Date Night - Elf Style

When you were a child, did you ever wonder what your toys got up to when you were asleep?  I remember the first time I watched Toy Story, I realised that I was not the only one who imagined them getting up to all sorts when I was not looking.  But they would freeze everytime someone walked into a room or looked at them.

It appears that the toys in my niece's house all went to the movies last night, I wonder what they watched?  Perhaps it was Raymond Briggs' Father Christmas or The Snowman?

As you can see, they did not go without, fizzy drinks and snacks for all ... 

..... and I cannot get over all of the Santa hats they are wearing.

I think that after the film they got out the X Box and had a game or to.  It is amazing they did not wake up all of the humans in the house.

Oh Christmas Tree - Day 3

I am back again with my Bunny Girl model, she is just too cute and makes the perfect model for these dresses - I suppose she should because they were specifically made for her.

I imsgine that a lot of people will be putting up their Christmas decorations today.  I wonder how much more call there is on the National Grid this month?  On her own my sister could probably overload the system!

Today's dress is my take on the Julie Williams Season Jumper Collection pattern, which is called 'Oh Christmas Tree'.  I used the basic Season Dress pattern for the dress.

I added a few faux pearls to decorate the Christmas tree.

Have a great Sunday.

Dionne

Louis and His Girlfriend Make Themselves at Home

The long journey from the North Pole tired Louis and his girlfriend out and they took things easy last night.  They kicked off their shoes and relaxed reading, painting and colouring in front of a roaring fire.

 As you can see, they have a lovely portrait of Father Christmas hanging above their fire with a beautiful carriage clock and a table light on the mantelpiece.

The table lamp even works, giving off a lovely warm and homely glow.

The girl elf got out her new glasses to read her Harry Potter book.  Did you spot her little pet?  I have managed to find out that his name is Pom - can you guess why?

Unfortunately naughty Louis spilt some of his painting water on his girlfriend's book.  He spoilt the cover but the inside is still fine.

Louis loves puzzles and colouring books, as you can see he has a lot.

My niece spent a lot of time making this room for their guests, with all of the tiny books and the amazing mantelpiece with the lamp.  But I think that my favourite thing are these tiny little pencils made from cocktail sticks.

I believe that their change of clothes came as a surprize but I am amazed her son even noticed with all of the other things going on here.

Dionne

Bah Humbug - Day 2

Here I am back with Day 2 of my 'Little Cotton Rabbit' Advent Calender.  Given the weather we are having this week this little dress seems very appropriate for today.

I struggle to show these little knitted toys off to their best advantage so I have been experimenting with stands.  Unfortunately, it looks like the stand is strangling the rabbit, I hope you are not feeling traumatised.  Sorry!

But it does give you a good view of the dress.  The pattern in called 'Love Ewe Snow Much' and it was designed by Suzie Marie, who very generously shared the pattern on Instagram.

The dress is knitted in 4 ply cotton.  I am afraid that my pink is very pale and it is difficult to make out the tiny pink hearts.

Back tomorrow, have a great day.

Dionne 

The Adventures of Two Little Elves

Many of you will recall that back in the summer I knitted several Christmas dresses and matching jumpers for my niece's Christmas Elves.  At the time I was asked by several people to share their adventures - I am not sure whether you wanted to see their new wardrobes in action or if you wanted to tap into all of the fun going on in my niece's house.

Well the elves arrived in their sleigh last night, talk about arriving in style ...

They carried a change of clothes in their bindle, which apparently my niece's little boy really loved.

A door magically appeared in one of their walls and the elves came through from the North Pole.  After they arrived the door vanished but it will reapear whenever the elves need to report back to HQ.

After arriving the two of them took time to put up a few decorations in her little boy's room, mind you they made a right mess on the floor ......

It looks like the two of them are right at home and loving their new clothes.  I think they may have bought a pet with them, I will try to find something out about him.

I cannot wait to see what the two of them get up to tonight.

Dionne

Santa is on His Way

Back again, two posts in one day.  Well I did warn you that I have a lot of photos to share!

Do you remember Donovan?  I made him for my oldest and dearest friend.  A few days ago my friend mentioned how much she wished she had a Santa hat for Donovan as she intended to make him part of her Christmas decorations.

I made her this hat for Donovan, I hope it is what my friend had in mind., especially as it is the first present in her Advent Calender.  The hat is made in 4 ply cotton.

Back tomorrow.

Dionne

Counting Down to 2018 - Day 1

First I should like to say 'A pinch and a punch, it's the first of the month' to my very dear friend Lisette, know to most of you as Mrs Beez.

We had a fluttering of snow here yesterday, which has caused something of a sensation around here as we hardly ever get snow before Christmas.  The temperatures have plummeted so there could be more snow on it's way.

Yesterday I shared a special Advent Calender I have made for one of my friends, it contained 31 envelopes and I am back this morning to show you what was in the first one.

It was this little white rabbit wearing a Christmas dress.  She is so sweet and very soft and cuddly.

The reason she is so soft is because I used super soft alpaca wool.  The pattern is 'Bunny Girl' by Julie Williams.

The features are stitched on, with French knots for eyes.

I used a pom pom making to make her massive fluffy tail.

The dress is made of 4 ply cotton and the pattern can be found on Ravelry in the Seasonal Dresses bundle.  This design is called 'Running Reindeer'.

I hope you have a great day and keep warm.

Dionne