We are famous!!! In Basildon that is...

I am very excited to announce that a local newspaper did a story on us and we are in this week's edition which came out today!!

The Basildon Yellow Advertiser wrote about us on page 5, you can check out the digital copy of the newspaper here.

Hopefully lots more people will discover the wonderfulness that is our boutique!

Monica x

Hungry Much?

I'm sure you will agree it's yummy...

In preparation for our new boutique, I finally got all my peas in a pod and am launching our very first dress!

Our  fabulous Facebook fans helped pick a name for this design, after all the suggestions we chose to call it our Kelly Dress and this one is in Sweet Pea.

As you know I love pastels and bright colours so this combination for me is absolutely stunning, it did take me aaaaages to choose it as there we so many choices, after all this is to be our best ever dress in our collection but I think I made the right choice!

I would love to know what you think.

The Kelly Dress in Sweet Pea is available in 6-12 months, 12-18 months, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 years.

M x

Our new Shop's sign...Dull & Boring?

When you think of My Funny Bunny... do you think dull & boring? I certainly hope not!

We are in the middle of designing our shop sign.

I really want to make the sign fun and inviting and that ties in with the fun decor inside the shop which we have already planned. I am not too fond of boring shop signs that just have the name of the business across the sign, it does suit some businesses but not all and it certainly would not fit mine!

My Funny Bunny is all about fun... childhood is all about fun, so we certainly don't want to be boring.

At first I gave my designer the initial brief and idea and this is what she came up with...

Click on image to zoom in

The initial idea was ok but it needed a lot of tweaking, I wasn't too fond of flowers but loved the pink tulips and the tree was a bit too heavy and dark, and me and the hubby thought it would be a good idea to add some carrots growing off the ground and a little bird on the tree.

We also weren't too fond of the website address being integrated into the logo as we really wanted the emphasise the brand and the boutique not the website address.

So after an email and a little patience we got this...

Click on image to zoom in

I have already replied back with a wide version of our logo like on our website as I think this will look much better, on this one because of adding the website address the logo became much smaller and it does not emphasise the My Funny Bunny so much, so the wider one may fix this problem and also all the emptiness on the sides.
I also think the carrots need to be tweaked a bit to look more like our own carrot so a little more round instead of squarish and a bit more into the ground.

Now a little bit more waiting to see what it comes back like....

I'm not very patient though when it comes to these things!

What do you think so far, any suggestions?

M x

Our New Boutique - A 'mood board'

Yes, you read it right.... our very own boutique!

Not an online shop... we have had one of those for a while now, our very own actual bricks and mortar shop. I am absolutely delighted but absolutely terrified at the same time, our budget is small but with family and friends helping (hint, hint) we will do a great job!!

So here is my 'mood board' for the look I want to achieve with the shop, Inspired by The White Approach, I must admit that I secretly wish that Karen lived near me and was my absolute best friend as I would so steal her to help me with setting up the shop ( I could also hire her if I had the budget of course!)...

 I love these flowers, I couldn't buy them now even if I find them (which I haven't) as I imagine they would be expensive... but I would love to have these in the shop, either to sell or as decor!

 I am aware this is a kitchen... but this is the colour palette I have in mind, perhaps add a baby yellow in the mix too but it would be just for accents as the main background of the boutique is going to be white :)

 I just liked this picture... I would love to have my house so.... light, I am determined for our boutique to be light and airy!

 Too pretty, Imagine all those bright children's items against the white background!!

Everything will gorgeously stand out.... I'm in dreamland...

 Forget about the accessories on it, forget about the colour of the wall...

The unit is fabulous and I would love to find something similar in a second hand shop or car boot sale for a few quid that I could jazz up.

I will then look fabulous with kids jewellery & accessories on it!

 Another inspiring photo :)

 Again another light and airy room with white, white, white & lots of splashes of colour!















So what do you think?

I haven't seen anything like it in our area, that is for sure!

M x

1000+ Facebook Likes Celebration Give Away!

Yes we reached 1000 likes on facebook yesterday!! Woohoo!!

So to celebrate we are having a GIVE AWAY, a £30 (2 months free) voucher for Lovefilm.com

It's simple, all you have to do is joins us over to our facebook page 

http://www.facebook.com/myfunnybunny.co.uk

and look on the wall for the give away post and answer the question on there!

