I am an accidental entrepreneur {The 5 simple stories every indiepreneur must tell blog hop}
I have a confession to make. I am an accidental entrepreneur. Even though throughout my 20s I was constantly searching for my 'thing' - my passion - I never once considered I could make my living from running my own business. In school I was a total science nerd - my...
Are you a Craftivist without even realising it?
{a tank wrapped in pink} So, I ran out of time on the weekend to get this post written, but it was something I really wanted to talk about as part of Philanthropy Week. In my mind, activism and philanthropy are often associated. Philanthropy is, after all, about...
Buy one of the new Epheriell Charity Ribbon designs this weekend and 30% goes to Kiva
So, the #100BeanieDrive has been going amazingly well! Thank you so much to all of you who have hopped on board to give cancer patients a warm head and warm heart this winter. In celebration of Philanthropy Week on Epheriell Designs, I decided to make some charity...
Business Planning 1 ~ Why are you in Business?
Today we have the first guest post from July's Special Guest Blogger Elle Roberts of the Creative Business Co. Elle is passionate about the importance of business planning - something so many of us kinda leave to fall by the wayside. Check back each Friday to find out...
10 Creative Crowd-Funded Projects
Crowd-funding is a growing way for small businesses to get their idea or project out of their head and into reality. Supporting these sorts of projects is not only fun, but you're helping someone achieve their dream (and hey, you usually get something pretty groovy...
Businesses with a Built-in Philanthropic Core
Today, as part of Philanthropy Week, I wanted to highlight a few awesome businesses that have philanthropy built-in. Many of us might have one or two products that support a charity in our shops, but these businesses go above and beyond that. Philanthropy is not just...
Kiva ~ My Charity of Choice for Breaking the Poverty Cycle
{This is Miatta from Liberia. I was one of many people who loaned her the money she needed to buy inventory for her restaurant.} Today I wanted to share my favourite charity with you - Kiva. I'm guessing most of you have already heard about Kiva, but for those of you...
Welcome to Philanthropy Week on Epheriell Designs!
{Kindness by A Life Through the Lens} This week, I want to do something different. As well as launching the #100BeanieDrive on Saturday, I've had a lot of charitable and philanthropic ideas come to my attention recently. So, in order to explore the idea of...
July 2012 Giveaway ~ Win a Half-Spiral Necklace
This month, I’m giving away a Half-Spiral Necklace to one of my lovely mailing list subscribers – will it be you? To enter, all you need to do is subscribe to the Epheriell Mailing List! That’s it! (And yep, this is open world-wide.) I usually send an...
100 Beanie Drive ~ Can you help us give cancer patients warm heads and warm hearts this winter? All yarn-lovers please apply!
UPDATE: I have finally stopped getting donations, so I am hoping to have this page updated soon with all the donations that have been received. If I haven't added yours yet, rest assured I have probably received, photographed, and passed it on by now, I just have a...