**CATMAS SPECIAL** CRAFTING WITH CATS RERUN ~ HOW WE MADE The Purrsonalised Catmas Stocking ~ Level Easy Peasy

 Supurr Festive Greetings Pawesome Pals

Welcome to the third of our Crafting with Cats Catmas Specials.  

And apologies for those who were expecting The Purrminator Chapter Eight today. We sadly ran out of days to share our crafting posts, so Melvyn's origin adventure will be back on the 2nd of January. 

All of our previous CWC posts are on the Crafting with Cats Page, and mew don't have to be an expert in anything to make any of them. Plus, we offer workarounds and no-sew projects for those who don't like to sew.

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**A quick note before we begin**

All Crafting with Cats ideas and creations are of our own design and we share them for purrsonal/home use only.

  So purrlease do not copy for commercial/resale purrposes.

Copyright ©BionicBasil®

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This time we're making a pawesome easy peasy 

Ready fur Santa Paws to stuff full of goodies just fur mew!

What Mew Will Need:

Mini pom poms

Faux fur 

Burlap/hessian or a fabric of your choice

Ribbon

Red and white twine or a colour of your choice

needles/thread/scissors/glue gun, or regular fabric glue

optional sewing machine

>^.^<

Optional Cat ~ Smooch was today's Craft Room Snoopervisor

Lets Get Started

1.  Choose your fabrics and trims - get your supplies together

2. Make a simple boot/stocking shape template, ours is A4 sized

3.  Cut out 2 pieces

4.  Take your pom poms and make initial of your choice - glue in place onto one piece - use a piece of card so mew don't accidentally glue it to your table top

5.  Once dry - stitch both pieces together - right sides out - a basic zigzag stitch will be fine or hand-stitching will also be ok

6.  Take your faux fur trim and cut to size - ours was approx 5" or 13 cm deep and just over 2 times the width of the top of the stocking

7.  Make sure the nap [direction of the pile] on the fabric is correct - in this case facing downwards - test this before you sew in place

8. Sew faux fur approx 1.5" or  4 cm from top of stocking

9.  Fold faux fur into stop of stocking, so it looks like this and hand-stitch in place; a simple running stitch will suffice

10.  & 11. Next take your twine and a large needle, and sew in stitch of your choice around the stocking edge, ours is just a basic stitch

12. Finally, take a loop of ribbon and attach to the inside of the stocking, and mew should now have something that looks like this

Isn't is fabulous, and we made a few more so no-purrdy feels left out! MOL

And that furiends furry sadly brings us to the end of our third Catmas Crafting with Cats post, we do hope mew liked it, and if mew decide to make your furry own Catmas Stocking, we'd love to see, so feel free to tag us on social media @BionicBasil - Instagram & Twitter or @BionicBasilCats on TikTok.

Amber will be back tomorrow with her last review of 2024 and she hopes mew can join her in the library. 

In the meantime

Keep calm and have a niptini, well it is almost Catmas! MOL

Festive purrs

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team

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Disclaimer:

We at BionicBasil HQ are not responsible or liable fur any injuries to person/s and/or cat/s, crafting addictions, glue on cats, paper cuts, misplaced pins and needles, cats stealing your supplies, broken scissors, cat fur stuck on your projects, or your project not turning out as planned.  By using this information you hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless BionicBasil and staff from and against any and all claims for personal injuries or damages of any kind arising from use of any Crafting With Cats posts we may share.

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Crafting With Cats **RERUN** ~ Part XVII ~ Catmas Special Part IV ~ Catmas Catnip Toys ~ Level Easy

Supurr Greetings Pawesome Pals

Thanks for joining us for Part XVII of our Crafting with Cats segment.

And if mew missed Part One of our Catmas Crafting Extravaganza; How to Make a Purrsonalised Catmas Stocking ~ click here. For Part II, how to make the Bahumbug Burlap Cat and Part III, how to make the epically epic Catmas Pudding which effury kitty on the planet will want! MOL

  

All of our previous CWC posts are on the Crafting with Cats Page, and mew don't have to be an expert in anything to make any of them.  Plus we offer workarounds and no-sew projects for those who don't like to sew.

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**A quick note before we begin**

All Crafting with Cats ideas and creations are of our own design and we share them fur purrsonal/home use only.

