I was doing research at the library last night and happened to spot a writing contest sponsored by Scholastic. The deadlines for this year have already passed (due around the first week of January), but she should definitely consider submitting this essay next year (in the Personal Essay/Memoir category, for sure). There's loads of benefits to those who place well (and they give a number of gold and silver awards in each category), not the least of which is a boatload of scholarship money. The website with all the info is at: http://www.artandwriting.org/ I took a peek at some of the winners from last year and her essay is WAY better than theirs!
That little baby is SO cute! I haven't ordered very much from Etsy, but I'm constantly faving things and would love to own more items. I completely agree with you about how good it feels to be supporting individual artisans. It's the same reason I'm looking into a food co-op for later this year - it puts you in touch with the people who actually create, make, grow, whatever these things, without all of the middlemen. More money gets to the people who really deserve it, and the quality is a hell of a lot better than anything mass-produced.
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Date: 2009-01-28 02:05 am (UTC)That little baby is SO cute! I haven't ordered very much from Etsy, but I'm constantly faving things and would love to own more items. I completely agree with you about how good it feels to be supporting individual artisans. It's the same reason I'm looking into a food co-op for later this year - it puts you in touch with the people who actually create, make, grow, whatever these things, without all of the middlemen. More money gets to the people who really deserve it, and the quality is a hell of a lot better than anything mass-produced.