Donation of Arabella Blue Star White Star Bag to Buckeye House Rabbit Society

I have donated my handmade, one-of-a-kind Arabella Blue Star White Star Art-Accessory Bag to The Buckeye House Rabbit Society for their Spring Raffle. Please visit their website to read more about Arabella and to purchase a ticket http://ohare.org/gifts-raffle.htm

Tickets are only $1 and someone has to win this beautiful and delightful bag. The cotton is the softest ever and Arabella is waiting patiently for her forever home, along with many special rabbits at Buckeye. She thanks you in advance for helping.
Here is Wesley with Arabella

after discovering her in his room - saying hello and goodbye before she makes her jorney across the big pond - from Scotland to America!

and here is Arabella herself with Blue Sar White Star, giving her the seal of approval and well wishes

All monies raised will go towards helping the rabbits at Buckeye as they wait patiently for their forever home. Wesley had been waiting for nearly a year! before I found him.

and Arabella had been waiting for months aswell - infact Arabella didn't even have a name and had been overlooked so often because she was just a 'brown' rabbit.

Rabbits are the 3rd most 'disposable' domestic animal after dogs and cats in society. Please help to change this -

Steps you can take are -

1.buy all your rabbit feed and bedding from your local horse supplies/farm store because they do not profit from the sale of live animals - unlike pet shops.

2. support your local rescue with funds, donations, time and word of mouth. Please also consider adding a small furry member to your family for life - you will be rewarded 1000 times over!

3. buy items like gifts, stationary, household supplies like soap and pet portrait commissions from people who support rescues and helping animals. Many have shops on etsy and announce the fact in their store profile and shop front.

4. never walk past an animal in distress - they need you - please help them.

5. please consider your purchases ethically and sentiently.

Thank you for visiting and I hope that you will purchase a ticket or two.

You may just have the perfect present to give to yourself / your rabbit crazy friend / the man friend who has no problem carrying a man bag (Arabella says she is cool about being a man bag) / or the perfect soft sculpture accessory for that bare shelf just below your original Thornburn hare watercolour!

Etsy Treasury Dedicated to my Arabella Bag Donation

All of the shops featured here love and support animals.

Some donate all funds to chairty, some donate a portion, some feed their local wild bird population, and mammals, and every single one has a respect and love for the creatures of mother earth.

Please support them by purchasing from them and you will be making your purchase an ethical and charitable based one.

Featured shops are (from top left in rows)

Whiskerkisses with beautiful Twiggy modelling a gorgeous collar

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17716334

brownrose with Sheryl a prudent crow who makes sure the charitible donations are safe

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17873105

pigatopia with a painting of an adorable piglet

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11467463

mvegan5 - the founder of etsy for animals Team with a horsey hair clip

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19485273

petitpoulailler with beautiful rabbit images from the 1930s

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16678959

thesleepingdog with a customizable photo ornament

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18036800

saveabunny with a blue dish approved by Butterscotch a rescue rabbit looking for a forever home

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18205866

thefrogbag with a Zatec's frog hand embroidered on a pouch

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10910468

9LivesPhotography with Prose a tiny kitten waiting for her forever home

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18980541

My Arabella bag donating 10% to the Rabbit and Guinea Pig Welfare Fund in Rugby, UK

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14536525

daskaninchen with a fibonacci rabbit soft sculpture

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18794789

happygoatsoap with beautiful Pricilla providing the milk

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19199713

rats4scrappin with Fluffy as a baby in a bowl

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10102633

JackieBass with precious Hope - who got Jackie started with photographing rescue dogs

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18964567

karendavis with a secret - the little rabbit is sharing

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18435007

shelterme with tiny Que - who is still looking for her forever home!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19149998

I want to thank all of these etsy people - they are all wonderful, talented and kind and I have been fortunate to know most of them.

2009 Turn Over a New Leaf

All Leaves are important - some for eating - like these carrot leaves here - others are for making small changes for a better world. Leaves, like resolutions, are beginnings.

and new beginnings are everywhere, every day, and it is generally a shift in one's attitude and perception that will start you on the new road.

I don't do resolutions as such, I act on my ideas when I get them and I like the fact that I can turn over a new leaf and make a small improvement when the opportunity arises, year round.

My New Leaf is to recognize when these Leaves are infront of me so I can grab the opportunity!

Arabellas New Leaf is to have more 'me time'. Whether that be snoozing in private under the Parker Knoll until she decides to come out for a kiss, or infront of the heater on her paw print fleece, waiting for attention and a piece of organic oatcake - Arabella will be doing the demanding - on her terms!

