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Woolly Hugs. 2015 Easter Craft Sale for the amazing charity WAY (Widowed and Young)

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KnottyAndPistey · 29/01/2015 20:17

Folk really are fabulous and have been asking about our Easter Craft sale. We are delighted to confirm it will be going ahead, and that we have chosen the amazing charity WAY (Widowed and Young) to be our recipient.

Across the UK, WAY provides peer-to-peer emotional and practical support to young widowed men and women – married or not, with or without children, whatever their sexual orientation – as they adjust to life after the death of their partner. Their peer to peer support is run by a network of volunteers who themselves have been bereaved at a young age, so really understand what folk are going through. For many they have been, and sadly will be, a vital lifeline. Amazing work in desperate and bleak times, and we know they have supported several lovely folk within our Woolly Hugs community.

We’d love to do something for them now.


Thanks

We are going to run an online Easter Craft sale in a similar way to previous sales. All funds raised will be donated to WAY.



We'd love your help...
We are looking to make and sell small/lightweight Eastery/Spring/ Generally gorgeous items. Sewn, crocheted, knitted, any crafty crafts, the how is up to you! To keep postage costs to a minimum we ask that ideally anything made can be sent on to a buyer in a 'Large' envelope. Bigger items are welcome too, we are just aware of postal charges!

Some suggestions for you but we are open to others!

  • Easter decorations - chicks, eggs, sheeeeps, rabbits.
  • Easter/spring bunting/ garlands, decorations
  • Brooches, keyrings, purses, accessories
  • Other Lovely Things???!!! Grin





    Last posting for crafts to be SATURDAY 7th MARCH.
    Please message for posting information. Thank you so much.






    If you’d like to contribute funds to help the sale (support other crafters, help with postage costs) then we’d love to hear from you. This will be a big team effort, and donors will make a difference to what we can achieve here, and we'd be very grateful. Our paypal is [email protected] and please make sure you add a contact name and note that it is for WAY.

    The Sale itself will take place either over the weekend March 14th/15th OR March 21st/22nd, actual dates to be confirmed as soon as we can. It will be run through an Event page on Facebook (MNWoollyHugs) , with a selection of items on our Auction site on our website to help those not on FB

    Fingers crossed this will be a great success and we can help the lovely folk at WAY help even more lovely folk.





    Thoughts are with those who have very sadly needed WAY's support, especially amongst the Woolly Hug family. xx






    Thanks





    We are truly grateful for all support, heartfelt thanks xxxx

    To find out more about the amazing work WAY do, see here...
Woolly Hugs. 2015 Easter Craft Sale for the amazing charity WAY (Widowed and Young)
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KnottyAndPistey · 29/01/2015 20:21

Rather fabulously, we have some folk from the WAY group joining forces with us.

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RatherBeOnThePiste · 29/01/2015 20:31

Marking my place Thanks Wine

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KnottyLocks · 29/01/2015 20:45

Here too!!

Eggy, eggy, eggy
Oi, oi, oi!

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ChippingInLatteLover · 29/01/2015 20:52

I'm in.

I'm on my way to Ravelry now!

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ChippingInLatteLover · 29/01/2015 20:55

It will have to be things without faces though, I can't send them on their merry way if they have faces!

Muppet I know!

Grin

I've just linked a friend (MNer too) to the thread. She is a knitty Mc knitter, so hopefully she'll join in too!

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ChippingInLatteLover · 29/01/2015 20:59

Ah, she'd already seen it on Facebook!

Feck. I detest FB. ChippingIn might have to get an account though, just for this sort of thing.

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ChippingInLatteLover · 29/01/2015 21:11

Hmm finding something might be harder than knitting it!

Where is everyone?

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RatherBeOnThePiste · 29/01/2015 21:14

You could be Chipping In on FB?

I agree about choosing what to make. There are too many lovely things, and mostly too difficult for me!

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ChippingInLatteLover · 29/01/2015 21:20

Yes Pistey, that's what I meant. But I need another email account as I have a work Facebook page that I can't delete, but never use, on my email account and you can only have one can't you?

I can't find anything without a face?

Maybe I could knit the bodies and you could add the faces Grin. I just cannot part with things that have a face!

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RatherBeOnThePiste · 29/01/2015 21:38

Set up a gmail account and a new fb account. Job done.

Arf re the faces!

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RatherBeOnThePiste · 30/01/2015 08:43

The first of our Easter Crafts for our fundraiser for WAY are here. This from the very lovely Marcipex, and it is beautiful.

  1. Bunny bunting in bright spring colours with bunnies appliquéd onto alternate bunts, close ups below. Approx 210cm, ten bunts, all different, and each approx 12cm long. This is just amazing!


Thank you so much to Marci xxx






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RatherBeOnThePiste · 30/01/2015 08:44

And from the very fabulous Hoggy - tis Brian!!

  1. He's an egg cosy, and needs a happy home Grin




Huge thanks to the very lovely Hoggy, we heart Brian!!! xxx


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KnottyLocks · 30/01/2015 09:23

I neeeeed Brian!

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RatherBeOnThePiste · 30/01/2015 22:18

Brian is feeling the lerrrrrrrrrve :) Wine

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RatherBeOnThePiste · 02/02/2015 08:34

Morning [sheep] [chicks]

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RatherBeOnThePiste · 02/02/2015 16:37

Four beautifully hand embroidered Easter Cards for our Easter Craft Sale for WAY, from the very lovely Kettricken, the most enormous thanks to her, just fabulous! Thanks

This is duck in boots and chick, also sheeps and daffodils, see our Facebook page MNWoollyHugs for the others

Each card measures 11.5cm by 9cm, and comes with envelope.


Brilliant!


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RatherBeOnThePiste · 02/02/2015 16:38

and chick....

Woolly Hugs. 2015 Easter Craft Sale for the amazing charity WAY (Widowed and Young)
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KnottyLocks · 03/02/2015 10:44

Cute!
Smile

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ChippingInLatteLover · 04/02/2015 02:55

That's lovely bunting!!

It's that witchcraft crochet isn't it? Hmm

Marcipex did very well to whip that up & hand deliver it to you Grin

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KissingPotion · 04/02/2015 13:43

Could I have an address to send some bits to please? Smile

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KnottyAndPistey · 05/02/2015 16:13

am just popping in as am on phone - you have mail from us Thanks

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Marcipex · 06/02/2015 10:45

Hand deliver?
No, I sent it by the usual elves on flying toadstools delivery service.

But glad you like it x

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JulesJules · 06/02/2015 18:56

I am so in love with Brian

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KnottyAndPistey · 07/02/2015 09:19

Brian is asleep at the mo, out partying last night, have warned him tis no way for an egg cosy to behave.

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KnottyLocks · 07/02/2015 21:44

Step away from my Brian.

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