Funny Bunnies and more

a lot of sniffing going on

It’s been 19 days since the surprise babies arrived and only 4 days since they opened their eyes! In all the baby bunnies we have had in the past their eyes were popping open at 10 to 12 days. No, not these guys! Sleepy, Dozy and Dopey (no I haven’t named them yet..lol) but they were the laziest sleepy bunnies I had ever seen and their eyes just did not seem ready , not even after 2 weeks. There was nothing going on, no infection or anything , the eyes just weren’t ready yet to face the world. I wasn’t going to force it, so I just let it go and check up on them and give them a luke warm face wash just in case. Then on Monday morning, just the day that I had some wonderful visitors from Queensland coming, they spontaneously opened their eyes and were carefully taking in their surroundings for the very first time in their lives! Lindel, Colin, Ellie and Marcus had a great time looking at the baby bunnies and all our other fluffy angora rabbits and carefully cuddled some baby bunnies. We had a great time !

Not even a day later the little chocolate one was wandering around in the teenagers pen next to the baby run ! its first escape ! I put it back after checking if it was alright and then not even 30minutes later it hobbled all the way to the middle of the studio ! a true explorer ! seeing that the chocolate one was the tiniest and was born outside of the nest box and very very cold I had to resuscitate it, the wanderer is doing extremely well ! Something had to be done to keep them confined to their bunny run with their mum though until they get big enough they cannot escape and squeeze through the spaces between the bunny run cage.

Their fur is growing so fast ! It won't take long before I will start the grooming sessions so they can get used to all the handling. They already start to having a will of their own and if you don't start soon, they will be less likely to stay still on a grooming table adn as you know with angora bunnies there is a lot of grooming every day !

Millie is less grumpy, has not made an attempt to start a nest yet, but just to be on the safe side, we have opened up the nest box that's attached to her bunny condo, and added heaps of hay and straw, the rest is up to her. If the pregnancy is successful she should give birth around the 12th of September..fingers crossed.

Yesterday I have ventured into the exciting field of making a video of the babies…it took me a while to find my way but I finally managed to upload the video with an audiotrack called “Annie get your bun”(funnily appropriate..lol) here it is :




and some more photos :

the first food explorations

Too cute for words

There are heaps of new photos of the baby bunnies to be seen on my flickr account by the way and I just add all the time: just go to www.flickr.com/photos/ixchelbunny and click on the set Angora bunnies. You can now also find me on YouTube where I have a channel called Ixchelbunny1 with heaps of bunny vids and more to come ! Enjoy !

Todays offering is GaGa Bunny Tops and camelbunny silk tops ! Yes, THE GaGa Bunny tops that glow in the dark I have been told…lol…and look absolutely magnificent ! Spin it, felt it, wear it as it is: you will be hooked once you get your hands on one and as most of us Fibre fans know: one is never enough…lol

Also some hardware on sale this time: A Tara Wheel and a super fantastic 8 shaft table loom ! not to be missed !!!

You can email me on ixchel at rabbit dot com dot au or message me on facebook or ravelry where I am Ixchelbunny. I will email you right back with all your order details and payment methods. Any questions? Please don’t hesitate to ask! Always happy to enable.


Thank you so much for your help and support !
(((HUGS)))
Charly


GaGa ! Bunny Tops

(70% Blue faced Leicester, 20% Glitz, 10% angora)
100g /AU$24

GaGa ! Bunny tops have a gorgeous sheen and lustre and quirky Glitz fibre that is heaven to spin and felt. An absolutely awesome blend and exclusive to the IxCHeL Fibre farm !

Treasure Island (2 left)

Emerald City (2 available)

Mine…Mine?.. Mine! (3 available)


Party Pete GaGa Bunny (3 available)

Cackleberry

Quackleberry -sold-

Float testing

Huzzah

Zozzled

Dephlogisticated -sold-


Waterfall (1 available)


Crazy Love (1 available)

Chocolate Strawberry Bliss (5 available)

Daleks in Manhattan going GaGa! (1 available)

Hot Chili Peppers -1left-

GaGa Dream (4 left)

Pieces of Eight (1 left)


Natural GaGa !!


Sunrise Magic (1 left)


GaGa Bunny Scurryfunge (from the 19th century word meaning:

a hasty tidying of the house between the time you see your neighbour

and the time she knocks on the door (1882).)

Gawain (1 left)

Unicorn Song (2 left)

Fire Star (2 left)

Hand dyed Camel Bunny Silk

(50% baby camel, 10%angora bunny, 40% Mulberry silk)
50+grams /AU$19

another Unique IxCHeL hand dyed top you can spin or felt and feels like a heavenly cloud. Very fine, super soft with a fabulous shine.

Dauntless Pluck

Larklight -3left-

Lexicon Balatronicum -sold-

Clapperdogeon -1left-
Ark Ruffians

Ragamuffin -only 2 left-


Whirlygig

Pickaroon-only 2 left-

Windfall

IxChel Fibre Club #11 Sign up October-November-December 2011

The subscription is for a period of three months and you will receive one special hand dyed top/roving per month to the value of AU$20 , and as all of you past members know you get tops that are usually around $24 ! so it is a great deal!

