celebrate with flowers

Here are a couple of arrangements I made

for Christmas.

I think I got at least 4 out of the 

flowers I bought.

Greens courtesy of a few bushes by

the back door.

Parrot tulips

are done...they only last

a few days...but the lilies,berries and greens

 will be good for another week.

It's winter...think snowmen

Three original watercolors.

In cardboard frames.

all about 12x12

Call Chris for prices.

Oliver Jeffers 'Heart and the Bottle' iPad Picture Book App

This is so cool.

I want it...but only available in UK.

One more for you

Have you heard of this?

I found this, here.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/

Merry Christmas Morning

It is early and the house is asleep. 

 .

My little Sam will be

here soon, and really 

that is what Christmas 

is about...seeing it through

the eyes of a child.

We will

 eat,

 drink,

 and be

 Merry.

Happy Christmas Morning 

to you.

Finally, some new art

It has been a busy couple of weeks

at Bunnies.  I cannot remember the last

time we worked the week before Christmas.

I found time to get some painting 

done in the wee hours of the morning.

Not finished.

They still need to be framed

and some sweet words.

Cookie on a cup

This was a

FUN FIND

found here

http://baltares.blogspot.com/

If you go there...

she gives you the

 link

 to

the archive instruction 

to make these little

houses

here

http://www.notmartha.org/

Make a tree...save the forrest

Chris has posted on our

Hutch Studio blog.

Here is his latest.

A 

Kit

To 

Make 

A 

Tree

Recycled Cardboard.

http://hutchstudio.blogspot.com/

The world all aglow

The

 World

 All

Aglow.

I hope

 you are all

 feeling the love today.

And put that

feeling

in 

a 

batch

of 

cookies.

Bunny Party

We are having our Holiday Party

today at Bunnies.

We thought this year

Lunch.

Then everyone can go home.

Besides giving money,

(when it is available)

the next best gift is time.

OFF

I am making lunch.

Went through my recipes...

Here is what I came up with

PORK AND ROOT VEGETABLE STEW

with a mexican flair...tomatios, green salsa,

anaheim chilies and butternut squash, sweet

potatoes, carrot and turnips.
...........

With a fresh avocado and salsa fresca

and creme fresh on top.
.......

Good potato bread
......

Winter salad
......

Holiday guacamole with pomegranets
.......

Pumpkin cheesecake with bourbon whip cream
......

frosted sugar cookies 

Gotta go

take the cheesecake out of the oven

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!

Ain't no Miss Daisy

Miss Daisy never

had no ride like this.

This is my dude's van.

It was the christmas tree transporter

this year.  We get a lot of peace 

signs, driving down the road.

Get a grip

This could also be

a menopausal woman

having a hormonal 

meltdown.

And then there is accepting 

what is...

with grace.

Happy Wednesday all....

gadgets

UHHHH...
 I know it really is a bit early to

give the brain a techno challenge,

I haven't even finished my first 

cup of decaf.

But...
do you ever see things

on other blogs and think...that's

cool, I want it?....
  (like the falling snowflakes).

Well I found a gadget this morning.

What I have discovered is if you look at the

gadget there is usually something by

it that you just click on...

(like linkwithin the gadget that adds
 other stories under your posts.)

Well I found this...
ADDTHIS

Here is a snippet of the page and

the link.

It is the new feature of letting people share

what you post.

Isn't that cool?

http://www.addthis.com/features?utm_source=hm&utm_medium=link&utm_content=WhatsThis_orig&utm_campaign=AT_features

weekend photo shot

Did I ever mention my better half

is a professional photographer?

That is how we met....

he shot our Bunny Catalog

13 years ago.

Well....

He had a supermodel this weekend.

This picture shows

his amazing flexibility.

 I don't know what he was looking at

but something that probably looked

like a sweet potato, (his favorite).

 ooohhh's and aaaaahhhhs

from the crowd for this

glamour shot.

And just to point out the difference

between a professional photographer

and a granny with an iphone.

new picture in shop

I finished this picture Yesterday

to get into Hutch.

I think it is 8x8.

I printed the picture on fabric,

then some handstitching.

55.00

call chris at hutch for 

more details

380-466-2303.

winners x 6

Sorry for the delay.

I had a delightful chat with my sister

tonight.  O.k. are you ready?

Paper relics

tammyMcchesney

Nancy

Andrea

Amanda

Paige

You are the winners.

I will get your houses in the

mail on monday...I need an address

Please.  Happy Jolly Winter to everyone.

Wreath heaven

I love this.

