**EASTER FUN** Colouring with Cats ~ Getting Your OMs on with Mandala's on Monday ~ Who Got The Easter Eggs?

 

Supurr Monday greetings beautiful furiends

What a glorious Easter weekend it's been, the weather has been amazing, in fact it's been so warm the P.A. and Dad got the deck chairs out in the courtyard and we renamed our little village Costa Del Mewton-Clawson! MOL

Anyhoo, how was your weekend, guys, did mew get any Easter eggs?  This year we were fortunate enough to get some catnip ones, if mew missed Caturdays post go check it out if mew get time for our latest Crafting with Cats post.

But I digress, so we all got catnip eggs at BBHQ, well Melvyn got them furst.

Then Fudge ambled in the catservatory and said, "Dude, I think mew need to share some of those epically epic eggsceptionally aromatic Easter eggs!" [yep he really said that!]

But then when nopurrdy was looking Smooch swooped in and snatched the eggs and had a free-for-all in the craft room on his own! Like seriously dude, there was one each!!! Manners purrlease! 

Smooch said, and I quote, "But Dude they're just too good!" MOL

Anyhoo, we do hope mew've all had a totally pawesome weekend, and that mew're ready for the week ahead, so let's jump right in and start as always with our little breathing exercise, which we're sure mew all have down paw by now...  but if mew've furgotten, stop what mew're doing for a moment and take deep fulfilling breaths; counting to five on the inhale and five on the exhale:

Breathe in

Breathe out

Breathe in

Breathe out

Breathe in

Breathe out

Smooch is here again to overr mew assistance in getting your OM's on and Zen Harmonies happening, so just press play, close your eyes and follow his instructions.

Don't mew feel better already?  I know we do!

All the mandalas featured are created & designed by us, unless otherwise stated.

Here's this weeks mandala.

Just right-click to download.

And here's our finished version... and we've used some seriously Easter eggy colours today! MOL  

Coloured on the iPad and then transformed in Prisma, this time we chose the effect -  Berries

Don't furget mew can download our free Colouring with Cats ~ Books One,Two & Three here, if mew haven't already done so:

 

Colouring with Cats Book One

Colouring With Cats Book Two ~ Easy Mandala's

Colouring With Cats Book III

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So on that note we'll say bye for now and hope to see mew on Wednesday when we'll be back with the fabulous Pet Parade blog hop!

Until then

Keep Calm and Colour OM!

Epically chilled and most relaxing purrs

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team

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Love To Colour? Colouring with Cats #134 ~ Getting Your OM’s on with Mandalas on Mondays ~ Crystal of the Week PLUS **Your Crystal Questions Answered** What Is Opalite Good For?

Supurr Monday greetings beautiful furiends

Welcome to another week at BBHQ and we're continuing our crystal journey today, and have a lovely gemstone to share, as Angel asked us; what is Opalite good for? 

Crystal of The Week

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What is Opalite good for?

Opalite is a semi-translucent white/blue stone, it is usually a man-made iridescent glass resin that is created from Dolomite and metal. There are natural opalite stones created in the earth, although these are quite rare, so the samples mew can buy will usually be the glass resin version. 

They are also known as a Tiffany Stone and have a lovely chatoyancy or colour change, similar to a genuine opal although not as intricate or intense, with flashes of blues, reds and golds shining from the depths of the crystal.

We have a few pieces of opalite at BBHQ, three of which are cute little cat carvings, one of which is being investigated by Melvyn below.

Let's tell mew a little about the gemlore surrounding this pretty crystal. It is purported to help with sleep disturbances, and nightmares, so if mew experience either, try putting a piece under your pillow for a few nights.

It is also said the help strengthen your aura, and assist with faster healing. Plus it supposedly helps to remove energetic blockages within the body.

Also known as the merchant stone, it can supposedly help with business, success and wealth plus assist with financial gain and material wealth. So if mew're needing a bit of help in that department maybe this stone could help. 

