A sampling of the chocolates for sale at the Great Lakes Rabbit Sanctuary Easter Chocolate Fundraiser.

The Great Lakes Rabbit Sanctuary, located in Whittaker, Michigan, is having an Easter chocolate fundraiser.

These adorable and delicious chocolates not only raise money for the shelter, they also remind people that real bunnies are  not appropriate Easter gifts.  The chocolates are made by a local shop called Chocolate Drop Shop in Westland, Michigan.

For more information, see the Great Lakes Rabbit Sanctuary site or the fundraiser Facebook page.

NOTE: The deadline for orders is Friday, March 2nd.

Francesca, 5x5 in., acrylic, by Eileen Crowley

The House Rabbit Society is holding a Holiday Art Show and Auction on their Facebook page. Proceeds from the auction/art show will go to the Emergency Medical Fund for the House Rabbit Society and to East Bay Rabbit Rescue.

This is a great opportunity to purchase fabulous rabbit art and bunny supplies at affordable prices while also supporting two rabbit organizations.

The auction/art show ends at 1 pm PST on Dec 6.

View Auction »

My House Rabbit is sponsoring a giveaway for a set of 12 Bunny Christmas Cards from our Bunny Lover Gift Shop!

Send holiday greetings to friends and family with these adorable Christmas cards featuring the little bunnies decorating a tree, making a snow bunny, and sledding down a hill.  The designs are printed on 100% recycled card stock with a matte finish. Cards measure 5.5 x 4.25 inches when folded. Comes with twelve A2 white 100% recycled envelopes.

One lucky winner can choose his/her favorite design or get an assortment of all three designs. Inside greeting (Merry Christmas, Season’s Greetings, etc.) can be customized as well.

Entry:

• To enter, list three reasons why rabbits make great indoor pets as a comment on this post.
• Be sure to include your email address so we can contact you for your card preference and mailing address if you win.  Contest is open worldwide and ends Sunday, November 6 at 11:59 pm EST.

We recently began selling bunny cards on Grizzly Bear Greetings, the Etsy shop of My House Rabbit co-editor Abi Cushman.  Check out these new blank notecards and Christmas cards (sets of 12)!  Prints and posters will be added soon as well.

View all of our products on our Shop page.

If you adopt a Flat Bonnie in the month of June, 20% of sales will be donated to the House Rabbit Society!

Buy Flat Bonnie at Etsy!

Marie Mead’s Rabbits: Gentle Hearts, Valiant Spirits, a beautiful book filled with uplifting stories about rescued rabbits, has gotten even better!  A revised edition, being released this month, contains five new stories and two new articles.

From the author:

The impetus behind the revision is the excellent article titled “Modeling Love and Respect for a Classroom Rabbit,” written by elementary teacher Cheryl Rosemary Abbott. It provides interesting, down-to-earth guidance for teachers—and parents—about introducing children to a rabbit, bunny-proofing, rules for everyone’s safety, and the all-important issue of role-modeling love, respect, and responsibility.

You can purchase the book from the publisher or from Amazon.

To learn more about the book, visit:

Nova Maris Press
Celebrating Rabbits

Betty from Rescue Glamour Shots designs free, downloadable greeting cards, calendars, and more featuring photos of rescued rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, and hamsters.  The idea is to create fun products while spreading the word about various rescue organizations. You can find all the available designs on the Rescue Glamour Shots downloads page.

If you are associated with a rescue, you can even send in a photo of one of your adoptables and Betty will design a card with your rescue’s web address on it!

If you like rabbits and have an iPhone, rabito may be the perfect fusion for you. This hot pink iPhone case and stand (the tail has a suction cup) is available at Etsy for $40.

For more information, see the Rabito website.

If you haven’t found a gift yet for the rabbit lover in your family or circle of friends, below are a few unique, handmade, rabbit-themed gift ideas!

Sharing Secrets Bunny Cupcake Stand ~ $38
A handmade stoneware dessert stand featuring two little bunnies sharing a secret.
By alinahayes on Etsy.

“Tails” Baby Spoons ~ $23 each
Handcrafted pewter baby spoons with different animals. The back of each spoon shows the tail of the animal.
By Beehive Kitchenware at Sawbridge Studios

Fuzzy Bunny Hand Printed Flour Sack Tea Towel ~$12
Lint-free, absorbent tea towel with inquisitive rabbit screen print.
By FuzzyMug on Etsy

Rabbit with Hat and Scarf Signed Print ~ $5
A 2.5″ x 3.5″ print on premium cardstock matt finish paper with artist’s signature.
By Poor Dog Farm on Etsy

Reach for the Stars Archival Print ~ $8
This 5×7″ print features a whimsical elephant and rabbit reaching for the stars.
By trafalgarssquare on Etsy

Rabbit Scoop Neck T-Shirt ~ $24
Rabbit screenprinted by hand with non-toxic brown ink onto a cotton scoop-neck t-shirt.
By NYhop on Etsy

And don’t forget to check out My House Rabbit’s own Bunny Lover Gift Shop as well as the rabbit-themed shops listed on our Resources page!

If you’re the crafty type, you may be considering making gifts for the holiday season.  One November, I decided to make this knitted rabbit by fuzzymitten (pattern can be found at this link).  I thought it might be fun to try another pattern this year.  I found several that were incredibly cute, and wanted to share them with everyone.

Genevie Bunny Knitting Pattern PDF by yarnigans – $3.50

Rowena Rabbit Knitting Pattern PDF by dollytime – $3.95

Fittipaldi Car Carrot Knitting Pattern PDF by handmadeawards – $4.50

Bunty Bunny Goes Swimming Knitting Pattern PDF by periwinklepark – $3.50

Wee Woodland Wuzzies Knitting Pattern PDF by fuzzymitten – $4.50