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October 13, 2004
Autumn and looming Craft & Art Fair
Autumn, grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup they just go hand in hand and are some of the more simpler things in life. Simple is good.
Autumn also brings out the need for hats, mittens, and scarves not to forget sweaters. Though sweaters do take a bit more time to knit then the outer garmets.
There are a lot of local charities out there looking for warm outer garments to help out the needy. In the DC area Food and Friends are in need. Their contact information is:
Diane Tollick, Volunteer Coordinator
Food & Friends
219 Riggs Road, NE
Washington, DC 20011
202-269-6824
dtollick@foodandfriends.org
A warm and really quick scarf idea is to take a yard and half of fleece (usually can be purchased at JoAnn's for under $7.00 a yard) and cut it into long strips approximately 4 to 5 inches wide. If you want to get creative, you can even cut fringe on each end of the scarf. With the fleece being anywhere from 36 to 54 inches wide you can really make a lot of scarves and make a big difference to someone's life. Not to mention the warm fuzzy you'll get for helping out.
Craft & Art Fair
I'll be participating in a Craft & Art Fair in Towson this November. It's open only to the employees of CMS but should be pretty fun. I'm sharing a table with my uncle. He will be selling his band's CD
(Park House Jam is the band name)and I'll be selling some bits that I've knit. I'm worried that I won't have enough stuff to sell or worst that what I have won't sell. It's starting to give me odd dreams, not of the nightmare sort -- at least not yet.
I'm planning on having a book of items that I've knit with yarn swatches, scarves, mittens, baby items, jewerly, and the Harbor Bears that have sweaters, hats, and dresses that I've knit for them. Any ideas of what else folks might be looking for? Drop me a line.
By the way, I'm pleased to say that my little boy is feeling much better.
Posted by Genia at October 13, 2004 11:36 AM