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| Sharon Denise |
Posted - Oct 09 2011 : 2:26:17 PM
Hello crafters! :-)
Please take a moment to look at a wonderful organization called Craft Hope. The lady who runs it is a coworker, and she starts these great projects to benefit charities or specific people in need. The current project is sock monkeys for children displaced by the recent Texas wildfires. They truly have lost everything.
Let me know what you think! I hope you'll decide to participate. :-)
http://crafthope.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Craft-Hope/105243509513568
"There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. Yet that will be the beginning."
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| Bayou Girl |
Posted - Feb 29 2012 : 07:18:16 AM
Sending hats out today for Craft Hope. What's the next project?
~Jennifer~
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| Bayou Girl |
Posted - Feb 07 2012 : 10:32:38 AM
Thanks, Sharon. That made me smile. I've just started working on badges, and there are lots and lots to earn. :)
~Jennifer~
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| Sharon Denise |
Posted - Feb 07 2012 : 09:39:18 AM
You're awesome!!! Is there a badge for this kind of thing? If so, you're an expert!
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| Bayou Girl |
Posted - Feb 07 2012 : 08:41:12 AM
4 hats completed, and working on more. I'll also be making some tote bags to send. Thanks for posting this, Sharon. What a super organization!
~Jennifer~
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| Sharon Denise |
Posted - Feb 02 2012 : 3:27:32 PM
Wonderful, Jennifer!!! :-) You just decide you want to participate, then decide if you want to make a beanie or a bag (or both!). Once you make it/them, take a fun pic and then mail the items to the above address. She'll be distributing them. If you join the Facebook page, you can see other people's progress and hear stories from some folks in need. There's no official process, but the fb page is great motivation. :-) You can post your pic on the fb page and/or on this thread. Pics aren't required, but they're fun!
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| Bayou Girl |
Posted - Feb 02 2012 : 2:36:55 PM
How can I join in on this? I would love to help!
~Jennifer~
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| Sharon Denise |
Posted - Feb 02 2012 : 08:38:03 AM
New Craft Hope project announced! :-)
The sock monkey project was HUGE success, and now the group is at it again to help children fighting cancer. Please visit www.crafthope.com for information. You can also search for Craft Hope on facebook. It's a very active page with updates on progress, pictures, stories from those participating, etc. I hope you will take a look and consider making a beanie or bag for this amazing group!!
For Project 16 :: The Littlest Warriors, we will be collecting handmade beanies and bags for kids just like Pierce who are fighting cancer. Pierce’s mom, Melanie, has graciously volunteered to collect and distribute the items to the kids who need them most.
Here are the details:
We need BEANIES (hats) for babies through teenagers. All noggin sizes. They can be knit, crochet, fabric. You name it. They can be embellished with flowers and bows. But don’t forget about the boys. They need hats too. It’s very difficult to find adorable hats and we think this community is the best place to get them. There are a hundred and one patterns online for beanies/hats. If you have one you’d like to share post it in the comments and I’ll put up a post to share with everyone.
And…
We need BAGS for the kids to take with them to the hospital. They can be simple tote bag style or whatever suits your fancy. And if you are so inclined fill them up with goodies for the kids. Some ideas are books, puzzles, crayons, coloring books. The opportunities are endless. I’ll post ideas and suggestions shortly.
As with any Craft Hope project, don’t get lost in the details. Make a bag or a beanie. Make twenty. Get a group together and make bags and/or beanies. It’s totally up to you! There aren’t measurement requirements. If you find a pattern you like, go for it. I loved receiving the sock monkeys and seeing that each one had his own little personality. That’s exactly what we are hoping for with this project.
Melanie lives up in Minnesota and will be distributing the beanies and bags to the Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, the Miracles of Mitch Foundation, and the Ronald McDonald House. Melanie will also be a guest blogger here at Craft Hope giving you loads of information about these little warriors.
The deadline for Project 16 :: The Littlest Warriors is Monday, March 12, 2012. Please mail the beanies and bags to:
Melanie Bimson
16026 Temple Drive
Minnetonka, MN 55345
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"There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. Yet that will be the beginning."
~Louis L'Amour |
| Sharon Denise |
Posted - Nov 10 2011 : 11:45:46 AM
Yay, that's so great!! Have you been keeping track of updates on the Facebook page? The pictures of them are so cute! :-)
"There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. Yet that will be the beginning."
~Louis L'Amour |
| MaryLD |
Posted - Nov 05 2011 : 07:46:53 AM
I am in the middle of making 4 monkeys!! Such a blast! I will continue on with Craft Hope. Great projects!!!
Mary LD
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| Sharon Denise |
Posted - Oct 11 2011 : 7:44:50 PM
Thanks, Mary, for giving it a try! :-) There are lots of patterns and images online, and some cute examples on Pinterest if you search "sock monkey." I've never made them before either, but I have one from my childhood that I still have and adore. It's a great group, and I'm happy to help them out!
"There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. Yet that will be the beginning."
~Louis L'Amour |
| oldbittyhen |
Posted - Oct 09 2011 : 5:16:00 PM
I still have the sock monkeys that my Grandma made me and I'm 54.lol...they used to include the pattern when you bought the socks, and no they are not hard to make, my kids all had them, and so do my grandkids...
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| MaryLD |
Posted - Oct 09 2011 : 4:03:10 PM
I have some of the socks and a pattern- I have to admit, there is something that seems hard about it. I will make one. If it goes ok, I will make more.
Mary LD
Haflingers- You can't have just one!
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| Acelady02 |
Posted - Oct 09 2011 : 3:27:53 PM
Looks great wish I knew how to make sock monkeys....they are so cute
(((((Hugs All)))))Penny
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