Interest for Woodworking: charity

CHARITY AUCTION THIS THURSDAY pics of the donated chairs

Senin, 16 Mei 2016

For those who dont know what Chairs for Charity is all about here is a brief explanation:

"Anyone" including bloggers, store owner, designs and the like who wanted to donate and be apart of the seasons festivities was invited to recreate a chair to be auctioned off with all proceeds going to the

LANGLEY CHRISTMAS BUREAU.

The third annual Chairs for Charity is just days away now at The Passionate Home.

The silent auctioning actually starts Tuesday in store and runs until Thursday night.

Some of the chairs will be live auctioned and some are silent auctioned.

The live auction starts Thursday Night.

What is so special about this years chairs is the photo shoots each chair gets to partake in.

Steve Hayek Photography has taken each chair to a unique location to showcase them in a special way.

There is a total of 22 chairs donated this year. Here are 15 that STEVE photographed and

that you will be able to bid on locally here in Langley, British Columbia. Sorry to those
who dont live locally and have been asking if they can take part if the auction.

All chairs are currently on display at The Passionate Home. 12 of the chairs will be available through

silent auction bids. Bidding on these chairs opens on Tuesday, October 22nd at 1:00pm and closes on

Thursday, October 24th at 7:00pm. People are invited into The Passionate Home during store hours

on those days to see if the chair they want is available through silent auction and to place their bids.

And look at these two adorable kids chairs ...

Each chair typically has an open bid of $50. You will receive a tax receipt for any amount you pay
over that $50. This is for charity so please be generous and invite friends and family to the event.

Date: Thursday, October 24, 2013 Where: The Passionate Home20506 Fraser Hwy., Langley When: 6:30pm - 8:30pm

The top 10 chairs go on the live auction block at 7:15pm on Thursday, October 24th. Guests will enjoy beverages and treats from Frosting Cup Cakery.

Cant wait to see you all and the support from the community!

CHAIRS FOR CHARITY

Selasa, 26 April 2016

So lets talk chairs!

Calling all local bloggers,

and I especially mean ....

Jen of http://jentiques.blogspot.ca/

Kelley of http://theupholsterswife.blogspot.ca/

Claudine of http://condensedlovehome.blogspot.ca/

Colleen of http://vintagehomecolleen.blogspot.ca/

Kathryn of http://uglyducklingtransformations.wordpress.com/

Tobey of http://www.tobeystreasure.com/

reach into your bag of tricks and see what you can do to help

this event become a bigger success the second time around.

I know you all have a chair you can get your hands on and

make it over for this charity event.

How about ....

a repaired dining chair?

maybe a desk chair a turquoise chair

a slipper chair

a country bench chair

a little vintage chenille chair black and white chair

a little burlap a numbered chair

a toile chair jack chair

For those considering to attend this live auction to bid on your very own remade chair

this is the chair I won last year and George has been enjoying ever since.

2013 CHAIRS FOR CHARITY

Minggu, 17 April 2016

October has arrived and the month is going to be busy. It is time to move my projects indoors

and batten down the hatches so to speech. We already had 2 nights of heavy wind and rain this past weekend. Now is when I start to feel a bit claustrophobic having to stay indoors so much more.

One event this month that will get me out of the house is Chairs for Charity at The Passionate Home.

photo taken by Glam it up Photography

This event raises money for the Langley Christmas Bureau. The Union Jack Chair above was my

donation last year and it raised $250 at the live auction. 20 chairs are being revamped and donated

by local artists. New this year professional photographer Steve Hayek is photographing each chair

that is dropped off before Oct 10th. All you participating artists take advantage and get your chair in

early just to get a fabulous photo of your work to show off.

This is my "BEFORE" picture for this year.

Ill share my finished chair with you when Steve gets it photographed.

No pressure Steve!! http://stevehayek.com/

Now to the details of the Event:

Date: Thursday, October 24, 2013
Where: The Passionate Home
20506 Fraser Hwy., Langley
When: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Chairs are auctioned off both through a silent and live auction ... process. The top 10 chairs go on the live auction block at 7:15pm on
Thursday, October 24th. Guests will enjoy beverages and
treats from Frosting Cup Cakery.
**The remaining chairs are available through silent auction bids.
Bidding on these chairs opens on Tuesday, October 22nd at
1:00pm and closes on Thursday, October 24th at 7:00pm.
People are invited into The Passionate Home during store hours
on those days to place their silent auction bids. **Also new this year is the silent auction bids run for 3 days starting on the Tuesday that week.

This will give more folks the opportunity to stop in and place a bid during the week.

Cant wait to see you all and the support from the community!

CHARITY RESULTS SMELLY WOOD

Kamis, 24 Maret 2016

Last weeks Charity Auction was a huge success. Thank you to everyone who came out
to attend the event. The evening brought over $4000 in donations for the Langley Christmas Bureau.

My chair went up for live auction and made $250 on its own.

Many of you have been asking how you can get involved next year. If you want to create a chair,

get involved with some advertising, or be helpful in some other way simply email The Passionate

Home thepassionatehome@telus.net********************************************
I painted a chair in an aqua blue and upholstered it with this teahouse script fabric.

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Lastly for today I want to share some helpful information for a
question I get asked about often ...

I have an old dresser that smells to high heaven of old wood. What do you suggest I use to get the old wood smell off the piece? My hubby suggested I use bleach water. I thought to use Simple Green or Murphys Oil soap. Your help is appreciated.

Wood absorbs odors so washing the surface doesnt usually help.

The best way to combat the smell is to expose the wood to the sunshine. Take the drawers out and let it sun bath for a couple of days.

If the sun isnt shining these days in your neck of the woods, waxing (sealing it in) is another option. This includes waxing all the interior surfaces.

Just brush the wax on when you do inside and let it dry. No removing the excess or buffing.

Having a pretty smelling soap in each drawer or taping a fabric softener to the drawer back can help mask the smell if you want to wait for the sun.********************************************

CHARITY AUCTION TONIGHT

Sabtu, 06 Februari 2016

Today is the big day ...

photo taken by Steve Hayek Photography

Chairs for Charity auction with all proceeds going to the LANGLEY CHRISTMAS BUREAU.

I shared many photos of the donated chairs the other day but I made sure to save a few

for this last reminder / plea to come out and be generous and start the holiday season off with a bang.

Frostings has not only created a French Chair but will also be offering some treats at the event tonight.

Everyone has worked really hard to make this event a huge success especially

Steve Hayek Photography . Above you can see Steve working on a photo shoot right in the store.

The chairs are all on display through out The Passionate Home

6:30pm tonight is when the mingling starts. Remember you can go into the store during the day

to place silent auction bids. Half of the chairs are silent auction and the other half are up for

live bids tonight at 7:15pm.

Silent auction chairs typically have an opening bid of $50.
You will receive a tax receipt for any amount you pay over that opening bid. This is for
charity so please be generous and invite friends and family to the event.

Date: Thursday, October 24, 2013Where: The Passionate Home20506 Fraser Hwy., LangleyWhen: 6:30pm - 8:30pmClick over to my Facebook page to see a before and after of my donated chair:https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=524053477676471&set=a.291607440921077.68131.212584855490003&type=1&theater

See you all tonight!