Avengers UPDATE! Please check in!

[pamelamama]

Our site is going live TONIGHT! http://fiberartsavengers.com

Jesse is having an article published in a local newspaper, and hopefully we'll get lots of new traffic!

Please check in in this thread to let us know what you're working on, how's it coming along, what you'd like to start doing, etc!

So, I'm Pam, your Avenger-In-Chief! I'm working on text for the site, trying to get all the ducks in a row with the committee chairs, planning a free pattern to donate for the project, and ah.. that's all I can think of right now.

Who are ya and What's Your SuperPower!! I think mine is multitasking ;)

[averymybaby]

I'm Julia and I am a lowly Avengerette. My not-so-super power will be organizing receipts for the drawings, drawing winners, and guiding crafty avengers in their quest to create & donate! :D

[pamelamama]

excellent!!!

[CraftyMommaOf2]

Danica, here. I'm Julia's other half. :inlove:



:LOL

[Susan_WW]

I'm going to donate a portion of the proceeds from my Embellishing 101 class to the cause. It will be at least $3 per student, but possibly more depending on how many people enroll in the class. I have a few other ideas floating around in my head but I haven't made a decision on anything yet. I figured I would wait to see what everyone else is donating and I would try to fill in the gaps.

:)

[Ruth]

I will be knitting a couple of items for auction/donation - probably a heart scarf and some comfort socks :)

[KaliD]

Hi, I'm Angela...I have the super power of procrastination...

I'm a couple inches into my first Shedir in #470 (Flamingo aka pale pink) and have a ball of #472 waiting in the stash. If my super power takes over I will have one cap ready for...err...when are the items due? If the super power short curcuits then I'll have two ready for...err...when was that date again?

[imonion]

I'm coordinator for the charity auctions w/ Patti. I need to know if I am supposed to be asking/emailing people about this and asking for donations to auction? And, am I in charge of getting a template for the auction?

[pmcgary]

PamM here. I am the liaison (probably the only one of those I get) for the forum....So I will be sharing information to the "big group" ....

I also knit this up this week (for those who haven't seen the boobie/nipple hat)....the plan is to use it in some way.....auction?pattern? hmmm..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v375/mama2babybiggirl/DSCF0467.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v375/mama2babybiggirl/DSCF0466.jpg

[pamelamama]

Auction Clarifications:

See here about auctions, and how I'd like to run them.

http://www.fiberartsavengers.com/auctions.html

Individuals or businesses can run auctions on their own, and donate the proceeds to Jesse's fundraising effort (http://tinyurl.com/6366z)... here, I made us a tiny url: http://tinyurl.com/6366z.

It says Julia and Danica for contacts, but it's supposed to say Patti (dandelions2) and Kim (imonion)!

Marnie is putting together an auction template for us, and will let people know how to use it.

Our first deadline, our first DRAWING is April 15th!! We need raise $500 by then to earn Jesse her hip pack (See blog - www.fiberartistavenger.blogspot.com for details)! So get your needles moving, we need drawing items done in advance of that, say April 10th or so?

[CraftyMommaOf2]

forgot... i will be knitting *something* (not sure what) for at least one auction and i want to sew one of my knitting bags for auction, too. if i can do more, i will try. i am going to donate 10% of sales from my store if i can manage to get it stocked. :stern

[knittingnana]

:ribbon I will be knitting "something". Can it wait until we get home in May? I have limited internet access now.Still traveling in our motorhome.
:knit :wool :butterfly :ribbon :butterfly

[twouglyducks]

I had planned on knitting something for auction, but am not sure which would be best. If we do auctions ourselves (i'm a bit leery) do we donate what we want/can from that? Is it better to do soakers etc. or, say, a hat? I'm still just not super sure how it works. If we do soakers or something, I'm assuming the buyer gets it. But how does it work if we do the hats or something? I promise, I'm trying not to be dingy about this... but for some reason it just isn't clicking. :goodgrief

Oh, and I'm wondering, too, if cotton wouldn't be better than wool for summer hats??? I have some bulky cotton I can dye, but not sure what pattern to use for that type yarn.
And if the "winner" is essentially donating an item, to whom is it donated? I know there is the Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa (about an hour from me). WOuld that be a good start? :balloon

[amyrobynne]

I'd like to knit something too, but I'm equally clueless as Davina.

[grnmtnmama]

publicity. i'm working on a release to send out to magazines, newspapers and online sites regarding this initiative. just trying to figure out the timing and scope of everything so it can be laid out in a way thats easy to understand.

[imonion]

nakking,
just my thoughts on the auctions...i say make what you want/can. mamas would like hats or sweaters as well as soakers/shorts, etc. i think. donate whichever percentage you can and indicate that in your auction.

if you decide to do an auction, email me or patti so we can hook you up with the template, etc.

Kim

[pamelamama]

We talked about doing something where you can "buy" a donated hat for a cancer patient. Maybe our auction mamas can put together a plan for this, or someone with a strong idea can volunteer to organize it along with them. So you'd do like "buy it now" at the auction and the money would go to Jesses' Fundraising Effort and the item would be sent "in their honor" to the clinic/person/whatever.

