I started out my Saturday by joining a dear friend for brunch. It was officially a craft date so I decided to share with her the fine art of needle felting. Without a game plan I went where my thoughts took me and that was right to my No Name bunny. I ended up with this purple felted bunny who is basically useless but darn adorable.
The real deal is my early birthday present, a two month old English Lop whose ears seem too big for his body. I had some great photos of him tripping over his ears as he ran but I thought those were rude to post to the general public. We are still figuring out how to get along with each other, he insists on kicking bedding and food all over my floor and I have to try and not rub all the fur off his ears by petting them. I'm sure we'll eventually settle on a suitable symbiotic relationship. Until then his very presence is inspiring.
When I got home from my friends I found out why I usually don't leave my husband home unsupervised! In the living room was a six foot by six foot by three foot reptile cage complete with an over weight Savannah monitor and a juvenile green iguana. Another rescue case caused by the owner losing their home. We eventually got everyone settled and could even pair up friends (you should see the two monitors we have sleeping with their heads on each other). I informed him that we really don't have any more options when it comes to rearranging our living room but what can we do when the poor things have no where else to go? AZ is short on reptile rescues and those that do operate charge large intake fees and quickly turn the animals around for resale, meaning they often end up back at a rescue. It seems like a vicious cycle spurred by countless adoption/intake fees-though how anyone could make money feeding and housing these creatures is beyond me. But I thought this was a sewing blog, right?
So I am onto my second Bitch Bag. I'm thinking this endeavor might require its own separate etsy store. Not all the bags will be stitched with Bitch. This one with the horses will be embedded with Wild instead. Though this is a commercially purchased fabric I am tweaking it out with some hand dyed cotton and a reclaimed vintage lining. Have to keep it real, and one of a kind, here folks. This one is a birthday gift for my fibers friend. We will be graduating together in May and both celebrate our special days in July (go Cancers!). As always I'll keep you informed.
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