Charity Wings: January 2013

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Fun Stampers’ JourneyVersity and an opportunity to give!

Check out this awesome card and then scroll down for an opportunity to support!

Fun Stampers’ JourneyVersity was another amazing event that Charity Wings was invited to take part in. Elena taught a “Sparkle Me Pretty” class and all the participants got to make these stunning necklaces.
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Everyone had a great time! It was a day filled with fun, making art, and wonderful company.

AND there’s more! Fun Stampers’ is releasing this fabulous new stamp set with wings and 50% of the proceeds come back to Charity Wings! You can get your very own set HERE. A gorgeous stamp set AND helping Charity Wings – now that’s what we call a win-win situation!
Thanks so much to Fun Stampers’ for all your support!

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Party Arty Chinese New Year Style!

We are in full fundraising mode to make the Charity Wings Art Center a reality!

In celebration of Chinese New Year and to welcome in the Year of the Snake, We are going to

Party Arty Chinese New Year Style!

Please support by joining us for a fun Asian inspired mixed media project for adults or cute craft project for kids. Its going to be a blast. (samples coming soon!)

Saturday, Feb 16, 2013

1-5 pm

North Park, (San Diego) California

$25 Adults
$10 Kids

Includes:

-Project kit with red envelope and fortune
-Golden Champagne Punch
-Lucky Punch for Kids
-Traditional Chinese New Year Sweets

and of course more surprises in true Charity Wings Style!

Project sample to come....

Address will be emailed to you after you register.

You can register here:

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Thanks to YOU LIVE from CHA was a Big Success!

Can you believe how much fun LIVE from CHA was? It just gets better and better every time doesn’t it? Even more importantly, it was a big success and we raised lots of money for our chosen charities!

Our Flash Mob (aka the Mob Flash) kicked things off with original music, flirty bras, and outrageous dance moves, raising about $900 for BeAware Foundation! How amazing is that!

However, the goodness doesn't stop there. The live painting by Suzi Blu went for a whopping $700 for the Charity Wings Art Center! Congrats to Rachelle P. the lucky winner of that amazing piece.

Of course we can’t forget our wonderful platinum sponsor WESTCOTT BRAND! They have been such a tremendous support to Charity Wings and helped raised $837 for the Charity Wings Art Center!

But a very special THANK YOU goes out to all of YOU who joined us for LIVE From CHA! From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for continuously supporting Charity Wings and all that we do! With your help, we were able to RAISE OVER $4000 for A Place To Bark and the Charity Wings Art Center!

Friday, January 18, 2013

Playback Links from LIVE from CHA Day Three

Elena’s Fantasy Film Wings

Did you see these stunning wings that Elena wore during part of the LIVE from CHA coverage? These wings were made by the amazing Emily Miller out of Fantasy Film from Art Glitter. Now, you can learn how she made them. Just check out her blog post over on the Art Glitter blog for all the details!

Thursday, January 17, 2013

LIVE from CHA Prize Winners

This list is a work in progress. It’s mostly complete but there are just a few others that need to be added, so I’ll update it just as soon as possible. Please bear with us – there is a TON of work that has to be done post-CHA AND we have another event this weekend to prepare for.

MANUFACTURERS:

3L - Karen PB

Art Anthology - Karen PB

Art Gone Wild & Friends - Robyn Couillard

Craft Attitude - Lura Brown

Beadalon - Roberta Schinner

Blossom Bucket - Lillian Guzman

Crafters Companion - Laurie Hunt

Fab Scraps - Sarah Nedtwig

Faber Castell - Dawn Lotharius

Fix N Zip - Lyneen Jesse

FloraCraft - Sally Fasano

Graphic 45 - Kelly Booth

Helmar - Kam Mccallan

Ice Resin - Sally Fasano

Ice Resin - Kathy Dickinson

iLoveToCreate (Kathy) - Laurie Hunt

iLoveToCreate (Pattie) - Theresa Ogbum

Jillibean Soup - Maxine Hodges

Jinger Adams Collection - Lyneen Jesse

KellyCrafts - Robyn Couillard

La Blanche - Laurie Hunt

Lawn Fawn - Karen PB

Little Darlings Rubber Stamps - Mira Weinfeld

Little Yellow Bicycle - Patricia Houck

May Arts - Laurie Rush

Paper Wizard - Susan McHenry

Pink Paislee/Heidi Swapp - Bobbie Stemple

Plaid Enterprises - Allie Gower

Prima Marketing - Lura Brown

Ranger - Hearts That Care

Sakura Hobby Crafts - Laurie Hunt

Sizzix Ellison - Glenna Ruoff

Spellbinders - Dawn Lotharius, Carol Clayton, Lura Brown

Stkr.it - Laurie Hunt

Westcott - Vivian Rad

DESIGNERS:

Andrea Atwater - Croptopia Scrapbooking Inc.

