Pig Pumpkin Surprise by SharonFosterArt

Witchy piggy jumps up from the jack o lantern while little black kitchen wonders if it is safe to venture out.

Watermedia - acrylics and watercolor on watercolor paper.

Signed and dated on the back2.5 x 3.5 inches in size.

An original painting by the artist, Sharon Foster - ME! A Mississippi artist. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15085902

SharonFoster Art supports AWBAR and her local Humane Society.

A Cat's Halloween by jcatphotography

★This photograph will be printed on high quality photo paper, let me know if you would like glossy or matte finish. It is 4x6 in size, but if you want a larger version, just convo me, and I'd be happy to help out;)

★Back signed & dated.

★25% of ALL profits from my prints are donated to help save unfortunate animals at my hometown's SPCA:) http://www.geocities.com/miramichi_spca/

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14458793

3 Zeke Cards by mvegan5

3 Blank 5"x 6.5" cream colored, recycled card stock cards. Cover features a print of my painted photo of a kitten named Zeke that I rescued. Cards are signed, envelopes included, and a border is left around the image. Very cute :) Individual card available for $3, any amount of 2 or more can be requested for $2 each and may also be mixed and matched with the other images in my shop. 8"5 x 11" print available for $12. 10% goes to the Charity of the Month.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=6380800

Cat Trot Greeting Card by Elephantdance

Such a cute greeting card ( http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14114564 )for your cat loving friend. 15% of the purchase price goes to El's Help the Puppies Campaign ( http://tantalizingstitches.com/blog/information-on-help-the-puppies-campaign/ ) to pay back PAWS-Saipan ( http://paws-saipan.org/ ) for sponsoring part of these puppies' vet bills.

El is also co-team leader of EFA Artists Helping Animals ( http://efaartistshelpinganimals.org/ ), where artists help artists help animals. El runs Elephant Dance ( http://elephantdance.net/ ) and Tantalizing Stitches ( http://tantalizingstitches.etsy.com/ ), where 15% of all handmade item purchases go to the puppies ( http://tantalizingstitches.com/blog/information-on-help-the-puppies-campaign/ ).

ORGANIC BABY HAT by Curlymonkey

This adorable Baby Hat is my entry to the EFA October Challenge: Halloween Cats! 100% Black Organic Cotton. Ears are stuffed with scraps of fabric. The bat is appliqué. Orange Star Button Hand sewn with care. This Halloween Hat definitively gets the Look! One of a Kind!! Color: BlackSize: 0-6 mos. Head circumference is 13.5" unstretched.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15265579

A portion of the sales will be donated to the charity of the month.

Candy Corn by purrprints

The item in my shop that fits this theme to a tee is Candy Corn (the orange cat who thinks black cats get too much halloween attention). You can see her at http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14414246

I donate 5% of all my sales to local no-kill shelters--if team members mention the challenge in their notes to seller I'll donate 50% of the sale price on any Candy Corn sold during October to a local shelter in Southern Indiana that is helping us find homes for some stray cats my husband and I just found and can't adopt ourselves (I usually donate to the Shamrock Foundation, but a few others too depending upon need). I've supported EFA by donating items to the team shop, writing articles for the new team webpage, and participating in the forums and email group discussions.

Cheshire Cat Dog Costume by makemesmile

One of kind pet halloween costume.

I made this as a dog sweater version of my famous =^x^= cat scarves.

For safety reasons, in case costume might be worn by a dog, I made the eyes with felt instead of pingpongballs.

Measurement :

A (neck to tail): 15" (40cm)

B (neck to frontpaws): 6" (15 cm)

C (around the belly): 13 to 16.5" (34 to 42 cm)

With knitted ribs for a good fit.

Around the neck: up to 14" (36 cm)

There's a small opening in the neckcollar if you keep the dog on a line when walking.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7434934

About 65% of the proceeds of my shop go to my local animal shelter Stevenshage. My signature charity items are kitty hats and cat scarfs. I think the concept of a dog dressing up as a reversed cheshire cat would fit the HALLOWEEN CATS theme perfectly. =^x^=

Birthday Treats, Good Causes and Lovely Lists

A bunch of latest treasuries featuring the EFA Team Store.

First we start with a huge thank you to Whimbrella for featuring EFA even though they are not a member store. We really really appreciate it! :)
This is a fabulous treasury filled with items which go for "A Good Cause"



Here's a beautiful purple treasury related featuring stores which are part of the 20% off Birthday Bash Promo. Thank you so much cthings for creating this "Lovely list from EFA"



And we close with LolaLynn's super delicious "Birthday Treats" treasury. Everything looks soooo yummy in there!!! *Slurp* Thank you Lynn! :)



Please support all these treasuries. And please keep more coming :)


Signing off... your treasury hunter,
- Susmitha :)

EFA Rockin' BNR

JMcGuinness has created a very tempting BNR featuring the EFA Team Store (thanks to Katie of mishkat) and a bunch of others participating the Birthday Bash. All people (including people who are not members of Team EFA) are welcome to purchase ANY item from the featured stores and get that item replaced by one of their own. Since the team is large and well known, you are bound to get plenty of exposure if your item is in the treasury. And you also get the good karma of buying from someone who donates a portion of their proceeds to help animals.

