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Brown Owls Melbourne 3000, February 2012 gathering

2012-02-02T20:44:00.003+11:00

Well its that time again - arent we lucky! Next Tuesday and we get to hang out at Madame Brussels for a fabulous BYO crafty catch up.

when: Tuesday 7th February 2012

at: 6.30 - 9pm

where: The Parlour, Madame Brussels, level 3, 59-63 Bourke St, Melbourne 3000

bring: BYO project of your choice

cost: no fee for attendance but you may like to purchase a drink or a delight from the Madame Brussels menu, by way of a thankyou for room usage

RSVP: in the comments section below please - indicating your name eg. Sue H

Will be lovely to see you, especially those newbies out there that have been emailing me recently, we cant wait to say hi!

5 more sleeps!

Hoorah!

Sue

Brisbane Owls: Crochet Washcloths and Granny Squares

2012-02-02T15:25:00.000+11:00

Brisbane Owls: It's time to RSVP for our first meet up of 2012!

Date: Saturday 25 February 2012

Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm

Venue: Meeting Room, New Farm Library, 135 Sydney Street, New Farm.

Craft-along Project: Crochet Washcloths and Granny Squares

Crochet Washcloths for Beginners

Sam holds the record of being able to teach anyone to crochet in under 2 hours so if you've never picked up a crochet hook before and have always wanted to this is your chance to kick off your crochet addiction with a sweet little washcloth.

Bring a new size 4.5 or old size 7 crochet hook and some 8ply crochet cotton (Lincraft usually has a good supply of this for cheap) or yarn of choice, just make sure it's washable so you can suds it up and enjoy the end result! We will have a limited supply of crochet hooks and yarn available if you prefer to practice first before investing in your own yarn and hook.

Crochet Granny Squares

Already know the basics of crochet but yet to master the infamous granny square? Rebecca will guide you through a basic granny square, once you get the hang of it you won't believe how easy it is!

Bring the yarn of your choice and crochet hook to suit your yarn, you can work in one colour or as many colours as you like. Check the label on your yarn for the hook size required. If you're not sure ask your local craft store or email us at brisbanebrownowls@gmail.com. We will have a limited supply of crochet hooks and yarn available if you prefer to practice first before investing in your own yarn and hook.

Please leave a comment to let us know if you will be taking part in the project.

OR you can also BYO craft to work on.

Tea and coffee provided. Feel free to show off your baking skills by bringing a plate for morning tea :)

Please RSVP by leaving a comment on this post by this Thursday 23rd February or email brisbanebrownowls@gmail.com. If you do need access to a crochet hook on the day please let us know when you rsvp :)

Brown Owls Sydney February meeting

2012-02-01T18:59:00.002+11:00

Hi Owls,

After a bit of discussion and emails, we're having a coffee and a yarn for this month's meeting.

Where: A Coffee and a Yarn, 413 King St, Newtown

When: Sunday February 19, 10:00-13:00

Image from here.

Hope you can make it!

Jess

Next month's meeting is going to be on Tuesday March 20, so make sure to send your ideas for venues our way!

Hobart Brown Owls - January gathering pictures

2012-01-31T20:20:00.001+11:00

Hobart Brown Owls kicked off the year in the usual lovely clubhouse in Taroona:

with the beautiful playground for the Owlets outside:

The Tassie weather gods were smiling (very!) brightly - so Sarah and Megan started off the meeting with some knitting work outside in the shade:

There was happy sewing; making of skirts by Lauren and a bag by Chloe

Liz did some beautiful goddess inspired beading:

Virginia cut up some felt to make this gorgeous crochet rug:

And once Sarah and Megan had enough sunshine and hot weather, they came inside to use the magical ball winding machine (a first for many of us), with a happy result:

Next meeting is February 25th - hoping to see existing and new Brown Owlers there!

The brownish nearly-owl in the playground...

St George and Sutherland Brown Owls THIS SUNDAY

2012-01-30T19:55:00.001+11:00

HURRAH!

I hope to see you there if you can make it!

Sunday 5th February

2pm - 5pm

Buzzbar 22 Morts Road, Mortdale

Calling all Sydney crafters!

2012-01-28T12:12:00.002+11:00

Have you made a New Years Resolution to craft more in 2012? Do you live in Sydney?

If you would like to become a Sydney Brown Owl then please head over to the Brown Owls Sydney Facebook page or email me at brownowlssydney (at) gmail (dot) com to get yourself added to the mailing list.

Image from here.

We (usually) meet on the 20th of each month where we craft, chat, have a cheeky wine and a laugh. This month's meeting was at Cockatoo Island where we had an amazing crafty cocktail session. Go here and here to see a write-up of the meeting!

Alternately, there is also a Sutherland and St George Brown Owls for those that live in the South. Check out the lovely Thouraya's details in the sidebar if you would like to attend their meetings.

Brunswick Brown Owls make Pomtastic Paper Pom Poms with ZOE

2012-01-27T13:20:00.004+11:00

Wednesday, 1^st February, 2012

Brunswick Brown Owls make

Pomtastic Paper Pom Poms with ZOE

The delightful Zoe, who has been practicing her paper pom pom craft skills, will be taking us through a workshop on Wednesday 1^st November at 7pm at the Sporting Club, Weston St, Brunswick, Victoria.

You will need:

1. 8 – 10 sheets of tissue paper -

a. to make large size this will be using 8-10 standard sized full sheets of tissue paper, to make smaller ones you can cut the standard size up

b. Thicker tissue paper is easier to work with if you can get it

2. Wire (I will bring a whole heap of wire so people will not need to bring if they don’t want)

3. Sharp scissors

Zoe says, “They are incredibly easy to make so they certainly won't take a whole session to make depending on how many people want to make. So if you do want to go ahead with it I would suggest that people bring other stuff as well.”

“My friend has a market and she took these photos of ones I made for her market. Her market is called the Little Village Market Elwood.”

Welcome back to the Brunswick Brown Owls for 2012! Please note the change of fortnight; we’ll be rotating from here. If you can’t make it, we’ll pop up photos of the evening on our Brunswick Brown Owls facebook page so you can watch the fun too. We have almost 100 members, and you can be a part of our crafty community too! Come along and learn some new skills with us, and feel free to bring some materials to share!

The Sporting Club still has delicious tapas (4 for the price of 3, bargain!) and they even have discount price cocktails! Bonza! What a night! Bring your friends!

Adelaide Owls Update

2012-01-24T12:04:00.003+11:00

Hi there Adelaide Owls - Hope you've all had a relaxing Christmas and New Year. Nearly time for school to go back so we can all get in to the routine of term time.

We've decided to take Adelaide Owls a little more informal this year and will be posting up details of a cafe/pub meeting in the next few weeks. We are thinking maybe weekend too, maybe even a visit to the park where the kids can play too.

If you have any ideas for meeting spots or would like to coordinate a meeting let us know via the email. In the mean time happy crafting!

Canberra Owls - New Year get together

2012-01-15T19:44:00.001+11:00

Hello and happy New Year Canberra Owls!

We'll be starting our crafty meetings proper in February (the 18th we think - we have something super exciting planned, so pencil it in your diary!), but would like to invite everyone to join us for a drink and some afternoon tea on Saturday. Bring some crafting to do too, if you like!

Date: Saturday 21 January
Time: 2 pm
Place: Tilley's Devine Cafe at Lyneham shops

It would be lovely to see you! Come and enjoy a relaxing arvo chat - we'd love to hear what you've been up to over the summer, and whether you have any suggestions for things you'd like to try at our meetings this year!
We are also hoping to be able to confirm dates for the year by next week!

Please RSVP in the comments so we know how many people we should snaffle a table for.
See you there!

LoveNaomi, Bron and Georgie

Southside Owls 2012!

2012-01-15T15:13:00.006+11:00

Hello and happy new year!

Southside Owls will be on again in 2012!! As most of you know superwoman Kat is about to have her first baby very soon! So, I'm very excited to announce that the lovely Michelle from Frankie and Swiss will be co-hosting with me this year!

Photo taken by Michelle

We will switch between our two venues each month - Miss Jackson Cafe in St. Kilda, and Frankie and Swiss Print Studio in South Yarra.

We'll be meeting on the second Thursday of each month, starting in March.

Here's a list of dates and locations for 2012 (also in the sidebar calendar):

Thu 8th March - Miss Jackson

Thu 12th April - Frankie & Swiss

Thu 10th May - Miss Jackson

Thu 14th June - Frankie & Swiss

Thu 12th July - Miss Jackson

Thu 9th August - Frankie & Swiss

Thu 13th September - Miss Jackson

Thu 11th October - Frankie & Swiss

Thu 8th November - Miss Jackson

Thu 13th December - Frankie & Swiss

We will continue with a mixture of topic and BYO nights, and of course BYO is always welcome!

If you're a newbie and would like to get an idea of what we did last year have a look here

If you've got a particular yearning to do a particular topic, new or a repeat, please let us know in the comments below!

We'll post the meetings here on the blog roughly a week before. All you need to do to come along is RSVP by adding a comment to the blog post when it goes up for each meet!

Please feel free to contact me via email or twitter, or Michelle via email or twitter if you have any questions.

Really looking forward to seeing you all in March!

Brown Owls Melbourne 3000, January gathering

2012-01-10T18:58:00.002+11:00

Happy New Year Melburnians (and beyond)!

