Every year for the last 20 or so years, I've sequinned holiday pins for charity.  This is a long standing tradition of the Charity League where I grew up.  The League has designed pins for 60 or more years and sold them to raise funds for a number of different service agencies and organizations.

Last fall when I wondered what I could do to raise more money for the American Cancer Society Middle Keys Relay for Life, inspiration struck.  I could design and make pink ribbon pins to celebrate awareness and survivorship, and accept donations (sell them) for the cause.  After a little trial and error, I came up with a combination of sequins and beads that I liked.  Precise cutting is not my strong suit, so I had to work out a few scissoring issues.  The biggest challenge, it turns out, was finding supplies.  Craft stores sell packs of sequins of mixed colors, but I couldn't find any of just pink.  Thank goodness for the Internet!  Seek and ye shall find -- if you Google the right words.

Everything worked out, and here is the result.

The pin is about two inches long with shiny deep pink sequins and a mix of light pinky-lavender crystals and opaque pink beads. 

The 2008 Relay for Life is over in our town, but I have seven pins left which I am making available for donations of $11.00 each (includes the cost of shipping).  All proceeds will benefit the 2009 Relay.

If you would like a pin for yourself, or someone you know, please email me at mary@mary-stella.com and I'll give you the PayPal information.

Thanks in advance!