I shared some photos a year ago of some clever things my friend Lara made for me. You can see guerkins, spats and brussel spouts here She crochets and makes the most beautiful items including animals to order.
In the interests of supporting independent crafters and handmade items, I decided to commission her to make crochet versions of 2 of my work colleagues' pets.
Here is Monty, the Jack Russell. He is a present for my Deputy head!
Today, I met Lara to pick up these darlings, we had a lovely brunch and look at a German fair at a Garden centre. In the queue, I laughed at the meerkat in Shark suit ornament that one lady picked up. She was bemoaning the lack of shark items given the popularity of THAT shark song. (If you're not sure what I'm talking about, just look up Baby Shark on Youtube. It's old news for me because I taught that very song to my kids at least 8 years ago!). I told this lady that Lara can make animals to order and she talked to Lara who pointed out her facebook page and lo and behold, she just got a message asking about sharks! I can see my future job as Manager! Ha ha!
What do you think of these darlings?
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