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.

Showing posts with label ensorcelledminds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ensorcelledminds. Show all posts

Friday, April 23, 2010

Any Occasion - Set of Two Handmade Cards - Glitter Daisies by Ensorcelledminds' Shop


These daisy cards are a reminder of spring linen because they are fresh and clean. The cream coloured lace border also adds to the "linen" feel. The pattern paper is turquoise with sand coloured designs. The glitter adds a shiny smooth finish to the daisies. The artist is hosting upcoming card-making and paper craft workshops for charity. She teaches workshops for SOAR: Southern Ontario Animal Rescue, which is a small, volunteer only dog rescue that uses foster care volunteers to find forever homes for dogs. Some items in her shop also support SOAR with a percentage of the proceeds.

Friday, January 29, 2010

Heart of Gold by Ensorcelledminds' Shop


When you find someone with a heart of gold, I'd say you've hit the jackpot for sure! Show how much your heart's all a twitter with glitter! This heart of gold card will show your shining appreciation to anyone who fits the description Ensorcelled Minds Inc. is all about helping you stay connected and helping animals. The cards use clean lines and minimal frou fou! They offer dimension without mailing bulk by the techniques they use. Some cards, like this Heart of Gold one, offer a percentage of the proceeds to SOAR: Southern Ontario Animal Rescue. Like what you do and like what it does for others!

Friday, October 16, 2009

Kitty's Pumpkin Perch - Halloweed Card by EnsorcelledMinds


This black cat is ready for Halloween! It is perched on a pumpking just waiting to greet the Trick-or-Treaters! Enchanted Whispers are cards that deliver your message in style. All materials are acid and lignin free products. Card measures roughly 4.25 by 5.5 inches (11 by 14 cm) and comes with a plain, white, peel'n'seal envelope. It is built from heavy weight cardstock so your card can be displayed standing up without sagging.

10% of the proceeds of this card will go to the EFA Charity of the Month. Several of the items in my shop have proceeds to animal charity. Search by the tag "charity" to find them. Apart from Etsy, I also teach card making workshops throughout the year for a local animal charity: SOAR. Southern Ontario Animal Rescue rescues dogs and puts them into foster homes until they can find their forever homes.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

B is for Boy - Quilled Bear 8 x 8 Scrapbook Page by EnsorcelledMinds

I decided to try something new with this challenge: a pre-made page. I doubled my alphabet fun by making it for Boys and showing a quilled Bear on it! Wouldn't it be fabulous to have a whole alphabet scrapbook album for your cutie? If only I had the time!


I teach cardmaking classes for a local animal rescue where half the proceeds from the class fee go to the charity and also a portion of kit sales. The charity is Southern Ontario Animal Rescue (SOAR) which is currently focused on canines, since it is entirely run by foster volunteers and space is severely limited. While my shop sales are small dollar items, at least they, along with the classes, pay for a couple microchips and bags of food for an animal in need!

Monday, June 15, 2009

Butterfly Thinking - Single Handmade Greeting Card by EnsorcelledMinds

How it fits the theme: I've started trying my hand at my own die cuts on my new electronic cutter. I had this Boss Kut butterfly design so I came up with my natural habitat to place it in on my own! 10% of this listing will go to the EFA Charity of the Month, so if you send this card to someone you are thinking of, you will also be thinking of nature and the animals!

About myself: This card can be found in the "Magic of Charity" section of my Etsy shop where I have various listings with a percentage going to animal charities. Some support the EFA charities of the month and some support S.O.A.R.: Southern Ontario Animal Rescue which is a charitable dog rescue in my local area.

Friday, April 17, 2009

Without you I'd croak - Single Handmade Card by EnsorcelledMinds


I love this little boy showing off his hippity hoppity frog! This stamp from High Hopes is going to do wonders for the scrapbook pages of my nephews! Fortunately for me, it also fits the April EFA Theme!


