Souper Saturday Classes and Crafts

October 13 is the last day to sign up for Souper Saturday classes and Crafts. Souper Saturday will be on October 19th. Signing up for classes ensures that you will get to do all the classes and crafts that you want to do. Please plan on coming even if you can only make it to part of the event. There will be service projects and other activities for everyone.

General Registration/Classes link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Ux9Y-2Sj9m5mZr5p_nGRpGjxt__gCie1CyS3F1z0PNA/viewform 

Link to specify crafts if you would like to do them:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1va7wNhp6XJchvFwTLwDhET8LPJfMqkN5T2MIeIlOp9k/viewform

Workshop Crafts

As you all know our Workshop is coming up on the 22nd! We've been so excited as we planned this event for you.

The crafts are as follows:

Vinyl Chalkboard $3/each

Lavender Eye Pillow $2/each

Body Butter - 1 Free Sample each 

(Please sign up for this too so we have an idea of how many to get.)

Please sign up for these by email or by calling Maggie by September 18th. Please include your name and the quantity you want of each item. Thanks!

2012 Women's Workshop "Run and Not Be Weary"

All Sisters, Young Women and Senior Primary Girls are invited! Please come, learn and laugh as we are sure you will!

Birthday Party - March 17th

All Primary girls, Young Women and Sisters in our ward are invited to participate in the R.S. Birthday Party on March 17th! We look forward to seeing you all there!

Relief Society Dinner

All Relief Society sisters and their friends are invited to this activity. Sign-up sheets will be in the binder today. We need a few sisters to help provide desert. Please email the secretary or the email in the side bar if you are able to assist. There will also be a sign-up sheet in the binder today for the deserts. Thanks so much everyone for making this year so wonderful!

Luncheon Recipes

Several have requested the recipes from our Lunch at the Women's Workshop. The Pulled Pork Salad was based on the Cafe Rio restaurant chain.

Most of the recipes for the sides were found here, but the Pulled Pork recipe is one that my Mom uses. It's really delicious.

EASY PULLED PORK

1/4 cup ketchup
2 TBSP  Worcestershire Sauce
1/3 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
1 TBSP  Ground Mustard
1 TBSP Garlic Powder (I used 2 crushed cloves)
1/2 tsp paprika
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 TBSP chili powder
pinch salt and pepper
1 Medium Onion chopped
3 Pounds of boneless pork shoulder - trim fat

Combine all the ingredients except for onion and pork into crock pot. Whisk all ingredients until well-blended. Place pork and onions into mixture coating both side of meat.  Cook for 8 to 10 hours on low.

Remove meat from slow cooker and break apart with fork. Mix back into the crock pot and turn to warm setting for serving.

This is a great make ahead meal. You can freeze it in any portion size (individual to family size) and use it in all sorts of ways! Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Salads, Wraps, etc!

Workshop Class Descriptions and Schedule

CLASSES:

1. Up Hold Your Marriage

Leslie Ann and Dave Packard are teaming up to teach a class on marriage. They will remind you how to have fun as a couple and give some great advice to all!

2. Up a Creak Without a Spoon  

Are you tired of asking "What do you want for dinner"? Bored with the same old? Sheila Madsen will be sharing ideas with you on how to plan meals and even have some recipes to wake up your kitchen.

3. Uplift Yourself

Cheri Egbert will be teaching about making and taking the time for daily scripture study. We all know we should do it, but how and when do we fit it in?

4. Uproot the Kids

Disciplining children is not the easiest thing in the world. From tots to teens those stubborn attitudes often need to be uprooted. Jilene Wagner will be giving some advice on how to teach, love and discipline our children. 

*Do you have any favorite books on raising children? Bring it along to the class, or just be prepared to share. If you won't be attending the class, but have some great books to share, please email Jilene (jilenew@gmail.com) with the name and author so she can share it with the class!

5. Turn It Upside Down

If chaos seems to have complete control in your house then maybe, like the frown, it's time to turn it upside down. A few organization tips taught by Garnet Kutterer and Linda Wagner might just be what you need to bring smiles back to your house.

6. Up to Your Eyeballs

Feel like you're up to your eyeballs with the number of things you have going on? Barbara Barlow will teach this class on how to control stress and find balance in your life.

SCHEDULE:

        Room 1 (Relief Society)     Room 2 (YW's)                      Room 3 (Overflow)                  

10:00          1. Up Hold Your Marriage     2. Up a Creek....

10:45          3. Uplift Yourself                   4. Uproot the Kids                    5. Turn It Upside Down

11:30          --------------------------------Message & Lunch In Gym---------------------------------------

12:45          6. Up to Your Eyeballs         2. Up a Creek...                        5. Turn It Upside Down

1:30            -------------------------------------End & Cleanup----------------------------------------------------

10-1:30       ---------------In Gym: Crafts, Quilt to Donate, Bring Your Own Projects-----------------

We look forward to seeing everyone there!