Lets get on and do some crarfting, lets do that next tuesday, yes lets. Here are some details:

when: Tuesday 17th January 2012
at: 6.30 - 9pm
where: The Parlour, Madame Brussels, level 3, 59-63 Bourke St, Melbourne 3000
bring: BYO project of your choice
cost: no fee for attendance but you may like to purchase a drink or a delight from the Madame Brussels menu, by way of a thankyou for room usage
RSVP: in the comments section below please - indicating your name eg. Sue H

Will be lovely to see you, come along, come one, come all, and bring friends and nice people and new people, we like new people and old people as well and lets just all have a jolly january good time.

Sue

REMINDER: St George and Sutherland Brown Owls THIS SUNDAY!!

2012-01-05T17:04:00.000+11:00

Come along for craft, coffee, and a catch up in sweet sweet air-conditioning!

See you there:

Sunday 8th January 2012

2pm - 5pm

Buzzbar 22 Morts Road, Mortdale

Perth 2012

2012-01-05T16:54:00.002+11:00

I thought it was about time we posted a Bayswater (Perth) update for 2012.

Our group continues to grow but we still welcome new faces so if you have been thinking of coming, please do!

January

Our January meeting is happening on the 21st. We are heading to Knit the Beach as part of the Summerset Festival. This workshop will be held by the City of Stirling in order to produce crocheted and knitted items to cover parts of Scarborough Beach (aka yarn bomb the beach!). Knitting and crochet skills are not needed- there will be teachers. All you need to bring is a hook or needles. If you have any spare yarn laying around- bring that too!

If you are in Perth and cannot attend, you can still contribute by donating any spare yarn to any City of Stirling Library.

More info on this event can be found here.

Remainder of 2012

Dates

The remainder of our meetings will be held on the 3rd Sunday of the month.

February 19

March 18

April 15

May 20

June 17

July 15

August 19

September 16

October 21

November 18

December 16

Time

Meetings start at 2pm. You can hang around for as long or as short (?) as you wish.

Bring

Usually meetings are BYO but we will always notify you if a meeting will have a certain theme. We also ask for a gold coin donation to contribute to the hire of the meeting room.

We will update here again leading up to Feb, but at the moment, it looks like we will have Carolyn (our resident experienced dressmaker) showing us how to re-create an old favourite item of clothing by creating a pattern.

Please contact either Sarah or Megan if you are thinking of joining. We welcome all types of crafting experience (from zero to pro).

Our Facebook group is also a great way of receiving updates (and checkout what everyone is making). If you are not a bloggy person, but are on FB. Join the group!

Preston Brown Owls January Meeting

2012-01-04T19:38:00.006+11:00

Happy New Year Preston Owlers,

Here's a pic from our Christmas meeting. We celebrated a graduation, an engagement and a new baby. Congratulations to Keti, our chapter founder, who gave birth to baby Calvin in mid December.

From left to right: Belinda (welcome!), Elizabeth, Rebecca (me), Shanaugh, Aisha, Ann Margaret and Kathryn

Our first meeting of the year is

January 22nd

Pearl Oyster

114 Miller Street Preston

2 - 4pm

bring some handheld craft and have a cuppa and something delicious from the Pearl

By popular request our Februrary meeting will be on Saturday the 18th in the afternoon at GJs Discount Fabrics in their lovely upstairs room. But more about that next post.

Brown Owls Melbourne 3000, Movember in December pics

2011-12-20T19:59:00.009+11:00

Well, didnt we have a super night! Last tuesday, 13th Dec, the Brown Owls Melbourne 3000 group caught up for a fabulous 'Movember in December' fundraiser.

We had a super raffle and some super winners:
Kate was the fine winner of a Madame Brussesls gift voucher for a Garden Party for two.
Gina won a copy of Pip's lovely book: Make Hey While the Sun Shines
Nadia was thrilled to take home a beautiful teahouse brooch and accessories, kindly donated by Tess.
Initially, I (thats me, Sue) won the Crafting Health gift voucher for a one hour luxurious massage, but given I was the one donating this prize (what are the chances of that!) I re-donated it and Kim, a Madame Brussels patron, was the very excited winner. All up we raised $240 - weyhey! - now donated to our official Movember page, which you can find here.

Thank you very very much to all those involved - prize donaters and attendees alike.

As promised, here is some pictorial evidence.

Look forward to the next gathering - tues 17th january - a BYO night, pop it in your diary.

Wishing you all a very super enjoyable festive season.

Sue x

Brown Owls Sydney - January Meeting

2011-12-19T23:04:00.001+11:00

We're having a wee excursion out to Cockatoo Island for the first meeting of 2012.

When: Saturday January 21, 2012

Approximately 2-5PM

Where: Cockatoo Island Bar

We will be taking our handcrafts (think knitting, crochet, embroidery, etc) and heading over to the Island Bar.

There is a ferry from Circular Quay that leaves at 1:52PM and gets to the island at 2:13PM. We will be meeting up at Circular Quay to catch the ferry across together if you would like to do that.

Go here if you want to see what time the ferries come and go to and from the Island.

Cross your fingers for fine weather!

Hope to see you there!

Here is where you can see the event on FB.

St George and Sutherland Brown Owls Christmas Party!

2011-12-12T21:22:00.002+11:00

A photo recap of our Christmas Party on Sunday!

Thanks to everyone who came and special thanks to Lara for hosting us at the last minute (AGAIN!) and her husband Matt for popping downstairs so we could take over!

If you want to see what was hidden in a couple of those Brown paper bags - I have posted what I gave and received HERE!

See you in the New Year at our next meeting:

Sunday 8th January 2012

2pm - 5pm

Buzzbar 22 Morts Road, Mortdale

The St George and Sutherland Brown Owls 2012 Dates

Please note these down - I had to change the Feb one - sorry!

Sunday 8th January

Sunday 5th February

Sunday 11th March

Sunday 15th April

Sunday 13th May

Sunday 10th June

Sunday 8th July

Sunday 12th August

Sunday 9th September

Sunday 14th October

Sunday 11th November

Sunday 9th December

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Owls!

Melbourne 3000 Brown Owls go tash-tactic

2011-12-07T19:28:00.001+11:00

Did I mention THERE'S PRIZES at Melbourne 3000's meet next Tues (13th dec) for our fundraiser 'Movember in December' RSVP over here http://brownowls-members.blogspot.com/2011/11/brown-owls-melbourne-3000-december.html

Hobart Brown Owls - Last meet for 2011

2011-12-06T15:42:00.001+11:00

What a lovely few months the Hobart Brown Owls have had getting to know each other! Our November meet was just lovely. Liz brought her sewing machine along this time and was quietly productive while Chloe quilted, Sel sewed that gorgeous owl and the rest of us knitted. And drank tea. And talked. Lots. Thanks for coming everyone! It was so lovely... This Saturday we'll meet again. A little sooner than usual, but We figured we could squeeze one more owly meet in, surely! I'm really looking forward to some new projects next year, possibly even collaborative... Did someone say quilt?

Where: The little cottage in the playground, Batchelor Way, Taroona.

When: 1.30-4.30pm - THIS SATURDAY - 10/12/2011

Here's what is supplied: A kettle, tea, milk, honey and sugar...

Here's what you need to bring: Something crafty to work on and maybe a plate of afternoon tea to share? Only if you feel like it...

We'll need a contribution of $2, to cover venue hire.

Children are welcome, so long as they don't hinder the creative crafty time of other members. There is ample playground space for them to wander safely :)

If you're looking for something to work on, perhaps you'd like to make a christmas decoration or two? I'll be needle felting a couple of different things and will have some basic patterns you could try. Bring along some felt, buttons, fleece, needles, thread... or anything

you have lying around! Hope to see you there. xx

PS. You can find more information and get to know us over on the facebook page. Drop in and say hi!

Canberra Brown Owls Christmas break up

2011-12-05T09:49:00.000+11:00

The crafting at Brown Owls has finished for the year, but why don't you come along for a drink and some afternoon tea on Sunday. Bring some crafting to do too, if you like.

Date: Sunday 11 December
Time: 2 pm
Place: Tilley Devine's Cafe at Lyneham shops

Would be lovely to see you. Come and enjoy some relaxing chatty times with us this Sunday! Let us know what your Christmas crafting plans are!

Please RSVP there so we know how many people we should snaffle a table for.

Love

Naomi, Bron, Georgie and Michelle

A Very Brown Owls Christmas

2011-12-05T08:28:00.001+11:00

For the ST GEORGE AND SUTHERLAND BROWN OWLS

Christmas Party THIS SUNDAY!

Date: Sunday 11th December 2011

Venue: Hazelhurst Gallery 782 Kingsway, Gymea NSW 2227

(we will meet in the cafe)

Time: 2pm - 5pm

BYO Craft, small plate of food, and a crafty gift (up to $20 in value) if you want to take part in the great Christmas present swap!

See you there!

Geelong Brown Owls - Last Meet for 2011

2011-12-03T19:09:00.000+11:00

Our next meeting of the Geelong Brown Owls will be our last for this year as we'll break for the holiday craziness & resume next year.

We'll be at the Vines road community centre; 49 Vines Road, Hamlyn Heights. Enter through the automatic doors, turn left towards reception and they will point you to the right room.

As it's certainly time to get into the Christmas Spirit, I thought a little Kris Kringle would be fun - bring along a little handmade Christmas decoration, wrapped up, and we'll lucky dip them amongst those who have made one.

One of our members posted this link to get you thinking: http://www.alittlebirdtoldme-craft.com/2011/11/christmas-decoration-tutorials.html

If you don't have time or just don't want to make an ornament, you are still more than welcome to come along!

