Star Crossed Lovers... So Close, Yet So Far Away.

Drew and Brianna. Two bunnies that are meant for each other, but one is too shy to talk to the woman of his dreams, and one who just wants to be chased like in the olden days. Will Drew ever overcome his shyness and approach Brianna and profess his love for her? Only time will tell....

I would love to take some suggestions on easing the fears of Drew, and helping him to come to grips with the fact he must stop being shy, and talk to Brianna. They can't be forever apart... They're meant for each other. What to do?

I guess only time will tell....

My first embroidery felt art, and a new monster face.

It's Tuesday, the day after Boxing day here in Canada. I made my coffee, fed the cats, and the first thing I see in my inbox from the news is that 3 people got pepper sprayed in a Winnipeg mall while shopping for Boxing day. They didn't say why they were pepper sprayed, but my assumption would be that there was say 1 television left on sale, and 3 people wanted it. Wow. I don't buy into the sales after xmas. I thought about it, so I checked out the online flyer, and to be honest, most of the TVs on sale were perhaps $10-30 cheaper than they would be if it weren't Boxing day. Why the pepper spray then?

Anyway, moving on to more exciting things....

So as promised, I finished my embroidery felt hoop art and photographed it for you. I modeled it after a sketch I did a few years ago while I was planning my trip to Japan. In the sketch I originally embroidered my name in Japanese like this メラニー but I thought it might be nice without it. 

You can see the glue stains around the edges. This is my first, but I'm keeping it, so it's all right then. :)

When I sketched the cat, I was thinking of the cat in Alice In Wonderland.

On top of that, I also took a photo of a new monster I made with a new facial expression. I really like it and I think I can work with it.

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I think I'll name it Olive. Should it b a girl or a boy monster?

Do you love his/her happy expression?? :)

I've been thinking about my business, what's selling really well and what's not. After months of craft fairs and sales on Etsy, I've noticed my furry monsters are selling the best, and the rest sell here and there, but not very often. I wonder... Should I just focus on making the furry monsters, or should I continue to make my other guys too (bears, foxes, bunnies)? I know the bunnies get a lot of positive feedback, as well as my foxes made out of recycled shirts. I don't want to limit myself to just monsters though, but I am calling myself the 'Monster Creator' on my business card which everyone seems to love. :-)  Any thoughts on this?  What would you like to see more of, and less of??

Have a great Tuesday and I look forward to your comments!

Needle felted monster and new bunny looks

What a dreary Sunday it's turned out to be. Thankfully on this 20th of November it's +11ºC outside, and raining, and not cold and snowing like other parts of Canada. Today was also supposed to be day 2 of my foray at the college craft fair, but I've decided to sit this day out. Yesterday felt like such a bust. We got a small wave of people who came around 12-1 pm, and this cute anglo couple came and bought a few bunnies from me (2 boys as a couple for their gay friends for Christmas), and then they stopped over at my friend's table and bought some cards and magnets from her. I was lucky and paid off my half of the table (only $35), but unfortunately my friend did not get any more sales after that lovely couple, and was still $15 short. Booo! I did manage to score a 3rd sale around 3 pm, but that was it. We didn't see anyone come in for a while after that. Perhaps we got 1 or 2 customers who'd stop by the fair, but it was a fairly poor turn out. I suppose if I went there today, I could have made a few more sales, but I know that I would have been completely alone. My table mate was for sure not going to return, and I wasn't so sure my neighbour across from me was coming back either. I would have been all alone, and no one to watch my stuff if I ever needed to stretch my legs or run to the washroom. I feel I made enough to sit this one out. :)

On to other news! I took some of my older bunnies and changed them a bit for the day of the fair. I decided to make one with a mohawk and a moustache, and the second is a hipster bunny. I got a lot of comments on them!

Here's a before picture of them...

And here is what they look like now....

I think they have more personality now, and they look darn cute with hair!

I finally got my green needle felting needles in the mail from Fiber Alley, and decided to try making some monster earrings. One thing led to another, and I ended up with a tiny, little monster sculpture. I don't know what to call him, but here are some pictures of him.

 

As you can see he's as tall as a battery! Not very big at all. This little guy took me at least through 2 episodes of Xena the Warrior, one episode of Nikita, and one episode of Drop Dead Diva. I'd say about 3 hours or so. I'd like to sell him, but I have no clue what to charge. So much time was put into this, yet he's so small.

Well my next craft fair is an art expo at the Marché Bonsecours in Montreal's old port. I know this will be a more successful expo because we have a VIP session on Thursday, December 1st, between 5-7 pm where very important people will be invited for wine and cheese and an advanced viewing of all the tables. We're all hoping (the vendors and the organizers) that the media will come. I would absolutely love it if they did! I can imagine all the business I'd get if I could get in the newspapers or something.

Here's the poster again for this art expo. If you happen to be in Montreal on December 1st or 2nd, please stop by!

New Bunnies!

This won't be a very wordy blog, but I wanted to show you all my very cute bunnies. I have girls and boys. The girls have lace around their throat, and the boys have bow ties. I hope you enjoy them. :)

Hops & Hoos

After so long, I finally have some new plush to show off! These ones took a while to do, what with all the appointments I had last week, and my friends coming into town for a few days, I couldn't do much, but they're done! Hooray!

Hops: Little Bunnies!

Belle the bunny

Erol the bunny

Lemmy the bunny (probably the cutest of the bunch!)

Pinky the bunny

Winky the bunny

Hoos: The owls

Cherrie the owl

Polly the owl

Rizzo the owl

Squarey the owl

Violet the owl

Half of these are going to the store Tah-Dah! here in Montreal, but if you love any of them and would like to buy it, please let me know via email (link is on the top right of the blog window), and I will post it on Etsy for you!

New Artwork!

I got inspired last night when I saw some art online, so I decided to borrow the work and try it out with my own spin on things! I love the use of colours and how the watercolour and paintbrush create thick and thin lines when outlining!

Have a good night everyone! :)

More Plushies In My Life!

I attended an Artists' Conference yesterday (Monday, June 6) and although it was a long day, I did learn a few things, and met some great people. This one girl I met lives in the Plateau (I'm totally assuming from her manner of speak and look), and she totally inspired me to create my newest plushie, Hipster Bunny.

Hipster Bunny mocks the way you dress. He will always check out why your glasses are small and not wider than your face. Hipster Bunny is just so hip he can pull off a yellowy granny pattern and he's still pretty hip. Hipster Bunny is so hip that even though he mocks your clothes, he'll love you to death! His cute little face, and sly little smile suggest a sweetie behind those ginormous glasses. He'll be your best friend because he's just so awesome!!!

Here he is!!! Keep in mind that all my creations are ©Curious Little Bird and cannot be replicated, or used in any way.

I'm thinking of doing a few more hipster animals, but let's see how things go :)