(http://www.facebook.com/myfunnybunny.co.uk/posts/10150692203136038?ref=notif&notif_t=feed_comment)

Hurry, hurry!!

***GIVE AWAY NOW CLOSED***

Monica x

If you haven't already noticed, the fantastic artwork above is by the one and only Mako Fufu!

I sooooo want to commission her to do a version of me in her amazing drawing style & of My Funny Bunny..... I soooo need to have a fat purse though I suspect!! Go visit her amazing website http://www.makofufu.com.ar

Competition Closes 25th Jan 2012, we reserve the right to extend it, either code by email or actual voucher will be sent by email to winner. Competition open for UK residents over 18.

Cybermummy 2011 Meet and Greet

Its Cybermummy time tomorrow and I'm really excited but really scared at the same time... is that even really possible?! 

I am a Cybermummy virgin, so have no idea what to expect and really scared I wont recognize everyone without their avatars and what not, I am really terrible with names AND I am a bunny avatar on twitter and most places so I think people won't recognize me!

I will probably be the girl (saying woman just sounds so grown up ;) ) sitting in the corner all by herself trying to look pretty and inconspicuous but secretly wants to meet EVERYONE!

So here if you see me do come and say hello and be the braver of us, I am only shy to start with once you get me going I'm actually quite outgoing! (Yes I'm weird like that)

Name: Monica ( I am also known by Mummy to 2 lovely little beauties)

Blog: You are on it! www.myfunnybunnyblog.com

Twitter ID: @myfunnybunny

Height: Approx 5ft 5 and I don't wear heels (I can't) so I will probably be the shortest in the room!

Hair: Auburn and short

Eyes: Dark brown

Likes: People, My Family, Summer, Olives, Chourico, Potatoes, colour White and bright colours, South Africa, Portugal... I like lots of things!!

Dislikes:  Trashy or Rude people, cold weather (Yes I know, I do live in England no need to point that out... cold is most of the weather) apart from that I'm not too fussy.

This is what I look like when I look all pretty, lets face it, I probably wont look like this tomorrow but pretty close anyway... you'll recognize me!

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!

I have to also thank my sponsors Create for allowing me to be there.

Monica xx

Notes from you!

Thanks to all input from customers and friends about our advert, this is what it looked like before here and now it looks like this...

Much improved I think :)

Do let me know what you think!

Monica x

Your 2 cents on new ad

 We have designed a new advert and would love your opinion on it!

I think its simple and cute but what do you think?
This particular one is designed for girls obviously but I hope to have one for boys too.

If you are a design buff feel free to give us some tips or if you are a friend feel free to use it on your blog/ website to link to us ;) www.myfunnybunny.com

Can't wait to hear what you think!

Monica xx

If you don't like it...Work it baby!!!

I wasn't happy with the look of my website (www.myfunnybunny.co.uk), it doesn't have the fun & fresh feel that my products have... it was getting me down & I wasn't motivated to add more products to it :( which obviously isn't good!

I bought some new equipment to use to take the product photos & did some more research into shopping platform that could host my shop... just a few days or so ago I found what I believe to be the right thing!

Now we are busy setting it up & as soon as the new equipment arrives we are gonna retake as many product photos as possible to put it all up nicely for you!

Got loads more to work on, leaflets, graphic design, copy writing, etc... the list goes on!!! On top of dealing with everything else! lol

So here is a screen shot of what we are working on... I hope you like the new look which is what I wanted all along! Fresh & Fun!!

Let me know what you think!

If there is anyone who would like to help by contributing in some way just let me know! ;)

Monica xx

We are now on Folksy!

Back from holidays in sunny South Africa, had a fabulous time thanks to the generosity & hard work of my amazing mother in law! I will tell you all about it sometime soon I promise!

Anyways, very exciting news for all Folksy folks, we are now on Folksy too! For those of you who don't know, Folksy is a UK based shopping platform where you can buy all things handmade!

We have had an empty shop on there for a long time just to save our name so no one used it but today I decided to fill it up with some of our stuff & see what happens! There is already lots of views and a few people who <3 us on there and we haven't even reached 24 hours yet, so far so good.

Of course you can always go to our website www.myfunnybunny.co.uk to purchase our goodies where you get FREE POSTAGE when you spend over £30!!

