| Who attended: | Dawn, Rocco, Karen, Donna, Terri, Amereta, Jeff, Amanda, Tiffany, Mary Ann, Jamie, Florence, Megan, Rob & Dyna |
| Total Bedding Count: | Hammies – 17 Sleepsacks – 20 Other – 24 Total Bedding Count – 61 February 2008′s Bedding Count – 52 |
| Shelters that received bedding this month: | New Jersey
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| 24 of the pieces were ramp covers, We also had 13 matching sets in the count. | |
| Who attended: | Mary Ann, Florence, Karen, Amereta, Jeff, Sue, Dawn, Donna, Adrian, Ann, Jennifer, Julie, John, Warren, Norma, Dyna |
| Total Bedding Count: | Hammies – 36 Sleepsacks – 37 Total Bedding Count – 73 January 2008′s Bedding Count – 44 |
| Shelters that received bedding this month: | Kansas |
Ferret Family Services
Novia Scotia, Canada
Ferret Lovers Society of Atlantic Canada
Washington
Ferret City Shelter & Rescue
| Who attended: | Florence & Karen |
| Total Bedding Count: | Hammies – 10 Sleepsacks – 14 Total Bedding Count – 24 January 2008′s Bedding Count – 44 |
| Shelters that received bedding this month: | Georgia
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| Juliana supplied all the material. Karen and Florence provided the ribbon. Boy, were they zooming with the sewing!! Florence did all the sewing so she is well warmed up for the first official sew-day next weekend. Karen helped with all the other stuff and they had an anonymous person help with the ironing. | |
2008 was an amazing year! The Crafty Weasels really pulled together and did a wonderful job in handcrafting more than 600 pieces of bedding, all of which was donated to shelters across the country.
As you can see, we completed a total of 643 pieces of bedding. That’s 56 pieces MORE than we did in 2007! Look at the chart to the right to see the breakdown of the bedding that was made each month.
A list of shelters that received bedding as well as members who attended sew days in 2008 are listed below. There were an average of 12 people at the sew days and an average of 53 pieces of bedding were made each month. There were 36 different shelters that received bedding.
We collected almost $600 for shipping and supplies, spending about $550 of that throughout the year. This left us with a little bit to start the new year on the right foot. Thanks to everyone who donated or purchased bedding…it would be impossible to ship all these boxes without the generosity of our donators.
If you would like to help us with our shipping fund, please send your donations to our Paypal account at webmaster@craftyweasels.com. Make a note that it is for the “Crafty Weasels Shipping Fund”. As you can see, every little bit helps.
| Who attended: | Karen, Adrian, Ann, Florence, Sue, Donna, Norma, Julie, Megan, Rob, Warren & Dyna |
| Ferrets who attended: | Figgy, Conner, Jovi, Maggie Mae, Aithnea, Scooter & 6 adorable shelter boys |
| Total Bedding Count: | Hammies – 25 Sleepsacks – 28 Total Bedding Count – 53 December 2007′s Bedding Count – 64 |
| Shelters that received bedding this month: | Mississippi
Nevada
Oregon
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| Shipping Collected: | Not Calculated |
| Cost of Shipping: | Not Calculated |
| Aside from a few bruises and an evening of frustration and delay, the sew day went great. Poor Florence was having a rough day, but she made it through in one piece. Karen made yummy enchiladas, and we sure had plenty of chips! We ended up having a lot of beautiful Christmas bedding, just in time for the season. This was a memorable end of the year sew day. | |
| Who attended: | Dyna, Julie, Florence, Karen, Donna, Amereta, Adrian, Ann, Anna, Emma, Mary Ann, Norma, Megan & Rob |
| Ferrets who attended: | Widget & Mondo |
| Total Bedding Count: | Hammies – 21 Sleepsacks – 23 Barrels – 1 Baskets – 4 Other – 1 Total Bedding Count – 50 November 2007′s Bedding Count – 58 |
