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

Well I cant sew/knit in any shape or way whatsoever so will be buying myself a lovely woolly birthday present instead!

Nine stockings stitched up and ready to go! :o

Afternoon :)

Fabulous, thanks both, I'm just about to do the Attic24 way of blocking and then bunting is ready. Will post a pic.

Ok eBay yarn has arrived and it is a LOT! If anyone needs some red or white for projects for ww, pm me, I'll pop some in the post to you.
Actually can't believe how much it is for €3...

I have made a note of this, and will try to find something to send for the craft sale. If I can't find anything, I will definitely buy something.

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Ooooh - I have just remembered - I have a scarf I knitted, but don't wear - I will send that!! To the usual Woolly Hugs Address?

Ooo thanks lovely Pig, that is very kind, and thanks lovely SDTG, marvellous and yes please

Ooooooooooooooo

So excited by our craft sale, thank you lovely Woolfey, that will be marvellous!!

Morning btw :)

Hellooooooooo, lovely Woollies

At we ork so crafting opportunities are slim. Unless you was a load of balance sheets to decopache something with.

Love your name change WereTricks :)

I'm on the too many ideas, not enough time phase.

Grrr.

I've got two flowers and a baby cardigan so far. They need sewn up/ peskies dealt with. Part way through a third flower too. I think I'm going to buy brooch backings and make brooches.

I was hoping to have a little hug too but I think it's not going to be possible any time soon to get one finished.

I really, really hope someone gives me money for Christmas so I can buy more yarn. Can't justify it at the moment and my stash is slowly shrinking.

I'm on the too many ideas not enough ability phase

SuperNappy, don't forget we have funds for Woolly Hugs projects X

Evening.

I have too many ideas, too much yarn and not enough skill hands :)

Oh and a pot holder!

Thanks Pistey, I will bear that in mind.

Too much yarn? No such thing.

(she says as she realises she has to hide the hooooooge stash hidden in the suitcases somewhere else there's no where else as suitcases are needed )

Ditto soup .. so many ideas, so much yarn and not enough time

Please note I said "so much yarn", as Knotty said -there's no such thing as too much yarn .

Morning all

Huge thanks to another lovely, who has sent a contribution towards crafting materials. No MN name but initials LK

We shall enter her into our free Draw!

too much yarn surely not

and stylecraft is 20% off at deramores atm with code STYLEWK, not that I'm thinking of buying more yarn, no not me . . .

NinjaGoose, there is a discussion here about Stylecraft : www.mumsnet.com/Talk/woolly_hugs/1782871-Woolly-Hugs-The-Babettes-Billies-Blankets-and-Little-Hugs?msgid=42467164#42467164

Even with the 20% off elsewhere may be cheaper.

it works out much the same price wise super depending on whether you get free delivery but you usually get faster delivery with deramores