Coral Fossil Pendant by TashinkaBeadingHeart

This necklace by TashinkaBeadingHeart fits the theme of "Anything Goes" and it is one of my favorite necklaces. I believe it falls so gracefully and the colors are so perfectly suited to one another. It has a big, bold look but is, I believe, very classy.

I have volunteered at a no-kill cat rescue shelter in previous years, enjoying it vastly, including fostering of kittens. It's amazing I didn't end up taking half the cats home with me - very tempting, there are so many worthy cats and dogs at shelters! I currently have at home three rescued cats.

Currently, I belong to many organizations that benefit animals, such as PETA, North Shore Animal League, Defenders of Wildlife, and many more and post many petitions on social media - as so many of us do - for the protection of animals, wild and domestic, the world over. I also am sure to visit and click on theanimalrescuesite.org every single day to contribute to "free (to you) donations" to animal shelters in need. And, of course, I am a member of Team EFA - looking forward to making some sales with EFA tagged items!

Beehive Blues Earrings by TashinkaBeadingHeart

Welcome Team EFA newcomer TashinkaBeadingHeart to her first challenge entry with these lovely Beehive Blues earrings that are as colorful as the summer skies.

The topmost bead on this pair of earrings looks like a beehive. Thus, in my listing, I have referenced the immense danger to the survival of bumblebee pollinators with the advent of Colony Collapse Disorder. I think this entry would be great for the team challenge treasury because it not only features an animal element - the beehive - of a sky-flying animal, but also points shoppers to an article educating them about the larger ecological problem that we face with these critical little critters, and other bees as well.

I've been lucky enough to have had some time to volunteer at a local no-kill shelter in the past few years and found it totally rewarding. I could satisfy my craving to know and interact with cats of all "stripes." The only downfall is that I would love to take them all home with me - had a hard time leaving the place at night! I also am guardian to three - at the moment - rescue cats. <3<3<3 My donations to the Michigan Animal Rescue League are 10% of sales. This no-kill shelter is set up in a very poor section of town and I know they need every penny they can get.