Houston Holocaust Museum - Butterflies needed

[JesseCat]

This is such a moving project. We should remember the children who were slaughtered as we crochet the butterflies. I work in a pre-school and will ask the kids to make some paper butterflies to add to the ones I crochet.

 

Thanks for starting this project.:cheer

[stitchwitch39]

:clapI'm just learning out to needle and shuttle tat. I need a place to where I can send my butterflies that I want to learn to make.

 

Hugs

MJ:yarn

[norwinmom]

I just ran across this thread today. I would love to make some butterflies to send along. When do they have to have all of the butterflies in by?

[happy stitcher]

Great to have you!

The link is in the very first post - I believe the deadline is in June of 2011. All the info is there, though, so please take a moment to look it over and make sure your butterflies are within the size limit, etc.

[bearlycrocheting]

Hi all,

 

Just a bump for this charity. I mailed my 52 butterflies to the museum and they recieved on 12-1-09. A good charity to do.

 

 

Merry Christmas,

 

Linda

[happy stitcher]

Thanks, Linda!

I've been meaning to this!

 

52 butterflies! That's awesome!

[Ankh]

I sent 10 today. NiYa

[happy stitcher]

CLLinda brought it to my attention that the link in the first post no longer worked.

I just found their new page and edited the link. It works again!

 

Thanks for pointing that out, CLLinda!

[Lilly Flower]

I'm going to help! I'm also telling my friends about this. They think it's so cool!

[wiz3283]

I am so glad this is still going. I sent them 50 butterflies this summer and as soon as the holidays are over I am going to start making them again. They are fun, fast and going to a worthy cause. What a great way to use up some of that thread stash I have.

[ChayaSar]

I just found this thread today and it just jumped out at me!! I'm going to commit to making 50 butterflies.... according to the link 400k have already been donated, that's AWESOME!!!

[dragonlady]

Giving myself a reminder that I need to do some of these.

[amkid]

I would love to contribute some butterflies. To me they are a sign of "new life" . So how do I go about finding out where to send these. I am not very good at navigating on the computer to find info, as I have not been a computer user for very long.

[happy stitcher]

I would love to contribute some butterflies. To me they are a sign of "new life" . So how do I go about finding out where to send these. I am not very good at navigating on the computer to find info, as I have not been a computer user for very long.

 

Hi amkid! Welcome to the 'ville!

The link with all the rules and address is in the very first post.

Thank you for participating!

[Desirae]

I may have missed the post, but it looks like the opening has been pushed back to 2013. I am committed right now to making caps for Vel's Kids, a cancer charity, but I will try to slip in butterflies whenever I get a chance!

[happy stitcher]

Thanks, Desirae!

You're right. The link does say Spring of 2013 now. I updated the first post with the date change.

 

Thank you for participating!

[Graceylue]

I'll look into making some as well, not too sure how well it will turn out though never done any sort of shaped crochet just squares.

[cajunhillbilly]

what a WONDERFUL cause! I can even get my children involved (something we homeschoolers love) b/c they can do any medium - within the size guidelines. I think I would like to take them to the museum to drop them off so they can see the cause they are making them for. Houston is only 3 hours from me - and we have been talking about visiting there to see museums.

[happy stitcher]

Courtney, that's great!

It's definitely a good project for homeschoolers.

I don't know how old your children are, but you might want to consider the subject matter before taking them to the museum. There are some pretty disturbing images there.... If you think it might be too much for them you might want to visit it first yourself and see what you think.

[happy stitcher]

[MediumLaura]

My bf's family is Jewish and they did lose some people in the Holocaust, though no one will speak of them.

 

When I get your address I will gladly send some to you

 

Laura

[happy stitcher]

My bf's family is Jewish and they did lose some people in the Holocaust, though no one will speak of them.

 

When I get your address I will gladly send some to you

 

Laura

 

 

Thank you for participating!

Please don't send them to me, though - see the first post for a link that tells all about it. The address is there.

[happy stitcher]

 

It's been awhile since I bumped this, so here's a little nudge!

[VanessaH]

Wow! This is a really neat idea. I will make some crochted butterflies and send them to the Museum. Thanks for posting the info. about this!

[happy stitcher]