A mum-of-three from Claydon surprised her neighbours with festive post-box toppers.
Lisa Wylie has been decorating her village with beautiful toppers for the past year, crocheting among others, a tribute to the Queen and Remembrance Day decorations.
Her latest Christmas design greatly surprised her neighbours during the holiday period.
Lisa Wylie's Christmas post box topper (Image: Supplied)
Lisa Wylie's Christmas post box topper (Image: Supplied)
Mrs Wylie said: “What a project! I've lost count of the number of hours it took, but it was worth every minute.
“It is so wonderful to see what starts out as a sketch and a jumble of ideas become a 3D yarn-fest of what you envisioned.
“The topper was a full-on craft project using solar lights and a hot glue gun.
Lisa Wylie (Image: Supplied)
“I have read some wonderful messages on social media, but the poor little elf who lost the snowball fight seems to be the kids’ favourite.”
Lisa Wylie's Christmas decoration (Image: Supplied)
Lisa Wylie's Christmas decaration (Image: Supplied)
Mrs Wylie’s first project was made in tribute to the death of the Queen.
She then said: “It was the death of the Queen that spurred me to make my first topper.
“I wanted to make a tribute that the community could share. I was brave enough to try freehand crochet, where I worked without a pattern and just used the skills I've learnt and my own creativity.”
Post box topper in tribute to the Queen (Image: Supplied)
Her other projects included a Remembrance Day post-box topper which was located outside the One Stop on Norwich Road in Claydon - just a few steps away from the village's memorial.
Mrs Wylie said the topper has taken on an educational aspect, acting as a visual talking point for school children to learn about the past.
Lisa Wylie's post-box topper has helped local school children learn the importance of Remembrance Day (Image: Supplied)
Mrs Wylie also crocheted a wonderful Halloween decoration and surprised her neighbours with a spooky design.
The 41-year-old, who has been crocheting for 11 years, added: “This is just the start!”
Lisa Wylie's Halloween design (Image: Supplied)
The mum from Claydon is hoping to reuse, recycle and add lots of extras each Christmas.
She said: “I'm having a little break from crochet ... my hands will be wrapping rather than hooking.
“But then it's full steam ahead, working on Valentine's Day post box topper.”
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