Art for wolf lovers

Do you like wolves? Enough to wear one inked on a coat button or emblazoned on a hand-crafted medicine bag?

EFA brings attention to wolves with handmade crafts

These are just two of the items featured on Etsy for Animals (EFA) blog, highlighting the partnership between creative, independent artists and Defenders of Wildlife. The full treasury of wolf items includes 16 pieces of jewelry, housewares and other artwork.

Each month, EFA selects a charity and donates a portion of proceeds to that cause. This September EFA selected Defenders as its charity of choice and has been featuring arts and crafts products inspired by one of our priority projects. First, they chose handiwork related to the Gulf oil spill, and now they’re bringing attention to endangered wolves in the Northern Rockies. Keep an eye out for more items coming soon to fit the themes of climate change, polar bears and turtles.

EFA is an offshoot of the larger indy crafts site, Etsy.com, which started in 2005. Etsy now boasts buyers and sellers in more than 150 countries, creating a virtual global community for handmade goods.

Thanks to Etsy for Animals for choosing Defenders and to all the artists for making such cool wolf stuff!