Ma Cobb's Hat Shoppe going to Can't Stop the Serenity!

Ni hao all,

Just wanted to remind everyone of this weekend's Can't Stop the Serenity screening in Toronto! I am So Very Excited! :) Me and my hats and my buttons will be there, so this is the time to let me know if you want me to bring anything extra special just for you (and save yourself some shipping!).

This also means that I will likely be away from the cortex for most of the weekend (from Friday till Sunday), but rest assured that any orders recieved from Thursday to Sunday will be promptly shipped on Monday. So technically today (Wednesday) is the last day to order anything that will be shipped out this week (tomorrow). So get your orders in now, while the getting is good.

And if you're not in the Toronto area check out cantstoptheserenity.com for a Serenity screening near you! All proceeds go to charity, so it is always a good cause, as well as a good time. Equality Now thanks you! And those of us that work really hard to put these Screenings together thank you as well! :)

Until next week! Remember: you can't stop the signal!
Stay shiny,
Love,
Ma Cobb

Can't Stop The Serenity Toronto 2009

The Toronto screening of Serenity is almost upon us! Next Saturday (June 20th) 12:30 at the Bloor Cinema! Shindig to follow at the Pauper's pub. Be there or be square-shaped! I'm so excited! Great prizes, great auction items, great free stuff, great people, but best of all great FILM! More details can be found here: torontoserenity.blogspot.com

Ma Cobb's Hat Shoppe will totally be there, so if there's anyone attending who'd like to save on shipping please let me know! Send me a quick email at fadingendlessly[at]gmail[dot]com, or a convo on etsy and I'll be happy to oblige! I'll also be bringing a couple extra Jayne hats with me, for those who don't win the hats that are up for auction. ;) Or if you don't email me ahead of time, you can find me pretty easily at the event: I'll be the girl in the Jayne hat... Okay, maybe there'll be a few girls in Jayne hats, but I will also have a volunteer badge that says "Ma Cobb" on it, so you can't miss me!

Again, SO excited! See y'all there!
Stay shiny!
Love,
Ma Cobb

Hey all!
***Update on Can't Stop the Serenity***

The Toronto Browncoats held the annual Can't Stop The Serenity Screening on Saturday June 21st, and I am very happy to say that the Jayne hats donated by Ma Cobb's Hat Shoppe raised a total of over $250 for the charity auction for Equality Now!

That is so shiny!

And the totals are finally in! they're still a bit preliminary, but it's lookin' like we've raised a whopping :::$6,560.00!::: at the Toronto Screening for Equality Now this year! That's even more money raised than last year! And even more tickets sold! This thing just keeps getting bigger! I am so proud to be part of such an awesome crowd of Browncoats!

I just wanted to say a big huge thank-you to everyone who was involved with Can't Stop the Serenity this year, not just in Toronto, but all over the world! Thank you to all the organizers, volunteers, donaters and even those who bought tickets, t-shirts, and swag! Without all of you we couldn't be as mighty as we are (and we are!). So thank you all!

Much love, and stay shiny!
Love,
angela aka "Ma Cobb"

Can't Stop the Serenity Screening in Toronto (and around the world)

Ni hao all you Browncoats out there!

Well, things certainly have been happening here at Ma Cobb's Hat Shoppe, and I haven't had the time to update! I've been working on some very exciting new surprise goodies to send along with every hat order! I won't give it away, but lets just say my packages are looking more and more authentic these days! And all my hats will now be accompanied by some very exciting 'verse-related swag! No, there won't be any black market beagles in there, or wobbly-headed geisha dolls, but I assure you that if you are a Browncoat, you will be excited! So go ahead and order a Jayne hat, and see what you might get! :)

In other news, the Toronto gang of Browncoats are busily organizing this year's Can't Stop The Serenity screening, and you're invited! Ma Cobb herself will be donating hats for the cause. Even if you're not in the Toronto area you can support Equality Now by attending a screening in your area! Check out Can't Stop The Serenity to find an event near you! There is so much great stuff to be won folks! You really don't want to miss it! Alright, last but not least, I have also opened up a shop on etsy.com, which is website for all things artsy & craftsy & handmade. You can check me out at fadingendlessly.etsy.com to see all my 'verse and non-verse related items. I will still be selling hats at www.geocities.com/fadingendlessly, but I just thought I'd branch out a bit and share my other crafts to them that need them. So please feel free to take a look around, and let me know what you think! Also, please join the Ma Cobb group over on facebook! Ma Cobb would love to have you!

Well, I think that's all for now. Please come out and join your fellow Browncoats for Can't Stop the Serenity screenings at the end of June! It's all for a good cause!

Keep flyin!
Love,
Ma Cobb

Cedric of the Bedlam Bards, Equality Now, and Ma Cobb's Hat Shoppe!

Hey again all!

Another quick update to let you know that the Can't Stop The Serenity charity drive is in full swing, and my Jayne hats, among many other pretties, are involved!

