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tee hee. .

yep . .this ball is most definitley rollin . .! !

gonna slide out . .and watch the ideas come piling in. .



great job, davesnik . .! !

You can buy "snow" for Christmas villages....it's like chipped stryrofoam?
Anyway, it weighs almost nothing.

springparrot wrote:You can buy "snow" for Christmas villages....it's like chipped stryrofoam?
Anyway, it weighs almost nothing.

You can buy that stuff in big bags if necessary I believe. That wouldn't be much to ship at all. Great ideas everyone!

Let me add….

#1) This donation thing really took off and made the Halloween project a success. Only 4 people send their own boxes… and close to 15 sent $ and I turned down donations!…its easier for people to send $ than donate time... not that the intent isnt there... lets face it...we leed busy lives!

However…someone needs to be responsible to account for the money and distribute it appropriately. Having paypal was a help… but they also took about $7-8 in fees…. This could get a very high # so I believe it should be entrusted to someone who is selected by several BNers.

#2) Shipping costs MUST be considered. Over $100 to send just then small amount of Halloween goodies….and those prepaid boxes saved our life!

#3) Are personalized pillow cases allowed? I don’t have military experience so I don’t know.

#4) Check with the PO on shipping dates.

#5) I am in for whatever is needed… and I could sew a pillowcase…. But have no machine….

ToplessRideFL wrote:Let me add….

#1) This donation thing really took off and made the Halloween project a success. Only 4 people send their own boxes… and close to 15 sent $ and I turned down donations!…its easier for people to send $ than donate time... not that the intent isnt there... lets face it...we leed busy lives!

However…someone needs to be responsible to account for the money and distribute it appropriately. Having paypal was a help… but they also took about $7-8 in fees…. This could get a very high # so I believe it should be entrusted to someone who is selected by several BNers.

#2) Shipping costs MUST be considered. Over $100 to send just then small amount of Halloween goodies….and those prepaid boxes saved our life!

#3) Are personalized pillow cases allowed? I don’t have military experience so I don’t know.

#4) Check with the PO on shipping dates.

#5) I am in for whatever is needed… and I could sew a pillowcase…. But have no machine….

I agree 100% on every point. I love organizing things. I don't necessarily want to be the one in charge of the $ however I do have a PayPal account with a debit card so purchasing is lickety split. I'll see what I can find out from the PO about shipping dates and post once I find something out.

My best friend's hubby is over there and we chat with him on IM just about every day or so. If I see him I'll ask him about the pillowcases. I actually thought that might be an issue as I was thinking about all of this over lunch.

Great points!

I finally found the snowy stuff


Fun, but messy to clean up.

They also have snow blankets, but quilt batting is the same thing and usually cheaper

Count me in to help out. I will check and see if my office wants to pitch in; last year we adopted a family through CODA.

Jodibug wrote:Count me in to help out. I will check and see if my office wants to pitch in; last year we adopted a family through CODA.

That would be way cool! Keep us posted!

According to my mom, the pillowcase queen, it takes less than a yard to make a pillowcase. I know, could she be anymore vague? she said she would try to figure out exactly how much it would take.

She did make a great suggestion. If we go somewhere that has some fabric that we like, they would probably be able to order it in bulk for us and maybe get a better deal on it.

She said she would be 50 - 75 pillowcases for us if we supplied her with the material.

That's my update for now.

If they don't have a Christmas tree, we should send an artificial tree with decorations...

Four Play wrote:If they don't have a Christmas tree, we should send an artificial tree with decorations...

yep . .I agree. . ! !

how cool would it be to receive hundreds of hand-made ornaments . .? ?

all personalized by a BN'er . .! !



hey. . ? ? . . .we can do it . . .we can do anything . . ! !

oooo . .crash needs a Santa suit. . ! !

From http://craftandfabriclinks.com/pillowcases/cases.html


FINISHED SIZE: Standard Case: 21" x 32"; Queen: 21" x 36";
King Case: 21" x 42"
These will cover pillows nicely, with plenty of room. We are assuming the following pillow measurements:
Standard: 20" x 26"; Queen: 20" x 30"; King: 20" x 36"

NOTE ABOUT PILLOW SIZE: As you can see, we make the finished size 1" wider than the pillow and 6" longer, plus we add 4" to the length for the hem. We use a pillow width of 20". So, we cut the fabric 45" wide by 10" longer than the pillow. Measure your pillow to be sure of the size needed.

Supplies Required:

2 yards of 45" fabric (for 1 set of Standard Cases)
2.25 yards of 45" fabric (for one set of Queen Cases)
2.5 yards of 45" fabric (for 1 set of King Cases)

balcony girls wrote:

Four Play wrote:If they don't have a Christmas tree, we should send an artificial tree with decorations...

yep . .I agree. . ! !

how cool would it be to receive hundreds of hand-made ornaments . .? ?

all personalized by a BN'er . .! !



hey. . ? ? . . .we can do it . . .we can do anything . . ! !

oooo . .crash needs a Santa suit. . ! !