All the tops will be hand dyed and will be especially made for the members of Ixchel Fibre Club !
Price to join the Ixchel Fibre Club #11 and receive your special hand dyed top :)) for three months is AU$60 + postage (parcel post or airmail). AND double and triple serves are available !!! So in short:

For Australia :
single serve $60+$18 postage (parcel post)
double serve $120+$24
triple serve $160+$33
For USA + Canada:
single serve AU$60+AU$35 (Airmail)
double serve AU$120+AU$60
For UK,Europe, rest of the world:
Single serve AU$60+AU$38 (airmail)
Double serve AU$120+AU$58
For Asia:
Single serve AU$60+AU$28 (airmail)
Double serve AU$120+AU$39
If you want to receive a fibre surprise every month then join the IXCHEL FIBRE CLUB #11 now. Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for fibre club #11 is SEPTEMBER 30th ! And the first installment is going to be shipped out mid October :)

Payment via direct deposit or credit card. Just PM or email me your details :))

IxChel Sock it to me Yarn Club October-November-December 2011

What is the deal? hmmm it is sooo good and fun and sockaliscious you just will HAVE to join :)
Here are the details:
Every month for three months (october-november-december 2011) you will receive:

enough hand dyed luscious yummy yarn to make a pair of socks; (the hand dyed yarn will be exclusive for the Ixchelbunny SOCK-IT-TO-ME Yarn CLUB and will range from a sockweight yarn or a 3ply or a 4 ply);

Every month a new sock pattern, tips and instructions ! Now is that GOOD or is that GOOD ??! :)
I will even offer a double serve for those of you who like their socks extra long :)

Here is the nitty gritty:
For Australia : single serve $78+$18 postage (parcel post)
double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +$24
For USA + Canada: single serve AU$78+AU$35 (Airmail)
double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$49
For UK,Europe, rest of the world:
Single serve AU$78+AU$38 (airmail)
Double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$57
For Asia: Single serve AU$78+AU$28 (airmail)
Double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$42

Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for the Ixchelbunny SOCK-IT-TO-ME Yarn CLUB! is September 30th ! And the first installment is going to be shipped out mid October 2011 :)

Payment via direct deposit or credit card. Just PM or email me your details :))
By the way: you don’t HAVE to knit socks if you don’t want to.. the hand dyed yarn is amazingly nice for scarves, cowls, beanies and even tops ! Anything goes :)

IxCHeL Funky Bunny Batt Club #11

Here are all the details and just pm me when you have any questions or want to be part of the funky bunny batt club Movement ;-) Welcome to the blingy dark side ;-D

The subscription is for a period of three months and you will receive one special hand dyed funky bunny batt per month to the value of AU$32 or more . The batts will range in weight from 100grams to 150grams with luxury fibres like camel , angora, cashmere, silk, yak, llama even MINK this time !

All the batts will be hand dyed and will be especially made for the members of Ixchel funky bunny Club ! Every month you will receive a HUGE luxury funky bunny batt !

Sign up now and you will receive an Ixchel Hand dyed , super luxurious funky bunny batt for the last three months of 2011 !

Price to join the Ixchel Funky bunny #11 :)) for three months is :

For Australia : $96+$18 postage (parcel post)

For USA + Canada: AU$96+AU$35 (Airmail)

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: AU$96+AU$38 (airmail)

For Asia: AU$96+AU$28 (airmail)

If you want to receive a fibre surprise every month then join the IXCHEL FUNKY BUNNY Batt CLUB#11 now.
Numbers are strictly limited !
Deadline for signing up for the funky bunny batt club #11 is September 30th! And the first installment is going to be shipped out mid October 2011 :)

Payment via direct deposit or credit card. Just PM or email me

Tara wheel AU$75 ono

A fabulous wheel, comes with three bobbins, an orifice hook, and the lazy kate is positioned on the wheel. Double Scotch Tension. A gorgeous looking piece of spinning wheel history.

Tara Wheel -SOLD-

8 shaft Table loom AU$400 ono

This table loom is amazing! It is foldable and so easy to transport. Has a huge amount of heddles that are easy to thread. The 12 inch dent is in immaculate condition. Easy to warp up. I will give the lucky buyer extra shedsticks and heaps of yarn as well. Pick up preferred or courier can be arranged. It is also a double wide one so you can make extra wide cloth on it and even wider when you do double weaving ofcourse : width +/- 80 cm !!! , height 44cm, depth 74cm

If you are new to weaving this is an excellent easy loom to master . If you want, you can even purchase my beginners course for weaving on a 4 and 8 shaft loom for $20 which explains everything from warping to designing and understanding all different weaving patterns and even making your own ! I am working on a digital version of my Weaving Manual which will be available shortly !

easy to thread heddles

all folded up and ready to go to its new home


Email me on Ixchelbunny@yahoo.com.au or ixchel@rabbit.com.au if you want to adopt any of these badges! or fibres : message me on Ravelry or facebook where I am Ixchelbunny !

Dates to Remember:

Bunny Spin in at the Ixchel Fibre Farm (11am-5pm)

There will be BUNNY SPIN INS again in September!! Yeah!
Saturday September 17th –filling up very fast !-

Special Offers on this bunny spin in : YARN CONES for spinning weaving and more fibre fun for $2 per cone !!! yes! $2 !! don't miss out!
Thursday September 22nd
Bring a plate to share your wheel or spindle, knitting or crochet, yourself and a smile and have a fun day out amongst bunnies and friends ! Please contact me to secure a spot !



Grand Valley Spinners Guild hall, Montrose
Monday 26th of September, +/- 10am til 3pm
A bunny presentation and a chance to cuddle a bunny and some new fibres and yarns!

Gippsland spinners Group Visit Sunday October 16th
I will bring heaps of new yarns and fibres ! Don’t miss out! Contact the Gippsland Group on RAVelry for more info. I will add more info closer to the date as well.

Little Yarra Steiner School Fair & Open Day
Sunday, October 23rd
A very special family fun day : I will be there with heaps of handspun and hand dyed yarns, art yarns, tops, soaps and tea ! no to be missed !

Contact me on Ravelry where I am Ixchelbunny, message me on facebook there or email me on Ixchelbunny@yahoo.com.au


RABBIT ON !
((hugs))
Charly