Wally's Chicago Adventure Part I

Wally has just returned from his fabulous summer vacation in Chicago. He was sure to pack his camera and took it everywhere with him. He's super excited to show you his travel snaps and hopes you'll have as much fun seeing them as he did taking them.

The night he arrived in the windy city, Wally decided to get into his very comfortable hotel bed and do his research and read up about Chicago.  He wanted to be well prepared and be sure not to miss anything.

First up was a walk (well Wally was carried, he can be a bit of a diva and his legs are only little!) around downtown Chicago.  Check him out at the Wrigley Building.  This was his favourite building, sooo pretty and he knew his sock buddy friend Wrigley would get a kick out of this photo!

Wally at the entrance to Millennium Park - he knew the Bean was just around the corner and was very excited.......

Wally and the world famous Chicago Bean!  He was very impressed, in fact the Bean was Wally's favourite part of Chicago - it was just so big and shiny!!  He was hoping for a photo a bit closer but with all the people around he was a little worried about getting squished!

Checking out the beautiful Chicago River and the city's many bridges!

Although he gets seasick, Wally was keen to go on the city's River Cruise.

After a long day of sightseeing Wally had a craving for a slice of authentic Chicago Deep Dish pizza so went to the locally recommended Pizzeria Uno, yummy!

For more about Wally's Chicago adventure check out Part II coming soon.........

Mini Monster Mayhem!

It's always exciting to get a new collection of socks, all ready and waiting to be made up into cuddly buddies. We had almost sold out of our always popular mini monsters so decided to spend a little time making up a fresh batch. These colourful little guys are our new favourites!
We decided to add a few little extras on these fellas, don't they look cute?!? It takes a bit longer but it's well worth the effort.

We've had great feedback on these mini monsters, they've made great travel companions and gift ideas for friends and family. Why not take a look, all our monsters are online at http://en.dawanda.com/shop/eckelandnoo/164214-Sock-Buddies?#shop_products

to do pile........

Here's the pile of semi-finished buddies were hoping to get finished over the next couple of days. Lots of lips to be sewn and accessories to be added. Always the best and most fun part of buddy creation! ooh and adding the button eyes - always brings them to life!

Summer Sale now on!

Here at eckel and noo we're having a Summer Sale! We've been busy stitching away and so we need to make room in our online stores for the new little guys! A selection of very special buddies have been chosen and are now 25% off. Go and take a look to see if there's a buddy that takes your fancy and make the most of the sale! This is their last chance for adoption before they get taken to our Christmas Shows!

http://en.dawanda.com/shop/eckelandnoo?in_sale=1

Wally - the beach buddy!

Despite it being the Summer, the weather hasn't been too good lately. So when the sun popped out from behind the clouds Wally decided it was time to hit the beach! Lots of other people obviously had the same idea and Wally was excited to make some new friends! Wally was keen to go swimming and check out the speed boats, but he decided that next time he was going to pack his wet suit - the water was cooooold (and sock buddies aren't particularly suited for the water)!If anyone has any pictures of their adopted buddies out and about or on their travels we'd love to see them! Send them to us (eckelandnoo@btinternet.com) or post them on our Facebook page and we can share them with our sock buddy family. Our little guys would love to see what their siblings have been up to!

whipping up a new batch of buddies......

We've been busily working away at stitching up some new buddies. These little chaps are still waiting for their finishing touches - some eyes, noses and ears! One little stripey fella is still waiting to be stuffed. All new buddies to be listed online soon!

Dawanda's 11% Sale!

Check out Dawanda's World Cup Sale. Today there's 11% off all Home & Living Categories. Find our buddies in the Toys & Collectibles section for a great disccount on our cuddly friends! http://en.dawanda.com/category/1494-Home-Living-Toys-Collectibles?in_special=1