Saturday, August 3, 2013

Super Saturday 2013

Date: Saturday, Sept 28, 2013
Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Where: Suncrest Ward House, 5938 W 6200 S Kearns, UT
Who: Women and Young Women (all faiths welcome) 

Sign-ups will begin on Sunday, August 4th through August 25.  Contact Becki Broadbent or Michelle Judd if you would like to sign-up for something.  
(Becki = 801-205-4475 or becki.slc@gmail.com)
(Michelle = 801-550-9103 or michelle.judd@hci.utah.edu)

If you want to do a project, money is due on Sunday, August 25th.  Please get it to Becki or Michelle by August 25th.  Make checks payable to Michelle Judd.

Projects
1- Bendable Mummy
2- Autumn Banner
3- Button project
4- Bead & Chain Jewelry Set
5- Colorful Hoop Earrings
6- Luggable-Loos
7- Wooden star
8- Wooden Picture Blocks
9- Bowties 
10- Jute Christmas Ornaments

Demonstrations
1- How to refurbish furniture finds
2- How to have Christ-centered holidays
3- How to store, use, refresh water storage

Service Project
We will have 2 quilts to work on that we will be giving to a homeless shelter.


Bendable Mummies

mummiesCost: $3.00 / each

Description: Mummies that bend into various positions

Provided: fabric, bendable wire

What you will need to bring: nothing






Autumn Banner

Cost: $13.00 (for just one side) or $15.00 (for both sides)

Description: Wooden flags with colorful paper and autumn words.  You can choose to put "spooky" or "gobble" on the banner.  If you want both sides, you will have one word on front and the other on the back.

Provided: Wooden flag, paper, words, modge podge, jute 

What you will need to bring: nothing

 

Button Project

button star artCost: $5 (without frame)
           $10 (frame included)

Description: Framed button art on fabric background.  This picture is shaped as a star, but you can do any shape you want.

Provided: fabric, buttons, cardboard, frame if you choose.


What you will need to bring: Frame



 



Bead Jewelry

Cost: $15.00 (includes necklace, bracelet, & earrings)

Description: Chain and beads in a necklace, bracelet, and earring set.

Provided: beads of various colors with chain

What you will need to bring: if you have jewelry pliers, please bring them.














Colorful Hoop Earrings


Cost: $1.00 /pair

Description: Fun and original hoop earrings made with colorful candy wrappers or ribbon.

Provided: Jewelry findings, ribbon, candy wrappers (but you are welcome to bring your own)


What you will need to bring:  if you have jewelry pliers, please bring them.


Luggable Loos

luggable loosCost: $30.00

Description:
  • Use in place of digging a latrine
  • Keep on hand in case of natural disasters or even use when camping or hunting
  • Includes 5 toilet liners, and 5 toilet chemical packs. The toilet chemical packs contain deodorizer and a gelitanizer that will turn 1/2--Gallon of liquid waste into a gel for easy disposal in bio-hazard bag
  • Removable toilet seat
  • Lightweight and durable 
  • Also includes two hand sanitizers and gloves and toiletpaper



Wooden Star

Cost: $ 13.00

Description: Red, white and blue wooden star on base

Provided: wood, paint, ribbon, paint brushes

What you will need to bring: nothing












Wooden Picture Block

Cost: $3.00

Description: Wooden blocks with pictures attached to the front with a special finish and finial.

Provided: Paint, blocks, glue, special finish, finial, ribbon

What you will need to bring: professional quality 4x6 picture.  (Pictures printed from home printers don't work.) 


Bowtie

Cost:  $0.50   (Bring your own tie)

Description:  Using a men's necktie, we will make a bowtie for a little boy or even smaller versions.

Provided:  Thread, needles, velcro

What you will need to bring:  
Bring a tie that you would like to use.  There will be a few ties donated from ward member's closets, but you could also check D.I.  The D.I.'s ties are $3.  You can get 2-3 bowties out of one tie. 
Also, bring the person's neck measurement. 