Park Orchard Ward Women's Workshop

Things are moving forward for our 2011 Women's Workshop.  Teachers have been asked, crafts are in display and orders need to be placed. I'm going to make a separate craft post for each craft item we are doing this year. Each post will include the item, total cost, and supplies you will be required to bring (if anything).

Craft Orders

You can order your crafts by phone, email, or in person. Please have your order and check handed in by Sunday, October 9th at the very latest. Remember that supplies have to be purchased and prepared in advance to the workshop. The order form will be emailed out for everyone this week and was available to pick up on Sunday.

Warm it UP: Hot Chocolate in a Jar

This is another cute and simple gift for friends. These jars have approximately two packets of mix, mini marshmallows, and a yummy peppermint on top! 

Pair it with the Cookies In A Jar or give it by itself for a simple gift. 

No labels or tags with this, but feel free to bring your own to attach.

$2 all materials provided

Fill it UP: Cookies for Santa {Cookies in a Jar}

A delicious M&M Cookie Mix in a simple jar. Add some fabric on top and a label "Cookies for Santa" and it's a perfect Christmas gift! Already have some 1 qt. jars? Bring them and just order the mix for inside. Please note that in order to add the "Cookies for Santa" label a flat side is best.

*Fabric, twine, and M&M's may be different.

$4 no jar supplied - you bring your own 1 quart jars
$5 all materials provided

Hang it UP: Vinyl Message Board

Make this cute message board for your home or room. You can choose to paint a frame or bring your own (12x12" or larger, square is not mandatory the vinyl was just designed for this specific size). Optional titles for the board are:  "OUR {busy} FAMILY" or "MY {crazy} BUSY LIFE"

The vinyl will be in reverse and applied to the back of the glass so anything you write can be easily wiped/washed off. You can choose to leave it open or insert scrapbook paper behind.

$4 vinyl only - you supply 12x12" or larger frame
$14 vinyl with frame

"Soup"er Saturday 2010

FOR ALL RELIEF SOCIETY SISTERS & YOUNG WOMEN

Sat. Sept. 25th

10am-2pm

Kent Bldg

Lunch: crockpot soups, rolls, fresh homemade tortillas

Please come and participate in any part of the day you wish, even if it's just for lunch! That's okay!

Sign-ups for projects will be outside the RS room for the next few sundays, or you can contact myself (Lynnea Raban 253-639-8731) or Debbie Tuttle (253-854-5488). And while you are not limited to how much you can do, or quantities for each item-- you will only be able to make 1 of any particular item that day, because of our limited time in the building. We can make arrangments to loan out supplies or whatever may be needed, so you can complete your projects at home. We appreciate your understanding on this.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:
10:00- arrive; opening prayer, blessing on food;
Families Are Forever blocks, scrapping table open (finger puppets, hair clips, tile magnets), humanitarian aid projects open (dolls & quilt), Pretty soup jars open

10:30- tie dye shirts (in parking lot), clay pot turkey

11:00- marshmallow shooters, homemade laundry soap demo

11:30- cooking demo on tortillas

12:00- (lunch offered)

12:30- buddy burners

1:00- scrapbook photo books, taggy blankets, beginning crochet class

More info about the day and what will be offered:

Cooking class: Demo on making homemade tortillas in kitchen (this is part of our lunch!)

Humanitarian Aid: 'Boo Boo Dolls' for Swedish hospital and a quilt to tie

Tie Dye Shirts (Diane Whitlock): Bring your own shirt to use, and wear an apron or clothes you are okay with getting dye on, just in case that happens; Cost: $1.50

Homemade Laundry Soap Demo (Becky LeDosquet): Becky will demo a great all-natural recipe and share her experience with making her own soap; Cost: Free, she'll provide a hand-out with info on all supplies and directions needed

Clay Pot Turkey (Shenna Redding): Made from a clay pot and some craft supplies. Cost: $3.50

Taggy Blanket (Debbie Tuttle): Made from minky fabric and colored, textured ribbons. Meant to help stimulate infant sensory interests. Size: 12 inches Cost: $3 for kit

"Familes Are Forever" Blocks (Debbie Tuttle): Painted wood blocks with scrapbook paper and embellishments. Cost: about $6

Scrapbook Photo Book/Brag Book (Diane Whitlock): Made from envelopes with pockets for journaling, photos, and scrapbooking. Cost: $3

Marshmallow/Pom Pom Shooter (Lynnea Raban): Made from PVC pipe- can shoot mini-marshmallows (for outdoors) or pom poms (indoors). Great design that can only shoot soft objects. Will come white; you can spray paint at home after assembling. Cost: $4


SCRAPPING TABLE CRAFTS--
Finger Puppets & Hair Clips (Cheryl Porter): Both made using felt and other sewing supplies. Cost: $ ?


