Happy Easter

Refreshed from her snowy
Slumber,
Mother Earth exalts her
Worth.
In a colorful burst of glory,
She blazons her wondrous
Rebirth

Renew your spirit, refresh
Your soul,
Rejoice with all humankind.
Celebrate life everlasting.
Peace and wonder are
Yours to find.>

The blessing of the Lord
be upon you...

Psalms 129:8 

I hope that everybunny

Had a most eggselent Easter

Bunny invasion

The house is crawling with bunnies these days. It seems like everywhere I look there's another one.
Aside from all the hand made ones there are also flocked bunnies

The extra large outdoor bunny that lights up

and even a cute little bunny dish

I'm sure that if I dug in the box I could probably even find a few more. I think even Duke is starting to resemble a bunny.

I used this picture before (last year I think) but for those of you who are newer around here I'm posting it again.

Back on the bunny trail

You had a break for a couple of days from the Easter decorations but guess what? They're baaaaack.

Today I have another craft from the past for you. This one is in need of a little repair but he still doesn't look too bad.

Just look what you can do with a Styrofoam egg, a few pom poms and several other assorted supplies.  His body is a brandy snifter.

I don't know if you can tell but that is one of his arms laying inside. It must have fell off at one time and I was too lazy to glue it back on before I packed it away. I was trying to clean him up a little before his photo session and didn't realize there was a chip in the bottom of the glass and cut my thumb. Bad bunny. He may not get his arm reattached this year either.

What do you mean one more week.

I think Duke is getting  a little excited about Easter coming. He was checking his basket for goodies.

There's nothing in my Easter basket yet but mom said that Easter isn't until next Sunday,

Well I guess I'll just lay down right here by my basket and wait for the bunny to come.

I've been laying here watching out the window for the bunny but I still don't see him. Hasn't it been a week yet? 

My mom did an edited version of my last picture while I've been waiting for the bunny. 

OK this was supposed to go live Sunday, not Saturday. I forgot to change the date when I scheduled it. Darn. Now you get two posts today and I have nothing for tomorrow. I guess I have to go work on that.

Where do Easter Eggs come from

Have you ever wondered where the Easter bunny gets all those eggs he delivers? He certainly can't be coloring ALL those eggs by himself can he?
Last weekend while I was enjoying the sunshine I made an incredible discovery. I'm going to reveal to you the Easter bunny's secret. He has a factory. Yes an actual factory where all all those eggs are made.

This is another old one. I didn't technically make this one. It was one of those kits that comes with all the pieces and you just paint it.

Chicks just wanna have fun

Every chick wants to have a little fun now and then and these gals are no exception.

I can't say that I blame them one bit. They've been stuffed into a box for several years. I can't remember the last time they saw the light of day. They were all gabbing at once when they got outside in the sunshine.

Yes, these are another craft from the past. I thought they were adorable. The only problem is there was a flaw in the construction. They don't stand up on their own too well. If they aren't propped up with something else they topple right over. Oh well, they're still cute.

Some bunny else

What a beautiful weekend we had. The temperatures actually reached the 80's yesterday. It's about time. I got to sit outside, enjoy some sunshine, see a Robin splashing in my birdbath and actually go outside without a coat. It was heaven.
Yesterday I had said that I would have some more Easter decorations to show you. Yesterday was the garden bunny and today it's some bunny else.

Another craft from ages ago. This one is showing the effects of time I'm afraid. The straw hat was painted white and it's beginning to chip off in several places. This is another one that I made LOTS of.

Several of you have asked me if I sell the things I make. I have considered it but have never gotten around to doing it. My ex mother in law used to always tell me that I should sell my crafts and I always told her that it would make it feel like a job and it wouldn't be any fun any more. But anyway, I pretty much just enjoy making things and I enjoy giving it to friends and family as gifts. Maybe some day I'll decide to start selling but for now I think I'll just keep it the way it is.

The garden bunny's storry

Today it is the garden bunny's turn to tell his side of the story. Not really so much about his dealings with Duke but more of a little of his history.

He was born about a dozen years ago right here at my house. And like any rabbit, if there is one there's bound to be more. I couldn't even tell you how many of these guys I ended up making. It seemed like it was a couple weeks that I had a pot on my stove filled with tea and tube socks. Yes, you read that right. He was made from tea dyed tube socks. The body is a 2 liter pop bottle and the head is a Styrofoam ball. Small wood pieces were used for his facial features. Eyebrows were drawn on with a marker and his cheeks and inside his ears were painted. Finished off with a few raffia whiskers and a bow around his neck.

He also carries with him his trusty garden bucket made from an old mushroom can with a wire handle. The bucket holds his purchased garden tools and a couple plastic carrots. I made these at Easter time but he usually sits out for most of the summer since he's not really an Easter bunny.

Since Easter is approaching, and over the weekend I drug out the Easter decorations, I'll be posting some Easter cuteness for the next few days.

Duke and the garden bunny

Today I am turning the blog over to Duke because he wants to tell you his story.

Hello everyone. Today I want to tell you about how I met the garden bunny and why I don't like him. You see my mom is growing a little tiny garden in an egg carton.

Mom was showing dad how all the seeds are growing and they were talking about how they'll plant them in the yard when it gets warmer. It sounded very exciting and I wanted to take a look.

Well apparently there is a bunny, who thinks he's some kind of gardener, watching over the whole thing. I mean really, just because he carries an old tin can with a pitchfork, shovel and silly plastic carrots doesn't mean he's in charge of things.

Stupid bunny yelled at me and told me to get away from the garden

MOM! Something has to be done about that bunny. I don't like him.

I'm just going to sit here and look sad but I'm really plotting my revenge on that silly bunny. He's back there laughing at me isn't he?