Stewie says a big HELLO!

Stewie just wanted to pop by and say hello! He's the newest addition to our collection and has just been added to our online stores. Stewie is very excited about the New Year and is looking for someone to adopt him.....preferably a family with a nice big TV and lots of chocolate biscuits!

"Stewie likes freshly sharpened pencils, Harry Potter and believes one day robots will rule the world! Stewie dislikes needles and his favourite word is “slurp”."

Whoohoo - we have snow!!

So we're very excited to finally have some snow! Whilst the rest of the country has had it for weeks, down in the South West we barely ever get a flake so the buddies were very excited to wake up this morning to see lots of the lovely stuff.

Stewie immediatley decided to go brave the cold to go build himself a snowman. When he could no longer feel his hands, he decided instead to build a snowball. Now he just needs someone to throw it at.....

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all our followers! 2009 turned out to be a bit of a surprise year for us. Having been making our sock buddies for just over a year now we never imagined when we started that people would love them as much as we love creating them. The Christmas period was absolutely crazy with many late night stitching sessions and more than a few mild panic attacks preparing for our shows. Now with 2010 just beginning, it’s a great time to start afresh! Let the stitching begin……

We’ve decided to start the New Year as we mean to go on....organised! Before Christmas it looked as though there had been some sort of craft explosion with ribbons, buttons and bags and bags of stuffing all over the place! Our office/workroom is well overdue for a ‘spruce’ so we’re gonna give it some much needed T.L.C.

Not only is our workroom getting a makeover, but so to is our Sock Buddy Collection! We’re experimenting with new designs and this year we’re looking forward to introducing a new range of holiday themed buddies. With Valentines Day, Mothers Day and St Patrick’s Day fast approaching we’re stitching new little buddies in appropriately coloured designs. We’re particularly keen to try out some Easter bunnies! It should be interesting, we’ll see how they work out, keep your eyes peeled…...

Only 2 more sleeps....

Our little sock buddies are very excited to be celebrating their first Christmas. They’ve gotten quite carried away with the pressie decorations and are having lots of fun!

A few of the buddies were a bit mischievous and decided to wrap Buckley in tinsel....

Albie loves opening his advent calendar, although next year he’s hoping for one with chocolates!

.....and of our little monsters has become particularly friendly with his new Chrimbo pal Rudy. He’s not looking forward to saying goodbye on Christmas Eve!

Sale Now On!!

Many of our Sock Buddies are now ON SALE! We are participating in Dawanda's Advent Calendar Sale - and our little guys are 12% off!! (under the Home & Living Category).

We also have many other items marked down with reduced shipping charges until Christmas. So why not check our our online Dawanda store, and pick up a bargain this Christmas!

http://en.dawanda.com/shop/eckelandnoo

Our Christmas Shows

Well it’s been a crazy few weeks doing Christmas fairs and we thought we’d share a few pics! It’s been hectic but we’ve loved every second of it and wanted to say a big THANK YOU to all of you who have taken home one of our buddies!

We were really looking forward to our first fair of the year. We’d spent months stitching our little fellas and we were excited to see how people would respond to them! It turned out our aliens were particularly good little sellers which was great since they were the newest addition to our troop! Curtis enjoyed digging into his mince pie….hmmmmmm, they’re his favourite!

Next up it was Saltram’s Yuletide Fair. It was a cold, dark and very wet weekend but plenty of layers and lots of hot chocolate (with mini marshmallows of course!) kept us warm. Lots of our buddies were given a good cuddle and found themselves new homes.

We were excited to have been invited to Moretonhampstead’s Christmas festivities. We weren’t sure what to expect but the turn out was great and lots of our little guys were excited to become stocking stuffers! We had mince pies, carol singers and the Christmas lights turn on to keep us entertained….

During a rare slow period, Brock decided to get a head start with his online Christmas shopping. Never one to be unprepared, his sidekick is his best friend! Unfortunatley he’s currently battling a rather nasty addiction to eBay and Christmas isn’t an easy time for him!


We’ve done looooots of school Christmas fairs this year as our litle guys have always proven popular with kids. They like to give them a good squeeze! A big thank you to all the local schools who held fairs this year and allowed us to showcase our buds!

The Topsham Christmas Market was the last fair of the festive season and we didn’t hold back. Every buddy left was piled onto the table for one last chance to sell themselves! No-one wanted to be left un-adopted!

Gabe and Jasper were giving the cupcake table next door a lot of attention. Their little eyes were buggin out at the goodies on offer….. If you’re interested in having a party catered or just want to indulge, check out

Kerry’s Cupcakes 01392 255045

So that’s it, a little look at the past few weeks on the Christmas Craft Fair circuit. It’s been great fun and here’s to a busy 2010!

another weekend, another show.....

For all you locals out there, we're gonna be at the Moretonhampstead Christmas Market this Saturday 5th Dec from 4.30-8pm. There's gonna be Christmas lights, carol singing, the Christmas Market and Santa may even stop by....hmm, now where did I put my Christmas list?