I was most excited to receive a copy of the Craft Hope book in the mail yesterday. I was thrilled last year when Jade Sims asked me to contribute to her book. For me, crafting is all about making things for others to bring them some sunshine and joy, so what could be better than been inspired to make projects for people in need, so that they know someone cares about them. The book contains a lovely range of projects to suit all skill levels and would be a great way to get kids inspired to make things for those less fortunate.
My project is “Care Caps” – a warm, soft beanie for use by anyone who has lost their hair as a side effect of chemotherapy. Chemo patients often complain of cold heads, and a hand made beanie is sure to warm their heads and lift their spirits. Made in vibrant colours, it will help them to look and feel good whilst going through a challenging time. The beanie is lined in soft flannel to provide extra warmth. A special feature of the hat is a little heart sewn into the lining, to remind the wearer that the beanie has been created especially for them.
Congrats on being apart of a great book…I would love a copy. Thanks
I think the hats you have made are great – a few years ago whilst my mam was having chemo all her hair fell out and it was awful trying to find something that kept her head warm that didn’t look just silly..these would have been perfect
It looks like an amazing book.
There are so many people out these trying to help others. The online community is fantastic.
What a thoughtful person you are. My dad passed away only five weeks ago from a very aggressive cancer, from diagnosis to passing was only two weeks, so never got a chance for treatment. May I suggest a charity for cancer research. Ofcourse winning the book would be lovely too!
Miriam
I’ve been admiring this book for a while now – thinking it might have to go on the “books you could buy for my birthday” list I’m writing… unless I win, I guess…
I have read about this book and would love to win! 🙂 Thanks for the chance. And your beanies look really cozy and pretty. I love the added heart in the lining. Such a nice detail!
What a lovely project you made for the book! I haven’t heard of the book, but find it a great initiative!
Would love to have the chance to win a copy.
I make quilts for children with a chronical or life threatening illness and their family and I love to join charity quilts, making one or more blocks.
Our sewing circle is making chemo caps next month, so this is very timely for me. Thanks so much for the give-away!
I love that the pattern calls for a heart sewn into it! who wonderful! after having 2 premature babies, March Of Dimes is my favorite charity.
Lisa darling, your projects are always so thoughtful as well as inspiring! I’m off to purchase a copy!! What a fantastic idea that there are suggested charities too… I love the concept!
Love and hugs! Vikki xx
ps. My word verification is “inate” – a match to what I’m feeling about your inate drive to help others! x
Oh! What a beautiful concept….this book will definitely be on my “must have” list…..and very timely too. I have spent the last few days trying to “tweak” a chemo cap design…especially for my sister in law who is having chemo at the moment…and your cap looks like it would fit the bill perfectly…especially the heart stitched into the lining 🙂
cheers
lzilulu xox
Congrats on having your work in a book…. the beanie pattern looks fantastic, and I love the thought that they help young people having a tough time…….. Hugz
Fiona
It seems to be such a cool book! Thanks for the chance to get one! 🙂
Lisa, your projects are always so beautiful, and I don’t think I know anyone who pays such amazing attention to detail. You are inspiring in so many ways. Congratulations on (another) publication…this one looks awesome!
What a great giveaway 🙂 Congrats on being part of this book! I like to support breast cancer charities as my aunt is a survivor. Thanks!
Congrats for being a part of the book project. Your projects and tutorials are always amazing!
What a neat book! I usually make things for charities involving our military. Thanks for the chance to give back in other ways.
Congrats on your contribution to such a meaningful book. I usually organize a group contribution to a program that provides Christmas gifts to children in protective care. These are the only Christmas gifts that these kids will get, many times they ask for essential items like coasts or clothes.
I have been eyeing this book all week and want it for my birthday in September but I don’t think I can wait 🙂
Congratulations on your project it sounds touching and personal.
Thanks for sharing.
congrats on being in the book. what a wonderful idea for a book. have a nice weekend. dogwood
favorite charities in the bay area of california
George Mark Children’s House
Homeless Prenatal Program
along with the nationwide program of Project Linus.
We save all our change and donate it every year to the American Cancer Society in honor of my beautiful mother-in-law. To make things for patients too would be great!
I would LOVE this book! Every year I look for new fundraising ideas for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. I’ve also started making dolls for Dolly Donations. I would like to be able to start a service learning group at my school when the students learn “crafting skills” and donate to charities around the world.
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I would love to join your Give Away as this book looks brilliant. My favourite charity is Compassion. They set up projects around the world to help children get an education and healthcare. Little J and I sponsor a little girl, Arine, in Rwanda. She’s a great girl and has brought so much joy to us. Thanks so much for the chance to win this book. Lots of love, Amanda xxxx
What a wonderful idea for a book and a meaningful way to express love and concern for others.
