Probably should have done this from the start...



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TONS of people guessed last week's secondary theme was the OCEAN or SEA; so I went to Random.org to find the winning commenter and it was willow_cabin! I have your address and will be sending a little something later this week for you... ^-^

Guess today's theme and win a Mosaic Monday Bunday prize!

Click any pic to see its Etsy listing!

I am going to do things a little bit different, as sending out 2 prizes per week is a little more costly than I expected. I will be pooling the names of those who guess correctly from both my LiveJournal and BlogSpot and drawing one winner per week starting this week. Good luck!

1. lovebunnycloseup2, 2. Bunny Love 8, 3. Bunny Love 6, 4. Jam Marshmallow Heart Bunny

Don't forget to check out Beverly's How Sweet the Sound for even more pink goodness!

The school year here is winding down. Yesterday I subbed a half a day for a 6th grade teacher who sadly missed out on half a day of the 6th Grade Kickball Tournament. Apparently it's going all week long! The temperature is consistently in the high 60s if not 10-20 degrees higher now, and the weather is mostly sunny. These are the days we live for: grilling everything, having the windows and doors open, heading up to Flat Rock to swim (if the water's warm enough!) or just hang out on the rocks, watching the birds and bugs, dressing in hardly a thing...

For me the very best days are the ones when we all pile in the car and head to the lake, swimsuits on, picnic lunch packed: sketch book, colored pencils, and reading book included! When we get there, we choose a spot and spread out a big blanket. The kids run off to swim & explore (they're old enough now to do that without direct supervision!) and Jacqueline and I lie down and read or sketch or take pictures, just enjoying the sun and lake and the grass and birds... *le sigh*

How about you?

As many of you guessed, last week's theme was the MOON! I placed everyone's name in a little box and had my lovely girlfriend draw the winner's name:ourika! I already have your address, and will be sending you a package soon; so if you don't mind, I'll add your Mosaic Monday Bunday prize to that.

So how about this week? Any ideas on the secondary theme here?

Guess today's theme and win a Mosaic Monday Bunday prize package!

Click any pic to see its Etsy listing!

As always, the main theme is rabbits, but what else? Leave a comment and make sure I can get a hold of you if you win!

Happy Pink Saturday!As usual, click the picture to see the Etsy listing, and click the link at the top to find out more about Pink Saturday! (Sadly it has nothing to do with the Pink Saturday in San Francisco...)

Last week's theme was really quite hard, and not readily apparent. Good try to those who guessed! The theme was JUNE. Since last week was so difficult, I've decided to give everyone another try this week!

Guess today's theme and win a Mosaic Monday Bunday prize package!

Click any pic to see its Etsy listing!

Obviously, every week the main theme is rabbits and bunnies, but what is this week's secondary theme? Leave your guess for this week's theme in the comments for your chance to win a small prize package which will include some art by me, and who knows what else! Don't forget to leave a way to contact you!

Guess today's theme and win a Mosaic Monday Bunday prize package!

Click any pic to see its Etsy listing!

Every week the main theme is rabbits, but the secondary theme...??? Just leave your guess for this week's theme in the comments for your chance to win a small prize package which will include some art by me, and who knows what else! Don't forget to leave a way to contact you!

On June 7th, our whole family will be participating in the 17th Annual AIDS Walk/Run to benefit our local AIDS Community Resources.

For more information or to sponsor us, check out our fund raising page at http://firstgiving.com/faeriegardensfamily!

This week it's a special birthday-anniversary edition! Just for my Sweet Sunshine! Bunnies with foxes, bunnies with sunshine, bunnies cuddling & loving, and a fairy bunny granting wishes for a very hoppy birthday!

Click any pic to see its Etsy listing!

I am continuously amazed by the writing that Jacqueline does for her blog, Not Your Typical Weight Loss Blog. The writing is clear and concise, thought provoking, but most of all heartening! She doesn't claim to have all the answers, but definitely encourages one to embrace joyful living and acceptance, while eating to feel healthy. If you've been struggling with your body image and find yourself bogged down in counting fat grams, obsessing over calories burned, or following the latest diet fad, then adding Not Your Typical Weight Loss Blog might just be what you're looking for...

This month's featured blogger has a ton of great stuff in her shop! I couldn't decide on only one or two items to show, so here's another mosaic!

In addition to the journals (so many I want!), and the rings (so pretty!), you will also find cards, pins, magnets, and more!

So check her out and see what she has that might be calling to you...

• Create a Thought's Blog
• Create a Thought's Etsy Shop

Art vs. Craft: Is it an issue / non-issue and how do you feel about the argument?

First let me state that I didn't know there was any kind of a debate here. The only problems I've found is when asked to label my blog or art work: Is it art? Is it craft? I dunno... It is what it is.

However, when trying to define it, my first thought is that if your selling it or displaying it in a museum or art gallery, then it's art, but crafting is something you do with your kids; it brings to mind construction paper, white glue, tempera paints, and popsicle sticks. When discussing it with my 15 year old daughter, though, she brought up a good point: Art is personal - you do it for yourself - while a craft is something you do with other people as a group activity.

But what about all those *Craftsmen* I wonder... Furniture builders and architects, who don't really work with other people, still call what they do a craft. But I know a lot of scrapbookers who would take offense if you called what they did crafting.

After checking the internet for the definitions and to see what others are saying, I am even more confused. Art is usually defined as human efforts to reproduce the world around them according to aesthetic principles, while craft is usually the skill used to create the art. Some arguments say craft is closed-ended, cookie-cutter, follow-a-recipe type of creating, while art is open-ended, creative, do-what-you-want creating.

It's all very confusing to me, and I really don't think it matters, but what I do think is important is that the sites that want you to categorize your art/craft should clearly define what *they* mean by the terms, so when *I* want to list with them, I know which to choose!

1. purple bunnies 1, 2. purple bunny card, 3. Luella, 4. Framed bunny ghost purple, 5. felt bunnies - so cute!, 6. Chocolate Bunny Journal, 7. Zora in the sun, 8. Purple bunnies earmuffs, 9. Porcelian2

I can't believe I let nearly the whole month slip by without mentioning April's Blogger of the Month!



She makes me wish I was a baby again just so I could wear some of her Zany Zarkles or even better... one of these:



Don't forget to check her out and see what she has that might be calling to you...

• Two Zany Zebras' Blog


• Two Zany Zebras' Etsy Shop

One of my favorite artists, and fellow FAE team member, is having a give-away contest to win a giftcard to her shop!



There are several ways to enter and you do *not* have to sign up with ArtFire to win.

But HURRY! The contest ends Wednesday, April 22nd at 3pm EST.