Friday, October 31, 2014

Halloween Bunnies !!!


It’s Halloween ! yeah! And you thought you would be safe with bunnies…nooooo!!!!! lol

It appears throughout history these cute lil fluffy things have been the inspiration for horror stories to make you shiver.

Our little angora bunnies are always sweet, even feeding them after midnight does not turn them into little gremlin bunnies nor are they particularly blood thirsty..lol But, saying that, I would take care if I were you! Especially on Halloween night !!!

Here are some rabbits you really need to avoid no matter what !

There is a Gargoyle rabbit known as the Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle. He perches above a solicitor's office behind St. Nicholas' Cathedral in Newcastle, England. No one knows why he is there, or what makes him glare with such evil.

Then, one of my favourite B Movies the night of the Lupus! The 1972 film Night of the Lepus is the definitive monster bunny movie. Plagued by too many rabbits, a community turns to scientists who experiment on the rabbits to keep them from reproducing. An escaped rabbit reproduces anyway, and the results are huge carnivorous mutants that eat anything in their way, including humans!
 Just imagine that happening now to all those bunnies exposed to the deadly myxomatosis and calici viruses…Another reason not to mess with biological warfare !




And who could forget another majestic HUGE bunny in the Wallace and Gromit movie “Curse of the Were Rabbit ! oh wait! I think I see some glaring eyes staring directly at me from the forest ! AAAAAArgh!

Heard of thee Bunny equivalent of Dracula? It is the fearless Bunnicula!!!!
Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit was a 1982 animated ABC Weekend Special based on a series of children's books by James Howe. Bunnicula was a family pet who sucked the juices out of vegetables. Not all that frightening in reality -unless you're a vegetable. Nevertheless, Bunnicula can sprout bat wings, fly, and move things with the power of his mind. The books are a great read especially now ;-)

Then there is the  Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog, who guards the entrance to the cave of Caerbannog in the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Yes, he may look like a innocent little fluffball, but he can bite your head off before you even realize it, as he did Bors, Gawain, and Ector in the movie. Run away! Run away! The Killer Rabbit also appears in the musical Spamalot. You can even buy a Killer Rabbit (Thinkgeek.com)  ! ann killer bunny slippers, which  I think might make it actually impossible to Run ! Run awayyyyy!!!!! lol


Not all killer rabbits are fictional...really !  THis is not a joke...Heard of the Swamp Rabbit?

In April of 1979, president Jimmy Carter was fishing near his home in Plains, Georgia when he was attacked by a swamp rabbit! The rabbit swam toward the president's boat and tried to board.
Carter had to fend it off with an oar. Press secretary Jody Powell is quoted from his 1986 book The Other Side of the Story: The animal was clearly in distress, or perhaps berserk.

The President confessed to having had limited experience with enraged rabbits. He was unable to reach a definite conclusion about its state of mind.

What was obvious, however, was that this large, wet animal, making strange hissing noises and gnawing its teeth, was intent upon climbing into the Presidential boat. After some objected that rabbits can't swim, a picture of the incident was produced, clearly showing the rabbit swimming. The rabbit's political affiliation is still unknown.


So, apart from these killer rabbits out there to get you, I can vouch for our little fluffy ones..they have not tried to suck my blood or attack me.

Also, just so you know, their fluff is totally friendly to humans and can even protect you from evil bunnies out there in the wild! Wear a bunny jumper and the zombie bunnies walking out in the dark night, will think you are one of them!  Fluffy angora bunnies save lives !


HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!!!!
Please don't hesitate to contact me at any time if you have any questions okay? Always happy to enable. All my contact details are to be found at the end of this weeks blog entry. Have fun !!!


Magic Bunny Tops

Super Soft and amazing to spin! Very very special blend of very friendly and fluffy angora bunnies, Merino, cashmere and unicorn rainbow mane (glitz) !!


100grams (+/-3.6Oz); AU$24

 
Magic Unicorn

 
Trick or TReat

 
the Walking Dead

 
Zombie Green



 
Sweet Vampire


Snuggle Close



 
Rainbow Ghosts

 
Pumpkin Smile

 
Pumpkin Party with Zombies

 
Loch Ness


Ice Age Monsters


 


Halloween Purple

 

Ghost stories
 


Ghost Bunnies




 
Fire and Brimstone

 
Blood red

How To Order:

1. You can email me on ixchel at rabbit dot com dot au or ixchelbunny at yahoo dot com dot au
2. 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? Any custom orders for yarn or dyeing fibre? Please don’t hesitate to ask! Always happy to enable.
Thank you so much for your help and support !


 

 RABBIT ON !


((hugs))


Charly



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Saturday, October 25, 2014

Bunny Duck Musings


So, there was no update at the usual time on Friday night..It was Pauls’ birthday and we had a day out on the town ..Melbourne that is.

Somehow his birthday always falls on the Woodwork Show in Melbourne..lucky him..lol…so we made the big hike to Melbourne town centre (which on a Friday only took us 2.5 - 3 hours each way...).

