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Bean Bags for Craft Hope…
I finally finished my bean bags for Craft Hope! Their current project is making bean bags for schools in Liberia.
I decided to make the bean bags using felt and my embroidery machine. First, I had to sew a stabilizer to the back of the material and cut out all the letters.
Then I measured out all the squares..I did 5 inches x 5 inches…it seemed like just the right size. I used spray adhesive to get stick them first to the felt while the embroidery machine did its work.
So that I wouldn’t have to use extra felt….I embroidered all the letters first, then cut them out into squares.
Then I sewed the back onto them, leaving the top open. I used a different color felt for the backings, just to add some more color. Then they all got stuffed with plastic pellets.
The only thing left was the bag! I did the lettering on the embroidery machine and then sewed a drawstring! It was a very fun project. I love Craft Hope and I can’t wait to see what their next project is…if you love to sew or are a bit crafty, please join their latest project. You have until May 15th to get the bean bags done!
In: Africa, Craft Hope, craft projects, sewing
First Gift….
today is the day where bloggers everywhere are joining together in a campaign to
buy water for christmas.
4500 mothers bury their children EVERY DAY due to contaminated water.
the lack of access to clean water is the leading cause of death in underdeveloped nations.
and it doesn’t have to be.
as we get ready to rush through department stores and browse through catalogs searching
for the perfect presents….lets pause for a moment.
let’s PAUSE.
today…November 13…lets buy clean water.
clean life saving water.
$10 will provide one person in africa clean water for $10 years.
your money can change and possibly save someone’s life.
a real life.
let’s do this together.
one day.
$10
let water be the first gift you buy this christmas.
just think….if all the “whatever readers” gave $10 (you are free to give more if you’d like…)
we could raise enough to build a well TODAY.
i know how many of you there are…and we could do it!
a village could be changed because you read a blog that encouraged you to give…and you did.
that’s awesome!
$10
that is 2 starbucks coffees
it’s on CD on itunes
it’s a pizza
one movie ticket
less than one container of detergent!
$10 can change someone’s life.
click the photo below to be directed to the secure donation site of the highly recognized, non-profit
charity: water.
click on the yellow donate button.
All donations are tax deductible.
100% of the profit goes directly to clean water solutions in west africa.
share this on your blog.
link it…copy it…tell everyone.
