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bunnies and eggs

bunnies and eggs

It feels like the fourth of July in Wisconsin, but Easter is still a few weeks away. I'm going to try not think the weather is apocalyptic, but rather start making things for spring. Here are a few projects from the elsie marley archives to get you going.

1. bean bag bunnies. These are still getting played with 4 years after I made them--that's like 40 in toy years!

2. the quick little bunny. Recycled, fast, cute, this bunny gets it all right. It's even more adorable with a bandanna!

3. homemade peeps. sugar high! sugar high! sugar high! sugar high!

4. eggs in the mail. Did you know you could send plastic eggs in the mail? Wouldn't it be great to get one in your mailbox?

Got any good spring things in the works?

Posted March 19th, 2012 in misc.

almost spring sponsors

forsithia before after

It is almost spring, at least the forsythia thinks so. The weather man seems to think there is a winter storm in the works.

Either way, it's a new month with a new batch of sponsors! Wouldn't you like to be one? Sponsorship on elsie marley is only $25/month. I keep it small and affordable, so indie shops and little blogs can easily do it. You don't need to be a professonal blogger (whatever that is!) to have a sponsor spot. Maybe you just want to get your blog out there and grow your readership a bit. With 50,000 unique visitors a month there will be plenty of people headed your way. I would love to introduce your shop or blog to elsie marley readers. Drop me a quick line at

elsiemarleyblog@gmail.com

and we can talk about sponsorship and the weather!

Posted February 27th, 2012 in misc. Tagged: , , .

zakka style winner

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So the winner is Ginger from chazandginger! I'll email you shortly, Ginger and soon you'll have a towel for your kitchen and a book for your bookshelf. If you like, you can head on over to amazon (or your local bookstore) and pick up your very own copy of Zakka Style.

 

Thank you, everyone, for telling me how you get here and to other blogs. It seems it's a pretty even spit between google reader and good ol' bookmarks. If those of you in the bookmark camp have never tried google reader, I highly recommend it. My bookmarks were a hot mess until I signed up. In google reader you can organize the blogs you follow, mark them to read later, and search all read and unread posts. The next button is a nice browsing feature where you can go directly to the most recently updated blog. Pip introduced me to it a few years ago.

 

Now I might just go make myself a cup of coffee and do a bit of blog reading like so many of you said you do in the mornings. Sounds nice, doesn't it?

Posted February 23rd, 2012 in misc, Uncategorized.

instagram

instagram montage

I'm finding instagram quite addictive. And awesome. You can find me by searching for elsiemarley. Be warned though, 80% of pictures are probably going to be food. Are you on it? Leave your username in the comments so I can find you!

instagram montage

Posted December 19th, 2011 in misc. Tagged: , , , .

little bits quilting bee winner!

ice cream quilt

Thanks to a sick, crabby baby the giveaway got extended overnight :)  The winner of Little Bits Quilting Bee is #39 Melissa D from suburbanitis:

Melissa D says:

I absolutely adore the rainbow quilt! Wow.

 

Even if you didn't win, do check out the book. It is a fantastic resource and a great reason to go fabric shopping.  If you are looking for more good crafting books (or looking to fill up your christmas list) I have a bunch of recommendations in my Amazon store.  And for all the books I've reviewed you can go to my library page.

Have a lovely weekend!

Posted November 11th, 2011 in misc.