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

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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.

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???!!!

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

We are truly grateful for all support, heartfelt thanks xxxx

To find out more about the amazing work WAY do, see here...

I was sent a lovely and fortunately easy pattern for Easter bunnies yesterday and have started but am very much a beginner. Hope to get finished in time.

Hello there :)

Thank you

Zing if crafty crafts can arrive before the sale they can still go in, not a problem, and the Sale itself is 22nd March.

Please pm an address for me to send these. They're a bit wobbly!

Awwwwwwwww!!!!

Thank you so much

On me way!

Gorgeous lavender bag!

Beautiful embroidered, such detail, just wow!

Huge thanks to the very lovely Wendy xxx

Snowy scene, there are red hearts too

Pads are approx 10cm by 7cm.

MrsHathaway

those rabbits are way too cute! love them!

Thanks Zing ! The pattern is here and very simple - 4" square sewn and stuffed.

They took me aaaaaages because I only learned to knit since Christmas and only learned to cast off on Sunday. A good knitter could probably do one in an hour or two.

oh thanks so much for pattern, but i don't knit :-(
I've tried, but it feels like I'm fencing with myself so I just can't do it!

you could use fleece or felt instead - just start with a square!

now you're talking!
thanks.

Afternoon all, just catching up

So frustrating only having 6 photos a day!

Cute little patchwork bag This is lovely, approx 17cm by 15cm, strap approx 84cm, it is beautifully made and lined in the yellow of the strap, little button and loop fastener. For our Easter Craft Sale for WAY.

Gorgeous, enormous thanks to the lovely TW.

Adorable Easter Bunny bag for our Craft Sale for WAY, from the very lovely Catherine. Beautifully made. Just gorgeous. Bag itself measures approx 25cm by 17cm, pic shows interior fabric too. Fabulous. Huge thanks!

Trying to post something from everyone

Cheeky chick!

There are four altogether, each gorgeous chick is approx 8cm tall and they are for our Easter Craft Sale for WAY.

Beautifully made by the lovely Ruby. Huge thanks to her, love them!

Aha! I can carry on

Red Bunny!!

Gorgeous and beautifully made by the very lovely Fay for our Easter Craft Sale for WAY. Loves! Thank you so much

Bunnnnnnnyyyyy!

She is 20cm tall approx and is for our Easter Craft Sale for WAY from the very lovely Fizzy. Adorable!! Thank you so much!

For our Easter Craft Sale for WAY and from the very lovely MNP comes this cute little drawstring bag/purse for a child. Tis fully washable pn a warm cycle, and measures approx 19cm tall. Gorgeous, huge thanks

Green flowery tag blanket

For our Easter Craft Sale for WAY and from the very lovely Zing. Gorgeous, There are three different ones, fully washable and tumble dry on low, they are for 6 months to 2 years ish.

Approx 28cm, super soft fleece, fabulous ribbons. Thank you so much

Adorable little flower brooch!

From the very lovely Flora for our Craft Sale for WAY, just fabulous, love! The flower measures approx 7cm across, tis beautifully made, the most enormous thanks!

Creme egg keyring!

This fabulous keyring has been made by the very lovely Norks for our Easter Craft Sale for Way, brilliant, love, love, love. So clever!! THANK YOU!

That's us out of pics again!

Hope it isn't too late for Chickylicious to join ?

Just a little 7" x 7" mosaic wall hanging made from stained glass, buttons, micro beads and millifiori.