Ornament #23 – Dr. Who Tardis

According to Brownielocks (a website dedicated to Bizarre, Crazy, Silly, Unknown Holidays & Observances) today is Dr. Who Day.  November 23, 2013 marked the 50th anniversary of Dr. Who and so, it seems, November 23rd has been deemed ‘Dr. Who Day’.  Google marked the day with this fun Doodle:  Google Doodle.

Mike and I are huge fans of the series.  Mike loves all 50 years of the 12 doctors, whereas I’m more partial to the series that began with the 9th doctor.  My favorite doctor by far is the one played by David Tennant.

I made two Dr. Who related projects today.  First, the ornament, a felt replica of the Tardis (the Dr.’s -Time And Relative Dimension In Space- ship).  It’s actually a British Police Call Box that’s bigger on the inside.  This is a fairly large ornament (2 1/2″X4″), but because I was using felt and needed to cut very detailed pieces, it needed to be bigger.

The second project I made today was an apron for Mike.  Mike is a wonderful cook and when he cooks or bbq’s he always wears an apron.  He also cooks for kids on Thursday nights at a teen center where he works and we thought he needed a unique apron.  We found Dr. Who fabric at Spoonflower.com – an awesome website where you can design your own fabric or use designs that other people have made.  We chose two different designs because I wanted the apron to be reversible and have adjustable straps.  I used his current apron for a pattern and am really pleased with how it turned out.   He is too ;-).

Here are some closeups of the fabric.

Item #45 – Knit 1 square per week for Knit-a-square.

Knit-a-square is an organization in South Africa that collects knitted and crocheted 8″X8″ squares to make blankets for orphans affected by AIDS.

This video does a wonderful job of describing the organization and their mission.

Question of the Day:  What is one of your favorite moments from any Christmas movie?
Mine is from White Christmas:

Susan and the General enter the ballroom to find two rows of soldiers forming a path to the stage.
Bob Wallace: [Stepping up to the General and saluting] Troops ready for inspection, sir!
Joe, Adjutant Captain: [at the General’s side] Just routine, sir.
Gen. Thomas F. Waverly: [“inspecting the troops” at the inn] I am not satisfied with the conduct of this division. Some of you men are under the impression having been at Anzio entitles you not to wear neckties. Well you’re wrong. Neckties will be worn in this area! And look at the rest of your appearance. You’re a disgrace to the outfit. You’re soft! You’re sloppy! You’re unruly! You’re undisciplined!
[pause]
Gen. Thomas F. Waverly: And I never saw anything look so wonderful in my whole life! Thank you all.

Remember to enter the giveaway – here’s how:

1)  Leave a comment on each day’s post by answering my “Question of the Day”.  The “Question of the Day” will be right above my closing.
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2)  Over the course of this blog series, you can enter a maximum of 30 times.

There will be one more Mini Give-away on the 29th of November.

• The winner of each mini give-away will get to choose an ornament from the previous week.  For instance, the winner on the 29th will pick from Ornaments 22-28, etc..
• The Mini Give-away winners are still eligible for the Grand Give-away on December 1st.

On December 1, 2014, I will have a random drawing for one (1) lucky winner.  I will contact the winner for their mailing details and will mail to anywhere in the world.

Links to {30 Days of Christmas Ornaments}
Ornament #1
Ornament #2
Ornament #3
Ornament #4
Ornament #5
Ornament #6
Ornament #7
Ornament #8
Ornament #9
Ornament #10
Ornament #11
Ornament #12
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Ornament #14
Ornament #15
Ornament #16
Ornament #17
Ornament #18
Ornament #19
Ornament #20
Ornament #21
Ornament #22

We love Dr. Who also.  Want to know who our favorite character is?  K-9, Dr. Who’s robotic dog.