State of the Moon

Whew!
I can't believe it's already been a week since AnimeNext. Where has the time gone?

Thank you to everyone who stopped by the table, gave a Moon Bun a home, and especially for all the birthday wishes! A huge THANK YOU to pronouncedyou for tending my table all weekend! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Sadly, going to this convention showed me that I need to take a step back from shows for a while and be a mom. I'll still honor my commitments to Otakon and Nekocon, if I get in, but after those two I won't be at any more until BabyBun is older. I'll still try one day, craft show-like events, but these 3 day affairs are too much stress.

As for goings on here, BabyBun has mastered the art of crawling and is really pushing the learning-to-walk thing, so I've barely a moment's peace and zero time in the BunnyMines. My plan is to photograph convention leftovers as soon as the weather agrees (what is with these storms?), then restock basic Moon Buns, and after that work on other designs.

If you're waiting for me to open commissions, the wait is almost over. I fully expect to be able to take them on towards the end of June. Keep watching for more details!

The Dog and the Sparrow

Welcome to a month of Fairy Tales! We've finally reached the end of the series and this one is on a slightly personal note. I hope you've enjoyed all the designs as much as I enjoyed creating them for you.

"The Dog and the Sparrow" is a story by the Brothers Grimm. It is the story of a dog who mistreated by his owner and runs away. A Sparrow takes care of the dog, until the dog is killed when a cart runs him over. The Sparrow takes revenge on the waggoner who killed his dog.  Read the full tale here.

This story struck me, as I donate a lot of time to a local border collie rescue, which is why I chose a border collie as the dog's breed. My two beloved dogs were in abusive situations and rescued through this group. The purchase price of this set will be donated to the Blue Ridge Border Collie Rescue.

Available at Moon's Creations.

The Clockwork Nightingale

Welcome to a month of Fairy Tales! This month, Moon's Creations will be creating one unique design throughout the month of May. Enjoy this fun series!

The Nightingale is a fairy tale by by Hans Christian Andersen. It is a story about the Emperor of China who is so delighted with the Nightingale's song that he keeps the bird in captivity. When the Emperor is given a bejeweled mechanical bird he loses interest in the real nightingale, who returns to the forest. The mechanical bird eventually breaks down due to overuse and the Emperor is taken deathly ill only to be saved by the song of the real bird. Read more about this tale here.

Available at Moon's Creations.

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I can't believe how fast this month has gone by. Only one more design left! Thank you so much for all of the love and support you have shown me. This experience has definitely proven to me that I can still run my business and be a mommy at the same time.

Moon's Creations will be closing shop on June 1st, while I prepare for AnimeNext, a convention in New Jersey. I hope I will meet some of you there!

The Ram

Welcome to a month of Fairy Tales! This month, Moon's Creations will be creating one unique design throughout the month of May. Enjoy this fun series!

The Ram is a fairy tale by Madame d'Aulnoy. It's is about a Princess sentenced to death by her father for her "vanity," but escapes thanks to her faithful servants. She takes refuge with a prince who is bewitched in the form of a Ram. She lives happily with the Ram until she hears of her elder sister marriage. Read more about this tragic tale here.

Available at Moon's Creations.

The Pied Piper of Hamelin Moon Bun

Welcome to a month of Fairy Tales! This month, Moon's Creations will be creating one unique design throughout the month of May. Enjoy this fun series!

The Pied Piper of Hamelin tells of a mysterious stranger who is hired as a rat-catcher by the town of Hamelin. He uses a magic pipe to lure away the pests. After performing his job, the townsfolk refuse to pay him his promised fee. In retaliation, he uses his magic to lead the children of the town away in the same manner as the rats. Read more about this tale here.

Available at Moon's Creations.

I remember as a child I used to watch a fairy tale show on PBS where the stories were acted by puppets or clay-mation. This particular story scared the crap out of me. It was told by a little lame boy who was unable to follow the other children as fast. I can still feel the gut wrenching lost he felt at not being able to keep up with the others and being left behind. 

Goldilocks Moon Bun and the Three Bears

Welcome to a month of Fairy Tales! This month, Moon's Creations will be creating one unique design throughout the month of May. Enjoy this fun series!

Goldilocks and the Three Bears is a well-known story about an intrusive little girl who trespasses on the home of a family of bears. Read more about this tale here.

Available at Moon's Creations.

Usually when I make bears, I give them a little smile, but I felt a smile would not be fitting of 3 bears who have had their house vandalized.

Rumpelstiltskin Moon Bun

Welcome to a month of Fairy Tales! This month, Moon's Creations will be creating one unique design throughout the month of May. Enjoy this fun series!

Rumpelstiltskin is a story about a woman, who when faced with the demand to spin gold out of straw, makes a deal with the imp, Rumpelstiltskin. She promises her first-born child if he will perform the magical task, but when the strange little man comes to collect, she begs to change the deal. He agrees only if she can guess his unusual name. Read more about this tale here.

Available at Moon's Creations.

Griffin

Welcome to a month of Fairy Tales! This month, Moon's Creations will be creating one unique design throughout the month of May. Enjoy this fun series!

The Griffin was a character in Frank Stockton's The Griffin and the Minor Canon. It is a tale of a monstrous Griffin who, upon hearing his likeness has been copied on a church, goes to see it. He then decides to stay in the town and causes quite a stir with the townsfolk. Read this fairy tale here.

Available at Moon's Creations.

Snow White and Rose Red Moon Buns

Welcome to a month of Fairy Tales! This month, Moon's Creations will be creating one unique design throughout the month of May. Enjoy this fun series!

Snow White and Rose Red were two sisters who loved each other dearly. Rose Red was outspoken, cheerful, and loved to play outside. Snow White was quiet, shy, and preferred doing housework and reading. One winter night, a bear arrives at their door and requests to warm himself by the fire. They are wary, but allow him in and soon the three become friends. In the morning, he leaves, but returns every night. When summer comes, the bear leaves to guard his treasure. One day, the girls find a dwarf whose beard is stuck in a tree. The girls rescue him by cutting his beard. When he's freed, the dwarf yells at them for cutting his beautiful beard. Similar encounters with the dwarf occur throughout the summer. Then one day, they run into the terrified dwarf, who is being chased by the bear. The dwarf pleads with the bear to eat the girls instead but the bear kills the dwarf with one swipe of his paw. Instantly, the bear turns into a prince. The bear tells the girls how the dwarf had put a spell on him. Snow White marries the prince, and Rose Red marries his brother. Read more about this tale here.

Available at Moon's Creations.

Rapunzel Moon Bun

Welcome to a month of Fairy Tales! This month, Moon's Creations will be creating one unique design throughout the month of May. Enjoy this fun series!

Rapunzel is an older and well-known fairy tale about a maiden raised in a tower and trapped by a witch. The only means of reaching her is by climbing her long hair. One day, a prince hears her singing and falls in love with her. They plan an escape, but are discovered by the witch when Rapunzel starts to show signs of pregnancy. The witch cuts Rapunzel's hair and casts her out into the wilderness. The Prince comes to visit and when he climbs the hair rope, the witch tells him Rapunzel is gone. In despair, he throws himself out the window and is blinded by the thorn bushes below. The Prince wanders the wilderness blindly for months and is saved when he hears Rapunzel singing to her twin children. The two are reunited and his eyesight is magically restored. Read more about this tale here. 

Available at Moon's Creations.