Cedric of the Bedlam Bards is auctioning himself off for Equality Now... well... he's actually auctioning off a performance at the charity screening of the winner's choice. Check it out on ebay. as if that wasn't shiny enough for you, he also has a number of other 'verse goodies that will go to the winner including an independent flag from Firefly Cargo Bay and a Jayne hat from yours truly! The money raised goes to the Serenity Charity Screening of the winner's choice to raise money for Equality Now! This year's screenings are already looking to be a shindiggy good time!

And of course there is a lot of planning going on to get those Serenity charity screenings up and running, so be sure to check out your local screening once June rolls around and support your fellow Browncoats, as well as a worthwhile charity!

And now, for some non-screening-related news: I have updated the gallery on Ma Cobb's Hat Shoppe and added a link to a newly created Guestbook, so if you've bought one of my hats in the past and would like to praise it for all to see, please sign the guestbook!

And for those of you on Facebook, please join the Ma Cobb's Hat Shoppe group! Just do a search for Ma Cobb, and you should find me!

Keep flyin!
Love, Ma Cobb

Toronto "Can't Stop the Serenity" Charity Screening in Full Force!

hey all!

I just thought I'd pop by again and let everyone know that it looks as if the Toronto "Can't Stop the Serenity" Charity Screening is GO for 2008! The date and details haven't quite been set in stone as of yet, but it should be sometime around the 23rd of June 2008 (Joss's birthday, and the anniversary of the Serenity pre-screenings). I'll keep ya'll posted once the date gets closer. And of course you can always check the link above for more details as well.

Ma Cobb's Hat Shoppe will be donating a few hats to the cause again this year, and it looks like it's going to be quite a shiny shindig indeed, with many great door prizes, an auction, goodies, and more! So if you're in the Toronto area, please come and join in the fun! All funds raised will be donated to a worthwhile charity: Equality Now!

And don't forget to tune into Space: The Imagination Station this afternoon at 5:30 to catch a glimpse of Ma Cobb's Hat Shoppe. or if you miss that, it airs again tomorrow at 8:30am and 4:30pm.

Keep flyin!
Love,
Ma Cobb

Toronto "Can't Stop the Serenity" Charity Screening

Well, the Christmas rush is well over, but I'm still knitting up Jayne hats like a mad-woman, so please feel free to keep on sending those requests!

I also have an exciting new announcement regarding the Toronto Charity Screening of Serenity on Saturday June 23rd at 1pm at the Regent Theatre: two of my Jayne hats will be featured as door prizes to be raffled off! I am so excited to be a part of such a worthwhile event for the second year in a row! Besides some very awesome prizes, t-shirts, posters and other goodies, all proceeds from the screening will go towards Joss Whedon's favourite charity Equality Now!

Admission to the event is $12! To find out more info, or to get tickets in advance, visit www.canadianbrowncoats.com. Or you can visit www.cantstoptheserenity.com to find a charity screening in your area! It's all for a good cause!

Also, I will be at the event with a couple extra Jayne hats in tow, so if you want to pick one up directly from me there, you can send me an email (fadingendlessly[at]gmail.com) to let me know you want one, and we can work out the details.

Jayne Hats & The Toronto Serenity Charity Screening

Almost exactly a year after the first wave of Serenity pre-screenings, Toronto Browncoats are gathering for another big-screen viewing of our favourite movie: Serenity. My Jayne hats will be featured as a raffle prize this month in Toronto at Serenity Now/Equality Now: a world-wide, big-screen charity screening of Serenity to raise funds for Equality Now (one of Joss Whedon's favourite charities).

The Toronto screening will be hosted by the Toronto chapter of the Canadian Browncoats, and takes place at 4pm Saturday June 24th, 2006, at The Royal Cinema (608 College Street, Toronto). Please join us and help us raise money for a worthy cause!!

More details about Serenity Charity Screenings taking place in Canada, including Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal is available at www.can'tstoptheserenity.com. For information regarding Serenity Charity Screenings worldwide, please visit the Serenity Now/Equality Now website.

Here at Ma Cobb's Hat Shoppe we are committed to providing quality orange-ish hats to all of our customers.

I'm still taking orders, and churning out hats, even though there's been quite a lull since the Christmas rush, so keep the orders comin'!

Hats are a facimile of the hat that Ma Cobb knit for her son Jayne Cobb for his travels through the 'verse on the Firefly Class transport vessel Serenity in the aptly titled Joss Whedon television show Firefly (airing in syndication The Sci-Fi Channel in the U.S. and The Space Channel in Canada).

My hats were a smash hit at the Toronto super-con SFX/The Canadian National Exhibition, where they were being sold for charity by the Canadian Browncoats at the Serenity fan-table.

Go here to see a short excerpt from the Space channel's HypaSpace program, in which they did an interview with Adam Baldwin about the orange hat. Yours truly can also be seen acting like a complete dork in this video. Hint: I'm the one in the orange hat! Thanks to Rob, my fellow Canadian Browncoat, for sending me the video!

Also, if you are Canadian and a Browncoat, you might want to consider joining up with some fellow Canadian Browncoats. Meet some other wacky (but not scary) flans, win some very shiny 'verse-related prizes (posters, t-shirts, and swag) and even attend some mighty fine Shindigs in your area! We have a very friendly community, so feel free to join us! Everyone is welcome! We almost never throw anyone out of the airlocks, promise! ;)