This blog is dedicated to promoting and

fund driving for Team EFA members'

chosen animal charities.


Etsy for Animals (EFA) aka Artists Helping Animals,

is a team of independent artists, craftspeople,

vintage sellers and craft suppliers on Etsy.com

who are dedicated to providing charitable relief to animals

by donating a portion of the profits from their shops

to an animal charity of their choosing,

and/or to EFA's featured Charity of the Month.

Saturday, March 31, 2012

April Monthly Challenge Theme: The Green Earth

Spring has sprung early this year
and now it’s time to rejoice with...

April’s monthly challenge theme…
The Green Earth!

… pay homage to our planet
by depicting a landscape,
something green or eco-friendly.

Here are a few examples...







Show us YOUR Green Earth entry today!


Here's HOW TO ENTER:


If you are an EFA member & would like to submit an entry, please convo our Challenge Blog Leader, Jess of jessicalynneart, with the following information:


1. PROViDE the link to an item in your shop that fits the theme or has been created for the theme.


2. EXPLAiN how you think the item fits the monthly Challenge theme


3. TELL US a bit about your work/donations/volunteer work with animals or animal charities


4. TiTLE your convo with the name of the MONTH and the word CHALLENGE, for example: APRIL CHALLENGE.


Two more important steps:


5. TAG your Etsy listing with the monthly Challenge theme tag (this month = teamefagreen) see the Themes-at-a-glance list for other tags). Be sure to ALSO keep your regular team tag in place, either 'team efa' or 'team efa cotm'


6. Renew your listing !


Remember, when we've received sixteen qualifying entries... these will be featured in a Treasury and in our Challenge Competition, where the winner will get a free etsy mini 1x1 advertising slot on EFA's Challenge blog the following month.


Challenge entries are also promoted on Etsy Teams, EFA's Yahoo Groups, Twitter and Facebook... so get your entries in asap...


Looking forward to seeing your Green wares

Heather of TheBlueWindmill

Monthly Challenge Leader


Friday, March 30, 2012

"I Spy...A POLL!" March Treasury Challenge Vote

It's time to vote! The Qualifying Entries for March's Treasury Challenge are:

"I Spy Something...Round" by YarnMiracle

"I Spy Something...Made by an EFA Volunteer" by Brizel4TheAnimals

"I Spy Something...EFA" by The Wingless Designs

"I Spy Something...Blue" by ShortcakeDesigns

And here's how to cast your vote! The polls will be open until early Wednesday, April 4 (and I mean EARLY).




If you like this new system, please let us know in the comments!