{"id":398,"date":"2009-08-04T08:11:16","date_gmt":"2009-08-04T13:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/?p=398"},"modified":"2011-01-24T15:18:43","modified_gmt":"2011-01-24T20:18:43","slug":"bunny-goes-to-the-spa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/2009\/08\/bunny-goes-to-the-spa\/","title":{"rendered":"Bunny Goes To The Spa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In addition to selling my handmade weaving and jewelry on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.secondwindjewelry.com\" target=\"_blank\">my website<\/a>, I also sell at regional juried arts and crafts shows.  I thought it would be easier for potential show customers to immediately understand that some of the weaving was baby blankets if they were displayed with a baby.<\/p>\n<p>So I went to the old toy chest upstairs and dragged out the Raggedy Ann &amp; Andy I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d made my children decades ago.  (As an aside, if you only have Raggedy Ann at your house, can you be sure it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s really her &amp; not Andy in drag?)  As you might imagine, they were both quite dirty.  I brought them to the Queen of Hand Laundry, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesixchix.com\/?page_id=18\" target=\"_blank\">Margaret<\/a>.  Although she made much progress, the dolls weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t presentable for my sales table.<\/p>\n<p>So Bunny came out next.  My mother made Bunny for my daughter many years ago, but since Amanda was already 11 when Bunny arrived at our house, she didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get dragged around much, or accidently stomped on with muddy shoes, or any of the other things that make a stuffed animal look well loved.  But still, Bunny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d been in the closet for many years, and needed time and attention if she was to meet and greet the public.<\/p>\n<p>Margaret got first crack, but decided that she wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t willing to take any chances with Bunny, and returned her after just a vacuuming.<br \/>\nThat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s when Bunny went for her spa day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_399\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-399\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-399\" title=\"bunny\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/bunny-sun-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Bunny's Pilates Sunshine Stretch\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-399\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bunny&#39;s Pilates Sunshine Stretch<\/p><\/div>\n<p>First she had an exfoliating scrub, followed by a facial peel.  (Read: wash her face gently with an almost dry, lightly soaped washcloth, then rub it with a slice of lemon.)  Her ears got more attention, getting a full aural massage, followed by their own chemical peel.   (Read: scrub them with soap &amp; water to eliminate some stains, followed by the lemon rub.)  Now Bunny was ready for a big strctch in the sunshine over the newest thing since Pilates balls \u00e2\u20ac\u201c the white draped back bender.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-400\" title=\"bunny-clothes\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/bunny-clothes-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"bunny-clothes\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><br \/>\n\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0Of course, Bunny had a mani-pedi, full body massage, and relaxed in the lounge with some herbal tea in a big, fluffy robe while she waited for her clothes to get their own royal treatment.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-401\" title=\"compare-tats\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/compare-tats-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"compare-tats\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>While in the lounge, Bunny was surprised to see Raggedy Ann on her way to the yoga class.  They got to chatting, and decided to compare tats.  Bunny wasn&#8217;t happy that Ann&#8217;s was much clearer than hers, but there was nothing she could do about it.  Ann was running late, so off she went right after this photo.<\/p>\n<p>Bunny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s now ready to be the mistress of sales, drawing in shoppers and getting them to feel how soft and cuddly the baby blankets are.  I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not sure how much she enjoyed her moment in the sun, but I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m certain Bunny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s enjoying this 15 minutes of fame.  If you see us at any of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.secondwindjewelry.com\/shows.htm\" target=\"_blank\">shows<\/a> I&#8217;m doing this season, stop by and say hello to both Bunny and me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In addition to selling my handmade weaving and jewelry on my website, I also sell at regional juried arts and crafts shows. 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