Monday, October 8, 2012

Whimsical Mini Top Hat Signed by HBO Cast Members

What girl wouldn't love this whimsical mini top hat in vibrant hot pink with vintage gem stones, lace, chiffon flowers and satin fleurs?  Comes with a matching feathered wing stand. A perfect holiday gift for the fashionista on your holiday shopping list! Signed by celebrities at the 2012 Emmy Awards Gift Lounge in LA.  Signatures include Chloe Noelle from HBO's True Blood, Michael Carbonaro from HBO's The Newsroom, Raini Rodriguez from Disney's Austin & Ally and the Larry Bagby from The Young and the Restless.


 Supporters may choose to make a flat donation via  http://www.info-komen.org/goto/indiexhibit. We also have t-shirts for sale where $3 from each shirt sale will go to Komen.You may choose from a variety of shirt styles and colors when purchasing your shirt from our shop. Click the image below to see options and prices.

Breast Cancer Awareness Tee Shirt
Breast Cancer Awareness Tee Shirt by indiExhibit

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Blithe Spirit Tops Days of Our Lives Star Nadia Bjorlin at Emmy Gift Lounge

The gorgeous Nadia Bjorlin, who plays Chloe Lane on long running soap Days of Our Lives, was smashing in this Trendy Topper from Blithe Spirit by KRW Designs at the 2012 Prime Time Emmy Award Gift Lounge in LA.  Ms. Bjorlin signed the end of the silk chiffon scarf that trails down the back of this 100% wool black top hat.  It is adorned with silk flowers with rhinestone centers, hot pink peacock feathers and genuine Swarovski pearls and crystals.

This fabulous one-of-a-kind top hat is being auctioned via eBay's GivingWorks program to benefit Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Normally priced at $150, bidding for this unique beauty starts at just $99.95. Don't miss your chance to have this dazzling, show-stopping accessory at a discount while also helping a worthwhile cause. It's a WIN-WIN for everyone!


You can also choose to make a flat donation to our cause by visiting our Official Komen Donation Page http://www.info-komen.org/goto/indiexhibit   Donations of any amount are greatly appreciated.

Or you can show your support by purchasing one of our Save the BOOBieS pins! (a HUGE hit at the Emmy gift lounge!) $1 from each sale of a Save the BOOBieS pin with go to Komen for the Cure

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Whose Purse Is It Anyway? Well, It Could Be Yours!

This lovely pink satin and white ribbon rose minaudiere is up for auction via eBay's Giving Works with 100% of the sale price going to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. It is lined in pink satin and was autographed by comedian Brad Sherwood from Drew Carey's "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"

This clamshell style purse is 8" x 3.5" and includes a silver chain that can be tucked inside to use the purse as a clutch. Perfect for formal occasions, weddings, proms or for girlie girls who like like to bring a little glam to their daily life.






This is just one of four beautiful purses that will be up for auction this month from Blithe Spirit by KRW Designs (http://www.blithespiritbykrw.com), including a one of a kind purse covered in thousands of dollars worth of genuine pink Swarovski crystals! Keep an eye on our auctions - add us to your favorite sellers - so you don't miss a thing!  Click HERE to view all our current auctions.

You can also choose to make a flat donation to our cause by visiting our Official Komen Donation Page http://www.info-komen.org/goto/indiexhibit 

Or show your support by purchasing one of our Save the Boobies T-shirts - click below to choose from over 50 styles of shirts. $3 from each t-shirt sale will go to Komen for the Cure. And remember - Breast Cancer is not just a women's issue!


Friday, October 5, 2012

Pink Umbrellas and Cupcakes Get the Stars Attention at the 2012 Emmy Gift Lounge

Since the indiExhibit partnered with Susan G. Komen for the Cure to raise funds for Breast Cancer Awareness, Treatment and Research at this year's Prime Time Emmy Award Gift Lounge it was no surprise that we were surrounded by pink, pink and more pink!

Items #4 and #5 in our month long auction are both delightfully pink.  First up is a Singin' in the Rain Charm Necklace which features adorable pink umbrella charms, silver umbrella charms, crystals and a focal treble clef charm.  This wonderful and whimsical piece was created by IE member Gayle Fleury of Aussie Girl Designs and the rose colored display stand was signed by Lauren Potter who plays Becky on Glee and by Darby Hinton of the vintage TV show Daniel Boone.



Up next at #5 we have a pair of fun faux cupcakes from KamNCo.  These delicate dainties might look delicious but they are not edible.  And the recipe is top secret! Their bowls were signed by True Blood cast member Alec Gray (aka Alec Gray Zbornak), 30 Rock's "Toofer" - Keith Powell and Josh Feldman.


