kryskirkpatrick.design: March 2010

3/30/10

I went thru my collection of saved images.

Found this pretty picture

because it's spring!

Hello I am Krys

I am doing a post for the lovely

blog

http://lovelyclusters.blogspot.com/

My name is

Krys Kirkpatrick

I am a designer for my company

Bunnies By The Bay

We make the softest sweetest baby gifts

on the planet. My sister and I started the

company 24 years ago.

http://bunniesbythebay.blogspot.com/

I also do love to paint and draw,

make jewelry, sew and

craft.... You see that here.

http://kryskirkpatrickdesign.blogspot.com/

Our shop in La conner is so cool.

All the work is hand crafted by

our artists here at bunnies, or friends

of bunnies. Here.

http://hutchstudio.blogspot.com/

Here are some samples of my work

I have made little ditties and whimsey

since I was a little girl. It has been

many many years, and many many

crafts....and I still can not wait

to get up in the morning and get busy!

Cherry blossom-raining

Well, I am home from Hawaii.

I did not want to leave.

But, I also was excited about

coming home. I have decided

I will just keep maui in my heart,

and stay in that place of contentment

and joy. So I am happy to

walk

the

rain

and watch the

cherry blossoms

fall from the trees like snow.

This is a neighbors tree.

Washington is

budding,

blooming

or sprouting.

The energy of spring is amazing.
Longer days, winter is asleep
It is great to be home.

believe it

I do not know how I found

this blog...

But, Andre Jordan

is funny, sad, odd and

highly entertaining.
http://www.abeautifulrevolution.com/

3/27/10

I'll have a cuppa that

My sister sent me this.

she called it a cuppa bunny jo.

3/26/10

Rework

This book is GREAT.

You can read it in a few hours.

Simple to understand.

Having a small business for

many years. You look

for guides to help. This is

a total winner! Go to

their website for some great

videos.

http://37signals.com/rework/

Uh computer one oh one

I am working on a

website.

Because

I want to add a

Big Cartel shopping cart.

You can't do that with a blog.

Here is a preview.

I need to figure out many more things,

but it is coming along.

If you only know how computer

illiterate I am. Everyone keeps

telling me,

just get in there and play around.

So..... I am.

One thing I know...

It is making more sense so when and if

I get professional help...I can at least

understand more. After learning photoshop

I think I need a

writing class.

3/25/10

stretch.....

I found this picture here.

http://thistinyhouse.com/

Another Tiny home, on wheels

to admire.

Hutch has a wonderful post on this site

http://kltworks.blogspot.com/

3/24/10

This is how I feel about making

stuff....

...as evidenced by my mess below.

...I have been sewing and embroidering and

making stuff since I was a kid. I remember getting

one of those sewing machines when I was 7 or 8

and all it ever did was make a big stinkin mess of the

bobbin thread...the frustration I felt then is the same

I feel now with my computer sometimes....

And the easy bake oven...not so easy!

Do you think I can find this

suit

at target in a size 12?

*****

Feeling...

like I have no worries,

everything is o.k.,

and there is no end in sight.

*****

This is driftwood sculpture at the beach by

Paia...

local's hang out here

lots of moms and babies

it is very cool

Did not see this...

activity...

on the roster.

I bet it is

good for quads...

*****

This looks like a beach full of the

coolest

little

cocktail

***umbrellas***

want

one!

Have not seen any thing like this here

but...Love the picture

Here is new view from our room...It has a large

deck and we spend a lot of time here...it is so nice

....looking down at the pool...never go here

nice to look at...rather go to the beach which is

a very short walk and sandy...love to bob around

in the salt water

...more pictures of the walk to star store...

very nice and really no people...not like walking

to whalers village...that is like the 405 freeway...kinda

not sure what this is....a large bird feeder? Just thought

it would make an artsy-fartsie picture...since I really

know nothing about my camera...maybe content

will make up for quality...

aunt with rose colored glasses

This is my Aunt Jan.

She turned 70 last week.

She has always looked at the world

with rose colored glasses.

If I am anywhere near lookin, feelin and bein

this good when I am 70...call me happy.

cottage in the woods

more cottage love

way to recycle windows. If a gust of wind came

along....ohhh I don't know. But it is CUTE.

I've never thought of myself as the,

"gypsy type". More of a

hippie wanna be. I would of loved

to have been at woodstock, but the

comfort thing. Comfort is my middle

name. It is kind of a hang up really.

I have to take all the tags out of my clothes.

(Monofilament thread I think was a

weapon used for torture techniques)

Socks, worn inside out. Little cushy strap

on the seat belt. (another device used to

choke helpless drivers.) It kinda just goes on

and on. I guess why our baby things are so soft.

It's all about the FEEEEEEEELLLLLL.

3/23/10

Bunny Business

Bunnies By The Bay,

The company my sister and I

started 24 years ago...
( we each had 3 kids by the way, from 3months to 8 years old)

...has had many transformations.

We have to keep reinventing ourselves.

The

beauty

and the

beast

of a small business.

Jeanne

(our 3rd partner and sister,)

Suzanne

and

along with a staff of amazing artists
and the,
even more
Talented,
" business oriented people".
( You know who I mean...Anne, Dana.....)

are still at it,working to make

Bunnies by the bay
The best baby gift line on the planet!

Remember her?

Not to long ago we made bunnies,
big, small, fat, ornate, plain, fancy....

We started out making bunnies,

we live on an Island...

so... the name has a meaning.

We still have avid bunny fans out there.

I think, because we put ourselves into each

and every bunny we ever designed and produced.

But as the world turns so do markets,

so we had to come up with a new

IDEA

So...we thought

BABY-BUNNY

It made sense to us.

We wanted a product that is

... soft ...soft... soft...

cute, cuddly,quality
original.

I think what we do

BEST

is plushy little animals.

If you don't believe me

look what I found on amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Bunnies-By-The-Bay-Ittybit/product-reviews

(the text is hard to read, so tiny...click on the text and it will get bigger, or go to
amazon and read all the comments!!!!!!!!!
************** LOOK AT ALL THOSE STARS***********

So my point is,
If you love
WHAT YOU DO....

....You can't wait to get up in the morning and
DO IT....
...you love who you...
...WORK WITH....
Well, life doesn't get much better.
Living every moment
in a way that brings meaning and peace to
everyone you meet and everything you touch.

Oh and having fun
along the way.