Ann Butler - Laurie Hunt

Candice Windham - Becky Goble

Cindi Bisson - Robyn Couillard

Donna Salazar - Allie Gower

Drew Scott - Bev Allaire

Einat Kessler - Joanne Samuel

Jamie Dougherty - Lura Brown

Jen Cushman - Vivian Rad

Jennifer Priest - Lillian Guzman

Jillian Vance - Bonnie Barby

Julianna Hudgins - Theresa Ogbum

Kendra Wiggins - Christine Nguyen

Kristi Parker van Doren - Dawn Lotharius

Leica Forrest - Laurie Hunt

Lindsay Obermeyer - Bev Allaire

Lisa Fulmer - Robyn O

Marisa Pawelko - Laura Cox, Sally Hein, Laurie Hunt

Norma Rapk0 - Kristal Lemke

Pam Carriker - Crystal Hong

Richard Garay - Sally Fasano

Tanner Bell - Laurie Hunt

Traci Bautista - Laurie Hunt

Debra Quartermain - Croptopia Scrapbooking Inc.

Candy Rosenberg - Robyn O

Susan Sladick Wilson - Robyn O

Jo Pearson - Laurie Hunt

Wendy Russell - Lura Brown

Mary Lawrie - Carol Clayton

Monday, January 14, 2013

Playback Links: LIVE from CHA Anaheim 2013 Day Two

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Playback Links: LIVE from CHA Anaheim 2013 Day One

Ok folks, here are the first of the playback links for our LIVE from CHA webcasts. Please note: these are just the recordings from Linqto so they are NOT edited in any way. In the coming weeks, we will be uploading videos to Youtube that were taken with our video camera for some of the ones we had technical issues with.

Westcott https://www.linqto.com/PlaybackRoom.aspx?roomname=charitywings&name=SingleExplicit_2013_01_12_12_14_16_879

Westcott continued and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L https://www.linqto.com/PlaybackRoom.aspx?roomname=charitywings&name=SingleExplicit_2013_01_12_12_35_26_665

Crafter's Companion/Spectrum Noir https://www.linqto.com/PlaybackRoom.aspx?roomname=charitywings&name=SingleExplicit_2013_01_12_13_01_05_004

Designer interviews: Pam Carriker, Einat Kessler, Norma Rapko, Suzi Blu (including some of her painting near the end), Theresa Cifali and Lisa Rojas of Bella Crafts Quarterly, Candice Windham, Drew Scott, Joe Rotella showing us his corset shirt, the Be Aware foundation representative, Debra Quartermain, seeing the various bras from the Flash Mob, Candy Rosenberg  https://www.linqto.com/PlaybackRoom.aspx?roomname=charitywings&name=SingleExplicit_2013_01_12_13_27_02_970

Some of Suzi Blu painting in our booth, Kathy Cano-Murillo/Crafty Chica from iLoveToCreate,   more Suzi Blu, Craft Attitude including Jonathan Fong https://www.linqto.com/PlaybackRoom.aspx?roomname=charitywings&name=SingleExplicit_2013_01_12_14_34_09_888

Stamper's Anonymous https://www.linqto.com/PlaybackRoom.aspx?roomname=charitywings&name=SingleExplicit_2013_01_12_15_44_06_058

Art Gone Wild https://www.linqto.com/PlaybackRoom.aspx?roomname=charitywings&name=SingleExplicit_2013_01_12_15_57_53_589

Sizzix featuring Eileen Hull https://www.linqto.com/PlaybackRoom.aspx?roomname=charitywings&name=SingleExplicit_2013_01_12_17_15_42_733

Sizzix featuring Eileen Hull (duplicates part of what's above a bit but has a bit more content as well) https://www.linqto.com/PlaybackRoom.aspx?roomname=charitywings&name=SingleExplicit_2013_01_12_17_15_54_998

Graphic 45 https://www.linqto.com/PlaybackRoom.aspx?roomname=charitywings&name=SingleExplicit_2013_01_12_17_59_07_977

Graphic 45 and FloraCraft (the G45 section partly duplicates what's above but then continues on to FloraCraft)   https://www.linqto.com/PlaybackRoom.aspx?roomname=charitywings&name=SingleExplicit_2013_01_12_17_59_21_121

Winners from our Facebook Sharing Giveaway: LIVE from CHA

Here’s the amazing Rina modelling some of our Wing Art buttons – the prize for our Facebook post sharing giveaway from day one of LIVE from CHA. And the winner is………………drumroll……………….Ana Marcela Herrera. Congratulations Ana!

