Fundraiser Photos

Hey, everyone!

I wanted to share some photos with you today that are from the fundraiser I was asked to do. I got a phone call from my upline asking if I would be interested and that it was about 2 hours north of me. It's for a good cause: American Cancer Society Relay For Life, so I thought, 'Why not?'

I got on MapQuest (not a recommendation, trust me!) to get directions to the school where the fundraiser was going to take place. Thankfully my brother drove me up there and I was able to sleep on the way. The week was hectic for me with sick kids, a teething baby, and poor sleep habits trying to get things done. I got 2 hours of sleep before having to pack up the car and head for the big event.

All in all, the event was a nice one, but it was a long drive and financially not feasible to do again. However, I did meet really nice people.

The first photo shows my banner, custom-made and really pretty IRL, with all my fun stuff spread out. My brother was sitting at the table using his laptop. You can see the flower pens I had displayed with some of the small note pads, breast cancer awareness suckers, gift bags/purses, bookmarks, and coasters.
This photo shows all the donations other Angels gave me for my fundraiser but I didn't receive them in time, so I took them to this one, but unfortunately no one wanted to buy any of it. All proceeds would have gone to their Relay For Life event . They commented on how nice the cards and altered jr. legal pads are.
This end of the table was for my make 'n take. We were asked to bring a free make 'n take for all those who attended the event. Several came to the table and wanted to make the little treat holders. It was a huge success! Many had never used the Scor-Pal or Crop-A-Dile before and really liked that. We used glue dots instead of tape runner or scotch tape to hold the ribbon inside (the ribbon handles) and many liked that approach a lot!

Here's a close-up of the trick-or-treat holders inspired by Angie Juda. I used the retired chocolate chip stamp from SWEET AS PIE stamp set and the trick-or-treat sentiment was a $1 find at Michael's. I used our brown marker to color it in and added a shiny mark with the white gel pen. The ink is our Burnt Umber palette ink.

I made 5 of each of these colors. They are little post-it note holders, held together with a ribbon in the top corner. They open like a little book. Many liked them, also.

The best seller for us was these jumbo bookmarks. There was a cute little girl there who enjoyed reading books, her mommy told us, so her grandma got her several bookmarks. The Elmo was probably my favorite.

The last photo to share with you today is the hostess thank you gifts I gave to Sherry and Kim for asking me to come to the fundraiser. I appreciate their willingness to have someone there from The Angel Company. I hope that everyone had a good time and I am very glad I was invited to attend.

I got the idea to make these from Angie Juda. My friend Hannah gave me these fun circle notecards because she wasn't sure what to do with them. I held onto them and after tweaking the instructions to fit this particular circle card, I was able to make these cute little totes in no time! I filled them up with chocolate! I used my Sizzix machine with my Lollipop alphabet and some glitter cardstock to make a monogram bag for each of the coordinators for this event!

I have some craft events coming up soon so the plus side is that I will be able to use what didn't sell at this event for the next ones coming up. I won't have nearly as much to make so I am excited about that! LOL

I hope you have enjoyed viewing the photos! I have made several other cards and things since but didn't take pictures. I will have more to share tomorrow of some things I am working on to get ready to mail off. So be sure to check back this weekend for more fun!

Hugs,