While the whole world tries to comprehend the Haitian disaster and do their best to help the Haitian people, some jewelry artists have been turning their skills and ingenuity towards charitable ways of raising money to help the earthquake victims. Time and time again I am always proud and encouraged by the way so many people turn to making jewelry to help their favorite charity, and the people who have begun making jewelry to Haiti are no different.

Of course, Beverly Hills jewelry designer Raju Rasiah’s donation of all his jewelry from the Golden Globes to help Haiti has been in all the news, but he’s just one jewelry maker out of thousands all over the world who are interested in helping. And while there have been plenty of celebrities starting to work towards helping Haiti, it’s more heartening in my mind to see regular jewelry makers and real people pulling together to help Haitians. It’s still early yet, but there are already jewelry makers and beaders and designers who are trying to raise money and awareness with their creations.

Here are some other people using the jewelry they made to help Haitian earthquake victims:

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Ida Jefsen is Holding a Donation Auction for Jewelry: It was only a few months ago that I wrote about the amazing pieces being made by jewelry designer Ida Jefsen! Now she’s helping Haiti by offering a one-of-a-kind piece of handmade jewelry to the person who donates the most to the MercyCorps Haitian relief effort through her MercyCorps donation page! Her goal is to raise $500 before this Wednesday, and she says that she’ll start another round of giving jewelry away to the high donation on Thursday! This is a unique opportunity to raise a lot of money for Haiti while also having a chance to win a great piece of jewelry from a wonderful jewelry designer!

Ann Weydert: Lots of news outlets are reporting on the jewelry making efforts of Ann Weydert. She was making jewelry for Haiti long before the earthquake struck. She was making jewelry and giving the money to an organization called Food for the Poor which was able to use that money to build two homes and even construct a water well for the people of Haiti. Ann normally saves up all her jewelry money and then makes one donation at the end of the year, but now she’s sending down her them money she makes from her jewelry as soon as she can because it is needed immediately to buy aid supplies and food.

Ruth Adomunes: Like Ms. Weydert, Ruth Adomunes has been making jewelry for Haiti long before the earthquake struck. Ruth began making bracelets on a whim and was soon raising money for the Haitian Health Foundation on the suggestion of a friend. The organization used the money to build “Happy Houses” which cost just $500 to build, but were much better than the shanties that were being lived in. The Boston Globe featured a story about Ruth Adomunes’ jewelry making for Haiti a few years ago if you want to read more!

Lots of Etsy Jewelry Designers: Okay, I admit… there are too many kind and generous bead jewelry makers out there to even mention! One quick search for all the Haitian relief jewelry on sale on Etsy and you know that lots of people are trying to help out any way they can. Some people are donating all of their jewelry profits, others are giving a percentage, and some are even donating all the money make from selling jewelry, which means they are giving away the money it cost them to make the jewelry as well! There is even an Etsy collective known as Help For Haiti which is selling donated jewelry and giving the money to Doctors Without Borders.

These are just some of the many, many people who are helping to raise money for Haiti… If you are aware of others, or you’re making jewelry for Haiti yourself, please let me know!