My Sunshine

This boy, my sweet baby. Can make me smile. No matter what. He is my sunshine, and he makes me happy. When skies are grey.


m.xx

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Another day, another ebay purchase..... a divine apple ice bucket....
shhhh. What David doesn't know won't hurt him..... ;p
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ooooh the excitement is killing me....

I am super excited. I have this nervous energy running thru my body. Once again I am being reminded that patience is not my forte...(I was always told that I would learn patience after having babies- I must have missed that class ;p)

So....I went and saw Miss Mimsy, of Mimsy's Trailer Trash Tattoo ( http://www.myspace.com/trailertrashtattoo ) Mimsy is definitely the coolest chic I have ever met!!!


Yes! I am finally getting my tattoo. I've wanted (another) one for over a year, but couldn't settle on an idea. A couple of weeks ago it came to me, so today Mimsy and I sat down and put some ideas down on paper. SHE IS AMAZING! All these random words came out of my head, and she managed to get down on paper something BETTER than what I thought possible!!
Mimsy works out of the most amazing little trailer. Our appointment was in her studio, but I am hoping the tattoo-ing takes place in this little piece of heaven




So, the 3 words that I first said to Mimsy were Elephant, Bunny and teacup. Other words mentioned were tea party, clown, cupcake, polka dots and pink....with these as inspiration-
I was inspired by Belle & Boo ( http://www.belleandboo.com/ ) and drew this picture


And I purchased these prints a while back from A fanciful Twist ( http://afancifultwist.typepad.com/a_fanciful_twist/ , http://www.etsy.com/shop/AFancifulTwist ) They hang in my kitchen, and I smile every time I see them.









Vanessa Valencia does the most magical work. I urge you to drop by her blog. MAGICAL. I love everything about it, and get lost in its whimsy, free, fairytale feel. I love it. And while these pics don't depict the tattoo I want, they certainly depict the 'feel' I want!!!
I also had a few random pics that I liked...

My morning tea cup (that I use for coffee...)
A Kewpie hephalump...

And roses.... :)



So, we will see what Mimsy and I come up with.... I'll wait 'til I get the tattoo to tell you the "why's", but I will say that each element of the tattoo has a meaning....and I am so EXCITED :)

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The dream that started the bunny craze.

Well, HELLO :) I've decided to jump on the 'blog' wagon. I'm looking forward to sharing bits and pieces of my life with you all...

I thought I'd start off by explaining the name of my blog.
I have a gorgeous little girl called Scarlet. When she was 3 she started telling me about her dreams. Like her mum, she is in NO way a morning person. We would/could sleep all day if we were given half the chance. On this particular morning she stumbled out of bed and came walking up the hallway, with the best bed hair I have ever seen, still half asleep, with her eyes only just open. She came over to the bench, climbed up onto the stool, looked at me and said "mumma and scarlet were rabbits" Then promptly put her head down and I'm sure she almost went back to sleep. That was the first dream she told me about, from then on she would come out every morning with a story to tell. And now, before she goes to sleep she tells her brain (out loud) what she would like to dream about that night (usually chocolate!)
"mumma and scarlet were rabbits" touched my heart for a few reasons. It was obviously a very cute moment, but it was more than that. I have always had the most vivid (yet strange) dreams. always. I have always loved dreaming, and now my little baby girl was telling me about her crazy dreams. Now I can get lost in the thought of what she dreams about, and the thoughts that go thru her head. She is nearly 5 now, but she still remembers that dream, and it started our mutual love for all things rabbit. Little bunnies have popped up all over our house, in the form of lamps, photos and on dresses. I've drawn them and there is even a tattoo 'in progress'. I'd get myself a little bunny- but living in Brisbane, I'm not allowed :(
Here's a shot of my latest bunny purchase. Everybody needs a giant rabbit cookie jar....




And here is the bunny herself,




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