PLEASE CHECK OUT THESE GREAT SERVICE ORIENTED SITES
(Doing great things for people less fortunate than
ourselves!)
SOME
GREAT FAMILY FRIENDLY LINKS FOLLOW THIS SECTION!
www.Wish.org
"Make a Wish Foundation"
Granting the wishes of children
with life-threatening illnesses to enrich the human experience with hope,
strength, and joy!
www.TheHungerSite.com
Make this your home page and give free
food to people in need every day with every click!
www.TheChildHealthSite.com
Click each day to help prevent life-threatening diseases, restore vision
to blind children, and enable child amputees to walk.
www.Heifer.org
Give the life-changing gift of a Heifer International animal
in honor of a friend or loved one. It's a gift that brings promise to hungry
families and the opportunity for a better life to the less fortunate. Giving a
Heifer gift takes the stress out of shopping while putting the meaning back
into giving.
www.MercyCorps.org
Existing
to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure,
productive and just communities.
www.Mothering.com
The Natural Family Living Magazine
www.RedCross.org
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The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement endeavours, in its international and national capacity, to
prevent and alleviate human suffering wherever it may be found. Its purpose is to protect life and
health and to ensure respect for the human being. It promotes mutual
understanding, friendship, cooperation and lasting peace amongst all peoples.
www.Plenty.org
An organization helping to protect and share the
world's abundance and knowledge for the benefit of all people. Plenty's focus
is on Indigenous People, youth, women, and the environment. In practical terms,
this translates into sustainable development to promote local self-sufficiency
in economically disadvantaged or otherwise threatened communities. Over it's
27-year history Plenty has helped to implement projects in fifteen countries on
four continents.
www.WorldCampForKids.org
World Camp for Kids enriches the lives of children
in disadvantaged communities throughout the world.
www.SaveTheChildren.org
Creating lasting and positive
change in the lives of children in need.
www.LaLecheLeague.org
Support
for breastfeeding mothers.
www.SecondHarvest.org
America's
Second Harvest feeds over 23 million hungry Americans each year, educates the
public about hunger in America and advocates for public policies that
positively impact hungry Americans.
www.PinkMartini.com
Somewhere
between a 1930s Cuban dance orchestra, a classical chamber music ensemble, a Brasilian marching street band and Japanese film noir is
the 12-piece Pink Martini. Playing at political fundraisers for progressive
causes such as civil rights, affordable housing, clean water, and public
broadcasting. “It’s like an urban musical travelogue…and I think as citizens of
the world and in a sense as musical ambassadors for the United States, we must
always strive to study the languages, customs, and histories of other
countries." says founder and pianist Thomas M. Lauderdale.
www.MusiciansForWorldHarmony.org
Enabling musicians throughout the world
to share their music to promote peace, understanding, and harmony among peoples
with a special emphasis on the displaced or distressed who could benefit most
from the healing power of music.
www.ParentsKnow.com
Your kids know everything, shouldn't you?
www.PedalPower.org
[Pedal Energy Development Alternatives]
develops and promotes the use of pedal powered technology. We believe that
bicycles and pedal driven technology are a key component to both reducing our
negative environmental impact on the planet, and to improving the quality of
life for people locally and globally.
www.MayaPedal.org
The Maya Pedal project; Supporting the basic family economy, through the design and
distribution of bicycle machines, providing an efficient alternative for the
rural development of Guatemala.
www.RoundAbout.co.za/main
Providers of the "Playpump" (a merry Go Round that acts as a water
pump!), Roundabout Outdoor is internationally recognized
as
one of the world's most innovative providers of clean water and vital community
messages to communities throughout Africa.
www.ChildrenNow.org
A nonpartisan, independent voice for
improving children's lives while helping sustain commitments to putting
children first.
www.FamilyFriendlySites.com
Recognized
and Respected on The World Wide Web
www.AwareParenting.com
An
approach that can help parents raise children who are secure, bright,
compassionate, non-violent and drug free.
AND, HERE'S A FEW MORE SITES...
...that are
family friendly, feature natural children's items, fine wooden toys and
puzzles, or are other small home-based businesses like ours!
