This season’s colours…

February 8, 2008 Julie (little Cotton Rabbits)51 Comments

Colour is such an important influence on mood and since this winter has been pretty dull and there’s not much colour out in the garden just yet I thought I’d gather up some of the yarn I’m currently knitting in and stick it in my lovely new basket from Snapdragon (they have some gorgeous things and Jane has a lovely blog). Although it’s making me feel cheery, H is not all that impressed with my spring yarn display – he says it makes the living room look like a wool shop – yep, good isn’t it?! Sadly for him he remains unseduced by appeal of yarn and doesn’t understand that you can never have too much of it!

I hope there’s some sunshine in your weekend!

crafts & knitting

I’m so excited!!

February 4, 2008 Julie (little Cotton Rabbits)54 Comments

I’ve always thought of myself as good at keeping secrets but there is something I’ve been sitting on since the end of last year and I can’t keep it a secret any longer or I’m going to burst!

Since starting this blog I’ve been overwhelmed at the response to my little knitted toys and I’m completely thrilled that they are popular because it means that I can continue doing what I love and what soothes my soul rather than going back to work in an office (which did not soothe my soul one iota!) Anyway, shall I get to the point?

Little cotton rabbits are becoming stamps!! The talented team at Sugar Nellie are in the process of creating a set and you can get a sneaky preview here of Dexter and Winifred.

Sugar Nellie’s blog will keep you up to date on the range (and their other exclusive stamps) and hopefully a little later this month they’ll be available to buy.

It’s very exciting to think of the little cotton rabbits popping up on cards and scrapbooks – I can’t wait to see what people create with them!

general stuff

bits ‘n’ pieces

February 1, 2008 Julie (little Cotton Rabbits)19 Comments

Thanks so much for the lovely comments about the bunny baking and Edgar. I am gearing up for a sale soon (probably mid february) and am just finishing off jumpers and dresses for 12 toys and beading some cakes. I’ll send out advance emails to those on my advance list when I know a date.

This week has been a funny one but on balance there were more ups than downs. The main down was Toby being ill with an unspecified virus. He had a high temperature and snuffles and just lay on the sofa and wouldn’t eat for 3 days – he must have been feeling pretty rough as it takes a lot to slow him down.

There have been a couple of other downs involving the car, loads of spam comments and hassles with discontinued yarn that I’ve already paid for – you know the usual mundane frustrating stuff, but now Toby is better and back at school that all seems done and dusted and I can enjoy the ups (and start catching up with emails – sorry there’s a backlog again!)

The first up was when we heard that Rose’s family have reached their fundraising target and will be able to take Rose for her treatment in the USA (thanks for emailing me Philippa)

Then I snagged me a Raspberry bag. I fell in love with the beautiful sneak peek pictures she posted this week on her site and stalked her etsy shop all evening and my gorgeous new bag arrived today. Thanks so much Alice – I love it! (there are much better pictures over on her site)

To top the week off my Mum and Dad stopped off for a quick visit on their way to stay with friends for a few days. Mum looks great and is wearing just a soft collar now. It’s nice to see them getting back to some fun activities after the last couple of months!

So on balance a pretty good week. Hope yours was a good’un and that your weekend is too!