2nd Annual Crafts for Crayons School Supply Drive and Craft Event

Want to make a difference in a young girl's life? Join Etsy Dallas at the 2nd Annual Crafts for Crayons event on Saturday, August 1st, at the NorthPark Center. 

For a donation of school or art supplies, you can have a fun afternoon crafting away with your friends or kids. And bonus - you get to take your crafts with you when you leave!

You can find us in the NorthCourt between Nordstrom and Macy's from 1-5 pm - it's sure to be a blast!

All donations will benefit Girls, Inc. of Metropolitan Dallas, a philanthropy whose goal is to empower girls to be come strong, smart, and bold women who positively contribute to our communities and who understand, value, and assert their rights. Girls, Inc. teaches leadership and gives girls the tools to change their situation. 

Their programming includes such activities as: 

• STEM-centric summer camps (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics); 
• After-school programs with focuses including tutoring, self defense, leadership, and health; and
• Year-round programs, including one-on-one mentoring and college tour trips.

Last year, we raised over $2,000 in addition to bags and bags of school and art supplies for the organization, and we hope to exceed that this year! Your donations help ease the burden on teachers to provide their own supplies (much of which comes out of their own pockets) and give girls the tools they need to succeed in the classroom. You will be directly affecting change in your own community!

So please come and join us for what is guaranteed to be a great afternoon of camaraderie, crafting, and community improvement - we can't wait!

For more information about Girls, Inc., you can visit girlsincdallas.org, or on any of these social media sites: Twitter // Pinterest // Tumblr // Instagram

Make this the best semester yet

Back to school means shopping for your backpack, closet and home. Here's a treasury with a little bit of something for everyone gearing up for the new semester. Click the image to go directly to the treasury.

Time to Hit the Books in Style

Popsicles, summer school, vacations and fun times - they just flew by! Now it's time to get serious and hit the books. With that in mind, here are a few fun essentials for easing back to your studies.

Whale notebook, $9, Made by Rori

Periodic Table Book Bag, $22.50, Yellow Bug Boutique

Lemon Verbena Soap, $5.50, ThePigAndThePeacock

iPad Case, $30, BUTTERdesignlab

Prepare to have a great fall semester.