Eating Cake

A flying visit.

just to say

Marie 

has gone to a new home

across the sea.

I'm very happy for her,

although transatlantic journeys

make me nervous until I know

the parcel has arrived safely!

Cake for everyone!

Hoi! Don't eat that!

This is Mr Butterbean

all grown up.

Nearly.

Just in time for 

Easter, too.

So I shall expect 

brightly coloured eggs

Easter morning.

 I tried to sketch him.

It was remarkably unsuccessful.

Firstly,

 because he won't keep still.

And secondly,

because my sketchbook is tasty.

This bunny will keep still!

 This bunny is made by the wonderful

Cynthia Toy,

(yes, that's her real name)

who makes the loveliest

cloth fairy dolls.

I have wanted one of these bunnies

ever since I first saw one.

But there's only a few made

every Spring.

This year, I nabbed one!

Hubby bought it for me.

Here she is on 

Steampunk Rabbit's lap.

For more on Cynthia's work

see her Etsy shop,

The Fairies Nest.

Cynthia is on

Deviant Art,

and she has a web page.

Facebook, too!

All caught up!

Where was I?

Ok.

I was in hospital.

Just for a test.

And the test is done.

And I am fine 

and have the photographs to prove it.

And, uh.

Yeah.

So, that took out a couple of days 

but I'm caught up now.

Here is Steampunk Rabbit

She's sewn into her pin tucked shirt

and her lacy bloomers.

She has a tail.

And there are buttons down the back of her shirt.

Even though she is sewn into her clothes

they're all properly made.

French seamed, too!

The blouse is lined in the bodice,

front and back.

There's a button on her bloomers

over the tail

and 

lace around the edges.

Her lace skirt is lined

and sewn into a waistband.

And see.

Now she has stockings!

Next is the hat

and the boots

and the little tailored jacket!

Pretty in Grey?

Or Fifty Shades of Pink.

(Actually, 50 Shades of Pink

sounds like a

much kinkier book.

But I digress)

Steampunk Rabbit is going along nicely.

Here she is in her

pin tucked blouse.

I've left the front in simple pin tucks

as she'll have something Steampunky

around her neck

and I didn't want it to disappear

in a mass of frothy lace. 

What I did have for her blouse

is some absolutely perfect

insertion lace

I won in a giveaway from Mina!

See more of the goodies here.

Since then, I''ve had to tread water for a bit.

Steampunk Rabbit

is to be dressed in 

black and white and silver.

The monochrome palette 

is ideal for different textures, 

so I wanted to give her a lace skirt.

I ordered some 

lovely black and white lace.

(Yes, this is their image

but under the circumstances...)

Isn't it pretty?

I was so excited when it arrived.

And it is lovely lace.

Black and PINK

lovely lace.

Bother!

I can't make the jacket 

until I have the right lace

for the skirt.

So off I went on the hunt again.

And today I got my new lace.

It's perfect.

It's a very, very dark grey,

with simple embroidery in silvery grey

and satin-stitched roses

of white and  grey.

All crunchy texture and subtle shades.

Are there fifty of them?

Let me get my riding crop

and you can count.

Alright, Mr De Mille,

I'm ready for my close-up

 Shared with
Pink Saturday.

 Reserved listing in my Etsy shop