It may look even odder than it sounds. Nevertheless, I want one! (photo courtesy of Everyday is a Holiday) |
The truth is that I covet the entirety of their bunny collection but there is something so equally sweet and disturbing about a baby-faced Easter Bunny that makes it a wacky tacky standout. I mean, is this thing meant to be a spooky escapee from Dr. Moreau's infamous island or just an angel-faced kid in a costume? Either way, I loved this human-hare hybrid and wanted one for my very own. Because I have voluntarily removed myself from the regular activity of vintage "hunting and gathering," however, the acquisition of one such bunny would be relegated to either the unlikelihood of a gift (it's absolutely ages until my next birthday) or to making one myself. Having gone the angel-faced-kid-in-a-costume route last year, this year it was time to celebrate the Easter season by making a genuine, homemade, blue bunny baby.
Even though the scant yard of vintage, blue cotton velvet that was too little to make into anything else wasn't quite within the range of traditional Easter hues, I slated it for my own velveteen-type rabbit. In order to complete my bunny, the only thing I needed to buy was a small amount of blue satin to line the ears. Have you ever tried to join satin and velvet in the shape of a rabbit ear? It stinks. Extremely fiddly in their own distinct way, each material left me ready to pull my hare hair out. In the end, I was hoppy with the ears' imperfections.
While I refuse to turn into one of those people who refers to his collection of inanimate objects as "children," I get such a surge of pride every time I look at the latest addition to the wacky tacky family that I feel like handing out cigars. If you don't have a bunny baby of your own (or the inclination to make one), consider a lovingly-rendered version of Jenny's & Aaron's bunny baby in the form of a Jumbo, Wood-Mounted "Baby Bunny" Print from the Everyday is a Holiday online store to add some Easter awesomeness to your holiday decor - any holiday.
A Happy, Happy Easter to you and yours, from our funny little bunny!!!
Cheers!
Mr. Tiny
While I refuse to turn into one of those people who refers to his collection of inanimate objects as "children," I get such a surge of pride every time I look at the latest addition to the wacky tacky family that I feel like handing out cigars. If you don't have a bunny baby of your own (or the inclination to make one), consider a lovingly-rendered version of Jenny's & Aaron's bunny baby in the form of a Jumbo, Wood-Mounted "Baby Bunny" Print from the Everyday is a Holiday online store to add some Easter awesomeness to your holiday decor - any holiday.
As a photographic thank you to our pals from Everyday is a Holiday and in an effort to promote our own brand of cross-crafty, inter- seasonal understanding, we saddled up our oversized, Christmas Dream Pet to give Baby Blue (take that, Knowles-Carter family) a ride to the big Easter egg hunt. Everyday really is a holiday! |
A Happy, Happy Easter to you and yours, from our funny little bunny!!!
"Funny Little Bunnies" (1934)
Cheers!
Mr. Tiny
Oh My Gosh!!! Love this! Yes, Creepy-Cute beats out Cute-Cute any day of the week. And wow! your bunny baby sure is blue. This post is a treasure trove, and it's so hard to select a fave line…is it the "electric-blue punch in the throat"?…or perhaps "it's absolutely ages until my next birthday"?
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you like it! I wanted to so the source material proud! Thanks for the inspiration and the photo!
DeleteAnd geez Louise! I had to come back and comment again because I forgot to mention how awesome you are for making this post read like it's an Everyday is a Holiday commercial! Waaaay too kind! xoxo :)
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure! I don't know how impactful the wacky tacky seal of approval will be to Everyday is a Holiday, but I'm more than pleased to do anything I can do to help the good cause!
DeleteThe little Easter cartoon is the sweetest little thing I've ever seen!
ReplyDeleteSO cute; thank you for sharing it!
Isn't it great? It probably goes without saying but I'm a nut for old cartoons - especially those that are holiday themed.
DeleteCreepy and yet adorable...I love it!!! Nice choice on the blue material.
ReplyDeleteAre you talking about me or the bunny? Hahaha!!! Thank you!
DeleteLove it! I enjoy how much attention to detail you put into the photos...the tissue paper flowers and blue background make the baby creeper bunny look right off the pages of a 1950's Better Homes and Gardens craft book. Excellent job!
ReplyDeleteNow that is a great compliment!! Thanks, Lauren!
Deletei love jenny's baby face funny, and yours is such a good tribute! And I agree with Lauren, the monochrome photo shoot is perfect! i've been keeping my eye out for vintage bunnies and have only found three so far, and none with a beautiful baby face
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rae! I know I've told you a million times before, but we really don't see the same kind of vintage stuff out here. I honestly have never seen any bunnies (baby-faced or otherwise) in the wild. I have my own theories as to why this is so but I'd love a real explanation. Good luck with your Wabbit Huntin'!
DeleteThanks a million!
ReplyDeleteI am so deeply in love with this. When I was in high school, a friend brought me one of those terrifying Ann Geddes stuffed Teddy Bears that was a stuffed bear but had the face of an adorable black child. I think I kept it through college because it made such a great conversation piece and weeded out the types of people that I wanted to be hanging out in my dorm room.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why mine seems so tame compared to the scariness of the Anne Geddes example (it's the same thing). Hahaha!!!
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