Karey's CD

The Third ToteTuesday was another resounding success!  Over $3,329.00 was raised on this day alone, totalling the three ToteTuesdays to over $9,000!!!!!  Plus my two favorite totes were both purchased at Glorious Donation amounts (over & above the Go-for-the-Gold preset limits!)  Woo Hoo!!!

Best of all, Karey Bresenhan has turned her donation into a continuing gift as she is offering  copies of her CD of photographs of the flowers in Monet's Giverny gardens to anyone who donates $50.00 to the American Cancer Society through Fiberart For A Cause.  Karey is the Honorary Chairperson of Fiberart For A Cause and has given her support to this effort in so many amazing ways!  Thank you Karey!!!

I have made my donation and can hardly wait for my CD to arrive.  Don't you want a copy of Karey's floral CD too?


If you would like a copy of the CD, follow these 3 steps:

1.  Make a $50 donation through Fiberart For A Cause here.
2.  Send an e-mail (Subject line:  KAREY B. CD) with your snail mail to  Virginia at Virginia(at)VirginiaSpiegel.com
3.  Virginia will forward your name/address on to Karey who will zip a CD out to you.  Easy Peasy.

Deadline to donate and order your one-of-a-kind CD is Sunday, February 28.

PLEASE NOTE:  Your $50 donation to the American Cancer Society through Fiberart For A Cause includes the right to use any or all of the images, copyright free, for personal, non-commercial, non-exclusive use.  You DO have the right to use the images in quilts but not to produce multiple quilts of the same image for sale. You do not have the right to pattern the images or publish them in hard copy or online.

logo by Jeannelle McCall

Remember ...
The LAST ToteTuesday will take place next week, on Tuesday February 23, 2010 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Be sure to look at Virginia Spiegel's blog next Monday for a sneak preview of these last totes and artwork.

Last of all, Thank you to all the gracious donors supporting ToteTuesday 2010!

Round #3

 

logo by Jeannelle McCall

Tomorrow is the Third ToteTuesday event, the latest Fiberart For A Cause fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.  Click here to see a preview of this week's featured items.  Virginia Spiegel's blog has more about ToteTuesday.  Remember, the Auction begins  tomorrow morning (Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010)  promptly at 11 a.m. (Central Standard Time).  Bidding ends at 2:00 p.m. on the same day.

 I can't decide if I must have Jamie Fingal's Girl Scout tote (which includes TWO boxes of Girl Scout Mint cookies, YUM!)

or one of Karey Bresenhan's fabulous collections...

 

Karey calls this one "The Earth Laughs in Flowers."  Among its many treasures is a CD of 100 floral close-up photos taken by Karey in Monet's Giverny gardens!  WOW!

http://www.virginiaspiegel.com/ToteTuesdayFeb16.html

Bidding opens Tuesday, February 16 at 11:00 a.m. CST
Opening Bids posted at 10:50 a.m. CST
Bidding closes at 2:00 p.m. CST

ToteTuesday has raised $5,675 in the first two Tuesday events.  Let's pass the goal of $10,000 with tomorrow's auction.  Be ready to spend money on some wonderful Totes and Fiber Art tomorrow -- Let's support Cancer Research and Fiberart For A Cause.  Tomorrow -- Virginia's website -- be there!

P.S.  My felted soaps will be tucked into totes somewhere either this week or possibly next week ....

New feltings

Originally I made these felted soaps to share with the ToteTuesday campaign.

Tote Tuesday is Virgina Spiegel's newest fundraising project (via Fiberart For A Cause) for the American Cancer Society, and takes place every Tuesday in February of 2010, between 10am and 2 pm.  Click here to learn more.  

The soaps were so easy to do, I have made more.....

The big question is how many do I send (which really means: dare I keep any for myself?) and they need to get into the mail fast (I have already missed the beginning of the ToteTuesday fun!)

maybe one ...  the one below (as it has some minor issues on the flip side which needs attending to by moi).

These felted soaps are easy to make.  Click here to read/see instructions by Judy Coates Perez.  Thanks Judy for such a fabulous step-by-step tutorial!

