dear diary,
Most of you would have seen pictures on the television about the snow-chaos that gripped the UK yet again during the past week or so. I usually smile about the exaggeration in these reports, as mostly there really isn’t a lot of snow on the ground to get all tizzed about (well, not in comparison with the amount of snow we get where I come from). It was a very different story this time as even in our, usually lucky from too much snow fall valley, we were hit hard.
denbighshire march 2013 – courtesy of the daily post newspaper
flintshire march 2013 – courtesy of daily post newspaper
It was almost impossible to think of Spring and Easter looking out of our windows, the only reminders being school holidays starting and shivering just born lambs in the fields around us.
I had been working continuously on my next book over the last few weeks as well as the ‘homely blanket’ quest, and needed a wee break from it all. Thinking of what to make that would be very different from my usual knitted or crochet items I remembered seeing something in the April issue of Country Living Magazine that had caught my eye.
country living magazine april 2013
simple things to make – country living magazine 2013
simple things to make – country living magazine 2013
Sarah Moore has a monthly section in the Magazine called ‘Simple Makes’ in which she introduces new, and not overly difficult, items to make to us the reader. These bunnies had caught my eye when reading the magazine and I knew just the person to make one for…’my girl’. She would love it I was pretty sure…she loves bunnies!
Having had a clear out of some old jumpers and other stuff recently I went in search for the best thing to use. To my surprise the bag full of unwanted items held this old cardigan which couldn’t have been more perfect as ‘my girl’ loves pink.
old cardigan
In all the excitement I totally forgot to take photos during the making process…silly me. At times it was a bit fiddly, poking through the arms and ears of the bunny and then trying to sew the last bit of the seam neatly after filling it, but I got there in the end. Using dried wheat and lavender as the filling this little bunny can lie on ‘my girls’ bed and scent her pillow to aid sleep at night and as the finishing touch a crochet mini heart will let her know how much I love her.
What do you think…
easter bunny made from above old cardigan
Happy Easter everyone 🙂
PS: You can find many inspirational ideas in Sarah Moore’s book and monthly in Country Living Magazine.
beautiful ideas by sarah moore