Kiss Kiss...

It’s been ten days since the surprise babies arrived. Mum and babes are doing very well and the teenage bunnies next to the luxurious nest box set up in the studio are having a ball in their play tunnel and eating like little piggies.

Every time I come in the studio Tawnee sits straight up and demands food..food..food and more food. I have never seen a bunny mum feeding her babies so much so she must need it! Normally bunny mums hop on the nest box once or twice a day max for a full couple of minutes ad then hop off again. Not Tawnee, no! She feeds them once very early in the morning for a bout 5 minutes, then again at lunch time and then again in the afternoon and late at night. Amazing. And always checking up as well.

A soon as I draw back the nursery curtain and push away some straw over the bunny nest she is right there, nose first , checking what I am doing and seeing to it all is well. She is a dream mum !

Normally the baby bunnies'eyes open after 10 to 12 days. So it was either yesterday or today. The big strawberry blonde one almost has its eyes open all by itself and looks very strong, but the other ones are still very much closed. They do react more and more to sounds and lights, but they sleep almost all the time in snuggle up close to their siblings. Except ofcourse when mum jumps in the nestbox for feeding time, then all of a sudden the frenzy starts and the race is on who can reach the milk supply first!

The little suckling sounds and seeing little feet sticking up in the air while the front paws are pushing up on mummies tummy is priceless ! and all the while Tawnee is gently just standing there, being pawed and letting her babies drink to their hearts content. Next door to the nestbox the teenagers, especially TicTac tries to get a better look at what is going on and probably thinks “I want me some of that milk too”.

On the 28th of August we did a first weigh in (=6days after birth) and the little gold one weighed in at 79, the chocolate one at 76grams and the big strawberry blonde at a whopping 123grams. On September 1st the Big strawberry blonde one still is nr 1 weighing 194 grams, the chocolate one gained a spot and now weighs 151grams while the little gold one weighs 141grams. It’s all good. Today when their eyes haven’t opened by themselves, the tricky forcefully opening the lids has to begin. If you leave the eyes closed for too long, mucus, crusts and puss can start forming whih can result in blindness and infection. It is a very delicate operation. The bunnies are so small and fragile still and you have to be so careful, but it has to be done.

After their eyes are totally opened the exploration fase begins: they still will spend lots of time in their nestbox sleeping, but more and more they will venture out and annoy mum for milk outside of feeding time. Slowly but surely Tawnee will deny them a drink and push them in the direction of greens and dry food and straw. It is amazing to see so much new life and gorgeous little ones growing into amazingly fluffy bunnies, especially after the heartbreaking loss of so many of our precious angora bunnies in June. Every cloud has a silver lining …

three buns in a hat

Sweet dreams

Exploring with closed eyes

hmmm this angora hat will make a great bed !

TicTac dirty again after playing in the straw

Tilda strikes a pose

Tawnee enjoying broccoli for breakfast

I tried very hard to take some photos of Trixie bit every time I click she moves or is eating with her head down in the bowl..lol…this weekend I will get her to pose hopefully !

There are heaps of new photos of the baby bunnies to be seen on my flickr account by the way: just go to www.flickr.com/photos/ixchelbunny and click on the set Angora bunnies. Enjoy !


This weeks blog update is very special: It is the launch of a very special NEW blend: LUSH BUNNY TOPS . It is luscious, soft, shiny, did I say soft? And amazing ! Don’t get me wrong, twinkle bunny was soft and GaGa Bunny tops are amazing too, but this one here is in a league all on its own!

LUSH Bunny Tops are 60% 18 micron organic merino, 20% tencel, 10% angora and 10% cashmere ! Absolutely droolworthy and :

spins like a dream, felts like poetry and knits up as an absolute heaven!

As promised some extremely soft hand spun and dyed Camel bunny yarn that were still drying last week.

I am also starting the sign ups to all the IxCHeL clubs again for October, November and December. Get your name on the list quick because you so don’t wanna miss out on fabulous deals and great fibres and yarns!
I have relisted the new harvest of Buddhas Tears tea , some amazing blooming art tea: it tastes as good as it looks and is amazing to watch as well ! and the badges again ! So, get your snaffling boots on: here are this weeks offerings!

You can email me on ixchel at rabbit dot com dot au or message me on facebook or ravelry where I am Ixchelbunny. Just let me know what you would like and how many and 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

Camelbunny Hand spun and hand dyed /50g AU$25 110meters per 50grams appr 4ply spun

Pacific 4 available

King fisher 2 available

Berry Forest (2 available)

Fairytale (2 available)

Natural Camelbunny

Camelbunny with a twist

Pink Panther (4available)

Autumn (2available)

Sun (1 available)

Fiesta (1 available)

Classy Zen (2 available)

Zombies and mermaids (2 available)

Kelp (2available)

Kookaburra (2 available)

Raspberry ! (1 available)

heather (1 available)

NEW !!!Hand dyed LUSH ! Bunny tops

organic 18micron Merino 60%, tencel 20%, angora 10%, cashmere 10%

Spins like a dream, felts like poetry, knits up like heaven and Feels like a fluffy cloud

100+grams AU$24

Every cloud has a silver lining

Every cloud has a silver lining Close up

Natural

Natural Lush Bunny close up

Boys wil be Boys

Playing Rough

La Rosa

La Rosa Close up . together with "silver lining" this colour combo is my favourite this week!

Fame

beautiful day

Alegrias

Love Game

Milonga

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

Sign ups for the IxCHeL Fibre club #11 is now OPEN!
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

THE SOCK YARN CLUB SIGN UPS ARE NOW OPEN ;-)

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

sign up for the funky bunny batt club #11 (October-November-December 2011) is now officially OPEN :)
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

Buddhas tears tea NEW HARVEST AU$15 50+grams

NEW ! Blooming Art Tea: Amaranth flowers and green tea

6 pods for AU$15 or 12 pods for AU$25

Amaranth Flowering Art Tea in glass Tea pot : stunning to look at and fabulous to drink.

Amaranth Blooming Flower Tea
Ingredient: green tea 78%, Globe amaranth flower 22%
This finely picked blooming tea ball has been masterfully tied together by hand and lightly dried shortly after cultivation. Once the blooming flower tea ball is steeped in near-boiling water it blooms like a real flower. It unfolds into a high-rising of globe amaranth sitting on a tray of green tea leaves. The combination of the flowers' captivating scent and the fresh tea leaves produces a wonderful and balanced aroma. Green tea is an excellent anti oxidant and the globe amaranth is a perfect liver cleanser, great for skin conditions, is said to improve vision and is great fighting headaches !
Preparation Methods:1. Put one blooming flower tea balls into a glass.
2. Pour into glass 150ml 85°C water.
3. Brew for 3-5 minutes until the blooming flower tea ball sink down and fully unfold. The blooming flower tea do not get bitter as fast as regular tea, so it is safe to add time to the steeping.
4. Amaranth blooming flower tea stands up to three to four brewing.
Flavour : Mellow, floral.

you can serve the Flowering Art tea in a high tea glass as well and just add water. You can steep the same tea several times and enjoy the art tea all day


IxCHeL Badges 35mm AU$2 6 badges for $11 or 10 badges for $18.

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Photos of the badges per type can be seen on my photostream in the badges set on www.flickr.com/photos/ixchelbunny

Just quote the nr that is on the lower righthand corner of the badge when you order. You can order anything you like, multiples of one type of badge or different ones: anything goes !

badges nr1 to 20

Badges 21 to 40

Badges 41 to 59

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 !-
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