What to bring:

-$2 donation to cover room hire (if we have less than 15 people
coming, we may need to pitch in an extra dollar, I'll keep you posted)

-a small snack to share ( if you want to!), we will also have access to a tea and coffee station

-your name badge if you have one

-a project you are working on, or, if you are looking for inspiration, I'll have an easy pattern for a mug cosy and/or some crocheted flowers.

You Will Need:

* a ball of 8ply wool (or bits & pieces...)
* a 4mm crochet hook
* a button & a yarn needle (for mug cosy only)

If you don't know how to crochet, don't worry, that's what we're there for. New members welcome to come & join in, see you there!

Southside Owls ~ Thursday 8th December ~ Eat, Drink and Be Merry!

2011-11-29T20:37:00.012+11:00

Hello everyone!

This is going to be our last meet for 2011, so we're going to be getting into the festive spirit with food, drinks and Christmas decorations!

There are so so many great Christmas decoration patterns and tutorials on the interwebs! Here are a few for some inspiration:

Pip’s crochet nana baubles

Pip’s crochet hearts

The Royal Sister’s crochet twinkle star

My Poppet’s needle felted heart garland

Christina Lowry’s round of up felt decorations

One Flew Over’s doily decorations

One Crafty Mumma’s denim Christmas trees

Design Sponge’s paper ornaments

I've made Pip's nana baubles and crochet hearts so I can help anyone out that would like to give those a try.

I'm sure many of you already have plans for your crafty Christmas decorations, and are probably well under way, which is why we thought we'd leave this one open so you can bring along any Christmassy UFOs and get them finished off before the big day.

Date: Thursday 8th December

Time: 7pm onwards

Venue: Miss Jackson, 2/19 Grey Street St. Kilda (through the big rusty gate)

Close to the #16, #96 and #112 trams, and nearby parking below

What to bring:

~ Your Christmas decoration project or of course any BYO project is fine, and if you "forget" your project and just want to come along to be a social butterfly well that's just fine and dandy too!

~ A plate of food to share, a mix of sweet and savoury would be nice, so pop the details of what you are bringing along in the comments

Miss Jackson will provide wine for all! And I'll be bringing along a trifle!

RSVP: Pop a comment to let us know you are coming along, and please add in the plate of food you would like to bring to share!

Feel free to email me or tweet me with any questions.

EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY!

Preston Brown Owls December Meeting

2011-11-27T20:51:00.004+11:00

And so another year is drawing to a close. Our last meeting for the year will be

Sunday 18th December

2 - 4pm

Pearl Oyster Cafe

114 Miller Street, Preston

Everyone is welcome, it would be lovely to see you all and if you've never come along before, you are especially welcome. So bring some hand held craft for a respite from Christmas chaos or indeed bring some frenzied Christmas craftiness with you.

These are Keti's clever fingers at work at our last meeting. We all wish Keti the very best for the imminent birth of her baby. Good luck Keti.

A very (Sydney) Brown Owls Christmas

2011-11-25T16:30:00.001+11:00

Image from here.

It's that time of year again where we will be having a Christmas get-together. We've decided on a picnic and hope y'all can make it!

Date: Sunday December 18*

Where: Hyde Park, Sydney. A more central location we couldn't find! We will be up the St. James end near the Archibald Fountain.

Time: 2pm - 5pm

Feel free to bring along a plate of something to share!

If you'd like to join in a Krafty Kris Kringle, then bring a crafty gift up to $20 value (it can be something that you've made, supplies, etc).

*made this date so as to not clash with Sutherland and St George Brown Owls Christmas Party!

We hope you can make it!

Brunswick Brown Owls Recycled Craft with Kate

2011-11-24T22:14:00.002+11:00

Wednesday, 30^th November, 2011

Brunswick Brown Owls Recycled Craft with Kate

The delightful Kate, who has just been to Fiji to teach some recycling craft skills, will be taking us through a workshop on Wednesday 30^th November at 7pm at the Sporting Club, Weston St, Brunswick, Vic.

We’ll be making paper beads for jewellery and knitting or crocheting with ‘plarn’- yep, it’s a clever name for plastic yarn! And it’s all made of recycled materials! Come along and learn some new skills with us, and feel free to bring some materials to share!

You might need:

Magazines

Craft glue

Earring backs

Craft wire

Clean plastic bags for plarn (coloured ones are prettiest)

Large knitting needles for the plarn- size 8 is great

Scissors

Needles

If you want some inspiration, head to these websites: http://www.myrecycledbags.com/

http://www.etsy.com/blog/en/2010/how-tuesday-how-to-make-plarn-crochet-an-eco-friendly-tote-b/

http://www.plasticbagcrafts.com/make-plarn/

http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2010/05/14/crocheted-plarn-basket/

The Sporting Club still has delicious tapas (4 for the price of 3, bargain!) and they even have discount price cocktails! Bonza! What a night! Bring your friends!

Brown Owls Melbourne 3000, December Festivi-mo gathering

2011-11-24T06:26:00.013+11:00

Announcing our very special Christmas gathering on Tuesday 13th December.

In our November meet there were a few requests for crafty moustache making (and why the devil not). So having missed the ideal opportunity for doing moustaches for Movember I thought why not do Movember in December. And what's more christmassy than moustaches (!?!!?!). So you may be inundated with more festive stylee invitations involving tinsel and baubles, but I encourage you to break with tradition and come and festively celebrate with a mo. Festivi-mo!

Of course if you'd rather you can BYO project of any type you like and just join in us in mo-spirit.

Other ways you can join in are by supporting this good cause - we will be having a good old fashioned raffle. And I have been able to aquire some GREAT PRIZES, including:
- a Madame Brussels gift voucher for a Garden Party for two
- a copy of Pip's lovely book, Make Hey While the Sun Shines
- a Crafting Health gift voucher for a one hour luxurious massage

brilliant! brilliant! brilliant! thanks to all our lovely prize contributers. And thanks to Madame Brussels too, for agreeing that we can approach their other patrons on the evening with the view to trying to sell a few more raffle tickets.

In addition I have set us up our very own Movember fundraising page, so if you'd like to contribute but can't make it along on the evening then if you would like you can follow this link to make a donation and donate to 'my team' (please read it as 'our team') which is aptly named Brown Owls Melbourne 3000! Feel free to pass this link onto anyone else that you feel might like to contribute.

I have been scouring the net for patterns and have come up with these ones below (for which I've gained permission, where necessary from the creators for us to use) - thanks to Tara Murray, Marion Clark and Louie.

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/amigurumi-crochet-mustache

http://bluestockingstitching.wordpress.com/2010/09/05/free-pattern-crocheted-handlebar-moustache/

http://www.louiesloops.com/2011/09/i-mustache-you-question.html?m=1

Of course if you do some scouring of the net I'm sure you'll come up with a moustache of equivalent merit - a moustache in felt and simple stitching I think would work a treat.

For moustache wearing / adornment there are a few options - elastic, stick holder thingos and eyelash glue. I'll bring along some wooden kebab skewers (I reckon there'll work a treat, as long as we're careful with the pointy ends!) and some eyelash glue, so that's the latter 2 covered.

Here are some details:

when: Tuesday 13th November 2011
at: 6.30 - 10pm
where: The Parlour, Madame Brussels, level 3, 59-63 Bourke St, Melbourne 3000
bring: moustache making equipment as per your crafty choice, whether that be crochet, knitting, stitching, patchwork etc (or project of your choice)
cost: no fee for attendance but you may like to purchase a drink or a delight from the Madame Brussels menu, by way of a thankyou for room usage
RSVP: in the comments section below please - indicating your name eg. Sue H

As you may know I do like a fancy frock, so I encourage you to join me in donning a fancy frock for the evening, they'll set off our moustache's so fabulously. I'll bring some extra dress up frocks if there's room in my Brown Owls bag. And to top it off tastically I'm going to bring some wigs, I only have four, so if you have one bring it! Our photos are gonna be brilliant.

So.... It's gonna be a SUPER SPECIAL meet, let's make it the best of the year. Bring friends, bring menfolk. We'd love to see more menfolk. We'd love to see more friends.

Will be lovely to see you. Dont forget to RSVP in the comments below, with your name.

Happy Festivi-mo!

Sue

Adelaide Brown Owls - Christmas ornaments

2011-11-17T14:07:00.001+11:00

Photo credit http://mysparkle.blogspot.com/

We will be making Matryoshka Christmas tree ornaments tonight using the excellent pattern and tutorial from here - http://mysparkle.blogspot.com/2010/11/matryoshka-doll-ornament.html .

For the princely sum of $2 you will get all of the felt pieces required to make the ornament, embroidery floss and stuffing, plus I will provide glue for those people who don't feel like stitching on the night. Please let me know when you RSVP if you'd like a kit.

If you'd rather not make an ornament then please feel free to bring your own project instead - we'd still love to see you!

When: Wednesday 23rd November

Where: The Box Factory

How much: $2 for the kit (if you want one)

Canberra Owls - 'tis the season!

2011-11-15T19:24:00.004+11:00

Apologies lovely Canberra Owls, that we haven't been back to you yet with details of our next meet.

But we hope we can make up for it by telling you that the crafting - christmas decorations - is on us!

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We will have all the makings available for Danish woven hearts (julehjerter), german folded stars and redwork embroidered ornaments. If you have a small embroidery hoop, please bring it along, otherwise have a go free-hand.

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The details are as always:

Downer Community Centre

2 - 4 pm

Saturday 19 November

Please bring $5 for the room hire, and a plate to share for afternoon tea.

Please, please rsvp in the comments, so we know how many folk want to come! New owls are always welcome, we would love to meet you!

