ACTUAL BRACELET WILL NOT BE PRINTED BUT IS DEEPLY EMBOSSED WITH THE MESSAGE

You don’t have to be a PROJECT PANDA adoption tribe member to strut one of these fun bracelets on your wrist. Declare your pandaness for all to see!!!

This week I put in my order of what I hope isn’t FAR too many of these bracelets (larger quantities kept my cost down per bracelet) to offer on my website to help raise funds for PROJECT PANDA. I designed them in basic black and white so they will coordinate with most casual and dressy wear.

My sizes are 7″, 7.5, and 8 inch. They slide over the hand like a bangle and have a bit stretch as they are 100 percent silicone. I found the best source possible for quality of product and also not a bit of latex in these at all.

A percentage of the profit will go directly back into my PROJECT PANDA which will end up with a panda charity either in the U.S. or overseas. I will announce when they are availble as soon as the shipment arrives in a week or so!!! I’m so excited to get mine. I’m going to wear it forever!!!

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Photo taken in Chengdu. Woman doing the famous Chengdu Shu Embroidery

with split silk threads. Here paper pattern to the side is all she uses to create her design

So many of you have been following all the news out of China and reporting to me via email and comments on the blog and I thank you so much for everything. The caring and outpouring of compassion among my friends here has been so genuine and heartfelt!! It overwhelms me at times!

One of my favorite resources for news out of China has been CHINA DAILY. My son Bryan turned me on to this website when he was in school in Kunming China a couple of years ago. I have read it every morning since I found out about it.

CLICK HERE TO SEE RECENT STORIES ABOUT THE PANDAS AND PEOPLE OF SICHUAN PROVINCE

The most recent tremors have destroyed thousands of more homes already compromised by the large quake on May 12. It is just beyond me what all these families are going to do with no homes and not much food. The pandas are being looked after well by the dedicated keepers but things are not perfect for them by any stretch of the imagination.

Also a little note about the pendant each of my tribe members is going to be recieving….as soon as we have photos of our babies I will be creating each tribe a set of 10 limited edition pendants as a gift with the respective tribe’s cub photo on it!!!!!

These will take some time to make as well as waiting for images of our babies but will give us all something to look forward to midway in this adoption process! I’m so excited to get going on them.

Another great resource for keeping tabs on the pandas in Chengdu is NPR . I really enjoyed reading this story and hope you all have the time this week to read it as well

CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT THE CHENGDU PANDAS

CLICK THE PHOTOS TO READ THE MOST CURRENT INFO COMING FROM WOLONG TODAY

I cannot express my thanks enough for the outpouring of generous donations and emails that have come in here between my adoption post last nite and 10:00 am this morning. I am still getting all my ducks in a row and waiting to hear from Panda’s International on how we should proceed with payment for the adoption so hang tight…I started an email list just for the adoptees and you will be getting an update later today.

If you are not subscribed to the blog you may wish to do so also to get the most current updates. The sub box is in the left hand column at http://graffiti gossip.com

I will be posting the adoptee’s names below after I get home from my eye appointment this afternoon. Gotta keep these peepers in shape to see our panda babies next time I visit Wolong!!!

ALL ADOPTION SPOTS ARE NOW FILLED!! WOO HOO!!. I AM GOING TO STOP FOR THE TIME BEING AT 4 PANDAS JUST TO KEEP THINGS MANAGABLE BUT REST ASSURED AFTER SEEING YOUR OVERWHELMING RESPONSE TO THIS CRISIS… WE WILL BE DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS AGAIN!! STAY TUNED AND THANK YOU ONE AND ALL!!!

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CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR ENTIRE LIST OF ADOPTEES AT OUR PANDA TRIBAL TALK LINK

FLASH!!! WE NOW HAVE TWO CUBS WITH 20 PARENTS ALL HANDING OUT BAMBOO CIGARS!! WITH A FINAL THIRD CUB HALF SPOKEN FOR WOOO HOOO!

Due to the overwhelming response and generosity of my awesome friends and customers I am going to continue to take names until we reach 30 adoptees!!! The second and third group of 10 each will be adopting another cub with me. I will be posting more info here today as well as emailing everyone with details on where payment will be sent. There is room for 4 more on the third cub

OVERWHELMED AND EXTEMELY PROUD IS HOW FEEL THIS MORNING!! THANK YOU ONE AND ALL!!!!!!

