Hello everyone.
I know I usually try to post
on a Wednesday but I feel there can be a cheeky bonus post today.
As I mentioned in my previous
post, today was the day of Fiona Doubleday’s Studio Opening/tea party in aid of
The Butterfly Tree Charity which I was asked to attend and film. (You can read
her post about the day HERE.) And what a wonderful day it has been!
It began with painting a
butterfly for the tea party’s raffle before me and my mum headed up to Fiona’s
at one o’clock so that I could begin filming before everyone arrived. As we entered her house the hard-work put
into the event became evident as we looked around the beautiful arrangements of
butterfly goodies, gifts from local shops and crafters that were attractively
organised in Fiona’s living room, an array of cakes and scones and of course
the wonderfully decorated studio.
My painting for the raffle
Products from crafters and local shops
As Fiona, her husband and two
of her sons finished preparations I began by filming some scenes in and around
the studio before the ribbon was tied across the doors to be later cut.
Two o’clock arrived and people
soon began to flutter in and were all very impressed with the studio and
transformed living room. Around 31 people arrived and with tea and cakes in our
tummies, pennies spent on butterfly merchandise (all proceeds going to The
Butterfly Tree Charity) and crafters’ products, we settled down for Fiona’s
inspiring introduction to the event as she talked about all the work put into
the day and her exciting future plans to help The Butterfly Tree. We all then went
out to the studio for the grand opening where Fiona’s husband Peter read a
touching story of the origin of their studio followed by a speech and cutting
of the studio’s ribbon by a friend of Fiona and her family, Lynn Ross.
Yummy cakes made by Fiona's son
People beginning to arrive
The studio with its ribbon
With the sun beginning to
shine on the much loved studio everyone had a peek inside before returning to
the living room for a raffle and another look around some of the merchandise.
Before long, Fiona’s
hand-made butterflies had all found new loving homes along with many of the
other items available and the profit of these sales combined with the selling
of the raffle tickets totaled up to an amazing £200 meaning that this one day
will provide the money for 40 mosquito nets for the people in Zambia meaning 40
lives have potentially been saved in a few hours of fun, laughter and donation.
40 mosquito nets. 40 lives. This is truly amazing.
Fiona's mum sorting raffle tickets
Fiona's handmade butterflies
As people began home with
high spirits and some lovely purchases, I recorded
some of the final footage
for the film of the day. I can’t wait to begin editing and hope it
captures the enthusiasm and joy of all who attended this lovely day. It will be featured on Fiona's blog once it is finished and I'll upload a link when it's there.
A child dies every 40 seconds
from malaria. But today, thanks to Fiona, her family and everyone who attended
her event, 40 lives have been potentially saved by the money raised for
mosquito nets.
If you have been as inspired
as I have by Fiona’s event please visit The Butterfly Tree website and if you
can please make a donation.
I hope you too had a lovely day.
Mollie
♥
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