We have so many more fun and unusual items coming your way - so stay tuned!

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Cool Pink Lady Jester Jewel Box Signed by Glee Cast Member Auctioned for Breast Cancer Awareness

Here is our second item up for auction in our event for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It's a lovely, whimsical 5.125" square wood and tile box featuring a Pink Lady Jester design by Kathy Adalian of Screwball Graphics and Psycho Clowns.  The box has been signed by Glee cast member Patrick Gallagher who played Coach Tanaka. It is also signed by actor James Dumont of HBO's Treme.

This item would make a great gift for the jester/clown lover in your life or anyone who enjoys original, creative artwork.  Not to mention the Glee or Treme fan on your holiday shopping list. And 100% of the sale price from this item will go directly to Breast Cancer Research, so it's a big Win-Win all the way around!

Be sure to check out all of The indiExhibit's auctions this month on eBay to benefit Breast Cancer.






Monday, October 1, 2012

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Artists Raising Funds for Raising Awareness

As many of you know, I am part of a group called The indiExhibit which is a group of artisans from all around the world who have come together to support and promote each other through celebrity gifting. We have decided to use our combined efforts to help charities as well as build our brands and businesses.

Starting with this year's Prime Time Emmy Awards, we are auctioning our members spectacular creations on eBay through their GivingWorks program to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Each item we auction will be signed by one or more celebrities. The winning bidder of each item will receive a Certificate of Authenticity with their item as well as one or more photos of the item being held and/or signed by celebrities at the Emmy Gift Lounge event held on September 22, 2012. The indiExhibit will be donating 100% of the proceeds to Komen for each auction. To see the items up for auction on eBay click HERE. A new item will be placed up for auction throughout the month of October. Please check back daily to see what we have to offer. You can also keep abreast of the auctions on our FaceBook page - www.facebook.com/theindiExhibit and on Twitter - twitter.com/indiexhibit.
 
 Supporters may choose to make a flat donation via  http://www.info-komen.org/goto/indiexhibit. We also have t-shirts for sale where $3 from each shirt sale will go to Komen.You may choose from a variety of shirt styles and colors when purchasing your shirt from our shop. Click the image below to see options and prices.

Breast Cancer Awareness Tee Shirt
Breast Cancer Awareness Tee Shirt by indiExhibit




Our first auction is:
Horse and Rider Collectible Plate signed by Helen Slater (The Lying Game), Tony Dovolani (Dancing with the Stars), Tess Hunt and The Greg Wilson
Visit this auction

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

The Pink Bra Brigade - a project as part of fundraising for Breast Cancer Awareness

I am a member of the amazing independent artist group The indiExhibit. We are working on a HUGE project with a major charity for Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October) where 100% of the proceeds will go to that charity. As part of the project, we are attempting to collect 300 pink bras to use in an artistic, yet practical, endeavor which will be part of the 2012 Emmy gift Lounge in Los Angeles in September.

What we are looking for are pink bras. New bras - or bras you purchased but for one reason or another never actually wore. Any size and style will do (except strapless). Bras need to be predominantly pink, but a little black or white lace trim is ok.

If you have a pink bra, or two, that you'd like to contribute to the project, please send them to:
The Pink Bra Briggade
PO Box 850731
Braintree, MA 02185

 And keep an eye out on http://www.theindiexhibit.org and http://www.facebook.com/theindiExhibit for more info about this amazing and exciting, celebrity studded event coming soon!

Friday, January 13, 2012

Homophobic Hate Mail; Brace Yourself!

Homophobic Hate Mail; Brace Yourself!

Dealing with massive amounts of hate mail and the negative, life sucking energy that comes with it can be difficult to handle emotionally — especially when the hate is directed at a group of people who only want to perpetuate, focus on and promote the importance of love.

Below are 19 pieces of hate mail, out of thousands, that Wipeout Homophobia on Facebook receives from around the world each year. In response to this hate mail, Kevin, the founder and curator of WHOF decided to address this issue by taking a unique, humorous and light-hearted approach in his message replies back to each of these pieces of mail.

If you’re not familiar with WHOF – briefly, their two most profound positions with regards to their quest, goals and mission are:

- “To make everyone equal, because equal rights aren’t equal until everyone has them!”

- “NEVER confuse HATE speech with free speech – HATE SPEECH KILLS!”

In addition, they’re dedicated to and have effectively removed thousands of Hate Pages from Facebook in their effort to squash hate groups who sprout up and spread their hateful ignorance to others who are easily influenced.

