I’m from the Hill Country, and watching the flooding happen so close to home has been really heavy. Even if you’re not directly affected, you feel it - the loss, the mess, the people trying to put things back together. I kept asking myself what I could do, and this is what I came up with.

I made this purse using a piece of vintage Texas fabric I’ve been holding onto. It felt right to use it - to make something out of love for the place I’m from and offer it up to raise a little money for folks recovering from the floods.

Every dollar from this raffle will go straight to flood relief efforts [Kerr County Flood Relief Fund / Central Texas Flood Recovery Fund / Spirit of Giving Fund - one or all of these will be chosen]. I’m not taking a cut, and the winner will get the purse shipped to them, on me (so US residents only).

If you’ve got something to spare, I’d love for you to enter. And if not, even sharing this helps. Thanks for reading and caring.

(You can find more pictures of and information about the purse on social media: @ceceliaandmae on TikTok, Instagram, Threads and Facebook.)

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Handmade with Texas in mind. 100% of proceeds will be donated to support flood recovery.