Tile Magnets: Set of 4 (1") tiles to modge podge paper shapes onto and glue magnets to the back of. Cost: 50 cents for a set of 4 blank brown tiles you can customize

Beginning Crochet (Gerrie Grundy): Bring own supplies (contact Gerrie with questions, or if you do not have supplies and wish to find someone to borrow from)


Pretty Soup in a Jar (Sheila Madsen): Layers of beans & lentils, along with a recipe. Cost: $1; let us know if you will be able to bring your own quart sized jar

Buddy Burner (Shenna Redding & Julie Newman): An emergency burner made from an empty tuna-sized can (bring your own) and a #10/coffee-sized can (bring your own), cardboard (will be provided), and melted wax (will be provided). Cost: $2

Nursery needed? If you will be bringing your children and need to use the nursery, please let Amber Proudlock know, and sign up for a time slot to help out there also.

ALL MONEY DUE: to Debbie Tuttle

END OF SUMMER BBQ

Help us celebrate the end of summer/return to school
("Boo hoo" for some, "hooray" for others)

BBQ

Thurs. Sept. 2nd, 2010, 6:30pm

Susan Pyle's home

We will be having chicken kabobs, corn on the cob (bbq style), potluck dishes, and s'mores on the fire!
Please bring a dish to share (salad, side, dessert, snack, whatever!), and bring a picnic blanket for you and a friend to share (for those who don't mind sitting on the floor-- otherwise, there will be chairs).
We plan to socialize, relax, and have an enjoyable evening, with a special treat from Susan's garden.
Hope to see you all there!

Superfoods

QUARTERLY ACTIVITY-- Sat. March 20th 11am-1pm, Kent Bldg

There will be 3 classes (about 30 min. each) for all of us to attend:

1- Cooking/Making mixes from your food storage-- Teresa McNeil will share some experiences and recipes she has found successful. If any of you have "cooking with your food storage" recipes that you love, we would like to add them to the cooking group's blog: http://sheilasharesrecipes.blogspot.com/ So please bring them, or feel free to submit them to Sheila Madsen.

2- Emergency Preparedness/(72 hr food kit )-- Shenna Redding & "Do you have a clue?"-- Susan Pyle
As part of this class, we will assemble a 72 hr food kit if you choose to purchase one. Contents are for 3 days. (B- breakfast, S- snack, L- lunch, D-dinner):
Day One
B: 1 Instant Oatmeal, 1 Fruit Cup, 1 Hot Cocoa
S: 1 Fruit Leather
L: 1 Can Vienna Sausages, 1 Fruit -Veg Leather
S: 1 Trail Mix Pouch
D: 1 Ramen, 1 Cheese & Crackers
Day Two
B: 1 Granola, 1 Apple Sauce, 1 Hot Cocoa
S: 1 Handy Snack
L: 1 Trail Mix Bars, 1 Peanut Butter Cracker
S: 1 Pouch of Nuts
D: 1 Ramen, Fruit Snack
Day Three
B: 1 Instant Oatmeal, 1 Fruit Cup, 1 Hot Cocoa
S: 1 Freeze Dryed Fruit
L: 1 Can Vienna Sausages, 1 Cookie
S: 2 pk Oats & Honey Bars
D: 1 Ramen, 1 Handy Snack
1 Gallon Ziplock Bag (will hold all items)

If you'd like these kits (they are $12 each), please sign up in one of the relief society binders or let Sis. Redding know by Sunday, March 14th so she can shop for all items. Checks can be made out to Shenna Redding.

Also, for Susan's "Do you have a clue?" class-- she will address the assembling of important documents and will offer binders and sheet protectors ($2 for these supplies) to those interested.

3. Couponing
We have a great presentation on the tricks of this trade!

*Keep in mind that there will be a lot of information shared in each of these classes, so please attend even if you do not wish to pay for the supplies to assemble a 72 hr kit or an important document binder. You are welcome to collect any info presented in the classes and then assemble items on your own at home, and according to your own preferences-- for example: choosing what items you may specifically want in your 72hr kit, or what binder you may want to use or using one you already have at home, etc.

And then after these classes-- our favorite part: lunch!! (Main dish will be courtesy of our cooking class concoctions with soups, salad, and bread.) And while we eat-- entertainment from the Middle-Eastern Dancing and Line Dancing Groups.

Also a part of the morning: a quilt we will tie for humanitarian aid, the drawing for the blanket raffle winners (please bring in your new or gently used blankets - of all sizes - to donate between now and Mar. 20th. Every blanket earns you an entry to increase your chance at winning a great prize in our drawing), and of course we will have opportunities to socialize with one another!
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We hope that all of you sisters can join us.

