Baby Shower

I made this for a shower gift.

This is a little outfit I bought

...added the felt bird.

Here is the card,

going with a tweet theme.

 Here are the 2 outfits...tweeked and we made

a new hat.

 Designed this outfit.

It is a soft Japanese knit with mushrooms.

I appliqued the larger mushrooms.

The fabric is a vintage gingham linen from

an old pillow.  And the stems are alphabet letters.

Hand stitched it all on, so you see the stitching.

Girls are fun to design for.

And the last outfit will be in the bunny line

for fall, hopefully.  Not mushrooms but

a something a little more relative to 

Cricket Island.

Insight

I forgot to take my computer home

this weekend.  Sitting in it's little red suitcase

right where I left it.  Oh, I feel like I had lost

my right arm.

I wanted to share this video clip.

My son is a fisherman in Dutch Harbor Alaska.

I found this link to this clip on a random blog.

This is not my sons boat.  This is a Crabber,

he is on a 125' Dragger.  A larger boat.

The weather conditions are like this right now.

It was -5 degrees and they are chipping ice off the boat.

Prims

Perusing the internet tonight.

I got a message from a friend on

facebook so I hopped over there...

Then I saw that Jen over at Earth Angels had

posted, which led me over to her blog and I 

found this.  I didn't even know it was out.

Pretty cool.

Speaking of Earth Angels....

I just mailed Jen a new shipment of

art for this show.

3/2 & 3/3, 2012 - "heART of winter" - SOUTH, 

at the Jeanine Taylor Folk Art Gallery, Sanford, FL

Check out her blog for complete post.

http://earthangelstoys.blogspot.com/

Hmmm found this

Looking through my little sketches...

I found this.

Some days it feels so true,

other days I can't get out of my own way.

Does it matter?

Probably not.

Because it's true and I am grateful

for when I am in the groove.

Pinterest winner

Do you ever wonder where all those great images

come from on pinterest?  Well..the cool thing is 

you can click on the picture and it will lead you to

a source.  Not the original source usually.  But

a trail to follow.  I posted this picture last night

and it got a lot of response.

My caption is he's not heavy he's my dog.

I found it here

http://bippityboppityboo.tumblr.com

Tumbir is a great resource for inspiration.

Put away your guns...show us some love.

My dude has watched every Clint Eastwood and John Wayne

 movie 20 times.  I like the manly men, but geez...enough with the violence

I think they should get in touch with their feminine sides.

Put away your guns boys, show us the love.

Winner, Winner, Winner

Oh my gosh it snowed here yesterday,

and I got so caught up in it I forgot to 

post the winners.

 Here are the winners.

Gretchen

http://artfoodlodging.blogspot.com

Marilyn

http://heartsdelights.blogspot.com/

Andrea

http://andreacreates.blogspot.com/

 Congratulations to all of you.

And thank-you one and all for leaving

such nice comments.

I wish I could send you all a print.

If those of you who did not win send 

me your address.  I will get you a little

gratitude gift in the mail also.

Have a great week

We have more snow ahead of us.

Give Away 3 days left

My give-Away ends on Sunday the 15th.

You have three days left to enter.  

Full details below.

You could win one of three

5X7 FRAMED PRINTS

 from my etsy shop.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/kryskirkpatrick

YOU CHOOSE.

Just become a follower and leave a comment.

I will pick a winner on sunday the 15th

I will pick three winners.

Off to Taipei

I am off to Taipei today.

I made this as a gift.

Will not be back until next week.

Remember to enter my drawing.

GIVE-AWAY!!!!

O.K.  third post today.

I guess I am excited about the new year.

I have a new website..

http://www.kryskirkpatrickdesign.com/

I have been pinning

like crazy on pinterest

http://pinterest.com/kryskirk/

And I have been working and listing on 

Etsy

http://www.etsy.com/shop/kryskirkpatrick

So I think a give- away would be in order

to get the ball rolling.

Would you be willing to become a follower 

of my blog?  If you are already a follower

would you be willing to mention 

my blog and give-away on your site?

Leave me a message on this post

and I will put your name into a drawing

for a print from my etsy shop.

A 5x7 framed print.

Like one of these.

But to make it more special,

You pick. Let me know in

your comment which one you like.

Go to my etsy site and pick any 

picture.  I will give away

THREE.

One to each of THREE

WINNERS.

I will pick three winners

On January 15th.  sunday.

( I like the names out of a hat method myself)

Good Luck and may you all go out and be 

winners today!

Breezy

This is a little Mohair kitty, in

a vintage dress.  She is from our 

Archives.  Her name is Breezy 

and she is $265.00

https://www.bunniesbythebay.com

We have very few Kitties left.

Better scoop her up and 

give her a nice home.

A lot less work than the kitten they

tried to get me to adopt at the 

pet store the other day...I just

wanted to buy dog food.

Thanks.

The end...not quite.

I have been on vacation since 

I got back from New York...Dec 15th.

All ready to head back to work today...

and I found out last night we don't go back

until Tuesday.   Hallelujah.  Now, it's not

like I don't love my work...but it has been so

great hanging out with the Dude and taking life

a little bit slower.

We went out to dinner with Sam and his mama-dada last night. ( That is one word to him.)

He was such a trooper having missed his nap.  He dipped chip after chip into a little

cup of ketchup.  At 19 months he is changing so much.

  Love this little guy....like I couldn't ever imagine.

  Being a granny is the greatest thing in the whole wide world.

On a different note.  When I do go back to work, I will only be in my 

studio for 4 days and then we leave for a very quick 4 day trip.

We will be attending a funeral in Taipei.  Our brother Carlson Ling

will be honored  January 9th.

This man, along with his brother...saved Bunnies By The Bay.

He owns our factory in China.   (It is small and only produces

our baby things.  Sewn and finished by hand.)

He was 70 years old, and was also a Rugby Referee.  He heart

 gave up on a track like this close to the factory, as he was

training for a match coming up in Beijing in a few days.

He was an amazing man...who lived a very full and rich

life.  Loved by many and honored by all.

Life goes by so quickly.  Sam is not even 2 years old yet,

and Carlson was 70.  So little time to enjoy all there

is to this gift...life.  I am so grateful to have the 

opportunity to know and love all those who cross

 my path.  For each and everyone has taught

me a life lesson, from love... to letting-go.

Thank-you for following this journey with me.

If only with words and pictures...

sometimes that's all it takes...to feel connected.

It makes me wonder, what the new year will bring in.

What ever that is...the appreciation for my humble

little life has been lifted.

Happy New Year.