of course. A 10-1 ratio is usually par for the course, but sometimes its whittled to 5-1. I came across this yesterday and wish with all my heart it could be in the auction. But I’m at least going to enjoy sharing it. This is from writer, artist and archaeological consultant Dwayne R. James in Peterborough Ontario.
I wrote a final artist who gets no link. They advertised a cute beaver pillow for sale.
WITH OUR SILHOUETTE OF THE STANDING BEAVER!
I explained that the silhouettes were made by an artist from our photos for our use and that a donation was the least they could do.
Finally, I was visited by the Middlechild Productions team ghost asking for footage of public support and I remembered doing this. Wow, this was a long time ago, at our very first festival, but it made me very proud of us.
