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

Woolwarehouse delivery is fantastic.

Apparently. Obviously I have never used them, oh no no no.

Hello, signing up! Am a relatively new crocheter but will try and make something pretty

soupy, I haven't used them that much

waves at Antoinette

I'm told they sometimes stick in a free gift.

My favourite darning needle was a free gift from Woolwarehouse. In fact, I have just used it on something I'm making for the Xmas sale.

I have finished a string of stars and have started on something I am making up. It may go horribly wrong.

Evening

Beautiful woolly treasure arriving from Rubycon for our fundraiser, including cardigans, hats and decorations, all just lovely. What a star, and we have added her name into the free Draw for the Woolly Hug :)

Thank you!!

I can do beading/jewellery/patchwork if that would be any use?

Morning :)

Hello there Mirage and thank you so much, that all sounds just lovely. The thing to bear in mind is that we are trying to keep postage costs to a minimum, so are looking to be able to post out in an envelope no bigger than large. Dimensions in the OP. Sorry am on my phone and having problems sc

See?!!!!!

Scrolling!!

Thank you so much for joining with us for our fundraiser for Winston's Wish.

You are a star

agree with the postage - first time I took the parcel to the post office it was too thick to go through the hole, so I put them in a bigger packet to make it thinner and the difference was £3 in postage charges. Weight is secondary now. Still think they're robbing sods either way.

No problem,I'll double check the dimensions and crack on.

Thanks Mirage, you are a star X

Hope no one has been blown away in this stormy weather, and that everyone is OK X

I'm on the scrounge...

Does anyone have any brooch pins? I've made three wee flowers that I'd like to make into brooches but I don't have any pins. I mean something like this: www.alchemyandice.com/images/T/BP0414S.jpg

They're on amazon but I'm a bit loathe to buy 25 or 50 when I only want three. If anyone has any going spare and could post to me I would happily PayPal you the postage?

Thank you :)

Have just looked around, and have found a pack of 5, they are 30mm long. We have had funds sent to help buy resources for crafters, so if that sounds OK, we are very happy to order them for you, if you let us have your address.

Shame because I was in a fab craft shop (sadly not local) and saw them at the weekend!

I'm happy to buy them if you can give me the link? :)

I found 5 pieces with this sort of back here on Ebay

Now this is 10 here but with a safety back also on Ebay

Just reassure me that doesn't take you to my Ebay profile someone??!!

I wonder if we should buy them for Woolly Hugs and send three on to you, wondering if anyone else might like any for the craft sale.

Not at all Pistey finishes Xmas shopping on eBay

My style craft in bottle arrived today (already hidden it so DH can't moan) going off to Rav to find something suitably festive to make with it!

I couldn't understand why you'd put Stylecraft in a bottle. I am a pillock.

Message in a bottle!! :o

I have knitted some christmas decorations, but am a bit confused about how this works. Who shall I post them to?

Morning :)

When you have Christmas Crafts to post for our fundraiser, please PM for the address for posting. Thank you so much

We can't wait to see everything! If not already, do find us on Facebook, MNWoollyHugs.

Cat, I'm coming to PM you now :) Huge thanks to you

Afternoon :)
I've a little parcel to send you ... is it going to TW11?

Yes please