Luv-able & Hug-able

The Moon Buns will be appearing at the 3rd annual
Luv-able & Hug-able Exhibt
theme: medium and mini!

December 3, 2009 - January 9, 2010

If you're in the New York area, please give my little Moon Buns a friendly greeting!

From the gallery hanahou website:

"OPENING PARTY December 3 (Thu) 6-9pm
Holiday Plush Workshop with Jenny Harada Dec 19 (Sat) 1-4 pm
RSVP for either event: info@galleryhanahou.com

The popular NY holiday plush show is returning to gallery hanahou with oodles of handmade plushes for you and yours! Spread warm holiday cheer with adorable, strange, and funny unique plush toys made by more than 50 top plush artists from around the world.

The plushes will be even cuter and more affordable at this year's 3rd annual "Luv-able and Hug-able," with the special theme of "Medium and Mini!": toys that are either just the right size for hugging or small enough to fit in your pocket, swing from a keychain, or be worn on a pin.

Participating artists include returning favorites Christina Gordon of Jam Fancy, Anna Chambers, Robyn Fabsits, and Heidi Kenney, plus a bunch of hug-able new artists, among them APAK!, Elisabeth Doherty of Gourmet Amigurumi, and Sandra Monat of herzensart. As in previous years, gallery hanahou will also exhibit plushes by Japanese artists whose original works are rarely available in the US - this year, that also includes designer toy giants Devil Robots and noriya takeyama!

Plushes will be available for immediate take-home, so come early to the December 3rd opening to nab your favorites! Items in the show will also be available via our online shop starting the week following the opening."

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!
I hope you are having a safe holiday in the United States and everyone else is having a great weekend. I'd like to give a special thank you to everyone who visits my blog. Thank you for your comments. Thank you for being such wonderful fans of my little Moon Buns and for giving so many of them loving homes.

As a gift, I found this wonderful free Amigurumi pattern you can whip up just for today.

Gobble Gobble is from Bittersweet's blog.
Visit for your free pattern!

♥

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Moon Bun

Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer
had a very shiny nose.
And if you ever saw him,
you would even say it glows.

All of the other reindeer
used to laugh and call him names.
They never let poor Rudolph
join in any reindeer games.

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say:
"Rudolph with your nose so bright,
won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"

Then all the reindeer loved him
as they shouted out with glee,
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer,
you'll go down in history!

Reindeer Moon Bun

One new release today! But fear not, there are several holiday inspired Moon Buns in the works.

Hopefully I'll have a few more later this week. I'm really looking forward to the Thanksgiving vacation, so I can have several days in the Bunny Mines.

♥

Available in my shop now!

So sweet!

This is a New York Lottery commercial, but the beginning is so adorable, I just had to share it will all of you!


If you were a candy man
with eyes made of gumdrops
a heart filled with marzipan
then I'd tell you so soft
that I wouldn't share
'cause no one can have you but me
you're so sweet
you're so sweet.

Yellow, Pink and Sparkly's Lionel Llama

This week's Featured Free Pattern is created by Yellow, Pink and Sparkly.
I love Llamas!
I used to commute past a Llama ranch when I lived in Maryland. They are wonderful creatures!

To get this adorable pattern, visit Yellow, Pink and Sparkly's blog!

Moon Buns have been spotted!

Those Moon Buns have really been getting around lately!

They've been spotted hanging out with the super, cool bunnies of Amu's World.
So cute! I love this photo!


They've also made an appearance at Sweet Galaxy's blog!
Sweet Galaxy wrote an adorable article called "I'm dreeeeaming of a whiiiiiiite Chriiiiistmaaaas..." featuring the Moon Buns!


Over at daisyfleur, Angel Moon Buns have been featured as a bunny stocking stuffer along with some other really great bunny pieces!


For not having little legs, those Moon Buns sure get around!

Thank you for all of the features!
It makes me so happy to know so many enjoy my work!

New for the Holidays!

The Moon Buns and I have been busying away, making new designs for the holidays!
Here are a few you will find in the store!

Pickle the Moon Bun likes to hide in your Christmas Tree. If you're the first to find him on Christmas Eve, you get to open the first gift!

Snow Buns are nice and warm, not cold at all.
This year, they're available with a variety of colored scarves.

Snow Balls!
Due to discontinued yarn, this will likely be the last year these Snow Balls will be available.
New color, Pink!

Angel Moon Buns are back in limited quantities.
Only 10 per wing color!

Special Holiday Savings with a Stocking!
Pick any 2 basic Moon Buns for a low price and get a cute stocking to give them away as a gift!

Holiday Shipping!

The Moon Buns are busying away getting things ready for the Holidays, so while they work, I thought I'd post up the Moon's Creations shipping schedule so everyone can have a Happy Holidays with a Moon Bun!

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Holiday Shipping ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Get your Moon Buns by December 25th!

♥ United States♥
Place your order by Sunday, December 20th for December 25th delivery.

♥ International Orders outside of the United States♥
Place your order by Thursday, December 3rd for December 25th delivery.
(Optional Express Mail, at an additional cost, is available to orders placed after this date. International Express Mail Orders must be placed by December 11th for December 25th delivery. Please contact me for Express Mail shipping costs.)


♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Direct Shipping and Free Gift Wrapping ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Let me make your holiday gift giving easy!
I offer direct gift shipping and FREE gift wrapping upon request!

Amu's World

While at Nekocon, I met a fantastic artist, who makes the most delightful little amigurumi. (She also made some beautiful clothing for ball-joint dolls, that I hope to own in the near future.) I'm always so amazed with artists who can work with such light yarns!

I was lucky enough to get my greedy little hands on a ninja, which was quickly removed from me by Mr. Moons upon my arrival at home. Since then I've suffered at least one ninja attack every day.

Visit Amu's World, where these cute little ninjas have their own webcomic!

Socially Skilled's Red Poppy Pattern

Every year, Veteran's Day makes me want to cry.
In Canada, Rememberance Day is so powerful. It's a time to give respect to all those who have given their utmost for their country. While in the United States, Veteran's Day is a time to sell cars and furniture.

Socially Skilled has created a beautiful Red Poppy pattern for today and I just couldn't not feature it.

The Red Poppy became a symbol of Veteran's and their ultimate sacrifice from the beautiful poem written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae of the Canadian Army.

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

To read more about Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae and the touching story behind this poem, please visit this website.

To get a copy of Socially Skilled's beautiful Poppy pattern, please visit her website!

Nekocon, The Aftermath

Bunny Thank You Card set of four by ArgyleWhale

Still recovering from the Nekocon Anime Convention in Hampton, VA, but technically, I'm back to work in the Bunny Mines!

Thank you to all of the wonderful people who took the time to stop by and visit my little Moon Buns. It's always so rewarding to share my artwork in person.

I'd also like to thank all of the wonderful staff and artists at this convention. I had a terrific time and will definitely be back again next year.