[imonion]

OK trying to catch up on this now that I found the lost emails. :)

[imonion]

Alrighty, now that I've had a chance to catch up...

How does doing the first round of auctions from April 8th to the 13th sound? Then we can gt all th info. to Julia by the 15th.

I also think that each crafter could designate the place/person their items will go to--and include that information in their auction. Just a way to make each auction personal to the bidders...knowing it will go to "Aunt MArge" who has been battling cancer for so and so long,etc.

Kim

[pamelamama]

Great, and for people who don't have a donor in mind, we can send to toastynoggins.org.

[littleturtlemama]

I;m working on one of the furry scarves I put up as jesse'e scarf on my site (speaking of which, please feel free to copy that pattern to the fiberartsavengers site!!!)

I'm still trying to decide what else I'll make :)

[pamelamama]

Theresa, we'll link it from the site so people will come to you to read it! :D working on that page today!

[Ruth]

Wow, the site looks really cool - I love the cartoon :)

[pamelamama]

We have another really cool cartoon from another artist that will be going up on the site as well!

[jmo]

The site looks great!

I need more links to patterns for donations! :)

[indiegirl]

Hi everyone! I'm just in love with each of you as I read this board and this thread.

I'm Jesse and I'm the feet! I hope I don't stink! Har har. I'm also going to work on a special memorial shirt and as of right now I'm creating our cafe press stuff--so I guess you can call me the Merchandise Avenger, too.

Jesse

[ravingcutie]

I'm Katie and my super power is begging for ad space....I think I need more begging super power though. Cynthia is my deputy and we will be sending follow up emails (this week?) to remind our original contacts about our request and to let them know the site is live.

(It looks really cool! Great job, Pamela and Marnie!)

On a personal note, I have Knit for the Cure Yarn up at my store - www.bungalowbuns.com - proceeds go to Jesse's fund. Our first donation of $54.20 went in this morning. It's taken us a while to get our costs figured out, but now that we have, the donations should be made almost immediately after purchase. I did raise the price a couple of dollars per skein, so that the donation % is higher.

[pmcgary]

Our site is going live TONIGHT! http://fiberartsavengers.com

Who are ya and What's Your SuperPower!! I think mine is multitasking ;)

Pamela-
Should I be starting a thread somewhere on the forums to let people know this and to post new info. as it comes up? I feel like I have already fallen behind.

[chiromama]

Checking in! :D I'm knitting some socks for auction. And enjoying every second of it!

[AdinaL]

I am Adina...I am one of Miss Pam's sounding boards, and I am also a donater, and I am gonna knit something for the next round of auctions, and I have some linky-link-links on my blog. :)

And I am madly in love with Jesse. :D

And Pam too for that matter.

[stormintheattic]

Finally getting back into some knitting I plan to donate at least 1 of the items in my next HC stocking (hopefully sunday) to the FAA. I've been wanting to do something for you guys for a long time but my hands and body keep giving out on me.
I am sure about 1 soaker and pmatching CD tie dye Tshirt but I am sure I'll come up with something else before sunday. Is there a link I can place in my HC for the FAA?

[mamapez]

I am Adina...I am one of Miss Pam's sounding boards, and I am also a donater, and I am gonna knit something for the next round of auctions, and I have some linky-link-links on my blog. :)

And I am madly in love with Jesse. :D

And Pam too for that matter.

Well, how about a linky-link-link to your blog. ;) (Maybe put it in your sig?)

[Susan_WW]

Hi Adina! Gave you some karma for your enthusiasm :D And we wanna see your blog!!

[imonion]

yvon, i'm sorry to hear you've been feeling not so hot. :*( seriously, take it easy and try for next month's round of auctions! if you'd like to link to FAA in hyena cart, just put www.fiberartsavengers.com in.

THANKS!

Adina!! Thank you so much for your help, I'd love to see your blog, too.

[AdinaL]

Duh.

It was late - that is the only excuse I have.....


http://knitspiral.blogspot.com


I was thinking of some kids sock/baby sock for the auction - would that fly?

[mamapez]

I think that would be perfect. :)
-Amy

Duh.

It was late - that is the only excuse I have.....


http://knitspiral.blogspot.com


I was thinking of some kids sock/baby sock for the auction - would that fly?

[umefey]

This might be the wrong place to ask, but can I sew things for the auctions?

[jmo]

This might be the wrong place to ask, but can I sew things for the auctions?

Abso-tootin'-lutely

[pamelamama]

Absolutely!! What did you have in mind?

[umefey]

I make fae-inspired plant dyed clothes for kids from hemp and og cotton.
Mabye a little pair of hakama with a lightweight tailcoat and a shirt to match?
What do I do with everything when it's done?
I can make all sorts of things, is there anything that's particularly needed?



Eeep! I'm so excited! :balloon

[mamapez]

Do we have a standard template for this round of auctions?