Tag Archive | "Hat Charity"
Funky green hat and flower pin…
As I mentioned recently, I run a charity called Brimming with Love. We recently received a great fabric donation of some cotton blanket-style fabric in green and white. I thought it would look great in a brim hat, so I grabbed a favorite sewing pattern & created a couple of variations. The first style has [...]
Continue reading...Crafting for a cause…
Monday, July 19, 2010
Back in 2002, I started a charity project that provides free hats to cancer patients across the Metroplex called Brimming with Love I am always inspired by the courage of the patients I have met over the years. I recently received some hand-written requests for hats and here are a couple that I made to [...]
Continue reading...Brimming with Love’s website has had a facelift!
Sunday, July 1, 2007
I spent a large part of the weekend learning Dreamweaver 8 and re-designing the Brimming with Love website to make it a bit more aesthetic & user-friendly. I opted for a subtle color scheme with more white space. The contact form is not yet operational, but the rest of the site appears to be functioning. [...]
Continue reading...Handmade hats for local cancer patients…
Thursday, June 28, 2007
I’m posting a sampling of some of the hats I made last weekend to donate to a local hospital on behalf of Brimming with Love. I think I made 23 in all! The quickest & easiest ones to make are the turbans & sleep caps (which also tend to be the most popular). Believe it [...]
Continue reading...A weekend of hat-making
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Haven’t posted in a lil’ while. Was busy this past weekend sewing 23 hats to donate to a local hospital’s radiation oncology unit for Brimming with Love. Most of them are turban-style. I’ll have to post a pic before they get shipped out!
Continue reading...My first knit hats…
Saturday, June 2, 2007
So I learned how to crochet hats a few years ago when I started Brimming with Love, but I have never been able to knit. I just always figured that one hand was easier to work with than two. Then I discovered the lovely invention of the round knitting loom (the Knifty Knitter). Too cool! [...]
Continue reading...About Me
Hi! My name is Laura Griffin and I’m a Sr. Finance Mgr by day and a designer by night. This blog is dedicated to sharing all things creative with you... from papercrafting to polymer clay, painting, music recordings, and more!
Once or twice a year, I’ll also take you along on my global travel adventures so you can share in the journey!
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EstroJean: Beautiful! I love the orange in there.- EstroJean: Cuuuute! The greens and browns look wonderful with that little bit of giraffe in there.
sandie994: Love your hats, they look soft and really cute. What a wonderful cause.
Callie: Thanks for the wonderful post! We are so flattered 
- Callie: So great seeing you in store yesterday! I love your fabric combos – great photographs. Can’t...
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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