Metamorphosis

Please join us for a very special Open House Fundraiser & Online Auction Kickoff benefiting Elizabeth Chalker.  We are raising money to help her get the life-saving medical treatment that she desperately needs!

Elizabeth is extremely ill after years of being misdiagnosed...now barely hanging on by a thread. She recently lost her dog & companion, Symon, whom she considered her son. It has been devastating to her, on top of the constant torment & pain that she is in 24/7. I could go on and on and on about her & how she has impacted me, but here is a website that has been put together for her and shares more of her story: 

http://helpelizabeth.net/

Time	Sunday, May 1 · 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Location	8252 Regency St. La Palma, CA 90623 AND Online for  1.) Auction

We are asking vendors of our Open House to donate a percentage of their sales to Elizabeth.  We are collecting donations to be auctioned off ...it kicks off at the Open House & continues online!

*wine tasting
*massage
*auction
*shopping
*buy her book
*more in the works!

Tickets are given to those who donate to the Victorious For Elizabeth event and can be used for wine, sweets, entries, massage, & other goodies!

Options

Option 10 $10.00 Option 25 $20.00 Option 50 $40.00 Option 75 $60.00 Option 100 $80.00 Option 125 $100.00

Your message to Elizabeth

Use this link to donate any amount not listed above.

Your message to Elizabeth

Hosted by Arbonne consultant, Shawnna Gwinn Gomez.  20% of all retail Arbonne orders will be donated to Elizabeth Chalker!  To place an online order, visit: www.Shawnna.MyArbonne.com

Victorious Vixen quilted wallets, bags & other sewn items will be donating 50% of all sales to Elizabeth Chalker & 100% of select items at the Open House.  www.VictoriousVixen.Etsy.com

Nicole Presti will be donating 20-50% of her sales to Elizabeth. www.celebratinghome.com/sites/nicolepresti

Kelly A. Godlewski from Stampin' Up!  Donating a portion of her sales to Elizabeth.  http://kellygodlewski.stampinup.net

Joy Toal of Joy’s Creations.  Donating 20% of her sales to Elizabeth.

Megan Self Hernandez – hair stylist.  Donating a portion of her sales to Elizabeth.

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Crafters/business owners...would you like to donate something for our auction &/or host a table at the open house?  Please contact Nani Lauriano Luculescu for more information: Nani@VictoriousVixen.com

Do you know someone who would like to participate in the open house or have a unique item for the auction?  We are looking for others who would like to join us!

Donations can be mailed to:

Victorious Vixen
P.O. Box 2404
Cypress, CA 90630

You can find the Facebook event invite here with all the details: 

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=206606866024564

She has really inspired me...

I want to see her condition improve & her pain stripped away.  As I read her book, I see her in a lonely pit of darkness and deep in my soul I feel such compassion for her... 

I keep asking myself...what else can I do to help her???

I'm making several special creations to benefit Elizabeth Chalker's life-saving treatment...stop by the
Open House & come see me & what I've been working on!!!  =) 

Buy her book and be blessed by it!

Elizabeth's Book! 

Hanging On by the Scratch Marks My Nails Left Behind

                                                 (Raw Faith) 

Elizabeth has written a powerful, God inspired book that will encourage and help strengthen anyone who reads it.  If you are in the midst of suffering, or struggling through intense hardships, then this book will provide solice and hope to pull you out of the darkness and into the light!

Elizabeth is still courageously fighting for her life and to get the resources necessary to receive life-saving medical treatment.

Offer exclusive to this site:  

http://www.helpelizabeth.net/Bookpage.html
For those who make a contribution of $35.00 or more to help Elizabeth, you can request a personalized,
signed copy of her book (shipping included within the US, add $5 if international)!
To contribute online now and receive your copy of Elizabeth's God inspired book, click on the link below! 

http://www.helpelizabeth.net/Bookpage.html

Looking Upward

Seeking...

 contemplating...

 looking upward...

 wondering...

 hoping...

 dreaming...

 wishing...

 admiring...

 reaching...

 feeling...

 looking...

searching...

 finding inspiration...

 

by looking upward.

All the best,

Winner , Wrist Cuffs & Collaboration!

