Wednesday 17 December 2014

Noddy

This is the gift I made for one of my children's teachers.
During the All Things Beautiful fundraiser event, the teacher commented on my miniature knitting, and noted that I didn't have a Noddy or a Big Ears.
Filed away, I thought, 'right, challenge accepted!'.
This is the result.  Next time I make him I think I will make his legs a little shorter and use a slightly darker blue for his shorts;  but all in all I'm pretty happy.
At the NZAME convention I purchased a little miniature Noddy Goes to Toyland book. I covered a matchbox type box with a cover of the same book, and used a copy of the inside cover to line the inner of the box.
Now I just need to come up with a Big Ears and make the two friends for myself!
Sorry,  some how I deleted the photos from my blog. I did manage to find one which I took just after I made Noddy. Unfortunately as this was a gift, I can't take any more photos of the finished product in the matchbox book. Oh well, I guess I will just have to recreate it at some stage!

Friday 12 December 2014

Mr & Mrs Claus

Today was our last miniature club meeting for the year.
I had a lovely surprise awaiting me on the display table. Leonie had finished her latest project, a workshop taken by Linda Laurenson (From Enchanted Garden) - a corner  Christmas room box complete with inbuilt window seat.
Sitting on the window seat, (pride of place) were Mr & Mrs Claus that I had knitted and Leonie had purchased one or two years ago.
Thank you Leonie, they look very happy in their beautiful new home!