Crafternoon to fundraise for the charity ‘Mind’
From Coral Smith & Fiona Doubleday
One in four of us will suffer from some form of mental illness yet government funding remains inadequate. At Crafts & Company we wanted to do our bit to help so we hosted a crafternoon. People all over the country are taking part in these events where we get to craft, chat, eat cake and raise much needed funds. It is a winning formula.
Our crafternoon, ‘Mirrors for Mind’ involved us learning mixed media techniques to decorate a mirror to take home with us. We offered three different themes but in the end the ‘vintage’ and the ‘seashore’ themes were the preferred choice for members. We painted, cut, glued and stamped our way through the afternoon while attempting to tackle a mountain of cake generously donated by group members. Each member had their own craft box of resources and access to a huge range of additional inspirational resources on each table.
Not missing an opportunity to raise even more funds we held a raffle with all prizes donated and the majority being handmade items. Emerging from the creative process came some beautifully decorated mirrors and we all agreed that it was great fun. Using craft as a way to work with charities is an important part of Craft & Company’s mission and this workshop followed our highly successful ‘Little dresses for Africa’ campaign.
In total we raised almost £90 for ‘Mind’. We hope to host a second workshop with a different theme in the New Year as part of our Crafting and Well-being project. Our next workshop is a day of Christmas crafts on 6th December and all details are on our facebook page which you can access via our website www.craftsandcompany.net This time we are raising funds for the RNLI. Posters will be going up around the island soon.
We also have a new Crafts Club beginning at The Shore in Whiting Bay on Tuesday 15th November from 10-11.30am. Contact us via our website if you would like to join us. This will be a chance to craft, chat and eat yet more cake. The club will run monthly throughout the winter months.
There is a crafting revolution going on across the country at the moment and we are very proud to be part of it. Keep crafting people.
