Monday, January 28, 2008

Help Bernie Berlin win a $50,000 grant for her dog rescue


A Place to Bark is participating in a challenge being offered Six Degrees, partnered with the Case Foundation and Parade on America's Giving Challenge. The four USA charity badges that have the most unique donors through the America's Giving Challenge will receive $50,000 for their cause. We are entered in this contest and need the help of each and every one of you. The Challenge ends on January 31, 2008 at 3:00 pm EST. Each $10 donation gets Bernie one step closer to winning a grant of $50,000!!!

Bernie Berlin, a friend and fellow artist.....a mixed media artist specializing in Faberge Style Eggs runs a full-time dog rescue, taking in the dogs that have been abandoned, abused or police confiscated. She fosters, retrains, transports & adopts. Cats are also welcome at her rescue. She is drawn to the unwanted, unloved and misunderstood. Hoping to educate and effect change for the animals that do not have a voice of their own. Visit her web site at http://www.aplacetobark.com/




Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Promote your children's sports & music passion in a fun, fashionable purse!

Sports purse created in Debbie's
purse-onality workshop





Mom's brag bag using Photoshop


A few of our customers are finding ways to promote their children's passion of sports, music and school spirit in a PURSuE Your Art! Changeble art purse.


Debbie from the the Bee Hive Studio, located approximately 30 miles NW of Nashville, offers a Purse-onality class. All you need is pics of your child participating in their favorite sport and she supplies the fun sport-themed scrapbook paper. Debbie designed this basketball purse for her customer...Go Panthers! Check out her blog for details: http://studiobeecreations.blogspot.com/


This is what Kelly has to say about her purse; Here are 2 photos of my purse. I call it my "Mom Purse." I designed the background paper in Photoshop. I typed in the word mother in different languages. I designed the Dance Mom, Band Mom and Soccer Mom also in Photoshop. The pictures are of my 2 daughters and our dog. My husband wanted to know why his picture was included and I told him I’m not his mom! I’ve received lots of complements and had fun making it! Thanks for a great way to display our creativity!


Thank you Debbie & Kelly for sharing your purse making story! If you have a story and photos you would like to share with us please email us at: sales@PursueYourArt.com


PURSuE Your Art! Changeable art purse makes a great fundraising idea for your school, booster club or private sports club. Call us for information on a ten pack discount pack.