Happiest day after Halloween, set your clocks back day, AND the day that Yarnies541 Handmade Gift Bingo goes live!
100% of this year’s Handmade Gift Bingo (HGB) goes to Food for Lane County, our local food bank. HGB starts at $5 and you can give as much as you wish, it all goes to the food bank!
Click here: HERE to purchase your digital HGB BINGO card!
HGB details:
100% of this year’s holiday gift bingo proceeds go to Food for Lane County: There is so much information on their website HERE. Food for Lane County is doing enormous work to address the incredible need in our community.
Entry for Handmade Gift Bingo 2026 starts at $5 and you are absolutely welcome to donate more if you wish. Handmade Gift BINGO is primarily a fun way to financially support local community aid and give us all some friendly accountability to finish our holiday handmade gifts!
Handmade Gift BINGO runs from November 1st through January 3rd.
Winners drawn on January 4th, 2027.
1-Click HERE to purchase your digital BINGO card!
2-For each bingo completed, do one of the following:
- Post a pic on the Yarnies541 Discord under “2026 gift bingo” OR
- Post on Instagram using #Yarnies541GiftBingo2026 and tag @Yarnies541 OR
- You can also email a picture of your bingos to yarnies541@gmail.com with the subject “I got a BINGO!”
Gifts are not limited to fiber crafts, any handmade gift qualifies!
- Each BINGO gets you an entry into the prize basket drawings in January.
- Horizontal, vertical, and diagonal bingos all count toward a Bingo.
- Complete the entire board (blackout bingo) for entry into a blackout specific drawing!
**Prizes generously provided by our local fiber craft community. Thank you!**
In other exciting news… Join other artists, crafters, and folks who enjoy science and stars this Wednesday, November 4th from 6-8 at the planetarium to “craft under the stars” and learn about Fibonacci and Fiber. You can contribute to the group Fibonacci display too! click HERE to purchase tickets!
November 18th the Cottage Grove Public Library is hosting YARNAPALOOZA with a crochet/knitting circle and “craft-in” as well as a yarn swap and peg weaving class.
Tuesday/Thursday evening meetups are still happening every week! See the club calendar HERE other community events are also listed on our calendar, so check it out.
Lastly, a HUGE thank you to our paid-tier members who came out to celebrate Yarnies541 business birthday last weekend. We had a good time gathering together and appreciating our community of supporters. We also did our “headcount fundraising” for the event where $5 for each attendee was raised for Food for Lane County.
STAY TUNED for small business Saturday lineups happening on November 28th and any other fun events coming up!
Thank you for building this great community! Please consider supporting our local businesses that support our club: stringfieldyarncollective.com and cozy-yarn.com as well as ebbandflowboutique.com and www.alwaysbekindyarn.com, more at Yarnies541.org on our member-maker page!
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