From Bridesmaid to Bunny

Whatever you may have called it when you were young, it was that one thing you carried with you everywhere you went. It soothed you to sleep as an infant. It was your first friend. It was snuggled literally to pieces.


This is my daughter's bunny...what is left of it.

Her bunny was with her everyday, everywhere...always.

She still speaks fondly about the smell of it.

Her "FooFoo Bunny" is framed, but I have many customers tell me that they still secretly have their pieces within reach. Some hide them inside their pillowcase,  others have a more open relationship with their pieces.





There is no denying the love of this bunny and every once in awhile, I get asked to try to save one.


Whenever I get the pieces in the mail, my heart melts.






So much love!

<------My customer's loved on bunny (This is the 2nd version of the Fisher Price Bunny Puppet)


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New blanket for an old bunny!


Imagine the memories of a child's world held within this bunny!

I think preserving memories is part of human nature and if you search the web, you will find there are endless ways to preserve those memories.

I have a couple memory bears made from my Mom's clothes.

These are very special to me!

The list is long when it comes to preserving.

 But this....

I mean, what else could you do with that green satin dress you wore for your sister's wedding?

Well, if she happens to have carried a Fisher Price Bunny Puppet with her as a child,  you might ask someone to do this......

What an amazing way to honor your sister's love of the bunny!

And one-of-a-kind bunnies made with bridesmaid dress satin?...Sigh...Perfection!

This was one of my favorite projects!

Do you have security blanket secrets?

A Love of the Bunny Tale

Where did the bunny go?

If you are 30 something or have a child that is 30 something, you might know what I'm talking about......

My love for making this bunny as a replica begins here...




My daughter had a yellow plaid Fisher Price Security Bunny. She was born in 1982 and carried her "FooFoo" bunny with her everywhere until she was in the fourth grade.

When she decided it was time to let it go, the sad pieces and parts were kept in a safe place...just in case.

She grew up, began her own family and wanted her babies to know the "love of the bunny". Sadly, Fisher Price had stopped making this bunny. So,  I created my own version for her babies and began selling them in my Esty shop.

My version changed over time.  Customers began asking me to make my bunny with rounded eyes, rounded blanket edges and "could I make it like a puppet?".

I knew what they were asking.....more and more the requests came in. The "love of the bunny" was everywhere and the 30 somethings were longing to pass it on to the next generation.

They COULD purchase a well preserved original from Ebay for $200..what?! How many children would know the "love of the bunny" at that price?

So, I made a few changes to my version and created a replica that would pass a most difficult test. Owners of the original bunny are very, very, very particular.

After many testimonials like this...

"These bunnies are amazing! My sister had the pink Fisher Price ones growing up and when I showed her Suzie's replicas she couldn't believe it! They look the exact same. Thanks so much Suzie!!!"

......my bunnies have gone all over the world. The joy they bring still amazes me.

Making them has become a mission for me...a "love of the bunny" mission.

This is my story...I'm sticking to it because there are so many little babies out there with little baby fingers to snuggle and love a bunny to pieces...literally.

I hope my version looks like that some day!

Did you have a favorite blanket? Do you still have it's loved on pieces? 

It's been a wild ride

 It's been a wild ride 

The ride on life's roller coaster has brought me back to having time to blog....I am so excited to write my first post in a long, long time.

So much has happened along the way

Sold the business..........

moved back to my beautiful San Diego..........


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                      ...............hubby graduated college to start a second career as a Physicist.

                                                   Who does that?

Apparently my hubby does! He decided at 50 something it was time to consider a second career....
but physics?

Oh, yes, he really does look like this at times------------>


Especially after hours of grueling  math homework and studying, studying and more studying!

Graduating with honors in Physics is no easy task. Throw in the age factor and life in general, and well, I think you simply have to blog about it. Yep, my hubby is a Physicist....so proud of him!!

There have been plenty of downs after the ups on this roller coaster ride.......isn't there always......I found the scary down parts easier to stomach when I remember the view from the top and see all the endless possibilities!!

            I'm just glad my hubby is buckled in next to me for the ride!!










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From the Bunny Farm

Lots of exciting things happening in Suzie's Imaginarium too! My "FooFoo" Bunnies have been sent all over the world to be snuggled on by little baby fingers....sigh....

I love little babies!  

Polka dots have become all the rage....

Green Polka Dot....so very sweet!!!

 

And blue....how yummy is this?

I am so happy to bring this Fisher Price replica bunny blanket to my customers. 

The "love of the bunny" never seizes to amaze me.

I hope this blog finds you happy and well....I look forward to picking up my keyboard again.....I'm buckled in and ready for the next twist or turn....are you?