Festive Treasures Fundraising for M.E Research

Alison Orr

Alison has a beautiful selection of festive candles and jewellery for sale over on our Make ME Crafts website.

Her Christmas candles are proving popular, find out what's currently for sale from the range here http://www.makemecrafts.com/seller_page.php?sellerid=256





 

100 Birdies for ME

This Scandi-inspired hanging owl is just one of many designs by 100 Birdies for ME, which continues to raise funds for Invest in ME long after hitting its initial target of 100 sales.  The range now includes Spoonie jewellery too.

Visit the Etsy shop here https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/100Birdies4ME



 

Christmas Cards

This year's successful entries to our competition, as well as some from previous years - including Julie-Ann's Candle House design, voted Best Charity Christmas Card of 2013 by The Independent IndieBest.

Our various designs are available in both single and multi-design packs and at a competitive price. You can also see the back of the cards which raise awareness of the charity - all on IiME's dedicated webpage here http://www.investinme.org/Christmas%202014.htm



 

Decadent Dragonfly

This year Jenny's Treasures for ME transformed into Decadent Dragonfly.

Jenny sells some stunning jewellery, hair accessories and custom pieces all through her Facebook page.

Due to a necessary name change her Facebook page is new, so if you love her stuff (like we do), please also 'like it' and share if you can https://www.facebook.com/DecadentDragonfly



 

Foggy Creations

These festive napkin rings with charms are by Foggy Creations and can be found on our Make ME Crafts website alongside other Christmas decorations, and some equally decorative jewellery and bookmarks - all a perfect size to fit in someone's stocking.

See what's currently available from Foggy Creations on our website here http://www.makemecrafts.com/seller_page.php?sellerid=198





 

From ME to You, With Love

The book From ME to You, With Love was put together following the Letters for Louise project we first shared on our blog in October last year - blogpost.

Louise's call for letters from people with ME caught many people's imagination.  She received so many raw and honest letters of love, anger, and pain to create an inspiring book.  Reduced by 25% in the run up to Christmas with all profits going to Invest in ME.  Find out more and purchase the book via the website http://www.frommetoyouwithlove.co.uk/




 

Let's Do It for ME store

Our Spreadshirt store has gone festive again with the return of Santa and our ever so cuddly Christmas Moose.  Visit our standard store http://ldifme.spreadshirt.co.uk/  Or get creative with our designer store http://designerme.spreadshirt.co.uk/





 

One of a kind crafts

As well as these unique Christmas decorations, jewellery, gift boxes, bag charms and felt purses are all available from this charitable seller on the One of a kind crafts Facebook page, which has picked up some lovely reviews from happy customers.
https://www.facebook.com/oneofakindgiftsandcards

One of a kind crafts also plans to attend the South Moulton Festive Fayre this Friday, do stop by if you're in the area http://www.visitsouthmolton.co.uk/portfolioentry/4803/

Runnin On Empty

A limited edition 'Jingle for ME' design is no longer available, but you can see the other designs in the Runnin On Empty shop run by Stacy aka Mama chill - http://runninonempty.dizzyjam.com





 

Seren-e-dipity

Introducing Seren-e-dipity - a range of jewellery, charms and bookmarks that includes various festive treats like these stylish seasonal Snowpeople.

Take a look to be among the first to follow and share this new page with your friends and family https://www.facebook.com/pages/Seren-e-dipity/407154525994073

Serendipity: The art of making happy discoveries.

Sue's Scarves for ME

We've come to look forward to Sue's scarves each winter and this year is no exception.  To make those pennies stretch Sue is having a pre-Christmas sale, see the sale album on her Facebook page here - Sale 2014 Album

Of course as well as keeping you warm this winter, like all items highlighted in this blog, a scarf from Sue raises funds for vital biomedical research into ME.





Discover more items for sale in support of UK charity Invest in ME (Research) over on our website here http://ldifme.org/shop/


Selling something festive with proceeds to Invest in ME?  If you'd like to be included in an updated version of this post contact us by email here.  (post updated 4th Dec.)

Also see various ways to raise funds for Invest in ME when shopping online - http://ldifme.org/raise-funds-for-free/

Happy Seasonal Shopping for Invest in ME!

Let's do it for ME!
in support of
Invest in ME (Research) Charity

Christmas Cards and 2014 Calendar now available!

With Christmas fast approaching it’s time to start stocking up on those Christmas cards and calendars. This year, thanks to the ‘Let’s do it for ME!’ team and Invest in ME working busily behind the scenes, you’ll be spoilt for choice! Not only are there Christmas cards featuring the fourteen winners’ photos of this year’s ‘Let’s Get Snapping for ME!’ photo competition at a competitive price that includes p&p, you can also grab an extra bargain as the remaining Christmas cards from last year’s competition are available at a reduced price. Our fabulous 2014 Calendar featuring stunning photos of places all around the UK is also available to buy. All items are sold in aid of Invest in ME’s biomedical research fund and can be ordered through their website by clicking here. What’s more, they’ll all be delivered directly to your door: that’s the sort of Christmas shopping we like!

