Cat Dress

You probably won't believe this, but my cat likes to wear clothes occasionally. She loves to play with fabric scraps (she'll talk to them - no joke!) and she got it wrapped around herself one day so I tied it around her middle. She purred. 

That's when I started putting clothes on her. Our theory is, she sees us make stuff and put it on, so she wants some too. She prances around the house. It's adorable. So I decided to have some fun and make her a little dress. I modeled it after another one we have with a few alterations. I don't do it all the time - maybe once a month if that. I'm crazy, but not that crazy=P

Crochet Car

A crochet project I did over the space of about a week. You're supposed to do it with foam blocks, but my husband made a form out of cardboard for me. It's really easy b/c it's a bunch of little squares of various sizes and then you sew them together over the top. It came out pretty well.

Japanese Teacup Cozy

One of my very first crochet projects, and done without a pattern. I love my Japanese style teacups because they keep the tea hot w/o burning my tongue. Regular cups it seems it's either too hot or too cold. The only problem with the Japanese style is they are hot to hold since there's no handle. So I measured around the cup and decided how long it had to be and how thick I wanted it. Then I crocheted it together and slipped it on. It works wonderfully and I love it!

Cat Collar

My cats have a tendency to destroy normal cat collars. They clean themselves and it slowly rips apart the fibers. We already have Lex in a leather harness (he needs a handle) but Delilah can't wear her harness all the time as it causes mats. 

So rather than wait until we had the money to buy a dog collar, I used some soft suede I had in the house. I triple layered it because it wasn't incredibly thick. I used the hardware from a dollar store collar we'd gotten and decorated with a fun embroidery stitch just 'cause. Then I had my husband put holes/rivets in and voila. She loves it - she purred when I went to put it on her.

Cat Bed

 So as you can probably tell from the picture, my can doesn't fit in a normal size cat bed. She weighs roughly 16lbs. It's not all fat (although she is overweight), she's a ragdoll mix and those cats can weigh up to 20lbs full grown. 


Since we don't have the money to buy a dog bed for her, I made one. We found the fleece on discount about a year prior and and got it for this purpose. I knew what kind of bed she likes so I just measured her and made it big enough that she can sprawl out if she wants. I centered the bottom on her breed and just made a tube to go around it. I even put dots of puff paint on the bottom to keep it from slipping off the table too easily (duct tape can help that too). She absolutely adores that bed (b/c she knows mommy made it - she's very smart). My other cat, Lex, actually fits in there with her if she curls up. It's cute.

Baby Gift

So the guy that gives my husband a ride to school (saving us gas money we don't have) was out a few days b/c his wife had a baby. Well, as kind of a thank  you, I decided to make a baby gift for the new baby. It's a little boy so I made a turtle bib from a pattern I have. It's lined with fleece with ribbons for feet, and there's circles of white felt under black buttons for eyes. Then it's just a simple ribbon tie. I used the same yellow fabric, also lined with fleece to make a small blanket to go with it. I stuck it in a shoe box with a thank you card. Brandon will take it with him tomorrow when he goes to the library to meet his ride for school.

Kindle Case

 We were very fortunate last Christmas to receive a Kindle from my Dad. Of course at that point we wanted a case to put it in to protect it and make it easier to carry. The first version was a bit too small, not very well made, and didn't have a strap.

So this is the latest version. The fabric is the remains from a cat bed I made (I'll post that later). I carefully placed a hole in the bottom so it can be charged while in it's case, a pocket, and a rope carry strap. The pocket doubles as both screen protection (you put it in backwards) and someplace to put the carry strap at home or when my husband carries it (I guess slinging it over a shoulder is too girly=P).

Of course I had to use a ragdoll (the fabric is cat breeds) for the pocket picture since one of my cats is a ragdoll-mix.