Some of you might know that Part 1 of the latest Harry Potter movie was released at midnight last night. I'm a bit of a dork and thought it would be really fun to do something different for fans of the book and the people in my town. There's a pair of statues in the main town park - lo and behold they're lions (it's a HP thing if you don't already know). My brain started working and I came up with a fun and whimsical (do people still say that?) surprise for my town. YARN BOMB!!!
It took me a few days to crochet, like I said the scarf was 9 ft long. I even hand drew a little tag that said Gryffindor on it out of a piece of felt so there'd be no question about why it was there. I took it out last night ad spent at least 30 minutes putting it on the lion (the glasses were a little tricky). I took a few pictures last night, but not many since it was 11pm and very dark. I went back home and set my alarm to get up early and take pictures in the daylight, before anything happened to it. I pulled up to the park and my heart dropped. It was gone.
So these are the only pictures I have because someone stole what could have been a funny, surprising, and all around great day for me and the people in my town. I hope you can at least enjoy these, since no one in my town will ever have the pleasure.
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| Getting ready to put it up |
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| Shhhhh... it's a surprise, well it would've been. |
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| It would've looked so cool in the daylight. |
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| Final shot of me with my handiwork. |
To the person who stole my hard work: You didn't just steal an abnormally long scarf, you broke my heart.
What a fun idea!!! Too bad it was killed by some people either without a fun bone in their body or somebody that doesn't know about keeping their hands off other people's stuff :op I hope said somebody hears about this & returns it to you or to the lion!!
ReplyDeleteoh wow. surely no one will be able to wear that out on public and not let people know it was stolen!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant! Your hard work and cleverness are appreciated. I'm sorry someone ruined the fun.
ReplyDeleteYou are amazingly creative and I love the scarf, glasses and your picture presentation! To whomever stole your project, I hope you REALLY needed something to keep you warm; BUT remember: WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND!!!!! It is never justified to steal!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much everyone! I'm still bummed about it, but there's nothing I can do at this point. Marianne - I thought about that too. I hope that someone who really needed something warm took it. Even though it was still stealing, at least it wasn't just some fun-spoiler.
ReplyDeleteI just wrote my local newspaper about it. Hopefully they'll think it'd be a fun human-interest story!
ReplyDeleteI sure would've loved to see that in daylight! :(
ReplyDeleteMaybe you could have Harry and crew put a spell on the offending party.
What an awesome, fun idea!!! So sorry your fun was destroyed by someone so cruel!! Beautiful work anyway :)
ReplyDeleteI just LOVE your concept and how well it all came together. So sorry it didn't make it to daylight, though, so others in your community could appreciate it! I do hope whoever took it needed it for warmth.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea and so sorry it had to be spoiled! There just is never a shortage of "Losers" out there, are there?
ReplyDeleteMan, this would have been so cool in the daylight! Too bad someone decided your yarn bomb would look better on them...it's a sad world when you cannot even have a little fun. Sorry to hear this was stolen!
ReplyDeleteI love this! I wish we could've seen it in the daylight! Shame on whoever stole your lovely creations.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea, and what a terrible person for stealing such an awesome creation!
ReplyDeleteI love the yarnbomb! I'm so sorry it got stolen and I hope it comes back.
ReplyDeleteI thought Sadila was a nice little town. Hopefully, maybe, it will get put back -- if there is enough interest in town.
ReplyDeletePerhaps it will "magically" appear again on the lion after the story is run. I hope the thief feels bad and puts it back.
ReplyDeleteLiz, as soon as I saw your yarn bombing presentation, I started to laugh. It's so clever and quirky :) So sad, that someone stole it. Did you check with the authorities at the main town park, just to double check?
ReplyDeleteBrilliant! Too bad somebody had to mess up the fun. (insert my best imitation of a Minerva McGonagall scowl here). If only you had left Hagrid's three-headed dog Fluffy to guard it, it might still be there! I hope the scarf turns up again.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great surprise it would have been!
ReplyDeleteI hope that who ever took it really needed to be warm that night & if they didn't NEED it that it would magically appear back on the lion for all to enjoy! It would have been wonderful to see it in the daylight. :)
That was a great idea. Doesn't it kill ya that there are some people who just don't respect anything. Hopefully karmic retribution will come to them swiftly.
ReplyDeleteIt really sucks when someone ruins something that it took you forever to make! I feel for ya!
ReplyDeleteI had an interview with the paper yesterday! It went really well and she wants to get the story in the Thanksgiving issue!! I'll post a link & pictures when it comes out! Thank you everyone for the support!
ReplyDeleteDid the story get printed? I'd love to see it!
ReplyDeleteYes! The story ran the day before Thanksgiving. I've been having trouble with my scanner but as soon as I get it fixed I'm going to post it! Thank you so much for your support!
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