Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest

Hope. Love. Home. Sanctuary for primates.

Archives for October 25, 2012

Happy Birthday to Pam Lehnert from Jill!

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Jill Estep has sponsored today in honor of her friend Pam Lehnert’s birthday. What a nice gift!

Pam, as many of you know, has been involved with Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest for a long time. She and her husband Marc attended the open house we had before the chimpanzees arrived in 2008. She’s contributed countless hours, in kind gifts, and creative ideas to make the sanctuary’s events a success. Our events literally wouldn’t be the same without all of Pam’s hard work.

Today, however, the chimps and her friend Jill want Pam to take some time off and enjoy her birthday, whether that’s by savoring her favorite foods or running with abandon. Let Missy be an inspiration – she manages to do both at the same.

missy carrying food

Vote for Crafty Projects

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Back in July, I posted about a “Pinterest Challenge” asking crafty people to take some misprinted sanctuary shirts and make something new out of them. Several people responded. Then the fire hit.  Following up with crafters, updating the challenge, and spending any time on Pinterest ended up being sacrificed for other work.

We did, however, receive three quite phenomenal projects that I’m excited to share with you right now. Please comment on this post with a vote for your favorite (#1, 2, or 3), or, if you’re undecided, tell us what you like about each of them.

 

#1

dog collar sleeves

The first project we received was hand delivered at the Troll Olympics by volunteer Carrie Parker, so she gets the award for the fastest-craft-turn-around. Her speediness did not take the place of quality, though! These better-than-bandana reversible sleeves thread onto your canine companion’s collar to spruce up his or her look and advertise the sanctuary. Aren’t they neat?

 

#2

blanc's shirt basket

The second project we received was made by friend of the sanctuary Blanc Weber. She contacted me and said she wanted to use the shirts for a crocheted basket. Not being all that crafty myself, I couldn’t picture what that would look like. I had no idea you could transform ordinary t-shirts into such a cool and sturdy basket! Blanc said Foxie could use the basket for her troll dolls, but I’m not sure I can bear to give the chimps this creation.

 

#3

Jenny's chimp stamped bag

The third and last project we received was an adorable tote bag hand stamped by former volunteer and wonderfully creative human Jenny Chang. You can probably guess my favorite part of the bag – the troll-inspired pink hair on one of the chimps. The straps of the bag, which I did not capture in the photo, are braided and long, making this a useful cross-shoulder tote, in addition to being a one-of-a-kind craft.

 

Okay, vote away!