If you are on Folksy don't forget to say hello!

http://www.myfunnybunny.folksy.com

Monica xxx

Mummy Bag Product Review

My Funny Bunny's Mummy Bag









Just found out the lovely Cafe Bebe blog did a tiny review on our Mummy Bag that she bought last summer! Here is a little extract of her article where she mentions our bag:

We love to know people's comments on their purchases with us!

If you would like to have a look at what we currently stock please visit our shop www.myfunnybunny.co.uk

Monica x

Handmade Marketing Feature

Old news really but the folks over at Handmade Marketing, a great website for all handmade artists, did a great article on "Giveaways the Ins & Outs" and I was featured in it!

<--- Extract from the article

Monica x

One super cute happy Pirate!

Let me introduce you to one of my little customers... her name is Evan!

She loves anything piratey!

Her mummy asked me to make her a hat & scarf set in some cute colors she picked herself

I posted it off hoping she would like it, not expecting to hear much back until after christmas as it was supposed to be a stocking filler.

Well... I guess her mummy was itching to see her little doll's expression!

I got a tweet saying she got it in the post & shortly after another tweet with Evan wearing it!!!!

Evan was sooo pleased with her pirate hat & scarf!

That is what makes me love my job! The satisfaction of the product being finished is great but the smile on the kids faces when they get it is what I work hard for!

It makes my heart smile! Lol

Thanks Evan! I hope you have a fun Christmas with lots more pressies!!!

Monica xxx

If you want a pirate hat & scarf for your little one visit us here

If you would like to share your pics of your little ones wearing My Funny Bunny gear we would love to hear from you! Visit our Contact Us page.

HANDMADE CAMBRIDGE FAIR

I finally managed to download the pics for the Handmade Cambridge!

Here is my stall! I wasn't as prepared as I would have liked to be and space was limited, but considering it was my first time at a craft fair I don't think I did bad at all!

I do hope to be better prepared for the next one but with all that is going on, its gonna be a tough one! For more pics of this fair and other events just click on the photo link on the right.

I did meet some really nice people and saw some really nice stuff and have a bit of a wish list which I don't have £ for cause I am so strapped lately, specially with the baby coming in less than 2 months!

We will be at the Handmade Oxford Craft Fair in November!

Let me know if you were there & if you enjoyed it!

Monica xx

Lots & Lots added to MISI shop

I am very pleased to say I have managed to update my recently opened Misi Shop which you can find here!

I was recommended Misi by a fellow crafter and thought it was a really cool website for the UK as I haven't been too keen on Folksy. Misi has a really good layout and features, also cheap to list and commission is quite low too!

The forums are great and the people really great too! I have already bought a few bits on there too and it was very easy to do transaction from a buyers point of view.

Also very good on the seller side as well as great fees, it is also real easy to list and you get views straight away even though the website is quite new!

People can buy from anywhere in the world and pay by paypal as well!

So after all the hustle and bustle of the shows I finally had time to update the shop... I will be updating my etsy shop as well very soon and then I will be taking pics of all the other new bits I have been making to upload too! Wow, how much I have to do!

In the meanwhile I also need to get everything ready for the arrival of our baby and give my son a great 3rd birthday party! I have already sent out the invitations but still have everything else to plan!!! AAAAHHHH!!! Lol

Don't forget anytime you want to peek at our shops just click on our shop links on your right!

And if you are feeling lucky don't forget to enter this month's give away!!!

Monica xxx

Our Packaging

Some photos of how we package some of our items before they are sent out.

We mainly use tissue paper and recycled material to make everything pretty!

When we are at events we also offer a bright recycled paper bag.

HANDMADE CRAFT FAIR INVITATION!

We are very excited to be attending our first ever HANDMADE only craft fair! Also extremely nervous as I havent had as much time as I wanted to prepare for it!!!

Well, having just recently started the business recently, being 30 weeks pregnant, preparing to move and having my almost 3 yr old son running around its been tough! Having good & tough times with my hormones all over the place!

I will be there though, will be great to get feedback from customers and get a feel for it all.

I have many items made, although not on the internet shops as I haven't had the time to put them there, they look lovely, I am just very demanding of myself and wanted to have more stuff ready. I tried to have many different things made to represent what I do!

I do have many more things to make and can't wait to have a full shop with all my items and ideas!

