Woolly Hugs : Christmas Craft Fundraiser for Winston’s Wish, and a chance to win a Woolly Hug Blanket!

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We are really pleased to be announcing our Woolly Hugs' Christmas fundraiser for 2013. We hope that you will be able to help us in some way.


Winston’s Wish are an amazing charity who help bereaved children re-adjust to life after the death of a parent or sibling, offering practical support and guidance. Winston’s Wish have helped many families within our Woolly Hugs and Mumsnet communities, and we would very much like to do something now to help them.  To read more about the work they do, see here


Here's how you can join in...


We are looking to make and sell small/lightweight Christmas craft items, and to keep postage costs to a minimum we ask that ideally anything made can be sent on to a buyer in nothing bigger than a Large envelope. (35cm by 25cm, no thicker than 2.5cm, 750g max )

Some suggestions for you, but we are very open to others too

• Christmas tree and other decorations
  
• Little bags and purses
  
• Christmas stockings
  
• Bunting
  
• Gift tags
  
• Gift bags
  
• Craft kits
  
• Brooches, hair accessories, key rings
  
• Stocking fillers
  
  Sewn, crocheted, embroidered, knitted, tis up to you!
  Last posting for crafts to be Saturday 30th November please.
  Please PM for the posting information.
  
  
  If you would like to contribute funds to help others craft we would love to hear from you.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Woolly Hugs' Christmas Craft Sale - The sale itself will take place between Friday 6th and Sunday 8th December, and will be run through our Woolly Hugs Facebook page. All details of which we will be sharing here, on FB and Twitter nearer the time.
  
  
  
  How to Win the Woolly Hug
  
• Anyone who makes something for the Craft sale will be entered into the free Draw.
  
• Anyone who contributes towards materials for crafters will be entered in the free Draw.
  
• Anyone who buys something (through Paypal) will be entered into the free Draw.
  
  Our Paypal is [email protected]
  
  If contributing towards materials or paying for a purchase, please add a note in Paypal that it is for Winston’s Wish, and a contact name.
  
  The randomly generated Draw for the Woolly Hug will be made after the close of the Christmas Craft Sale. Craft items will be sent via second class post during the week beginning Monday 9th December. We will pay all money raised into the Winston’s Wish account that week too.
  
  
  
  Huge thanks once again. Fingers crossed this will be a great success for Winston's Wish. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Pistey and Knotty X

[fanjodisfunction]

well done pistey and knotty, must have been a huge task.


mum is so chuffed that her robins and sheep were so wrll received (I had to persuade her to make the sheep and add christmas hats, she didn't think they would be appreciated,. im very lucky to have my very own robin garland hanging above the fire.)
I very nearly got her to make an iguana.

cant wait to see the gights for tomorrows goodies.

[KnottyLocks]

Please thank her, Fan. She is a complete star x

Iguana , you say?

Bet we could sell it

[RatherBeOnThePiste]

Huge thanks lovely fan - please thank your mum and give her a big hug from us X

A pair of her sheep will be on their way to Australia tomorrow - fabulous!!!


Last lot at 12!

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Purplefrog - love the bunting!!

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We are absolutely DELIGHTED to be able to announce the final sum made by our Christmas Craft Sale for the amazing folk at Winston's Wish. Delighted and somewhat blown away by the amount too!



We made.... £1349.14! Woooooooohoooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!! - we can't say it enough! To the crafters, donors of resources and those folk who bought, what a marvellous team effort. Thank you!


So the maths has been done, and we would like to announce that we will be doing the free draw for the Woolly Hug (made by our Pidj) at 6pm tonight!!

Thank you!!

[KnottyLocks]

Still can't quite believe it...

Tis AMAZING, innit?

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Yaaayyyyyyyyyy - Lovely MOS came out of the hat, well not her personally, her NAME and she won the draw for the Woolly Hug And it is on the way - huzzah!





We are absolutely DELIGHTED to let everyone know, that with a couple of last minute donations (huge thanks for those) we were able to send £1400 from our craft sale to Winston's Wish this afternoon. There is a copy of our receipt on our FB and Twitter and if anyone would like to see - we can email it (please email us on [email protected])

Heartfelt and HUGE thanks to everyone for taking part and for making our Woolly Hugs' Event such a great success. X