Gingerbread House Contest

Earlier this month, the bunnies had a gingerbread house contest.  I was too busy, so I didn't get to do one, but which of these is your favorite?  Clockwise from top left:

1.  Brian and Pierre's Candy Classic - candy really is the best theme for a gingerbread house

2.  Roger, Manny and Pawvi's Jolly Nick - inspiration is obvious

3.  Karl and Number Nine's Gingerbread Castle, inspired by Karl's love of all things fabulous

4.  Iris and Pourvabunny's St. Basil's Cathedral, inspired by their love of the game of Tetris

Happy Birthday Beethoven!

Today is the birthday of one of my favorite composers, Beethoven.  And in honor of his birthday, the bunnies and I thought we'd start up blog updates again after silence for over 6 months.  It's been a busy time with ninja training and the day job, but I'm reminded today that you need to make time to do what you love.  For those of you who have gotten this far and are thinking "wait, isn't his birthday the 17th???"...that was the day he was baptized, his birthday was the 16th.  Why do I care so much?  Because I've always really enjoyed the fact that we share a birthday.  I often use it as my "fun fact about me" for meeting ice breakers when I fee like it might not be appropriate to share the story about how I met Alice Cooper when I worked at Hot Topic.  

Yeah, so Beethoven....he's one of my favorite composers/pianists not just because of the music, but because he's such an interesting character.  I remember thinking as a kid, "man, that hair!"  As far as favorite pieces, here are the top 3:

1.  Moonlight Sonata (#14):  Beautifully creepy; the song that Shroeder plays in the Peanut cartoons.

2.  Sonata Pathetique (#8):  A commercial success, though considered eccentric at the time

3.  Fur Elise:  First Beethoven piece I learned; it's the one that you hear in music boxes and in babies' mobiles.

Well, there you have it, today's post!  More to come and more often too.  Thanks for checking in :)

I have a Candle Karl!

Hi Everyone - Happy Friday!  I am so happy to share with you that I finally got a Candle Karl....THE Candle Karl.  I was so bummed that I missed my chance to get it back in December because it would be have been an awesome birthday present to me from me, but I didn't even know it existed!  I must not have been following my Instagram meticulously when I was in Japan.  So you can imagine how disappointed I was when I saw it, decided I had to have it, and found out that it was sold out online.  I half though of a reason I might need to go to Europe so I could try to find one, but I really didn't have any plans to be in Europe at the time.

So, as if the candle wasn't already cool enough itself, I came across this pic of the Karl with it and REALLY wanted one:

However, it was still sold out and I couldn't even find one on eBay.  But low and behold, I was randomly on the Karl.com website (I know, shocker that I was online window shopping) and there it was back in stock!  So of course I snatched one and was VERY excited when it finally arrived.  As you can tell from the pic, it's much larger than a normal size candle...I have no intentions of using it, but if I were to light it, I'm sure it would take forever and half to finish burning.  It comes in a fabulous storage box too.  I'm a little bit bummed that it didn't come with a copy of the sketch that Karl made of the candle, but I'll get over it ; )

Unfortunately for anyone wanting one, it seems that they are sold out at the moment, but do keep checking back at http://www.karl.com in case it comes back in stock.  Who knows...maybe the Karl will design another version of it since a candle in his likeness has been so popular.  I'm sure Choupette will have her own candle shortly enough too.

Have a great weekend!

National "Love your pet" Day!

Wow...posts two days in a row!!! 

Since it's national "Love your pet" I thought I should introduce everyone to the pets I love - Kona and Rona.  Both are dapple mini doxies, with a partial blue left eye, but that' where the similarities end because they could not be more opposite in personality.  Kona (top) is the older of the two and by far, more sophisticated. She's very quite, until someone tries to walk by, or take out there trash...then she gets all riled up and angry.  Rona is about two years younger and well, a perpetual puppy...it's always play time with little Ronie.  She also barks a lot when people/animals/large objects are near, but her bark is not as angry as Kona.  Some fun facts:

Kona:  Favorite color is red, has two homes (one in CA, one in NY), LOVES chocolate and tortilla chips, and has attended finishing school - that is why she is so prim and proper.

Rona:  Favorite color is orange, likes to eat anything she can get her paws on, is originally from St. Louis Missouri and was given the name "Meg", and manages to doze off every time we try to Skype anyone.

Anyways, that's a little about our two four-legged family members...my sisters take care of these guys most of the time (when gammy and gampy aren't), so I get to do the fun stuff like give them TREATS!

Here are those two when they were pups....and grown minis:

Bunny Ballet Lessons

I know...it's been waaaaaay too long since the last blog post, but the bunnies have all been really busy with various projects.  One of the things we've been working really hard on is our dance lessons.  Pourvabunny and Iris are really good at it because it's the perfect supplement to their ninja training, but I've been taking ballet for a bit now and it's quite a challenge for me...I think it's because I'm uncoordinated.  Actually, I'm pretty sure I'm uncoordinated, it's really bad.  But I'm trying really hard, so as one of my dance teachers would say "let's see what happens" : )

We're going to get back to posting more regularly again because the bunnies have a lot to share.  They came back from Japan a while ago and have some more pictures to show....also some pics from a recent trip to San Francisco as well, so please stay tune!

Fendi Workspace

I know it's not a huge surprise, but I LOVE the Fendi Monsters/Bugs....and it really seems that I cannot not get enough of these guys!  I try to buy up as much as I can of the stuff I "need" - and of course, I have to prioritize what I "need" cause I can't buy everything (unfortunately).  I was thinking about how I can get more of these guys into my life and where I spend a majority of my time, and work came out as the answer - it's okay, you don't have to feel bad for me, I like my job.  So, I thought to myself, why don't I create a Fendi Monster inspired workspace, so I can sit and marvel over these things created by the amazing Karl Lagerfeld and what you see here is what I came up with.  I've never been more excited to work from home : )

Ready for 2016!

Time goes by so quick and it's only three days into the New Year, but I feel like before I know it, we're going to be well into 2016!  Many people are getting ready to go back to work after having some time off for the holidays...me included.  While I could always use a few more days off, I guess I'm good and ready to get back into work again - and my Karl agenda is going to help me stay on top of my schedule : )  Yes, I know I have a calendar on outlook, but that only helps me keep track of work stuff - and as one of my New Year's resolutions is to be more consistent with my blog updates and product more artwork and designs, I kind of need a way to track this activity and obviously very excited that Karl has produced this agenda.  I would have known such a thing existed, but being the saavy internet shopper I am, I find that googling search terms of things you love will nearly always produce a something to buy...whether that's a good or a bad thing is your call, haha....

If you are interested in getting one as well, you can find it at Neiman Marcus:

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/Fashion-Agenda-by-Karl-2016/prod181600264/p.prod

And of course, always check Amazon...good chance of finding pretty much anything there too if you know the right search terms!

Ballerina Bunnies

Pourvabunny and Iris are super excited about their new little dance studio...now they can practice their tendus and pirouettes all day long.  A lot of people don't realize it, but ballet is really the perfect ninja training...They better get really good at it too...cause that floor there was REALLY challenging to put together, you have no idea, my fingers are still hurting....