Feeling Charitable?

I was perusing some favorite blogs this morning and came across a couple of easy charity ideas that would make a huge difference in someones life.

The first is Gabe's Gifts. After experiencing a devastating miscarriage, Amanda decided to host a blanket drive for Project Linus. She will post one blanket tutorial a month and donate those blankets to Project Linus, along with any other blankets that readers send to her. Go to her blog to read her heartbreaking but inspirational story and to learn more. I haven't decided what kind of blanket I will make (I may wait and use one of her tutorials) but this will be something I will do this year.

Our second charity opportunity for today is called Dress a Girl Around the World. Their vision is a world where every little girl owned her own, new dress. You can help by making a dress to send to a little girl all over the world. So far they have delivered 14,192 dresses to 35 countries, including the U.S. They have posted a simple tutorial on their website using a very common material: a pillowcase! Think how economical this could be. I bet I could find 3 or 4 pillowcases at the DI for a dollar! With just a few other things I can make a simple and beautiful dress to send to a little girl who has maybe never had one before. Isn't that something every little girl should have? I will be making a trip to the DI someday soon so I can make a couple of these dresses and send them on their way to a happy little girl somewhere on this vast and beautiful world so that I can help one of God's children that I will never meet.

I hope that you can find something to do to help those in need. If you need an easy project, try one of these! Happy Giving!