Reminder: St George and Sutherland Brown Owls Meeting on Monday Night

Brown Owls - The St. George and Sutherland Shire Chapter Meet and Greet

Alyce and Thouraya will be holding a meet and greet to start off our chapter of the Brown Owls.
Date: Monday 1st March 2010
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Location: Mortdale Gloria Jeans (15 Morts Road, Mortdale)

Craft: BYO Craft – Hand stitching, knitting, crochet and the like for our first meet and greet.

For more details head over HERE.

Brisbane Brown Owls first meet of 2010

(Brown Owls cupcakes by Bel)

It was rainy and hot all at the same time but that didn't stop the crowd of keen crafters that showed up on Sunday to join Brisbane Brown Owls for 2010.




We had a fantastic couple of hours of chatter amongst new and old friends and a couple of babies too. There were way too many delicious goodies to eat!!


Big thanks to Ellie for bringing along her amazing badge/mirror pressing maching and some gorgeous fabric and stamps so we could all make our very own name badges!

Stay tuned for venue and rsvp information for our March meet up.

Preston Brown Owls First Meeting!

Our first meeting ever in the northern suburbs is happening!

Yay! Woo! Yippeeeee!!!!!!

When: Sunday 7^th March

Time: 2pm-4pm

Where: Stolberg Beer Cafe -197 Plenty Road Preston (corner of Plenty Road & Bell Street) Once inside look for the owl in the photo to find us.

What: Meet & greet..Plus, some craft too- Bring your own craft project and go on with that! If you are a new owl and need a new project, for $5 I can bring along an embroidery kit if you want one! Just RSVP if you need me to supply you with a kit.

RSVP: right here in the comments section or you can email me.

EXTRA STUFF: some prizes and other fun things are happening too.

See you there Northside Brown Owls!!!

heart Keti ♥ x o

Canberra Brown Owls - 2010 meet & greet!

Hi Brown Owls!

Yesterday the Canberra Brown Owls got together for a meet and greet to kick off a new crafty year. It was lovely to see some familiar faces from last year, and super nice to see nearly as many new faces as well!

The theme this month was BYO craft, and I think it might just be my favourite theme to have - it is so inspiring to see all the wonderful things our clever Owls are making! =)

There were some very owly crafts, like these sock owls which were made from a Craft Schmaft owl kit


and this gorgeous jumper, which has little owls knitted around the collar!


We love granny squares (look at that quilt in the bottom picture too! pretty!)



and dollies!


Oooh, and just look at this birdy embroidery (birdbroidery? =))

It is the very first stitchy project by a brand new to embroidery Owl! And its so cute!! =)

Thanks so much for a fabulous afternoon, Canberra Owls!
We are VERY excited to start planning for our March meeting, which will be held on Sunday March 21, and we will be in touch with all the details soon!

xo Bron, Michelle, Georgie & Naomi! =)

Adelaide Owls - Make your own Name Badge

Make your own Name Badge!

We've always said we should have badges so we get to know each others name and now is the time. Maybe you could use embroidery, cross stitch, crochet, knitting, felt, wood or hand applique. Anything goes! If you have already made a name badge that you would like to use then please BYO craft. Image borrowed from philosophia89

If you are totally stuck for ideas send us an email and we'll try and help. A favourite of ours is a large covered button with embroidery. If you like this idea email us and we'll send you a list of what to bring.

When: Wednesday Feb 24th 7pm til 9:30pm
Where: Box Factory - Adelaide Community Centre, 59 Regent St South Adelaide
Cost: $2 donation to the Box Factory
Numbers: We have room for 25 Owls - the first 25 to RSVP are IN!

You need to comment ONLY once when you RSVP with your name and initial (eg Cherry G! Kit Please). Please only RSVP for one person on your comment to keep it fair.

As always bring along your crafted creations, ‘zines and books to show off, too!

Thanks to the Sydney Owls for the meeting idea!

Sydney : Crochet Pub night

Looking to turn your crochet from this

into this?

image via

Looking for other crafty gals to enjoy a drink with? Then join us at the third Sydney Brown Owls catch up for 2010.

Where: Madison Hotel, 52 Devonshire St, Surry Hills (Right near the central station exit)

When: Wednesday, 17th Feb from 7pm

What to bring:
- Your name badge
- yarn or wool of your choice to work with
- crochet hook
- any crochet books you have that others can have a look through

PLEASE NOTE: if you have spare hooks you can lend to other girls please bring them along! Also, if you have any "unwanted" yarn, bring that along too and we can have a bit of a swap.

Please leave a comment if you're coming along!

New Owls Welcome - just read this post xx

Oakleigh Brown Owls February Meeting

Image by Merry Crafts



Hey all

It's that time again for the next Brown Owls meeting !

Where: RSL Oakleigh (95-97 Drummond St)
When: 21st Feb (Sunday)
Time: 1pm - 3pm

It's going to be a lovely afternoon for a crafternoon so please bring something to busy your hands with.
Also bring (if you have any)

Your favourite craft magazine

Doesn't have to be the latest issue, and it can be about beading, knitting, crochetting, anything crafty under the sun.
Bring something you really want to share and introduce to others!

Please RSVP below in the comments or email me at petite.valse (at)gmail.com.
I look forward to seeing everybody!

p/s: For all who come, there's a mysterious door prize from me.

Mitcham Brown Owls Tuesday Meeting

Hi All Brown Owls,

Here we are ready for our second meeting for the year. We are offering a retro craft from the 1960's, crazy daisys. We are also offering yo yo quilt making.

This is something that Julie and I have'nt tried before, so we will be learning at the same rate!

