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Handmade for the Holidays

Friday, December 4, 2009 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (ET)

West Barnstable, MA

Handmade for the Holidays

Ticket Information

Type End     Quantity
Register to Donate an Item   more info Ended Free  
Register to Donate Materials   more info Ended Free  
RSVP to the Public Open House   more info Ended Free  
Craft Circle I - Wednesday November 11 at 5:00 pm   more info Ended Free  
Craft Circle II - Friday, November 20 at 1:00 pm   more info Ended Free  
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Event Details

This holiday season, we invite you to create hand-knit items for donation to local women and children in need. Handmade for the Holidays, in partnership with Harwichport-based nonprofit We Can, will collect hand-knit gloves, hats, scarves, mittens, blankets, quilts, and stuffed animals for delivery to Cape Cod residents who are going through difficult economic and emotional times. Handmade for the Holidays is also accepting donations of yarn, needles, and other knitting and crafting supplies to be used by local volunteer crafters.

 

The staff of WE CAN will ensure that the items go directly to needy women and families in time for the holiday season. All participants -- and the general public -- are invited to celebrate the conclusion of the project at a public open house at Yummy Goods on Friday, December 4, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.


Handmade for the Holidays especially requests the following items in adult AND child sizes:

  • Scarves
  • Hats
  • Gloves
  • Mittens
  • Socks
  • Blankets
  • Quilts
  • Softies (handmade stuffed animals)

Get together with other participants and create your items in a relaxed group setting at one of two gatherings at Yummy Goods in November:

  • Wednesday, November 11, 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
  • Friday, November 20, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Beginners are welcome, and registrants will be notified about what type of materials to bring along if you need guidance. (Feel free to bring your own projects if not a beginner.) Relaxed and inclusive instruction will be provided.

When & Where



Yummy Goods
2455 Meeting House Way
Route 149
West Barnstable, MA 02668

Friday, December 4, 2009 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (ET)


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Hosted By

Melissa Averinos and Beth Dunn



Melissa Averinos is a local fabric designer, author, and entrepreneur. Her West Barnstable gift shop, Yummy Goods, offers handmade jewelry, locally made soaps and all manner of other lovely gift items. Her first book, Small Stash Sewing: 24 Projects Using Fat Quarters, will be published by Wiley in the spring of 2010.

 

 

 

Beth Dunn is a local writer and small business consultant specializing in social media and Internet marketing. She is an avid knitter of antique and Victorian socks, lace, and other sundries.  She writes about social media, small business, and creativity on her blog, www.bethdunn.org.