  So purrlease do not copy fur commercial/resale purrposes.

Copyright ©BionicBasil®

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This time we're making these pawesome

What Mew Will Need:

Felt squares in different colours

Mini poms poms

Ribbons, trim etc...

Wadding/stuffing

Catnip ~ we use our homegrown organic nip

Needle/thread/scissors/chalk/sewing machine 

Optional Cat ~ Smooch was today's Craft Room Snoopervisor

Let's Get Started

Furst up is Fudge's Fabulous Gingerbread Purrson

1. &  2.  Mew can download our pattern here. Then cut out 2 x purrsons.

3. & 4.  Pin together, and sew around edge leaving the bottom of the legs open.

5. & 6.  Get your stuffing and catnip, and stuff to your desired level.

7.  Mew should now have something that looks like this.

8.  Use pom poms for eyes and buttons, sew on securely**. Cut a smile from the black felt. Hand-stitch in place, and mew should now have your very own gingerbread purrson like this.

 >^.^<

Melvyn's Catnip Candy Cane Kicker

1. Make a pattern, ours are always approx A4 size.

2. Cut out 2 x white candy canes.

3. & 4. Cut several strips of red felt and pin to candy canes. Then stitch in place.

5.  Trim the edges, and they should now look like this.

6.  Place both candy canes together and stitch around the edge leaving the bottom open.

7.  Stuff with catnip and stuffing until quite full, and sew up the bottom edge.

8. Mew should now have a lovely catnip candy cane kicker.

>^.^<  

Smooch's Snowman

1. & 2.  Gather supplies and make a template. Cut out 2 x snowman shape.

3.  & 4.  Sew together, leaving a gap at the bottom. Stuff with catnip and wadding to your desired level.

5. Sew up gap, and mew should now have something like this.

6.  Make a top hat, and use one of the pom poms** as his nose, we shaped ours to look like a carrot! MOL

7. Use a small length of felt for the scarf and use pom poms** for buttons. We cut tiny black triangles for his eyes. Hand-stitch items securely in place, and your snowman should look like this.

>^.^<

Parsley's Catmas Tree

1. &  2.  Cut out 2 x Catmas trees

3.  Sew together, leaving a gap. Fill with wadding and catnip, then sew up gap.

4.  Sew on lots of pom poms securely**, and add a small felt star on the top. Your Catmas tree should now look something like this.

>^.^<

Pandora's Catmas Bauble

1. Cut out bauble template. Mark up 2 x bauble shapes on felt.

2.  On one piece, place your ribbons, pin and stitch in place.

3. Cut both pieces out, pin together and sew, leaving a gap. Stuff to your desired level, add lots of catnip.

4. Sew up the gap and mew should now have a supurr sparkly catnip bauble.

>^.^<

Amber's Catmas Catnip Candle is made from our basic kicker toy template which mew can find here

>^.^<

Aftur all that effort, mew should now have several cute toys that look something like this!

The toys are a huge hit with The B Team, and if mew missed Smooch check him out hogging all the toys, click here

>^.^<

Health and Safety

Here at BBHQ, the toys with pom poms on are only available to The B Team when the P.A. is snoopervising the play session. Plus she makes extra sure the pom poms are stitched very securely in place; however kitties have sharp claws and teeth, so we recommend this:

**Use pom pom toys under supervision only. Check the toys for loose bits before and after each and every play session; either re-sew securely if anything has come loose, or cut pom poms off**

Or mew can just make the toys without the pom poms. If your kitty is a total heathen toy destroyer, definitely make the toys without the pom poms! 

Mew should regularly check shop bought toys too, and throw away anything that is damaged, broken or defective.

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And that furiends furry sadly brings us to the end of our 17th Crafting with Cats post, we do hope mew are liking our Catmas Crafting Extravaganza and if mew decide to make any of the projects, we'd love to see; so feel free to post your pawesome crafty pics on our Facebook page at:

Bionic Basil & The 'B' Team @Facebook 

We'll be back on the Wednesday with our regular Midweek News  and do hope mew can join us then.