Handmade Christmas tree ornaments from phlock members would be AWESOME!!!!!! I think we should add this to the list! Great idea guys!

Dressed-in-White Angel
Make dozens of these heavenly trims with coffee filter gowns and wings.
What You Need:
3 coffee filters
3-1/2-inch foam cone, such as Styrofoam
1 round toothpick
1-inch foam ball, such as Styrofoam
12 inches of 1/4-inch-wide gold ribbon
White thread; hot-glue gun and hot-glue sticks
1 gold plastic ring

Instructions:
1. Center one coffee filter on the top of the cone. Push the toothpick three quarters of the way into the cone and filter. Push the 1-inch ball onto the toothpick to add the head.

2. Center the second filter over the head. Tie a ribbon bow around the neck.

3. Fold the third filter in half and pleat at the center to form wings. Tie in the center with thread. Hot-glue the center of the wings to the back of the angel at the neck. Glue the ring to the top of the head for a halo.
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OMG this would be an awesome EASY thing for all of us to do. If Crash has a Xmas tree for the "unit" we could make a paper chain with each chain being a greeting from one of us.........

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candy canes made from pipe cleaners

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Candy Glass Edible ornaments

MATERIALS
Holiday cookie cutters
Hard candies and sprinkles (optional)
10-inch length of ribbon

For a mold, wrap the bottom and sides of a cookie cutter with foil. Set on a baking sheet and coat with cooking spray. Fill each cookie cutter with a single layer of candies. Bake in a 350-degree oven for 10 minutes, or until melted. Add sprinkles, cool for 2 minutes, then use a chopstick to poke a hole near the top for hanging. Once cool, remove from the mold and hang with a ribbon.

Jolly Rancher candies work best, since they produce the brightest color.
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just some simple, inexpensive and easy ideas

Those are great ornaments! Thanks for sharing those with us. If we do this, maybe we can also include some of those clear plastic ball ornaments that are painted with our bn nicks and something buffett/tropical oriented. I'm going to start a search and see what kind of tropical ornaments I can come up with.

I'm sooooooooo in on this! Count me in wherever I can help, BG great idea about the ornaments....you are so smart sometimes cin.

I deffinitely want to help with Christmas for the troops!

PHAW Webmistress wrote:OMG this would be an awesome EASY thing for all of us to do.

Yes it would! And I'll be borrowing the ideas for my Brownies Troops!

PHAW Webmistress wrote:
Dressed-in-White Angel
Make dozens of these heavenly trims with coffee filter gowns and wings.
What You Need:
3 coffee filters
3-1/2-inch foam cone, such as Styrofoam
1 round toothpick
1-inch foam ball, such as Styrofoam
12 inches of 1/4-inch-wide gold ribbon
White thread; hot-glue gun and hot-glue sticks
1 gold plastic ring

Instructions:
1. Center one coffee filter on the top of the cone. Push the toothpick three quarters of the way into the cone and filter. Push the 1-inch ball onto the toothpick to add the head.

2. Center the second filter over the head. Tie a ribbon bow around the neck.

3. Fold the third filter in half and pleat at the center to form wings. Tie in the center with thread. Hot-glue the center of the wings to the back of the angel at the neck. Glue the ring to the top of the head for a halo.
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OMG this would be an awesome EASY thing for all of us to do. If Crash has a Xmas tree for the "unit" we could make a paper chain with each chain being a greeting from one of us.........

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
candy canes made from pipe cleaners

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Candy Glass Edible ornaments

MATERIALS
Holiday cookie cutters
Hard candies and sprinkles (optional)
10-inch length of ribbon

For a mold, wrap the bottom and sides of a cookie cutter with foil. Set on a baking sheet and coat with cooking spray. Fill each cookie cutter with a single layer of candies. Bake in a 350-degree oven for 10 minutes, or until melted. Add sprinkles, cool for 2 minutes, then use a chopstick to poke a hole near the top for hanging. Once cool, remove from the mold and hang with a ribbon.

Jolly Rancher candies work best, since they produce the brightest color.
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just some simple, inexpensive and easy ideas

Clever idea with the coffee filters. I suppose they'd take colored dye to make they tropical angels???

Tiki Bar wrote:

PHAW Webmistress wrote:OMG this would be an awesome EASY thing for all of us to do.

Yes it would! And I'll be borrowing the ideas for my Brownies Troops!

Also easy for those of us on the East Coast: Christmas ornaments made from oyster shells - paint Santa hat and face and beard on it - long end of oyster shell already shaped like beard. They are pretty cool

Great ideas.... just remember shipping issues... hate for things so lovingly made to get broken.