Cool bunny stuff we found on line

Attention all bunny lovers!

 There are wonderful bunny things to be found on the internet. Here is what we found!

Romeo...you aren't getting out of this any time soon so WAKE-UP!!

All of these treasures have been created by my EtsyRabbits team mates that just HAPPEN to be facebook and Twitter friends, too. 


On the left is a stunning cloisonne bunny pendant in fine silver by my friend Mary Beth Parisi.

 Now who doesn't love bunny butts!?!?!

On the right left I've found a collection of three card by my friend Nakisha of bluedogrose. Her Little White Rabbits have been featured in some of my quilts, The Rabbit Tarot and her beautiful books.

       
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On the left is an ACEO collectors card by Rebecca Pullin of Rabbittude. This was Frank's Christmas present and boy did he laugh! We all know about power cord nomies :-D

On the right we found the cutest little bunny pendant by Donna of LavenderRabbit. It's only

1x11/16th inches....how sweet!

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My facebook friend Diana of qipapers has designed this beautiful set of 12 Moku Hanga Black Water Dragon postcards.

My heart belongs to this cute bunny by quirkybunny. It's painted on canvas at only 5x4 inches. All the proceeds are donated too!!

I hope you have all enjoyed the rabbity goodies we found. We'll keep looking and share when we're finished.

Have a hippity hoppity day. 

Do You Have A Muse Hiding in Your Family Tree?

Creativity can be such an illusive thing.

At times it's oozing from every pore and then, quick as you please, it's all dried up like the Mohave Desert. This week I had one of my dry spells. I was just finishing up a custom quilt and intended to plan my next quilt. NOTHING. I couldn't find a single creative thought.

So I decided I would take a walk through my family history for some inspiration.

My great grandmother was an artist.


She painted in oils on copper in the Hudson River style. Her paintings are so serene. Cows grazing in the field, bubbling brooks and willow trees swaying in the breeze. You can almost smell the grass. Occasionally she would paint florals in watercolors. This medium allowed her to express her talent for detail.

My grandmother was a quilter.

She created pieced quilt tops that were perfect. She collected fabric...as all quilters do...and when she had the right combination of colors out came the big, grey tailors scissors and her box of patterns. Gram wouldn't have liked this age of rotary cutters. She was in her zen place when she was cutting. After the quilt top was finished, it was time to bring out the quilting frame and begin the hand quilting that would fill her winter days. Her quilts were a labor of love and she was a master.

My mother was a seamstress, though she'd tell you she just liked to sew.

She was quite well known for her pill box hats and stunning wedding gowns. The detail of her gowns was amazing. She covered the buttons by hand and crocheted each loops herself so they would fit perfectly around the buttons. There was always a sea of white on our living room floor as she added the laces, seed beads. sequins and pearls... ALL BY HAND! She made a name for herself with her creativity and attention to detail.

To help me find my creativity, I called on these artistic women. I went to my living room wall and got lost in great Grandmother Elizabeth's paintings. Then off to the bedroom to spread across my bed, the quilt Grandma Sarah made for me when I was a little girl. I finished my search for creativity with an old and tattered photograph album. On it's pages I saw the beautiful wedding dress my mom made for her only daughter.

Each of these creative women touched me and I was aware that they were now my muses. I began to hear their quiet guidance and filled my design wall with ideas for many new quilts.

Though they are no longer here with me on earth, their spirits are alive in the beautiful things they left behind.

Do you have a muse hiding in your family tree?

Muses can be found in the most interesting places. Please leave your story in the comment section below.

I would love to hear your story.

Thank you for stopping by.
Cindi

Good Morning from the North Wood ♥

It is a beautiful sunny day. The birds are tuning up, getting ready for their spring concerts.

This winter has been unusually mild with very little snow. But yesterday....everything came to a halt as we were blanketed with 4 inches of wet heavy snow on top of frozen rain from the day before. It really was a nightmare.

   But VERY beautiful!

We didn't forget our friends the birds...plenty of seed was added to the feeder. To accommodate all, we scattered some on the ground as well. They were sooo grateful ♥

 

Mr. Cardinal delivered a personal Thank You.

   As for the Cottontail Kids.....they decided to kick back and snuggle until it was all over.

   

 Thank you for stopping by. See you next time.

 Cindi