So – Brace yourself and enjoy!

Cheers! – TJ

#1.) Baby Makers

Hater #1:

“Eat shit and die you straight hating faggot. People who fuck each other in the ass make my sick.”

Kevin’s reply:

Dear Denzil,

Thank you so much for your beautifully composed message. It arrived just as I was eating lunch, which as you probably know, for us gays, consists of vol au vaunts filled with pink marsh mellows and sprinkled liberally with glitter. A far more tasty treat than your suggestion.
I’m sorry to hear that anal sex makes you feel nauseous, I can only assume that you’re doing it wrong. I have attached a ‘safe guide to anal sex’ for you to flick through at your leisure.

May I also take this opportunity to point out that I do NOT dislike “straight” people, some of my best friends are in fact “straight”, others have never actually confessed to being “straight” but I have my suspicions. I even found out at a very young age that my parents were also “straight” and upon further investigation I have found that several of my gay friends also have “straight” parents, I am beginning to think that this is no coincidence!
I wonder if my, or your, governments know about this? Do you think they will have worked out this conspiracy of “straight” parents churning out gay babies? I think you may have stumbled upon the discovery of the 21st century, this is our Watergate!

I’ll get back to you as soon as I can arrange a press conference, it’ll be a bit later though as being gay I have some skipping to do first. Oh and Denzil, tell nobody, the baby makers are EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!

#2.) Less Beans

Hater #2:

“you’re kind makes me sick. don’t you think there is enough crazy people in the world without spreading it to more people. the world would be better without gays and lessbeans and trannies and other disabilities. you need to delete your page before people see it and get annoid.”

Reply:

Dear Darren,

Thank you for your lovely message, how nice of you to notice that I am Kind, I do try.

As for the subjects you wanted advice on – I’ll do my best but believe me, I’m no oracle.

Yes I do believe that there are more than enough crazy people in the world, it always amazes me that people who wouldn’t have been allowed crayons 10 years ago now have access to the internet. BTW what is your favorite color crayon? Mine is blue, they taste best.
I doubt that the world would be better without gays; to be honest they would be a miss to the caring and service professions and don’t even get me started on hair dressing.

Less beans would make the world a far worse place in my opinion, I love baked beans on toast and chili just isn’t a chili without kidney beans – so I’ll have to disagree with you there too.

I love my tranny, I listen to the BBC Radio 4 during the day for plays and comedies and discussions while I’m working, so I’d miss that a lot. Being gay isn’t really a disability, unless you’re a stud horse or a homophobic bigot, in which case I find that most homophobic bigots hide their latent homosexuality (That means gayness) and attack people who are openly gay so that they feel less insecure about themselves, but I don’t need to explain that any further to you, do I?

Thank you for the excellent advice, my page WHOF (Wipeout Homophobia On Facebook) which has 284,000 members, with MILLIONS & MILLIONS of post views and website hits per month, will be deleted immediately; because we wouldn’t want word to get out would we?

Bye for now poppet, take care,

love Kel xxx

#3.) Welsh Faggots

Hater #3:

“God hates faggots and fags.”

Reply:

Is that something you’d like me to include as a discussion topic?

I can see how God would dislike fags, here in the UK my friend Joe smokes 20 fags a day, the rug beside his sofa has dozens of tiny burn holes on it, I can only imagine what that would do to an angel’s wings, I guess they’re highly flammable and smoking would cause a health and safety issue. Plus you have to remember his house = his rules!!!!!

As for Faggots, well I love them, I was in Wales recently and bought them freshly made from the local market, they were the best meat balls I have ever tasted.

There was a strange incident though at check in, in the hotel, when the receptionist asked me if I’d like anything on room service and I replied “Could you send some faggots up please?”
According to the receptionist (Telling me later) the American couple behind me looked quite shocked (I think they may have already eaten) and even more so when I added, “Just a couple though, I’m cutting down.”

I don’t think God is a vegetarian or anything, I’ve heard he’s partial to fatted calf. Anyhow, I’ll pop your suggestion into the discussion section and see how it goes, thanks ever so much for your support.

#4.) Sherlock

Hater #4:

If you don’t remove WHOF from facebook I will make it my life’s crusade to track you down and kill you. I have investigated you and I know who your mother is, she will be first on my list. You have 1 hour.

Reply:

Well done on your investigative work, please remember to bring a shovel with you as my mother has been dead for 23 years.

