Featured on Cuteable!

Hey, just found out our little blue stripey mini monsters have been featured on Cuteable. They were all very pleased with themselves - they love the attention, the media darlings!

Check out the little fellas for yourself at http://en.dawanda.com/product/12723566-Set-of-3-Mini-Sock-Monsters

Happy International Rabbit Day!

International Rabbit Day seeks to protect rabbits as pets and in the wild. Here at eckel and noo, our cuddly sock bunnies would like to celebrate such a cause, so Happy International Rabbit Day!

Our new stripey little boys......

Meet Rodney & Evan - two of our latest stripey blue little sock bears. They wanted to stop by and introduce themselves and let you know they've both been added to our online stores and are looking for nice little homes to go to!

"Rodney loves pancakes with maple syrup, playing black jack online and doing the daily crossword. Rodney dislikes enclosed spaces, getting caught in the rain and his favourite colour is orange."

"Evan likes Ben and Jerry ice cream, bananas, kayaking and playing the drums. Evan dislikes seafood, is afraid of cats and his favourite colour is green."

socks, socks, socks

On a recent trip to LA we were stunned to come across the most incredible shop selling hundreds of funky socks. It was like nothing we had ever seen before so we whipped out our camera for a photo!

With sooooo many different types of socks on offer, we couldn't help but think of all the wonderful little sock buddies that could be made. There were stripey socks, spotty socks, fluffy socks, socks with toes.......ah so many to choose from.

After a long time looking around we finally managed to pick out a few pairs. We're excited to get stitching and see what little creations can be made. Puck particularly liked these girly stripey socks and has put in a request for a new girlfriend!

New Stock at Otterton Mill

Popped up to Otterton Mill today and were very pleasantly surprised to see our little basket of Sock Buddies was almost empty. That means lots of our little guys have found themselves nice new homes over the holidays! Our sock monsters and aliens have proved particularly popular....they are hard to resist, they're soooooo quirky!

We have restocked our shelf with some new buddies, so if you're in the area (Budleigh Salterton) why not go take a peek. It's well worth a trip up there, Otterton Mill has lots to offer and the gallery is chocked full of fantastic crafty bits! In the next few weeks we will be adding some new Vampire Buddies for Halloween. It's been great fun creating them.....hopefully you guys will like them as much as we do. We'll post some new piccies of them soon!

Puck's Summer Vacation Travel Snaps

Puck has just returned from his summer vacation in Vancouver and is very excited to share some of his travel pics with you all. Never one to shy away from having his picture taken, his camera is his best friend!

Check him out visiting the Olympic Torch............

and the Winter Olympic Inukshuk in Whistler. Puck was fascinated by this Orca statue and insisted on getting his photo taken with it.....can you see him?

Puck took advantage of a freak heat wave in Vancouver and checked out some of the local beaches.......

before stopping off at Prospect Point in Stanley Park.

After such an exhausting day of exploring, Puck decided it was time for a much deserved refreshment! He fell in love with these cute little cupcakes (http://www.cupcakesonline.com). Soooo many flavours to choose from, it took him a while to decide, he wanted a little lick of each!

Puck had a fantastic time on holiday and loved every minute of his travels. For some more pics, check out his travel adventures on http://www.flickr.com/photos/eckelandnoo/.

Anyone got a picture of one of our buddies on it's travels? Why not share it with us and we'll add you to our gallery. It would be great to see where the little guys have been!

New Stock at Canonteign Falls

It was that time again when we needed to go and restock some of our buddies at Canonteign Falls.

After a busy couple of months, most our buddies had sold which was great news, although some were not so fortunate......

After what must of been one heck of a good squeeze, Ernie looked a little worse for wear - one of his eyes was detached....yikes! It was time for him to come home and undergo some minor surgery to restore him to full health. Undeterred, he is looking forward to returning to the store and meeting up with some of his friends, all of whom are looking for nice new families.