Opalite is a stone of happiness, bringing more joy and calmness to your life, and can aid in contacting the spiritual realms.

 A good stone for the throat chakra, as it can enhance communication. 

It apparently is an excellent energizer, so if mew're looking for a little more stamina throughout the day purrhaps carry a small stone on your purrson and see if it helps.

Opalite is said to be a good balancer, so if your yin and yang are a little out of sorts, this may help reset things.

There's so much more info about this lovely crystal, so if we've piqued your curiosity go and check out google for more.

And as with previous crystals, mew can get all types of different jewellery, should mew want to wear a piece or pieces.

We love our little carvings and they sit on a shelf in the BBHQ office.

 

Many thanks for emailing us Angel, and we hope that answered your question.

 If mew have any crystal questions; email us, DM us or ask us in the comments below.

To check out last weeks Crystal of the Week, click the link: Malachite.

(disclaimer; we are not health or medical practitioners, all crystal info is purely for entertainment purposes only.) 

Anyhoo, we do hope mew've all have a totally pawesome weekend, and that mew're ready fur the week ahead, so let's jump right in and start as always with our little breathing exercise, which we're sure mew all have down paw by now...  but if mew've furgotten, stop what mew're doing fur a moment and take deep fulfilling breaths; counting to five on the inhale and five on the exhale:

Breathe in

Breathe out

Breathe in

Breathe out

Breathe in

Breathe out

Smooch is here again to offur mew assistance in getting your OM's on and Zen Harmonies happening, so just press play, close your eyes and follow his instructions.



Don't mew feel better already?  I know we do!

All the mandala's featured are created & designed by us, aka The B Team.

Here's this weeks mandala.

Right-click the image to save and/or print the mandala.

And here's our finished version, coloured in a veritable rainbow of colours, we felt we needed to use every colour today.  In fact, it reminds us of a stained glass window.

Coloured on the iPad and then transformed in Prisma, this time we chose the effect - Huawei.

Don't furget mew can download** our free Colouring with Cats here:- Books One, Two, Three and Four.

Colouring with Cats Book One

Colouring With Cats Book Two ~ Easy Mandala's 

Colouring With Cats Book III

Colouring With Cats Book IV

[**see our download policy here]

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So on that note, we'll say bye for now and hope to see mew

Until then

Keep Calm and Colour OM!

Supurr  chilled purrs

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team xox

Free Lockdown Activities

And don't furget while we're all on lockdown, we The B Team have got your six and can entertain mew fur weeks; there are oodles of colouring pages to download and not furgetting the colouring books too.  There's a page full of crafting projects to keep your mittens making stuff, and if books are your thing, check our Amber's Book Reviews fur your next pawesome read! 

There are some epically exciting adventure stories too, so read our thrilling tales episode by epic episode.

The Extraordinary Adventures of Capt'n Basil & His Motley Crew 

Fast, Furry and Dangerous

The Clockwurk Labyrinth 

We've also added some new Brain Training posts, just to keep your little grey cells in tip-top condition. And we’ll be adding extra jigsaw puzzles to the puzzle page.

If mew want to see more of what's been happening at BBHQ, check out our Instagram feed where mew can see exclusive pics and videos that we don't put here on the blog.

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Love To Colour? Colouring with Cats #132 ~ Getting Your OM’s on with Mandalas on Mondays ~ Crystal of the Week PLUS **Your Crystal Questions Answered** What Is Malachite Good For?

Supurr Monday greetings beautiful furiends

We're continuing our crystal journey today, and this week, we've got a lovely gemstone to share as Sarah asked us; what is Malachite good for? 

Crystal of The Week

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What is Malachite good for?

Malachite is a gorgeous green crystal that has swirls, bands and rosettes in all shades of emerald, it is readily available and is usually one of the first crystals most collectors buy.