*If you will need childcare for your children, please let Amber Proudlock know (she will be helping to organize the nursery for those interested).

Info about CRAFT NIGHT for Chalk Cloth & Tutus
Please bring:
scissors, cutting mat (if needed with a rotary cutter), sewing machine with black thread (if able to bring- let Kelsey or Lynnea know), tape measure, and any other supplies your project requires.

Prep for tutus-- If you'd like to have your tulle prepared prior to coming (will make assembly much quicker), here are a few things you can do:

• Cut tulle so width is between 4-6 inches. It doesn't matter how exact; some can be wider, some more narrow. The tulle is very forgiving once it is fluffed up, and you cannot tell if you've cut your strips crooked or not.
• Know the approximate size of the child's waist (and bring enough elastic for that measurement). Determine how long you want the tutu to be: (about 15 inches works well for a 2-3 yr old.) Keep in mind that the tulle will poof and not lay flat against the body, thus seeming shorter than the actual length of the strips of tulle. Double this length amount (15 in. doubled= 30 in.), and then cut your 4-6 inch strips into lengths of 30 inches or so.
• In using mine as an example for reference: I had 1 1/2 yards of 3 different shades (4 1/2 yards total). So each shade was 54 inches long and I cut each of those pieces in half. This left my strips of tulle to be 27 inches (making the tutu 13-14 inches in length, since the strips make up half of the length of the tutu). Also, I used 4 1/2 yards and mine wasn't as poofy as I would have liked-- so closer to 5 or even 6 yards may be a better amount of tulle to bring. You can always add more later if you decide that what you've chosen isn't the look you're going for.
• Remember also to bring decorative embellishments and a glue gun if you'd like to add those (flowers, ribbons, etc).

Tues. Nov 17th Crafts @ Kent Bldg, 7pm

We'll be learning how to make 2 of the items that were featured at September's Souper Saturday "DIY (Do It Yourself) table"

Chalk Cloth Doodle Roll Out, taught by Kelsey Judd
Cost:$4, includes chalk cloth, batting, elastic to hold closed after being rolled up, vinyl pocket to hold supplies, chalk, and sponge for erasing.
You provide: 1/3 yard of cotton fabric (sorry in the sign-ups, I mis-typed and said 1 1/3. It is just 1/3).
There are a few sewing machines at the church and we will bring a few also, but please bring your own if it is easy to transport and you are making more than one.

This "chalk cloth" is an actual fabric that you can write on like a chalkboard. It has a roll-up design with a see-thru pocket to hold a box of chalk and a damp sponge for erasing. A great "quiet book" type idea for kids of all ages-- either your own, or a grandchild, niece/nephew, or other child you know. Would also make a cute Christmas gift or stocking stuffer.

No-Sew Tutu, taught by Natalie Bradshaw & Lynnea Raban
Free
You provide: about 3-6 yards of tulle (depending on how full and how long you want it to be and the waist size of the child it's for). This could be a combo of various colors, or just one solid color. Also, a piece of no-roll elastic (about 1 1/2-2 inches wide- mine was about $1.27 in the Wal-Mart craft aisle) or thick ribbon to tie your tulle onto. Elastic length will be about child's waist size (perhaps minus an inch or so, depending on how much stretch you want there to be). And ribbon will be several inches longer than waist size so there is room to tie the ends. A longer length is easier to work with and can always be shortened later on. These tutus can also be embellished with other decorative ribbons, beads, or fake flowers if you desire. Bring any embellishments you may want to use.
NOTE: If you are unsure about how much tulle to buy, here is my example you can use as a reference point. I used 3 colors of tulle (1 1/2 yards each) so 4 1/2 yards total-- each bought from Wal-Mart off the bolt. It was a good amount for a 2 1/2 year old's body. I could even have used a little more to have made it more poofy, but would have struggled with less than that amount. (The one I'm referring to is not the one pictured below).


Reminder: Sign-ups for these crafts are in the RS binders. Or you may contact Kelsey, Natalie, or myself directly if you'd like to participate or if you have questions.
Thanks,
Lynnea Raban

WELCOME!

We have lots of fun projects to offer for our Fall "Soup"er Saturday! We are excited, and hope you sisters will all come to participate and enjoy the Spirit of Relief Society with one another!

What Are Your Christmas Favorites?

We would like to collect, compile, and share some of our favorite Christmas things-- poems, stories, recipes, traditions, or whatever else helps to make the season bright and memorable for us and our families. Please e-mail all submissions to Lynnea Raban at: parkorchardwardenrichment@hotmail.com or you may hand-deliver them to her as well. Thank you in advance for all contributions!