2011 Novel Ideas Auction Items

This bracelet is handmade from copper and carved spruce tips.  It was donated my Murray Roe, and has been paired with The Town that Got Lost: A Story of Anyox, British Columbia by Pete Loudon.  The piece measures over eighteen inches from tip to tip and is about three and a half inches in diameter, though could easily be adjusted.

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Not the full collection above; there's more, but I couldn't find a head of a pin to fit them all on.  This impressive angel collection was donated by Coral and James Carr, and was inspired by Cherubs: Angels of Love by Alexander Nagel.  The book was donated with the collection and will be auctioned off as part of it.

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A brand new Firebolt! Well, sadly, not really.  This broom was donated by Barb Leonard, and was inspired by the Harry Potter books, couple with Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling here.  The handle is a rustic cherry birch and the bristles are traditional broomcorn.

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This painting features the sword in the stone and sadly, the pictures do not do justice to this beautiful piece.  Created by Robin Knox, it was inspired by Arthurian legend, so was coupled with coupled with Sorcerer: Metamorphosis by Jack Whyte.  The painting is eight by ten inches, and is done in such a way that if it is backlit, the light shines through to beautiful effect.

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This needlepoint cushion has a lovely fruit and vine pattern.  Donated by Coral and James Carr, it has been coupled with Grape Expectations by Tamar Myers.  The cushion is about sixteen inches by sixteen inches, but is provided without the interior pillow.

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These needlepoint cushions feature felines.  Donated by Coral and James Carr, they has been coupled with Dewey: The Small Town Library-Cat Who Touched the World by Vicky Myron.  Each cushion is about sixteen inches by sixteen inches, but is provided without the interior pillow.

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This beautiful china doll was impressively made in a single week.  Created by Coral Carr and donated by her and her husband James, it has been coupled with Dollmaker's Workshop by Vera P. Guild.  The doll is resplendant in blue dress, lace and pearls.

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This footstool has Daydream Cottage pattern from Bucilla done in needlepoint on the fabric top.  Created by Coral and James Carr, it has been coupled with A Summer in the Country by Marcia Willett.  It took three months to complete this piece of art.

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These mittens feature the first verse of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "Christmas Bells." Created by Leah Cuthbert, it was inspired an article in a January/Febuary 2008 Piecework Magazine.  This fine detailed pattern was created out of Peruvian Highland wool.

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Anika Rabbit is 100% hand knit from shoes to cap from 100% Merino wool.  Created by Leah Cuthbert, it was inspired by Bunny Bungalow by Cynthia Rylant.  It was created using a pattern produced by Mary Jane's Tearoom.

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