Top fundraiser prize 17.05.2012
Only a few days left to be in with a chance to win £30 of Hobbycraft vouchers!
The person who raises the most money for Make With Me by the end of May will win this great prize. Find out how to organise a Make With Me party . The money raised will help Mencap to support people with a learning disability to live their lives as they choose, find out how your money could help.
Getting married this summer? 08.05.2012
Getting married this summer? Don't forget to check out our wedding favours project. This can save money and make sure you give your guests a memorable special gift by making your own wedding favours!
We've created a special wedding favour project and gift card for you. Download our free chocolate dipped fortune cookies project card, get friends and family together to make these and then download our special free wedding favours gift tag to go with it. See our seasonal tips section for other ideas to have a unique homemade wedding and to save money whilst making your special day extra special. Just don't forget to make a donation to Mencap and support our work with people with a learning disability. See how you can make a difference.
Have homemade ideas of your own? Share the love on our Make With Me facebook page
Make decoupage pot 30.03.2012
Thanks to our friends Make it and Mend it we have got a fantastic new project for you to make. Make a decoupage pot and unleash your creative talents. Go to our things to make page for a step by step guide on how to make one of your own.
Visit us at the Stitch and Craft Show 14.03.2012
Visit Make With Me this week at the Stitch and Craft Show . Come and visit us on stand FK21 (first floor), at the Olympia II in London between 15 and 18 March to learn more about the Make With Me initiative. The Make with Me team will be there and look forward to meeting you there!
Make your own Easter egg candles 01.03.2012
Celebrate Easter by making these quirky candles they are eggcellent for brightening up a room. The project donated by our friends Make it and Mend it is really simple and can be downloaded from our things to make page.
Visit our friends Make it and Mend it and Crafty Crafty for great ideas for all tastes. Please remember to make a small donation online now to support our work with people with a learning disability. You can also download a free gift tag to go with your present and show that you have made your own present to support a good cause.
Unwanted Christmas presents? 29.12.2011
We hope you had a great Christmas with your loved ones. The truth is, we often are left with unwanted presents. Make With Me offers you an ecological and economical way to deal with this.
Why not sell these items or organise a swap party and donate the proceeds to Make With me to help us improve the lives of people with a learning disability?
Find out more at http://www.makewithme.org.uk/resources/seasonal-party-tips/
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 23.12.2011
We would like to wish you all the very best over the festive period. We thank you for all of your support throughout the past year, and we really hope that you have enjoyed being a part of Make with Me.
Best wishes,
Make with Me team
Recycle unwanted presents 21.12.2011
This year sell or swap your unwanted presents and support Mencap
Every year many of us receive presents we just don't want or can't use. This year we're asking everyone to sell or swap their unwanted presents and support people with a learning disability. Find out more about how you can make this Christmas even more special visit Recycle my Christmas presents
Thank for supporting Make with Me 21.12.2011
Thanks to all of you who have been making their own Christmas presents and donating money to Mencap. The money you raise will help Mencap to continue supporting people with a learning disability. We will also be able to continue campaigning for the rights of people with a learning disability. Find out more about or recent campaigns such as Stand by Me on the Mencap website
Make star for your Christmas tree 20.12.2011
Give your Christmas tree some sparkle with this home made decoration.
Send a Mencap Christmas e-card 19.12.2011
Save money this Christmas by sending Mencap's delightful Christmas e-cards. Choose from four animated designs , they are are fun and festive!
Sew Ray Me design 16.12.2011
Rachael Alexander of Sew Ray Me has donated this patchwork sack design, ideal for storing Christmas presents. Make one of your own
Make your own crafty Christmas tags 16.12.2011
Find out how to make Lucy Farfort's funky, festive Christmas tags.
Crochet Rosette - the perfect handmade Christmas gift 16.12.2011
Nicky Hale has designed this cute crochet rosette pattern which would make a great brooch. Download the design, get crocheting and make your friends their Christmas presents. Download the project card on our what to make page.
Exciting Christmas project 14.12.2011
If you want to make your own Christmas tree decorations then look no further. Rachael Alexander of Sew Ray Me has kindly donated an exciting Christmas making projects, a felt Christmas present tag or tree decoration.