| Shelters that received bedding this month: | Indiana
Ohio
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| Shipping Collected: | $15.00 |
| Cost of Shipping: | $21.02 |
| Who attended: | Florence, Sue, Donna, Amereta, Lisa, Karen, Ann, Adrian, Mary Ann, Megan, Rob, Warren, Debbie |
| Ferrets who attended: | Mushu, Zues, Grizzly, LS, Emmy Lou, Annie, Lupi, Shadow, Noob, Zelda & Fenix |
| Total Bedding Count: | Hammies – 18 Sleepsacks – 25 Other – 16 Total Bedding Count – 59 October 2007′s Bedding Count – 54 |
| Shelters that received bedding this month: | Florida
Louisiana
Ohio
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| Shipping Collected: | $90.00 |
| Cost of Shipping: | $150.00 |
| We made a stack full of ramp covers to go to a specific shelter this time. We had plenty of people to fill all the jobs. Thanks to Amereta and her mom, Lisa, for bringing the main dish of vegetable beef soup. Also, a thanks must be said to Mary Ann and Warren for their assistance with little Annie. What wonderful volunteers we have! The shipping collected this month all went into a special collection for a fabric shopping spree for the Crafty Weasels. We needed to stock up.
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| Who attended: | Adrian, Ann, Kathy, Florence, Karen, Sue & Dyna |
| Ferrets who attended: | Lupi, Pearl, Oreo, Aithnea, Vash, Aki, Taitou, Kyoudai, Yogen, Tsuki, Taiyou, Scooter, Emiko & Hikari (and the dogs Shadow and Onyx, and Zoe the cat) |
| Total Bedding Count: | Hammies – 36 Sleepsacks – 31 Mats – 2 Baskets – 5 Other – 1 Total Bedding Count – 75 September 2007′s Bedding Count – 59 |
| Shelters that received bedding this month: | Georgia
Virginia
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| Shipping Collected: | $52.39 |
| Cost of Shipping: | $7.94 |
| There were a lot of broken machine needles this time, but what an amazing final bedding count! It was a great day and lots of fun. Karen was the winner of our raffle. She won the free-standing hammock frame and her choice of a Crafty Weasels hammock to go with it. Congratulations Karen! |
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| Who attended: | Florence, Margaret, Karen, Dawn, Norma, Ann, Kathy, Megan, Marge, Wendy, Sean, Jonathan, Richard, Warren, Amereta, Lisa, Mary Ann, Kathleen & Donna |
| Ferrets who attended: | LS, Grizzly, Mushu, Zues, Lupi, Vash & Yogen |
| Total Bedding Count: | Hammies – 23 Sleepsacks – 32 Mats – 1 Baskets – 1 Total Bedding Count – 57 August 2007′s Bedding Count – 65 |
| Shelters that received bedding this month: | Arizona
Idaho
Washington
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| Shipping Collected: | $26.00 |
| Cost of Shipping: | $75.47 |
| We had 3 members bring their moms to this sew day…it was kind of like Mother’s Day! Thanks for joining us Lisa, Kathy & Marge! Also, there were quite a few men that joined us this time as well. We were so glad to have you join us Jonathan, Richard, Sean & Warren. A huge thanks to the hostess of the house, Florence, for opening her home and allowing us to fill it with a huge mess! And thanks to her husband, Steve, for not giving us a hard time…at least too much!  |
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| Who attended: | Dawn, Rocco, Donna, Karen, Warren, John, Dyna, MaryAnn, Jamie, Norma, Rob, Megan & Florence |
| Ferrets who attended: | In house ferrets and bird |
| Total Bedding Count: | Hammies – 12 Sleepsacks – 13 Mats – 5 Other – 2 Total Bedding Count – 32 July 2007′s Bedding Count – 88 |
| Shelters that received bedding this month: | Michigan
Oregon
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| Shipping Collected: | $62.00 |
| Cost of Shipping: | $44.97 |
| Juliana, FBOG shelter mom, made a quick appearance | |