Happy Holidays everyone! After recently browsing through the many shelter "wish / needs" lists and the ferret "giving tree" website, my heart is overwhelmed (in a good way) by the amount of shelter operators, volunteers, and precious, adorable fuzzies with tangible needs. Because of my state's current horrible economy, I've not yet found permanent employment with a reasonably decent salary but thankfully my temp. work is paying the bills! Therefore, I do have some extra funds to work with and this is my feeble attempt to help as many of you as possible and be as efficient as possible with my time, resources, and limited budget. I would like to create hammocks and sleep sacks for anyone who would need them, although I DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE ACCESS TO A SEWING MACHINE and am trying to avoid purchasing one with the money I intended to use for the bedding materials and other ferret related items I'd like to give away as gifts. SO, IS THERE ANYONE IN THE GREATER SEATTLE AREA that would be willing to loan me a sewing machine or advise me where I could purchase a very basic, very inexpensive one ASAP? I would be so grateful to anyone who could help with this request and the fuzzies who eventually get the gifts are ultimately the ones you would be helping! PLEASE understand that I am not trying to undermine the SALE of other peoples' ferret bedding items by any means but because my funds are limited and I want to help as many fuzzies as possible, this is the most efficient way for me to stretch my $$$ and make the best use out of some of the resources I already have. PLEASE, PLEASE contact me directly at [log in to unmask] if you can help in any way or have any other suggestions - I'd love to be Santa for as many fuzzies as possible this year and cannot do this without YOUR help!!! Blessings and joy to all of you, your fuzzies, and family this Thanksgiving! May it be a warm and wonderful time :-) Kindly, Jennifer and her terribly adorable twosome (Sasha and Snowball) P.S. Also, if anyone has basic directions / patterns for hammocks they would be willing to pass on to me, I would also greatly appreciate that as well! [Posted in FML issue 4343]