Conspiracy Collaborators

Yesterday, I received a package envelope in the mail that jangled...a lot. Kind of sounded like there was something broken inside. I didn't recognize the address, even from people I've corresponded with concerning donations to the Conspiracy. I was intrigued. I opened it up to find it overflowing with papers and ephemera for art making. Jeanette at PostcardX sent me the package. I love that I get unexpected suprises from PostcardX every couple of months. It brings a little dash of creative magic to life. I must remember during lulls in blessing requests that I have an endless source of people to bless there.

Also, as noted in a comment on a previous blog post, Kara from Motherhenna.com and the wonderful "A Peace of..." blog and collaborative art project, is sending some 1000 Faces of Mother Henna art to include in blessing packages. Very, very cool.

Smile Award and More Blessings

Emma gave me the Smile Award recently, which I think is very thoughtful. I have a few subscribers to this blog and they have been very uplifting to me over the months.

I am very excited that my inbox is filling up with requests since the project was mentioned over at Create A Connection, a fabulous community art blog that I don't have enough time to properly enjoy. An especially lovely request is for a woman who runs a sexual assaul survivors' website and she wants some blessing packages to pass on to the women she works with. Now I have something to work towards, a few new dolls, boxes, and possibly a journal or two, something I've been pondering for quite awhile.

Update

I need to get better at recording the actual activities of the Conspiracy here.

Today I am sending out five packages, three were requested for friends and two are in response to blog posts I recently read at the Create a Connection blog. When I read stories about people who are having a tough time in life, I'll send an email inquiring as to whether they'll let me send them an art blessing. So far the responses have all been positive.

Packages are going out to Maine, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Texas.

A Gift of Lemonade

Check out the recent gift economy lemonade stand run by the folks over at CharityFocus.

Seva Cafe and Karma Kitchen: Love All, Serve All

Check out this KarmaTube video about Seva Cafe, a restaurant in India based entirely on the idea of a gift economy. Gotta love their slogan, Love All, Serve All.

One night a week, the Karma Kitchen now does the same thing in Berkeley. They don't only gift guests with food, asking only that guests pay-it-forward, they also gift art, flowers, and anything else that inspires them towards generosity.