Submission #20

I decided to be part of this project because I love crafting and vegan crafting is a real bonus!

I was a long time vegetarian and had been feeling that my choices were incomplete because of the horrible atrocities occurring on egg and dairy farms. I could no longer eat dairy and eggs. My banner is simple, "Go Vegan". We have a million excuses for why we be vegan. Put that aside and just Go Vegan!

-Amanda, USA

Submission #19

I decided to be part of this project because I want to take advantage of an opportunity to participate in a unique vegan activism project!

My design, Peace Love Vegan, explains why I went vegan. When I learned about the horrors of factory farming, I immediately went vegan because horrible violence to innocent beings does not align with my beliefs of love and peace.

- Julie L., USA

Submission #18

"Minimize harm" is the theme of the newest inspiring and beautiful addition to the VC banner collection. 

Fellow vegan craftivist, Bea, from the UK, explains that she, "became vegan from vegetarian once [she] found out about the extent and scale of suffering in the dairy and poultry industries."

She added that, "to minimize harm means to me - a small step to avoid all animal products - but to do all an individual can."

Submission #17

                            

Submission #17 comes all the way from Australia! Made by Janis L., the banner reads, "save lives, go vegan." 

Janis chose to take part in The Vegan Craftivist Project because, she wanted "to do something to help stop animal cruelty and slaughter."

Janis is vegan because she is "against animal abuse, cruelty, exploitation, suffering, and slaughter. It makes my heart ache." 

Submission #15

This banner comes from the UK and was made Jan G. with some lovely beaded work. 

Jan specified that she's vegan because she "likes her animals alive." 

Submission #14

                             

Submission #14 was made by the lovely Mia, a 10 year old vegan and craftivism from the UK!

Mia says she is vegan for non-human animals, "because...everyone has rights and animals don't deserve to be killed." She chose to take part in this project, "because [she] loves crafts and wants others to know how good it is to be vegan!" 

Follow Mia on her very cool blog: Little Mia BIG WORLD

Need Materials? Get a Banner Kit Here...

For those of you needing materials to make and submit your own banners for this project... 

I've opened an Etsy shop with embroidery kits for the cost of ONLY the shipping to you from Switzerland, which is about $4.

The kit includes: 

-fabric for the 4x8in banner

- thread

-needle

-embroidery instruction sheet, letter with tips and instructions about the project

-envelope to mail your finished banner back to The Vegan Craftivist Project,

 and as a thank you... 

-a "I'm a Vegan Craftivist" sticker. 

See listing HERE. 

Submission #13

Lucky #13 is all the way from the UK by Amanda J.!

Amanda says, "I chose to take part because I love crafting and am vegan. I recently found out about craftivism and thought it was a great idea to promote messages in a non-threatening way."

She adds, "my design says "Animals are friends not food" as I believe it is wrong to eat and cause pain to animals for human greed. Many people say they "love" animals yet continue to eat them. I am sending the message that if you really love animals, then you wouldn't eat them."

Twelve Strong!

First, my sincere apologies for being so quiet the last few months! My Little One became mobile, so my free time disappeared pretty quickly. Happily, he is starting to take longer naps now, haha

I just wanted to show you all how amazing all the banners look together. I hope I'll one day be able to show you what 100 look like together, but for now, we are twelve strong :)

If you are new to the project, welcome! 

I started this project to help claim back the term "vegan" from plant-based dieters and to give vegans and non-humans a voice in the craftivist movement. I truly believe there is room for both humans and non-humans. We can control how our choices affect both with every purchase and daily decision we make. We can speak up through craft to help create a conversation and reflection on "why vegan."

If you would like to join in and send a banner, 

send me a message or click here for the how to!

If you are new to the craft world, no worries! We have had submissions from all skill levels and welcome all banners. If you need materials, I can send you a free kit by post. Everyone that sends in a banner, receives an awesome "I'm a vegan craftivist" sticker, FYI :D

   

Submission #12

'Zeby nie uczestniczyc w zadawaniu bolu', which means:

 'To not participate in causing pain' -by Malgorzata, Poland

 

The first submission in Polish!

Submission #11

 

"Vegan for a more just world" - Luisa, Switzerland 

The first submission in French!

 

Keen to practice your French?

Follow her bloggings and read her article on the craftivist movement

and the Vegan Craftivist project, HERE.

 

 

Submission #5

"I always preferred to observe animals rather then torture them, so it was the first thing that came to my mind, when I thought of the reasons why I'm vegan - I don't want animals to suffer. It just feels right and always did. I hope this project will show that there are many of us, who care for animals and don't wish them any harm."

-Meg, Poland/Switzerland 

Submission #4

"Je l'ai fait parce que j'aime la vie, la nature,et les animaux, et j'aimerais que cette belle energie vole dans ce monde qui en a besoin de notre respectuese presence ephemere..."  

 

-Alessandra, Switzerland 

 

 

Submission #3

By Paloma, Switzerland 

 

Submission #2

All the way from the US, we have the second submission to the project!!

"Being vegan means that I can fully love and respect animals without moral conflict." - Leah, USA