An Etsy Homefront team member, Joyful Abode, found a stray dog and took it in. He is sweet and calm, but incredibly thin and was covered with ticks.

Since then, he’s had a trip to the vet and several good meals and is feeling much better.

JoyfulAbode is looking for his owners, but if they can’t be found, she will be getting him shots, heartworm testing/prevention/treatment, and having him neutered before adopting him out to a good home.

To cover the cost of all of this, including the crate, food, bowl, toy, leash, and collar she’s already bought, JoyfulAbode is having several raffles for craft items and military spouse books. Drawings will be September 12th or when tickets are sold out, whichever happens first.  Any excess money from the raffles will be donated to the East Mississippi Animal Rescue.

Please spread the word by posting about this in your blog or website, emailing blog editors, writing facebook notes for your friends to see, etc. Thank you!

Military Wife Books: Army Wives, The Homefront Club, and Heroes at Home. $2 a ticket.

Fabric scraptastic: Over 4 pounds of fabric scraps, and 20 1-yard samples of handmade cotton bias tape. $3 a ticket.

 Crochet explosion: A ton of great yarn, 3 fantastic crochet books, and a brand new project bag worth $59.99 from coco cesca (I JUST bought it and haven’t used it or even taken the tag off yet). $10 a ticket.

 Creative Crafts: “Where Women Create” book, 2 embroidery hoops, lots of foam state shapes, bells, fabric yo yos, a tatting shuttle, craft wire, and artificial sinew. $4 a ticket.

Paper Crafts: Easter/Spring greeting cards and envelopes, feathers, rubber stamps, metal word embellishments, metal hinges, wire frames, and more. $5 a ticket.