Pink Saturday

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Today is Pink Saturday, and Bev from How Sweet The Sound is hosting this wonderful event. There are many pink posts to explore, so won't you join Bev in celebrating another Pink Saturday?

Painting with tea created wonderful edges for painting roses.



I wanted to paint a larger painting and as I looked around for a perfect composition, I couldn't help but notice how nicely a tea and watercolor wash would be to create teddy bear fur. Oh but how about bunny fur? I am in love with painting toys, especially bears and bunnies.



Once upon a time, my little girls had two favorite stuffed animal bunnies.










My daughters loved these bunnies, because they were a gift from their Aunt Susan all the way from America. These bunnies were part of our family and they traveled all over Hong Kong with my little girls.



My daughters carried them everywhere. When they weren't off on an adventure, they sat on their beds in their nursery.



Miss Sarah Bunny sits in a chair that my sister Lynne gave to them while we lived there, she is sitting near pillows also designed by Lynne.



I thought by painting these favorite toys I could memorize a special chapter for them.



When Ashley saw them framed, she said "Mom, you're not selling these are you?" They are a gift for my girls to memorize the magic of Once upon a time.




Childhood is a magical place, because when we drift back in time, all the characters are the same. They haven't grown any older and our toys are as good as new. Our parents are young and our siblings are little again. Memorizing this magic is an essential thing to do.



I have painted a bunny for my little shop, hoping that it captures the magic of someone's childhood, or a gift for some little girl beginning her journey into childhood. The name of the painting is Miss Storybook Bunny.







I hope you have a wonderful Pink Saturday visiting all the inspiring posts at Bev's Place.




Miss Storybook Bunny measures 15" x 22 1/2", she was painted on Arches 140 lb. watercolor paper. I use Winston Newton Cotman watercolor paints. Her fur was painted with rose tea and watercolor washes. She is a one-of-a-kind original painting.



I wish you storybook memories of Once upon a time. The song for this post is called Storytime.