The secret is out!

While surfing through some of my favorite blogs while I was recuperating from "the fall," I was grabbed by these cuties.                        

Not only did they look like quick gifts; but also they would use up more stash acrylic and a stash assortment of wiggly eyes! That's a winner in my book! I did have to purchase the ribbon, candy canes, and a small glue gun. I do not like guns of any kind. Even a glue gun. I can do almost anything (legal) with needles, but somehow I develop 7 thumbs,3 pinkies, and an extra toe when I use a glue gun...

This tree full of ponies went to my department at the library:

This hitching post full of ponies went to some friends and the grandchildren of some friends:

These traditional surprise balls for my grandchildren were guarded by some ponies:

This was a really quick, easy project that did not take away much time from my major project of the year, which has now been completed! I am planning for 2012, and have a project in mind that will keep me knitting as well as keep me decluttering!

Looking back 5: Tradition-surprise balls

 (This is another one of the conceived-but-never-published posts from 2010.)

Just how long (both in inches/feet and years) should I keep scrap yarn? I have quarter-balls and eighth-balls and bobbins and 18 inch lengths of needlepoint wool...most with no wrapper or indication of content. Previous posts have shown how scraps of cotton make colorful dishcloths and scraps of sock yarn make adorable miniature ornaments. But how do I use the scratchy acrylic and ugly colors? I tie them together, grab some coins and candy and party favors and start wrapping!

 

 How many repeats does it take to create a tradition? For me, it all revolves around a grandson's comment of "Gee, Bana, you should make this a tradition!" Thus, this is the third year of the Christmas Surprise Ball. (Sadly, I did not take a picture the first year.)

The boys have had a wonderful time with these for the past 3 years, although their parents may have been a little concerned with the mess!

 I've already started to collect a few things for Christmas 2011!