(in alphabetical
order)
www.1800Scarf.com
Our crafts friend Rosemary makes
beautifully knitted chenille clothing in gourgeous
colors!
www.AyerPuzzles.com
J. C. Ayer & Company wooden jigsaw
puzzles; High-quality wooden jigsaw puzzles made from fine artwork or
custom-made from your own photos and images, made using Yankee ingenuity to
produce a superior puzzle at a very reasonable price.
www.BabyCribStore.com
Baby Crib Store offers discount priced
boys and girls sets in many colors. Secure online
ordering. Direct delivery. Live US-based customer service, 7 days a week.
www.BradyPuzzles.com
One of a kind, hand-cut
wooden jigsaw puzzles for all ages from your personal photos, art prints
or digital camera file.
You may select a puzzle from Dennis'
on-line gallery too!
Chule's Wool
Blankets
We own quite a few of these blankets and
we call them our "Dream Blankets" because they sleep so well and
promote the most wonderfully warm dreams. All made by the nicest family of
blanket makers you could ever know...We love them!
www.ColorGrown.com
100% pure organic cotton clothing for
children!
www.CraftToys.com
The Handmade,
Homemade Toy Shop Catalog.
Excuisite
handmade toys that your kids (and you) will love!
www.CustomPuzzleCraft.com
Provider of
Custom Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle Cutting Services & Gallery Puzzles.
All puzzle cutting by John S. Stokes III
www.DedeKnives.com
Carl makes handcrafted and unique quality
knives, preserving the high carbon steel heritage in your kitchen.
His knives are affordable, functional and
easy to sharpen. Please check out his selection...Carl is an artist with his
work!
www.DougsPuzzles.com
Custom handcut
wooden jigsaw puzzles.
Specializing in custom wooden jigsaw
puzzles for corporate functions and weddings.
www.ElectronicCottage.com
Proud to be an exhibiting member of the ElectronicCottage Online Arts and Crafts Gallery!
www.FestivalArtistsOnline.com
Want to go to an Art Fair, (in your
home!), without having to find parking and wade through the crowds? Please
check out this site!
www.HannaEastin.com
Hanna is an old family friend with this
site featuring her work with sculptural clay. She is a creative artist making
vessels, abstract heads, tile wall pieces, and wall masks. She says about her
work; "In each piece I hope to create a sense of peace, a thoughtful
nature, even a feeling of sanctuary." Hanna's work is quite
unique...Please check it out!
www.JBrooke.com
Brooke is an artist creating wonderfully
intricate and imaginative dioramas within duck and goose eggshells.
We love her work and think you will too!
www.JITBPuzzles.com
Custom Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles!
Artistic Puzzles, Advanced Puzzles, Photo
Puzzles, Wedding Proposal Puzzles, and Much More!
www.KapoliStudios.com
This site features work of our artist
friends Michael and Donna. Michael creates "Altered Pottery". It is
functional in nature each piece uniquely shaped with it's own character. We
have a lot of his work and love it! We also love Donna's
jewelry. Naturally... Jewelry is handmade, inspired by Nature and created in
metal: silver, bronze, brass and copper. The pieces reflect the form and
textures of flowers, leaves ,or rocks, carefully
crafted with each piece radiating its own personality.
www.KazoodlesToys.com
I (Marvin talking) used to play games
with my cousin Mary when we were young. She now owns this great toy store that
is very involved in doing wonderful things in her community. She also supports
other small toy and game makers around the country which makes her toy store
one of the most unique we've ever seen!
Kazoodles
Toy Store is an inspiration and model of what all toy stores should be....Please check Mary's store and website out!
www.JigsawPuzzlePlayer.com
Computer puzzles and games from The
Netherlands!
www.KaziStudio.com
Segmented Wood Vessels by Marilyn Endres and Eucled Moore. Believe
us...These are two of the most unique wood vessel and platter makers in the
world! Two of the nicest people you could know do unbelievable work!
www.KirkMcCarthy.com
This artistic master jeweler (and freind!) handcrafts beautiful niobium jewelry reflecting
all colors of the rainbow!
www.KiwiSandals.com
A fellow craftsman, Lee Risler, has been making beautiful, handcrafted sandals
since 1963...check 'em out!
www.LightShades.com
Daisy is an artist specializing in making
beautiful handpainted and botanical lamp shades, natural ceiling glass covers, collage art glass
and bamboo lamps, each a unique work of art!
www.LizCollinsArt.com
Liz is one of our favorite artist friends
working with mixed media such as oil paint, pastel and torn paper on canvas and
board. We love her work for it's playful, "off kilter" perspectives
on life and images of rolling countrysides. Her work
has seen the "travelogue series", the "home-life series", the "nostalgia series". Her "road
series" takes us through the rolling hills and blind curves of life.
