Greatest mistakes - doing nothing at all

So you want to get involved in Crafts for Charity?

Nothing in this world beats the satisfaction to help someone out of their misery - regardless of how small your gift of giving is! Crafts for Charity can be what gives you some purpose and opportunity to share kindness!

Crafters are in a very unique position because if you are not creating to sell, you are creating to give away. Right?

What is the use of a cupboard full of finished items?

If you have a craft room full of 'makes' and no one to give it to, you may find a charity somewhere, desperate for your offerings!

Don't have anything to give?

You can always offer your skills to educate others.

I have discovered that most people are eager to give but face the following:

they don't know where to begin
don't know how to find charitable causes
some are introverts who are too shy to approach and reach out and
often they think that it's no good because what they have is not enough or is not good enough to share

Did you notice that I did not include - they don't have time to get involved in charity...

We all have the same time in every day, it is no excuse.

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Crafters for Charity

What is Charity?

Wherever there is a need and

wherever there is someone so touched by the suffering of others

you'll find a Charity.

TYPES OF CHARITIES

Regardless of legal requirements, here follows a list of known types of charities where crafty people can get involved:

Knitting and Crochet Project to warm up someone
Sewing up something special to tell you care
Handmade comforters for animals in shelters

Think outside the box:

Old-age homes will be thrilled to receive Fidgety Quilts or Boards for their dementia and Alzheimer patients
Or activity books and boards for handicapped children

You may even warm up somebody just by cleaning out your cupboard for a change!

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CHEMO CAPS

KNOTS FOR LOVE offer over 50 knitting chemo cap patterns for free;

SCARVES AGAINST THE COLD

Be the change you want to see in the world is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers NEWS that matters and UPLIFTING and POSITIVE stories to MAKE A DIFFERENCE in the world.

This idea is making Scarves for random people on the streets by tying the Scarves to tree’s or other such places.

The poem attached is:

“I am not lost!
Presents are optional;
you may not, or may,
It is the love in our stitches
To help make your day.

If you are cold,
or feeling blue,
wrap me around,
and feel my love to you.”

Socks for soldiers

American soldiers deployed in other countries love receiving gifts from the heart.

I can't put it better: "When we knit a pair of socks for one soldier we are sharing part of ourselves. We ask for your assistance in this mission of love. If you cannot knit a pair of socks, we also have room for volunteers and donors to cover the cost of shipping. "

Socks for Soldiers

crochet octopi for preemies

Research shows that the arms of the crocheted octopuses remind premature babies of the umbilical cord in their mommies’ bellies and make them feel safer.

Type octopus for preemie into the search bar of Facebook and you will find a support group all over the world.

Patterns are also available on the following websites:

Spruttegruppen - Danish Octo project and

My Nomad Home

knit or crochet a Square

Knit or crochet 8" (20cm) squares to warm up orphaned or vulnerable children in South Africa.

The project started in 2008 and received a staggering 1.5 million squares from 60 countries!

Links on the home page take you the free patterns.

Knit A Square (KAS)

Facebook - Knit A Square

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CRAFTERS FOR CHARITY - SEWISTS

OPERATION SMILE

Operation smile is a charitable organization that provides surgical repair of cleft palettes for children around the world who would otherwise have no access to these procedures.

Make a recovering patient smile by sewing:

SMILE BAGS, simple drawstring bags that are given after surgery and are filled with small personal care items;
QUILTS, BLANKETS and AFGHANS made from lightweight fabric with a little batting;
SMILE SPLINTS, to help keep cleft palate patients from pulling at their stitches in the crucial 24 hours following surgery;

Full instructions and lists provided on their website.

DOLLS OF HOPE

"...Dolls of Hope are striving to bring hope & joy to children one doll at a time... because every child deserves a toy to cherish.

We believe there is something special about receiving a handmade doll. And there's something special about making a doll to give to a child, especially to a child who has nothing.

We are always looking for individuals to sew dolls and teddy bears as well as donate new toy matchbox cars.

If you would like to join us in our efforts to bring dolls and teddy bears to children in refugee camps I would love to hear from you."

Find more about the organization and where you can find the patterns here.