Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Yankee Peddler, Algonguin Mill Festival, Spinner and weavers guilds

It is Sept so the Yankee Peddler Festival  is coming.  If you plan it right, you can hit the festival and come to Yarnia for the big sale.  Last day of sale if Sept 17.

While I'm at it, the Algonguin Mill Festival is in Oct.  The lady (Holly) who makes the homespun consignment yarn that I carry in the shop usually goes to this festival.  They do have a spinners and weavers guild that meets there monthly.  If you are close to the area, you may want to check it out while you are at the festival.

BTW Canton also has a spinners and weavers guild.  You can join by contacting Kathy at the Canton Art Museum.

 

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Aultman Hospital Wellness on Wheels (WOW)

Pepsi is doing an online voting for groups to get a $250,000 donation.  Aultman Hosptial  is in the running for their Wellness on Wheels (WOW) program that takes health care to people.  You can read about it on the Pepsi website or the Canton Repository has run articles.
You can vote daily until Sept 30, 2010.
PS I have to admit that when I do things like this I do not use my email that I give to family/friends/store.  I created  another one for this situation so I don't get my mailbox gummed up so much that I can't find the latest email from my mother.
VOte for WOW


Help bring access to health care to more people.

living craft fall 2010, felted soaps

The new living craft fall 2010 issue will be in stores shortly.  I love this magazine.   I know many of you are getting back into a school mode.  While to really learn it takes work and discipline, this magazine gives you some great ideas for fun things to do together.  Besides, there are a lot of problem solving skills that can be developed from doing crafts.  I mean if your felted gnome doesn't look right and you realize that if you put ears on it, he makes a great bunny, problem solved.

If you get a subscription right now, you can ask for 1 extra issue with your subscription. (You get 5 issues for the price of 4). 


There is a cute free pattern on how to felt soap on their website.  This is a great fall project that gives you  an inexpensive way for your kids to make a bunch of holiday presents.