Kim Dellows donates Christmas tags design 13.12.2011
Kim Dellows of craftymakes.blogspot.com has kindly donated her Christmas tag design. It is so simple you can make it from leftover card and add lots of glitter for some Christmas sparkle. Make your own now
Make Mathew Horne's beanie hat 12.12.2011
Gavin and Stacey actor Mathew Horne has designed a beanie hat for Make with Me. This cool design would make a great Christmas present, find out how to make it on our things to make page
Make a festive bunny wreath 09.12.2011
Christmas needn't be all about robins and reindeers. Introduce rabbits into your festive decorations by making this beautiful Christmas bunny rag wreath kindly donated by bustle and sew.
Find out how you can make this gorgeous wreath on our things to make page.
Lynda Bellingham's Sunflower Beret 08.12.2011
12-18 December is Make Week. Celebrate by knitting this beautiful hat for a loved one this Christmas. Go to the your projects page to download Lynda's design.
Mencap Christmas Make with Me Party 05.12.2011
Mencap held their own Christmas Make with Me party of Friday. Staff decorated baubles and made paper angels which are now adorning the Mencap Christmas tree.
Four members of staff won a festive treat as our panel deemed their bauble the best.
To see all the photos from the party look on our facebook page where you can find more photos from the party.
Win a fabulous Christmas card making kit 21.11.2011
Post images of your homemade christmas creations in the Make With Me facebebook page and you could win a fantastic Christmas kit with lots of exciting items for your greeting cards and other projects, some of which are featured in the image above. The kit comes complete with assorted seasonal stickers, ribbons, glitter embellishments, printed brads, decoupage paper, double sided tape, designer paper pack and blank cards and envelopes.
Share your homemade Christmas photos and tips on our facebook page. and the one with most likes by the 1st of December wins this fabulous kit.
Thank you to Andie Watson at Goldfish Crafts (www.goldfishcrafts.co.uk/) for donating this great prize.
Have a homemade Christmas 18.11.2011
Make your own unique presents this Christmas – be creative and have fun while raising money for Mencap to support people with a learning disability.
It is estimated that as many as 9 out of 10 people with a learning disability are verbally harassed or exposed to violence due to their disability. Many are taunted, threatened and persecuted. Most are targeted simply for being seen as ‘different’.
Victims of disability hate crime need our help because not everyone has a voice that will be understood, listened to or taken seriously. Mencap’s community advisers can give people with a learning disability and their families the practical and emotional support they need.
Your donation could help victims of hostility and abuse to get the support they need. For example, £15 could pay for a helpline adviser to answer two calls from victims of disability hate crime who need our help.
Find inspiration at http://www.makewithme.org.uk/your-projects/
Make your Christmas 10.11.2011
Mencap is asking everyone to make their own Christmas. Making your own presents and decorations is fun, cheaper and more rewarding than buying something off the shelf that everyone else has. You could knit or crochet covers for baubles and make delicious spiced chocolates as gifts, for example. We'll have projects and recipes to inspire you on this website soon. In the meantime, why not share your project and recipe ideas on our facebook page. The comment or photo posted on Make with me's Facebook wall with most likes by 1 December will get a prize!
For inspiration check out folksy where you can find these lovely Christmas hearts made by Diane Lawton.
Halloween Prize Winner 09.11.2011
Congratulations to Becky who won our Mencap Halloween competition. Her creepy cupcakes got the most votes and wins her a Make a Cake voucher.
Mencap Halloween Party 31.10.2011
Mencap held another successful Make with Me party, this time with a spooky theme. Staff made some creepy very creations, go to our facebook page to see photos from the event and vote for your favourite.
Make a pirate treasure Map 01.09.2011
Ahoy there landlubbers! NG Kids has kindly donated a new project, how to make a a pirate treasure map.. Have fun me hearties!
Bake with Me competition winner 03.08.2011
A big congratulations to Stacey Foster who has been announced as the winner of the Bake with Me photo competition.
The wonderful cake pop that she made with her mother has proved to be the most popular on our Facebook page
Stacey has won £40 worth of Molly Bakes Cake Pops. Dont forget there is still a chance to win a fantastic vintage corsage making kit by adding your photo to our Make with Me Page
Get the kids baking this summer with My Daddy Cooks 02.08.2011
Toad in the hole and No-bake chocolate tiffin cake recipe kindly donated by Nick Coffer from My Daddy Cooks.
Both these videos can be viewed here:
Buy My Daddy Cooks book in Amazon and 6% of the same will be donated to Mencap.
