Time to Refocus

Recent events have had me refocus the purpose of this shop.

I had gotten lost in survival mode for my family and decided I need to stay true to myself and the roots of this shop.

For those who don’t know, this shop was started because of the students I worked with. Someone had donated a bunch of winter coats to our school since we are one of many Title I low-income schools. The jackets were great, but hoods were often neglected and kids wanted to be able to climb equipment while playing with no gloves. So my mom and I started crocheting hats and fingerless gloves that the kids could borrow or claim as their own for recess. When the kids found out that I was behind them, some started making specific requests and I happily filled them.

About this same time, I connected with my friend, Dawda, in Gambia. We were attempting to help the many orphans from his village find stability and formed Little Miracles Gambia. We managed to raise funds to help with food for his village, sponsor some of the children to start their education, and even attempted to start a farm with a few animals to help the village become self-sustaining. We briefly partnered with the Just Love foundation to help with food supplies. This was erratic and unreliable as their organization has a broader focus.

All of this brings me back to the focus of this shop, to spread joy one creation at a time. Moving forward, proceeds will be used to continue supporting local students achieve literacy while supporting the children of Gambia start their journey in education and a more stable life, specifically with the gloves to start. The campaign will be called Gloves for Gambia where for the cost of a set of gloves, the money will be sent to Dawda towards the children’s needs.

Future projects are in the works that include various bookmarks to mark the progress to literacy for students and Fidgets for Focus to help student focus on reading.

All other purchases will go towards future projects to support the students here in Wichita and Gambia. Join us in our journey, won’t you?