Saturday, February 7, 2015

Trick or Treat?



Who says a hare can’t go trick or treating?



Especially if he gets carrots in his pumpkin bucket!

While I was working on Tweed I kept thinking of a memory I had of my daughter at 
Halloween when she was around 9 or 10. 
 I made a rabbit costume by using a white sheet to make her
 a sack like dress, and a mask for her face. 
It was a great face with pink and white felt stitched on the white
 with big ears and whiskers, but the ears were so floppy! 
I didn’t know then what to do to make them stand up
 so she spent the whole night holding up her ears 
while carrying a pumpkin bucket and treating for candy. 

Trickster doesn’t have to hold up his ears 
and he not only has carrots in his pumpkin bucket 
but a carrot necklace too! 
He is entirely made with my hand dyed wool fabric and a mohair tail. 


He was great fun to make while remembering my little girl who is all grown up now.

I know this won’t make up for your night of ear holding misery Jess, 
but maybe you will get a laugh out of Trickster!





8 comments:

  1. And along with being great fun he is QUITE handsome! What a beautiful and sentimental piece of art. Bravo!

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  2. He's wonderful, what a great memory!

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  3. He's is so great! I love the story with him :)

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  4. Sweet! He's an adorable Halloween hare. Love those carrots.

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  5. Wow! Such attention to detail, Trickster is quite wonderful! Cute story about your daughter. She probably didn't think so at the time tho! Lori

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  6. Trickster is adorable! Great story.
    Hugs :)
    Lauren

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  7. Aww, what a great Mom story! And a great new bunny so the memory will live on

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  8. Thank you for the story. It makes the rabbit more special. He is cute and Halloween is my favorite holiday!

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