Mencap Make with Me Party 01.08.2011
On 29 July Mencap staff organised their own Make with Me party. They got crafty by making paper flowers and decorating gingerbread men.The most liked gingerbread man on our facebook page will win a prize so get liking.
If you are interested in organising your own Make with Me party call us on 0207 696 6983
Don't forget great prizes to be won! 18.07.2011
Don't forget that the person whose photo gets the most likes on our facebook pages will win either a vintage corsage making kit or some delicious cake pops. Go to our facebook pages: Make with Me or Bake with Me to add your make or bake photo.
Make and Bake community donate projects 06.07.2011
The response from the make and bake community has been fantastic and we have now created a new page for your projects. Crafts Guerilla, Carolee Crafts and MumsNet have already kindly donated new projects to the Make With Me initiative - see them now. If you'd like to share one of your projects or recipes, email makewithme@mencap.org.uk and we will post it as well.
Learning Disability Week may be over, but the Make A Me appeal isn't 26.06.2011
This year's Learning Disability Week is over and raised plenty of awareness about learning disability and hate crime. But our work is not over! Mencap continues to fight for the rights of people with a learning disability. And we need your help to help us make a difference. You could, for instance, Make A Me and add it to the Me gallery. There are other ways to get involved. Why not organise a fun Make or Bake party? Or just make a donation now.
Thank you to everyone who supported Make With Me and Bake With Me last week. See the latest Me photos added here. Join us on Facebook and let us know how you're getting on:
www.facebook.com/makewithme
www.facebook.com/bakewithme
It's Learning Disability Week! 21.06.2011
This week is Learning Disability Week and we are asking everyone to make a Me to show their support. We are launching a new campaign called Stand by Me which tackles disability hate crime. Find out more about the campaign and help us end learning disability hate crime here. You can also help by taking part in the Make A Me appeal. This is a very simple way to show your support: just personalise something you have made or baked, upload the image onto our Me gallery and make a donation. Don't forget to say hello and to upload your make and bake images at www.facebook.com/makewithme and www.facebook.com/bakewithme
Browse the Me gallery or Make A Me now.
Jane Asher wants you to bake for Mencap 11.06.2011
Jane Asher is calling on everyone, any age and ability to get making and baking for Mencap. “I'm so pleased to be supporting Mencap's Bake With Me initiative. If you love baking, as I do, why not throw a baking party or try my great gingerbread man recipe and raise money for people with a learning disability. It doesn't matter if you're new to baking or have bags of experience, its a chance to have fun and make a difference.”
Make a Me for Learning Disability Week 06.06.2011
Learning Disability Week this year is on 20-25 June and focuses on the Stand by me campaign. The campaign tackles disability hate crime. Find out more about the campaign here. The Make A Me appeal is a very simple way to show your support: just personalise something you have made or baked, upload the image onto our Me gallery and make a donation. Learning Disability Week is only 2 weeks away, so hurry, get all your friends making and making and show your support!
Browse the Me gallery or Make A Me now
Simon Rimmer tells the cake pop story 03.06.2011
The cake pop is the next cupcake! If you haven’t heard about it yet, I can assure you that you will hear loads from now on! The cake pop is a small cake on a stick, it looks like a lollipop but it’s made of cake dough and decorated. If you want to impress, then learning how to make these is a must. I’m delighted to share this recipe with you and support Mencap's Bake With Me initiative. Now go on, get baking and support people with a learning disability and show us your works of cake art by uploading your images here
Maker Barley Massey introduces the gingerbread man bunting 31.05.2011
I’ve developed this project for Mencap’s Make With Me to reflect its campaigning. Mencap is asking you to bake or make a Me and to organise parties to support people with a learning disability and I thought I’d create a special bunting project with a twist. My bunting has gingerbread men instead of triangles which you can personalise. I hope you have fun making it and that it lives up your party. Post some images for us all to see at facebook.com/makewithme
Be a fan and win prizes 30.05.2011
Make With Me and Bake With Me fanpages are now live. Upload your photos of your creations onto our fanpages for a chance to win prizes. Find out more here. You can also follow us on twitter and be sure to be in the know!
Make With Me launches 29.05.2011
Make With Me is here! Make With Me and Bake With Me are Mencap's new fundraising initiatives to get everyone making and baking. You can organise a party, download recipe and project cards and make a Me. This season’s theme is about Me. Find out more what it's all about and how to get involved here. There will be more seasons and activities so watch this space!
