The eagle-eyed among you may have noticed that I have a new link on the righthand sidebar (the little girl in the rose). This is a link to the website which is raising funds for a very special and unique little girl. Rose is the only person in the world known to suffer from her particular genetic abnormality and is also diagnosed with Severe Learning Difficulties, Developmental Delay & Autism. Rose's parents are aiming to raise £15,000 in order to send her to a specialised treatment centre in the USA. Hopefully through her treatment she will come a little closer to being able to unlock her voice and speak to her parents for the first time.You can read more about Rose and her family on this site.
Anyway, if you've recently won the lottery, aren't quite sure that you need 5 bentleys and 3 swimming pools and are thinking of doing something more fulfilling and worthwhile with the dosh or even if you just have a pound or two to spare and would like to donate it to a very worthy cause please pop over and visit with Rose and her family. Alternatively you could bid on a very special bunny that I'd like to auction for Rose.
Rose Bunny is available now on my shop and will go to the person who bids the most by 10pm on October 28th.
Rose the Bunny is just adorable!! And how very kind of you to auction her off. I hope she brings a lot of money and goes to a very loving home.
Posted by: Nikki | October 18, 2007 at 12:00 PM
both rose's are gorgeous!
what a lovely idea
x
Posted by: sugarplum | October 18, 2007 at 12:52 PM
Beautiful!
Perhaps a line of Floral Rabbits is in the future for the 2008 shop?
My favorite is the Tulip....hint hint hint!
Posted by: Shawn Mary | October 18, 2007 at 01:00 PM
brilliant idea, Julie, definitely a sellers market! Your blog touches many hearts and minds. I'll just go and raid my piggy bank! ;0)
Posted by: jill | October 18, 2007 at 01:26 PM
Hi Julie, so nice of you to make the Rose-bunny for this good cause. I’ve visited the site and read and learned about Rose. I have a little nephew who was born with a genetic abnormality. Less than 10 children in the world have this same genetic abnormality. He cannot be helped in any way, so my hope’s are up for Rose, that she will ever be able to speak! Good luck with the auction!
Posted by: nicolette | October 18, 2007 at 01:46 PM
What a special little bunny... and, so precious.
I wish that Let's Knit was available in the US. Would you ever consider purchasing extra copies in the UK and then selling them, adding on extra money, to add to the amount you're collecting for Rose?
Good luck with the auction. You are doing a wonderful thing.
Posted by: Joanne | October 18, 2007 at 03:55 PM
I LOVE that sweater. Will you knit me one? Wow! She's up to 300GBP! I wish I had the money to bid.
Posted by: Anina | October 18, 2007 at 04:03 PM
What a cute bunny! Your blog is quite lovely. Congrats on your magazine entry.
Posted by: Matroskin | October 18, 2007 at 04:06 PM
A very thoughtful idea, Julie. Good luck with the auction - the bunny is a delight.
Posted by: Zoe | October 18, 2007 at 05:18 PM
You are really an amazing woman, and though the bidding has gone far too high for my pocketbook (keep going, keep going!), I'm heading over to donate what I can for Rose and her family. Thanks for bringing this to our attention, hopefully they won't feel quite so isolated and alone now (I can't imagine how it would feel to be the *only* known person to be suffering in such a way!).
The world is extremely lucky to have you in it.
Posted by: Michelle | October 18, 2007 at 05:46 PM
Beautiful Roses!
Bunny Rose's sweater is so so pretty. Good luck with the auction Julie
Lesleyxx
Posted by: Lesley | October 18, 2007 at 08:10 PM
Good grief, you must be so pleased! I thought I'd have a look at your shop to see if I may be in with a chance .... alack and alas I think not!
Good luck with the auction; what a thoughtful way to help this family :)
Posted by: Monkee Maker | October 18, 2007 at 08:31 PM
Beautiful, beautiful Roses. Fantastic bidding so far, I'm gutted that I don't have the money to bid higher than the current bid. I was hoping to win and get you to send it on to Rose so she could play with her very special bunny herself.
You are a wonderful person for running this auction for Rose and I hope you raise an amount of money beyond your wildest expectations. I hope all children in need have a special guardian angel like you to look out for them and speed them on their way to a better life. You are truly wonderful Julie.
k xx
Posted by: Kirstlah | October 18, 2007 at 08:53 PM
What a wonderful thoughtful way to use your talents and resources to help another family in need, bless your heart :)
Posted by: Danielle | October 19, 2007 at 06:22 AM
What a beautiful idea, and sadly I cannot match the bid, but there are some very generous people out there :-)
Posted by: Wendy | October 19, 2007 at 01:44 PM
Beautiful, both the thought and the rabbit!!
Have a great weekend :)
Posted by: Hege | October 19, 2007 at 03:49 PM
Wow! Look at the bids go! Dod you ever expect it would even get to this stage? Well done and good luck for the rest of the auction (still nearly 10 days to go, phew!).
Posted by: Fliss | October 19, 2007 at 05:17 PM
Rose is ADORABLE! And for an excellent cause. You have a wonderful heart.
Great job!
Posted by: Debbie | October 19, 2007 at 06:29 PM
Rose is absoluetely wonderful, who ever gets is extremely lucky. It is wonderful thing when you can take your talent and use it to give to others. I hope Rose raises plenty to help this special little girl
Posted by: thecalicohorse.typepad.com | October 22, 2007 at 06:35 AM
preciosos muñecos,podrias mandarme los graficos gracias
Posted by: gaby | June 15, 2008 at 11:35 PM