SPRING HAS COME

I had this week off for Spring Break. We got a few days of sun and I took advantage by going to the Seattle Japanese Gardens with my mom, my friend Cathy and her mom. It was a beautiful day with sun and slightly warm weather.

The flowering trees in the area mostly bloomed last weekend, but alas were not out at the Gardens. I wanted all the Cherry Trees in bloom, but it was beautiful nonetheless.

One surprise was the turtles. I expected Koi and birds, but not turtles! They are so cute. Look at this one sunning his leg.

BUNNIES

I rarely can pinpoint where I get my ideas for beads, but my bunny bead is an exception. I started making these beads last year around this time to get ready for Easter. I think they are super cute.

My mom has a Terra Cotta pot with a large Lop Rabbit on the front. Neither of us can remember the artist, but she got the pot at an art's fair in the Seattle area. This bunny is so sweet, look at that face. One day I was thinking about what to make next and I was looking at the pot and decided to try. Here you can see the pot with the circles drawn on where I was looking for the basics of the design.

First a drew a pattern on paper to get the shapes down, then did some dots on the bead and pushed and pulled the dots into ears, a face, and legs.

Tada..... bunny bead. Both of these bunnies are available on Etsy. I also have a bunny bead on Artfire. Check under the user name: Lutrick