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Nov

9

Crafting for a Cause: Mama to Mama

November 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Mama to Mama is a new site started by SouleMama and devoted to crafting for charity. The introductory post says,
Sometimes it’s far too easy to get overwhlemed at the sadness, violence and despair in the world. It’s easy to feel hopeless and powerless against it all, and lost in trying to explain the world to [...]

Nov

3

Crafting for a Cause: Diabetes ornament tree

November 3, 2008 | 1 Comment

Patty of Pip Stitch woke me up to a charitable needlework opportunity that is based right here in my home state. The Busy Needle of Rogers, Arkansas, sponsors an ornament tree each year to benefit local diabetes charities. The shop’s web site says,
Throughout the year we take donations of hand-made ornaments and then sell them [...]

Oct

25

Crafting for a cause in Melbourne

October 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Think of this:
Imagine being unable to go to school when you have your period. This is a reality for many young women in developing countries. A lack of sanitary pads can be a big barrier to a girl’s education.
The Paddy Wagon of Melbourne invites you to
Come and help us sew reusable pads for donation to [...]

Oct

22

“I never saw another butterfly”

October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Butterfly Project of the Holocaust Museum Houston is seeking 1.5 million handmade butterflies to remember the 1.5 million children who perished in the holocaust. So far, the museum has collected about 400,000 of these little works of art. If you would like to contribute needlework or other artforms to the project, see the guidelines [...]

Oct

16

Tat to help the Hospice Alliance

October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Lighthouse Lacers of southeastern Wisconsin created lace ornaments to decorate a five-foot Christmas tree, which they are donating to the Hospice Alliance for its annual raffle, and it is expected to earn as much as US$ 1,500 for the charity. A post by Marilee of Yarnplayer’s Tatting blog notes, “Donations of handmade lace ornaments from non-member lacemakers [...]

Oct

14

Craft for Komen

October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment

You’ve got to get in on the challenge over at CraftStylish. Make something pink and post it to the challenge site during October. The site says,
Post your creation into our Make it Pink gallery and for each project posted CraftStylish will donate one dollar to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
In addition, for every pink [...]

Oct

13

Stitch for the Ships Project

October 13, 2008 | 2 Comments

The motto of the Ships Project is “Supporting America’s Troops Deployed in the War on Terror One Stitch at a Time!” The project finds out what items are most needed by the troops. Individuals make hats, slippers, socks, cool ties, and other items and send them to the project. (Due to security concerns, the mailing [...]

Oct

12

Warm a preemie with your quilt

October 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Do you know about the Angel Quilt Project? Here’s bit of information from the project’s web site:
We are a nonprofit, world-wide organization of cross stitchers and machine embroiderers. We do patterns that are ‘child friendly.’ For instance, we use all the Precious Moments patterns, as well as Cherished Teddies. We also use all the Animal [...]

Sep

28

Crafting for a cause: Ties That Bind

September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Have you been following the Ties That Bind project? If so, you know that it’s a benefit for ovarian cancer research. If not, be sure to check it out. You’ll love the art as much as the cause. Look at the amazing artwork that Ruth Rae has contributed to the project (shown here). You can see [...]

Sep

26

Stitch for the Cure with Orna

September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Orna Willis of Ornaments blog is this year’s designer for the Stitch for the Cure event of the Shenandoah Valley Chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild. Orna says on her blog, “Every year the Shenandoah guild asks a designer to contribute a new design in honor of the event . The design is taught at [...]

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