2011 Update

Wow! We haven't posted on here for a while, and we feel really bad about that, but we have a good excuse! We have been super busy this year!

In January we set a lot of goals, and are coming really close to meeting them by the end of the year.

We gave a scholarship away at the end of the 2010-11 school year to a graduating senior from our local high school.

24 fleece blankets for our newborn kits

In March we delivered the following items to different departments at our local hospital:

• 25 small stuffed animals and 51 crayon/activity book Ziploc bag kits to the ER
• 13 blue and 11 white fleece blanket newborn kits (included a newborn onesie and pair of socks) to the Nursery
• 2 fleece sport blankets, 7 red fleece blankets, 6 green fleece blankets, 1 pink quilt, 2 crayon roll-up bags, 11 fabric bags with crayons and coloring books, and 2 plaid fleece blankets with crocheted edges to the Pediatrics department.

We appliqued motifs onto the front of the plain onesies.

In August we held our 3rd Annual Raffle at the Salem Days Quilt Show.  We had a lot of fun with some awesome prizes for the raffle winners.  Thank you to all of the people and businesses who donated items for us to raffle off!

Pink quilt donated to Pediatrics

We have also been working on newborn kits for Baby Your Baby.  We made about 25 kits in March, and have another 20 or so ready to be put together in the next day or so.  We are fortunate enough to have an opportunity to hear one of the representatives from the Baby Your Baby program speak later this week, and are looking forward to giving her our donations at that time.  The newborn kits have been really fun to put together.  Originally we appliqued little motifs onto the front of the onesies, but we recently found some darling onesies that don't need any embellishments.  Our newborn kits include a small fleece blanket, a newborn-sized onesie, and a pair of newborn socks, all tied up together in a small bundle with a bow and gift tag for the recipient.

At the end of last year, we also made some self-binding receiving blankets and burp cloths.  We put them together into kits for Baby Your Baby, as well.

blankets and burp cloths for Baby Your Baby

We are really excited about what is happening next month though.  We have a busy November planned.  On November 18th we are hosting a charity viewing of the newest movie in the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn Part 1.  We are selling tickets for $25, which includes the movie ticket, your charitable donation, and your entrance into our door prize drawing.  We've already started taking donations, and they are incredible so far!

Our darling sew-in labels.

Also in November we are participating in the Festival of Trees.  All proceeds from Festival of Trees go to benefit the Primary Children's Medical Center, which is a cause that is very dear to our hearts.  Our tree this year is dedicated to all little boys, with a theme of "Lil' Boys Are Made Of".  We are really excited about how this tree is coming together, and it is going to be darling!  Festival runs from November 30th thru December 3rd, so if you are in the Salt Lake City, Utah area during that time, you should really stop by.  It is a great experience, and kids love seeing all of the fun Christmas trees.

We will continue posting updates on our November events as they approach, so please keep checking back for more info, photos, updates, etc.!

If you would like to donate to Colton's Angels, please contact us at coltonsangels@gmail.com.  Thank you!

It's that time of year again

It's that time of year again:

Time to get ready for Festival of Trees! We are so excited to be participating again this year. We are on aisle D, right at the end, so be sure to stop by and see our tree when you come to the festival.

Right now we're working on purchasing items for our space. We have bought some really great things, and can't wait to show them all to you! We will post pictures as we get items in :)

If you would like to help in any way, please contact us at coltonsangels@gmail.com

Twilight Saga: Eclipse Report

First of all, a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who attended our event. Because of you, the event was a success. We would also like to thank everyone who donated the door prizes. Here are some photos from the evening:

The line! Since it was the midnight show we had our own area to line up. Look at the crowd that came out to support our two great causes!

The basket full of raffle tickets!

This is one of our favorite shirts we saw on the people in our line.

People filing into the theater before the raffle.
Angie Stewart made these fabulous fobs. Thanks to everyone who purchased them in line at the theater. And thanks to Angie for donating them to us to sell.

The New Moon t-shirt quilt. Thanks to Joanna Peterson at Designs by Laura Jo for making and donating this quilt.

Sorry these photos aren't the greatest. They had already been wrapped by the donator, so we didn't want to undo them. But, inside are some really cute fabric key fobs. Thanks to Vicki Peterson for making and donating all 16 fobs!

