The actor Karl Urban is from New Zealand and his latest movie Dredd – based on the comic Judge Dredd – looks promising. I bet you didn’t know that Tofu was originally offered the part but turned it down due to other commitments. He was a bit disappointed but these things happen. To cheer him up, The Koala and I fashioned a bunny sized Dredd helmet out of some card. What do you think?
I’ve loved bunnies my whole life. I’ve worn slippers my whole life. Not once have I owned bunny slippers. These felted wool and mohair slippers are a perfectly modern take on the bunny slipper. Available for $95US at Alder & Co.
Tofu with a pink parasol. Scattered around our house are souvenirs from our beach wedding. We had paper cranes, fabric flowers, parasols, ribbons and paper lanterns. Click here to see more Tofu Tuesday.
The possibilities for this rabbit ears vase are endless. Leaves and long stemmed flowers would be obvious choices, but feathers, bunches of twigs, straw and even lollipops would also work. These vases come in colours, but I think the white or black would be my picks. More info on this vase at Japanese company Furnish: www.furnish.jp
The Koala caught Tofu the bunny on camera having a flop in the late afternoon. Posted with permission 🙂 We love when Tofu flops over like this. It’s the ultimate look of a relaxed bunny.
Who could live without these adorable bunny chairs by Korean designer Seungji Mun? View these bunny chairs, their evolution process and more smart furniture and product designs at Seungji’s website: www.munseungji.com
We recently picked up a new sideboard for the kitchen which meant a bit of rearranging and we bumped a set of white drawers into Tofu’s “room”. With a few items from our bunny collection, Tofu’s room now reminds me of a baby’s nursery. Sloth painting bottom right is by my sister Joanne Ho. Tofu seems to like it. He said it is totally reminiscent of bunny Ikea.
When a new person comes to visit, we notice them noticing our rabbit running loose indoors. We are accustomed to seeing a rabbit around the house. Tofu isn’t a prop, he’s a legitimate member of the household. Still, I always get a kick out of seeing other rabbits in other indoor settings. Especially beautifully styled homes or hanging out on beautiful furniture. When you have a beautifully designed room or piece of furniture, you need two other things. A rabbit and a talented photographer. For your viewing pleasure, I have collected these images from around the world, relating to bunnies with beautiful interiors or architecture. I hope you enjoy these as much as I have. Cécile de Vries Lola on a blue floral armchair Reposted with permission Lola on pink floral armchair Reposted with permission Into The Land Of My Dreams (with Charlie and Lola) Reposted with permission Cécile is a photographer with two Teddy Widder rabbits named Lola and Charlie. The three of them are very beautiful, have excellent taste and a gorgeous home in The Netherlands. You can view more of …
A few years ago, I roped my friend A and my sister and her boyfriend into doing an upholstery class with me. This the chair I re-upolstered, sanded and stained. I have yet to sew the buttons on and the fabric panel on the back requires attaching but it looks legit from the front so I don’t think about it. Tofu judges my handiwork.
I consider myself decent at origami. For our wedding, I folded 1000 paper cranes for good luck. But my skill is nowhere near Tomohiro Tachi’s creations. This origami rabbit is incredible. I can’t even begin to imagine how many folds this would take. You can view more of Tomohiro Tachi’s work here: www.tsg.ne.jp/TT/origami/index.html
I got new glasses a few weeks ago. I splurged a little, I don’t regret it one bit. These new specs have bigger lenses and thinner arms meaning that I can see heaps more than before. They’re also very comfortable. I donned my old glasses to snap this photo and was struck by how uncomfortable my previous pair were. Tofu also approves.
I like collecting well designed rabbity things and we have at least 1 rabbit in every room of the house. But I prefer quality over quantity. If I ever decide to go quantity, I’m sure something like The Bunny Museum would explode into our house. I hope someone intervenes before this ever happens me. Husband and wife owners of The Bunny Museum pictured in the centre of the photo below. See more photos and read more about this husband and wife duo at http://www.vice.com
We lovingly call our lounge The Cave or The Batcave not because of the lack of windows, but because the huge windows face south. In the southern hemisphere, south facing windows keep rooms dark all year round. Here is Tofu hanging out under the windows. Kind of gloomy and pensive don’t you think?
Pan Pan Decorative Rabbit by Barbara Kuehne-Thompson for Ligne Roset is really just another life size rabbit art piece. But seeing it placed in multiples around this pool makes me happy. Found on Accessory Seen website www.accessoryseen.com
Tofu has more than one doppelgänger. Can you tell them apart?
Mitsy is the genius behind clay based store ArtMind on Etsy. She works with many different shapes including bunny shapes. These sweet pieces are highly collectable and offer a serene, contemplative body that would feel right at home in a mini zen garden. You can tell front from back only by the tell-tale tail. View more of her works at her Etsy shop here: www.etsy.com/shop/ArtMind
We have an abundance of apples at the moment and with butterscotch still on my to do list this winter, I decided to make apple hand pies with the ridiculously easy butterscotch sauce as featured on Smitten Kitten. It really was easy. My apple handpies are easy too: Preheat oven to 180°C. Take 1 sheet of frozen puff pastry, thaw and cut in half into 2 rectangles. Peel 1 apple (reserving peel for a lucky bunny) and slice apple into even pieces and arrange on 1 half of each piece of pastry. Sprinkle with half a teaspoon of sugar and a pinch of cinnamon. Fold rectangles over in half and crimp edges with a fork. Poke 2 sets of fork holes in the top of the pies to allow steam out. Brush with milk and bake for 30 minutes until golden brown. Remove from oven, cut diagonally into triangles, arrange on a plate and drizzle with butterscotch sauce. This post is an entry for Sweet New Zealand, a monthly blogging event open to all Kiwi bloggers. Founded …
Action Bunny wears gold pants. Action Bunny also dones a gold ninja outfit and sports a wooden peg leg. Is that Action Piggie too? Sadly, Action Bunny is no longer available at his shop over on Etsy shop Corduroy. But maybe one day he will be back. Corduroy is run by a Jen Ray and her website is jenray.net/
Tofu has a digger. He claimed it after our gardener found it and a truck in our bushes and pulled it out of hiding. They live under the stairs now and Tofu hangs out with them most days. I like how this photo captures the digger and Tofu in mirroring curves.
I’m bringing lunch to work more these days. Sandwiches at the start of the week (with roast meat left over from Sunday), leftovers and a hodgepodge of assembled lunches on other days. If I was busy at work, I would treat myself to a nice lunch out. It was an excuse to get out of the office, see some daylight, go for a walk and sample some delicious local cuisine. If I buy lunch, I usually spend an average of $7NZ which soon adds up. I used to buy lunch most days, but Last week I brought a home made lunch every single day and the last few weeks before, I’ve been buying only once a week. I’m always recycling plastic take-out containers, but if I had an adorable lunch box I would be more enthusiastic about bringing lunch. Here is a round up of a few bunny lunch boxes from around the web. I particularly like the ones wit partitions and multi-storey compartments. Links starting from top: Rectangle black and red, Rectangle purple Box …
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