IN 2020, seven-year-old Ruby decided to learn the skill of sewing to channel her creative energy in lockdown.<\/p>\n
Mastering scrunchie-making, Ruby was energised each time she held a finished product in her hand, making some for friends and family members.<\/p>\n
But after watching a documentary on the impact of fires on Kangaroo Island\u2019s koala population, she decided to use her new sewing ability to make a difference, putting up a stall in her driveway to sell 100 scrunchies worth $250 for koala conservation.<\/p>\n
Now an eight-year-old, Ruby got her own sewing machine for her birthday. She is selling her So Scrunchie branded hair accessories at The Workshop Caf\u00e9, supporting another cause close to her family\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m selling my scrunchies to raise money for the Royal Children\u2019s Hospital because my cousin goes there,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Ruby\u2019s cousin has Gitelman syndrome, a rare kidney disorder which means she must take medication three times a day.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe has to go the hospital to get a needle once a month. I think it\u2019s important to raise this money because the work the hospital is doing is helping kids in need,\u201d Ruby said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love helping people and I love helping animals.\u201d<\/p>\n
Having raised at least $180 for the RCH in recent weeks, she has a goal to generate much more than last year\u2019s fundraiser.<\/p>\n
Ruby makes her scrunchies in various colours and patterns, choosing looks \u201cthat kids and adults will like,\u201d and prides her handmade products on their high quality. She has even sent some to Melbourne, Queensland and as far as Dubai.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you to everyone who has supported me so far with my idea, and to The Workshop Caf\u00e9,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Her next project is to learn how to make doggie bandanas to match scrunchies.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s easy to brush a child\u2019s idea aside and say you don\u2019t have the time, but if Ruby\u2019s got an idea, we\u2019re willing to help support it,\u201d Sharon said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat way, she can see what is possible to achieve, and that you can make a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
IN 2020, seven-year-old Ruby decided to learn the skill of sewing to channel her creative energy in lockdown. Mastering scrunchie-making, Ruby was energised each time she held a finished product in her hand, making some for friends and family members. But after watching a documentary on the impact of fires on Kangaroo Island\u2019s koala population, […]<\/p>\n