Exciting News

Welcome

We hope you have been doing well.  We have been very busy here at the cottage.  We were talking about our shop and it came around that we have a widely varied shop.  So, we decided to make it easier for those of you looking for just one type of product we'd open a sister store.  Introducing Blue Rabbit Bows.  We'll be doing one more split soon, so stay tuned for more information.  As of now though, we're transferring our bows over to their own shop, so check it out.
Blue Rabbit Bows

New At Blue Rabbit

Super Mario Hair Bow- $8.00



Multi Color Butterfly Bow- $8.00



Also, if you're tired of this heat; turn your mind toward fall or Christmas and check out our collection of Halloween and Christmas bows.  Nothing will get you in a festive mood faster than some holiday accessories.

On the Bookshelf

Oh Say Can You Fudge by Nancy Coco


Allie is the new girl in a small island community; she runs the fudge shop in a local hotel.  Trying to show she belongs in the community, Allie volunteers to head the fireworks for the big Fourth of July celebration.  Then disaster strikes.  The technician is murdered and all the fireworks are destroyed and Allie is left with a mystery and no show.  After discovering a string of arsons Allie finds herself trapped in the middle of the mystery, she has to solve who murdered her technician, and who is setting random fires around the island before she gets killed in the process.




We hope you are having a great summer and don't forget to check back with us soon for more exciting Blue Rabbit News.

Happy June

Welcome

Welcome back to the Blue Rabbit Cottage.  I hope you have had a lovely week. 

New at the Cottage

We have this American Girl Tutu


Red, White, and Blue Patriotic Doll Tutu Skirt for 18 inch doll- $10.00

Coming Soon

Newborn Tutu with Onesie

On the Drawing Board

Bows---

On the Bookshelf

Corpse Pose by Diana Killian a Mantra for Murder Mystery

A.J. finds herself sole heir to her aunt's yoga studio after her aunt is found murdered in that very same studio.  A.J. and her overly dramatic mother work together to solve the murder while the police look at A.J. as their prime suspect.  This book offers some information about yoga and has some recipes at the end.  The characters are fun, and I'd like to find more in this series.

Happy Memorial Day

Welcome

I hope you've had a wonderful week.  Welcome back to the Blue Rabbit Cottage.  We have a few new listings this week and a few more in the works for next week. 

New at the Cottage

Blue, Red and Grey Checkered Felted Purse with Microfiber Handles- $95.00

Singer Sewing Manual- $2.00

International Shipping

For our readers outside the US we have exciting news. Blue Rabbit Cottage now ships to some countries worldwide.  Check out our Etsy page to see if we ship to you.

Coming Soon

American Girl Doll Tutu

On the Drawing Board

On the Bookshelf

The Marvels by Brian Selznick

Don't let the size of this book put you off! This 600 page behemoth reads like a 100 page novel.  If you read The Invention of Hugo Cabret you will understand why this book is as large as it is.  Mr. Selznick tells his story with a mixture of words and breathtaking pictures.  The entire first half of this novel is a complete story using pictures with very few words added in.  The second half is the story of a boy and his discovery and adventure with The Marvels.  This book beautifully tied together the past and the present into one wild ride of a story. 

Thank you for coming and visiting us at the Blue Rabbit Cottage.  We hope you had a lovely visit and that you'll come back and see us again soon.

Summer Jewelry

Welcome

We're glad you've come back to visit us at the Blue Rabbit Cottage.  We hope your summer has started off smoothly.  May you get some sun and rest!  While you're relaxing, check out our new offerings at Etsy.

New Listings

Blue, Green and White Dangle Earrings- $10

Blue and White Necklace- $20

Walking Dead Hair Bow- $7.50

Yo-kai Watch Hair Bow- $7.50

Upcoming

Mom is working on perfecting her wire wrap bird's nest pendent, so look for it soon!



This fun fishy necklace will be making a splash soon.  It will add a little summer whimsy to your outfit. 

On the Bookshelf

Feta Attraction by Susannah Hardy

This is the first book in the A Greek to Me Mystery series.  When Georgie Nikolopatos' husband goes missing and owner of her rival restaurant turns up dead, Georgie finds herself at the top of the suspect list.  She has to run the family restaurant, deal with the crew of the TV show ghost hunters, find her husband and the killer before she finds herself in deep water.  This book was not my favorite of the cozies I've read lately.  There was too much going on in one book and while the author does pull all the strings together into a neat package, I just was mildly underwhelmed.  However, I am willing to try another book in the series, I'm hoping she was just setting up the premise for the whole series. 


We're glad you stopped by to visit us at the Blue Rabbit Cottage, stop by again soon to see what we've been up to.

