2013 Novel Ideas Auction Items

Alan has once again generously created a one-of-a-kind piece of furniture art for the auction. An alder top on a driftwood base, the item took lots of time but material cost was little. Library staff have paired the stool with the book Wizards, by Candace Savage.

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This wall hanging was inspired by the book Snow Falling on Cedars, by David Guterson and the movie they made of the book. The fabric of the wall hanging represents the land and culture of Japan, and was also inspired by the terrible treatment that Japanese suffered during WWII.

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This vest was an expensive gift bought for John by his daughter in Scotland, but turned out to be too small (it is a size small). John's daughter generously agreed to let the item be auctioned off and John thoughtfully donated it, and library staff have paired it with Ancient Scotland by Nigel Blundell.

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Adrienne tells us that she had the honour and privledge of previewing the book Itamae - In Front of my Cutting Board by Avi Sternberg, famed local chef, and that inspired her to make this origami inspired evening bag. We hope to acquire the book when it comes out later this year, but for the moment we've paired it with The Beauty of Japan by Nakayama Kaneyoshi.

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This beautiful quilt has been entitled Paris and is donated to us by the Big Rain Quilt Guild. The horizontal stripes with diagonal breaks is beautiful, with strong patterns catching the eye and bright red bringing a classic color to the piece. It's paired is My Life in France, Julia Child's autobiography.

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Leah stumbled into Tunisian crochet in the past year and has been astounded by the variety of stitches that can be created. Tunisian Crochet is a cross between knitting and crochet, with the best of both worlds. This shawlette was designed to tie at the shoulder hence it's non-traditional right triangle shape. It took about 30 hours to make and $42.00 worth of hand painted merino wool. A great book to check out is Get Hooked on Tunisian Crochet by Sheryl Thies. (Special thanks to Mercedes for agreeing to model this one!)

 This handmade marble coaster set has a different local photo on each coaster, created by Lonnie Wishart. Nice and heavy, they won't move with your tea cup, even if you jolt the table reading something scary! Lonnie says her major inspiration is Freeman Patterson, so we've paired her coasters with that author's Photography of Natural Things.

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 Yorkshire is famous for its wool industry and is the setting for James Herriot's books (including non-fiction like James Herriot's Yorkshire, which is paired with this set). The wool for the tea cosy was purchased at the Piece Mall in Halifax, which has a wool market from the 18th century, a descendant from English industry. Yorkshire Tea is a famous blend by the Taylors of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, and is enjoyed by the Prince of Wales. Finally, the tea tray is a special Captain Cook Commemorative Tea Tray! Included is teapot, tea cosy, tea mug, tea towel, tea saucer and, of course, tea.

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 Many mini mouse-sized cookies! With M&Ms, chocolate chips, peanut butter, toffee, cinnamon and sugar, you'll be ready to give a cookie each to an army of mice! Hope you've got the milk, though. The 25th anniversary edition of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff is included.

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There's nothing like a soft cuddly blankie to hug - and kids like them too! The Elephant was hand knit and the blankie was created using Tunisian crochet. The pattern is from online, and then adapted a smidge, and took twenty hours of work and $30 of materials. It includes the book Blankie by Leslie Patricelli.

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