Hi!
Brown Owls is now running nicely in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Canberra and Mongolia! Huge props to our interstate prefects and members, as well as our enthusiastic Melbourne girls and helpers like Angela and Lara and Kirsty. Fantastic. Due to popular demand we are opening up memberships for a short period in some areas :
New rural, interstate and international membership options are now up in the Brown Owls Store. Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane Metro memberships are sold out, but there has been lots of interest in other States and Cities!
Perhaps now is the time to start a Brown Owls group in YOUR area!? Brown Owls is a crafty club, where you can meet other great people and work on crafty projects, together or independently. We learn from each other, chat, eat biscuits and just have nice times. It's designed to create connections, share skills and provide a nice social time for it's members. Does this sound like something you'd like to do in your neighbourhood? Yes?! Okay, you need a venue, a few members and some crafty enthusiasm! You can follow the lead of the other Brown Owls meets - or you can Brown Owl in your own way!
Some things you should know:
New rural, interstate and international membership options are now up in the Brown Owls Store. Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane Metro memberships are sold out, but there has been lots of interest in other States and Cities!
Perhaps now is the time to start a Brown Owls group in YOUR area!? Brown Owls is a crafty club, where you can meet other great people and work on crafty projects, together or independently. We learn from each other, chat, eat biscuits and just have nice times. It's designed to create connections, share skills and provide a nice social time for it's members. Does this sound like something you'd like to do in your neighbourhood? Yes?! Okay, you need a venue, a few members and some crafty enthusiasm! You can follow the lead of the other Brown Owls meets - or you can Brown Owl in your own way!
Some things you should know:
- Please allow a few weeks for me to print up and post your memberships, people.
- Brown Owls meets at LEAST every 2 weeks in Melbourne, but MONTHLY in other areas - meeting frequency is up to you.
- Brown Owls is a 'learn from one-another' environment - it's not a craft 'class' (although sometimes someone nice will come and teach the whole group something!)
- Brown Owls relies on member enthusiasm and participation - so try and get involved if you are not too shy. But we like shy people too.
- Interstate memberships are $10 per annum (to cover admin, membership tags and postage) - and $15 for NZ and International.
- All other costs (such as tea and coffee, snacks and room hire) are covered by members (hence the importance of low-cost or no-cost venues!)
- I've prepared a 'Meeting and Venue Charter' for the 'prefects' in new Brown Owls packs.
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Sydney : There's been some interest in starting a second Brown Owls pack in Sydney. Please email me with SYDNEY WAITING LIST in the subject line if you'd like to be part of this second group. We would need to appoint some prefects to run these meets - and find a low cost venue (such as a library meeting room or community centre) too.
Brisbane : With regard to BRISBANE - same thing - we could start a second pack if there is enough interest. Please email me with BRISBANE WAITING LIST in the subject line and we'll see what sort of numbers we can come up with.
Canberra : Sold Out at this stage.
Perth : Sold Out at this stage.
Melbourne : Sold out. No further memberships available this year. Sorry.
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xx Pip
PS - If you are a member you can now get your 2009 Brown Owls Blog Badge designed by threebuttons over here
PPS - I'll post this over at the Brown Owls Blog too.
Hi Pip,
ReplyDeleteKylie here, long time blog stalker, first time commenter from Canberra.
Firstly I should say congratulations on your fabulous book. Love it. I was also lucky enough to visit your store whilst in Melbourne a few weeks ago and pretty much fell in love with Fitzroy (it was my first trip there). Anyway anyway anyway, I'm stoked to learn there is a Brown Owls group in Canberra and would love to join when possible. Should I stay tuned for memberships to become available?
Hello! Is there anyone out there in little old Adelaide who would be interested in establishing an Adelaide Chapter? If you are lurking, let us know!
ReplyDeleteHi Pip.. Love your blog and your shop! Just wondering whether there is a waiting list for Melb memberships? Can you attend any Brown Owl meets as a non member? Sorry, not quite sure how it all works but really keen to join as soon as I can.. jess
ReplyDeleteHi Pip,
ReplyDeleteGood to hear there might be more members in country NSW. One thing though, I paid my membership a while ago, but have not received anything in the post yet. I know you have been busy with the book and all, so I figured that's where the delay came from. Just wanted to double check though that I am a member.
Thanks
Alyce
Bathurst
Hello Pip,
ReplyDeleteFirst time on your blog here and I love it! So much to see and also to learn. Your banner is the best. I've collected almost all the Tiny (Dutch)/Martine (Belgium) books. How are they called in Australia? The illustrations by Marcel Marlier are so beautiful...
Bye,
Germaine
Wow! Brown Owls is sold out in Sydney, eh? And there's a waiting list? Holy cow - that's amazing, Pip! xx
ReplyDeletealyce - i think your package was lost in the mail - i'll send another and i've emailed you about that!
ReplyDeletegemaine - Tiny was also called DEBBIE, MARY and SOPHIE! I love Marcel too!
Kylie and Jess -
ReplyDeleteCanberra is currently full.
Melbourne is full for the year - but there may be the odd casual spot and some meetings - keep your eye on the Brown Owls member blog. www.brownowls-members.blogspot.com
Hi Pip,
ReplyDeleteI would love to put my name down on the waiting list for a Brisbane group, but as a "newbie" to blogs I am unsure of how to email that to you. I really like your blog!
Thanks, esther.
Hey Pip ... Thanks for the updates and thanks for posting the Badges (thanks to ThreeButtons too)... have put one on now! Yay ...
ReplyDeletePip,
ReplyDeleteWhat about Hobart, there must be interest here. I am happy to try and get something happening - anyone interested?
dickanddora@dickanddora.com
If on the offchance you're reading this in Mongolia and we haven't spotted your inner craftiness as you walk along Peace Ave, please post a comment, there is always more room for Brown Owls in Ulaanbaatar! :-)
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