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Little Painted Polka Dots

"Little Painted Polka Dots, hand painted, hand painted art, hand painted plaques, personalized plaques, hand painted letter plaques, hand painted name plaques, kids room decor, kids room art, little bunny tutu, toddler tutus, pink tutus, custom made tutus, custom made name plaques, whimsical art, personalized art, commemorative plates, birthday plates, 1st birthday plates, specail occassion plates" and more

Offering 15% off OR free shipping (to US residents only).

The codes are:

Free shipping - FREESHIP
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Design By Jessie
Camera Strap Covers and iPhone, iPod, iTouch, cell phone or Camera Covers
25% off from dec 1 to the new year.

Paty's Loveys
Use code xmas for 10% off until 12/31/2009. Purchase like usual at Wonderland and Etsy and I will refund the 10%.

Every purchase made from 11/20/2009 until 12/31/2009 will be entered in a drawing to win a free 4oz handspun skein, shipping will also be on me.




From December 19th - 31st, 2009 50% off my entire store at:

Scrapolicious Scraps at Glam n' Glitter

Scrapolicious Scraps at Scraps with Attitude:

Simple Creations:

You will get 20% off your order before shipping. Purchase online, you can pay later, or email me your order and I will send you an invoice. This also includes custom order. Does not apply to the Tu-Ars and Just Right Potatoes Sack Combos.

Bake Sales for Autism

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I think one of the oldest and most useful ways to earn money for autism would be a bake sale. Get family and friends together and have a fun bake day, then put someone in charge of sitting at the sale, figure out where to have the sale, get permission from the owner of the establishment, and teach homeschooling children how to help in the process.

The thing about being sure something sells is to make sure it is something people will use easily. If it is useful, there is a much bigger chance that it will be a success.

Autistic mothers looking to earn money for their children's education, health issues, medications, research, therapy, or their own educational benefits to help their children should consider the benefits of bake sales.

There are businesses who would be happy to loan a bit of space for the sale to get more people drawn to their establishment. Potential customers are always a positive. Some businesses may want to even match the sales as their own charitable contribution.

One territory to keep in mind is the local library. If you could tie in your sales with the library, you have a selling point to gain their cooperation and a public footpath to gain exposure. Maybe you could donate a portion of the income from the sales to the library to help raise awareness of both the library and autism.

Libraries can always use more patrons and money to help with special events or purchases. Plus, your bake sell could invite the public to become library volunteers.

Remember, if you do decide to hold a bake sale...take at least $20 in change, take a snack and drink tote for yourself, make sure there is a rest room nearby, get a relief person for when you need to step away from the table, and wear your sunscreen if you do not have an umbrella or canopy. Take into consideration the weather. If it is hot outside, your baked goods will spoil or melt quicker than if the weather is pleasant. Make sure you advertise as well, and keep in mind that signs must be easily readable for any passersby. Any other tips are welcome!