The Easter Bunny: How to fight the Easter Bunny Eating Monster..

 

How the Easter bunnies defeat the Easter Bunny Eating Monster

It was a serious question, very serious! : “What does an Easter Bunny like to eat?” Well, I said, “it’s pretty much like all bunnies, really: carrots , the equivalent of a packet of chips for bunnies, or broccoli, and some very yummy bread with lots of grains in it”…I was ofcourse clutching at straws, because what do you say to a 5 year old who still believes in the Easter bunny? After all…the reason why we don’t ask ourselves that question anymore is because the Easter Bunny Monster (read Easter egg commercialism and so called common sense) has totally destroyed any idea of magic it may have held when we were 5. It’s not only with the Easter bunny, Christmas has undergone the same fate….Well, I say, no more, let’s all stand up for the rights of the Easter Bunny and protect it from destruction by the evil Easter Bunny eating Monster and go crazy: have fun painting eggs, hiding chocolate goodies and go with the flow of fantasy and make belief. Why ? Well, why not?

Can you still remember the fun you had as a kid, having a ball running around and playing and not having to think to yourself , or having other people tell you , that what you had been doing all this time was actually not the truth, was a mistake, was not real? I say, rebel !!, and believe what you want. Who are they to tell you what to believe or not? As long as you are not hurting anybody or yourself, you can believe anything you want to. Power to imagination I say! There is no right or wrong ( again, as long as you don’t hurt anybody), there is no reason why you shouldn’t have a ball and believe in the easter bunny….it might be lurking in the corner , afraid to come out because of that scary impersonator the Easter bunny eating monster (see illustration above) and all it needs is your support to come out ! C’mon! you KNOW you want to ! It’s fun! Before you know it you will be hopping around everywhere with ears on and playing your favourite sport ..in bunny attire!

Bunny Baseball…
haven’t come across bunny cricket or AFL or Rugby  yet but it wont be too far off ...

 

Ofcourse, I know, there is the sound of reason saying “but who came up with this weird combination of bunnies and eggs and chickens or ducks anyway?” Well both rabbits and eggs are symbols of fertility and resurrection. At the time it seemed like a very good idea to combine these symbols with Passover, Pascha or the Christian Easter…
it’s a combination the easter bunny doesn’t seem to happy with though…..judging by the look on its face when a duck is sitting on him …..

Happy Easter !
Happy Passover!
Happy Pascha!
 Happy Easter egg hunting!
  and let’s all protect the Easter Bunny from the evil Easter Bunny eating monster !
Rabbit on !

On offer on this weeks shopblog is a new batch of Lush Bunny Tops that are amazing to spin and..some over the top gorgeous silk!

How To Order from this Shop blog

 until the website www.ixchel.com.au is up and running –which will be sooooon-ish!-yeah yeah start laughing will ya.....You can email me on ixchel at rabbit dot com dot au or Ixchelbunny@yahoo.com.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.

Payment : direct bank deposit, card or paypal ! easy !

(((HUGS)))

Charly

Lush Bunny Tops

100grams+ for AU$24
17 micron merino, angora bunny, cashmere and tencel for that little bit of extra bit of pearlescence!

True Love-sold-

The cliffs of insanity
(yeah , just have a guess which movie I have been watching again eh? Lol)

 

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Happy Ending (for Easter eggs)-sold-

Diva

As you wish
(perfect to combine with "Diva"with just a touch more deep indigo blue)

  Mulberry Silk Tops

50grams+ for AU$23

A beautiful shiny silk that is fabulous to spin, felt , make silk paper with and embellish!

A black hole-2left-

A great Master-2 left-

A Rose is a Rose-2 left-

Global Warming-sold-

Ken and Barbie-2 left-

Reality Check-2 left-

Romantic Interlude-2left-

Zen-2 left-

IxCHeL Club sign ups are Open 

LAST WEEK!! Don't miss out ! You can still join until APRIL 8th!

The IxCHeL clubs sign ups are starting as of today for the fibre, yarn, mini skein and batt clubs for April, May and June 2013! Here is all the nitty gritty:

 IxCHeL Fibre Club april, may and june 2013

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$22 , 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 #16 and receive your special hand dyed top :)) for three months (may-june-july) is AU$66 + postage (parcel post or airmail). AND there are good value double serves available !!!