 

Jute Christmas Ornament



Cost: $2.50

Description: Cookie cutter wrapped with jute to be used as a Christmas tree ornament.

Provided: Cookie cutter, jute, glue, decorative trimming

What you will need to bring: nothing









Schedule
10:00 -- How to refurbish furniture

11:00 -- How to have Christ-centered holidays

12:00-12:30 -- Lunch

1:00 -- How to do water storage...the right way

Friday, March 8, 2013

"May" We Be Prepared

Date: Saturday, May 4
Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Where: Suncrest Ward House, 5938 W 6200 S Kearns, UT
Who: Women and Young Women (all faiths welcome) 

We each have strengths when it comes to being prepared.  As we sat together planning this activity, it was clear that if we could bring our collective knowledge together we would be better prepared.  This day will be an opportunity for each of us to share.

Sign-ups will begin on Sunday, March 17th through March 31st (Easter).  Contact Becki Broadbent or Michelle Judd.

If you want to do a project, money is due on Sunday, April 7th (General Conference).  Please get it to Becki or Michelle.

Projects
1- Garden Box
2- 72 hr starter tool kit
3- Paracord bracelet
4- Jar of homemade jam
5- Great ideas


Schedule
9:00-10:30 -- Gardening 101
                              Project: Garden Box
                              Discussion:  all things gardening (from seeds to compost to how to grow in our area)

10:30-12:00 -- Emergency Planning 
                              Project: 72 hr kit, Para cord bracelets
                              Discussion: Emergency Planning, plans for projects the coming year

12:00-12:30 -- Lunch

12:30-2:00 -- Canning/Food Storage
                             Project: Jam
                             Discussion: canning, how to use food storage, how to store, how to start



Gardening 101

This session we will discuss how to make a garden work in this area as well as ways we can work together (perhaps buying seeds in bulk) to make our gardens successful.

Garden Box (2' wide x 4 long x 20 tall)
Garden box
We won't make ones quite this large, but just so you get the idea!



Cost:  $25.00 (estimate) 

Description:  In the rocky soil of Kearns, garden boxes can be a great way to have success with a garden.  Last year we had a demonstration regarding how to build these, but this year we are going to try our hand at making smaller versions.

Provided:  Wood, screws/nails

What you will need to bring:  If you have a drill and hammer, it would be helpful if you could bring them.  If not, we will have some there to use.


Discussion:  We want to discuss how to be successful with gardens in our area.  Other items of interest could be: composting, buying seeds in bulk, heirloom seeds, etc.

Emergency Preparedness

The discussion during this session will be centered around what we can do to be better prepared for emergencies.  In addition to the great ideas that we each will share, we will discuss what things we are planning to do as a Relief Society this coming year.



72 Hr Starter Tool Kit

Cost: $10 (estimate)

Description: The basic tools for a 72-hr kit

Provided: This could include, but not limited to: glowsticks, hand warmers, mylar blankets, vinyl gloves, waterproof matches, LED flashlight, masks.  There might be more depending on how many sign up and how much we can purchase with the funds.

What you will need to bring: container or bag to put the kit into.  

(Kelsi has a signup for an Emergency Essentials bag that is on sale during March.  She will be gathering money and buying those bags in you are interested.)

Discussion:  How to prepare for emergencies, what we are planning to do for the coming year in relation to preparedness.  Tips and tricks to store/use/rotate 72 hr kits.









Paracord Bracelet
Stylish and provides rope in case of emergency
Cost: $1.50 (estimate)

Description: 

Provided: Paracord (various colors) and black clips

















 Canning (with a little discussion about food storage)


This session will include how to start storing food, how to build up your food storage, and then finally how to use it.  Since canning can be a great way to add food to our


Homemade Jam
Yummy jam!
Cost: $2.00 (estimate) - if you want a jar.  You can choose to just watch.

Description: Sarah Oviatt will demonstrate how easy it is to can foods for our food storage.  Specifically she will show how to can jams. 

Provided: Jars, jam making supplies

What you will need to bring: nothing