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Are you yet living?

You know it's really bad when I don't even post a picture.

Since I've had a few emails wondering whether I slipped off the planet or not, I thought I'd let you know that I'm still here... just suffering with the Worst Cold Ever. With luck (and a few more gallons of chicken soup) I'll be back in the saddle soon, but for now... I'm heading back to bed with my bulk pack of tissues and cough drops.

Jenny

Zoe ~ the newest little flower fairy

In keeping with this month's theme of wee folk, I thought my little mascot needed a wardrobe change. So, now she's a flower fairy! I also want to share some lovely vintage illustrations of flower fairies collected from the Vintage Childrens Books group on flickr. I fell in love with two artists in particular. Feast your eyes on these winged adorables by ilustrator Rene Cloke...

And these little darlings by Cecily Mary Barker...

Aren't they gorgeous? Seriously, I could just crawl right into those images and hang out for a while. In fact, when I was a wee Jenny, I was absolutely certain that teeny tiny people really existed. In my own garden I envisioned the bushes as giant trees in a miniature world. I'd make tiny clearings in the shrubbery and lay pebbled paths, imagining they led to hidden doorways. I remember getting in trouble when I clipped all the thorns off of a rose bush, because the thorns looked out of place in my tiny imagined forest. But my grandmother's house was the best place for me to lose myself in this little world. I was her only grandchild, and she let me disappear into my vivid imaginings for hours and hours. I envisioned a very happy family of borrowers who wandered that wonderful old house chock full of interesting relics and knick knacks. I certainly was happy wandering there!

But, like Alice drinking from the tiny bottle, it is time to zoom back to the regular-size world. I have lots of projects calling my name, and even some actual illustration assignments! So, onward and upward!

Cheers ~ Jenny

 

Just in time for the Royal Wedding

Union Jack bunting kits are back in my etsy shop! The Swedish dala horse bunting kits have also reappeared.

Cheers Cheerio! ~ Jenny

ps - Monica shared something fun to make for the Royal Wedding, too!

A spiffy new Bunnyfur dress up doll

You've played with the virtual dress-up dolls (Bunnyfur and Zoe) on my web site, right? Well, I decided little Bunnyfur was way overdue for a make-over. Poor thing was looking a little behind the times. It occurred to me that I did a variation of her as a paper doll that I used to sell in my shop, so I adapted that art to set up a new and improved online Bunnyfur Dress Up Doll! Moving the pieces around online still seems like pure magic to me, even thought I know it's only javascript sleight of hand!

Anyway, click here to play with the bright shiny New Bunnyfur, or click the new button I made for my sidebar.

Have fun! ~ Jenny