TO COMMEMORATE THIS JOURNEY OF GIVING AND LOVE..ALL 10 PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE A SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PANDA PENDANT MADE BY ME!!!!

Calling all panda lovers. I have a huge favor to ask on behalf of the people of Wolong China and the pandas we love so dearly!!! I would like to ask 9 other people to go in with me on a shared panda adoption through PANDAS INTERNATIONAL.

THIS SHARED ADOPTION WOULD END UP COSTING EACH OF THE 10 PARTICIPANTS $50.00 USD and we can easily have a suggestion lists of names and a vote to choose the name of our cub. This idea was spawned on the Panda’s Unlimited group today and I thought since this blog gets a lot of pandalicious exposure it would be the PERFECT place to find volunteers!!!

Right now , Panda’s International will be using adoption funds not only for the pandas in the charge of the Wolong Panda center but PI is also helping to send funds to the people of Wolong who were tragically affected by the earthquake.

A partial cub adoption of $500.00 USD includes the following:

• Personalized Certificate (I’ll send copies to all of the participants)
• Save the Panda Poster
• Periodic Newsletters (I will post the newsletter on Graffiti Gossip)
• Pandas International Pin
• Panda Bookmark
• Opportunity to give your panda a “nick name” in addition to the official Chinese name
•A brass sign with your name (we can call ourselves a cool name) and panda’s name at the Reserve
• Framed 8 x 10 photo by professional photographers Mike and Lisa Husar of TeamHusar Wildlife
• Pandas International Tee Shirt OR a 12″ plush panda mom & cub stuffed animal

(I will do a drawing for these nice items from the 9 other adoptees names)

• Periodic photos and updates on your panda from the Wolong Panda Club which I will send to each of you when I receive them

NOTE:..THE ADOPTION PROCESS MAY BE DELAYED A WHILE AS WOLONG GETS BACK ON THEIR FEET. The most important thing is that funds get funneled into the system ASAP and the official naming of the baby etc will happen in due time. Besides, it gives us more time to think of the perfect name for our special cub!

If you would like to know more about Panda’s International please visit the link I posted above. They are a top notch organization with so much on their plate right now. I thought since $50.00 is so much less than $500.00 for an adoption, this might give you all a chance to be a part of another panda adoption here at GRAFFITI GOSSIP.

I also have a panda jewelry design in the works and 100% of the Ebay winning bid will go to Panda’s International…stay tuned!!! Contact me either through the comments on the blog or my email to sign up…remember there are only 9 spots available so hurry!!!!

Huge hugs to all of you …Sandra

ps..the original post stated 8 participants..I meant to say 10…can I plead jet lag…LOL!

WOLONG PANDA UPDATE…PLEASE CHECK THIS WEBSITE FOR PANDA’S INTERNATIONAL

All the most current news about the people and pandas of China’s earthquake will be here. Please if you can donate generously to the funds they have started. This is a completely legit and top notch group!

I wanted to show you my new monarch butterfly bench I got myself for my birthday! It finally arrived and we got it put together today. What a great focal point for my new studio garden. My glass studio overlooks this area filled with bird feeders , water features and my chows!! The peonies are from the one I showed you a couple of posts ago. They were so heavy on the tree I had to cut off a bunch to keep the branches from breaking

It seems the pandas fared much better than the people affected by the China earthquake on Monday. Apparently a World Wildlife tour group heading to Wolong panda preserve is still out there and not been heard from yet. Hopefully all is well but it may be some time before contact is made on that desolate stretch of road to Wolong. Much of the road is washed out.

Here’s an update from ,my guide in Chengdu. Even though we heard the good news yesterday about the pandas, it’s always great to hear it again, and again and again.. I was so worried about the babies especially. Sounds like my little Bao Shi is as tough as I thought..lol! (Bao Shi sounds like “boss”)

Here’s his note this morning. He and his family are living in their car at the moment.

“Hello Sandra Miller

I also want give you another good news which is that the pandas in Chengdu are all very safe including your baby “BaoShi”.
Thanks alot for your concern,my house might be repaired in future,the local goverment office sent staff had checked it….
thanks Mickal