I love when we can use our crafting skills towards a good cause. The Butterfly Project is a cause that brings tears to my eyes. The Holocaust Museum of Houston is collecting 1.5 million handmade butterflies to represent each of the 1,500,000 innocent children who were killed during the Holocaust. I think the display will be a beautiful & powerful tribute to those little ones who never had a chance to grow up. If you are interested in contributing to this display, please note the butterflies:
- should not be larger than 8x10
- should be 2D in any medium (fun foam, cardstock, etc)
- should not have glitter (you know how messy that is!)
- should not have food products (cereal, marshmallows, candy, etc)
Please contact me if you have made some butterflies & would like to send them with mine. I will be mailing a box on September 16th. This could be a great project for you & your kids on a rainy day this summer.If you want to learn more about the Holocaust Museum, check out http://www.hmh.org/. There is a beautiful poem on the website called The Butterfly written by Pavel Friedman who died in Aushchwitz in 1944.
For detailed submission instructions see: http://www.hmh.org/minisite/butterfly/index.html
2 comments:
That sounds like such a neat idea. I can already imagine seeing all the butterflies done and what an amazing sight it will be. I am going to make some and support this cause. Thanks Erin for passing on the word.
What a cute idea! We'll see if we can make some for you to send. I am so jealous of all the fun you will have for "work", and I love the cowboy pics of Troy!! How'd you do your cute background??
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