Welcome to BBHQ home of Basil and The B Team! We share Feline Enrichment tips, hacks and ideas, Cat Wellness, Adventure Stories for all ages, Book Reviews, Blog Hops, Crafting with Cats, Colouring with Cats, Pet Peeves, Product Reviews, Fashion with Felines, Brain Training with Cats and so much more. So drop by often to catch up on all the fun and remember; the world is way better with cats! Purrs from your hosts, Wing Commander Basil & The B Team
Welcome to another BBHQ supurr selfie. And this week's selfie star is Smooch.
Smooch is here braving the icy chill to get the purrfect photo for mew today. And that's why he's looking supurr fluffy! MOL
Supurr Fluff Smooch's Courtyard Selfie
Smooch is such a dude; he loves being outside. That stems from his kittenhood, as he was feral until the P.A. started taming his brothers and sisters at her work.
When he first arrived at BBHQ after his RTA (road traffic accident, aka hit by a car) and had to stay indoors for quite some time as his purrsonal GPS recalibrated to BBHQ being the new home base, he did get a little grouchy until finally, the P.A. let him outside, and under my expert tutelage and guidance, he soon learned the ropes.
I showed him all the best places to go, and ever since then, he's loved it.
He's the best tripawed dude ever, I have two words for him, and mew know what they are:
EPICALLY EPIC!
We're also joining Athena's Fabulous Art Hopso do stop by and show off your pawesome arty-farty skills.
The effect was created with Befunky - AI Enhancer, Polyart GFX + colour changes to glow, saturation and contrast.
We also turned the original picture into a puzzle, so do stop by thepuzzle pageand take the Puzzle Challenge, see if mew can beat our time of 9 mins 44 secs.
We're off to pawtrol the BBHQ perimeter and enjoy some time outdoors as, for the last three days, the temperature has reached a heady 15 degrees Celcius, and even though it's been a bit drizzly on and off, those extra few digits on the thermometer have really made a difference.
Do stop by tomorrow as we're sharing more Colouring with Cats, as we know how much mew love to get your OMs on on a Monday morning!
We do hope mew have an epic day, and remember to always...
Wing Commander Basil & The B Team
Don't forget to join in the pawesome Sunday Selfies Blog Hop with
Angel Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy and Sawyer ~ visit them at their pawesome blog:
Welcome to another furbulous Brain Training sesh on the blog today, and as it was Valentine's Day on Friday, I've got a Valentinesy theme for mew today.
And this week I'm sharing a throwback from July 2014, when the world was a much better place! MOL
What an epic day that was, and look there are oodles of flowers too, total purrfection!
Just click right-click to save and/or print the puzzle.
The answer key will be on the BT next post.
Here's this week's wordsearch.
Just click right-click to save and/or print the wurdsearch.
And finally here's this week's jigsaw puzzle.
It took me 10 mins 22 secs... How did you do?
I hope mew enjoy today's puzzles and The B Team will be back on Wednesday with the Midweek News Round-up, so do join us for all the gossip! Until then...
Welcome to another BBHQ selfie selection, this week as it's Valentine's week, Fudge said that he wanted to share this supurr, epic, deliciously decadent selfie.
Fudge's Furbulous Valentine's Selfie
He knows all the lady cats will be swooning over this! MOL
Well, we can't argue with that now, can we? MOL
We're also joining Athena's Fabulous Art Hopso do stop by and show off your pawesome arty-farty skills.
Just look at this!
The effect was created with Befunky - AI Enhancer, GFX Pastel + small changes to exposure, highlights and contrast.
We also turned the original picture into a puzzle, so do stop by thepuzzle pageand take the Puzzle Challenge, see if mew can beat our time of 13 mins 28 secs.
Anyhoo it's time for us to go and check around the garden, as strange things have been happening over the fence on the driveway. We can't say more, but we can say it's definitely NOT the U.A.P. or U.F.O.!
Smooch is snoopervising in the kitchen, and today he's instructing the P.A. with a new crumble recipe, jeez that little dude is epic!
We'll be back tomorrow with a brand new Brain Training post, so do join us then!
We hope mew have an epic day, and remember to always...
