Thursday, 14 February 2008

Top bird loves ... Etsy stuff



My heart just about melted all over the laptop when I laid eyes on these beautifully crafted bunnies by Canadian artist Sonja Ahlers (and yes, I am a sentimental sap, but hey it’s V-day, the one day of the year to embrace the sap).



I came across Sonja and her softies through the particularly lovely Canadian design blog PoppyTalk. Check out PoppyTalk’s excellent interview with Sonja here.



As PoppyTalk says, the bunnies are the “truest form of repurposing/recycling”, since they are made from vintage angora sweaters (angora being knitted bunny fur). The smallest bunnies are the size of a peanut (a peanut!) and can be found in the homes of Sonia Rykiel, members of Sonic Youth and (in the not too distant future) MINE! Nom nom nom.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

OMG! Those peanut bunnies are just to adorable!

Anonymous said...

The bunny in the snow makes me want to move to Canada! Love the blog!

Anonymous said...

Oh my gosh, those little bunny's are SO adorable, just having one on my desk would make me happy :) Thank you for sharing

Anonymous said...

How cute are the sweet little angora rabbits by Sonja Ahlers? but particularly like the white ceramic citrus squeezers. Great blog Wee Birdy, thanks.

Bobble Bee said...

This makes me cry.. how can something be so cute!!??

Top bird said...

I know. Ridiculously cute. xx

Anonymous said...

Very very sweet. This blog is a blast.