San Francisco/Oakland

Craft on, optional community projects..Sun, Apr 17, 12-5pm

April 16, 2011 – 5:30 pm

Please join us for Oakland Church of Craft on the third Sunday of every month. This month we’ll be discussing some wonderful community projects:

** Special announcement: join us to discuss, or please contact Lesley directly about these opportunities, we invite your involvement! :

1. Volunteering at Swap-O-Rama at Maker Faire (teach a skill, sewing soiree, silk screen crew..)

http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/03/participate_in_swap-o-rama-ram.html

2. Making clothes and hats for immigrant kids from Burma, and other countries, arriving in East Oakland with no warm clothes. www.lfcd.org

3. Members of our group are working on a community project – donating a collection of crafty items to a local classroom….

DATE AND TIME: Sunday, April 17, 2011, 12-5 pm

COST: Church of Craft is free. (Donations of any size to our host, RPSC, are appreciated.)

WHAT TO BRING TO CHURCH OF CRAFT:

* your new or continuing craft projects to work on alongside your fellow crafters

* crafting materials and projects to share or swap

* finished projects or other cool crafty stuff to show the group

* snacks for potluck

~~As always, come and go open house style. Regulars and newcomers alike are welcome here!!

LOCATION: We meet at Rock Paper Scissors Collective, a few blocks from the 19th St. BART.

Rock Paper Scissors Collective
2278 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland, CA
RPSC Phone: 510.238.9171
http://www.rpscollective.com

Would you like to teach a skill at an upcoming Church of Craft? Share your cool knowledge with others…. Contact Lesley to discuss your ideas..Questions? Suggestions, ideas? We’d love to hear them. Thanks to all who have taught….

Hope you can join us!

– Lesley, Co-Coordinator

lesleylynnmoore@gmail.com

p.s. Please sign up for our email list so you’ll receive updates & reminders.

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Craft on, learn to knit in Oakland, Sun Mar 20

March 14, 2011 – 12:53 pm

Please join us for Oakland Church of Craft on the third Sunday of every month. This month we have Sunday School! from 1-2pm; stay dry and cozy while we learn to knit and/or work on our individual craft projects.

DATE AND TIME: Sunday, March 20, 2011, 12-5 pm

SUNDAY SCHOOL, from 1-2pm. ~ Learn to Knit! ~

~ Bring needles and light-colored yarn appropriate for a scarf, or use our materials onsite to learn to knit.

COST: Church of Craft is free. (Donations of any size to our host, RPSC, are appreciated.)

WHAT TO BRING TO CHURCH OF CRAFT:

* your new or continuing craft projects to work on alongside your fellow crafters

* crafting materials and projects to share or swap

* finished projects or other cool crafty stuff to show the group

* snacks for potluck

As always, come and go open house style. Regulars and newcomers alike are welcome here!!

We are still working on a community project – donating a collection of crafty items to a local classroom…. let us know if you want to help.

DATE AND TIME: Sunday, March 20, 2011, 12-5 pm

LOCATION: We meet at Rock Paper Scissors Collective, a few blocks from the 19th St. BART.

Rock Paper Scissors Collective
2278 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland, CA
RPSC Phone: 510.238.9171
http://www.rpscollective.com

Hope you can join us!

– Lesley, Co-Coordinator

lesleylynnmoore@gmail.com

p.s. Please sign up for our email list so you’ll receive updates & reminders.

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Crafting in Oakland Sun Feb 20, make a felted coffee cozy

February 18, 2011 – 11:15 am

Please join us for Oakland Church of Craft on the third Sunday of every month. This month we have Sunday School! from 1-2pm; get dry and cozy while we make coffee/beer cozies.

DATE AND TIME: Sunday, Feb 20, 2011, 12-5 pm

SUNDAY SCHOOL, from 1-2pm.

~~ Felted Coffee Cozy – Cut, piece and decorate recycled wool sweaters into a re-useable coffee cozy. Materials provided

COST: Church of Craft is free and all class materials are provided.

What to Bring:

* your new or continuing craft projects to work on alongside your fellow crafters

* crafting materials and projects to share or swap

* finished projects or other cool crafty stuff to show the group

* snacks for potluck

As always, come and go open house style. Regulars and newcomers alike are welcome here!!

We are still working on a community project – donating a collection of crafty items to a local classroom…. let us know if you want to help.

DATE AND TIME: Sunday, Feb 20, 2011, 12-5 pm

LOCATION: We meet at Rock Paper Scissors Collective, a few blocks from the 19th St. BART.

Rock Paper Scissors Collective
2278 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland, CA
RPSC Phone: 510.238.9171
http://www.rpscollective.com

Hope you can join us!

– Lesley, Co-Coordinator

lesleylynnmoore@gmail.com

p.s. Please sign up for our email list so you’ll receive updates & reminders.

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Sunday Crafternoon in Oakland Jan 16, 2011

January 12, 2011 – 2:00 pm

Happy New Year! Please join us for Oakland Church of Craft on the third Sunday of every month.

Bring:

* your new or continuing craft projects to work on alongside your fellow crafters

* crafting materials and projects to share or swap

* finished projects or other cool crafty stuff to show the group

* snacks for potluck

As always, come and go open house style. Regulars and newcomers alike are welcome here!!

We are still working on a community project – donating a collection of crafty items to a local classroom…. let us know if you want to help.

DATE AND TIME: Sunday, Jan 16, 2011, 12-5 pm

LOCATION: We meet at Rock Paper Scissors Collective, a few blocks from the 19th St. BART.

Rock Paper Scissors Collective
2278 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland, CA
RPSC Phone: 510.238.9171
http://www.rpscollective.com

Hope you can join us!

– Lesley, Co-Coordinator

lesleylynnmoore@gmail.com

p.s. Please sign up for our email list so you’ll receive updates & reminders.

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SF Bay Area – Craft-on in Oakland

October 11, 2010 – 8:45 pm

Oakland Church of Craft every month this fall – please join us!

Bring your new or continuing craft projects to work on with your fellow crafters. As always, come and go open house style, and potluck snacks are encouraged. Regulars and newcomers alike are welcome here!!

We’d like to assess interest in doing a community project this fall – making something for those in need. The activities listed below occur based on interest and are optional.

Sunday, Oct 17, 12-5 pm ~ Card Making – get a jump on holiday missives…. And… Discuss a potential Crafty Community Project

Sunday, Nov 21, 12-5 pm ~ Card Making/Community Project continued

Sunday, Dec 19, 12-5 pm ~ Craft Resource Show and Tell and Craft Stash (or whatever) SWAP

LOCATION: We meet at Rock Paper Scissors Collective, a few blocks from the 19th St. BART.

Rock Paper Scissors Collective
2278 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland, CA
RPSC Phone: 510.238.9171
http://www.rpscollective.com

Hope you can join us!

– Lesley, Co-Coordinator

lesleylynnmoore@gmail.com

p.s. Please sign up for our email list so you’ll receive updates & reminders.

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