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Mad as a March Hare

As it is March, I've been thinking of the saying "Mad as a March hare", so I decided on the " Hares and Rabbits" theme for my turn to design for Tag Tuesday this fortnight. Ever wondered how the saying came about?  

Hares have long been thought to behave excitedly in March, which is their mating season. Lewis Carroll is among many who have used this idea in stories - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland:
"The March Hare ... as this is May, it won't be raving mad - at least not so mad as it was in March."
More recently this behaviour has been questioned and it is now thought that hares behave oddly - boxing, jumping etc. - throughout their breeding season, which extends over several months.
Be that as it may, hares, especially March hares, have that reputation, which will surely stay with them. from https://www.phrases.org.uk 

I  prepared three tags and  had lots of fun making these tags. The first (photograph above)  is a fabric collage made by using iron -on double sided adhesive webbing on the fabric and then overstitching the appliqued pieces. The print is one from Loralie Designs fabrics and I added the rabbit ears, nose and whiskers. I thought the "dotty" fabric just added to the madness!
The second has a more classic feel to it, a tribute to Lewis Carroll.  The feature is a cut out white rabbit from Graphics 45 "Halloween in Wonderland" paper. The background is a page of text, with a cut out photocopy of Alice from my own childhood volume of the Illustrated Alice in Wonderland, now about 60 years old. This has been layered with a photo of grass I took and printed onto vellum.





The third tag is a very simple layered one, but I think it is rather sweet. A paper napkin/serviette layered over the top of text with gel medium, and then a clip art image pasted over the top, with a leaf cut from the same napkin/serviette over the top, and then the stamped message.





I hope you enjoy creating your own 'hare and rabbit" inspired tags  perhaps in preparation for Easter and join in the fun  at Tag Tuesday... Best wishes, Wilma"


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  2. Sandra Wright.March 15, 2019 at 11:34 PM

    Totally awesome Tags Wilma.
    Sorry that you are leaving Tag Tuesday,I have enjoyed working alongside of you in the design team..
    Hugs
    Sandie x

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  3. MicheleMarch 17, 2019 at 12:33 PM

    each of these is different and each is delightful! i'm always fond of anything that plays on the alice story but my favorite is your first tag, that's one fancy rabbit and very cool to make a fabric collage. a great theme this round! xo

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