Slow and Steady

This week has been a little slow for the Blue Rabbit Cottage.  I've been busy making baby presents for several of my friends, and finishing the school year up with my fourth grader.  Time just flies by and suddenly it is Friday again.  Thanks for stopping by to visit us at the Blue Rabbit Cottage.  I have a few design ideas to show you, a simple yummy recipe, and a fun book to share. 

On the Design Table

I've been working on some necklace designs this week some are more fleshed out than others.

The mostly finished one is probably my favorite, but it is hard to choose.  Do you have a favorite?  It will be exciting to see how they get blinged out in the next week or so.

Creamy Chicken Pasta

1 lb chicken
2 cans crushed tomatoes
1 cup spinach
1cup sour cream
1 box penne pasta

Cook chicken in pan.

Once cooked through add spinach and tomatoes warm through:

add sour cream.

Meanwhile cook pasta based on box directions.  Add cooked pasta to the sauce mixture and serve.

It is so simple and quick. A great meal for these hot nights, serve alone or with a salad.

On the Bookshelf

The Proof is in the Pudding by Melinda Wells.  Della Carmichael owns a cooking school and has her own cable cooking show.  She's asked to step in last minute and be one of the three judges for a cook off at a local hotel.  Then one of the other judges is murdered and Della's friend is the prime suspect.  Della knows she has to step in and find the real killer before her friend is thrown in jail.  This is a good read and even includes several recipes in the back of the book.  This book is good for any cozy reader.

Thanks for stopping by to visit.  We'll be having new items coming into the store as this week goes on, so check by Etsy or check our Twitter page for updates.  Hope you've had a wonderful week and we'll see you next time.

Happy Mother's Day

Welcome

I hope you are having a wonderful Mother's Day.  I hope you can spend the day with people you love.  We have several things in the works for Etsy.

If the girls if your life like Yo-kai Watch as much as mine they will love this Yo-kai bow.

 For the Walking Dead fan in your life we'll have this boutique bow.

This felted purse with microfiber handles is one of my favorite upcoming wares.

Feeling blue? Then this necklace is for you.

These long dangly earrings will add a little sparkle to your outfit.

This blue and white necklace will be the finishing touch to your day.

On the Drawing Board

This warm summer necklace will be joining our ranks in the near future. 



We'll also be having more pop culture bows like Shopkins, Super Mario, and Pokémon coming soon.

Closing

Thanks for visiting.  Remember to check out bluerabbitcottage at Etsy for our new items and check us out on Twitter @rabbitcottage. Happy Mother's Day!

April 30 Fundraiser

Today only April 30, 2016 we will be donating 20% of any and all sales to the Kyler brain cancer fund.  Kyler Bradley was a 10 year old boy who lost his battle to DIPG, the same cancer Lauren Hill battled.  His family was left with huge medical bills after his hospital stay.  We will be donating the money through his gofundme account. 

To read more about this check out this link.

https://www.gofundme.com/KylerBradley

Welcome

I hope we find you happy and healthy.  There is so much illness going around it's just kind of wild. I'm glad you've come to visit us we have several new things to show you today.

New on Etsy

Red and White Dangle Earrings- $10



Orange Fox Bow- $5.99



Colorful Butterflies and Chevrons Bow- $5.99


Girls and Boys Bunny Hats- $10.00 Different Colors Available.


Swarovski Rainbow Dangle Earrings- $20.00

Magic Blanket

Have you ever heard of Magic Yarn?  It is a fun and useful way to use up the scraps you inevitably gather from all of your projects.  You just tie your scraps together and wind them into one colorful crazy ball of yarn.  I had a pile of small balls of yarn and decided to make a Magic Blanket with them for our couch.  I didn't wind them all together because they were already in neat balls, but you get the idea.  The blanket is about baby blanket size right now, I hope to have it couch size sometime.  Here is a picture to show you the effect of the random color changes. Its so unique, I just love it.

On the Bookshelf

Veiled Revenge By Ellen Byerrum. Lacey Smithsonian is the bridesmaid for her best friend's upcoming wedding.  Disaster strikes at the bachelorette party when someone crashes the party and is found dead the next day.  Everyone is blaming a cursed Russian shawl, but can a shawl really be to blame for murder?  Lacey has to find out or the wedding will be called off.  
While this book was really fun and had strong characters I need to note that it is not the first book in the series and it is not once of those series that can be read out of order without giving things away.  I didn't have access to the first few books in the Crimes of Fashion series and now I don't feel like it would be worth going back to read them because this book gave a lot away.  I would recommend you find them though, just make sure you start at the beginning.