We have a few tumbles stones at BBHQ, although we were given this larger piece a few years ago. We think it was supposed to be a rather abstract dolphin, although Melvyn said he didn't think it looked very fishy to him! MOL

Let's tell mew a little about the gem lore surrounding this very verdant crystal. Malachite is safe to handle in its polished form, although do be careful as the raw unpolished crystal is rather toxic, so always buy tumbled stones or carvings.

It is purportedly a crystal that can amplify positive and negative energies and is a supurr protection stone and can assist in grounding spiritual energies. It is also said to be a stone of transformation and can aid mew to be more adventurous, to enable change and be more open to risk-taking.

It is reported to be good for chakra healing and its ideal placement is the heart chakra for bringing harmony and balance, although we've read that it's also good for the third eye as it could potentially activate psychic visions, though we'll have to get back to mew on that as we've never tried it. Mew can use it on the other chakra points too, for example, if placed on the solar plexus it is reported to promote emotion healing, and release negative traumas/experiences.

Malachite is also reputed to assist with clearing EMF's and guards against pollution, helping to heal earth energies. So if mew missed our last two crystals which also help with EMF cleansing and protection, click here for orgonite and shungite.  And purrhaps add a few malachite tumble stones to your EMF home defence repertoire.

Another thing we read about this stone is that it can aid in drawing out deeper feelings, and can help breaking unwanted ties and/or patterns that mew feel need adjustment in your life. Its also reputed to help with releasing inhibitions and helps to encourage empathy towards others.

It is a crystal of intuition and problem-solving, and can supposedly assist with becoming more observant, insightful with the ability to absorb information more readily. 

As with all the crystals we've mentioned, there is oodles of jewellery made from this gorgeous green stone, so if mew're drawn to it, know mew can get bracelets, earrings and pendants plus the regular tumble stones and it's not an expensive crystal to buy either.

Even if mew don't want to use your crystal in any specific way, we think malachite is a mighty pretty stone to have in a crystal collection.

Many thanks for emailing us Sarah, and we hope that answered your question.

 If mew have any crystal questions; email us, DM us or ask us in the comments below.

To check out last weeks Crystal of the Week, click the link: orgonite.

(disclaimer; we are not health or medical practitioners, all crystal info is purely for entertainment purposes only.) 

Anyhoo, we do hope mew've all have a totally pawesome weekend, and that mew're ready fur the week ahead, so let's jump right in and start as always with our little breathing exercise, which we're sure mew all have down paw by now...  but if mew've furgotten, stop what mew're doing fur a moment and take deep fulfilling breaths; counting to five on the inhale and five on the exhale:

Breathe in

Breathe out

Breathe in

Breathe out

Breathe in

Breathe out

Smooch is here again to offur mew assistance in getting your OM's on and Zen Harmonies happening, so just press play, close your eyes and follow his instructions.



Don't mew feel better already?  I know we do!

All the mandala's featured are created & designed by us, aka The B Team.

Here's this weeks mandala.

Right-click the image to save and/or print the mandala.

And here's our finished version, and this week because we're sharing the gorgeous malachite crystal we decided to use a palette of greens with a splash of pink.

Coloured on the iPad and then transformed in Prisma, this time we chose the effect - nest.

Don't furget mew can download** our free Colouring with Cats here:- Books One, Two, Three and Four.

Colouring with Cats Book One

Colouring With Cats Book Two ~ Easy Mandala's 

Colouring With Cats Book III

Colouring With Cats Book IV

[**see our download policy here]

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On that note, we'll say bye for now and hope to see mew Wednesday, when we'll be back with our mid-week news round-up and another update on the BBHQ hedgehogs, so do join us then as the P.A. has a theory to share on her missing earring, and if mew missed that story check our Amber's latest book review post to catch up on the spooky happenings at BBHQ.

Until then

Keep Calm and Colour OM!

Supurr  chilled purrs

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team xox

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