pumpkin-loving westies, baby-loving schnauzers, and a jackadoodle.

I have done a few custom dog orders recently that I'm excited to share. First, a customer who saw a piece in my Etsy shop that involved a cat in a pumpkin patch, though it would be perfect if one of her three cute West Highland White Terriers was there instead. I happily obliged. (Boy, Westies sure are cute!)


Next: another customer saw my New Kid in Town set, and wanted to give it to her friend with a gray Schnauzer gazing longingly at the baby. A few color adjustments on the baby, and here's the finished piece:


Last, I had a request to make a jackadoodle like this cute little sweetie. Since the hair is so wispy, we decided to make it look more like the original by replicating its brown collar with pink polka dots.

get your fall on!

I don't know about you, but this is the first week I finally admitted that fall is here. What better time to embrace the season through decorative objects!! I have now added all of my new Halloween and/or Day of the Dead designs to the Bunny with a Toolbelt Etsy shop. Here's a few sneak previews, or click here to go directly to the store. Many of these pieces are one of a kind, so get 'em while they're still here!

feeling clever today?

My birthday gator was included in a fun Etsy treasury this morning--all twelve items refer to a fairy tale or fable. Click here to try your hand at this guessing game--but don't peek at the comments until you're ready to see the answers! Note: this treasury will expire in a few days

Halloween Weddings?

I designed an Edward Gorey-inspired wedding cake topper set, but before I could even get around to posting them on Etsy, I was asked for an image from brides.com for their "Are Halloween Weddings Tasteful or Tacky?" poll. I hope you'll chime in to tell them how tasteful my pieces are by clicking here!

gator brides unite!

The gal behind my very first Florida Gators wedding cake topper commission has her own blog, and she's used the figure I made her as her logo. If you're a fan of either the Florida Gators OR unique wedding blogs, click here and see what this one has to offer.

musical wedding

Here's some sweet photos from yet another wedding I made toppers for. To see more pictures of their special day, click here.

boo!

Sure, I liked Little Dot, Little Lotta, and Hot Stuff, but my very favorite childhood icon was Casper the Friendly Ghost. He's just so darned cute, and I always favored positive role models for some reason. (Probably because I was weaned on Sesame Street.) Casper was undeniably positive, always helping his friends out of jams and what not. This one is a bank, and although it seems ridiculous that Casper would need money for anything, I'm sure Richie Rich would approve.

I designed my own cute little ghost figure to add to the Bunny with a Toolbelt lineup.

which witch is which?

New in the Bunny with a Toolbelt Etsy store! I've designed some new Halloween critters, which I'll reveal here on the blog over the next few days. If you just can't wait, click here!

color me curious

If you haven't figured it out by now, I am a big fan of color, color, color! Thus, why would I not adore Kris' Color Stripes, a blog devoted to picking out the dominant colors in a given image. I was never formally trained as a designer, so it's really great to see this simplification of a common industry standard. Plus, she picks very compelling images that make me smile.

how to have FUN at your wedding

My cake toppers were featured on yet another wedding blog - 100 Layer Cake - which has an active posting schedule of wonderful craft inspired weddings. I was thrilled to be a part of this one--complete with caramel apples, fake moustaches, and check out that awesome wedding dress! Looks like it may have been a hot day when I look at the tilt on those elephants....or maybe they had a bit too much champagne?

donkeys + deer + cupcakes = love

Isn't the web great? I made a custom wedding cake topper set last spring for a couple who hired the incredibly talented team at JL Photografia as the event photographers. These stunning....let me repeat stunning....photos were blogged over at Green Wedding Shoes, which led a curious reader to track me down to talk about a custom set of her own. I guess when you type in "deer and donkey wedding cake toppers" I am the one who comes up. Hmmm.....who would have thought? (kidding!) Here are the pictures that include my toppers, but click here to see even more of JL Photografia's amazing photos from emilie + russell's gorgeous wedding.

larger work now available on Etsy!

Neighborhood Birds has officially ended--it was a fantastic run and Tripper and I hope to collaborate again sometime. (next time it's gonna be elephants!) I have posted a few pieces that came home with me on my Etsy site in a new section for larger work. It's called "big critters" since I already have a "little critters" section. Click here to go there--here's a preview.

an English country garden wedding

Here's another set of customer appreciation pictures from someone who got my blue bird cake toppers. So nice to see them on that beautiful cake and I'm also drooling over that beautiful wedding dress!

birdwatcher

I recently made another really tall piece, similar to the storybook one that recently sold. (click here to see that) This one's a birdwatcher.

how to cope with the cruel "no dogs allowed" rule

This set was ordered as a surprise for a couple--they were thrilled when the cake came out because their beloved pooches weren't allowed at the wedding venue. These custom topper set made it feel like they were there in spirit. Awwwwww! Images below walk you through the steps in this commission. Enjoy!



Thanks so much to the customer who sent me the picture of the pieces on the cake she made. I love to hear the end of the story that I played a little part of.

an army of FUN!

I have been having a hard time keeping these posy-wielding monsters in stock. So I made ten.

a declaration of fabulousness

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all giraffes are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator (Bunny with a Toolbelt) with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. With rainbows, stripes and polka dots for all.


Click here to see this one of a kind piece in my Etsy store!

won't you take a ride in my electric car?

I see a lot of Bunny with a Toolbelt characters supporting clean energy here! Woo hoo!!!

various animals on random round things

Here's a few things I whipped up this summer while getting ready for the Neighborhood Birds show. Enjoy!

build your own home--in six days!

Just read this amazing story about a guy who has built a house out of Legos!! Click here to learn more.

Neighborhood Birds--the slide show

I put together a little online slide show of my work for the Neighborhood Birds show. You can view it here or click on it to take you to my Picasa site. I wrote notes for each piece that includes dimensions and price information.