Continuing through the end of October is the ArtFire Jewelry Design and Supply Guild's fundraising effort for breast cancer research and abused womens' shelters.  While searching for great handmade Christmas gifts, please consider making a purchase from a participating studio and a portion of all sales will go to these 2 causes.  Alternately, you can make a cash donation on our blog and specify where you would like your money to go.  The list of studios is on our blog as well.

I am donating 25% of all my sales this month to breast cancer awareness.  This is studio-wide, not just in the breast cancer category.  We've received a few donations so far, but we could use some more help in order to make this a big success.