Bushels of Bunnies...

"Gratitude is when a memory is stored in

the heart and not in the mind.”

Lionel Hampton

When we watch the news there are very few

reports sharing the positive nature of people.

We are good.

We are kind and caring.

We share our hearts.

We help.

We hope.

We pray.

We give.

As I sat drawing oodles of bunnies to busy my

mind, heart and hands...

I once again witnessed what I have always

believed in and trusted~

People love.

Cancer units are difficult for me.

I don't do well with medical stuff...

God has given each of us our own strengths & talents...



I am so very grateful for the nurses, staff, technicians...

doctors... secretaries... etc. that are caring for my mom.

Everyday these AMAZING hearts walk into

offices, hospitals, hospice, exam rooms to make a difference.

They have compassion, strength and understanding...

...to take over where family can't.

I am so very grateful for that.

I hope your day is sunny and filled with great memories!

Vintage~ Spring Baby Dresses...

Each little bunny with a face, personality and

loving heart of its own~

I have never had a pet rabbit... As a child, they were "wild."

As an adult, we have three cats.

Our children ask~ can we have a hamster?

"No, because of the cats"

What about a Chinchilla?

"No, because of the cats"

Maybe a rabbit?

"No, because the cats would stalk it..."

We have a bird cage... could we have a bird?

"No... because of the cats"

Perhaps someday...

When our current furry loves have gone~

I will have a bunny!

Until then, I will draw them~

Some of these little dresses are on their way home...

Others will be listed in my Etsy shop.

Hope your week is off to a fantastic start!

Doing good...

Hope you have a wonderful week~

Prints of my Fabric Illustrations...

I hope your Friday is off to a great start!

Remember the pen and ink sketches below?

They have been colorized!

I sketched my little friends in colored pencils...

Then watercolor brushes danced about!

Limited edition prints will be available of these~

My Etsy store could use a little color!

They have made baby shower gifts a lot of fun!

 I purchase inexpensive framing materials from a

local craft store. Once I have it framed I use a small

box filled with baby socks (my type of re-usable bubble wrap)

...then wrap the entire box with receiving blankets!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Garden Flag Winner!

Thank you for so many sweet comments!

The name selected from the goodie bucket

to win my Spring Garden Flag is...

Cynthia!

Her blog is great fun~ Cynzplace

Pup and I picked these lawn Crocus on our morning walk.
Lawn Crocus because they refuse to grow
in my flower beds, much preferring thick green sod!
The way they lay in the ink bottles they look like hearts...

...the studio is bright and cheery this morning and
a pile of deadlines are waiting for me~

Hope your day is sunny and sweet!

New Giveaway & Bouncing Baby Bunnies!

A New Giveaway!

To thank you for your sweet comments...

For all that you share~

This is one of my watercolor designs on a

garden flag... size 11" x 15"

New in the package...

Just leave a quick hello on this post and

your name will be put in the basket!

Drawing this Friday... April 1st

 

Going to add some bunnies to my Etsy shop!

Can't stop drawing these little furry friends~

Wishing you joy!

Sunday sketch~

Hope your week is off to a great start!

Wishing you grand smiles and loads of great news~

Spring Tote Bags...

I just brought a bowl of peels, stems and cores

to our compost pile for our wild bunny~

Perhaps a SPRING cap, scarf and mittens would have

been a better treat for our little friend!

The Robins are hoping for a quick melt~

Added some Spring totes to my Etsy store!
Vintage dresses are almost finished...
They will be pressed and photographed soon~


I leave my sketch journals open~
They're always stacked in messy piles...
Sketches, jots, ideas and notes fall out when I flip through...
This little friend was sketched while I waited in a
doctors office... on the back of an atm receipt~
His little face makes me smile!

Hope your Spring day is filled with joy~

Feathers Flying...

Mild days have warm, brisk winds whipping up

dried fall leaves from the flower gardens...

Our cats are running from window to window

trying to catch them! Knocking over everything in

their way of "the big catch!"

I took our pup outside to brush (more)

MOUNDS of hair off... I already saw a little bird

pick up a tuft of it and zip away...

Better lining their little nests than ours! (giggle)

I find some of the most beautiful little nests

on windy days... tossing across the yard like tumbleweed.

I have been promising vintage baby dresses

and linens... I must apologize...

We have had several crazy-busy weeks.

I am thankful for every crazy moment with our teens...

For I know so very soon~

They will leave the nest and there will be

plenty of empty moments and time to catch up!

I have oodles of notes to write back to, so many of

your sweet blogs to visit and catch up on...

I am hoping for studio time this weekend!

Hope your weekend is sweet, sunny and fun-filled~

Thank you for all of your comments and cheer!

Sunday sketch and prayers...

Praying for Japan...

Praying for miracles!

Wishing you a wonderful week, sweet friends~

Treasured Friend...

The best part of blogging...
Making new friends!
Some are a few towns away, or other states...
I've met people all around the world!!!

This dear teddy belongs to my friend
Ellen (Netherlands)
She purchased this vintage dress from me
for her treasured childhood teddy-love...

Thank you for sharing a picture with me, Ellen!
I hope you will visit her beautiful blogs~
(please click on the picture or her name)

A small collection of Spring-themed
Vintage dresses are almost done!
I'll share pictures here before I list them on Etsy.

Wishing each of you friendships around the world
and a wonderful weekend!

Dance of the Teddy Bears & Birds...

We have bright blue skies and sunshine!

I love being in my studio again~

It was an addition... a summer porch.

We converted it into a studio.

Winter winds and frigid temps. keep me

at the dining room table, living room chairs... etc.

Most of the time from December through March.

This morning, in the cool shadow of the house,
there was a little bird perched atop an icy snow pile.

Sitting very still, looking up at the larger birds...

If I could sew (and keep her) I would dress her

in a little polka dot piece...

They could have a spring fling...


Teddy friends would be invited...

Tea and seeds would be served!

My favorite soundtracks playing...

Miss Potter, Finding Jane,

Pride & Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Secret Garden...

Hope the sunshine has inspired you!

Here a bunny... there a bunny...

Dressed up bunnies!

With every snow storm I seem to become a little

more determined to rush spring~

We have enjoyed a little bunny friend all winter.

Our furry visitor lives near our garden compost...

Beneath the Forsythia shrubs~

Carrot ends, celery bases, cores... rinds...

All tasty snacks that we toss out a back window

to share while the winter winds continue to cover.

Our friendly rabbit will visit our gardens...

As long as I plant enough~ we can share!

My Etsy store is brimming with little faces!
...at least one tidy spot!
My studio has been a disaster for weeks as I have
been researching, painting, mixed media, carving...
A touch of mad-scientist in my blood~

Hope your weekend is perfect... and a bit messy, too!

Little Feathered Friends in Dresses...

These sweet little girls are in my Etsy store...

All dressed in little spring dresses!

I remember getting a new dress each Easter~

This little tomboy would clean up for one day each year!

Mom would dress my sister and I like twins.

(She is four years older than me)

Tall, thin... olive skin... hazel eyes...

My chubby cheeks are covered with freckles~

We're as opposite as they come!

The pictures look sweet... my oldest sister

made most of our Easter outfits.

I was always tickled to have a new stuffed bunny!

(Even more tickled when the dress was put away...)

These feathered friends seem to like

their little dresses~

Hope you like them, too!

Wishing you a wonderful week~

Happy Valentine's Day & Sunday Sketch...

Wishing you love, friendship... laughs and joy!

Happy Valentine's Day~

I will draw a name from the hat later this evening

for the giveaway in my previous post...

You're not too late!