I just ran across this on this blog

http://seenandsaid.blogspot.com/

She found on this site

http://www.rachelwhiting.co.uk/index.html

Rachel Whiting photographer.

visitor for the weekend

After we get our tree on Saturday,

we will have a little visitor.

and I won't get anything done

after that.

We're having a sleepover!

New art at bunnies

We are busy here.

Getting our booths ready

for the Atlanta and New York

gift shows in January.  They are

being shipped next week.

So when the rest of the world

is enjoy Christmas.

We are in Spring 2011.

BUT

going through artwork today

I ran across this adorable

piece of art Jen did

for the

Mitsukoshi dept

store display.

(Did I mention we

are an international

bunny company?)

Isn't that adorable. Jen uses painter and photoshop. 

  She is Bunnies By The Bay.

So all these years I have worked with our art department,

I really could not draw a stick figure.

It will be 2 years in March...when I first picked

 up a pencil and a paintbrush.
Here is an early attempt.

Here is something more recent

Did I mention I do not live in a perfect world.

I never have.  When I made bunnies, the eyes

would be crooked.  A button sewn on a coat...

covered a stain.  I like handmade.  I have about

8000 left to perfect my craft.  But...I love it.

Blogging buddies

It really is a small world.

We have been selling

Bunnies By The Bay

http://www.bunniesbythebay.com/

To Joyworks in Snohomish Wa

for years and years.

Jana has an amazing blog.

She posted this adorable picture

of a snowman.

check out her blog here

http://joyworks-shopgirl.blogspot.com/

Which takes me to a small world.

Shelly works there.

I met up with her recently

at the Farm chicks show. She
is so Enthusiastic.

And just plain FUN.

Do you see why we have so much in

common.  check out her blog

she is a very busy and creative woman.

http://bungalowbling.blogspot.com/

Cover boy

My little Sam 

on the cover of

our Spring 2011

Catalog

This is a special catalog

for us...

It is our 25th anniversary

The year of the Rabbit

and my little boo boo.

http://bunniesbythebay.blogspot.com/

Contest ends friday

Don't forget to enter the contest

Below.

We all need a cute little home

on our mantel.

Youth

Just for fun

17 and 16

We are now 55 and 54.

Life is so much 

better...now.

I am on the left.

This was around 1972.

She was the cheerleader,

homecoming queen, dating

the football hero, ( whom she

married and still married 34 years later)

I was a waitress, dating a lost soul

and tortured by the world.

We are so different....

But we have been in business

together for 25 years.

We do disagree,

but

love 

wins,

always.

Whether it is your blood

sister or another woman

who comes into your life

 and is like a sister....

love 

prevails.

It amazes me

When we were flying to California

last week, this little girl was carrying

one of our pink bunny buddies.

Her mom said they love 

Bunnies By The Bay!

It was early and she was cranky...

so she ran away while I tried

to take her picture.

When I saw her later she was clutching

poor bunny by his ear and he was dragging

the ground.  Well loved though.  

http://www.bunniesbythebay.com/

Our buddies where one of the first

items we created when we switched

from making Bunnies to Baby.

BECAUSE....

my sister had her favorite blankie

and she loved the satin edge.

We are only 14 months apart..

as much as she was, (and still is)

mellow and calm...I was the total

drama queen...bossy and had to have

my own way.  Nothings changed.

LET THE GIVING BEGIN

I have had so much fun 

being apart of the

 earthangels road show

and meeting new friends...

and also blogging with

old friends

that

I want to share

My little houses were such

a hit at the show that I will 

give away 

6

six

el numero 6

houses.

Just

become a 

follower

...........

and leave me a little note

and I will enter you in

a drawing.

I will pick the winners

Friday December 10th.

(It just is nice to see that

others are sharing this

little bit of whimsey

I have created.

It gives me incentive

to get better.)

Thank-you

lunch time

We are going out to lunch

Here

Animal style burger

Atkins approved

Hutch Studio

Chris has been busy

at Hutch.

I got these photo's from

our facebook page

http://www.facebook.com/pages/La-Conner-WA/hutch-studio/181850123282

Lights are up

 cute tiny paper tree

Hutch within Hutch

Light fixture made from old bottle and paper

Best cookies

This is the best 

SUGAR COOKIE RECIPE

I have made these for years.

Courtesy of Providence Hospital cookbook

that I bought at a show 20 years ago.

I love the combination of vanilla and almond flavor.

After they are baked....and still warm I take a square from
a Lindlt white chocolate bar and melt it on top.