 

logo by Jeanelle McCall

Be sure to bid on these artistic totes, as well as featured artwork by a number of Fiber Artist, every Tuesday for the next few weeks of February .... Kudos to Virginia for another grand fundraising effort.  ToteTuesday has raised over $1500.00 in it's first week!

Felted Rocks?

 Exploring new worlds of felting have led to this fun result ...

What are these fuzzy objects?  No, they are not felted rocks as my son guessed ... rather they are felted soaps!

I had seen directions for felting soap in a library book recently, then happened across Judy Coates Perez's blog with a fabulous post titled "Felted Soap" (dated Dec. 20, 2009).   Click here to see her tutorial (has great visuals), then be daring.... make your own felted soap!

I wish I had seen her blog post two months ago, sigh.  Now I have an entire year to perfect this process before I gift family and friends with hand-felted soaps.  Perhaps I will get Louise T. to teach me how to make soap, then the entire gift will be hand made!  Or perhaps I will raise sheep (or goats) to shear for my own source of homegrown wool.  Hmmm, I wonder if sheep are allowed as pets in my small neighborhood?  Chickens are, but what about sheep?


But I digress ... back to the topic:  one or more of these felted soaps will be donated to the newest Fiberart For A Cause fundraiser, ToteTuesday.  Over 20 fun-filled totes will be auctioned off on Virginia Spiegel's blog starting Tuesday, Feb 2, 2010.  Be sure to check her blog for more details, and check back every Tuesday in February and March to bid on your favorite ToteTuesday!  Her blog is http://www.virginiaspiegel.com/blog/

logo by Jeanelle McCall

Announcing: Tote Tuesday

(lovely logo by Jeanelle McCall)

Unique, Beautiful, Inspiring  
Announcing a new online fundraiser benefitting
the American Cancer Society 

   
What: Tote Tuesday (it's a Tote Auction!)

When: Each Tuesday from February 2 into March 2010

Time: 11am - 2pm

Where: Virginia Spiegel's blog

Sponsored By: Fiberart For a Cause, founded by Virginia Spiegel.

  

ToteTuesday, the newest Fiberart For A Cause fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, will open Tuesday, February 2 and continue through March. It’s a fundraiser AND a showcase for everything that is fun and creative about the fiber arts.

This weekly auction will feature themed totes filled with unique, beautiful, and inspiring items from the worlds of art quilting, fiber arts, knitting, beading, mixed media and surface design such as: original artwork, autographed books, hand-dyed fabrics, gorgeous yarns, beads, handmade journals, fun and useful materials/tools for mixed-media and surface design, online classes, DVDs, and much, much more.

More than 20 themed totes are being collected.  Click here to see the growing list and the names of their sponsors.

100% of the proceeds will be donated directly to the American Cancer Society through Fiberart For A Cause. Did you know that Fiberart For A Cause has already donated over $190,000 to the ACS (click here for details).  Let's set a new record ....

There will be an auction from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. every Tuesday with a required opening bid, additional bids requested in $10 increments.  There will also be a Go for the Gold! price if you must own the tote AND want to be a champion supporter of the ACS.

Please mark your calendar for Tuesdays, starting on February 2 when the fun begins and continues every Tuesday through the month of March, 2010.

Be prepared to be amazed!

Be ready to shop,
to spend and
to support Cancer Research!

Fiber Art Auction

The 2009 Invitational Reverse Auction featuring fabulous Fiber Art is open.

This is Rusty Grove by Linda Teddlie Minton.

It has sold for $1,800.00 -- every penny of which goes to the American Cancer Society. Yea!!!

Click here to learn more about this piece.

Better still, click here to see all the art, and to learn how to bid. Build your fiber art collection and support cancer research too!

This is Sir Winter McDormant by Roxanne Stoner.

It is still available (as of the moment that I write this). Click here to learn more about this piece.

Click here to learn more about Fiberart For A Cause (FFAC), founded by Virginia Spiegel. Many fiber artists have joined FFAC and working together they have raised over $165,000.00 for the American Cancer Society.

Simply Incredible!

NEWS FLASH: This will be the last year for the Invitational Reverse Auction! Be sure to look at the amazing artwork donated by ten outstanding fiber artists and bid on your favorite. Remember, all proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. This event ends at 5:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on Thursday, March 26, 2009.