Mistletoe Magic 10'
"Sharing God's Grace"...raising funds to support local Social Ministry needs.
MISTLETOE MAGIC 2010 —Mistletoe Magic is our annual Craft Faire, and will be held November 6 & 7, to raise funds to support local social ministry needs in our community. All of our merchandise is made by our own members. It is our hope that all members of Grace will participate in some way. Please see the sign up book at the Welcome Center.
MISTLETOE MAGIC KNITTERS — The MM Knitters are meeting on the2nd Tuesday of the month at Grace! Do you like to knit or crochet? Please join us for a fun time sharing projects and ideas for creating wonderful items for our Mistletoe Magic church bazaar in November. In need of supplies? We have quite a stash of yarn and needles. Come and be inspired! Call Judy Reilly 353-4638 for more information.
Help needed to sew Bitty Baby doll clothes (American Girl). Fabrics and all supplies are available. Contact Sue Aavang at (847) 669-5889.
Miscellaneous Donation Items Needed
The following are items that will be needed for Mistletoe Magic:
Please: All items must be clean.Items Needed for workshops and projects:
If you have any of these things please drop them off in the bin under the coat rack marked for MMagic. This is an opportunity to recycle your unwanted items!!1. Candles: Unwanted used or new. We will melt these for a project.
2. Mesh potato bags – large size
3. Good Condition necklace boxes
4. Christmas Cards – just the fronts pleaseItems needed for the Sale:
NOTE: Please do not bring items to Grace until October....Thank You
- Bags: For Cashier check out
Plastic bags - Sizes - med. grocery store size, larger dept. store
Paper grocery bags - Gift bags in med to large sizes
These may be used bags, not new unless you want to glean from your stash.- Tissue paper or packing type paper (not news paper)
We will use this to help in packing items for shoppers- 2 used Cash Boxes with change drawer
December 09
Dear Members of Grace,
A heartfelt sincere thank you to all who supported Mistletoe Magic with your prayers, gifts of time and talentand support for making this an outstanding success. With God's Grace, we have surpassed all expectations and grossed over $15,000. with sales still climbing! The offerings of Baked goods were the best and most generous ever. The merchandise we offered reached a new level of quality and beauty. "Outstanding", was a word heard often.Our fabulous luncheon and entertainment was tasted and heard by people experiencing MM for the first time, and will be repeat guests. Grace outdid itself again, as I knew it possible. On December 13th at the beginning of both morning worship services we will present the gifts to Representatives
Jane Farmer - Turning Point,Tom Dinceeco - Direct Assistance
Program and Joe Blanco – Wednesday Nite Pads shelter. A warm thank you to Grace staff, Pr. Ken,who spent the day with us, Denise, Ken, Tim and Ron, who graciously gave of their time and support beyond office hours. — CathyMeyer, Judy Reilly, Erma Gibson, Borgie Stenoien - co-chairs
Offering unique-finely handcrafted items:
Wood and Knitted items - plant stands, doll cradles,
jewelry boxes, wooden trays and wooden band saw cut ornaments.
Beautiful hand spun and felted purses, mittens, hats, including knitted sweaters and hats for dolls,and hand beaded jewelry.
Beautiful sewn ornaments, table linens and Christmas Stockings
Wonderful Machine embroidered gifts
American Girl Doll Clothes and Furniture
Floral Arrangements, wreaths and swags
Fair Trade coffee and Global GiftsFun and Wonderful Gifts for the Whole Family
We will have child care available for ages 2-5 in our preschool
Mistletoe Magic is unique in that we don't rent out space to venders to sell their crafts, but all items we sell are handcrafted by our own members and artists.
Wonderful wooden items such as inlaid cutting boards, band saw boxes and beautiful holiday decor will not disappoint our shoppers. Our Grace Knitters have been busy using the latest yarns and newest ideas to craft original wearable art and wonderful gift items for all. Something new this year is our beautiful crafted bead jewelry and stamped note cards and gift tags.
Our Bake Sale and Farmer's Market will please the senses and our wonderfully successful cookie walk has a room all it's own. Ever popular are the American Girl Doll clothes and holiday decorations, including ornaments and wonderful floral arrangements.
A Global Fair Trade Market presents fair-trade coffee, tea, chocolate, and unique craft and gift items from around the world.
Come sit a spell at the Coffee Nook. Join us for our wonderful Luncheon in Grace Center, and listen to Ron Fredriksen play the piano, like you've never heard before. You will experience a wonderful day of Sharing God's Grace....at Grace.
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