We hardly ever get away from the farm at all. Not only because of the bunnies and all the other animals, but more so because we cannot leave Jazz our bunny dog home alone. She has the most severe separation anxiety ever. We tried everything we could , but it just has not worked at all.
We rescued her when she was about 11 months old from a shelter where she had been dropped off together with her sister by   -pardon my french-   some immoral imbeciles, who had obviously used them for piercing practice: fishing hooks were removed from their nipples...All physical damage healed over time, but not the mental ones.

Jazz is an absolute treasure of a dog and a part of our family. She will not leave us out of her sight. So, for  Paul and I to go away for even a day, has proven a bit of a problem. Lucky for us, our neighbour , who Jazz loves dearly , took her for a long walk..lots of walks actually..lol.. and then he stayed with her close to our house so there was no distress.
Big sigh of relief for all of us and we were able to have some “us” time in the big city. Paul got hold of some amazing rare woods : spalted white desert woods among other things and some amazing 19th century reclaimed French Oak from an old Vineyard !!! That French Oak sure is going to make some amazing French support spindles and phangs ! I love it how the provenance and the history of the woods give such a rich story to the tools we use to make our yarns! It is like the story of the tree and the wood and the places where it has been and even what it has been in its past tells a story that translates itself in the yarns we spin.

Well, that said, the day spent at the wood show was very interesting and we had a ball. I even scored a second hand book about weaving history of the Scottish Highlands with huge templates of all the woven tweeds of all the regions ! Who would have guessed that in between all the second hand books about wood turning, carving and furniture making, I would find a treasure like that?   See, you never know what you can find in even the most improbable of places.

Talk about improbable places and bunnies: As you know I always look around for interesting bits and pieces bunny related and I am especially interested in bunny sculptures. The bigger the better. Maybe because I would LOVE to add a landmark to the Yarra Valley and make Gilderoy the home of the BIG BUNNY. I mean there is a big merino, the big pineapple, the big banana…why not a big bunny?

I found that there is a Dutch artist, Florentijn Hofman, who made a HUGE bunny in Taiwan : This colossal white bunny rabbit, Hofman’s take on the lunar rabbit from Chinese folklore, was unveiled in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan for the Taoyuan Land Art Festival. The enormous bunny was made of waterproof paper, styrofoam and wood and measures 25.3 meters (83 feet) long. He lounges happily against the side of an old aircraft hanger in the middle of farmland, watching the clouds pass overhead.

Unfortunately, the big moon rabbit, burned to a crisp last month on September the 15th, due to a fire that was somehow started by technicians who were disassembling the bunny after the show was over. It started a fire in the brush nearby and , well roasted bunny was the result..insert sad face ..
 
The huge artworks of Hofman have had their share of bad luck apparently: the crispy bunny followed  the stormy demise of Hofman's giant yellow duck in Guiyang this July, when heavy rains washed the duck away and the provincial government set up a 24-hour hotline and offered cash rewards for information on his whereabouts.  Whispers now circulate online of a "Curse of the Yellow Duck”…(also making a mental note not to make my Big Bunny sculpture of paper and Styrofoam..lol)                                                                   

I have just come to realise there is a link between bunnies and ducks ! Just look at the next brain teaser and you can see both in the same picture ! ;-)

From Giant Bunnies (and Ducks) to this weeks update..not a giant leap, but it does need some creative imagination..but such is life..lol...

It is almost Halloween. I love Halloween. I love Samhain. It is a special time to remember loved ones lost, and remember the spirits of our ancestors. It is a special time. …so because of this special time of year I am offering you something awesome as well..you know, to celebrate!
Please don't hesitate to contact me at any time if you have any questions okay? Always happy to enable. All my contact details are to be found at the end of this weeks blog entry. Have fun !!!


Halloween Special

For $50+postage you will receive THREE IxCHeL exclusive blend tops or Yarns !

300grams (+/-10.5Oz)
AU$50 

Just let me know your favourite colours  and if you would like a YARN or TOP pack and I will pick three different blend tops or yarns for you.

Normal price is at least $24/100grams! This means that you will receive one top or one yarn for free!!!

It can mean anything from cashmere fling, super hero, lush, diva, happy tiger, tundra or rare breeds and for yarns it can be my IxCHeL special blend sock yarn of angorino/nylon or even handspun pure angora and bunny mink!

Do not let this chance pass you by. This is an offer you can’t refuse: my Halloween treat for you ! This Halloween offer is only valid until Tuesday the 28th of October !!!
 

 SMAUG ADVENTURE

The IxCHeL Event to start celebrating the next Hobbit movie coming in December is all sold out…sorry!!!!
 
I will have some very special other blends with rare sheep coming that I can proudly offer you in December and the new year, so do not despair. Here is the little tease I offered for the Smaug adventure. There are going to be lots of new adventures planned for 2015 !

Smaug Dragon Bunny Batts and matching Smaug Dragon Tops!