#5.) Nice Eye

Hater #5:

“u fucckin faggit u r goin to hell and takin your faggit friends wiv u”

Reply:

Sounds like quite a party, you know I wasn’t planning on doing much on WHOF today, but your message has really spurred me on and given me the energy to do at least 18 hours, so thank you for that, you’ve put gay rights forward weeks xxxx

PS you have a lovely eye x

#6.) Tattoo

Hater #6:

“Gays and freaks are stupid why don’t you all go to hell.”

Reply:

Thanks for your support, BTW did you know that the tattoo on your arm in your second pic should read “Angel” and not “Angle” ? – I’m always happy to help the brighter folks. xxx

Hater #7:

“You shud be ashamed of yourself’s wot yous fags get up to is discustin and the thort of it makes me phizicly sick”

Reply:

Oh no, I’m terribly sorry to hear about your gag-reflex problems; it must be terrible for you darling! Anyway thanks for the chat but I’ve got to get ready for my weekend now. I’m hoping to spend most of it rimming. If you are not sure exactly what that means use Google, then enjoy your dinner sweetheart. xxx

#8.) Rottie Totty

Hater #8:

“You dirty gay fuck.. you and you’re kind will rot in hell.. I teech my kids write from wrong and if any of them was a fag I would beat it out of them…You’re parents must be so angry at you.. Homos rape kids and animals,, It’s fucked up..”

Reply:

Thank you for your lovely message. As I have three Rottweilers, I think if I tried to interfere with them I would most definitely come off worst. I’m sure that your children are lovely, but being Gay I like MEN, a fact that my father Ron is quite happy about, in fact he is a member of WHOF, as are my three brothers, my sister and a dozen or so nieces and nephews; well they would be, they’ve had an education.

I’m sure you will stand out in a crowd though, you’ll be the one with the kids who are hanging their head in shame, well done. Have a lovely day and give my love to the pretty black Labrador or yours, he’s quite the looker. xxxxx

#9.) Dinner

“FUCK YOU FAGGOT”

Reply:

Not until you have at least bought me dinner, see you soon poppet. Xxxx

#10.) Weekend

Hater #10:

“FUCK GAYS”

Reply:

I’d never thought of doing that, thanks for the tip, what would you say was the best position?

“NO I MEAN FUCK ALL GAYS”

Reply:

I doubt I’d have the time but I’ll make a start this weekend and report back to you on Monday – Thanks again poppet xxx

#11.) No Smoking

Hater #11:

“Fags are shit”

Reply:

I agree, I gave up smoking them eight years ago and feel much healthier now; PLUS I now have more money to spend on KY and glitter – RESULT.

#12.) Unlike

Hater #12:

“You people post far too much, 10 times a day is too many. People don’t care, a facebook group won’t change anything, how do I unlike this rubbish?”

Reply:

Have you tried clicking “unlike?”

#13.) Sex With a Banana

Hater #13:

“Dear Kel, if that is in fact your real name. I recently came across your group Wipeout Homophobia On Facebook (surely that should be Wipe Out) and was quite disgusted to see that so many people are against normal sexual practices.

Do you think that encouraging people to ” come out” as perverts is right?
The Bible clearly states that homosexuality is wrong, so what gives you the right to give people false hope in the thinking that everything will be fine if they are deviants?
You have to face the Lord at some point and be judged. Change now before it is too late.”

Peace and Love from Hater#13

Reply:

Dear Hater #13,

As you can see by my name, my name is in fact Kevin, but my friends call me Kel, so you can call me Kevin. Firstly as I have stated both on the website and the info. section of WHOF’s fan page — the word Wipeout is used intentionally; it is a surfing term meaning to be knocked sideways off a board by a wave, bigots surfing the net will be knocked off in a similar fashion by being reported en masse by WHOF members.

No, I do not think that encouraging people to be themselves and not what others force them to be, is a good thing, I think it’s a great thing.

“The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn’t mean God doesn’t love heterosexuals, it’s just that they need more supervision.” ~Lynn Lavner

When the “Judgment day” comes I will be only too happy to tell how I spread love and had hate removed, how I brought people together and how a community was born from a simple idea that all of “The Lord’s humanity” should be equal.

In closing, can I point out the “deviant” and “pervert” should never be used by someone who has an open profile as I can clearly see that you belong to the groups “I want to have sex with a banana” and “Fisting”; not that I have anything against either of those practices, but it’s hardly the missionary position is it?

