Rabbiting .................................................

Greetings dear friends & readers

It's strange how I can remember exactly  where I was & what I was doing when news of some very tragic events occurred in my life.

I distinctly remember pushing my trolley around the Supermarket when I heard the devastating news of Princess Diana's death like it was just yesterday.

Likewise I recall vacuuming my lounge early one morning when The Mr switched on the TV & I absentmindedly thought what a ghastly movie was on .... when in fact it was the Twin Towers terrorist attacks being broadcast live!

 So it is that it will be forever imprinted in my brain how I was happily ensconced in my sewing room (sewing fabric rabbits) when The Mr rang to tell me the devastating news of the terrorist attacks in Christchurch last Friday.

I turned on the news reports & sat for the rest of the day in tears scarcely able to believe what I was seeing unfold in this beautiful Country of ours.

(Image from Instagram)

Two days later when The Mr asked me what I had planned for the day, I told him it seemed "inappropriate & frivolous" to spend time sewing rabbits when there was so much devastation going on in Christchurch.
He wisely pointed out me that when we no longer continue with our normal lives as such, including the small things that bring us pleasure, then surely we are allowing the people who perpetrate these hateful crimes to win out?
He was right.      I went back to my sewing room.


The Tilda Rabbits that I had been enjoying working on are a free pattern from Here

They are made entirely using up what I had in my stash & the wee pink girl below left is dressed in a
 Liberty print remnant

Here is a wee pic of Blackie lying down dreaming of catching rabbits helping me choose fabrics for my rabbits !!

I made two of the original size & then enlarged the pattern a bit & made two bigger size rabbits.

Original Size measuring 27 cms from toe to tip of ear

Larger Size measuring 35 cms from toe to tip of ear

I am not quite sure of my sudden fascination for rabbits but I did love them & thought they looked simple enough

On Monday morning I thought I had completed them until I remembered these beautiful Tilda buttons, gifted to me by
 my lovely friend Shirley ... so each bunny got a matching Tilda button tied on 💗

Although the pattern says to paint the eyes on, I just used black DMC & a french knot.


On Sunday morning I pulled out my container of vintage sheets & enlisted Miss Pippi's help in choosing a sheet 
to make a mattress for the basket gifted to her in my last post

It did not take long to run up a soft round mattress for her basket - I made it nice & padded so she was not sitting 
on the hard base & since then  .  .  .  .  .

.  .  .  .  .  she has not gone anywhere near her new basket, the fickle creature that she is !!!!! 😉

BEFORE                                                                                       AFTER

This tall wooden pedestal Plant holder was another revamp for the St John's Op Shop, along with the 3 items 
in my last post

This one was painted in a pale Grey Chalk Paint called Quarter Absolute - I love this colour & it came up wonderfully after a rub with soft wax.

When I returned these items to the store I could not resist buying this unusual silver sugar salver 

It was certainly Not this colour when I purchased it but some elbow grease & some Silvo cleaner & it came up beautifully to add to my non collection of silverware 😉  - I have filled it with some rose petal potpourri


To finish this post on a lighter note dear friends, I have been trying to walk each day now for 4 weeks to benefit both my physical And my mental health.
I must be honest & say that I do Not really enjoy exercise but I endeavour to make myself do it in some form or other.
And so I could laugh & fully relate when this came through in my inbox from my dear friend Willie 

Just the laugh I needed thanks so much Willie!

For those creative folk out there, here is the link to some information & a free pattern to make up heart blocks
 for those affected by the Christchurch devastation.
I plan to make some up next week.
Thanks So Much to you All for your visits today,
Be kind to yourselves & to each other dear friends,
With much love & friendship to you all,
Julie & the furry ones x0x0x