Xmas Present Exchange Party 2014

So, after completed all the boys' toys i can think of (the cars & the airplanes), Constantine told me he wanted to give his friend Damien a Blue Bear...hm...

A bear? To a 9 year old boy? I seriously don't think he will appreciate it...:D

So, instead of a bear, I've decided to make a car keychain/bag charm instead...not the cars that I've made as those are too big to be a keychain/bag charm.

Here's what I made at the 11th hour, this is by far my most stressful project ever as I was also rushing for the backlogs I have for the Xmas Bazaar next week. This car took no longer than half an hour, but the cross stitch was the killer...the cross stitch & stitching took me more than 3 hours to complete!

Completed product:

The car with button wheels...:D

This is how it will look like on the backpack or school bag...:)

Pretty cool huh, i think it is much better than a blue bear for a boy...lol

Oh, this pattern is inspired from the original pattern, but not exactly the same as i motified the back part of the car...you can find the original pattern here: http://www.lookatwhatimade.net/crafts/yarn/crochet/free-crochet-patterns/tiny-crochet-car-crochet-pattern/

Aeroplane Plush

Honestly, I have made a lot of Airplanes, but have not really write a blog about it. Reason being I couldn't find an airport mat to place the planes on...

Anyway, since I am preparing for boy's version of toys (plus, we dont know what gifts Constantine is going to give his male friend for the Xmas exchange party on Friday. (Please refer to my previous blog on the Cars to find out more)

I have some small airplanes, & some big ones...

These are the small ones...for the small ones, i actually made them into magnets & keychains as well...

These are the big ones...

For comparison of the big & small ones...

These photos are also taken by my boys...pretty good! :D

Note that these are not my original pattern. You may refer the original pattern here: http://www.innerchildcrochet.com/patterns/mini_stuffed_airplane.html

The wheels on the car goes round & round...

This blog has been my longest overdue blog of the year!

I have been wanting to do some boys version of Toys out of yarns but never been able to start until now.

Of course, it is with a little 'motivational' push from my eldest son...lol...He told me that they are going to have a gift exchange for Xmas in school next week...everyone will have to prepare a little present & give it to a 'secret' friend they got through ballot system. He got a male friend. So, we have to prepare a gift for a male friend. 

Not knowing what this friend likes, we better prepare some boys version of toys, just in case...

In case you are wondering why I make so many, this is because I also have a Christmas Bazaar coming up next week, so I'm preparing for it as well...:D I made 12 in total, all different colours!

This is not my own design, but I really love the shape of the car, so I've decided to make it regardless. You may refer here (http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/happy-little-car-plane-truck)

for the original pattern. I have mine a little modified.

They are just lovely!

Oh, since I am busy preparing for other items for the bazaar, i asked my 2 boys to take photos for me.

I can see that they put in a lot of effort & the result turned out great! Especially the track...