Having a Hoot with Sock Owls
SOCK OWLS have taken Vancouver by storm this spring. Lead Operative Kat Thorsen came up with the pattern to work around time constraints presented by community workshops and as an adapted craft that is easier to tackle than a sock monkey, but equally fun. These charming little sock owls are wonderful for creating dialogue around the craft table and a testament to the healing power of...
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Roll up your sleeping bag and pack up the s’more supplies: O.S.M is invited to be part of some serious summer fun this month! Participants from a summer camp in Beaverton, Oregon are stitching up some smiles in the form of socky simians to send to Haiti this winter with Clowns Sans Frontiéres. The week long camp is participating in the Helping Hands project through the Church of Jesus...
Read MoreHoopla @ Humberside Collegiate
Monkey high-5’s and woolly bananas are going out to Operatives Julie Zhang and Katrina Darcel of Toronto. These muchachas have demonstrated extreme craftivism and global citizenship, working their tails off to raise money and awareness for OSM in their community. Earlier this year, Julie & Kat worked together to prep materials and facilitate a sock monkey workshop for their...
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