Do you know how awesome you are? ( Auctions for the Nielson Family)

I was having dinner with my mom last night as we do once a week and I was telling her about the community. I’m talking about the handmade, vintage,independent and small business community. I told her, these people are awesome. No matter where they are in the world there is a connection of hope, joy, laughter and friendship from complete and total strangers. An unnamed circle of friends and acquaintances that can pull together at the drop of the hat for a good cause and to support one another.

When we see past the business fronts of each individual we realize that we are all here for a common goal of writing for passion & purpose. You may have your own blog for marketing your store or you may have an online magazine like Vintage Indie who likes to do the promoting for you. At any case, when you get down into the nitty gritty of it all we are all humans making the world flow with our individual gifts.

I first heard of Stephanie and Christian Nielson from ScribbleIt a wonderful company who makes some very cute vinyl lettering and wall art for your home. Christian and Stephanie (author of nieniedialogues blog) were involved in a private plane crash. Since the news of this crash the online community has joined together to form auctions, private sales and donations for their recovery.


Today August 28, 2008 has been dubbed Nie Nie Day. With the help from the online community, Gabrielle of Design Mom has organized this day for auctions of independent, handmade goods and other various donated items. Now is your chance to support your fellow community member and her family. Follow this link to Design Mom for the very large list of ongoing silent auctions and for further details.