Care wear (www.carewear.org) is a group of volunteers (people like you and me) that make little baby clothes and toys for newborns and children in hospitals. They have been doing this since 1991. They have many different patterns you can use whether you sew, knit, or crochet. This baby bootie pattern is simple and can be done by any level of sewing ability. There is also a super cute bunny pattern plus many others.
In the hospital link on their homepage is a list of hospitals (maybe one in your area) that are in need of specific items. Click the newsletter link to find a plethora of patterns and info about this project.
Please take the time to put some items on your crafting to do list, and feel free to send in some pictures once you have some items ready to send off.
I'll be working on some items to send out next Tuesday. Pictures will be posted!
Go Craft Humanity!
Supply Pusher ETSY store
It's Merchandise Monday! I try to purchase supplies on Monday hoping they will be here before the weekend (sometimes that is NOT the case), but a lot of shops ship quickly.Today's purchase was clock and horseshoe/heart charms from Supply Pusher. I have a big drawer of jewelry making supplies and needed a couple of pieces to re-spark my enthusiasm in creating some goodies.
Monday Merchandise posts will also include when the item is received and a bit of quality assurance. Sort of like a review, but I am not getting anything for free. To be featured in a Merchandise Monday post, please add your online shop (preferably ETSY) to the Merchandise Monday album on our Facebook page so I can add some of your stuff to my favorites.
Happy Crafting!
This is the first of a series of projects that aim to bridge the gap between ourselves and our far away relatives. I have 3 neices (2 whom I have not met) in California. I live in South Texas. Of course I wish I could see them more, but since I can't, I am not going to dwell on that fact. Project Far Away Family is simply baby steps for creating and maintaining connections.
Project #1: make a list
Think about your far away family members and make a list of what you would like to do if you visited them. The longer the list, the more ideas you'll have to work with for next weeks project. Fell free to comment with something you would REALLY love to do with that far away family. I know I'd like to have a super fancy dress up party with 2 of my neices (the 3rd is only a couple of days old).
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