Mouse Love

I enjoyed making this Valentine card with my scanned & tweaked pencil line, then coloring with flat color digitally - all muted except for the red.
Hope you had a heart-filled day! xo

2 bunnies and 1 elephant need new homes!

The giveaway tied in to the release of my new book is finally live.
Enter for your chance to win one of the adorable bunnies or the big yellow elephant!
Tell your friends!
Enter on Facebook
Enter on HMH blog
Good luck and let me know if you're a winner! xo

Amazing mandalas by Judy Moffatt!

My friend Judy Moffatt has magical powers. Recently she has turned her considerable talent for design & whimsy to creating totally unique mandalas. Look at those little birds!! I can't get enough of the chickadees & nuthatches. And the tinier little fox, deer, and bear! I keep mine next to my bed, because it makes me seriously happy. Check out this & her other amazing designs in her etsy shop!

a little more sparkle...

one last christmas pic before january is over - this the the main tree that i never posted about, because the small fat table-top tree sort of took over. but this tree was plenty pretty too!

On their way...

 

2 bunnies & 1 elephant en route to boston!
to be raffled off in houghton mifflin's social media campaign for my new book 

My Blue Bunny Bubbit. stay tuned for a chance to win one of these cuties!

A conversation...

Bunny: "This is my new favorite book."
Elephant: "That's because you're on the cover."
B: "You're in it too."
E: "Really? Then it must be good."
B: "I'll read it to you."
E: "You can read?"
B: "I can. I have magical powers."
E: "Wow. It must be fun to be you."
B: "It is. Now listen up:
'I have a bunny--he's made of soft wool fabric. He has silky ears, a fluffy tail, and a special row of X's on his foot - '"
E: "Hey, I have that too!"
B: "Shh, I'm reading:
'My bunny's name is Bubbit, and he's almost just my age. That's because my grandma Nonni made him for me way back when I was teeny-tiny..."

Mini website for Bubbit!

The fab folks at Houghton Mifflin publishers have put up this adorable mini-site for Bubbit - check it out at http://hmhbooks.com/bubbit/
There you can download the patterns to make these easy felt hand-sewn versions of the book's stars - a felt bunny and elephant. I hope you will!