Upcoming Sew Days

Previous Sew Days

• June 13, 2009 »
• May 9, 2009 »
• April 11, 2009 »
• March 14, 2009 »
• February 21, 2009 (mini) »
• February 14, 2009 »
• January 10, 2009 »
• January 1, 2009 (mini) »
• 2008 »
  • • December 13, 2008 »
  • • November 1, 2008 »
  • • October 4, 2008 »
  • • September 6, 2008 »
  • • August 9, 2008 »
  • • July 12, 2008 »
  • • June 14, 2008 »
  • • May 10, 2008 »
  • • April 12, 2008 »
  • • March 15, 2008 »
  • • February 9, 2008 »
  • • January 12, 2008 »
• 2007 »
  • • 2007 Year End Totals »
  • • December 8, 2007 »
  • • November 10, 2007 »
  • • October 6, 2007 »
  • • September 8, 2007 »
  • • August 11, 2007 »
  • • July 14, 2007 »
  • • June 9, 2007 »
  • • May 12, 2007 »
  • • April 14, 2007 »
  • • March 10, 2007 »
  • • February 10, 2007 »
  • • January 13, 2007 »

"Happy New Year"

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.

Be sure to check out our Shelter "Pincushion" to see a map of the shelters who have received bedding. Photos are added to the photo gallery every so often, so check back frequently. And don't forget to sign the guestbook!

Thanks goes out to everyone who helped us make 2008 a great year. We appreciate all the donations, monetary and items alike. Our volunteers have extremely large hearts and are such wonderful people. We have received many thanks from shelter moms, dads and ferrets that have received our bedding and it is great to know that we have helped so many. Thank you, thank you, thank you...it just cannot be said enough.

If this is your first visit to our website, let us introduce ourselves. We are a group of ferret lovers who get together on the second Saturday of each month to sew bedding for ferrets in need. We sew everything from hammocks and sacks to barrels and tunnels and lots more! Our group would not exist without the heart of our volunteers who provide their time along with materials, food and money to help offset the cost of shipping.

Everyone works! We have an assembly line from start to finish, and everyone who volunteers has a critical part in the process. Every level of sewing experience is welcome. We have many different tasks and I'm sure that one will fit you! They range from cutting, pinning and ironing to flipping, sewing, and trimming threads.

We're not just for shelters! We are also part of the ferret community and can help individuals as well. If anyone is owned by ferrets and is in desperate need of bedding, our group is willing to chip in and donate a few items.

There is always great food and lots of fuzzy lovin' time! After all, we do what we do for the ferrets.

If you are interested in finding out more about Crafty Weasels or participating in our sew days, please feel free to join our FBOG yahoo group or you can send us an email at webmaster@craftyweasels.com.