Colors, six year olds, deals and steals!

I have been spending a lot of time with my neighbors and their kids lately. They are moving to Jacksonville (tomorrow!) and it's not fun to say goodbye (even though we'll be moving after them...three more months!). With all the stress of moving, I have been keeping six-year-old Adlen as occupied as I can, and she's teaching me a lot about life at six years...the swings are still fun, it's never a bad thing to sing out loud while walking around the block, and life should be colorful and fun. Love it!

Maybe that's why my BunnyBaubles shop has been getting a healthy dose of color lately? =) Between the rainbow of guitar pick pieces (stolen from my hubby's stash!) and the brand new colors of Lace Barrettes, Bunny Baubles is a bright and happy shop! Perfect timing for Spring, I think.



Before I run off, here are a couple deals I have running!
This weekend, Friday-Sunday (May 1-3) any purchase from BunnyBaubles gets a free pair of Guitar Pick Bobbies!
And from now until Mother's Day, May 10th, free first-class shipping in my BunnyBeads shop! Now there's no excuse to forget Mom!!

Playin' my gee-tar

Just a few fun "pics" of what I've been gluing up lately...=)

Guitar picks everywhere!!

A little more Spring...

Here are my last couple photos I took for AutumnEquinox's photo challenge today...


I think my second photo here and either my little girl on the beach or by little bird that I pposted earlier will be my final entries. What do you think?

Busy Bee...Uh, I mean, Bunny!

These next few months are shaping up to be busy ones! There has been a lot going on so far in April as well! But it's all exciting and fun, so bring it on!

Fellow Etsy Maine Team member AutumnEquinox has a photo challenge going on her blog for Etsy Maine Team members. She wants to see our Spring in Maine photos! My husband and I spent a day at Popham Beach last week and I took a lot of photos, it will be hard to narrow it down! Here are my favorites...I'll be taking a few more today. I have to hurry because the contest ends at 8PM tonight!!


Some sand erosion on the beach...the grasses are coming back to life, though!


A little birdie! He was hopping around Fort Popham.


This cute little girl was all bundled up...this is VERY "Spring in Maine" to me...we'll take any chance we can to get to the beach on a sunny day, even if we have to bring our winter coats! She was chasing seagulls, then running to her mother and sister to "wahm up!"

Purses with Purpose!

At the Etsy MaineTeam group meeting a few weeks ago I volunteered to decorate a plain wooden purse for Ronald McDonald House of Portand's Purses With Purpose fundraiser. The Fundraiser is this June, so mark your calendars!

"On Jun 4, 2009 11:30 am, the Portland Ronald McDonald House will be hosting its fourth annual 'fun-raiser': Purses with Purpose, etc. at the Woodlands Club in Falmouth. Nearly 350 people will bid on donated purses and accessories during the much-anticipated silent and live auction."

Here are some photos of my plain purse being transformed into a duct-tape wonder!



The plain purse...untouched by my crafty hands (well, ok, I did touch it...and stare at it for weeks trying to figure out what to do with it!)


I finally had some inspiration last night while at Jo-Ann Fabrics with a friend (Hi, April!). She talked me out of the pink tape...I guess I'm ok with that.


Here's the front...I had it plain purple for a while and then decided to try cutting out a wee little cupcake. And then I glued a vintage red glass cabochon on it for a cherry! No, if you know me, you know I don't go for the cherr-on-the-cupcake look...but YOU try cutting sprinkles out of duct tape!
The inside is the same bright blue as the cupcake "outline."

All done! Hooray!

Missing something...?

Well, you tell me. I made a few pairs of earrings last week while I was home with my parents, and I like how these turned out but I also am not sure if I should add to them or not. So...

I'm debating putting a small crystal or pearl into the center of the brass rose...or leaving it open.

On these...maybe I like 'em as is...or maybe they're too open. You tell me!



Leave me a comment!! =)

Hey, lookit that!

Easter is just around the corner...so I decided it was time to add some bunnies to my BunnyBeads shop =) Fitting, eh?

Check out the Etsy Maine Team's blog, where I am the featured artist of the month! Yaaaaaay!
http://etsymaineteam.blogspot.com/
So exciting! Thanks Maine Team loves!

Check back later in the week! I will be posting pictures of fellow Maine Teamers' work in a Newburyport, MA boutique, Sisters We Three. Bob of Heron Cove Wodcarving and Casie of Littleput Land each had a lovely display and I was so glad to be there for the grand opening of the shop!
I'm also going to be posting my progress on a project for the Ronald McDonald House of Portland, I'm decorating a small wooden purse for it. Fun!