ETC Cares about HomeS for Our Troops!

Originally Posted on January 20, 2008

Etsy Texas Crafters (ETC), the street team known for First Mondays, is now celebrating Third Mondays by giving back to our community. Each month, participating team members will donate a percentage of their sales for that day to a charity selected by the team. Please help support this worthy cause by shopping the participating stores!


For January, ETC members will donate to Homes for our Troops. This organization is building and remodeling homes for severely wounded veterans. Proceeds from our sales will be donated to assist in the modifications of the home of US Army Specialist Latseen Benson, who lost his legs to a roadside bomb in his second tour of duty in Iraq.

Our ETC Cares promotion for January will begin at 12:01am Monday, January 21 and end at 12:00 midnight the same day (Central time — that’s 1:01am Monday to 1:00am Tuesday, Etsy time)

The participating shops are listed below, along with a description of their donations:

EtsyTexasCrafters - ETC Team Shop
20% of all sales will be donated
2MuchStuff2Day - Hand knit cloths and baby items and natural stone jewelry
25% of all sales will be donated
ArtSpot - Treat yourself to *Enchanted* bath and body luxuries
25% of all sales will be donated (excluding wholesale orders)
BailliesBagsBaubles - Purses, totes, diaper bags, backpacks, and accessories
20% of all sales will be donated (Will also accept purchases that buyer wants to donate back to Homes for Our Troops April Gala Silent Auction!)
ByBethStudio - Handmade quilted items such as fabric postcards and mini quilts
20% of all sales will be donated
Cinnascents - Retro style aprons
20% of all sales will be donated
ComfortAndJoyCrochet - Warm, fuzzy, and fun handmade scarves and neckwarmers
20% of all sales will be donated
Craftiness - Small wooden objects: pens, knitting tools, vases, etc
20% of all sales will be donated
DuctTapeAndDenim - Vintage papers, trims, craft kits, and collages
20% of all sales will be donated
KillerBeeDesigns - Purses, Wine Bottle Carriers, Business Card Holders, Hair clips, Skull-themed items, and more
10% of all sales will be donated
KathyDKeith - Photo note cards, excess supplies, vintage, bookmarks, art, flower pens and more
10% of all sales will be donated
LavenderLizard - Crocheted Apparel, Accessories, Scrubbies & More
20% of all sales will be donated
MyChinaMosaic - China tiles and ready made arrangements for mosaic art
50% of all sales will be donated
PreciousBeads4You - Sterling silver and 14K gold-filled supplies
15% of all sales will be donated
PreciousLinks - Custom made jewelry, homemade doggie dresses and dolls
10% of all sales will be donated
Spadazzle - Acrylic collage, artwork, prints, cards, & more
$1 will be donated for each item over $5 sold
SweetWolf - Funky Handmade Items for You and Your Home
25% of all sales will be donated
Thistlecraft - Hand-painted Glass and Window Clings, CD Collage Cards, & Other Fun Stuff
25% of all sales will be donated
UltraTrixie - Eclectic Vintage, and other Super Cool Stuff
25% of all sales will be donated

Special thanks to Andrea of BailliesBagsBaubles for suggesting this worthy cause and Milly of Thistlecraft, our fearless leader!