Mittens for Serious Request

Here, now, today, this Monday morning 20 Decembre I promiss to be a better blogger in the New Year! It had been some busy weeks here and blogging was the last item on the daily lists. But that will change in the New Year. Then you will be top priority!

But for now.. As you know I'm setting up a label/company and although I planned to have my online shop working in January, that won't be happening. No problem, I calculated delays. What is a bummer, is that I have three collections in the label. One is based on items made from 100% wool blankets and 100% wool sweaters. Different sized blankets, cushions, phonecovers, more and more but also mittens. And the time for mittens is NOW!!!!



And there is this other thing. For those outside Holland (or Belgium, Sweden, Switserland, Kenia) let me explain. Here in Holland (and these other countries) we have Serious Request. That means that 3 DJ's from a radiostation (here it's 3fm) lock themselves up in a glass house, for seven days, without food. You can request a song but only for money. And the collected money is always going to a Red Cross project. This year it will go to a project to help Aids orphans.
It's a big thing here. Everybody figures out a way to collect money and for the last years we raised millions euros. I love this action!!! For me, this is Christmas. There is a hugh solidarity between everybody.


What do I do? Well, I don't send Christmas cards anymore and donate that money instead. Last year I sold some sets crocheted Christmas stars through the blog and donated an extra 50 euro. For this year, I will sell two pairs of mittens from the new collection. They are a size small-medium. For 90% it´s made with natural, recycled materials (100% wool). Only the lining is new and synthetic (fake fur).

They cost 34,50 euro and I'll will give halve of the money to Serious Request (on both pairs). So not only will you get smashing, original mitts (or a funky, original present for someone, for Christmas), you'll support Aids orphans. And that's what Christmas is all about, isn't it? Be there for eachother..
(NOTICE: The set of green mittens is sold.)