So come join the fun at "EFA Rockin' BNR Round 3!" :)




- Susmitha :)

Pure Happiness and BNR to help EFA

UnConventional has created this gorgeous treasury featuring the EFA Team Store. Just looking at it is "Pure Happiness"! :)



And here's a fabulous Buy n Replace to help EFA by tackybackintime. Even non-members can play :)



Please support these treasuries which our members have spent their valuable time to create :)



- Susmitha :)

Missed out on these treasuries

2 awesome treasuries which I missed out on while they were running since I was busy over the weekend. But they're so beautiful, it would be a pity not to post the screen shots here.

The first one's by makemesmile. I had managed to grab a screen shot before it expired.



And this one's by Annette of dragonhouseofyuen who did all the work and convoed me the information directly :)




Off to go scout for new treasuries now which feature the EFA Team Store in them!


- Susmitha :)

Happy Bday Party Animals!

A gorgeous greens and aquas treasury for EFA by cricketapollo.

Come to the treasury and join the party with your clicks and comments and purchases! ;)

Happy Bday Party Animals!



Thanks cricket!! :)

- Susmitha :)

for a good cause...and ON SALE

A beautiful, well planned treasury by chendric. I love the way it flows!! :)

for a good cause...and ON SALE



Please support the treasury.


- Susmitha :)

More Birthday Bash Treasuries

Yet another lovely birthday treasury featuring the EFA Team Store by Annette of dragonhouseofyuen.

Thanks for all your hard work Annette!! :)

"Number 1 Doggy Style"
Uh oh... who invited the cat?



And here's one from me - artbysusmitha! :D

"150 Stores, Great Deals EFA ROCKS"



The next time around, I'm hoping to grab one on the main treasury list! :)


- Susmitha :)

get REDy fur the PARTY

"get REDy fur the PARTY" with dragonhouseofyuen's awesome new treasury! As always, Annette sent me the screen shot herself, so you get to see the alternates too :)

Thanks Annette!! :)





- Susmitha :)

Get Ready for the October Challenge

My husband, Bill, said, "Its hard out voting the cat lovers party." And he was right. The October Challenge theme is: "HALLOWEEN CATS."

HERE'S WHAT TO DO:
1. Convo me with the link to the item in your shop
2. Tell me a bit about how your entry fits the theme
3. Share how you support animal charities and EFA
4. Tag the item in your shop: efahalloweencats (all one word)

DEADLINE: September 30

We already have 2 wonderful entries.

Thanks, LolaLynn

Packrat Paradise and more Blue

It's always nice to have non-members featuring items from the EFA Team Store. Means that the store's getting exposure outside of the team and that makes a world of difference because every extra bit counts.

Toomanytreasures has created their very first treasury and it's such a fun theme. All the beautiful items featured in this "Packrat Paradise" reach right out and touch the packrat in all of us! Thanks for featuring us! :)



As much as we love having non-members featuring us, we also really appreciate those members who repeatedly put EFA in their treasuries. And the top person among these is definitely Cynmb. Here is another of her famous "Blue" treasuries.



Please support both these treasuries.


Until next time... your treasury hunter,

- Susmitha :)

LUNARIA SEED embedded - Plantable handmade Paper made from Lunaria seed pods - Happy Birthday Card by Recycledideas

(Congratulations to recycledideas. This item has sold)

** Give the gift that keeps on giving **Lunaria flowers decorate the front of this handmade paper card. I make the paper by hand using the papery seed pods of the lunaria plant. The dried, pressed pulp is at once rich with fibrous tendrils - yet smooth and soft. This paper also has lunaria seeds embedded in it. This card can be grown.

Lunaria is a fragrant plant that produces big bunches of purple flowers and unique seed pods that look like silver dollars. The flowers smell wonderful. Fully grown, the plants stand about 4 feet tall and have big, broad leaves - perfect to hide an ugly foundation! Did I mention they smell great? They do!

This card comes with germination instructions. They germinate easily using this method. That's a sprout emerging from the plantable paper I make. Each card has about 20 seeds in it, which is more than enough to grow several plants. They can be planted in the fall for a spring bloom or in the spring for flowers the following spring.

Handpainted OOAK Grocery Tote Bag

(TheKnottySheep's tote is the 2nd prize winner in the September Birthday Bash Challenge Contest.)

♥ 5% of The Knotty Sheep's sales are donated to animal charities! My current charity of choice: PittieLove Rescue! http://www.pittieloverescue.com/

♥Something new from The Knotty Sheep™ - Handpainted OOAK Canvas Tote Bags!!It isn't a question of paper or plastic at the grocery store or farmer's market ... it is all about doing the right thing with style. Carrying an individual work of art is STYLE! Each one of a kind bag is hand painted with fabric dyes (by ME - and yes ... it IS signed!) While durable - for best results - spot clean. This cotton canvas bag is approx 12" h x 13" w. There is a 3" bottom gusset to pack those veggies in!! Woo-WHOO!! AND - speaking of veggies ... this bag is my entry for EFA's (Etsy for Animals) September "1st Birthday" theme challenge ... WhEEEEE!Artists supporting artists & animals .... YiPpEEREALLY, REALLY proud member of EFA: http://etsyforanimals.etsy.com/

Matching human visor and fancy dog collar by dogonwear

Celebrate the EFA TEAM SHOP"S 1st Birthday with your favorite doggy. This lightweight Visor is perfectly festive for celebrating the EFA Birthday Bash . And a matching stylish collar for your dog comes with it. Collars are made in all sizes and can be made in many colors. This particular one is made with Fleece but other fabrics are available.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9968590