Happy Birthday Miffy!

Image via Centraal Museum

Miffy is 56 today! Happy birthday to Miffy - I guess rabbits just age well... :)


For Miffy-related fun, check out the Miffy UK twitter, as they are giving away lots of lovely prizes today in celebration!

There is also an exhibition at the Dick Bruna Huis museum in Utrecht in the Netherlands celebrating its 5th anniversary in this, the year of the Rabbit. The exibition is called Miffy in Fashion - several fashion designers have been invited to make a party dress for a ceramic Miffy which is 40cm high! The exhibition runs until January 2012.

Reading Rocks: Little Ray of Sunshine

As today would have been the 76th birthday of Roger Hargreaves (RIP), I thought it would be a good day to mention the wonderful Mr. Men and Little Miss books, of which he was the writer and illustrator. Even the Google "Doodle" today features Little Miss Sunshine, among others!


You get a different character each time the Google homepage reloads. These are some of my favourites...



Images via Google

I loved the Mr. Men and Little Miss stories myself as a child, with their friendly, engaging characters, colourful illustrations and funny little stories. This year is also the 40th anniversary! You can see the full spectrum of misters and misses here on the Mr. Men website.

Image via Wikipedia
One of my favourite charity shop finds (as an adult!) is this cheerful ceramic piggy bank:


Mr. Men & Little Miss wiki lives here.

Happy Valentine's Day!

What a lovely sentiment! Very appropriate for today, I thought :)

You can find more knitted awesomeness (including the pattern for these utterly adorable lovebirds) over at Mochimochi Land.

Merry Christmas!

This is probably the cutest version of "Sleigh Bells" I have ever seen or heard (found via those lovely Made in the Shade gals), so I thought I'd share it here. Enjoy!



A very merry Christmas to one and all! :)

Happy St. Andrew's Day!

Happy St. Andrew's Day to all of my fellow Scots out there! In celebration, here are some picks with a distinctly Scottish flavour.


Saltire pendant by Pendant Pixie



Pressed Borage Flower Badge by Nikki Made



Print by Hole in my Pocket



Irn Bru necklace by Bunny's Beads