Ho ho ho

Michelle, Bron, Naomi and George xo

Canberra Owls - Save the date!

2011-11-09T21:10:00.006+11:00

Hey there Canberra Owls!

We are putting together the final details for our next meet, but wanted to post a little save the date for your diary.

Our next meet will be Saturday 19 November, 2pm to 4pm, at the Downer Community Centre as always.

As for the theme - well, just in case you hadn’t noticed, its NOVEMBER and that means that (GASP!) Christmas is lurking right around the corner! Christmas ornaments will be on the agenda, but we're still finalising projects and supplies. We'll have a couple of different options and kits for cheap.

So put the 19th in your diaries, and watch this space - we'll be back SOON with the details!

Bron, Naomi, Michelle and George x

St George and Sutherland Brown Owls

2011-11-08T13:49:00.000+11:00

Thanks to every one who came along on Sunday!

It was great to catch up while the rain poured down outside!

Our next meeting is our Christmas Party!

Date: Sunday 11th December 2011

Venue: Hazelhurst Gallery 782 Kingsway, Gymea NSW 2227

(we will meet in the cafe)

Time: 2pm - 5pm

BYO Craft, small plate of food, and a crafty gift (up to $20 in value) if you want to take part in the great Christmas present swap!

See you there!

MITCHAM BROWN OWLS

2011-11-04T12:54:00.002+11:00

Our logo designed by Jo Schofeild

Hi there Owlies,

Here we are with our last class of the year looming! This will be a bring along your own work session.
To celebrate the end of the year, would every one like to bring a small plate to share, and also, for something a bit interesting, how about bringing a piece of vintage or antique clothing to show off and talk about?

I've got a pair of bloomers from about 1900 and an Astrakhan stole from the 1940's!

I'll bring some champagne and juice too.

We'll look forward to seeing you!

Lianne and Julie

Where: Gallery One 1 Torrens Road Mitcham PH: 8272 4504

When: Saturday November 19th 1.30 to 4.00 pm

Cost: $5. room hire.

Southside Brown Owls!!!

2011-11-03T17:12:00.002+11:00

Hey all!

It is all about heading to Brown Owls at Windsor Deli this month and  bringing your UFO's or making a softie for the Mirabel Foundation!

Where: Windsor Deli - 33 Hornby Street Windsor 

When: 10th November

Time: 7pm onwards

Bring: whatever you like! 

Shannon  is bringing along printed copies of Jess's Morris the Panda amigurumi  if you want to have a crack at doing that, or you can have a look over here for more information!

Can't wait to see you all!

Make sure you chuck your name in the comments section to let me know you are going to be there! :)

Brisbane Meet Up: Crochet Circle and Interactive Knitting Installation

2011-11-03T13:04:00.000+11:00

Brisbane Owls: It's time to get your craft on for a huge day of creativity at the BrisStyle Indie Eco Market!

We're so excited to announce that Brown Owls has the opportunity to craft away at the next BrisStyle market! We'll have two marquees and tables set up and a full program of crafting goodness as well as some yummy handmade shopping at the market! Anyone is welcome to join in the crafty fun at the Brown Owls marquee on the day so feel free to bring along your friends and loved ones.

Date: Saturday 12 November

Time: 9am-2pm (see below for specific program times)

Venue: BrisStyle indie Eco Market, St Augustine's Church Hall and Grounds, Racecourse Road, Hamilton.

PROGRAM:

9-11am :: Crochet Circle with Kate Allan

Join Kate Allan of dash robin in a crochet circle. She will demonstrate some simple crochet techniques and show how to make a flower for a hair clip, brooch or decoration.

"I have been creating distinctive eco friendly crochet accessories for over five years and have taught crochet for community festivals and events across Brisbane including Saviours of the lost arts and Close knit. I am branching out into dyeing my own yarns using local plant based materials and non-toxic dyes to create environmentally friendly uniquely coloured wools. As well as joining the crochet circle l'll be debuting a small range of hand dyed merino/angora/mohair yarns for the first time at the BIECO!"

Kate will be available throughout the full day for those who would like to continue their crochet into the afternoon.

11am-2pm :: Knitting installation 'Landscapes of Resilience' with Chrys Zantis

Brisbane artist Chrys Zantis will grace our Brown Owls meet up with her famous interactive Knitting installation, Landscape of Resilience. Chrys will bring needles and hooks, threads, fabric and wool of all colours. Join in any time between 11am-2pm and knit and sew with Chrys and reflect on your inner resilience.

There's loads of other crafty workshops and activities happening on the day, you can check out all the details here and on the BrisStyle blog.

Feel free to also BYO craft and pop in for a natter. We'll have our usual Brown Owls stash of extra yarn, fabric, thread, hooks and hoops available on the day and Sam and Rebecca will be around to answer any crafty questions or help with your current crafty project.

Tea and coffee can be purchased on the day from the local cafes on Racecourse Road. Feel free to show off your baking skills by bringing a plate for morning or afternoon tea :)

No need to RSVP for this one but if you have any questions or would like advice on the day with anything crafty please leave a comment on this post or email brisbanebrownowls@gmail.com.

Look forward to seeing you then!

Brunswick Brown Owls are meeting tonight! Softies for Mirabel or UFO

2011-11-02T12:54:00.009+11:00

Brunswick Brown Owls- meet tonight!!

BYO Softies for Mirabel or UFO

Hello Owlies!

We are meeting again this evening and we want to see you!!

Bring your Softies for Mirabel or any work in progress, and come and meet the gang or say hello again!

When: Tonight, from 7pm

Where: Sporting Club, Weston St, Brunswick.

(Opposite Barkly Square)

Softies for Mirabel is a wonderful organisation and you can find out more here http://meetmeatmikes.blogspot.com/2011/09/softies-for-mirabel-foundation.html

Come and say hi! Eat tapas! Have a cheap cocktail and chat with lovely ladies!

Love and stuffing,

Maggie Pie

PS. If you want to keep up with lots of tips and fun things that we do, join our facebook group and be a part of the joy!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/185966164781259/

Launceston Brown Owls: November Meeting: Kiva Quilt or WIP

2011-11-01T13:47:00.004+11:00

Good Afternoon Launceston Owlets

The parliament is sitting again this month. There will be more Quilting for Kiva,the quilt squares we have so far are fabulous! But we need a few more, so please bring along any squares you have on the go or come on along and get one started. Or if patches are not your bag, please bring along any work-in-progress that you fancy.

When: Tuesday 8 November, 7-9pm

Where: Nanna's Cafe, 7 Coulter Court, Launceston (Park outside by driving down driveway next to Toyworld off York Street, OR Park in Brisbane Street and walk through arcade)

Refreshments available for purchase.

As before, all details and specs for the quilt squares can be found at the original blog post here

http://brownowls-members.blogspot.com/2011/07/launceston-brown-owls-quilt-for-kiva.html

Kiva is a wonderful organisation and a very worthy charty providing loans to start up business, loans that change lives. You can find out more here http://www.kiva.org/

RSVP with a comment below.

Newbies very welcome. And if you haven't been for a while we would love to have you back again. Looking forward to seeing you there.

Come on, you know you want to!

Georgia and Gemma

St George and Sutherland Brown Owls THIS SUNDAY!

2011-10-31T14:07:00.000+11:00

Come along for some coffee and some craft...we can discuss Christmas Crafts and our Christmas Party....and talk Softies for Mirabel...and anything else you've got going on!

Sunday 6th November 2011

2pm - 5pm

Buzzbar Cafe - 22 Morts Rd. Mortdale - Sydney!

Newbies and Oldies Welcome!

See you there!!

Hobart Brown Owls October Gathering

2011-10-26T23:05:00.002+11:00

Calling all Hobartians! We'd love to see you along to our October Gathering THIS SATURDAY!! Bring along any projects you are working on, or start something new! Perhaps you might like to make a Softie for Mirabel? Or learn something completely new and exciting! We have people who can sew, knit, embroider, crochet, spin, felt, print, dye etc. in our midst, so bring along the tools and ask for a hand if you'd like to learn a new skill!

Where: The little cottage in the playground, Batchelor Way, Taroona.

When: 1.30-4.30pm

Here's what is supplied: A kettle, tea, milk, honey and sugar...

Here's what you need to bring: Something crafty to work on, a cup to drink from, special drinks if you like (soy milk, coffee, super fancy tea...), and maybe a plate of afternoon tea to share? Some gluten free options would be welcome, I'm sure.

We'll need a contribution of $2, to cover venue hire. Any surplus funds will be put into a kitty to cover weeks where attendance is low. The hall has been booked for the last Saturday of each month.
We have booked 3hrs which should allow time for settling in and packing up as well as lots of time to chat and craft. Children are welcome, so long as they don't hinder the creative crafty time of other members. There is ample playground space for them to wander safely :)

See you then! xx

PS. You can find us here if you'd like to find out more

Brown Owls Melbourne 3000, November meet

2011-10-26T20:59:00.004+11:00

Howdy!

I do hope you can come along to our November meet ~ on Monday 7th November, do please pop it in your diary.