Like EFA, I like to rotate the charities to which I donate. However, there are three which my art supports: Souther Ontario Animal Rescue (SOAR - a local dog rescue), Etsy for Animals and Creative Animal Relief. Outside of my shops, I teach beginner card making classes from time to time with half of the class proceeds going to SOAR.

Sunday, March 1, 2009

So Sweet Lamb- Single Handmade Greeting Card - 15 Percent to Charity by EnsorcelledMinds

Simple. Clean. Clear. Enchanted Whispers are cards that deliver your message in style. When you send handmade, you stand out.

This little lamb by Quickutz is quite adorable. I've decided to try it out with flocking, which are little fuzzy fibers adhered to the image. It creates a very soft lamb for the March challenge!

I teach beginner card-making workshops for a local dog rescue, Souther Ontario Animal Rescue. This organization is very small and struggling with animal overflow. Some other items in my shop also have proceeds going to this cause.

I discovered EFA in the forums and love that it spreads the help around various deserving charities. I can only help in small ways myself, but MANY people doing something small can make a BIG difference!

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Two-Photo Hanging Display by EnsorcelledMinds


This hanging photo display showcases two wallet-sized photographs (maximum 3.5 by 2.5 inches) - pictured here is an example with a childhood photograph of my mother. (Your Hanging Display will not come with any photos.)


Love, Bliss & Joy can describe pictures of the children, the family, the fur children, couples, the parents, best friends and more. Great for Valentine's, Anniversaries, or just because you care about someone! Hang it in the office, the foyer, the den, from a magnet on the fridge - anywhere!


Roses are pictured on the top panel and hearts on the display panels. The letters are all individually die cut and adhered by me. A mat of smaller pink hearts shows where the photos should go. You will receive enough double sided photo tape tabs to adhere two photographs (with instructions).


The reverse side has pink hearts and flowers to cover up where I applied adhesive to the ribbon handle and panel connectors. There is also a shop ID stamped on the back of the top panel and a very small signature in the bottom right corner of all panels. The backs of the panels have enough room for you to write some memoires or photo-facts if you wish! I strongly advise you use an acid-free archival pen. (Craft and scrapbook stores sell them.) Alternatively, you could write on a separate piece of paper and adhere it. From the top panel to the bottom, this display measures 12.5 inches long by 4 inches wide. The hanger is an additional 4.5 inches long.

I support SOAR: Southern Ontario Animal Rescue which is a local rescue for dogs. It is a very small registered charity that struggles to meet foster home and animal intake demands. Some of the items in my shop support this charity (search items in my shop for the tag "charity"). I also teach beginner card-making classes to raise funds and awareness for SOAR. **20%** of the proceeds from these cards (less transaction costs) will be donated to an EFA Charity of the Month.

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Merry Catsmas - Two Handmade Christmas Cards from the Cat - 15 percent to Charity - Enchanted Whispers by Ensorcelledminds


Simple. Clean. Clear.


Enchanted Whispers are cards that deliver your message in style. When you send handmade, you stand out.


PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:Kitty cat paw ornaments hang in the snowy window to send Christmas wishes from your pet! The bluish-grey background frames the light blue snowy window and the dark teal ornaments are topped with metallic silver ornament toppers. Snowflake stickers are on the white envelopes to make them attractive. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17161325


**15% of the proceeds of this card will go to S.O.A.R. - Southern Ontario Animal Rescue - an animal rescue foster care and adoption charity.**

Monday, September 8, 2008

Pet Mini Scrapbook Accordian Album - EFA Birthday Bash by EnsorcelledMinds





The Birthday Bash is a cause for celebration, so I made a pet album to celebrate your love for your pet. The teal colour is the EFA store banner colour and the black paw on Page 2 is my way of working the EFA Avatar in to my project.


20% of the proceeds from this album will go the EFA Charity of the Month in the month it sells!



Ensorcelled Minds Inc. makes happy memories *from scraps to smiles* through handmade greeting cards and other paper art. The use of die-cuts and paper quilling are the principal techniques of my paper-pieced goodies. I also compose greetings on request for the insides of the cards.