I would love to win a copy of this book. I remember how thankful my Dad was for the hats he received from family and friends when he was having his chemo. The anti-cancer council and heart foundation are close to my heart.
What a great book. I just hope that people really take it to heart and do some good. We are so lucky.
That is a beautiful beanie and a beautiful idea for a book. I have a friend who sent my mother some handmade beanies when she was going through her cancer treatments, and she really appreciated them.
It’s great to have such a resource as this book to remind everyone of the places that could use a handmade pick-me-up. Thanks for the chance to win one.
Being a mother of a child who has been the recipient of such heartfelt gifts I know first hand the feeling that one gets knowing a complete stranger cares – My little boy was born born 15weeks early and we were given quite a few handmade treasures ( some from friends and a lot from strangers) which all hold a special place in my heart and in his keepsake box so he will know of the kindness and his story – this book I am sure would be a beuatiful touch to the collection and how generous that your have contributed to it and also continue to give in givein the chance for someone to win a copy 😀 So sweet and many thanks xxx
Melxx
This is a great giveaway. Such a lovely project, those comfy beanies, and the recipient knowing that someone cares.
One of my fav charities would have to be the Cancer Council, my husband is recovering from lung cancer, and I also support animal rescue organisations.
Bye for now, Sandy.
sandangels1945@hotmail.com
Thank you for this book giveaway. Understand the chemo hats. After friends underwent chemo and lost their hair, I’ve donated several times to Locks of Love that creates long hairpieces for children. Best wishes.
what a gorgeous book! hope I win! 🙂 thanks for having this!
Love the hats. my daughter is undergoing surgery again this fall and last time she lost a lot of hair. I’ll make one of these caps to keep her head warm.
Thank you for hosting this giveaway. I’ve heard this book is a gem. If my name is selected, could (would) you please give the book to bubbachenille (she’s the 4th comment from the top) as she sounds as though she could use some cheering up 🙂
Thanks!
Nsue21702 at gmail dot com
What a great idea. I think this book would make a wonderful gift for several people I know…including me!!
Caps for chemo , they look great. I think we never tire from trying to make another person’s life brighter when they are threatened by serious illness. I am a volounteer for the Leukaemia Foundation and last week I was able to have a stall for the foundation at a church luncheon which was a financial success. Today , wet and raining so I am knitting squares for Wrap with love a wonderful organisation here in Australia who collect knitted blankets for women with fistulas in Africa.
Lookslie a great book. I just did an auction on my blog or a cute little dress – all funds went directly to a little local girl who is about to head over to Germany for treatment that she can not get here in Australia.
Yes Lisa congratulations and i agree with everything Susan says.
xx
Please enter me in your drawing…I’d love to win!
Currently my favorite charity is “Phoenix Family Housing”
( http://www.PhoenixFamily.org )here in the Kansas City area. It provides social services for many of the housing projects in the area.. “PFH empowers
people living in low income housing communities with the on-site support they need to gain stability and achieve self-sufficiency”. We became involved when a family member joined the staff! Funny how that happens!
I would love to win this book. I’ve been a follower of Craft Hope for some time. Next to my local church, my favorite charity is Heifer International. They work with communities around the world in placing animals with families to help lift them out of poverty. The animals range from chickens to cows and many in between to provide meat, money, milk, manure, muscle, and motivation.
Congratulations! I can’t tell you how excited I was when I flipped to your project in my Craft Hope book! I was so excited for you! Your project is so cute and I can’t wait to get started on it. Don’t enter me in the giveaway, I just wanted to let you know how happy I was to find you in this wonderful book!
(That’s me on page 50!)
What an amazing project and how exciting to be a part of it!
My favorite charity is St. Judes. Helping sick babies? What could possibly tug at my heartstrings more?
Thanks for the giveaway!
That is a wonderful project. I lost a family member to cancer and the discomfort the illness causes is overwhelming!
Anything that can brigthen spirits even just a little bit is definately well worth the effort!
such a thoughtful collection, what a wondrful thing to be part of.
I haven’t seen this book yet. Congrats on getting a project published in it! I love your hats – such a fabulous idea!
What a wonderful project you submitted to the book. While I was looking on the internet for patterns for knit hats for chemo patients I noticed so many of them were pretty outlandish and over embellished. I know I wouldn’t want one like that. Yours would appeal to anyone!