I am very pleased though, apart from throwing myself into the deep end, I have managed to get my stuff accepted to be stocked in a shop! So I must be doing something right!

Hope to see you at the fair! Monica xx

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For a list of this years events go here.

We will be at table # 7 - the second green one on your left as you come in.

FIRST 200 VISITORS GET A FREE HANDMADE GOODIE BAG!!!

Event: Craft Fair - HANDMADE @ Cambridge

Time: 11am - 5pm Admission: Free

Address: Cambridge Guildhall, Market Square, Cambridge CB2 3QJ

Website: http://www.handmadecraftfairs.co.uk/

Supported Charity: Blue Cross

Photos of the hall and surrounding area: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lazygiraffe/sets/72157614149427342/show/with/3206086567/

PARKING
There are several car parks in the city centre of Cambridge, please visit this link for details and prices -
http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/transport-and-streets/parking/ . You can also use the Park and
Ride service which departs from several locations on the outskirts of the city, please visit this link for more
information. http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/around/parkandride/ .The cost will be far lower than
parking in the city all day.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT
TRAIN – The train station is a walk of just over a mile from the Guildhall. Buses and taxis also run from the
station to the city centre
BUS – Drummer Street bus station is 5 minutes away from the Guildhall.

Our very first event!

Charity Fun Day @ Memorial Green Hall, Essex CM11, UK in aid of Wish Upon A Star Children's Charity

Our very 1st stall at an event! It was great fun!

I was extremely nervous but once I was there it was fine, as this was my first and very last minute I hadn't made my "proper table cloth yet!

I have a very inventive idea for my table cloth which I will tell you about when I start doing it, but its definately meant to catch people's atention!

On the photo I was still getting stuff ready!

We didn't have that many visitors because it was a horrible rainy day but I still made sales and had a lot of fun! I was really tired at the end though...all the bending carrying and standing made me amazingly tired! I am 29 weeks pregnant though so its to be expected!

I met some lovely people and had a few laughs!

For details of events coming up go here or click on the link on the right hand side of the blog.

For more photos of the event go to our flickr events slideshow.

Monica xx

PS. Don't forget you can still enter our give away this month!!!

2009 EVENTS

This list will be updated regularly, check back often!
Link can be found on the right top of blog --->

FUTURE EVENTS ARE IN COLOURED FONTS:
28 MARCH

Event: Charity Fun Day
Time: 11am - 4pm
Address: Memorial Green Hall, Southend Rd, South Green, Billericay, Essex CM11 2PP

4 APRIL

Event: Craft Fair - HANDMADE @ Cambridge
Time: 11am - 5pm
Admission: Free
Address: Cambridge Guildhall, Market Square, Cambridge CB2 3QJ
Website: www.handmadecraftfairs.co.uk
Supported Charity: Blue Cross

16 MAY

Event: Craft Fair - TRULY CRAFTED
Time: 10am - 4pm
Admission: Free
Address: Brightlingsea Community Association Centre, Lower Park Road, Brightlingsea, CO7 0LG

29 NOVEMBER

Event: Craft Fair - HANDMADE @ Oxford
Time: 11am - 5pm
Admission: Free
Address: Oxford Town Hall, St Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1BX
Website: www.handmadecraftfairs.co.uk
Supported Charity:

I am a FABRIC ADDICT!!!!

Ok I am now officially a fabric addict... they say the first step to getting cure is owning up to your addiction but I am definately not gonna get cured.

I had a bit of a little fetish for japanese fabric but never gave in due to the fact that I just couldn't find a good selection at the right price...well now I have!

I have been extremely busy making all sorts of new stuff to "properly launch" My Funny Bunny, going at it full swing now. Got a fair next w/e and the w/e after and really have to go for it!!!!

We have loads of new stuff coming up which is really exciting and amazing but I am first gonna go to the shows and then put it up on Misi (in £) and Etsy (in $)! So for a sneak preview you will have to visit us at the Handmade Cambridge Fair!

So there you have it, my beautiful new fabrics (I borrowed the pics, hope they don't mind!), I bought them just half an hour ago and I allready so anxious to get them! Apparently they post them out the next day by 1st class so should get them in time to make lots of goodies!

I will also have a sneak preview of our next give away donator soon, so keep an eye out!

Don't forget you can still enter this months give away here!!

Ta for now! Monica xxx