WOOD TRIBE update and Moonbear pendant last call.

Hello my friends.  Oh my goodness there is so much panda news I will have to spoon it out in mini-doses with today’s being a cubdate on our Wood Tribe Cubbie XIAO HUA (“You You”) !!  Below is what Carrie received from the Panda Club at Bifengxia about your baby who is growing up SO fast!!  Thank you so BEARY much for this wonderful update!!! Hi Sandra, I hope you’re doing well!... [Read more]

JOIN OUR DEN OF ADOPTEES to sponsor panda, Bai Xui and receive panda art as a gift

We are back from our trip to the panda and moonbear centers in China, as well as a wonderful warm side trip in Thailand and I, have so much to tell I hardly know where to start.  If you have been following along on my blog at  https://graffitigossip.com you know all about the panda I chose for our next group  adoption via PANDAS INTERNATIONAL….a stunning (formerly) wild panda named Bai Xue ABOVE:... [Read more]

JOIN OUR NEW GROUP ADOPTION..for the Yin Yang Tour

LEARN MUCH MORE ABOUT OUR CHINA TRIP STARTING FEBRUARY 6TH HERE As if being a part of our amazing journey as an armchair tourist isn’t adventuring enough……think what a lasting memory you can give to yourself or a loved one for Valentines Day or Chinese New Year by being a part of our YIN YANG TOUR GROUP PANDA ADOPTION !! In cooperation with PANDAS INTERNATIONAL and Bifengxia Panda... [Read more]

ROADTRIP !!!! ….Join me on our panda, moonbear and ellie journey

CLICK HERE TO GO TO GRAFFITI GOSSIP TO SIGN UP FOR UPDATES If you are not sure you are subscribed, simply enter your email address in the upper right column and click to “subscribe”.  The system will tell you if you are already a subscriber OR will send you an email to verify your subscription if you are a new subscriber    Read More →

A SUCCESSFUL ADOPTION RENEWAL… Tribe cubs have been Shanghai’d

ABOVE IS XIAO HUA. THE WOOD TRIBE CUB (CHINESE GIVEN NAME IS “YOU YOU”) After a call to renew our Adoption tribe cubs from Carrie at Pandas International, I put out the word and we were able to collect 510.00 from the various adoptees in all 4 tribes to renew one of the cubbies!! In this economy and especially over the holidays, I was THRILLED, to say the least, that we were able to collect... [Read more]

EBAY ITEMS to benefit Pandas International

Hello panda friends!! I am pleased to announce my newest venture using eBay to spread the word about Pandas and the wonderful work PANDAS INTERNATIONAL  is doing to protect and educate the public about this precious endangered species!! eBay sends my donations to the charities directly through Mission Fish which certainly helps with the bookkeeping!  Yippie! That translates to a lot more time for... [Read more]

TRAVEL BEAD TRUNK SHOW…help me foster an elephant and get awesome beads

I’m not sure how many of my Pandarazzi followers are bead collectors, or jewelry makers, or have friends who would appreciate my travel finds, but if you haven’t been following my GRAFFITI GOSSIP blog, I didn’t’ want to leave anyone here out of the loop!!! This Sunday I am having a LIVE online BEAD AND PENDANT  TRUNK SHOW to raise money to foster another elephant in Chiang... [Read more]

PANDBAGS FOR PANDAS…New designer handbags help plant bamboo

Hello everyone!! We are now home from a big journey and I’m trying to catch up on all sorts of things!! You can read all about our trip day by day at my GRAFFITI GOSSIP BLOG. There are tons of photos in those travelogue posts as well as waaaaaay more to post.  I took over 400o images in 3 week’s time!! MING BOUQUET sling shoulder bag I spoke with Suzanne at Pandas International last... [Read more]

PLEASE VOTE TODAY!! Suzanne Braden for Animal Planet Hero of the Year!!!!

We all know who she is…we all adore her passion and commitment to the pandas…..now we need to put our love for Suzanne Braden and the incredible work she does via PANDAS INTERNATIONAL on priority level TODAY!!! ANIMAL PLANET has chosen Suzanne Braden as one of 10 nominees for ANIMAL PLANET HERO OF THE YEAR!!!  This translates to one of the highest honors possible for those working in... [Read more]

CUBDATES for the all the panda adoption tribes!!

Hello my friends. Wow has the Panda Club in China and Carrie at Pandas International been busy bringing us updates.  Here they ALL are in one place for your panda “oooooooohing and ahhhhhhhing ” pleasure!!! The FIRE TRIBE cubbie will be in a separate update The cubs have all had their official naming ceremonies and now have their names besides our nicknames we chose s you will see above... [Read more]

NEW PANDA CALENDAR..and Eternity Tribe name selected

Well panda peeps…we had a tie on our cub name vote.  Above is the official result but I had one more vote for Yong Xin that I needed to count because the member’s computer was not working with the poll daddy program. The votes are in!!  So with 8 votes total, we had a 4/4 tie for Yong Yong and Yong Xin. This morning I put 10 slips of paper in a bag……5 with Yong Yong’s... [Read more]

ETERNITY TRIBE…your logo is done. Cub naming underway

CLICK IMAGES TO ACCESS THE  TEAHOUSE MARKET We are coming down the home stretch with our latest panda cub adoption (#5).  For those just tuning in, our theme for this group adoption is based on the CHINESE  ETERNITY KNOT or Mystic Knot. The Mystic Knot is one of the most often used symbols in feng shui. Being a combination of six times the infinity symbol, this feng shui knot symbolizes a long... [Read more]