Bunny News
Okay - that title sounds rubbish but I missed 'Monday in The Burrow' - and, well, it is wednesday and I'm kinda working. 'Kind of' because somewhere, buried within the house, is a plastic sensor alarm. Buried by a child. Every time the sun comes out it sets it off. Deenaa deeenaaa deeenaaaa deeenaaaaaaa. Can I find it? NO! It only does it for a few seconds to I can't track it down via the sound. My teeth are on edge.
I'm uploading purple bunnies to the shop today. And, as spring is in the air, lots and lots of little baby buns will be arriving this week too. Spring is certainly in the air, which is why the sun keeps coming out AND SETTING OFF THE DEENAAAAAAAAA ALARM!
Spike is in full pouffy moult. He won't let me near him and I want to pluck out the loose tufts. Its tantalizing and driving me insane! I need to pull them out!!!
Look at that big clump all loose there on his back! I want it!!!!! Spike knows what I'm up to and is watching me carefully from, what he thinks, are strategically safe places ...
I've been up to some crafty things too. My bag, made to order, and used every day for ever and ever, from Noah's Art Crafts, needed a new handle
So it got two, and several nice buttons, then I got carried away and it got another pocket too.
What a noisy box load I had to take to the post office! Having to explain to the queue what all the chittering and squeaking was turned out to be quite difficult.
"You've got 25 bunnies in a box?!!" etc etc etc
DEEEENAAAAA DEEEENAAAAAA
RIGHT! That's it ... Sorry, I'm off to hunt for the darn thing ....
So that was Half Term? Pshaw, certainly gone quickly, eh. Time to wake up and get back into The Burrow then. What's a-happenin'?
I've started to paint up these mini fish for an order for wedding place settings. 50 weeny versions of my big bunches of fishies.
I'm very excited that 25 of them are off to a lovely shop in Tokyo selling handmade British thingies. Getting the bunzies to the home of all things pink and cute is excellent indeed. One more step towards world domination!
So far that's it for the start of the week. I've also got to get all ready for a house sale i'm having tomorrow - just selling off loads of bits and bobs for £5 and under. A couple of friends are coming this evening to get in there first too. So far everything in in boxes looking very unready. So why am I here blogging .....
It was going well. There were new bunnies arriving to have their photos taken for the shop. The Bunny Maker had everything all set up nicely, Wilf was posing ready for the shot, when she noticed something. Something troublesome.
Can you see anything? Yes, exactly. Bunny chewing. Real bunny chewing. Nosy and Spike chewing. Not only are they systematically trying to fell my work table by nibbling through the MDF legs but they are setting about remodelling my light tent. Grrrrrrr.
But the miracle that is Photoshop came to the rescue and Wilf was retouched and cropped and got ready for his shop debut.
The Bunny Maker was left muttering (as she often is) about bunnies and real bunnies and chewing and nibbling and annoying pesky things .....
The Bunny Maker opened the door this morning and nearly tripped over. Tripped over with surprise and because she nearly stood on three little bunnies. Standing, shivering and a little damp, on the doormat were three Eastery Bunnies.
"How early are you?" She exclaimed, "I've only just got the Christmas ones packed away and put the Love Bunnies in the shop for Valentine's Day!"
"We know we are early," squeaked the bunnies, "but we really don't think that people will only buy us for Easter."
"I suppose so," said The Bunny Maker, "come on in then, you look very cold."
After hot chocolate and Wagon Wheels the bunnies were all warmed up and ready for their photograph to be taken.
They did have a little grumble about the three eggs being plastic and NOT chocolate but apart from that it all went rather well. They are now, very excitedly, waiting in the bunny shop on Folksy for new homes, leaving The Bunny Maker grumbling about lack of space, too many bunnies, who's eating all the biscuits etc etc
Oh yes. Oh yes indeed. I have column inches. I have almost a whole page. I am featured in the latest issue of the RWAF magazine 'Rabbiting On'.
I would just like to say that that is NOT me sky-diving. I am the one looking, with rather sickly expression, at the basket of bunnies. Trying to get a photo of me not looking grim was very distressing and I had to employ heavy usage of the 'Photoshop Botox' tool. I still think I look 25 and always get a nasty shock when I see the 'real me'. I suppose you want to know what it says? Okay .. *engage speed typing function*
Handmade help for real-life rabbits
Designer and bunny owner Anna Hull, who runs a small craft business selling sock bunnies from her West Sussex home, has come up with a novel idea to raise money for the RWAF. And in just six months has raised an amazing £500.
The Handmade Bunny was founded on 1st August last year and is quickly becoming the 'in place' to look for beautiful handmade products inspired by our bunny friends. The artists featured on the site all pay an annual subscription in the form of a donation to the RWAF.
The Handmade Bunny was born of her involvement with the handmade online community, combined with her passionate support of the RAWF's 'A Hutch is Not Enough' campaign.
Anna told Rabbiting On: "I was driving one day and this perfectly formed idea popped into my head, along with the phrase "handmade help for real-life rabbits". That night I messaged as many people as I could to invite them to join the project, bought the domain and drew up the outline for the website. Our cute bunny logo was donated by an online contact and within three weeks the site was up and running with twenty sellers on board.
"On the site we have a great range of items including silver jewellery, custom pet portraits, water colours, fabrics, toys, stationery and cushions. Each piece is lovingly designed or made by hand by fabulous artists and designers and all feature our favourite furry friends. These is also a 'Zoo' section with other animals from woodlice to dogs to unicorns," she said.
"I wanted people to discover what amazing things the people I know are making," Anna explained. "I have my own shop online, selling my sock bunnies, and every day I come across beautiful things made by artist, just like me, who are struggling to show the world what they can do. Selling online is extremely difficult and this is my way of doing a bit to help at the same time as raising money for a fantastic charity. At The Handmade Bunny you can shop for your bunny-loving friends and help the bunnies you love at the same time!".
There you are - that's what it says!
Who is The Bunny Maker?
It's all about me, me, me.
widgets year
A photo of Widget every day for a year.
The Bunny Maker nearly went mad....
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