Together for Short Lives. Announcing Woolly Hugs' Christmas Craft Sale Fundraiser for 2014.

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We are really pleased to be announcing our Woolly Hugs' Christmas fundraiser for 2014. We hope that you will be able to help us in some way.

The amazing charity Together for Short Lives supports children with life-threatening and life-limiting conditions and all those who support, love and care for them. From the moment of diagnosis, for whatever life holds, this charity aim to help to ensure that families make the most of their precious time together, helping a child or young person to live the best life they can, for as long as they can. So much love and compassion, what they do is extraordinary.

To read more about the work they do, see here….. We want to help them, we hope you will join us. Here’s how.

Crafting Information
We are aiming 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.

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

• Stocking fillers, although obviously Father Christmas is REAL, this is just to help.
  
• Christmas tree decorations, bunting, garlands.
  
• Stockings
  
• Small gifts - Little bags, purses, brooches, hair accessories, key rings, gift bags, tags, lovely lovely things!
  
  Woolly, fabric, embroidered, all crafty crafts welcome. Items from last year can be seen in our four Christmas albums from last year on our Facebook page MNWoollyHugs.
  
  Last posting for crafts to be Saturday 15th November please. But do post earlier if you are able to, we are ready, so any time! Please PM for the posting information.
  
  If you would like to contribute funds to help others craft we would love to hear from you. Our Paypal is [email protected]
  
  
  
  
  
  The Event itself...
  The Christmas Craft sale will take place ONLINE between the evening of Thursday 27th November and run through to Sunday 30th November and will be organised through an Event page linked through our Woolly Hugs' Facebook page, as we have done before. (MNWoollyHugs) Full details of which we will be sharing here, on FB and Twitter nearer the time. We will be auctioning a few more items this time too, again that will be through a Facebook Event page set up nearer the time.
  
  
  Huge thanks once again.
  
  
  Fingers crossed this will be a great success for Together for Short Lives. A life time of difference, doesn’t get much more important that that.
  
  
  
  Pistey and Knotty
  //www.woollyhugs.com
  MNWoollyHugs on FB
  @MNWoollyHugs on Twitter

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Introducing our Woolly Hugs' Auction Site!


As part of our Christmas Craft Sale this year we are going to run an auction parallel to the tradition sale. This we hope will help more folk be able to take part, and we hope we've chosen a good range of gorgeous crafts. Thank you!



All info is over here...

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More thank yous - so excited for our Sale!!

This adorable dolly from Fay...


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Frozen inspired head bands from lovely Catherine...

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Thank you Catherine!

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Gorgeous scarf from lovely PantsHaveNames...


Thank you!

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This of course is just a sample of the lovely things!

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Awwwww. an adorable Santa from lovely WoollyBacks!

Thank you!

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Sparkly snowflake bunting!


Absolutely glorious, and made so beautifully by the very lovely JuanFernandezTitTyrant


THANK YOU!!

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Adorable plum coloured hat for newborn, super soft and snuggly, beautifully knitted by the very lovely Liz. There are three different other colours too!


Really fabulous, huge thanks to her xxx

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Gah! Run out of pics!

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Craft Sale starts TOMORROW. We have items on our Auction site for anyone not on Facebook. Do join us.

If you are on Facebook our Event page is here

HOW OUR ONLINE CHRISTMAS CRAFT SALE WILL RUN!!!

Up and down the country, fabulous folk have been making small craft items which we will sell through this Event Page, do join us by liking and sharing the page

Our Sale takes place over four days starting Thursday 27th November finishing on Sunday 30th September at 9pm.

This Sale will take place online, here on this Event page, and we also have some crafts on an Auction Page here… woollyhugsauctionsite.blogspot.co.uk

You can see photos of all the lovely things that will be on sale in our pre sale viewing albums...

First album.. www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.794968850553477.1073741861.349028448480855&type=3

Second album… www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.817418918308470.1073741863.349028448480855&type=3

Third.. www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.821511281232567.1073741864.349028448480855&type=3

Fourth.. www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.823129371070758.1073741865.349028448480855&type=3

Fifth.. www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.824079544309074.1073741866.349028448480855&type=3

There is even a sixth coming!

The Sale will run in two ways.

From 6pm on Thursday 27th November the Auction is live, bids directly on the relevant post, all is explained on the Auction Site. It closes at 9pm on Sunday.

For all other items, we are going to post batches of them directly on to this wall, starting with the first 10 from Album One and work our way through. To buy an item, you will need to be the FIRST to post your name next to the photo. We will then clearly be able to see who has bought, and will thank you and ask you to PM us with the item number and a postal address. We can then arrange for payment with you. Ideally through PayPal, but cash or cheque is fine too.

Do bear with us, we will acknowledge your purchase and reply to your PM asap! Our Paypal is [email protected] When paying for a purchase, please include a note with your name and the item number, and say it is for TOGETHER FOR SHORT LIVES

All prices include P&P, unless we are posting out of the UK, then we will ask for a contribution towards postage.

• All craft sale will be sent second class during the week after the sale, or once funds arrive if using methods other than instant payment.
  
  THANK YOU!!

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Woooohoooo! More pictures and thanks...

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Rainbow unicorn keyring! . Beautifully crocheted by the very lovely Kveta for our craft sale huge thanks, this is fab. Xxx

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Gorgeous Christmassy crocheted basket, beautifully made for our Sale from the very lovely fan. Huge thanks to her this is fabulous! Xx

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There are many more things for sale, this can only be a sample, trying to make sure there is something here from everyone!

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from our very lovely Knotty. Really fab-u-lous, with cute little flower detail. Fits ages 1- 2 years approx. Absolutely gorgeous. Hooooge thanks to Knots. xxx

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Crocheted tic tac toe set with its own crocheted carry case. Shapes are slightly padded. Utterly fabulous, so beautifully made by the very lovely Tricia, how clever, enormous thanks this is just lovely. xxx

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Bee Booteees!!


Awwww Just adorable! The sole is approx 9cm long. They are for our Craft Sale and come from the very lovely Hoggy. Huge thanks to her. Xx

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That should be Hoggy

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Tiny turtle pot!


Too cute! Beautifully crocheted by the very lovely Ninja for our craft sale. The turtle is approx 8cm long, the pot underneath approx 3cm across. Utterly fabulous! Thank yoooooou! Xx

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Arse! Run out of pics again!

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very exciting, I think we should have a big count down on here and facebook

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My things should arrive today, posted them 1st class, sorry I'm so late

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The wols are here on my sofa watching the telly, all is well

Thank you - gorgeous things! xx

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We're off again!!

Welcome to Woolly Hugs' Christmas Craft Sale for Together for Short lives!

Our Auction is now LIVE It is on a blogger page so away from FB, hopefully this will help those not on FB and those maybe with slower connections!


Please do start bidding on all the lovely items there, the Auction closes at 9pm this Sunday.

We will be back at 7pm this evening with the first 20 items from Album One, do join us. Thank you so much for being with us, we hope to make this a hoooooooooooooooge success. xx

Event page is here, still time to join, we finish at 9pm on Sunday!


Auction page here...... good luck!!