Showing posts with label bunnies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bunnies. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

What have I been up to?

I've been really busy with the Sustainable Living Festival! Green Renters had a stall on the weekend and launched our gigantic green games.

Last night I made these as a gift for a vegan friend:

We're actually making these with some other goodies at Thursday night's workshop which will be fun, even if it means I've made them twice in a week. I'm also trialing a homemade toothpaste and deodorant to offer at workshops, depending on how they work out. Will get some guys to road test them also.

I'd like to offer the bath and skin care product workshops to 'hen's nights'* and the like, but I'm not quite sure how to promote them. I've contacted several 'green' bridal websites but they only focus on the big day not the preceding events.

Also busy hunting for part time work as Chris has been working full time the last six months and it's his turn to focus on Green Renters a bit more whilst I work (hopefully) to pay off some debts. Applying for jobs is always a bit soul destroying but fingers crossed. I'm also in the process of closing down my Polka Dot Rabbit shop to move the items over to Green Renters as appropriate, as they are all 'upcycled' products. It is too much work trying to promote two shops and the craft scene bubble has definitely burst.



I think this video is great, obviously the name of my blog and business makes it evident I love rabbits and find it quite abhorrent that they are seen merely as food by many rather than the engaging intelligent animals that they are.

*I really loathe the term 'hen's nights' I also dislike 'girls' as in 'girls' night in'. I wish more contemporarty terms were recognised!

Friday, October 7, 2011

Things I like today

I have been eyeing this bag since I was overseas, bit outside my price range alas!


I would like to make my front fence look like this, but it's not entirely likely....
Embroidery displayed to great effect

Too cute!

Love these drawer knobs

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Things I like today

Great t shirt decoration tutorial here


Thifty bunny brooch!

Awesome breakfast train via Swiss Miss

Loving these Winnie the Pooh cushions!

Lovely Anthropologie skirt

Photo by our housesitter of our snowpeas growing in our garden back home!


Gotta love a basket of cats

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Things I like today

I'm not entirely sure what the purpose of this is, but it could make a great cat bed DIY style



Ah I do love teapots :)
Just told Chris we're getting some more bunnies!

Loving these glasses. I'm always breaking our glasses!

Button bobby pins are cute and easy to make. They make great gifts

Cute idea to add cosiness to open plan living

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Things I like today



Love the wall hanging and the hankies!

This is another room from their house that I love

How good does this recipe of Mushrooms Bourguinon look? Yummy! If you're in a cooking mood, I recently also made pear crumble and bean loaf!

The work of photographer Julia Hoersch as featured here

How I adore the work of Misako Mimoko!

Cute Jan Goeting pic from here

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Things I like today



haha
Amazing art by Hope Gangloff


aBunny tattoo!

There's a certain something about flamingos....

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Things I like today


My sentiments exactly

Cute art

Great bunny wall art

Loving this idea for displaying some of my vintage hankies. Has anyone seen comparable square picture frames anywhere relatively cheap?

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Things I like today

I adore poppies

Daniel Egneus' work is just haunting...



Beautiful detailed embroideries found here

This photo did make me laugh

Friday, February 4, 2011

An ode to long lost pets of the past....


Do you have a once beloved pet which is no longer with you? Maybe it ran away, got pinched, met an untimely end or simply died of old age?

I'm working on an exhibition on loss and grief and I'm planning to do a embroidery display of pets. Pets are great companions to many of us and I would like to commemorate the role they play in our lives. All pets, whether dogs, cats, bunnies, snakes, rats, birds, whatever!

Do you have a good clear photograph of a departed pet you'd like featured? Email cate@polkadotrabbit.com to find out more.

Friday, January 7, 2011

Things I like today




Hot weather makes me feel like this alot

One of my favourite summer breakfasts

I found this on the most lovely miniature garden website, don't you just love it!

New Polka Dot Rabbit bunny brooches! Only $7 each!

Cute illustration by Ryan Feerer

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Things I like today: Some of the Best of 2010

I really enjoy writing my 'things I like today' blog posts. I love art and creativity and am in awe of so many creations. It might surprise you to know that I'm not a big shopper. I don't have closets full of clothing or massive collections of vintage wares. I just don't have the space (or cash) and besides, looking is sometimes just as much fun as owning. I decided to put together a post of some of my favourite findings of 201o. Hope you enjoy looking at them all!

There's some big bunnies!

haha
Big Ramona Quimby fan


Lovely photograph


paper planes


so true!


Beautifully decorated cookies

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handmade crochet doily rug