Amazing Little Artist Helping the Gulf Coast

I saw this at Coastal Living and it absolutely amazed me! First of all how amazing this little girls drawings and painting were, and second that this little girl has a heart of gold!

Below is the article from Coastal Living:

Recently, the Audobon Society received a letter. It read, "I am a decent drawer, and I was wondering if I could sell some bird paintings and give the profits to your organization." The writer was 11-year-old Olivia Bouler, who has since raised more than $110,000 for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill relief with the support of AOL Artists.

To read more about this inspiring story on CNN.com, click here!

Watching the coverage of the oil spill is so frustrating, it's wonderful to read about someone so young who got productive and really made a difference. What about you? Does Olivia motivate you to get out there and do something in support of the Gulf?

-Perry Del Favero, Editorial Intern

You need to see her beautiful pictures for yourself and learn about her story. It is so heart-warming to see how children understand what is going on and open up their minds and their hearts to do whatever they can. Children don't think about who's at fault and play the blame game, they see what is going on and the only thing that is on their minds is helping!

What a great story and I would love to learn more about others stories. If you have other great inspiration stories I would love to hear about them!

You can help Olivia by visiting the cnn page and reading about making donations and receiving one of Olivia's prints.

Just a Reminder: Ways to Help The Gulf!

Found this article on Help The Gulf Coast on Etsy Shop's facebook page. Just a reminder that there are ways we can help...and buy something very unique! :)

Artisans to assist in Gulf Coast clean up by way of monetary donations from sales of their wares.

By Bettie St. Ours

Artisans to assist in the Gulf Coast clean up Part I

Virginia Artisans and everyone else is looking for ways to help with the Gulf Coast clean up efforts. This Etsy artisan community is no exception.

Artisans from all over are donating their handmade crafts to a shop set up by Kate and friends in an effort to raise money. A collective Etsy shop has been set up to help the gulf coast recover from the massive BP oil spill. Etsy sellers have donated their items with100% of the proceeds being given to charity.

Please visit Help the Gulf Coast shop which has a huge selection of beautiful handmade items, supplies and vintage gifts.

Please visit this shop and make a purchase to help support the affected people and communities. So little can go so far and this is one of the easiest things that you can do to help out and you get a beautiful handmade gift item to boot.

Shop owners if you would like to participate by donating an item to this shop, please check out their donation guidelines in the shop policies!!