I spotted the Easter Bunny!

There are lots of green fields outside my window, and when I'm sitting at the computer and creating art, it's always inspiring to take in the view...

While I was doing that yesterday, I noticed something hopping around in the meadow. Not in a certain direction, but here and there, as if busy with something. When I noticed the long ears peering out of the grass, I smiled, thinking "oh, it must be the Easter bunny, hiding eggs already!"

However, my smile turned into fear when the guy suddenly speeded up, heading directly towards the road, where a car was coming up. Fortunately, they both braked right before the crash, and while Mr. Bunny headed back for the meadow, I was not only relieved that he had made it, but for a second even the thought crossed my mind "there would almost have been no Easter eggs this year"...  

In case you like to send Easter greetings to friends and family, you might want to check out these cards featuring Easter bunnies that I created:

     
(ok, the one on the right is the version for cat lovers ;-)

And here's some more by my fellow artists at GCU:
     
       

And remember to drive carefully, as you certainly want to avoid killing bunnies that are hurrying around so busily at this time of the year (for whatever reason ;-)

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Welcome 2012

Wishing all of you a very happy New Year!

May you enjoy good health and energy!
May you experience good times in the company of loved ones!
May kindness and compassion inspire your actions!
And may love and and peace find a permanent home in your heart!

And don't forget to get yourself some new calendars for the new year!

Time to send Season's Greetings!

A tradition that makes us think of each other again - at least, once a year... and while we can't send everybody a gift, we still can send them a real paper card, which is so much more like a gift than any electronic greeting card, and as much as I prefer emails over snail mail, I admit that Christmas is a time when I see things a little differently ;-)

Below a collection of cards from My Store at Greeting Card Universe:

I also have photo cards where you can insert your own picture. In my other store at Zazzle you also find different card sizes and matching stamps. And if you don't find the right card in my collection: GCU has a lot more great artists with great cards!

Personalized Presents

Maybe you know it only too well... sometimes it just seems like we run out of inspiritation what present to buy when there's a birthday coming up, an anniversary, graduation, or whatever... and most of all: christmas! And the more we really want to show how much we care about that special person, the harder it sometimes gets to find an appropriate gift, as we really don't want it to look like a "stopgap present"!

Find some suggestions in my Squidoo lens "Personalized Presents"

My Christmas Shop 2011 is open!

In my little Christmas Shop you find lots of gifts for your loved ones that you can personalize to let them know how special they are to you. And of course, you also find greeting cards, postcards, photocards and stamps to send them your Holiday Greetings.

The image below is interactive - so just move your cursor over the image to see numerous little dots appear (they might just need a little time to load, depending on your connection), that are links you can click on to check out items.

So come on in and take a look around without any obligation! I'm happy to meet you and help you get the right present... so don't hesitate to ask me if you want anything in a different color, or on a different item, or with a special text - of course, at no extra charge!

How about some music to get into the christmas mood..?

Autumn

Not that I like saying good bye to summer, but the calendar leaves no doubt that it's autumn again... days are getting shorter and nights are getting longer, and nature starts to make it a little easier for me by dressing up in the most colorful clothes, like you can see in the video below, showing photos I took in fall 2008 during a trip to beautiful Colorado:




And of course, all that color insipres me to create autumn stuff (just move your mouse over the image ;-)


And here's a whole carousel full of autumn stuff you might like:

Who's afraid of no Ghosts..?

To be honest, I'm not into scary experiences at all. While visiting a friend in San Diego, I joined the Halloween celebrations in the gaslamp quarter, but I had no desire to visit the Whaley House in Old San Diego (one of the most haunted houses in the U.S.), except for taking some photos from the outside.

And during a short trip across the border, it was a little strange to watch the Mexicans prepare for "El Dia de los Muertos" (Day of the Dead), celebrated the day after Halloween, just like the german equivalent (which I was familiar with), but with a lot more fun, music and colors... skeletons dressed up in all kinds of costumes, people celebrating on the gravesites and setting up altars for their deceased ones.
Go to my Squidoo lens "Ghost Time" to read on!


Check out my Halloween Greeting Cards  and more Halloween stuff

More blogs about ghosts by my fellow GCU artists:
Spirit Orbs with Whiskers  Betty Matsumoto-Schuch
Halloween Blog Carnival  Cindy Johns
We Only Thought We Wanted a Séance  Denise Beverly
Ghosts and Goblins and Witches, Oh My!  Richard Skelley
Haunted House Halloween Party Invitations  Catherine Sherman
The Haunting of Parnell House  Janet Palaggi