{made} — pink pointy kitty Sewed this pink kitty for my Godchild as a Christmas present. Picking out the fabric was fun, went with two different patterns. A pink floral for the main body and a tiny polka-dot for the underbelly.  The first attempt went bust, some of the seams popped when I was trying to stuff it. I think it was mostly my sewing got too close to the edge of the fabric. So, I recut all the pieces and started over, this time taking every step a little slower and really focusing on the details. It turned great and the stuffing went pretty well.  I added the felt stripes on the head only, I eliminated the back stripes because I thought they were a bit much. I also didn’t add the face details- the eyes, nose and whiskers. I liked it simpler.  I crocheted up a little collar with a loop at one end and used a button to attach it around the neck.  This pattern is available online for free from wee wonderfuls

{made} — pink pointy kitty

Sewed this pink kitty for my Godchild as a Christmas present. Picking out the fabric was fun, went with two different patterns. A pink floral for the main body and a tiny polka-dot for the underbelly. 

The first attempt went bust, some of the seams popped when I was trying to stuff it. I think it was mostly my sewing got too close to the edge of the fabric. So, I recut all the pieces and started over, this time taking every step a little slower and really focusing on the details. It turned great and the stuffing went pretty well. 

I added the felt stripes on the head only, I eliminated the back stripes because I thought they were a bit much. I also didn’t add the face details- the eyes, nose and whiskers. I liked it simpler. 

I crocheted up a little collar with a loop at one end and used a button to attach it around the neck. 

This pattern is available online for free from wee wonderfuls

12/28/2010 sewing kitty Stuffed animal cat fabric fiber art
{made} — purrrdeer holiday cards I love making homemade cards to send out to our family and friends over the holiday season. They all hold an important place in our hearts and I feel that they should receive something special and unique.  I was having a bit of an issue deciding what to carve this year, I thought something relating to our cats would be cute because they are important to us, but what do cats have to do with the holidays? I was at a loss, then Ryan suggested putting antlers on a cat and I was sold. It was silly, unique and totally us. The stamp is hand carved out of a speedball block and I used a roller to apply the ink to the stamp between each card. I tried to mix things up more this year by using a variety of colors for fun card/ink combinations.  I personally love them, it’s my favorite stamp to date that I’ve carved. Plus the name is just ridiculous :) Hope you enjoy.

{made} — purrrdeer holiday cards

I love making homemade cards to send out to our family and friends over the holiday season. They all hold an important place in our hearts and I feel that they should receive something special and unique. 

I was having a bit of an issue deciding what to carve this year, I thought something relating to our cats would be cute because they are important to us, but what do cats have to do with the holidays? I was at a loss, then Ryan suggested putting antlers on a cat and I was sold. It was silly, unique and totally us.

The stamp is hand carved out of a speedball block and I used a roller to apply the ink to the stamp between each card. I tried to mix things up more this year by using a variety of colors for fun card/ink combinations. 

I personally love them, it’s my favorite stamp to date that I’ve carved. Plus the name is just ridiculous :)


Hope you enjoy.

12/20/2010 holiday cards, rubber stamp handmade carved cat antlers ink design