I think we'll do BYO project, but if you need some inspiration, here are a couple of ideas (please note - neither are particularly crochet orientated! wow, unusual for me I know):

Softies for Mirabel - softies of the goodness kind - http://meetmeatmikes.blogspot.com/2011/09/softies-for-mirabel-foundation.html

Penguin jumpers - for knitters and penguin lovers - http://laughingsquid.com/worldwide-call-for-knitters-to-make-sweaters-for-penguins-affected-by-2011-new-zealand-oil-spill/

Here are the details:

when: Monday 7th November 2011
at: 6.30 - 9pm
where: The Parlour, Madame Brussels, level 3, 59-63 Bourke St, Melbourne 3000
bring: BYO craft project of your choice
cost: no fee for attendance but you may like to purchase a drink or a delight from the Madame Brussels menu, by way of a thankyou for room usage
RSVP: in the comments section below please - indicating your name eg. Sue H

Thanks once again, to Pip and Shannon for hosting the October gathering whilst I was sickly.

Will be lovely to see you. Dont forget to RSVP in the comments below, with your name.

sue x

ps. Make sure you also put our Christmas gathering in your diarys - Tues 13th December, possibly for a super festive bauble-a-go-go night

Geelong Group Starting Soon!

2011-10-21T21:55:00.000+11:00

First meeting of the Geelong Brown Owls coming up, let us know if you'll be joining us over here!

Adelaide Owls :: Gift Tag Fun

2011-10-21T13:06:00.004+11:00

Hi Adelaide Owls

Seeing as it's going to be present season soon I thought we could have a night of making some sweet gift tags

Where? The Box Factory, Regent Street South, Adelaide.

When? This Wednesday 26th October at 7pm.

I'll bring along some fun things for us to use and if you could too that would be great. Anything pretty that you think of, ribbons, card, lace, buttons, beads, hole punchers, fabric, felt, even needles and thread - all welcome!

Plus other useful things: rulers, scissors, lead pencils & glue sticks

If someone could bring their hot glue gun that would be fantastic!

Comment here to let us know you are coming.

Preston Brown Owls Meeting

2011-10-16T20:33:00.006+11:00

Maybe it was the knitting, maybe it was the company or maybe it was the brownie but I completely forgot to take any photos of our October meeting!

So imagine if you will, the round table at Pearl Oyster, teacups, cake plates and hives of industry. Keti, fabulously pregnant with only seven weeks to go, was crocheting up a storm on her second baby blanket, this one a homage to her beloved's football team.

Ann-Margaret was working away on blue/gray garter scarf with stripey ribbon yarn ends. By the time she left, she was but a telly episode away from FINISHING! Just in time for next winter.

Kathryn reached the armholes on her ribbed sweater and I was plodding through cables and slip stitches for a cardigan that will also be ready for next winter.

Holly brought a magic carpet of mending, transporting us all back about thirtyish years, with her patched restoration of the family Puggle.

The instant I saw it, I was back in Toyworld in Karingal Hub Shopping Centre in some sort of forest scene set up, loads of Puggles and a lot of thwarted desire. I never got one and forgot them entirely until Brown Owls Meet.

Our next regular meeting is

Sunday November 20 2-4pm

Pearl Oyster 114 Miller St, Preston

free but buy a cuppa for the Pearl

reply in comments or email me if you are coming

We also have an extra special meeting coming up at GJs Discount Fabric store in Brunswick for those of you who love your sewing machines or who wish to love a sewing machine. Check out their shop http://www.gjsdiscountfabrics.com.au/.
Here are the details for our meeting

Saturday November 5 12.30 - 3.45pm

GJs Fabrics 443 Lygon Street, Brunswick

$5.00

reply in comments or email me if you haven't let me know already

We will be meeting in the upstairs sewing room at GJ's - it is light and airy and has lots of tables and even tea and coffee stuff. If you are coming you need to bring your own sewing machine if you have one. BYO sewing project and materials are available to purchase downstairs in the fabric shop. I will be running a little tutorial on making a zip purse.

If you would like to make one of these you will need

16cm-17cm skirt zip
approximately 2 x 20cm square piece of cotton fabric for the outside
approximately 2 x 20cm square piece of cotton fabric for the lining

Please bring all your own scissors, pins etc for your projects if you have them - I will bring stuff for beginners.

See you soon

Canberra Brown Owls Freezer Paper stencils

2011-10-16T12:59:00.000+11:00

It's stencil time again!

*Please note this month's meeting is on SUNDAY, not Saturday. The DCC have double booked us so we have had to change to Sunday 23 October.

You'll need to bring:

a photocopy/printout of a design you want to stencil,
something you want to stencil on to (t-shirt, tea towel, fabric),
a pencil for tracing the design on to the freezer paper,
an exacto or paper cutting knife, and
a plastic lid or some kind of paint palette

For the princely sum of $3 we can provide you with a 50cm length of freezer paper, and access to fabric medium, paint (black, white, red, blue and yellow) and brushes. If you're a quilter you may already have access to your own freezer paper, or you can bring your own paints. You can buy a piece of freezer paper for $1, or some fabric medium (turns regular paint into fabric paint) for $1. Let us know if the comments if you want a the 'package' or just freezer paper.

Here are some great places to start looking for a stencil or for a bit of information about the process. Best to try something simple to start with.

http://painting.about.com/od/freestencils/tp/free-stencils.htm
http://www.stencilry.org/stencils/
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?board=140.0
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=154651.0
Check out out results last time... 2009
And try using the image function to search Google for possible stencil images too.

Look forward to seeing you there - Sunday 23 October at 2.00pm at the Downer Community Centre. Leave your RSVP or any questions in the comments, and let us know if you need supplies. Don't forget - $5 for the room hire and a plate of something yummy to share if you're so inclined!

MELB OUTER EASTERN SUBURBS BROWN OWLS

2011-10-15T16:50:00.000+11:00

MITCHAM BROWN OWLS

2011-10-13T08:49:00.003+11:00

Our logo drawn by Jo Schofield.

Hi there Owlies,

It seems like long time since the last time we got together, and definitely time for some more crafty creations.

We've got another 'bring along your own work' meeting, so bring along anything you have finished to show off as well as your current projects!

We will also have learn to knit and crochet available.

We'll look forward to seeing you there.

Julie and Lianne.

The Details:

Where : Gallery One, 1 Torrens Street Mitcham. Ph 82724504.

When : Saturday the 22nd October 1.30 pm to 4.00 pm.

Cost : Once of joining fee $10. room hire per class $5.

Possible Geelong Chapter; Hoo's in?!

2011-10-11T13:56:00.000+11:00

Hello Owls!

Just a quick note to let you know that a former Melbourne Owl & Myself are looking into the possibility of a Geelong Chapter of the nicest craft group around!

Presently I'm just trying to gauge the amount of interest, so if you are in or around Geelong or know anybody who is & who might be interested please leave a comment or email me at punkysmamma (at) rocketmail (dot) com so that I will be able to keep you in the loop going forward.

Owl-ver & out! (I'm sorry. I just can't help myself.)

St George and Sutherland Brown Owls

2011-10-10T21:23:00.001+11:00

A lovely afternoon out - I needed a break from sewing madness and it was great to catch up with Katie and Peta....check out Katie's amazing rainbow blanket and Peta's cross stitch!!

I have been working on a cardigan for Amelie (3)....but at the rate I'm going it might be finished for Clementine (1) to wear...thank goodness for having 2 girls!

Come and join us for our next crafty meet up:

Sunday 6th November 2011

Buzzbar Cafe - 22 Morts Rd. Mortdale - Sydney!

Adelaide Brown Owls - Important update!

2011-10-10T19:05:00.000+11:00

Just a quick update to let you all know that there wont be a Brown Owls meet up this week. School holidays have conspired to make all of the organisers (and quite a few of the participants!) disappear so we've had to cancel this weeks meet up. Please accept this picture of a sad kitten as our apology.

Regards,

Melissa.

Brown Owls Sydney - Yarn in the Pub (well, bar)

2011-10-10T17:24:00.003+11:00

Hi owls,

We will be having our October meeting at Grandma's Bar!

Who: Brown Owls Sydney

What: October meetup

When: 6pm - 9 or so

Where: Grandma's Bar, Basement 275 Clarence Street, Sydney

Image from here.

Unfortunately, we can't book for this place so we're going to do our best to score tables for everyone. It would be really great if you could RSVP if you are going to come. Either here, in the comments or on the FB event page.

Looking forward to catching up with you all!

Jess

St George and Sutherland Brown Owls SUNDAY!!

2011-10-08T19:56:00.000+11:00

Just a quick reminder that we are having out meeting tomorrow at Buzzbar Mortdale 2pm - 5pm....can't wait to see you all...it's been too long!

Southside Owls ~ Thursday 13th October ~ GOCCO!

2011-10-07T08:01:00.006+11:00

Hello!

We are going to do a GOCCO demo this month at Southside Brown Owls!

I first saw a gocco in action when Pip did a demo at Fitzroy Brown Owls in 2009 and was instantly hooked. I bought a gocco on ebay about a week later where it has dutifully sat in it's box since. That is until last weekend when Jess, fellow Southside Owl and a gocco veteran, gave me the low down. It's so easy and so much fun. Mine is going to get such a workout now that I've dusted off the box.

Jess and I will be doing a demo on how to use gocco, and everyone will get to have a go at printing!

We will have two goccos and a few different screens/designs you can print from on the night, including one of Jess's sweet illustrations and the bunting above (would make a great christmas card!)

Date: Thursday 13th October

Time: 7:30pm

Venue: Miss Jackson, 2/19 Grey Street St. Kilda (through the big rusty gate)

Close to the #16, #96 and #122 trams, and parking below

What to bring:

We will have some papery things you can use to print on, but it would be a good idea to bring along some of your own as well. Here are some ideas:

* blank cards

* blank postcards

* envelopes

* paper bags

* lolly bags

* gift bags

* noodle boxes

* stickers

* front cover of notebooks e.g. moleskine

* old book pages

The gocco print size is B6 (125mm x 176mm) so make sure your papery things are at least that big to fit the image on, and not too much bigger that A5 (148mm x 210mm) so they fit in the gocco.