Wesleys New Leaf is to have more back massages, more often! He demands these by immediately jumping around to show me his back, and just sitting there, waiting patiently until I start to rub away.

Arabella and Wesley get fresh carrot leaves every once in a while, and only a small amount at a time. Yummy!

What is your New Leaf?

A little Princess is Snoozing

Everyone needs their beauty sleep - especially little princesses!
Not everyone is awake thru the festivities on New Year - Arabella is all tucked up and catching 40 winks !

Can You Guess What's Under the Tree?

Is that black straps I see??

Hmmmm?

what could be in there??

how intriguing!

WOW!! A beautiful Arabella bag - just waiting patiently to be carried on the arm of a very special young lady! Happy Christmas Rachael!

This is the Arabella 3 Generation Pearl Gold Damask Bag. She has pearls adorning her from me, my mother and my grandmother - carrying with her much history and significance and is a present for the 4th generation! - My delightful Scottish niece (who has had her eyes on these adorable bags for a looooong time!!)

Arabella always comes with an Arabella care tag, gift tag, Arabella Card, Arabella ribbon Tie and a hand written note and business card.

Seasons Greetings !

Lucky Me!

Thank You Karen, Kim and Jen! for holding Blog GiveAways - my Christmas has come early this year!
I received the most beautiful print in the mail the other day, courtesy of the amazingly talented Karen Davis http://moonlightandhares.blogspot.com/ There are little blackbirds and thrushes on the tops of the grasses! How delightful!

Many years ago I purchased 2 amazing surreal rabbit cards, as I loved everything about them! Here is one of them -isn't that rabbit just a sweetie with his bunch of flowers?!

and a short while ago on etsy I came across Karen of Moonlight and Hares http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5882831 and instantly loved her work!

just look at that delicate little rabbit face! how adorable! It was only after seeing this beautiful painting of a Raven and disappearing rabbit

and recognizing those long white back legs of the rabbit that I had a deep inkling that Karen had been the artist of my wonderful card all those years ago - which she happily confirmed!

Just look at that trusting little bird! Karen's work is just magical, delightful and beautiful! Thank You again!

and also a big thanks to Kim from Midnight Rabbits - I won her Caption Competition a couple of weeks ago and received a lovely catnip filled cat toy pillow!

Kim hand makes all the items in her shop, http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5177014 she has beautiful felt animal brooches and felt purses

like this whimsical Cat Coin Purse!

and Thank You to Jen! - I won her November Blog Giveaway and received 3 gorgeous festive cards - one has been sent off already.

Jen has beautiful photos in her etsy shop McGuiness Photography http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5513972

and this beautiful fawn is framed and wrapped under my Christmas tree! (Can't wait!)

You Can't Fool Me!

Don't ever think that giving your house rabbit 'fake food' will please her -
Arabella immediately grabs the offending imposter and begins to destroy it.

Furious, she tears the carrot holder to shreds!

Arabella isn't fooled by these sisal carrots and with a disgruntled bark demands fresh ones straight away! meanwhile Wesley is relaxing in his white fleece lined 'Ice Palace'. Being all white Wesley just loves white fleeces and I have a silky white vintage cloth on the walls to keep the draughts out in his 'den'. Every now and then Wesley likes to nibble bits out of it. He's not into sisal carrots either.

2 Little Girls are going to be VERY Happy this Xmas!

(Just as well my family never bother to read my 'blog'!)
A baby hare and an Arabella Bag have been made for 2 very special little girls, one smaller than the other. These carefully made new friends are now biding their time in Norway and according to Norwegian tradition shall be placed under the tree which goes up on Christmas eve. No doubt there will be a thick covering of snow on the ground and a pepperhus on the table!

This baby hare is called Alexander and he has a print of the beautiful White Tailed Deer. He is delighted to be going to live on a shelf of a lovely tiny little girl. Being a soft sculpture he is to be looked at only (could be rather hard as he is just so cutesy).

The Arabella Bag with a Barbie jumper and pink faux fur base has been made specially for another little girl who just adores Barbie and the colour pink. Inside is a delightful pocket with little pink embroidered snowflakes on it. Coming with the bespoke art-accessory bag is a delightful Arabella rabbit card in pink blossoms with a pink faux fur tail.

They are wrapped up beautifully - each with a special handmade card and are now waiting patiently for Christmas Day!