Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Brisbane: Craft to support the Leukaemia Foundation

For those of you who have been to a recent meet up you would know that over the course of the next month we will be working with one of our lovely Brown Owls members Lara on crafting beautiful items to help raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation, specifically for the Myleoproliferative Neoplasms (MPN) trust fund within the Research Trust of the Foundation, an important area of research on a rare group of diseases.

You can help out by coming along to a meet up in the next month to make beautiful crafty things or to donate pre-loved books and handmade items for a Mother's Day market stall to help raise money. Read on for all of the details!

How YOU can help while learning new crafty skills!


1. MAKE STUFF AT A MEET UP OR AT HOME
We have a number of crafting bees and meet ups coming up in the next month where we will be learning new creative skills to make stuff to sell on the market stall. Scroll down and read on for all of the details and make sure you book in!

2. DONATE STUFF
Donate handmade goods and pre-loved books for us to sell on the market stall to help raise money. You can also donate craft materials to use at meet ups to make things to sell on the stall.

3. BUY A RAFFLE TICKET
Win a huge hamper of treats! Raffle tickets will be available for sale at each meet up and only cost $1 each!

4. VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME
Help out at a meet up or more importantly on the market day (26 April at The Gap Farmers Market).

All money raised from the market stall and raffle are split 50/50 between the Myleoproliferative Neoplasms (MPN) trust fund within the Research Trust of the Leukaemia Foundation and the University of Queensland Diamantina Institue (UQDI) of research.

If there is any way you can help out please email brisbanebrownowls@gmail.com.

 

THE MEET UPS AND CRAFTING BEES!

Here is a quick list of meet ups and crafting bees in the lead up to the stall.

AT ANY MEET UP YOU CAN BRING ALONG YOUR OWN ITEMS TO WORK ON FOR THE STALL OR FINISH SOMETHING YOU HAVE STARTED, YOU DON'T NEED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SELECTED CRAFT.

TEA TOWELS :: APPLIQUE OR CROCHET EDGES
Thursday 26 March, 6-9pm
Rebecca's home, Greenslopes (address will be provided when you book in)
Bring your own tea towel, visoflex scraps and fabric scraps and/or 2 or 4 ply crochet cotton. Applique is for any level of crafter, crochet edges require basic crochet skills to learn. We will have some cute applique designs to choose from or bring your own ideas.


TEA TOWELS & CROCHET DISH CLOTHS
Thursday 9 April, 6-9pm
Ashgrove Library meeting room, 87 Amarina Ave, Ashgrove
Continue working on your applique or crochet edge tea towels. This crafting bee is also an opportunity to whip up some crochet dish cloths to match your tea towel. Great for beginners or for those who would like to try out some new crochet patterns in a simple square.


CROCHET FLOWER PENCIL TOPPERS  
Sunday 12 April, 10:30am-12:30pm
Brisbane Square Library, George Street, Brisbane CBD
Beginners welcome! Bring along your yarn and wool scraps, small buttons for the centre and a pencil or two to pop the flowers on. You can make one for yourself and the quick hookers out there can make a few for the stall.


FOLK STITCHING ON FELT
Tuesday 14 April, 6:30-9pm
The Nest, 720 South Pine Road, Everton Park
Cost: $10 Bookings for this one click here
For those of you who missed out on the last folk stitching on felt session or if you want some time out to finish yours. We will also have some sweet cupcake templates to work on for the stall.


HUGE CRAFTING BEE
Thursday 16 April, 6-9pm
Ashgrove Library meeting room, 87 Amarina Ave, Ashgrove
Bring all your projects from the last month to finish off, we will have access to everything you need as well as provide help along the way.

RSVP ESSENTIAL FOR ALL MEET UPS FOR A LIST OF WHAT TO BRING! 
Email brisbanebrownowls@gmail.com to book in now.
Tea and coffee will be provided at all of these meet ups, you are welcome to bring along a plate to share.

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