Please check her work out....We think you'll love it!
www.MGCPuzzles.com
Makers of unique hand crafted wooden
jigsaw puzzles for adults and children with 4 to 2,500+ pieces, using personal
enlarged photographs, fine art prints, logos and digital images. Each jigsaw
puzzle is custom made to order and completely personalized for Weddings,
Birthdays, Corporate Events, Anniversary and Holiday
gifts.
www.MicheleHausman.com
This award winning California oil painter
creates original landscapes and figurative work in an impressionist style.
www.NewPuzzles.com
Conrad Armstrong's artistic wooden jigsaw
puzzles
www.ObsidianWindchimes.com
Richard and Debbie make totally unique windchimes of found objects in nature. Good friends of ours
and we love their work!
www.OldPuzzles.com
Bob Armstrong's old wooden puzzle
collection...Bob Armstrong Collects, Buys, Sells and restores old wooden
puzzles.
www.PlatinumPuzzles.com
Makers of fine wooden jigsaw puzzles.
Platinum Puzzles, hand crafted wooden jigsaw puzzles made to order. Luxurious heirloom quality from your photos and prints.
Please check out their onsite YouTube videos...Very
neat!
www.PlayStoreToys.com
Quality wooden and natural toys for
creative and imaginative play
www.PuzzlesWithAPurpose.com
Global Peace puzzles and a great links
page to service organizations around the world! A site that started with a
dream!
www.RickCanham.com
Limited Edition Photographs by a friend
of ours who is a great artist with a camera!
www.RoundHouseDesigns.com
An old friend and great Craftsman; Greg
Rounds, designed and made the best quality wooden toys and trains we have ever
seen...His son Jason now carries on the tradition. Please check out their
signature New York and Standard trains. If you are looking for collector
quality, made in a small shop at a reasonable price, this is the place to go!
www.StevenSummerville.net
A truely unique pottery collection by an old friend of ours
Steven Summerville.
www.SVWoodProducts.com
A great selection of beautiful hardwood
products by a small family business and good friends of ours in the Scholfield Valley of southern Oregon!
www.TerryBrownGlass.com
Two artist friends of ours Terry and
Larry Brown make and sell "Sun Face Sun Catchers".
They're bright, colorful and a lot of
fun! (We're talking about Terry, Larry and the Sun Catchers!)
www.TinyBirdsOrganics.com
Tiny Birds Organics is a small business
run by two moms/sisters (Jenny and Kate), and their seamstress Chris, providing
environmentally friendly products for babies! (Please check out their
"info/policies" page for some great information about why we should
all be conscious about organic choices.)
www.TheBigGameHunter.com
Bruce Whitehills
site offering the latest game and puzzle news, forums and information for those
looking for a complete source
of
everything you would want to know about the handmade game and puzzle industry!
www.ThePuzzleman.com
Ed and his wife, Suzanne, have been
making bright, colorful wooden puzzles, selling them at Craft Fairs and through
the mail for over 20 years.
All of their puzzles are individually
hand crafted with quality and education in mind!
www.ThumbFunKalimbas.com
Rick and Louann
make some of the nicest gourd kalimbas we've ever
seen!
www.ToymakersCollection.com
Great Jumping Jacks, clocks, magnetics and ornaments made by our crafts friends Terrie
and Richard Floyd.
www.VirtuJewelry.com
Two friends, Carol and Rusty, are
pioneers of fusing transparent dichroic glass jewelry.
www.WaldorfResources.net
Community Support for a Supportive
Community
www.WorldVillage.com
WorldVillage
is the web's leading site for family-friendly internet
since 1995