And bring along a BYO project as well to keep your hands busy in between printing!!

Sweeties: We will have tea, wine and baked goodies, feel free to bring something along if you would like to show off your baking skills!

RSVP: In the comments below if you'd like to come along! Please do!!

If you have any questions feel free to email or tweet me.

See you all next week!!

:: Brown Owls 3000 :: About Last Night...

2011-10-05T13:02:00.000+11:00

Sue, the lovely leader of the 3000 Brown Owls was ill yesterday, so Shannon (of Miss Jackson and the Southside Brown Owls chapter) and I took the helm of the Madame Brussels posse, offering ourselves up as slightly less fabulous Sue-replacements.

There were a heap of ladies in attendance. There was a lot of crochet and Pippy Slippering going on. And there were tons of other crafty activities on various laps as well.

I drank a Bloody Mary which kept scattering chili about the place and somehow lost its celery stick in a pot plant. Shannon drank a Martini and snacked on parfait of the non-sweet variety. There were many other snack and sippers, including Tess McCabe, Sarah, Jen, Linda, Kitty and MORE! I do not know all their names, but their faces were lovely.

I showed off a bit and taught a few beginners how to get going with their hooks. Shannon was a lovely hostess, and chatted beguilingly to the crafters on the middle table. And we thought a lot about the missing Sue, tucked up in her sick bed. Get well Sue-n!

Thanks to everyone who came along and a big thanks to Sue for continuing to run this group (and indeed for inventing the Mme Brussels chapter!)

xx Pip

Brisbane Meet Up at the BrisStyle Indie Mother & Child Market

2011-10-03T16:07:00.000+11:00

Brisbane Owls: It's time to get your craft on at the BrisStyle Indie Mother & Child Market!

We're so excited to announce that Brown Owls has the opportunity to craft away at the next BrisStyle market! We'll have our own marquee and tables set up so that you can all do a spot of crafting and chatting as well as some yummy handmade shopping at the market!

Date: Saturday 8 October

Time: 9am-2pm (drop in any time you can make it, we'll be there all day)

Venue: St Augustine's Church Hall and Grounds, Racecourse Road, Hamilton.

There's loads of other crafty stuff happening on the day, you can check out all the details here and on the BrisStyle blog.

BYO CRAFT!

We don't have a craft along project this month but we will be on hand to answer any of your crafty questions so bring along your embroidery, knitting, crochet, hand sewing, macrame or anything else you've been working on lately. We'll have the usual Brown Owls stash of extra yarn, fabric, thread, hooks and hoops available on the day.

Tea and coffee can be purchased on the day from the local cafes on Racecourse Road. Feel free to show off your baking skills by bringing a plate for morning tea :)

Please RSVP by leaving a comment on this post by Thursday 6 October or email brisbanebrownowls@gmail.com.

Look forward to seeing you then!

Launceston Brown Owls: October Meeting Quilting for Kiva

2011-10-02T18:58:00.001+11:00

Good Evening Launceston Parliamentarians,

Apologies for the unplanned hiatus in Brown Owls meetings last month. But after a little winter hibernation, the sun is out and we are back on this month. We will be Quilting for Kiva so please bring along your squares or come on along and get one started.

When: Tuesday 11 October, 7-9pm

Where: Nanna's Cafe, 7 Coulter Court, Launceston (Park outside by driving down driveway next to Toyworld off York Street, OR Park in Brisbane Street and walk through arcade)

Refreshments available for purchase.

All details and specs for the quilt squares can be found at the original blog post here

http://brownowls-members.blogspot.com/2011/07/launceston-brown-owls-quilt-for-kiva.html

Kiva is a wonderful organisation and a very worthy charty providing loans to start up business, loans that change lives. You can find out more here http://www.kiva.org/

RSVP with a comment below.

Newbies very welcome. And if you haven't been for a while we would love to have you back again. Looking forward to seeing you there.

Georgia and Gemma

2011-10-01T13:08:00.000+10:00

Coota Brown Owls October.

2011-09-28T12:53:00.001+10:00

Hi lovelies,
Brown Owls is happening again in Coota (that's Cootamundra for short!) next Tuesday evening.

Unfortunately I have nothing to report on from last month as my dear Pop passed away, so I was up North with family & we had to cancel the evening session. The day session was going to be run by my mother-in-law while I was on holidays but no one turned up (uh oh) so we've decided to just stick to the one session of an evening. Before starting the group a few people had expressed an interest in a day sessions but haven't made it so I guess that how things go sometimes & I'm happy with that as I can always go child-free for the evenings (thanks hubby!)

Here's the details:
Tuesday 4th October. 6-8pm.
Stephen Ward Room 1 at the library, Cootamundra.
Cuppa & cake supplied.
FREE.
BYO craft project or email me for ideas.
RSVP sweetrustic[at]gmail.com OR
Coota Brown Owls on Facebook

Cheers, Katie.

St George and Sutherland Owls

2011-09-26T09:12:00.002+10:00

Updated Meeting Dates and Times for 2011-2012

My apologies to all on the delay but I am finally posting the refreshed dates and times for the rest of the year and into 2012!

We have changed all our meetings to Sunday afternoon and will meet at Buzzbar in Mortdale (22 Morts Rd. Mortdale) for most meetings, with the exception of our Christmas meeting which we will have at the Hazelhurst Gallery (782 Kingsway, Gymea)!

Sunday 9th October 2011 2pm - 5pm

Sunday 6th November 2011 2pm - 5pm

Sunday 11th December 2011 2pm - 5pm (at Hazelhurst)

Sunday 8th January 2012 2pm - 5pm

Sunday 12th February 2012 2pm - 5pm

Sunday 11th March 2012 2pm - 5pm

Sunday 15th April 2012 2pm - 5pm

In finding a picture for this post I couldn't go past that one of Clementine!

I can't wait for our next meeting in a couple of weeks...hope to see you there!

Hobart Brown Owls - 1st gathering - success!

2011-09-26T07:51:00.000+10:00

On Saturday, with much excitement, the Hobart Brown Owls opened the door to our clubhouse for the first time... Each securing a comfy spot and a cuppa, then getting on with the business of creating. Katy was spinning beautiful yarns to drool over, while Liz embroidered. Ny worked her jewellery magic and chatted to Sel. Chloe learnt to needle felt, then knitted and crocheted and Lis got her newborn knit on...

Around the table there was a beautiful afternoon tea spread to sustain the hungry crafters. Charlotte, Mel and Amy were there, with Amy's star piece of craftiness this year to date, the divine miss M...

Kate and Megan took a class in knitting under the skilled supervision of Sarah. They were knitting within minutes!

When all the tea was drunk and the craft was done (well a little of it), it was time to go. So, reluctantly, we shut the door and made plans for next month. The last Saturday of the month. Same time, same place. See you there? xx

Brown Owls Melbourne 3000 - October meet

2011-09-25T20:57:00.005+10:00

Hi lovely Brown Owls

Please do come along to our October gathering - Tuesday 4th October - when we will once again be embarking upon a theme night, this month its going to be - SLIPPER NIGHT! To join in the slippery fun you can participate by:

a) crocheting some slippers (yes I know, crochet again - but i cant help it, i love it! and as you know I am very open to your suggestions if you'd like to do something else, do tell me do do). Have you seen Pip's pippy slipper pattern? if not, it's here http://meetmeatmikes.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-to-crochet-pippy-slippers.html they really are very super and have proven particularly popular. Have you made some? Been meaning to but not quite got round to it yet? Well, nows your chance!

b) wearing your slippers

c) both of the above - total slipper-a-rama

Here are the details:

when: Tuesday 4th October 2011
at: 6.30 - 9pm
where: The Parlour, Madame Brussels, level 3, 59-63 Bourke St, Melbourne 3000
bring: your crochet gear (4mm hook & 8 ply / double ply wool in 2 or 3 colours) if you want to make pippy slippers or BYO craft project of your choice
cost: no fee for attendance but you may like to purchase a drink or a delight from the Madame Brussels menu, by way of a thankyou for room usage
RSVP: in the comments section below please - indicating your name eg. Sue H or Slipper N

Will be lovely to see you. Dont forget to RSVP in the comments below, with your name.

sue x

ps. I have had to make a slight change to the rest of the scheduled gatherings for 2011. The new dates are: Mon 7th November, Tues 13th December. I've changed them on the Brown Owls calendar which you'll find in the column over there--------->>>>>>>>>>>>

Preston Brown Owls

2011-09-25T19:39:00.014+10:00

September Meeting

Our September meeting was just lovely with some new members joining regular Owls for chats, craft and delightful treats from Pearl Oyster. People had brought all kinds of projects.

This is Kathryn's first sweater project. The back is done and she was working on the front.

Aisha was crocheting a very sweet bear for eight week old Zoe asleep in the Hug-a-Bub and Elizabeth was knitting. She is working on a garter stitch square quilt with her Granma who lives interstate and posts squares to Elizabeth.

Shanaugh brought some tatting! Very tricky, very impressive! For those who are new to tatting, it is a lacemaking technique, done with very fine thread, a special type of shuttle and lots of tiny knots.

This is the book Shanaugh was working from. It makes us all want to tatt.

Nicola was getting the jump on Christmas with a spot of paper craft - wee gift bags.

Jodi was upcycling an old Hawaiian dress into a very chic summer skirt. Shield your eyes from its gorgeousness.