Epic crafty purrs

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team 

Follow Us @BionicBasil®  at Instacat, Twitter and Facebook

Disclaimer:

We at BionicBasil HQ are not responsible or liable fur any injuries to person/s and/or cat/s, crafting addictions, glue on cats, paper cuts, misplaced pins and needles, cats stealing your supplies, broken scissors, cat fur stuck on your projects, or your project not turning out as planned.  By using this information you hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless BionicBasil and staff from and against any and all claims for personal injuries or damages of any kind arising from use of any Crafting With Cats posts we may share.

Graphics created with paid licence www.canva.com and www.pizap.com 

Crafting With Cats **RERUN** ~ Part XIV ~ Catmas Special Part 1 ~ Make Your Furry Own Purrsonalised Catmas Stocking ~ Level Easy Peasy

Supurr Greetings Pawesome Pals

Thanks for joining us for Part XIV of our Crafting with Cats segment. Mew know we have so much fun making all these fabulous things for feline enrichment and also just for fun, and we do hope mew enjoy seeing it and/or making it too! 

We really like the idea of a handmade Catmas [Christmas to the normal folk out there], and we've been making lots of things over the last few months as our old decorations are getting a bit tired after 20+ years, and in all honesty, we don't like what's available in the stores; plastic, plastic and more plastic, so this year we decided to go another route and so here we are with a more natural approach.

All of our previous CWC posts are on the Crafting with Cats Page, and mew don't have to be an expert in anything to make any of them.  Plus we offer workarounds and no-sew projects for those who don't like to sew.

*    *    *

**A quick note before we begin**

All Crafting with Cats ideas and creations are of our own design and we share them fur purrsonal/home use only.

  So purrlease do not copy fur commercial/resale purrposes.

Copyright ©BionicBasil®

*    *    *

This time we're making a pawesome easy peasy 

Ready for Santa Paws to stuff full of goodies just for mew!

What Mew Will Need:

Mini pom poms

Faux fur 

Burlap/hessian or a fabric of your choice

Ribbon

Red and white twine or a colour of your choice

needles/thread/scissors/glue gun, or regular fabric glue

optional sewing machine

>^.^<

Optional Cat ~ Smooch was today's Craft Room Snoopervisor

Let's Get Started

1.  Choose your fabrics and trims - get your supplies together.

2. Make a simple boot/stocking shape template; ours is A4 sized.

3.  Cut out 2 pieces.

4.  Take your pom poms and make the initial of your choice - glue in place onto one piece - use a piece of card so mew don't accidentally glue it to your table top.

5.  Once dry - stitch both pieces together - right sides out - a basic zigzag stitch will be fine or hand-stitching will also be ok.

6.  Take your faux fur trim and cut to size - ours was approx 5" or 13 cm deep and just over 2 times the width of the top of the stocking.

7.  Make sure the nap [direction of the pile] on the fabric is correct - in this case facing downwards - test this before you sew in place.

8. Sew faux fur approx 1.5" or  4 cm from the top of the stocking.

9.  Fold faux fur into top of the stocking, so it looks like this and hand-stitch in place; a simple running stitch will suffice.

10.  & 11. Next take your twine and a large needle, and sew in a stitch of your choice around the stocking edge; ours is just a basic stitch.

12. Finally, take a loop of ribbon and attach it to the inside of the stocking, and mew should now have something that looks like this.

Isn't it fabulous, and we made a few more so no-purrdy feels left out! MOL

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And that furiends furry sadly brings us to the end of our fourteenth Crafting with Cats post, we do hope mew liked it and if mew decide to make your furry own Catmas Stocking, we'd love to see, so feel free to post your pawesome crafty pics on our Facebook page at:

Bionic Basil & The 'B' Team @Facebook

We'll be back tomorrow with Part two of this Catmas crafting bonanza and do hope mew can join us then. 

In the meantime

Keep calm and get crafty

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team

Follow Us @BionicBasil®  at Instacat, Twitter and Facebook

Disclaimer:

We at BionicBasil HQ are not responsible or liable fur any injuries to person/s and/or cat/s, crafting addictions, glue on cats, paper cuts, misplaced pins and needles, cats stealing your supplies, broken scissors, cat fur stuck on your projects, or your project not turning out as planned.  By using this information you hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless BionicBasil and staff from and against any and all claims for personal injuries or damages of any kind arising from use of any Crafting With Cats posts we may share.

Graphics created with paid licence www.canva.com