Dawanda's Colour of the Month

Dawanda's Colour of the Month for November is Grey with one other colour.  Check out a few of our selected entries.  Meet Evie.  'Evie is a playful and goofy little bear who loves social networks and is addicted to Facebook. She likes tennis, shopping and has a great sense of direction. Evie's favourite word is “chewy” and her favourite colour is yellow.'

Meet Zeppo. 'Zeppo likes rock music, action movies, cheeseburgers and playing videogames. He dislikes early mornings and has a phobia of clowns. Zeppo's favourite word is “muppet” and he has a pet iguana called Chuck.'

and lastly these cute little grey mini monsters were too sweet not to enter!

eyeballs, eyeballs and more eyeballs.....

With that time of year again and our Christmas shows fast approaching, we decided to knuckle down and get ourselves organised.  Some new mini monsters and sock aliens were on the 'to do list'  and our biggest priority......eyeballs!

We went for some much needed retail therapy and bought some fabulous buttons from our fav little craft shop - Puddleducks.  They have soooo many quality buttons to choose from and we love how they store the different colours in these cute glass bowls.

We sorted through our little selection and made up some preliminary eyeball selections for our monsters.  Then it was time to whip out the felt and prepare some felt eyeballs for the child friendly mini's. 

Now it's just time to sew the monsters themselves. Pheww.......back to the sewing machine!

Wally's Chicago Adventure Part II

Wally was up bright and early ready for another day squeezing in as much of the Windy City as possible.  He was sure to pack his map so that he didn’t get lost!

 Wally checking out the Chicago Trolley Tour, he was happy to get a seat upfront and was very excited to check out President Obama and Oprah’s houses....big fan!

Wally at the Hard Rock Cafe!  Can you see the famous Sears Tower in the background?  Wally decided not to go up there, heights aren’t his favourite thing and it was a looooong way down!

Wally is a huge movie fan so was very excited to do the Chicago Movie Tour and check out the locations of some of his favourite flicks.

On a beautiful day Wally enjoyed taking a peek at Lake Michigan......

and checking out Michigan Avenue at the heart of the city.

Wally had a brilliant time in Chicago and hopes you enjoyed checking out some of his holiday snaps. Chicago is a beautiful and friendly city and he highly recommends it to everyone! If you’re off on your travels, think about taking a sock buddy friend with you. As Wally shows, they love to travel and aren’t camera shy!

For more photos of Wally’s Chicago adventure check out our Flickr gallery at Flickr or visit our Facebook Gallery.

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