Stockings for Soldiers

 

3000 Christmas cards made as at 1st August 2012

Many of you know that I make cards and contribute to the military that are deployed overseas. This year I am going onboard and coordinating the card section of  
Stockings for Soldiers Project 

co-ordinated by Selena Smith and Michelle Potter
on behalf of our Soldiers based mainly in Townsville, Queensland.
Last year they sent out 1550 boxes to our Military.
This year they are sending 3000. In the small way that I can contribute, I will be making Christmas Cards for the deployed.

You are very welcome to contribute as well. You can send your cards to me no later than the 31st August 2012 so they can be forwarded onto Selena and Michelle to start the public signing process.

The cards need to be 10cm x 10cm single sided, i.e no folds  so they can be hung on metal walls/lockers with magnets (do not attach magnets to them-the recipients will put it on themselves). Decorate the front only. 

Here is a video via Channel 9 about the boxes that were sent in 2011 which is the first year this has been done.

Feel free to EMAIL me if you have any questions

A huge THANK YOU to contributors to date

Aileen Flynn

Anna Holcroft

Anne-Marie Slattery

Carolyn Passfield

Dell Armistead (for organising 8 July stamp up day) with Sara Wise, Marcela and Elisa Bonilla, Shirley Gerrard and Bridget 

Dianne Slade

Evelyn Poole

Grace McAndrew

Jean Considine

Jenny Hubbard

Kathy Duffy

Laisie Murphy

Linda Aldred

Nola Murdock

Penelope Dickens

Shirley Gerrard

Virginia Purdey

Wendy Camplin

Mystery contributor

Bridget

Cards to Share

Made these cards last week

I thought I'd share this with all the crafters

10. You're contemplating building an addition onto the house to hold it all

9. Your children sleep in the kitchen because they're scared of the

 'supply monster' looking in their dark rooms

8. You open the medicine cabinet to get an aspirin and suddenly you have 

a sink full of beads...and an aspirin bottle full of the same.

7. You can't find your curling iron, so you've taken to hot gluing your bangs in place

6. Your latest batch of cupcakes look awesome..but then you realise it's because 

you used plastic glitter instead of sprinkles.

5. You hold a destash sale, get rid of all of it, and it now looks like you moved out.

4. You accidentally pack paper mache' fruit for your child's lunch..which 

goes well with that needle felted 'sandwich' they got last week.

3. "Romantic Nights" are often ruined by finding pairs of pliers

or skeins of yarn in the bed.

2. Your family has accepted the fact that their inheritance will be paid

 in beads, sequins and scrapbook paper.

1. The local craft store refers people to your house when they run out of something

WOYWW #145

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Ruby Tuesday

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Saw this at the Multi Cultural Festival in Canberra, 

Geisha's standing on stilts, love their red costumes.

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Friday Fences #24

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Surfers Paradise up on the Gold Coast, this view from our apartment showing the hotel across the road with a 12 foot fence blocking out the street view for hotel guests. We could see them all in their balcony and frolicking in the pool area as we were on the 5th level. 

I love that hotel, looks like a mini palace to me.

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