The details are:

WHEN: Tuesday the 16th of Febrary, 7pm to 9.30 pm

WHERE: Gallery ONE 1 Torrens Street Mitcham

WHAT TO BRING: Own fabric if desired, needles, scissors and thimble if required.

COSTS: If new member, $10 joining fee, $4. room hire, $2. Materials fee.

PLEASE RSVP FIRST 20 AS WE HAVE LIMITED DAISY WHEELS AND YOYO MAKERS.

Crafternoon in Richmond!

Happy Thursday everyone!

For our first little get together we will be having a crafternoon at the GB in Richmond.

Crochet for theose that are interested, BYO other hand held craft for those that are not.

For those that are interested in crochet, you will need to bring some yarn/wool (8ply is good, and apparently bright colours are easiest when your are learning), and a crochet hook (I would suggest a size 4.5 or 5, but you might find that a bigger one is easier to learn on). Send me an email if you are having trouble finding supplies and I'll do my best to help you out. We'll see how we go but we should be able to work up to at least beginning a granny square in an afternoon.

Date and Time: Saturday Feb 27th, 4pm-6pm (The pub actually opens at 4, so don't be too early!)

Venue: The Great Britain Hotel, 447 Church St Richmond

Cost: Free, but please bring a few dollars and buy a drink from the lovely bar staff.

RSVP: Just leave a comment below with your name, the more the merrier!

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Yarraville Brown owls

Meet and Greet

Becca will be holding a meet and greet to start off our chapter of the Brown Owls.

Date: Monday 1st March 2010

Time: 7pm - 9pm

Location: Blarney stone pub, Yarraville. This won't be the final location just a place for us all to meet, have a natter and get to know each other. I'll be the weirdo with the owl on the table.

Cost: Free!! well, you'll need to buy a drink or something but you can make it last.

If you have lovely skills you wish to pass on or things you would like to do or learn let me know and I'll try to organise it.

If you would like to come along please RSVP by leaving a comment below!

St George and Sutherland Shire Brown Owls

Brown Owls - The St. George and Sutherland Shire Chapter Meet and Greet

Alyce and Thouraya will be holding a meet and greet to start off our chapter of the Brown Owls.

Date: Monday 1^st March 2010

Time: 6pm - 8pm

Location: Mortdale Gloria Jeans (15 Morts Road, Mortdale) There is a car park opposite Gloria Jeans and Mortdale Station is very close! This is just the location for the meet and greet not our regular joint!

Craft: BYO Craft – Hand stitching, knitting, crochet and the like for our first meet and greet. We will be able to do larger works when we move into our regular venue but we thought this would be a nice way to meet up and get to know each other!

If you would like to come along please RSVP by leaving a comment below or email Alyce or Thouraya....we can’t wait to see you!

Alyce's Blog - Chaotic Jupiter

Thouraya's Blog - Amelie and Atticus

Report from Brown Owls in Finland

Hi Brown Owls on the other sides of the world,
This is the lonely Finnish Brown Owl reporting about January activities. Unlike you summer girls, we are having the wonderful winter of childhood memories with lots of snow:

January's theme was charity, and learning something new. The charity project this time was summer camps for children with long term illness. Jackie is one of hopefully many who organizes pillowcases to be sewn and donated to the organization Hole in the Wall Gang. Each child coming to their summer camp can take his or her pillowcase back home to keep.

The new thing I learned was the way of sewing the pillowcase after Jackie's tutorial like this:

The finished pillowcases look like this:

Now the 10 pillowcases are waiting to be mailed to Jackie, who will then take them to the camp when the time is right.

The theme for February will be tatting. I will try to learn this skill which is completely new to me, so there is a good chance to make mistakes as well.

If you are in Finland and want to join me to make this a real chapter, you find my e-mail on the left sidebar!

Adelaide Brown Owls

Adelaide crafters - have you been
...crocheting recently?
...stitching?
...embroidering?
...appliqueing?
...knitting?
...confused by a pattern for any of the crafts listed above?
...staring without motivation at an unsightly pile of unfinished craft?
...or just in need a cuppa with nice folk?

If you answered "YES!" to any of the above then thank goodness - we are having a BYO meet on Wednesday. Bring along your current project and see what others are crafting!

Image: Rachael Best Blogs

When: Wednesday Feb 10th [7pm til 9:30pm]

Where: The Box Factory - Adelaide Community Centre, 59 Regent St South Adelaide

Cost: $2 donation to the Box Factory

Numbers: We have room for 25 Owls - the first 25 to RSVP are IN!

You need to comment ONLY once when you RSVP with your name and initial (eg Cherry G!). Please only RSVP for one person on your comment to keep it fair.

As always bring along your crafted creations, ‘zines and books to show off, too. You are always welcome to display them on the long table at the front of the room.

See you there!
From your Adelaide prefects :)

Mitcham Brown owls first meeting for the year

Hi Brown Owls,

I hope the summer break has been enjoyable, and every one is ready to do some serious crafting!

Our first meeting back is a bring your own work along.

We will talk about workshops you might like to do during the year.

We will also have " learn to knit and crochet" available, and we have everything there, you don't need to bring anything.

There will be some vintage and retro craft items on display too.

WHEN: Saturday the 13th of February from 1.30 to 4.00pm

WHERE: Gallery One, 1 Torrens Street, Mitcham.

We look forward to seeing you!

Julie and Lianne.

New Chapter?!

Hi guys,

Sorry, it's been so frantic in the Land of Mike - and my email is playing cat and mouse a bit.

If you have sent me an email about new Brown Owls chapters, anywhere, everywhere, can you please send it again :: with New Chapter Application in the subject line! I'm processing them tomorrow and sending Blog invites too!

Merci for understanding! And sorry to make you double up!

Love Pip