Drum roll please...we have a winner!  =)

Congrats to Diane Ballou, the 6th entry of the giveaway!!  Please email your address to:  Nani@VictoriousVixen.com to claim your custom quilted "Optical Delusion" wallet!  =)

She shared these comments with us:

I have had Lyme disease since 2001. I was on a camping weekend in Durham, NC when I was infected. I got the bullseye rash. Then my hands began to swell and become extremely painful. I was very lucky, after 5 months of not finding anyone to treat me, I found a wonderful Lyme Doctor. I was in treatment for only 1 year before I went into remission. I was in remission for almost 7 years when I had a major spinal surgery and with my body being under so much stress, the remission was gone and I am now in full blown active chronic Lyme. My first symptoms were the bullseye rash, followed by swollen, painful hands.

Thanks to everyone who participated & shared their story with us.  I think it is really important for everyone to know what the early symptoms are so they can get treated right away...after the first 30 days, you're looking at a long term chronic infection, the kind that the IDSA says doesn't exist, but is rather "the aches and pains of daily living."  Those in the Lyme community, the actual patients (like those who commented on my blog) & the Lyme Literate Medical Doctors (LLMD) don't agree with the IDSA...and neither do I.

Why would the IDSA say that???  Good question...it's the question I had when I started to dig around the Internet & find out about this strange disease that had taken hold of my dad, years after infection & well into treatment.  Why would the IDSA say that there is no such thing as "Chronic Lyme Disease?"  

I believe it is because of money, plain & simple.  The Lyme documentary, "Under Our Skin" exposes the epidemic of Lyme and the politics that surround it.  It is a shameful thing.  Because of the way the IDSA wrote up the "guidelines" for treatment, it allows the insurance companies to DENY treatment.  After all, you can treat a disease that doesn't exist!  But to the Lyme patients out there, the pain & suffering is undeniable, with or without your insurance company's approval...you'll do anything, spend any amount of money in the hopes of regaining your health.

As a craftivist, I want to use my talents & abilities to reach out & help others.  I joined forces with the Lymenaide team, who share the same passion for awareness & activism that I do.  I am designing & sewing up a series of Lyme inspired wrist cuffs & other sewn items for Lymenaide, The Vampire Diaries & more.

I am seeking out others to help me with a project that has really touched my heart.  Elizabeth Chalker is a single woman who lives in Florida.  Due to years of misdiagnosis, her condition has deteriorated to the point where she needs extensive specialized treatment, amounting to over $100,000 for just the first year!  She lives alone with only her dog, Symon, for companionship and weekly visits from her friend & mom, Corey Cameron.

There are no special programs that she qualifies for & has been abandoned by her friends & family.  Despite fundraising efforts, she is $45,000 away from starting her life-saving treatment.  It is my hope, that after you visit her website, you too will be touched by her story & moved to help in whatever way you can. 

Victorious For Elizabeth...a project where I'm hoping to bring crafters & "Lymies" together to use their resources to help Elizabeth Chalker get the help she needs.  Here is a sneak peek at the wrist cuffs I have been designing & sewing for her fundraiser...

I welcome donations for this project.  I am specifically looking for lots of purple prints & butterflies for Elizabeth.  Here is a little list of the types of things that I can use:

• purple fabric
• beads of all kinds
• fiber...I don't have much right now & could really use it
• thread...purple, variegated, metallic
• trim...again, think deep purple
• butterflies...especially looking for a transparent blue or purple variety
• Big buttons or glass closures/beads for the wrist cuffs...re-purpose your buttons from old clothing!

If you'd like to donate money for me to buy supplies, that is always appreciated as well.  Fabric & material donations can be mailed to:

Victorious Vixen

P.O. Box 2404

Cypress, CA 90630

If you are crafty, creative & would like to participate in this project somehow, or if you have ideas on other ways to help, please leave a comment below or email me at:  Nani@VictoriousVixen.com.

I am really looking forward to collaborating with other artists!  =)

Sending my love & positive thoughts out to my Lyme friends & supporters...your stories continue to inspire me to push forward with the intention of creating positive change!

--Nani

one of my creations, inspired by

Traci Bautista's Collage Unleashed book & online workshops...