We all know that Smaug the Dragon loves GOLD so here’s your chance to spin some amazingly special batts and tops with a blend of :

angora
cashmere
eco merino
Peace silk and ....
very RARE SHEEP BREEDs !!:
Valois blacknose (the cutest sheep !) +
North Ronaldsay!(seaweed sheep) all combined with a magic gold ingredient!!!!!!
The Smaug batts will be inspired by the Dragon from the Hobbit in all its grandeur ! and I will ONLY make enough batts for those who sign in. Same thing goes for the tops! Sign in on the Smaug batts and tops will close end of this month!! Only the ones that sign in will have these exclusive IxCHeL Smaug Dragon Batts and tops!

the batts will each weigh appr 150grams each! 
the tops are a 100g + each !
For all adventures there will only be a very very limited supply!!

Keep your eye out for more adventures to come in 2015!!!
 



 


How To Order:

1. You can email me on ixchel at rabbit dot com dot au or ixchelbunny at yahoo dot com dot au
2. 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? Any custom orders for yarn or dyeing fibre? Please don’t hesitate to ask! Always happy to enable.
Thank you so much for your help and support !
 
 RABBIT ON !
((hugs))
Charly

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Friday, October 17, 2014

Zenspiration and pure Luxury


After last weeks update with the super special TUNDRA blend with Qiviut, I thought, What can I possibly do as a follow up ? It’s like having to go on stage after an absolute amazing performance of an artist…what to do? Well the only one who would not get stage fright is the following blend that I absolutely LOVE and can surely compete to be a star of the show! Even after the TUNDRA! It’s the Nr5 Pure Luxury: a blend of 5 sensual and luxurious fibres: White Bison!!, Angora bunny, Cream Yak, Australian Cashmere and Tencel. Safe to say that these fibres are heaven to spin on their own but in this blend it is truly out of this world! Also , white bison is hard, very very hard to come by! Therefore, it is rare, and there is obviously only a very limited supply of this n5 Blend. Once you try it , there is just no turning back. Also on this update I want to let you in on an extra special opportunity to sign in on Dragon Gold Bunny Batts and Dragon Bunny Tops ! More on that later! This week I have been trying to get on top of all the Angora bunny haircuts and clippings, for the Smaug adventure coming up ofcourse and also the preparation of all the clubs. This weekend all the painting and drying of all the fibres is planned and the clubs will be sent out next week ! Exciting !!! In short: no breathing space here on the IxCHeL Fibre farm!...lol For those in the IxCHeL Fibre Club and the Sock club: I am offering you an extra braid if you would like with no extra shipping ! Just pm me , email me or rav msg me. Name of the October colourway is : “Samhain”
Please don't hesitate to contact me at any time if you have any questions okay? Always happy to enable. All my contact details are to be found at the end of this weeks blog entry. Have fun !!!


Nr5 Pure Luxury Tops

Super Soft and amazing to spin! Very very special blend of the amazing white bison, yak, Angora bunny, Cashmere and tencel fibre !!




50grams (+/-1.75Oz); AU$22

 
Zombies and Mermaids

 
Zenspiration

 
Velvet Wine

 
Soft Kitty


 
Revolution


Raelene
(I had to name this colourway after Raelene from Inverleigh farm…
coz I love to tease and…coz I know how much she “loves” green and purple..lol)

 
Werewolf

 
Luxury Cruise

 
Lady Galadriel


 
IndiGO !


Honey Bee Denim

 
Happy

 
Daleks In Manhattan

 
CoCo


 
Absinthe Fairy




LAST WEEK TO SIGN UP !!! IxCHeL Event to start celebrating the next Hobbit movie coming in December and..well..because I am partial to Dragons !

Smaug Dragon Bunny Batts and matching Smaug Dragon Tops!

Sign in to receive your Smaug batts and tops, coming up end of November in a very special super limited release !

We all know that Smaug the Dragon loves GOLD so here’s your chance to spin some amazingly special batts and tops with a blend of :

angora
cashmere
eco merino
Peace silk and ....
very RARE SHEEP BREEDs !!:
Valois blacknose (the cutest sheep !) +
North Ronaldsay!(seaweed sheep) all combined with a magic gold ingredient!!!!!!
The Smaug batts will be inspired by the Dragon from the Hobbit in all its grandeur ! and I will ONLY make enough batts for those who sign in. Same thing goes for the tops! Sign in on the Smaug batts and tops will close end of this month!! Only the ones that sign in will have these exclusive IxCHeL Smaug Dragon Batts and tops!

the batts will each weigh appr 150grams each!  AU$32
the tops are a 100g + each ! AU$24
There will only be a very very limited supply!!

YOu will have to sign in before October 24! Pm on Ravelry or facebook or email me :-)  Single double or combined serves will be avaible !

 



 



How To Order:

1. You can email me on ixchel at rabbit dot com dot au or ixchelbunny at yahoo dot com dot au
2. 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? Any custom orders for yarn or dyeing fibre? Please don’t hesitate to ask! Always happy to enable.
Thank you so much for your help and support !


 

 RABBIT ON !


((hugs))


Charly



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