Category: Narwhals

on the other side

What have I been up to in the last 3 weeks?

Final projects, final exams, coming back home to Virginia, Christmas shopping…

and a whole lot of little narwhals.
cart full of narwhals

This is only a portion of those that have been sent out! I sewed and sewed until I had to take a major break and study-study-study… then I got home and kept sewing narwhals for four straight days. I finished up the rest of my Christmas project sewing, so now I’m on a self-imposed sewing break. Time to clean up, relax, and enjoy Christmastime.

And even though aimee is taking a break from list-it tuesday, I’ve got a list for you! Here is a list of all the states I sent narwhals to this Christmas.

states receiving narwhals this christmas!

And since there were some duplicates, I colored a little map to more accurately view the distribution:

state map: narwhal distribution

New York wins the contest for most narwhals this Christmas, with 6! It’s pretty neat for me to see how narwhals have made it to so many states.

Lots of blogs are taking breaks right about now, but I think I already took my break! I’ve got lots of posts I’ve been meaning to post and pictures I’ve been meaning to share, so this is a great chance for me to catch up.

I hope all your Christmas preparations are becoming less hectic and you have a chance to sit down and enjoy the beauty of the season! A cup of coffee or hot chocolate by the twinkly tree helps me a lot… what keeps you from getting too stressed during the holiday bustle?

tiny, tiny narwhal

A few weeks ago, I received an intriguing email. A pair of college students has plans to travel the world someday, and they want their own travel buddy, a “travelocity gnome” of sorts, that they can photograph in all sorts of exotic locations.

A narwhal would be awesome, they thought, but could it be made smaller?

How much smaller? I asked.

They decided they wanted it highly portable and pocket-sized… the rest was up to my discretion.

baby narwhal - click for larger

So pocket-sized it was.

pocket-sized baby narwhal

baby narwhal

baby narwhal

It was really hard to let this little guy go out in the mail. He was really fun, although challenging, to make, and he was just so cute.

baby narwhal made friends with ninja bear

He even made friends with ninja bear!

baby narwhal on the huge couch

And of course I had fun taking pictures of him everywhere.

But, alas, he is meant to travel the world. I can’t keep him away from his dreams!

So thank you, Beth and Tommy, for giving me such a fun project! I’m so glad you like your tiny narwhal friend. Have fun on your adventures!