Wow! what a wonderful book! I would love to have one and be able to do some craft for a charity! Thanks for sharing.
sandy@cookiesandcreamcraft.com.au
What a great inspiration. It’s amazing how our gifts can be used to be such a blessing. Thank you for sharing your gifts with us. This book would be a great start for our new craft group, where we encourage people to make and give.
kmhughes@people.net.au
Hello Lisa, congratulations on such a great book. My two favourite charities are the Cancer Council and Princess Margaret Hospital and of course you can’t go past the Red Cross with the great work they do. Happy days.
Bev.xoxo
What a nice way to make awareness of various diseases – I would love to win a copy of the book!
What a fab book, i would absolutely love to win a copy of this one.The charity i always donate to is the SIDS and Kids charity as my godson passed away from this terrible syndrome.
Such a lovely & generous giveaway, Lisa–Thank you! Your hat/beanie contribute is a terriric design–love the simplicity & comfort. UNICEF is a charity dear to my heart–helping children & communities the world over. Charity:Water is also another one, where a simple donation of $20 can supply one person with clean drinking water for 20 years–that’s pretty powerful, especially for places where clean water isn’t an everyday thing. There are so many great charities out there doing so much good. :o) Happy Day ((HUGS))
It looks like a lovely hat Lisa — congratulations on your contribution to the book!
This book is wonderful! My congrats for being featured in it!
You can be proud to be a part of this wonderful cause. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
Congrats! and I love your hats. What a great cause! I have so many that are close to my heart for so many reasons. Being a cancer survivor, a mom of 2 premie babies and a mother in law who passed away from breast cancer – without hope what do we have?!
http://www.makingmemorieswithyourkids.blogspot.com
Wonderful book – congratulations to you. What a lovely gift it would make. Sandra sanbart57@hotmail.com
What an great craft book. I guess I have a soft spot for the Starlight Foundation. Anything worth doing for kids.
What an great craft book. I guess I have a soft spot for the Starlight Foundation. Anything worth doing for kids.
What an great craft book. I guess I have a soft spot for the Starlight Foundation. Anything worth doing for kids.
What an great craft book. I guess I have a soft spot for the Starlight Foundation. Anything worth doing for kids.
What an great craft book. I guess I have a soft spot for the Starlight Foundation. Anything worth doing for kids.
Two years ago while undergoing chemo, my mom was given a handmade hat. Every time she wore it, she smiled and felt loved. You have chosen a project that will “warm” heads and hearts!
Congrats on an amazing book and what a lovely idea, handmade crafts for a cause. Handmade things are so beautiful and so meaningful because they always come from the heart. You inspire me to create so thank you.
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I love the idea of your caps Lisa. I will always have a special place in my heart for the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne. My brother was looked after there when he was only 5. He is no longer with us and those who work with terminally ill children are very special.
What a great cause to be involve in and very inspiring book, your project is very heart warming event thought it is sad that people suffer everyday with that horrible illness.You just reminded me that I could donate some of mine…Blessings, Sandrine x
One of my favorite organizations is http://www.tlcministries.info/
Tender Loving Care Ministries, Inc. (TLC) is a private, non-profit, 501 (c) 3 charitable organization whose primary mission is to spread the love of Jesus Christ by ministering to the clothing needs of poverty-stricken children of the mountains of Eastern Kentucky and other Appalachian areas. It provides high quality hand-sewn clothing and hand-constructed accessories as well as retail and custom-made items such as underwear, socks, shoes, and winter coats.
Thank you for the opportunity to let your blog readers know about another worthwhile organization.
S.W.A.K.
Thank you for this chance to receive a copy in the giveaway. My two favorite 501c3 charities are Gilda’s Club NYC, providing support to cancer patients and their families; and the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, which makes it a requirement that grantees share their research with others so that a cure can be found (none of this doing-it-in-secret-so-we-get-the-patent stuff).
This book looks amazing. I love when amazing things are for amazing causes :). I’d love a copy of this little gem
I love the Craft Hope blog! Thanks for a chance at the giveaway! And I am just drooling over the French passport cover! Too adorable!
What a lovely book full of extra good karma. I havn’t yet put my crafting talents to charity use, though I’ve thought of it often and intend to. What a great kick start this book would be if I won!
Congratulations on having an entry in a great book! I love making things for others so this book would be a great resource for me. Thanks for giving me a chance to win. Thanks also for sharing your tutorials. They are great!!
This looks like a great book with a great spirit. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
Craft Hope is such a wonderful initiative and I love to get my hands on the book. I haven’t been able to locate it around here though, so I would love to join the giveaway for a chance of winning it. And I look forward to seeing your project in the book!
oooh such a lovely book I hope I am not too late to join in giveaway!! So wonderful you are in this special book
Hopefully I made it in time for the drawing! Suzie