Updates for You Today

 Hi everyone!

We just want to give you a quick update on how the craft classes and registrations are coming along.

We have some wonderful ladies and men who are willing to give up their personal time at the event to teach you some awesome techniques in various crafts.  In a few days, we'll be posting some samples of the crafts we'll have for you to sink into.  What?  You just want to do your own craft? No worries mate!

Bring your own craft or take some of our classes, or do both!  The day is for you to enjoy the fellowship of other people who enjoy crafting, eat good food, maybe partake in bidding on a basket or two, and you'll be able to learn a lot about the services the Center has to offer to the women in our community...all good stuff! We're even planning on having the mobile RV unit here for you to see.

How's the registration coming along?? FANTASTIC!  There are between 4-7 sign ups per week, so if you haven't signed up yet, and really want to come, give us an email at craftingforlife@yahoo.com if you prefer to not sign up online.  We try to update the selling site and number of seats available weekly.

Ever After Scrapbooks is donating all of the material to make these really, really darling Mother's Day or Birthday accordian cards. It will be your choice as to how you want to label it.  We'll have one posted in a day or two, along with some awesome tiles Vergie & Sue will be teaching.  If you took their class last year, this one is even better.  Have you ever worked with watercolors?  Tadia will be teaching a class working with watercolors and stickles.  What are stickles you want to know?  Their really cool glitter glue stuff..wait 'til you see.

Anyway, that's what's going on today.  Take a look at the new sponsors on board with us...more to follow too, I promise.

See you soon!

The Crafting for Life Team

 

The 2013 Registration has begun and seats are being taken!

The event is taking place on April 20th and the sign ups are already coming in.

We have past participants mailing in their registrations and signing up online, new participants signing up at EverAfter Scrapbooks and at Calvary Chapel Oceanside.  An ad will be out in the Good News Newspaper for March and Ever After is posting it on their website.

Now then, April 20th is National Look-alike Day....so we think we should have a little contest for those who come looking the most alike!  What do ya think?   And the winner could receive...oh, now then, we can't give that away just yet.

April 20th is also National Pineapple Upsidedown Cake day.  Sounds like a yummy dessert to me, but also what tasks or crafts could we do if we had to do them upside down?  Any suggestions?

We're starting something new this year too.  We're asking those who sign up to be part of the "More than 50/50 Team".  What is that we heard you say?  Well, it's a committment to raise more than $50 in outside donations and bring them to the event...because, you see, every new life deserves more than just a 50/50 chance.  Could there be a special gift given to the person who brings in the most donations?  I bet there would be.

Take a look to the side and see what sponsors are stepping up to the plate for us already this year...Thank you, thank you, thank you.  We couldn't do this event without you. 

Anyway, that's all for now...if you haven't signed up yet...don't wait and lose your spot.

Keep checking back for more information.

Results from the 2012 Event? 

Wonderful, Fantastic and just too much fun to fit into 12 hours.

 

 

We held the 2012 event in an empty store front, right next to Ever After Scrapbook Store...thank you John and Camille Akin for helping us obtain the facility for one more year...you guys Rock! 




Thank you John and Camille for everything!

We stapled material on the walls to cover the mess from the previous tenant, strung electrical cords around door jams to get lights into the bathrooms, scrubbed, and scrubbed and scrubbed to clean it up...but the most important thing the team did for this event was to pray for the unborn babies. After all, that's what this whole event is all about.

 

Of all days for it to rain and pour, this was one of those days, and for the 12 hours we were there...it just didn't let up much at all.  However, we were blessed to have some helping hands to carry in the ladies' bags, crafts and sewing machines, so they wouldn't have to carry them from the parking lot in the rain to the front door for check in...thank you Pico, Josh and Dakota!!

 

But, even though the weather was cold and rainy outside,

the inside of the building was warm with love for life.

 

Tadia's busy blinging up the lady's shirts...bling, bling baby!

 

 

Each participant received a "Crafting for Life"T-shirt and Tadia and Ronnie D. got busy blinging the shirts for a sweet little donation.
Thank you again for your diligence and taking your time away from playing at the event ladies.

 

 Every member on the team worked very hard that day serving, praying and  taking care of the participants.  We were either teaching classes, preparing and serving the food, keeping the facility clean or just sharing the love of the Lord with everyone around us...I just can't explain what a wonderful day it was. 

 

These gals were making photo albums from CD cases for the mom's at PRC. 
They were so super cute...and so were the albums!

 



When you hear the laughter and excitement in the room, and see the women's faces filled with joy, and knowing that they know what this whole day is all about, it just makes all of the preparation so worth while.




