Exhibitors demonstrating their wares...

Some of the exhibitors demonstrated their wares throughout the day at their stands. I for one love standing and watching creativity in action. What about you?

 

Even the children are having fun.

Looking back at our Craft and Gift Fair

The Craft and Gift Fair was even bigger this year as we have moved to a bigger venue. The new venue was the Carina PCYC. The entire building and the grounds was used for the Fair.

Inside the main hall there were the usual Craft stalls, full of gorgeous handmade products to purchase.

There was something for everyone, jewelry, craft products and kits, sewing materials, wood turned objects and ready made products. It was a great way to get the Christmas list filled.

 

Come back tomorrow and check out more of the highlights. Let us whet your appetite for 2016 Craft and Gift Fair

Build a Bear party - a gift of cuddles and comfort

Remember when you were a child and had a very special friend? May have been a soft toy or a special blanket. A favourite activity of Quota Carindale is raising money to give a group of foster children a visit to build-a-bear for their own special friend. Janette Taylor had the great idea after visiting Build-a-bear with her own grandchildren. She asked around and was directed to Mercy Family Services. They have foster children placed all over Brisbane, and when we settle on a day, ten excited children come bouncing through the door accompanied by their foster parents. We have a pre-selected bear and the children can choose their colour, plus your donation allows for an item of clothing. Could be a pair of trousers, a tee shirt or a tutu.

A red satin heart is kissed, whispered to then sewn into the bear which the child has named. A special box is then provided to take home their new friend.

It's a very heart warming activity as you can imagine. We hear from the social worker that some little children still sleep with their bear 12 months later.

Often these children have to be taken from home in very frightening circumstances. Everything familiar is left behind. 
A very special bear is cuddles and comfort.

Your donation of $25 for one bear (or $50 for two ) is a wonderful gift.

We want to do four parties this year. Would you like to help?

Please contact qicarindale@gmail.com one of our members will give you more details on how you can help.