Marathon Effort for the 2013 Beanie Festival

When March arrived and I hadn't made a single beanie for the beanie festival, I had pretty much decided that I was not going to send any this year. Then my swing tags arrived. Needless to say, 2 and a bit months later, with slightly sore hands and hardly any UFO's completed, 10 crocheted beanies were completed. I am pleased with my beanies. I tried to make them fun and funky.

Here they are...

10 Beanies finished, phew!

Poppy

Curly Whirlybird

Mavis

Glamour

Daffy

Hoot

Sorbet Colours

Flowers

Panda Bear

Flamingo

I posted them off to Alice Springs. I hope someone likes them enough to buy them.

 

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Craft Fair 2012

In late July, Mum, my little one and I went to the craft fair. It's become a yearly event for us and we had a ball. I love seeing all the new products. I also find all the creative people exhibiting inspiring. Below are my purchases for this year.

I have started the crochet blanket and can't wait to finish it. 

2012 Beanie Festival Update

The 2012 beanie festival was a success for Alice Springs and for me. I sold 7 of the 10 beanies that I sent this year. The 3 unsold beanies were the bubble beret, sorbet stripes and yellow lace. Beanie makers can choose to have their unsold beanies sent back to them or to donate them to the festival to be given to people who need one. I choose to donate my unsold beanies. I hope they can help to keep someone a bit warmer.

10 Beanies for the Beanie Festivle

The Alice Springs Beanie Festival is on again next month. If you ever get a chance, go to it, its fantastic. Last year I sent 10 beanies to sell and sold 8 of them. I wanted to try and send the maximum 10 again this year. Buit my life is pretty busy and full on at the moment and I was not sure I would make it. But last week, I completed my 10th and sent them off. Here they are...

10 Beanies!

The Galah

Sorbet Stripes

Granny

Desert Sweet Pea

Bubble Beret

Fancy Fairisle

Candy Bonnet

Pink Hearts

Bad Hair Day

Yellow Lace

I am pleased with them and have tried to make them a little different. Fingers crossed some of them sell. I think I should start knitting next years now.

Craft Fair 2011

Last Friday mum and I went to our 7th craft fair. Its our annual event. I bring lunch and drive into the city and mum gets the tickets. It's something that we look forward to all year. Its a fantastic event. Mum and I come away from the fair inspired and with new supplies for the craft stash and for current projects. Its also a great opportunity to see the current trends in craft and the new and exciting products available. I managed to stick to my budget on the day (however, the next day at spotlight). I purchased some day light lamps from the scissor man. He had a great deal on a floor lamp and a portable lamp. I also purchased some fabric, needles for felting, the cutest bunny soft toy pattern ever and other bits and pieces. I also purchased this amazing yarn. It's called 'Can Can.' One ball of wool will make 2 scarves. I loved the bunny pattern so much, I made a bunny the next day. He is so cute. I think I will be making may more. farewell craft fair, we will see you again next year.

The Australian Sheep and Wool Show

On Friday my husband and I went to The Australian Sheep and Wool Show in Bendigo. It was fantastic. I loved looking at all the different breeds of sheep and watching the dog trails. Here are some the sheep we looked at.
There were also a small number of goats. There was a great inspiring display of the hand crafts people had made for exhibiting in the competition. I also loved the fantastic variety of craft supply stalls filled with fleece, wool tops, other various fibers, bats, wool skeins, balls of wool, felt, knitting needles, crochet hooks, kits and souvenirs. The quality of the products available was unbelievable. I managed to be very restrained. I only purchased 3 skeins of wool and a few other bits and pieces. I could have gone mad!I am really looking forward to finding the perfect project for this skein of wool and the 2 of 50/50 wool and silk. For now, I am content with leaving them on the dressing table for display and stroking them occasionally as I walk past. I don't know if this is a show I would attend every year. But I am defiantly keen to go back some time.