***** Watermarks are to protect copyright only and are not printed on cards or calendars. *****

Cards:
 
2013 Christmas cards are all 7" x 5" (17.8cm by 12.7cm) and have the message Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year inside. They are sold in packs of 10 of individual designs and a mixed pack (featuring the first ten shown below). All prices include postage and packaging.
 
UK £4.25
Europe £6.50
Rest of world £7.50

 
2012 Christmas cards are all A5 and have the message With Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year inside. They are sold in packs of 10 of individual designs. All prices include postage and packaging:
 
UK £3.00
Europe £5.00
Rest of world £6.00

 

 

 

2014 Calendar
 
Our 2014 A4 calendar features 12 stunning photos, one for each month, of places all around the UK. All photos are taken by those with ME or supporters of our campaign. There’s a generous grid for each month, handy for writing in those forthcoming appointments and events; making it not only perfect for yourself but a great gift too. Prices per calendar, inclusive of postage and packaging, are:
 
UK £7.00
Europe £8.00
Rest of world £10.00

  

 

Happy Shopping!

Click here to order



‘Let’s Get Snapping for M.E!’ 2013 Christmas Cards Photo Competition Extra Winners!

The ‘Let’s do it for ME!’ team love going that extra mile and this competition is no exception! We’ve been busy coming up with lots of ideas and liaising with the lovely folk at Invest in ME since the competition closed to see what ‘extras’ we could rustle up.

Given the high standard of shortlisted entries, Invest in ME said, "It was difficult to choose this year as the photos were really good." So much so, they were keen to have some more photos printed up as Christmas cards! In the end four more photos were chosen, from the twenty most voted for in the online vote. 

But before we announce the extra four winners, we’d like to let you in on another treat we have in store for you all in the run up to Christmas. The team were discussing that it would be nice to do something Christmassy to get into the festive spirit this year, particularly given the isolation many people with ME experience which is all the more apparent at this time of year. We also wanted to give, especially since the standard of entries has been so high, those who didn’t win or make it to the online vote a chance to shine. We decided a great way to encompass all this would be to have an online advent calendar featuring photos entered into the competition, with a different photo for each day. Some will be from those shortlisted, others you will have never seen before, unless of course it happens to be your photo! We’re finalising the details at the moment but once we have further news we’ll let you all know, so keep an eye out for updates on Facebook, Twitter and our blog.

You’ll also be pleased to know that the 2013 Christmas cards featuring the winning photos from this competition, including those featured below, are now available to buy.   You can also purchase our fabulous 2014 Calendar.  The remaining stock of Christmas cards from last year’s competition is available at reduced prices. All of which are sold in aid of Invest in ME’s biomedical research fund and which you can order from Invest in ME - click here. 

Finally, we can now proudly announce the four extra winners in our 'Let’s Get Snapping for ME!' 2013 Competition. It’s like Christmas has come early! (Entries appear in the order they featured in the Online Vote.)

 

Congratulations and well done!

 

 

 

 

 

‘Let’s Get Snapping for ME’s!’ 2013 Christmas Cards Photo Competition Online Vote

UPDATE: The online vote is now closed. Many thanks to everyone who voted. Photos with the most votes will be sent onto Invest in ME who will choose out of these the winning photos that will be printed on this year's Christmas cards. We'll be announcing the winners on Friday 27th. 

There was great excitement amongst the ‘Let’s do it for ME’ team as all the entries were being posted up for the first stage of judging earlier this week. We knew, following the success of last year’s competition, they were going to be good and you didn’t disappoint us! The quality and creativeness of photos has been simply amazing, with the added bonus of quite a few humorous ones too. Well over 200 photographs were entered in the end, so we certainly have had our work cut out looking through them all. This has made selecting those for the online vote whilst difficult also extremely enjoyable. We want to say a very big thank you to everyone for taking part.

But now it’s your turn to vote! You can vote in two ways, either by sending an email to fundraising4me@gmail.com stating your chosen photos. (To make it easier to identify and vote for photos we have numbered them. When emailing us, all you need to do is state the number of the photo or photos you have chosen.) Alternatively, you can go to our Facebook Competition Event’s Page and simply vote for your chosen photos by 'Liking' them. You can vote for as many photos as you want. There are 31 photos in all.  But remember, online voting closes at midnight on Sunday 22nd September. Those with the most votes will be sent onto Invest in ME, who will then judge the final stage by choosing from these the winning photographs the ones that will go on to be printed. We aim to print ten photos on our 2013 Christmas Cards and will announce the winners on 27th September, both on our blog and Competition Event’s Page. We hope to have the cards ready for sale by mid-October.  They will all be sold in aid of Invest in ME's biomedical research fund.

But that’s not all. We have plans for something very special in the run up to Christmas using some of the entries – so watch this space!

Congratulations to everyone who's made it to the online vote!

Good luck!