Me finishing sleeves on a sweater.

Next meeting: October 16, 2-4pm

Pearl Oyster, Miller Street, Preston

Cost is free but please buy a cuppa to thank our lovely hosts

RSVP in comments section or email me

Canberra Brown Owls - crochet wrap-up

2011-09-17T16:58:00.001+10:00

Today some of us learned to crochet!

We learned granny squares. (More info on granny squares here!)

And how to read a crochet pattern.

And how to frog your crochet when you've made a mistake.

How to talk and eat and drink tea at the same time as you crochet. (This is perhaps the most important crocheting skill of them all).

We also learned that it took Brown Owl Angie the equivalent of 4.2 days to crochet this colourful warm monster. Clever Angie!

I think there were 15 of us there today! Hooray for sunny September Saturdays! Our next Brown Owls will be October 22 and 19 November. Stay tuned to see what we have planned for you!

Hobart Brown Owls are Gathering!!

2011-09-16T17:52:00.002+10:00

We thought it was about time Hobart had a Brown Owls group all of it's on... So, we have found a clubhouse and we are gathering! Soon! Yay! You can find us on Facebook here.

So, lets get organised...

Where: The old MCHN building, in the playground (yes, in it!), Batchelor Way, Taroona.
When: Every last Saturday of the month, starting from September 24th.
What time: 1.30 - 4.30pm, including time to set up and pack up.

What should you bring?
- Some crafty projects to work on. There is a small amount table of space for machine sewing, lots of space for hand work.
- A cup for drinking from. There will be tea, cows milk and sugar available. Feel free to bring a special drink along.
- A plate of afternoon tea to share. Gluten free options would be appreciated, but not essential.
- A little bit of money (about $4) for venue hire. The venue is quite cheap, so any surplus will be saved in a kitty to pay for weeks here attendance may be low. Lets see how we go...
- Children are ok to come if you need that option - the playground is right there and visible from the house, but this may be your special time away from owlets, which is perfectly great too :)

Look forward to seeing you there!

Lauren. xx

Adelaide Brown Owls - BYO night

2011-09-12T10:44:00.000+10:00

It's that time again! Another BYO night for us rAdelaide folks as we wait for the chilly nights to lift and for people to start feeling like they want to leave the house again. I do have a few workshop ideas that I'd like to run by everyone, but if you've got any suggestions (a burning ambition to learn Tunisian crochet for instance) then please let me know.

When: Wednesday 14th September, 7pm
Where: The Box Factory, Regent St South, Adelaide.
Why: To share a space with like minded crafty types

See you there!

St George and Sutherland Owls THIS SUNDAY

2011-09-09T21:55:00.000+10:00

Don't forget this Sunday we will be in 2 locations!!

Alyce and I will be at the 'Amelie and Atticus' stand at Creative Lane and it is still open if other crafty types want to keep it local and meet up at Buzzbar Mortdale from 2-5pm on Sunday!

Creative Lane (and BROWN OWLS!)

11 September 2011

10am - 3pm

Marrickville Town Hall

330 Marrickville Road
Marrickville

I hope to see you there or at next month's Brown Owls!

Canberra Brown Owls - Crochet on Saturday 17 September

2011-09-09T21:02:00.001+10:00

Hello Canberra Brown Owls!

It's been a year since we did any crochet, so due to popular request we are doing it for the September 17 meeting from 2 - 4 pm.

I thought we might offer a couple of options for you - because some have never crocheted before, and some have crocheted a little but want to learn how to read a pattern.

So for beginners we will start you out by doing a granny square like this one, but perhaps less colours, just until you are comfortable.

Photo

Then for those who can crochet but want to learn how to read a pattern, you have two choices.

Photo

One is to download this pattern for the Urban Shells scarf from here. It's a free pattern, and so pretty. The pattern is in US terms, but I will teach you how to translate between British and US terms. It's very easy!

The other option is to find a pattern you've always wanted to make but had no idea how to start it. It might be a ripple rug, or a washcloth, or a lacy shawl! Just so long as it's not tunisian or broomstick lace we should be fine (that's not to say there won't be someone at Brown Owls who knows these things! It's just not me!)

Want some crochet-y inspiration?

http://www.ravelry.com/ (you'll need to join, but it's free, and so much fun!)
http://attic24.typepad.com/ Attic24 would have to be one of the nicest crochet sites!
http://thornberry.wordpress.com/category/crochet/
http://www.crochetme.com/

What you need to bring:

For beginners:
* 8 ply (otherwise known as DK) yarn in one of a few colours. Wool is best - much nicer to crochet. But it's up to you!
* 4 mm, 4.5 mm or 5 mm hook - there will be some spares you can borrow on the day if you come up short.

For those wanting to make the urban shells scarf:
*A copy of the scarf pattern (linked above)
*300 m of DK/8 ply yarn
*4.5 mm hook

For those wanting to know how to make something from a pattern
*Your pattern of choice
*the supplies that pattern tells you to use.

As always, please bring $5 for the hall hire, a small plate of afternoon tea to share if you like, and any crochet projects you want to show and tell!

PLEASE RSVP! We don't like putting out tables and chairs for people if they are not going to show up!

Love
Michelle, Bron, Naomi and George.

Southside Brown Owls!!!

2011-09-09T15:03:00.000+10:00

Hey all!

Hope that you are keeping warm and toasty with this sudden cold spell that we are having in Melbourne this week!

It is BYO at Windsor Deli this month, so make sure you RSVP below and hope to see you next Thursday!

Where: Windsor Deli 33 Hornby Street Windsor

When: Thursday 15th September

Bring: whatever you like!

Time: 7pm onwards!!

RSVP in the comments below!!

MITCHAM BROWN OWLS

2011-09-09T08:57:00.003+10:00

Our logo drawn by Jo Schofield.

Hi There Owlies,

Here it is, time to drag our partly finished creations out of the mothballs and do some more creating. Now is also a good time to start some of those beautiful summer accessories.
All being well, Julie will be available to help with Temari, and I will be available to help with learn to knit and crochet. We have needles, hooks and yarn available, so you don't need to bring anything for that.

We've had a change of date, for our next class, which will now be on Saturday the 17th.

We'll look forward to seeing you!

Lianne and Julie.

The details:
Where - Gallery One 1 Torrens Street Mitcham ph 8272 4504
When- Saturday September 17 1.30 - 300 pm
Cost - Once of joining fee $10. Room hire $5.

2011-09-08T20:11:00.003+10:00

FOOTSCRAY BROWN OWLS

DATE: 10th September 2011

TIME: 2pm - 4pm

WHERE: The Happy River Cafe
45 Moreland Street Footscray VIC 3011

RSVP if you are attending!!!!! and I hope to see you there!!!!!!!

Brown Owls Melbourne 3000 - Raspberry Ripple night was great!

2011-09-06T22:24:00.003+10:00

wow! we had a great night tonight, it was really raspberrily ripply brilliant. but i forgot to take photos - doh! So I will have to try and paint a picture of the evening in words.

So....
Stace, Anna, Sarah and Jen were the Ripplers, aided along by Pip's super ripple pattern which is just gorgeous, thanks Pip for all your fabulous generosities! Pip made a digital appearance via Skype which was super good, she was able to offer her wisdom in a vitual-techno-teacher kinda way. Hopefully next meet we'll have a ripple problem solving / work in progress catch up and if any Melbourne 3000'ers have any ripple questions why not post them on our facebook page, maybe Pip or another 3000'er will be able to lend a rippling hand. Claire will ripple at a later date, in the meantime, this evening, she indulged in some lovely red crochetness (washed down with some rather tasty looking berry punch).

Michelle and Caryn made pom poms, Caryn was wearing a great Nikki Gabriel garment which she'd knitted from pattern construction no. 3 - it was really very very nice, i believe the pom poms will be adorned to it soonish.

There was definitely some hook / needle envy for Yots' no. 10 crochet hook and Fiona's no. 10 knitting needles - supersizingtastic.

Chloe taught Mum Jan to crochet (isnt it great when you teach your parents really cool things), Jan bought her collection of knitted small animal creatures that were super cute, 'the whale' was the peoples favourite, personally i liked the little variegated octupus fellow wearing a skirt.

Shannon friendship braceleted and generally chatted a lot, Tess did some super stitching. Sian and Kate did knittings. Susie slippered, Claudia grannied and Eva accomplished stitch counting, petal making and produced a beautiful crochet flower.

Katie brought home-made cookies (yummy tasty treats) and generously gifted on some craft publications that just simply wouldnt fit on her bulging book shelves no longer - they went to good homes, they were much appreciated. And Gaby made Raspberry Ripple soap! yes its true she did! and we got to slice some off the big cakey looking soapy block with a crinkle cutter and take some home - lovely.

And me, I just wandered around a lot with my clipboard and had a nice nice time.

So that is how it was. Like I said, it was great. Thanks to all that made it so.

Look forward to seeing you at the next gathering ~ Tuesday 4th October ~ stay tuned for more details, I'll post post on here on this here blog a couple of weeks prior.

cheerio

sue x

Haiti Says Thankyou to Sunshine Coast Brown Owls!

2011-09-06T16:40:00.001+10:00

In July the Sunshine Coast Brown Owls sent some pillow case dresses off to Haiti with Dani, a friend of one of our members, Kim.

Well, Dani's back from her trip and has a bunch of photos of the girls wearing their pillow case dresses! How awesome is it to help out people in another country! These girls live in an orphanage, and getting beautiful dresses like this was a real blessing.

I'll leave you with a some beautiful photos Dani took.

