I’m struggling. My health has been worse than usual this past year and although I don’t talk about it much it has been very hard. The depression is coming back after having been at bay for a long time and I’m spiralling downward into malaise. I want desperately to get Healing Arts (formerly The Sick Chick Crafts for Causes) up, running and fully legal (and thus tax-deductible!) but it’s a lot more work than I had initially imagined. It will be very worth it, but…like the people I want to help, I’m in a bad place right now and could really use a little lift.
Can you give me a hand?
I mean that literally! I’m asking you and anyone, everyone, young and old to send me a cutout of a hand, decorated any way you please and made from whatever materials suit your fancy. I’ll use these hands to cheer myself on by affixing them to the bare walls in my room and also sending hands to anyone else who seems to need one. Please write your name or nick on the back so I/we will know who is lending their hand to this project 🙂 (And if you send other contact details I will write you a thank-you note eventually!)
Please send hand images to:
The Sick Chick P.O. Box 904 Cary, NC 27512-0904I will be ever so grateful and hopefully this will be what I need to get myself out of a funk and get cracking on helping others! Many thanks in advance!
Cut-out of a paw? I’ll try! But you know I’m lazy. Maybe I’ll do one at work on saturday, where we have GLITTER!
Ooh glitter is definitely good!!! 🙂 🙂
Hi Juliann! I’m sorry to read you’ve had such a rocky start to the year, what an awesome idea for cheering you up! I’m just new to reading your blog, but I think I’m going to like it here 🙂
hello there!
I found your post through futuregirl’s blog and would love to lend you a hand 🙂
Hi! Just found your via Futuregirl.
I would love to give you a hand! I keep a blog about crafting too, which came about partly as I needed an upbeat break away from the blog I kept for many years about living with ulcerative colitis (and more recently arthritis too!) So I know what it’s like to live in daily pain. I will get thinking about what kind of hand I can create for you! What a lovely idea.
Ali
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Just dropped mine in the mail. Hope your cross-country trip is going well!
Aw, Juliann…I hope your health takes a BIG turn for the better real soon. I know how u feel, I have MS and I have good days and bad. Lately, it’s not so good.
I will send you some hands. If you ever need anything else please let me know! I’ll be happy to help where I can.
Just found your blog from futuregirl’s blog, which I found from Pam’s sweet blog, gingerbreadsnowflakes. I cannot tell you how much I needed to read your courageous example of reaching out to others to help. My family is trying to learn to deal with a family member who is in so much emotional pain that he has resorted to cutting and threatening suicide. I hate to think of him in that much pain, and your ideas for reaching out give me some new thoughts for him. I’ll be working on a hand this weekend to send your way. Thank you for touching my heart.
Dear Juliann,
My heart bled when I read your profile. I, too, suffer from many of the illnesses that you have and I understand fully what it is like to have pain all day, every day. Unless someone has this, there is no way they can comprehend…but I do and my prayers and thoughts are with you. I will gladly donate a “helping” hand to you. It may take me a few days, but I will get it done and mailed to you. I have a friend who lives in Cary…her name is Mary Kay. Do you know her? Cary is a small town, much like mine (Georgia), and I would not be surprised if you knew her. Be watching your mailbox…you’ll be hearing from me soon! Blessings and healing to you!
My cat and I have cooked up a little something and a carer’s popping it into the post box as I type this … or some time this afternoon anyway!
There’s actually another something being cooked up but it’s still cooking and may take another week or two so I’ve mailed this part off first. Hope you enjoy!
Love & Hugs,
Ricky & Anekin
hope you got it
I love this idea. Do you still need my hand??? 🙂