Blanket and to donation

A friend of mine was looking for donations for a charity auction she is organizing for A Loving Spoonful. I sadly could not go to the event, but made this for her to auction.

A crocheted granny blanket, good for a care seat or stroller, and a toy owl rattle. I made it from the yarn I got during Little Miss Glitz, from my secret friend. It nice and bright for a new baby :)

Spelling Bee Closing

The Spelling Bee has closed! We had a lovely closing weekend, and I'm grateful to everyone who came to see our little show.

Here is a pic of me and Ziggy - she's adjusting my mic and being an all-round lovely person.

Here's some of the cast, watching something or other on Ian's phone.

And here's a few more of us.

Last Friday was fun - it was parent teacher night. All the volunteer spellers in the show for risqué words. Lots of fun. My secret friend - who ended up being my friend Charlie! - got me a BIG MR. BIG!

Goodnight Rona Peretti and the Spelling Bee, it was a great time.

Spelling Bee - secret friend

Spelling Bee is up and running. Being in a show means having a secret friend. Mine is killing it, and gives me small presents EVERY NIGHT!

Look at this little Stitch dressed up as Elvis!

And I mentioned that I needed to make a Pokemon Charmander for a friend, and I got yarn the next day!

I also said that I play flute and love Lord of the Rings. Look at this! There's a CD that you can play along to. I love my SF!

Fame has closed

Fame closed yesterday but my secret friend was awesome right to the end. I got more LOTR Pez characters - I love Lord of the Rings!

And look, they organized a panda burning session! Did you know, I hate pandas?? Ugh, they're the worst. Burn, paper pandas, burn!

The Fellowship grows...

Gandalf tells the pandas, "You shall not pass!"

Gollum wants my chocolate covered almonds.

It was a great show - seemed like a short run, but full of talent. Here is the lovely, colourful wall outside the Firehall Theatre.

And here is a picture of my cast mate and producer, Chris. I got his autograph on stage!

Now on to the next adventure: MOVING!

Secret friend adventures

We're doing secret friend in Fame! Look at some of the cools stuff I got!!

Here's a little water-colour sketch with the pencils and sketchbook that my SF got me.

And did you know I love Lord of the Rings? Look at my Fellowship Pez! Gimli is shorter than Legolas, because he's a dwarf, you know. And Bilbo is even shorter, because he's a hobbit. And Dwight is in the back, on a Shrute Buck. (I also love The Office.) Yay secret friend!

More Secret Friend

Glitz has closed but I keep posting about it - sorry! Last one, I promise. (Maybe.)

The Secret Friend that I picked was Tim, our producer. I made magnets out of some graphics that he designed.

And for closing, I got him a purple-themed basket. Purple is his favourite colour!

Here's a close up of a paperweight that I found. It's not purple, but it was perfect for him. Every night, Tim put on a pink and/or purple tutu to work front of house. And yes, life WOULD be better if we wore more tutus!

Glitz Secret Friend

I found out who my Secret Friend was on closing night - Alan! He wrote and produced the show! And he gave me lots of gifts with pictures of funny cats on them. Like this peppermint tea:

And chocolate bars.

And chips!

And more chocolate!

Look, even more chocolate!

And yarn yarn yarn! In glitzy colours!! I'm going to make a banner and some cupcakes out of them :)

Tomorrow I'll post about the Secret Friend that I picked and got to buy for. Theatre peeps are so fun. 

Glitz - Secret Friend

I love this game!

Look at the goods I got so far!

And wheee, knitting!!

Theatre Cartoons

I stepped up my own Secret Friend game this time around, having picked Mark as my SF. I love the work Roan does, and the poster she made for Into the Woods. So I arranged to have her cartoon-ize Mark and his onstage wife, Cassady. Here's the starting picture, they're the couple on the right, beside the 3 girlfriends.

And here is what Roan created, isn't it amazing??

She also made a wee picture and a couple of buttons - so cute!

They both loved their gift. Who doesn't love being immortalized in cartoon form??

Secret Friend for me

This last week of Company, my Secret Friend really stepped it up. I got: Wine!

YARN! And chocolate covered strawberries!

A wee teddy and a dark Kit Kat bar!

And finally - more wine and a lululemon yoga bra! The bra might seem random, but it revealed to me that Brianne was my secret friend. She works there and we chatted about getting me a new yoga bra. So now I have one in hot pink!

There are some other goodies in that picture, including closing night cards, chocolate, and a loaf of sourdough bread from my onstage husband Jacob. Theatre folks and secret friends are just the best!

Company Secret Friend

Company has opened!

We did our first week of shows and it was a blast. And now that the show is up and running, it's Secret Friend time. I told you all about my Secret Friend adventures in Hairspray last summer, where I was spoiled rotten by Cecily (who happens to be in this show, too!). Well my Company SF is killing it so far.

My favourite chocolate bars and a lovely butterfly card:

And look! A box of mini cupcakes! Almost too pretty to eat - almost. Thank you Secret Friend!

 

We've had a few nights off from the show but are back at it tonight. Yay, I have some plans for my own Secret Friend too, so I'm itching to get back into the theatre ;)

Secret Friend for Me

I already told you about my secret friend Koh, now here's some more stuff from my own secret friend. It was Cecily, the gal who played our Motormouth Maybel.

The best was that she wrapped everything up to look like Dynamite, since that's the character I played in the show.

Treats! Healthy ones, too!

Club Soda, another one of my favourite things! I have simple tastes!

And look at the stash she gave me on the last day!

Yarn! Yarn yarn yarn! Did you know I love yarn? (See name of blog, hehe!)

And also, TEA! Some yummy flavours! I LOVE my secret friend!