Brunswick Brown Owls Name-Tag Brooch-making with Hannakin

2011-09-05T21:28:00.005+10:00

So! You’re new to Brown Owls and someone has forgotten your name… Or you’ve been there for ages and people STILL get your name wrong! Well, we have the answer! Come and get your craft on with us…

The delightful Hanna of hannakin (now at Rose Street market) http://www.etsy.com/shop/Hannakin will be taking us through a felt brooch workshop on Wednesday 21^st September at 7pm at the Sporting Club, Weston St, Brunswick, Vic.

You might need:

Felt pieces x Felt scraps

Fabric scraps

Buttons / Beads

Thread/ Embroidery floss

Needles

Scissors/ rotary cutter/ cutting mat

Stuffing

Brooch design you have in mind, or a template from the owl below

Brooch back if you have one, or a safety pin

You may want to follow this template from Bugs and Fishes if you feel you need a hand with an idea for a felt brooch, or you can design your own or improvise on the night! http://bugsandfishes.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-to-felt-owl-brooch.html

IMPORTANT! It is a good idea to bring a piece of fabric no bigger than 5cm across with your name embroidered, or appliqued, or written in fabric marker, so we can get straight to the brooch-making and you don’t spend the evening doing the name and then not making the brooch. Why not come along this Wednesday the 7^th of September to embroider your name?

We may not get a whole brooch made in a couple of hours but you can always bring it along next time, and our trusty helpers will give you a hand if you need it.

We have a Pinterest group, http://pinterest.com/starbate/brown-owl-brooches/ with pictures of brooches to give you inspiration.

This is a free event, but Hannakin’s special creations will be available on the night for purchase, so bring your pretty pennies if you wish to purchase some hannakin loveliness.

The Sporting Club still has delicious tapas (4 for the price of 3, bargain!) and they even have half price cocktails! Bonza! What a night! Bring your friends!

If you wanna keep up with all that’s happening with this event, then please RSVP or join the Brunswick Brown Owl Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/185966164781259/ whether you can make it or not. There’s always lots of tips and handy info on there!

Brown Owls Melbourne 3000 - One more sleep to go!

2011-09-05T06:37:00.003+10:00

Howdy!

Only one more sleep to go until the RASPBERRY RIPPLE gathering of the Brown Owls Melbourne 3000 group - we meet tomorrow night - Tuesday 6th September - in the parlour room of Madame Brussels, Bourke Street, 3000.

For more details and to RSVP go here: http://brownowls-members.blogspot.com/2011/08/brown-owls-melbourne-3000-september.html

Hope to see you there!

sue x

Brisbane Owls: RSVP now for 17 September

2011-09-04T15:02:00.003+10:00

Brisbane Owls: It's time to RSVP for our next meet up!

Date: Saturday 17 September 2011

Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm

**DIFFERENT VENUE TO LAST MEET UP**: Meeting Room, Chermside Library, 375 Hamilton Road, Chermside. (Behind Westfield Chermside - for those catching buses just walk a few blocks down Hamilton Road behind Westfield).

BYO CRAFT!

It's bring your own craft for this meet up, we'd love to see what you're working on at the moment and super crafter Sam will be on hand to help out with any crafty hints or tips!

Tea and coffee provided. Feel free to show off your baking skills by bringing a plate for morning tea :)

Please RSVP by leaving a comment on this post by Thursday 15 September or email brisbanebrownowls@gmail.com.

Look forward to seeing you then!

Bayswater Brown Owls

2011-08-24T20:46:00.000+10:00

Perth (Bayswater) Brown Owls next meet is a BYO craft meeting!

Date: Sunday September 18

Time: 2pm - 4pm

Venue: Bayswater Family Centre (cnr Murray and Crowther streets)

Bring whatever you may be working on and a gold coin to help pay for the venue!

Any questions please email shodgson@westnet.com.au or silverthreadsofhappiness@gmail.com.

Hope to see you there!

Sarah and Megan

Preston Brown Owls Lives Again

2011-08-22T20:56:00.005+10:00

Dear Preston Owls,

I am Rebecca, your new chapter leader whilst Keti is feathering her nest. We give her a big thankyou for nurturing our little craft community in sunny Prestonia and look forward to her crafty company whenever she feels the urge.

Our next meeting will be

Sunday September 18

2pm - 4pm

Pearl Oyster 114 Miller St Preston

stop 37 on the 112 tram

please purchase a tea or coffee to thank our lovely hosts

RSVP in the comments section or email me

Everyone is welcome, just bring along whatever you are working on and enjoy some delightful company and a cuppa...and perhaps a cupcake...and maybe another one. Last meeting one owl brought some applique for a quilt, another crocheted granny squares and a few of us brought knitting. So come and show us what's in your craft basket. Beginners welcome too - we can get you started with knitting, crochet, embroidery, handspinning, possibly even macrame!

St George and Sutherland Brown Owls - September Meet Up

2011-08-22T15:34:00.003+10:00

There has been a CHANGE IN SEPTEMBER PLANS!

I haveam having a stall at Creative Lane in Marrickville Town Hall...fortunately/unfortunately this falls on the same date and time as our next Brown Owls Meeting - so I thought it might be fun to hold the meeting at the markets!

They are indoor and full of awesome craftiness from local handmade artists...but if you had your heart set on a meetup at Buzzbar on Sunday 11th September I am happy for you to still meet there too - I just won't be there!

Let me know in the comments if you think we should still have both - or if you all want to come to Marrickville too!

I will also be giving a tutorial / workshop which should be interesting!

Creative Lane (and BROWN OWLS!)

11 September 2011

10am - 3pm

Marrickville Town Hall

330 Marrickville Road
Marrickville

Adelaide Brown Owls - BYO night

2011-08-22T08:30:00.000+10:00

It's a BYO night! Take advantage of the great light, heating, tea & coffee facilities (and great company!) and join us for some crafting. Bring along some show and tell if you like as we love to see what everyone has worked on in between meetups. And if you want to bring a plate of nibbles to share then please do - cooking craftiness is welcome too. :)

When: Wednesday 24th August 2011
Where: The Box Factory, Regent St South, Adelaide
Time: 7.00pm to 9:30pm

Canberra Brown Owls - stamp making!

2011-08-20T17:02:00.001+10:00

We've just had a lovely afternoon of crafting with the Canberra Brown Owls. This month prefect Bron organised for us to do stamp making.

We used some tools that Bron had specially bought, and the erasers in the kits that she had lovingly put together, and set to work!

Personally I found keeping to a straight line pretty difficult, but that may have been because I was talking too much.

Or eating too many of Bron's lovely cupcakes (which were TO DIE FOR!!)

So by the end of the day we each had a couple of stamps made. It's a lot of fun, and I'm going to give it another go at home, but this time with less sugar under my belt.

Thanks Prefect Bron! You're ace!

Our next meeting is Saturday 17 September, and I'm hoping to organise a crochet session! But keep an eye on the blog for details a couple of weeks beforehand.

MITCHAM BROWN OWLS

2011-08-18T13:32:00.003+10:00

Our logo drawn by Jo Schofield.

Hi there Owlies,

Our next meeting is coming up - next Saturday.

Yet another chance to finish off something that's been bugging you, or to start a wonderful new project! Julie and Lianne will be available to help with Tremari and learn to knit and crochet.

At this stage we have decided to cancel our Tuesday class due to low numbers. We are currently looking at whether it would be feasible to hold a quarterly Tuesday night workshop. We welcome your ideas and feedback.

We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting.

Kind regards,
Lianne and Julie.

Details.

Where: Gallery One, 1 Torrens Street Mitcham, ph 8272 4504

When: Saturday August 27th 1.30 to 4.00 pm

Cost: Once of joining fee $10. Room hire $5.

Cootamundra Brown Owls September Meet

2011-08-17T16:45:00.000+10:00

We had a great first month at Cootamundra Brown Owls. We had only four people at each session but as it's only early days and didn't have much publicity happening, I think that was pretty good.

We had cake and lots of crafting and chatting.

Dorothy & Robyn crocheting

We had people crocheting, appliqueing, beading & card making, what fun! Silly me forgot to take photos until the last minute so I only have one of these two lovely ladies at the evening session.

Next month:

Day session: Thursday 1st September 1-3pm Stephen Ward Rooms, Cootamundra library. I will be away for this session & my mother-in-law (above right) has kindly agreed to "host" for me, so go & say hi to her!

Evening session: Tuesday 6th September 6-8pm Stephen Ward Rooms, Cootamundra library.

Tea/Coffee/Hot choc & cake or other yummies will be supplied.

Both sessions will be BYO project but I can put together either an easy card making kit or easy beading kit for you & lend you my tools if you don't have something to work on. Please RSVP & state what session & what kit you'd like.
FREE.
Contact & RSVP:
Katie: 0401 741 631
sweetrustic [at] gmail.com
Brown Owls Cootamundra on Facebook
or you can always RSVP in the comments here.

Sunny Coast Brown Owls have a BYO craft-a-long!

2011-08-17T10:31:00.000+10:00

On the weekend we had out August meetup for Sunshine Coast Brown Owls. What a lovely group of people we're accumulating there. I can't wait for us to grow even more!

It was a BYO craft day, and our first day at our new location- the Maroochy Neighbourhood Centre!

People were sewing, paper crafting, painting, crocheting, and cutting. It was a frenzy of activity! Thankfully we had Stephen from the The Sewing Machine Doctor there to help some of us our when we were sure about our machines! Here are some photos from the day:

Our next meetup will be on the 3rd of September, so keep your eyes peeled for more details!