Our Day Two winner is: Lyneen Jesse! Congratulations Lyneen!

Our Day Three winner is: Kelly Donovan! Congrats Kelly!

Winners can contact us at charitywings@yahoo.com so we can get your prizes mailed out to you. Please put Facebook Sharing Winner in the subject line of your email.

LIVE from CHA Auctions

We have a couple of items being auctioned off at CHA and you can get in on the bidding action too! First up, Joe Rotella’s amazing corset shirt (Size XL) that he wore for our flash mob/mob flash to raise money for the Be Aware Foundation.

Next, we have Suzi Blu in our booth painting each day of CHA. Her first painting is gorgeous! – although she apparently has a few final touches she wants to add to it today before starting a new painting. The paintings are being auctioned off as well! Wouldn’t you love to own a Suzi Blu original? Money raised will go to the Charity Wings Art Center.

Want to place bids on these items? Head on over to our Facebook page and leave a comment on the post for the item stating what your bid is! And hey, we’d love it if you’d “like” our page while you’re there!

The Charity Wings Art Center: Now, in our seventh year of operation, Charity Wings is poised to expand into a community art center with classrooms, an open studio, and art galleries. This facility will enable this home-grown non-profit to offer art classes and events to the community and its members. The center will focus on free art classes at the facility or online through live stream technology to various groups such as children and adults faced with life-threatening illness, victims of domestic violence, foster children, as well as after school art enrichment programs to low income schools. We want to bring arts and crafts to other non profits who may benefit.

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Do you know someone with Breast Cancer?

Hi, it's Elena, founder of Charity Wings. I meant to post this on my personal blog but it accidentally posted here. I think it was meant to be here to show you that we are real people doing real things for real reasons. Thanks so much for taking a few minutes to read this post.

I forget how many people I have met with breast cancer. It's a lot. Too many to count. But it is suddenly really in my face right now because of one of my dearest friends and the way she is LIVING HER CANCER JOURNEY OUT LOUD!

This is my dear friend Cheryl.

As you can see, I love her to pieces and have spent so many fun times with her.

A few weeks ago she called to tell me about a weird thing in her boob. She didnt know what it was so the doctors tested it and it came back with weird results. I know this is now what she said exactly but my pea brain that was in denial only heard this.

Then she called me a few days later, or maybe it was a week and told me., "I HAVE BREAST CANCER"

hmmmmm.....

hmmmmm.....

ummmmm.....

Elena's pea brain, "WHAT?" "OH GOD, CAN I DONATE A BOOB TO YOU OR SOMETHING?"

This could not be more shocking. Other than when my dear friend Anita told me she had breast cancer of course.. but she is healthy now so another story for another time.

Ok, after the shock wore off and we cried together and I drove us to see her and got to hug her and hug Abby and Rodney and her Mom and Dad, well, after all that...

you know me!

Have to do something for Cheryl.

So this long drawn out post is to tell you about a beautiful woman with a beautiful soul that is going to have surgery on her beautiful boobies in just a few short days.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT HER BIGGEST CONCERN IS?

to spread the word about getting your boobies checked.

SOO.....

Join me to honor Cheryl on Jan 12th at 9:30 am. There will be a flash mob in her honor in the lobby of the Anaheim Convention Center to raise money and awareness for Be Aware Foundation http://beawarefoundation.org/. And I believe the very apropos named "Flat Cheryl" will be making an appearance which we are all laughing about because her surgery will be the day after the flash mob and if we don't laugh we will all cry.

JOIN US FOR THE FUN TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR THIS VERY VERY IMPORTANT CAUSE!

You don't need to know how to dance, if you don't have an altered bra, just wear a pink tshirt
and read more here cause I have to go but I just wanted everyone to know what an amazing friend I have and that she needs your positive healing vibes right now.

You are like a sister to me Cheryl. Your family is like my family and don't worry about a thing because you know it is all going to be just fine. Take that load off your shoulders, let us all hold you up and remember you are loved and you are never ever alone.

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Lineup for LIVE from CHA: January 12-14

Please note: this is a tentative schedule. CHA is a wild and crazy world and changes are sometimes necessary. :) LOG IN HERE FOR THE LIVESTREAM: www.linqto.com/rooms/charitywings

Saturday:

Kick off our day with a Flash Mob (starting at approximately 9:40 am Pacific) dedicated to our brave friend Cheryl Waters and to benefit the Be Aware Foundation!

