ready for sale!

Here are a few headbands I am posting for sale, each $15 - ($3 extra if NZ postage is required & $5 for international)  - all of the money made will go towards buying flowers to have delivered to a woman whose husband died, not too long ago, from cancer. 

The aprons are the same price, as well.

Contact me by e-mail to place an order, or if you have any questions! : stargirl.bright@gmail.com

Often times the most loving gestures are small, and simple.

I'm excited about this! -  And I hope that you can join me in sending some joy across the ocean...

{a kingdom work.}

He always provides.

A beautiful sewing machine, in perfect working order...free to use...how amazing.

a work in progress.

These are two items I have spent time working on recently for bright things...beginning a collection of cute hair pins...and starting some small square/block-like oil paintings. (they are thick, though you can't see in the photo...meant to sit among small spaces of a bookcase or upon a desk). I have found it discouraging that things are not progressing as quickly as I would like. With prices here it is literally a $50 commitment minimum to buy supplies for even just a few pieces.

However - good news is this - someone has already been blessed by bright things. Someone I know told me of a friend they have, who has had a bit of a rough time in her life lately - being involved in a car accident, among other things. They wanted to send a headband to this girl, knowing she would like it. I thought to myself - if even just the headband would be a joy to someone, it's worth skipping the sale and just sending it. So off it's been shipped - and I am happy for even the tiniest first step.

The next step after building up enough pieces will be to create some tags & packaging. If you would like to help in this area (some of you mentioned hand-lettering font...etc) just send me an e-mail. I'm still working on organizing collaboration, and I think this would be a good area to begin that. In my mind I am picturing tags tied with twine on each item (describing the point of bright things) & maybe brown paper bags with a stamped logo/font to wrap the purchase. That being said, I'm open to any other ideas as well.

Also - if you have a craft in mind that you want to begin yourself that you feel would fit in well with bright things, write me of your idea...and I'd love to see other items posted along with what I've been making.

Thank you for the comments, the encouragement & the desire to help. I can't do this alone. (As I am quickly realizing).

praying.

Praying for God to point out a need to meet.

Buying craft supplies in heaps.

& loving the feedback I'm hearing from you all...you make me excited.



{Note: In need of any fabric scraps, if you have some you'd like to send my way they'd be most welcome!}

the beginning.

Inspired by many people who have begun fairtrade & benefit businesses, I wanted to contribute in my own way. Though still mainly in the brainstorming, and planning stage I want to give you a peek at what this is shaping into. Because, as I have been learning more about community and the importance of the Church caring for each other - I want this to be something that you can become a part of in some form or fashion (if you are inspired to). I want you to be excited about it and you to make up a piece of what is being called, "bright things".

The headbands pictured above are one of the first projects I have begun, I've got many more ideas swimming around (and welcome any from you!). This will not be targeted to women only - there will be guy things too! I will be opening a store on Etsy (if you haven't heard of Etsy...go no further till you check it out...it's marvelous.) Each item from bright things that is made and sold will go towards building a care package. The goal is to send out one care package a month to someone in need of encouragement (missionaries on the field, a family suffering a loss, etc.) The package contents and theme will be featured on this blog (with privacy to the recipients, of course) - in this way progress is visual and everyone can see needs directly met through their purchases. I cannot even express to you how excited this all makes me - I would love, love, love for you to join in and get excited with me! Ideas are wonderful, and maybe you can come up with a creative way to use your own gifts and talents to contribute to the creating, the promoting, or giving.

This is not about me. This is about bringing bright love to people as a collective group and stepping outside ourselves to see with eyes like Jesus. In turn, I think we'll find ourselves changed. It's in the day-to-day, the small and usually overlooked where we often find Him (if we look).

Favorite Prince Caspian quote:

Peter - "Lucy, why do you think I didn't see Aslan?"

Lucy - "Maybe you weren't looking for him."

I've set up an e-mail, stargirl.bright@gmail.com - specifically for this. Write me if you'd like!

**{I could use someone who's interested in being a U.S. sales rep/material purchaser}