Thank you to Sweetbriar Cove for donating 9 of these darling necklaces.

Thanks to Jenny Limb for making and donating 4 beaded bracelets.

Thanks to Joanna Peterson for donating the New Moon card game.

Thanks to Vicki Peterson for donating 5 of these awesome gold shimmer lotions.

Thanks to Marci and Angela for donating this awesome scrabooking kit.

Marci and Angela also donated 2 sets of these darling blocks that spell out "FAMILY"

Thank you to Gina Sherwood for donating the Sweat Pea and Vanilla and Camu Camu Scentsy travel tins.

Thank you to Jana Nielson for donating these 3 awesome tote bags.

Thank you to Lynsey Cook and Joanna Peterson for donating 9 vampire-themed and New Moon t-shirts.

Another thanks to Marci and Angela, who also donated two sets of these cute blocks that spell out "HOME"

Thank you to Vicki Peterson for making and donating this fabulous quilt.

Thank you to Carrie Brown from Gracie Lou's Quilt Shoppe for making and donating this great quilt.

And another thanks to Carrie Brown for donating this double-sided Minkee quilt.

Thank you to Marci and Angela for donating a Pressed Penny Scentsy warmer with Welcome Home and Pima Cotton Scentsy bars.

Thank you to Gina Sherwood for donating an Eclipse Scentsy warmer with Twilight, Cinnamon Bear, and Cinnamon Cider Scentsy bars.

Gina also donated a Doodle Bug Scentsy warmer with Cinnamon Bear, Coconut Lemongrass, and Skinny Dippin' Scentsy bars.

Thank you again to everyone for donating the great door prizes, and to everyone who came to the event. We had so much fun putting this on for you guys! Without your generosity and donations, this would not have been nearly as successful.

THANK YOU

Also, we are considering doing this again in November, 2011 for Part 1 of Breaking Dawn, but would like your feedback. What do you think? Will you come to another Twilight party if we have it? Please leave your opinions in the comments on this post. Or, you can email us at coltonsangels@gmail.com

Thanks again!

ECLIPSE PARTY Ticket Information

Hey everyone! We are so excited that Eclipse is coming out in just a few short months!

We finally have the ticket information available for everyone who has been asking about it.



Tickets are $30 per person (same as last time) and include:
movie ticket
concessions gift card
small gift
entrance into door prize drawing
donation to 2 charities


If you would like us to reserve your tickets, please call Joanna, Angie, or Vicki at 801-423-1876 or you can email us directly at coltonsangels@gmail.com


Also, we are looking for donations for the door prizes. If you would like to donate something, please contact us at coltonsangels@gmail.com.

Eclipse for Charity - Are you getting excited?!

Are you so excited yet? If you want more info about the event, please email us at coltonsangels@gmail.com

Also, if you would like to donate items for our door prizes, please let us know by commenting here (leave your contact info please!) or email us: coltonsangels@gmail.com. You can also contact us on our Facebook Page.

We are really excited to host this event again, and hope that you all are too! Stay tuned for more info!!

April 2010 Meeting

Tonight we made 23 blankets for the kids in pediatrics at Mountain View Hospital.

We had previously had a HUGE stack of blankets, but got word a few weeks ago that Utah Valley Regional Medical Center (UVRMC) needed blankets desperately, so we took half (or more) of our blankets up to them.

Angel standing next to the huge stack with her grandbaby.

We cut out hearts from coordinating fabrics and fused them onto the fleece blankets we had cut out. This week we will blanket stitch around them in matching thread.

We are hoping to be able to deliver these blankets, along with several other items, to Mountain View Hospital soon.

March's Meeting

Tonight we met at Gracie Lou's, our local fabric shop, and made some blankets for Fetal Demise.

Those who didn't want to sew made 14 "Thank You" cards. Aren't they so cute?!

The blankets were either double-sided flannel, or had flannel and minkee.

Here's a sampling of the blankets. We made 12 12" square blankets and 4 24" square blankets.

It was sad to think of what these pretty blankets would be used for, and we hope that the families who receive them can feel the love we put into them.