Interviews begin at 10 am Pacific time (that’s 11 am Mountain, noon Central, and 1 pm Eastern) each day!

10 am: Westcott - w/Marisa Pawelko

10:30 am: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L -w/Beth Pingry

11 am: Crafter's Companion - w/ Jennie Black

11:30 am to 12:30 pm: Designer interviews in the Charity Wings booth: Einat Kessler, Norma Rapko, Pam Carriker, Candice Windham, Tiffany Windsor, Tanner Bell, and more!

12:30 pm: iLoveToCreate - w/Kathy Cano-Murillo

1 pm: Craft Attitude/Shoe Attitude- w/ Andrea Atwater & Jonathan Fong

1:30 pm: Art Gone Wild/ Stamper's Anonymous

2 pm: Ranger Ink - w/ Claudine Hellmuth

2:30 pm: Sizzix Ellison - w/ Eileen Hull

3 pm: iLoveToCreate - w/ Pattie Wilkinson

3:30 pm: Graphic 45 - w/Diane Schultz

4 pm: Floracraft - w/ Dondi Richardson

4:30 pm: Plaid - w/ Rachel Faucett, Cathie Filian & Steve Piacenza

Sunday:

10 am: La Blanche w/ Jacqueline Siegmann and Sam Gneiting

10:30 am: Fab Scraps - w/ Brigitte Wimbush & Janine Smollan

11 am: Pink Paislee/ Heidi Swapp

11:30 am to 12:30 pm: Designer interviews in the Charity Wings booth: Lisa Fulmer, Jamie Dougherty, Jillian Vance, Drew Scott, Jennifer Priest, Jo Pearson, and more

12:30 pm: Helmar USA - w/Cheryl Boglioli

1 pm: Blossom Bucket

1:30 pm: Stkr.it

2 pm: Sakura Hobby Craft - w/ Terri Sproul

2:30 pm: Ice Resin - w/ Jen Cushman & Susan Lenart Kazmer

3 pm: Paper Wizard

3:30 pm: Lawn Fawn

4 pm: Spellbinders - w/ Stacey Caron

4:30 pm: Ice Resin - w/ Kristen Robinson

Monday:

10 am: Beadalon - w/ Wyatt White and Katie Hacker

10:30 am: Jillibean Soup

11 am: Faber Castell - w/Tiffany Johnson

11:30 am to 12:30 pm: Dressing Up Elena designer interviews in the Cre8time booth: Andrea Atwater, Cindi Bisson, Kristi Parker Van Doren, Donna Salazar, Jen Cushman, Kendra Wiggins, Leica Forrest, Lindsay Obermeyer, Mary Lawrie, Marisa Pawelko, Ann Butler, Kristen Robinson

12:40 pm: Cre8time - w/ Jason Baum & Keri Cunningham

1 pm: Prima Marketing - w/Sharon Laakkonen & Rebecca Gawryl

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1:30 pm: May Arts - w/ Bethney Cesca

2 pm: Jinger Adams

2:30 pm: Little Darlings Rubber Stamps

3 pm: FixnZip

3:30 pm: KellyCraft - w/ Ann Butler

4 pm: Art Anthology - w/ Stayce DeWid

4:30 pm: Little Yellow Bicycle - w/ Sharon Ann Kropp & Ross Zachs

And remember, for EACH of these manufacturer and designer interviews, there will be a fantastic giveaway as part of our LIVE from CHA raffle!

Check out this post to see some of the prizes in the raffle: http://charitywingsnews.blogspot.com/2013/01/prizes-for-live-from-cha-raffle.html

BUY YOUR TICKETS BY USING THE PAYPAL BUTTON FOR THIS EVENT LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE RIGHT HAND COLUMN ON THIS BLOG!
Tickets are only:
$20= 1 raffle ticket
$30 = 2 raffle tickets
$50 = 5 raffle tickets

Raffle Net Proceeds will be split between

A PLACE TO BARK is a no kill foster and adoption rescue dedicated to the welfare of animals and was founded by Bernie Berlin. Established in 2001, we mainly work with Animal Control Agencies, rescuing animals from high kill shelters and fostering them until they are healthy. This provides an ideal situation for the animals. They are then placed for adoption through Humane Societies in various parts of the country. We cover all costs for the medical care of the animals with no cost to the Humane Societies. We also handle some private adoptions after a strict screening process.

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