Tanie from Vancouver turned an empty wall of her home into a beautiful woodland themed sitting room for the kids she looks after in her daycare. The deep brown chairs, the mushroom table and the fabulous tree book storage all look amazing, but the murals just completely make this space. I especially love that they’re on canvas so they can move if Tanie ever decides to move home. It looks like such a magical space to curl up with a book.

See the whole room, with paint chips and detail shots at Cupcake Wishes and Unicorn Dreams. Don’t forget to check out the beautiful deer that Tanie’s daughter, Symphony, drew that inspired the entire look.

It’s Bunny Week over on CraftBlog, so I’ve spent the past couple of days deeply involved in rabbits, in every form, and it’s occurred to me that one of the most regularly “monsterfied” animals, is probably the innocent rabbit. Is it the floppy ears? The propensity for carrots? (to quote Anya Jenkins, “what do they need such good eyesight for anyway?”). Or are all these softie makers not so subtly inspired by Monty Python?

Whatever it is, I think it’s awesome. Here are a few of my favourite handmade monster bunny plushies from around the web.

Clockwise from left:

1. Elroy The Fang Bunny from Pork Chop $18 – Pink woodgrain fabric!!! That is all.
2. Coventina Bunny from OMGVooDoo USD$18.99 – Great for newborns, this stuffie has eyes to pull at and those limbs look great for chewing on.
3. Pink and White Bunny Monster by TchotchkesByHolly USD $15 – Great for older kids with a twisted sense of humour, because who doesn’t love mutant bunnies?
4. Baby Dust Bunny by TchocthkesByHolly USD $10 – Not exactly a monster, but too cute to pass up, I love this little dust bunny, though it’s far cuter than the dust bunnies you tend to find in my house.
5. Easter Bunny Doll from MiniMonster USD $19 – Cyclops meets bunny in a very sweet spring dress, possibly the greatest combination since someone decided to put BBQ sauce on pizza.

Are monsters for you and your bub, or do you prefer the more traditional bunnies at Easter time?