Pals 2008 Fall Fling

 

Wednesday

For those of you who are coming in Wednesday (or sooner), the Hospitality House will be open starting around 2 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. You can register anytime after we open. Bring your stitching, come say hello, see old friends & make new ones! We encourage everyone to come to the HH and meet everyone, there are no "strangers" at the convention! :-) The Stash Room will be open again in the Hospitality House so bring any stash you want to get rid of and have fun looking through it all that's there for some great bargins!   If you haven't attended before, email me for directions to the hospitality house!

 

 

Thursday

Thursday morning we will continue registration in the Hospitality House.     Mary of Cross Stitchville will be joining us again for your shopping pleasure!  She will be set up by the Hospitality House and her hours will be posted for you to shop until you drop! :-)   Thursday night we're going to have a "Dessert Buffet" in the Hospitality House! We all love to eat right? What's better than desserts?! We are asking anyone who would like to bring some sort of dessert to please do so.  It can be homemade or store-bought.  If you are flying in & want to pick up something once you arrive, we'll make sure you are able to go shopping!   Join the discussion for this on the Pals Fall Fling BB. Bring your stitching and stay awhile after you have some dessert!!

 

Friday

Classes are in the works!!  Details will be posted soon!   Friday evening around 5:30-6 p.m. we will have a casual dinner in the Hospitality House! The menu will be pizza, subs, wings, beverage & dessesrt.  There will be a per person charge for the meal of approx. $6-7 each.. Hope you will join us!   Friday evening will bring fun and games!   It will be a Pals Party!!  Lots of fun and laughter, games (with prizes & giveaways) and goodies.  We will have the Grab Bag Exchange. Each Pal wanting to participate will bring a grab bag of stitching goodies (ie. needles, floss, accessories, fabrics, specialty fibers, buttons, beads, charms, etc.) valued at least $20 (you can spend more - many do -  but be aware that you may receive a grab bag with only $20 worth of stash!).  This is not a required actitivity, only those bringing a grab bag will get to participate.  Also, please note that the items in your grab bag should be things you yourself would like to receive, not recycled (ie: OLD) items. The grab bag exchange has always been one of the most popular "events" at the convention, and we encourage everyone who has not attended before to bring a grab bag. The "most popular" bag (i.e. the one that's passed around the most) will win a nice prize! The bag can be anything you can dream up! In the past we have had so many types of "bags", including gift bags, tins, fabric totes, homemade totes from cute fabric, garbarge cans, fishing tackle box, cookie jars, sewing baskets, fabric & wooden trunks, hatboxes and the list just goes on & on & on! Some people stitch something and make their "container" with it.  See how creative you can be! Make sure no one can see what's in the bag (no peeking until everyone has one!) and also be sure to put a card or note with your name in the bag so we will know who to thank. Please remember to put only NEW, UNUSED items in the bags! We will also have a Christmas ornament exchange.  You will receive an ornamnet for each ornament you bring.  For example, if you bring one, you will leave with one, if you bring 6, you will take home 6, etc.  If you have any questions, feel free to ask!    The Hospitality House will be open after the Pals Party. Come join in for even more stitching, fun & laughter!!!

 

Saturday Classes are in the works!!  Details will be posted soon! Saturday the Hospitality House will be open as usual.  Pals will be able to gather, socialize and stitch.     Saturday evening we will gather in the Conference Center starting around 6:00 p.m. to stitch & have a good time! This year we are going to have a "Stitchers Showcase" where we will put your stitched pieces on display in the conference center on Saturday night. Everyone will have a chance to vote for their favorite pieces in each category, and for their favorite piece overall.  We will have several categories with prizes for the winner of each one.  Winners will be determined by votes from each attendee!!  There is a limit of 2 pieces per attendee per category.  See details here.... Stitchers Showcase   Saturday night also brings the Pals Gift Exchange. This will be where you bring a lovely wrapped gift (how fancy can you make it?) that some lucky Pal will get to choose from the table & unwrap right then!  The next Pal can "steal" their gift, or they can go to the table to pick from the lovely wrapped gifts still there.  The value of the gift should be $15 - $17 and should be only NEW & UNUSED items.  This is a non-stitching related exchange.  Some gift suggestions are candles & accessories,  lovely & useful tote bags, a nice box of fancy chocolates or other edible items, books & bookmarks, DVD's or CD's, body lotions/soaps, charms for those Italian charm bracelets so many of us have, decorative picture frames and even gift certificates.  Just find something nice that you'd like to have as a gift.  Who knows, you might even "steal" your own back if you can't bear to part with it! You will find more discussion about this on the Pals Fall Fling BB. There may be other activities added, so keep your eyes open for more info.  The best way to keep up with updates & info is to check the Pals Fall Fling Message Board.  Click here for link....    After the evenings activities are finished, please join us in the Hospitality House!