pink easter saturday

Things always seem to work out well when you're a bunny. Especially when you're surrounded by the dearest of friends. You do remember our Mrs Bunnie's unfortunate mishap and how dear Miss Hyacinth Peep came by to help her old friend pull through?

You can see Mrs Bunnie's made a remarkable recovery and she's still sporting that pink velvet ribbon I gave her. She just hopped over with Hyacinth and cousin Vanita Crumpet while I was putting a few things together for my Pink Saturday post. (I suspect the ladies also wanted to show off their Spring finery!)

While the ladies have a chat I'll share a project I did yesterday. I recently found a tutorial for paper flowers made from coffee filters and thought I'd give it a try. I decided to dye the filters with food coloring and got this pretty shade of blush pink. Then I used my favorite Tea Dye ink pad to stain the edges.

I also tucked in bits of a vintage paper doilie I found at the thrift shop.

The coffee filters even made nice little baskets for my egg collection.

I wonder if the ladies approve? They seem quite engaged in their little conversation. Perhaps wondering what the Easter Bunny might be bringing this year. Mrs Bunnie still remembers last years Marshmallow Chicks which she couldn't bring herself to nibble as they reminded her too much of Hyacinth. That just wouldn't seem right she thought. I'll have to agree.

Well I do hope the Easter Bunny brings YOU the sweetest of treats, lots of hugs and kisses from family and friends and enough pretty ribbons and blooms to brighten your day! Wishing you the Happiest Easter from Frosted Petunias and the lovely ladies at Button Stitch Hedge.

Happy Pink Saturday and don't forget to hop over to Beverly's for more pink!

poor mrs penny bunnie

Greetings Pink Saturday bloggers! I decided to include this entire post for my first Pink Saturday offering. It's the accidental second part of a little tale I started the day before (see Creative Inspiration and Buttered Toast). You'll find a touch of pink if you choose to read it or if you like you can just scroll down to the end of the post and see a pink craft project I made this week. Thanks for stopping by and Happy Pink Saturday!

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It seems that my dear friend Mrs Penny Bunnie had a bit of a mishap following her last visit with me. After I finished with my photos I took a break and popped into the kitchen to have my toast and cocoa. I left everything on my table with plans to tidy up after. Luna happily munched on the tiny piece of toast I gave her then trotted off to start her morning hunt for Mr Mau, her toy mouse. I didn't notice how quiet things were until I heard an unfamiliar crunch. There on the table was Luna with her mouth around one of Mrs Penny Bunnie's ears, furiously crunching away!

Poor Mrs Penny Bunnie! I've had her for 9 lovely mishap free years. Every Spring she pops out of her cupboard and makes herself at home in my little Easter displays. My last 2 kitties have never had an interest in her except for a passing sniff every now and then. But Luna, being the very curious kitten that she is decided a sniff wasn't enough. So I quickly wrapped Mrs Bunnie's ears with a pink velvet ribbon and a scrap of old  lace.

Since my garden was fresh out of rabbit holes I offered Mrs Bunnie a hat box to burrow in while she was on the mend.

Word of her misfortune quickly got around. Soon Miss Hyacinth Peep waddled over to console her best friend and to keep her company.

Hyacinth was such a good listener that she didn't mind Mrs Bunnie repeating her woeful tale 22 times. She even brought her friend more lace and a pretty pink button to cheer her up. After all nothing makes an ailing friend feel better than something pretty and something pink!

Mrs Penny Bunnie started to feel better after awhile. Even deciding to forgo having her broken ear mended as she was due for a brand new look anyway. Hyacinth couldn't agree more which made Mrs Bunnie very happy because a good friend always supports your personal fashion choices no matter how daring they may be.

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Later (much much later) that night I eventually got around to starting the gift tags I had been planning to make. Inspired by Mrs Bunnie's tale and because I decided to participate in my first Pink Saturday this weekend I made a few color changes. Mrs Bunnie was kind enough to share some of her vintage lace and the pink button she received from her dear friend Hyacinth Peep. Here are my first collage gift tags using the Distress Ink pad I recently picked up. The color is called Tea Dye. I think it's my favorite new toy! I'm really excited about trying it on lots of other projects. Perhaps I'll send a tag over to Mrs Bunnie.

See more Pink Saturday blogs at Beverly's.

tea cups and inspirations

Today is Mardi Gras. I thought it would be fun to do a vignette inspired by this venerable New Orleans holiday so I started putting a few items together on my table. Somehow it turned into a tea party. I think I secretly wanted one all along, having been inspired by one of my favorite blogs A Fanciful Twist. My old friend Mrs Penny Bunnie even hopped out of the cupboard to have a look.

Well one thing led to another. Out came the teacups and the M&Ms. This little bottle of Calming Draught was waiting patiently to be shipped to his new owner until deciding to join our little party.

Lemon cherry sweets, a snow frosted party cake and teapots on parade. I love parades!

Then a shiny new idea popped into my head. I loved making this vignette and playing with the pictures so much that Mrs Bunnie and I agreed to do it again.