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.
1/16/12
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
Marilyn
Andrea
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.
1/12/12
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.
YOU CHOOSE.
Just become a follower and leave a comment.
I will pick a winner on sunday the 15th
I will pick three winners.
1/7/12
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.
1/2/12
GIVE-AWAY!!!!
O.K. third post today.
I guess I am excited about the new year.
I have a new website..
I have been pinning
like crazy on pinterest
And I have been working and listing on
Etsy
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
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.
12/25/11
Merry Christmas
Happily enjoying the end of the holiday.
It has been a time of gratitude for
family and friends. And even though
we are not all together, I feel the love..
and I know they feel it too.
Image found here
12/22/11
Pinterest addiction
OH MY GOSH.
Besides getting lots of rest, eating to
much sugar and enjoying being with
the dude. I have been on pinterest for
hours. I love it...so cool. I love pinning
as much as finding pins. This is absolutely
the best place for inspiration. Here is a
picture I found this morning.
O.K. so
here is the beautiful part. I tried to upload
the image from pinterest and it was really tiny.
I was able to follow the trail of the original
source which turned out to be from here
But post a year ago.
look..
now a nice big, clear picture.
Home sweet home
It is a mellow holiday around here.
I am in Kirkland for the next
two week. The dude and I
have done a little decorating.
Plus a few of the things I love
in our home.
I took a few pictures on my iphone
with the hipstamatic app
12/20/11
I have a WEBSITE
I have a website.
My dude did it for me.
He has been working on his own.
So...he did mine too.
COOL
12/19/11
Take a class
Over at Hutch Studio
Chris will be teaching this class.
Sweet Little Tweet Workshop
All materials included.
This is a fun project that incorporates sculpey clay, paint, wire, and paper to
create a little bird in any color you can imagine swinging sweetly in a 4 inch tall
charming wire cage. Age level 16- and up.
Friday, January 6th
1 PM-3:30 PM
Cost: $30.00
Sweet Little Tweet Workshop
All materials included.
This is a fun project that incorporates sculpey clay, paint, wire, and paper to
create a little bird in any color you can imagine swinging sweetly in a 4 inch tall
charming wire cage. Age level 16- and up.
Friday, January 6th
1 PM-3:30 PM
Cost: $30.00
Holiday Party
We have already had our Holiday Party
at Bunnies. My sister and I decorate
the lunchroom. And make the food.
This year....my daughter did all the cooking.
Felt great to delegate.
Ashely is our new, social Networking genius.
Look at what a great job she did.
I didn't realize anyone was even taking pictures!
It's Merry at Bunnies
I went to our Bunnies Facebook and
found all these great holiday pictures.
Look at all these happy babies.
And we have bunnies.
This has always been one of my favorites.
12/16/11
Home again
We made it home.
Whew.
New York at Christmas is pretty cool.
Also, really busy and crowded.
The weather was beautiful, sunny and not
all that chilly. People were eating lunch outside.
The weather was beautiful, sunny and not
all that chilly. People were eating lunch outside.
We walked into Macy's...and right out again.
It was crazy and frantic.
It was crazy and frantic.
Three years ago...we decided not to exchange gifts.
It is so amazing how it releases all the tension of trying to find
the perfect gift. We enjoy the holidays without all the
the perfect gift. We enjoy the holidays without all the
headache of shopping. We will get Sam presents, because
Christmas is all about children. Adults...we have everything
we need. So we will spend time together, eat, chill and just
enjoy family time.
Here are a few
Pictures from NY.
Rockefeller Center
Chelsea market
Store windows
Sephora
This is all paper cuts!
12/12/11
New York at Christmas time
We are in New York on Bunny business. Stopping in on our FAO Schwartz store and visiting our new apparel licencing partners. Our hotel is right in the middle of time square.
12/10/11
By the side of the road
I found this by the side of the road.
A cute little wagon full of beautiful handmade
wreaths. An honor system to pay.
And the field was full of snow geese.
Amazing and beautiful...
Loving winter right now.
We are global!
LOOK
BUNNIES BY THE BAY
IN
JAPAN
Our sister Jeanne has been in Asia for almost three months.
She has opened 4 stores inside the Mitsukoshi Department stores.
12/6/11
Curmudgeon...ok, yes that's me
I was recently referred to as a...
CURMUDGEON
Definition:
A bad tempered or surly person.
surly:
Irritably sullen and churlish.
churlish:
A lack of civility
Civility:
A polite act.
basically
a cranky, crabby,
whiney, sourpuss
I like the following explanation better.
A curmudgeon's reputation for malevolence is
undeserved. We don't hate mankind,
just mankind's absurdities. We are just
as sensitive as the next person, but hide
our vulnerability beneath a crust of misanthropy,
(distrust of humankind). We ease the pain by
turning hurt to humor. Nature has endowed us
with astute perception and sly wit. We have our
version of the truth which unsettles some, even
though we soften it with humor.
Here are some other
curmudgeons.
What this is all in reference to was
the recent show I did in Tustin.
Doing a show on the road is
a lot of work.
The traveling, setting up,
selling, taking down, being
nice for hours on end. Repeating yourself
over and over....basically selling a little piece
of yourself.
For me, I do that with my art.
Here you go...I made this for you...
now can I go back to my studio and
do what I love...which is create.
I don't know about other artists
but for me...It is hard to stand there
and sell, me.
Plus physically, I feel tired and old!!!!
My mantra is
"I am to old for this!"
Meaning...can't I just make stuff
and someone else sell it?
Oh Yeah,
That is why
Bunnies By The Bay exists.
I have surrounded myself with
people who do all that.
They are good at it, experts...
and they like selling and organizing
and running spread sheets as much
as I like sewing and drawing.
But this need to have an identity
and self expression outside of bunnies
has led me to selling my own art.
It is like starting over at 56 and being
all alone without my sisters there to protect me.
(Or as they would say protect others from me.)
I did meet some really nice people, and I love all my
earth angle girls. We had fun, can't wait to do it
all again. But in the moment standing all day on
a concrete floor...the
CURMUDGEON comes out in me.
Not to the customers and nice, nice people who
come out to see us, just to my fellow artists.
My reward at the end of the day
An Ale...makes that pissy part of me
disappear and I can have fun and laugh at
life and myself. I will never stop being
honest, and truthful...but I'll work on
my filter system. In the meantime
I am happy to be home and grateful
to those who understand and love me anyways.
Do you have a curmudgeon in your life?
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