Craft Gossip Dolly Donation Challenge: Extended!!

Has anyone else been experiencing Extreme Summer Busy-ness (E.S.B.)? You know, one crazy hectic day after another filled with playdates, family obligations, swim team, library reading club, and other random activities coming at you so fast you hardly have time to breathe?

E.S.B. hit hard at the Weaver household this summer, and has caused me to fall behind on my Craft Gossip Dolly Donation Challenge pledge. My pledge was to create five dolls and two new patterns for dolly accessories. I’ve made the patterns, but have only been able to create two dollies.

Last night as I was realizing that the month of July was quickly coming to a close, I realized two things. 1) There wasn’t time in the next 24 hours for me to make three dollies, and 2) that I was surely not the only one feeling the summer crunch.

So… in recognition of the havoc that E.S.B. is wreaking on all of our lives, I’m going to extend the Craft Gossip Dolly Donation Challenge for one more month. We’ll run it through the month of August, with the deadline for receiving dollies extended until September 7, 2010. This will give time for the kiddoes to get back into school and our schedules to get a little more predictable, and will give us all a little less hectic pace for making the dollies.

Get more details about the Dolly Donation Challenge here.

[graphic from Dolly Donations]

[tags]sewing, Dolly Donation, challenge, doll, charity[/tags]

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Christmas is one of those holidays that you just can decorate too much for. There’s no limit to the amount of holiday cheer you can bring into you home! There’s no such thing as too many Christmas decorations. You can bring Christmas décor into any room of the house – including the kitchen! Which is kind of fitting given how many Christmas activities and gifts are made in the kitchen. We’ve rounded up 13 Christmas kitchen accessories you can sew for your home or to give as gifts.

The list includes holiday themed hot pads, potholders ,aprons, and more that you can sew and decorate your kitchen all season long. Most are things you can make in an evening or less. These would also make wonderful hostess gifts for any holiday parties or gatherings you’re attending. Read on for the kitchen sewing ideas!