These gals were signing up for some classes too! Maybe the blanket class with Tina or the Looming class with Jim?




          

Joy, Joy, Joy....that's what I'm seeing here. She's got the joy down in her heart..

and a new Grand baby on the way.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Most of the participants brought their own crafts to get caught up on. Some brought card making projects, some brought their sewing machines, some brought their scrap booking projects, and some just came to take the classes the event had to offer.

 

Our instructors were just fantastic, offering up their entire day to help in the event.

 

Tina's class was really unique. It's using fleece material and yard to crochet around the edge of the blankets and baby jackets.  This got the ladies really hooked (little play on words there).  Tina will be back for the 2013 event, so if you missed her class in 2012, you won't want to miss it for 2013.  Thank you Tina! What a blessing you have been to this ministry.

 



Here are just a few of the "families" that  came. to play and serve in 2012.

What makes a family? Well, your "God" related. 

In the eyes of the Lord, we are all His children.

 It doesn't matter whether we are Mom's and Daughters or Best Friends forever... 

Family, what a sweet, sweet blessing.

 

Over all, even with the rain and all of the hard work involved, the event was a huge success. Our fundraising efforts paid off, the center received some nice items for the babies and their mommies, and the community knows a bit more about this fantastic ministry these men and women serve at the center.  If you want to know more about what they do, please visit their webiste at friendsofprcvista.com

 

So what's next?  Sign up for the 2013 event!

 

See you then!

 

 

 

 





Save the Date - April 20th

Hi everyone!  Has another year gone by already?  Oh my gosh!!! Well, the team is getting busy and planning for the 2013 event...April 20th, so save the date.

We have a lot in store this year, and the blessings have just been in abundance already!

Do you know that April 20th is National look alike day? 

What if we have a contest to see which two participants, or hey, what the heck, which group of participants come looking the most alike? 

Did you know that April 20th is also National Pineapple Upside Down Cake Day?  Sounds like a yummy item for our menu.

Anyway, we haven't been on the blog for a while, but we're back, and hope you'll be coming back for the 2013 Crafting for Life Event....

Tomorrow.....It's almost here!

Well, here we are...24 hours away...I just can't wait and I know the rest of the team is so excited too!  The tables are set, decorations up, food ordered, chairs in place and we only have a few more opportunity baskets to wrap up...More?  Why yes! and they are FANTASTIC!

So, we'll see you in a few hours...play time!

Remember, it's not just a day of play and crafts....it's a life saving event.

Bunches and bunches of Goodies!

Hi Everyone!  Well, the basket wrapping gals have been busy...and this is only the beginning!

 Look at the awesome job they've done preparing some of our opporunity baskets!

cute, cute, cute...

These gals really put their hearts into wrapping these baskets!  Thanks girls!

But, wait...there is more!  This is only the beginning- Woo Hoo! There will be an awesome basket donated by Trader Joe's, one from Massage Envy Spas, and well, I just can't tell everything now then, can I?

The committee and volunteers met last night, and I'll tell ya...this is going to be a great event! 

Have you been over to Ever After lately and seen the  precious Make-n-take they're providing?

Well, if you haven't, take a quick sneek-peak...

 These have to be about the cutest little trinket boxes I've seen in a long time

                                           and they are also included in the price of the event. 

Perfect wrapping for a gift card...huh?

It looks like a precious little jewely box for a special little gift maybe? 

We saw the T-shirts last night, and I love, love, love the colors of pink and blue in the design and the cutest little canvas totes are being provided by EA too...how cool is that?  We'll just bling everything up for you if you like~  Bling, bling baby!

Anyway, I just wanted to give everyone an update as to how the celebration plans were coming along.

Oh say, have you signed up yet?  Don't wait too long, ok?  You can sign up right at the top of the page, or email us at craftingforlife@yahoo.com  and we'll send you a registration form to mail in....but don't wait too long, ok?  Only 10 more days until ....PLAY DAY!

So, you like to craft?

Take a look at these cute items we'll be making at the event. Some for the PRC moms, some for their babies and some for you too!  

 This adorable blanket is made from fleece material and has crochet applied around the edges.  I just met up with Tina who is going to be teaching this at the event. 

These precious CD albums are just as cute on the inside as they are on the outside.

 And the tiles...oh my gosh ! These are some of the home decor make-n-take items that will be available for you to have as your very own.
Once you learn how to do these, you can make them up as gifts. Virginia and Sue will teaching this and I know the class will be fantastic!

Jim's coming back to teach the looming again, and Marleen will be here for the crochet lessons. 

If you haven't sent your registration form in yet, do it soon so you won't miss out.  You can reach us at

craftingforlife@yahoo.com