Do take care, and yes, peace and love to you too.
~Kel

#14.) Carrots

Hater #14:

“god doesn’t hate yall he jus doesn’t agree with gay bi trans or lesbians its against god i mean if everybody went gay or lesbian the human race would die so i’m jus sayin god doesn’t hate you hes jus VERY disappointed in u”

Reply:

If God has wanted me to be different he would have created me different, are you saying that God is wrong? Your argument doesn’t stand up; it’s like saying that if people who liked peas were allowed equal rights carrots would die out. There is room for everyone. The only sin is using God as an excuse for bigotry.

#15.) Sin

Hater #15:

“Hate the sin and not the sinner!!!”

Reply:

Which sin? Hate or bigotry?

#16.) Moan

Hater #16:

I have seen the album of your responses to hate mail 3 times now, why do you need to repeat things? Please get some new material to post or I am leaving.

Reply:

The last time I posted my responses to hate mail we had 3 THOUSAND fewer members, so I had 2 options, either I could ask you to print them out and visit each of the new members in turn, or I could post them again, I decided to save you 20 years and a great deal of air fare and do it my way.

These posts get MILLIONS & MILLION of post views per month on facebook alone, they are shared to members profiles and that brings in a minimum of 10 THOUSAND new members a month. Those 10 thousand new members can then help the rest of us to report the hate pages, support members who need support, sign petitions, complete surveys, and ultimately help to save lives.

We get dozens of emails and messages every day saying how we helped someone or other, we can’t help them if we can’t reach them.
I notice that, although you were very quick to take the time to contact me to moan about my posts, that you yourself have NEVER contributed a post to WHOF, why is that?

As you can see by the LIKES and COMMENTS on that post it was once again received well and many people have shared the album, so it will most definitely be re-posted at some point in the future. To save you the trouble of having to turn your mouse wheel 2 millimeters to scroll past it, I have removed you from the membership.

Thanks again for your message, and for your half hearted support.

Love as always – Kel

#17.) Duty Free

Hater #17:

This weekend I am driving to Duham NC with 3 friends. I have looked up your address and we are going to teach you a lesson. Getting our pages banned just because we want to stop faggots teaching our kids was a big mistake. See you on Saturday.

Reply:

Thank you so much for thinking of me whilst planning your trip, however I think that your lack of education probably cause by not wanting to be taught by people whose sexual orientation is none of your business, has made you look rather silly.

You see Marcus, I do live in Durham, but I live in Durham, England and not Durham, North Carolina., Which would mean that if you drove here you’d get very wet indeed.

I would suggest (apart from maybe studying geography and possibly reading my profile properly) that you type my address, which you claim to have looked up, into Google Earth and that will give you a better chance of actually getting here.

When you do arrive in England (I won’t hold my breath) and find your way to the North east, find my village and get past my three Rottweilers; I’ll be waiting with the kettle on.

PS please could you get me a few duty frees, vodka and any CK aftershave will do fine.

Take care poppet and have a lovely weekend.
Love Kel x

#18.) Answer phone

Hater #18:

“I hate WHOF and I hate YOU, gay is stupid.”

Reply:

I’m sorry I’m unable to answer your message at this time, please leave a message and I’ll get back to you ASAP.

Hater #18:

“OK. Thanks, I hate WHOF and I hate you.”

Reply:

Beeeeeeeeeeeeep!

*** When he answered, I laughed so hard that my three dogs hid under the bed!!

#19.) So Gay

And finally…

Paul Smith:

“I hate WHOF it’s so gay.”

Reply:

I hate homophobia – it’s ridiculous, small minded and ignorant, or as I like to say – It’s so Paul Smith.

Kel

– Thank you for reading. Here is a link to the original screen shots in WHOF’s Facebook album.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Win a Swag Bag Worth Over $1,200!

The members of The indiExhibit have banded together to create the mother of all swag bags--a super sized prize bag filled, no, OVERFLOWING, with wonderful products ranging from stunning jewelry to stylish electronics. This incredible swag bag is valued at over $1,200! Yes, $1,200! If that isn't fun enough, we've made it even more exciting!

From now until January 15th, you will be purchasing discounted raffle tickets without knowing exactly what goodies are in the bag! Then, every week, starting Monday, January 16th, we will reveal a few products that are included and the price of the raffle tickets will go up. The more prizes that are revealed, the more the tickets increase! You can chose to purchase the discounted tickets in bulk with the prize unseen, or wait until the last minute and pay a little bit more! It is all part of the mystery!

The proceeds from this raffle will benefit The indiExhibit. The indiExhibit is a nonprofit artisan organization that provides exposure to its members through celebrity and charity gifting, as well as encouragement and inspiration in a fun, online community style atmosphere.

Get Your Tickets NOW!  http://www.stayclassy.org/events/detail?eid=9782

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

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