Ten Days Until Easter....and counting

Well, I'm really proud of myself.  My goal was to make ten Easter bunnies to sell in my Etsy shop. I have now exceeded that goal and have completed 15 (they kept multiplying!) bunny rabbits.  Six of them have found new homes to go to. I have nine remaining, and they are listed for sale in my Etsy store.  I have officially stopped making any more bunnies (for now).  If you read my earlier blogs - and my interview from team Etsy Project Embrace - You would know that I keep my entire shop inventory in a brown leather ottoman in our livingroom -  Well..... the bunnies runneth over - They have taken up temporary residence on our sofa.

One by one, they'll all hop away to new homes

Dorothy has already been adopted, but these two are available

Free shipping (in the U.S.) on all of these bunnies until Easter in my Etsy shop

http://patidecaz.etsy.com/

Hippity...Hoppity....Easter's on its way!

What I've Been Reading Lately....

I love to read! So, I thought I'd share with everyone what I've been reading.

Right now, I'm on page 325 of  (540 pages ) Cutting for Stone. Really enjoying this one.

A sweeping saga which takes place around a small missionary hospital in Ethiopia.  The story begins with the birth of twin boys. Born to an Indian nun and a British surgeon. Quite an unforgettable journey.
It is filled with love, politics, culture, family, tragedy, betrayal and more. The author is Abraham Verghese. Published in 2009.

The book I just finished reading is by Fannie Flagg - I Still Dream About You. Published Nov. 2010

This story will make you laugh!  The main character is Maggie, a former Miss Alabama, who is selling real estate. She's not happy, too young to retire (at 60), too old to start something new, can't sleep at nights. Then, one day she comes up with the perfect plan about what she's going to do. But, her plan doesn't turn out like she wanted it to. Then, she finds herself in the middle of a baffling mystery. It keeps you mesmerized as you turn the pages to find out what happens .....it's a great story!
Before this book, I read The Year of the Hare: A Novel  by Arto Paasilinna

This book was first published in 1975. Was written in Finnish, and has been translated into many languages. As the story begins, a Finnish journalist and a photographer are out on an assignment one June evening, when suddenly with their car they hit a young hare on a country road. The photographer jumps out of the car to go find the wounded hare who has run off into the woods. He tends to the hare's leg. They form a bond and the two (man and hare) spend the year together. Vatanen (the photographer) deserts his friend the journalist, quits his job, leaves his wife, sells all of his possessions and replaces it all with a life of odd jobs and on-the-road experiences. The hare stays with him all along his new found journey.

One of my New year's resolutions this year, was to keep a creativity journal. It seemed a simple enough task. I make something everyday, often several things a day. Each day, I planned to record in a journal what I was working on that day......I think I lasted about a week. Oh well, can't win them all!  I think I'm so busy with whatever I'm working on that I don't want to take the time to write about it. For now, I will continue to make things, and maybe write then down ....sometimes.

It's beginning to look a lot like...Easter!

Still making lots of rabbits. They're coming along quite nicely.  Listed five of them in my Etsy shop, and one has sold already. She's going to live in Nashville, Tennessee now. Here's the others, some complete, and some still in the "works"   These bunnies are waiting for their nose and mouth to be embroidered, and they still need their dresses and pantaloons. They're so sweet!

All together for a group photo! 

This bunny has just been featured in an Etsy Treasury -  Easter Chic - See it in the sidebar of this blog.


To see them all - Be sure and visit my Etsy shop at http://patidecaz.etsy.com/