Handmade for the Holidays

Friday, December 04, 2009 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (ET)

West Barnstable, MA

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Ticket Information

Ticket Type	Sales End		Quantity
Register to Donate an Item more info Register to create (knit, sew, crochet, etc.) an item to donate to Handmade for the Holidays! All creators are invited to the Public Open House on Friday, December 4, where we will attach personalized tags to each item, meet other participants, and celebrate together. Please remember to RSVP for the Public Open House on this site if you plan to attend! Remember, if you register to donate an item, we're counting on you! You can drop off your completed items at Yummy Goods in West Barnstable (see map for details) during regular business hours. Visit www.yummygoods.com for more information.	Ended	Free	N/A
Register to Donate Materials more info Register to donate materials (yarn, needles, fabric, etc.) to donate to Handmade for the Holidays! All donors are invited to the Public Open House on Friday, December 4, where we will attach personalized tags to each item, meet other participants, and celebrate together. Please remember to RSVP for the Public Open House on this page if you plan to attend! Remember, if you register to donate materials, we're counting on you! You can drop off your donations at Yummy Goods in West Barnstable (see map for details) during regular business hours. Visit www.yummygoods.com for more information.	Ended	Free	N/A
RSVP to the Public Open House more info Come celebrate Handmade for the Holidays at the Public Open House at Yummy Goods in West Barnstable on Friday, December 4, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Meet other participants, attach a personalized message to your items, sip warm cider, and celebrate!	Ended	Free	N/A
Craft Circle I - Wednesday November 11 at 5:00 pm more info Join other Handmade for the Holidays participants and create your items in a warm, inviting community craft circle at Yummy Goods. Beginner to advanced crafters are welcome!	Ended	Free	N/A
Craft Circle II - Friday, November 20 at 1:00 pm more info Join other Handmade for the Holidays participants and create your items in a warm, inviting community craft circle at Yummy Goods. Beginner to advanced crafters are welcome!	Ended	Free	N/A

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

Friday, December 04, 2009 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (ET)

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Where

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

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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.

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