 

For Australia : single serve $66+$24 postage (parcel post), double serve $120+$24

For USA + Canada: single serve AU$66+AU$45 (Airmail) double serve AU$120+AU$45

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: Single serve AU$66+AU$58 (airmail) Double serve AU$120+AU$58

For Asia: Single serve AU$66+AU$36 (airmail) Double serve AU$120+AU$36

If you want to receive a fibre surprise every month then join the IXCHEL FIBRE CLUB #16 now. Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for fibre club #16 is mid april! And the first instalment is going to be shipped out end of april. Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me your details

 

The IxCHeL Sock Yarn Club April, May and June 2013

Every month for three months (april, may and june 2013) you will receive: enough hand dyed luscious yummy yarn to make a pair of socks or a lush shawl or scarf ofcourse! (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

For Australia : single serve $78+$24 postage (parcel post) double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +$24

For USA + Canada: single serve AU$78+AU$45 (Airmail) double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$45

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: Single serve AU$78+AU$54 (airmail) Double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$54

For Asia: Single serve AU$78+AU$36 (airmail) Double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$36

Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for the Ixchelbunny SOCK-IT-TO-ME Yarn CLUB! is april 8th.

Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal . 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 Mini skein Club April, May and June 2013

Every month I will be offering a monthly exclusive IxCHeL mini skein selection for Club members. In that monthly selection there are 12 hand dyed miniskeins that are hand dyed and or even hand spun and awesome to add to your mini skein projects.

Here are all the details for the sign ups for the IxCHeL Mini Skein Club:

For Australia : single serve $69+$24 postage (parcel post) double serve $130 (=even a better deal!) +$24

For USA + Canada: single serve AU$69+AU$45 (Airmail) double serve $130 (even a better deal!) +AU$45

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: Single serve AU$69+AU$54 (airmail) Double serve $130 (even a better deal!)+AU$54

For Asia: Single serve AU$69+AU$36 (airmail) Double serve $130 (even a better deal!)+AU$36

Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for the IxCHeL Mini Skein Club is april 8th. The first Club mini skeins will be sent out end of april. Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me your details

 IxCHeL Funky Bunny Batt Club April, May and June 2013

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 Yak 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 January, February and March 2013 !

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

For Australia : $96+$24 postage (parcel post)

For USA + Canada: AU$96+AU$45 (Airmail)

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: AU$96+AU$54 (airmail)

For Asia: AU$96+AU$36 (airmail)

If you want to receive a fibre surprise every month then join the IXCHEL FUNKY BUNNY Batt CLUB now. Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for the funky bunny batt club April 8th and the first installment is going to be shipped out end of April 2013 :) Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me

Dates to Remember:

Hand knitters guild Mini Wool Show

Saturday May 11th, Brunswick Town Hall  !!!!
10.30-4pm
this event is a MUST and an absolute fabulous way to catch up with fellow fibre fans ! I will be there with heaps of new hand spun, art yarns, lace weight, sock yarn, bunny mink and angora yarns and much much more...!!!!
also a special pressie for all who come dressed as a bunny....ofcourse!.. and ...a chance to win a very special IxCHeL basket full of goodies ! yeah!

Gembrook Spinners and Weavers Guild Spin in day

Monday May 20th, Gembrook Town Hall  !!!!

10.30-4pm
A wonderful get together with heaps of spinners and weavers in the beautiful Gembrook.

BENDIGO SHEEP AND WOOL SHOW!

Friday 19th of July, Saturday 20th of July and Sunday 21st of July

This is the Ultimate Fibre and fun mix of them all! There will be lots of new things on offer at my IxCHeL stall ofcourse, with prizes to be won and lots of fun to be had!

This is the place to support farmers, fibre producers and independant "Indie" dyers and crafters and have some great fun discovering new things and even win prizes !

In the flower Power Bunny Shed there will be some extra surprises and new things happening as well, including …this is so exciting!!!!: you can see and try out new unusual spinning wheels adn spinning related goodies like andean plyers and nore from a wonderful new fibre fanatic fiberific! vendor ! Don’t miss seeing these new beauties! And ofcourse there will be lots more demos and wheels and spindles on offer as well in the flower power Bunny shed !
There is a woolcraft schedule available at the farm or you can email Dot : Dotv5@optusnet.com.au. Entries for your fiber art closes on June 14th and there are lots of prizes to be won! Our little IxCHeL fibre farm is sponsoring sections 24 and 25 so get started on your entry to win some very yummy stuff !

Any questions or requests?
Contact me on Ravelry where I am Ixchelbunny, message me on facebook

or email me on Ixchelbunny@yahoo.com.au or ixchel@rabbit.com.au

RABBIT ON !
 ((hugs))

Charly