Wing Commander Basil & The B Team
Don't forget to join in the pawesome Sunday Selfies Blog Hop with
Angel Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy and Sawyer ~ visit them at their pawesome blog:
Thanks for joining us for Part 6 of our supurr fun Crafting with Cats re-run. We thought we'd get a head-start on the Valentine's Crafting, as the big day is now only a few days away!
If mew missed Part I, click here to see how we made an epic heart shaped crinkle mat, and here for Part II, when we made some epic catnip hearts and kicker toys. Check out Part III for the most epic Valentine's Cat Cottage ever.Click here to see Part IV, the Best Cat Tree Glow Up ever! And for Part V click here to see the Catnip Cookies.
If mew missed any of our previous CWC posts, stop by theCrafting with Cats Page and see all our previous projects, 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 for purrsonal/home use only.
So purrlease do not copy for commercial/resale purrposes.
2. First, we opened one box fully and cut off the top flaps.
3. Next, we rolled the cardboard to make it cylindrical.
4. Then we trimmed the bottom flaps, and cut vertically, so it made it easier when we attached the bottom in step 8.
5. This is how it looks when it's rolled and the edges glued together.
6. & 7. We checked the diameter before cutting a circle to fit inside the bottom.
8. Next, we glued the bottom in place.
9. & 10. Fudge came to inspect the shroom for size, and gave all paws up to continue.
11. & 12. Then we drew a doorway and cut it out.
13. & 14. Using the second box, we measured for the mushroom top and made the outer rim approx 3" or 7.6 cm wider all the way around.
15. & 16. We cut it out and tried it on top of the base to make sure it was the right size.
17. & 18. Using our pale pink crushed velvet, we placed the cardboard top on it to make sure we had enough fabric to get under the rim once it's padded, so it would completely cover the cardboard when the top is attached to the base. So make sure that your fabric is quite a bit bigger. Mew can also add an extra layer to the cardboard circle to strengthen it.
19. & 20. And then we cut out lots of white felt circles in different sizes. We placed them on the cardboard just to get the best pattern.
21. & 22. We pinned all the way around the cardboard circle on the fabric, as our white tailor's chalk didn't show up, and we needed a guide for the edge. And then we placed all the felt circles and pinned them in place before sewing with a zig-zag stitch on the machine. Mew could glue or hand sew at this stage.
23. All the felt circles are securely attached.
24. Next we used the wadding out of an old cushion and heaped it up on top of the cardboard circle.
25. We carefully placed the crushed velvet in place, and mew can see how much extra fabric was needed. We also tried to shape the wadding so it was higher in the middle. Then we flipped the entire thing over and glued the crushed velvet in place, pulling it taut. Think of covering a chair bottom.
26. This is the finished mushroom top, we cut off any excess fabric underneath, but we also made sure that underneath portion of the rim was completely covered, so it looks like mushroom gills.
27. & 28. We covered the entire base in a light grey felt and glued it in place.
29. We snipped the felt edge like step 31 and glued it down.
30. Next, we cut out the doorway, leaving plenty of fabric.
31. & 32. We snipped the fabric back to the edge of the doorway and then folded and glued in place.
33. We used the remaining felt to cover the inside of the mushroom.
34. Next we got our small pom poms and began to glue them around the opening.
35. Pandora came to check on the P.A.'s progress and to make sure she wasn't slacking off! MOL
36. The pom poms look great!
37. We glued the mushroom top to the base.
38. Then we decided the top needed some pom pom trim.
39. Then we decided we had enough crushed velvet left to make a cushion.
40. And here's the Love Shroom finished. Isn't it cute?
These three wasted no time at all, and as Smooch says, "Mew snooze, mew lose!" As he got there first!
What a totally fun project to make, all the cats love it and if mew watch the video to the very end mew'll see Fudge wanted Melvyn off the top, and well just see for yourselves! MOL
We've now moved it into the upstairs lounge, we swapped it with The Observatory for something different, and Melvyn has moved out of his glamping tent and into the shroom! MOL
And that furiends furry sadly brings us to the end of today's pawesomely fun Crafting with Cats post, we do hope mew liked it. Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel as we've got lots of videos there, and some of which mew might have not seen before.
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 stafffrom and against any and all claims for personal injuries or damages of any kind arising from the use of any Crafting With Cats posts we may share.
Graphics created with paid licence www.canva.com
Music Used under licence from www.soundstripe.com ~ Artist: Pala - Track: Lost Without Love
