Parsley's Festive Cheer Selfie on The Sunday Selfies Blog Hop and Caturday Art Blog Hop

Supurr Festive Sunday greetings epic furiends

Welcome to another BBHQ selfie selection, and as Catmas is fast approaching, Parsley went out in the wilds to find the purrfect snow scene before he went and spread a little festive cheer on his way back to BBHQ! What a dude! 

Parsley's Festive Cheer Selfie 

He's got such a kind nature and is always thinking of those less fortunate than himself. He loves nothing more than helping others; he is such a little sweetie.

However, he did have a bit of trouble wrapping some of the gifts because the sticky tape kept getting stuck to his fur! OH DEAR! MOL

We're also joining in Athena's Fabulous Art Hop so do stop by and show off your pawesome arty-farty skills.

The effect was created with Befunky - AI Enhancer, Gouache 1 + colour changes to hue and saturation.

We also turned this fab arty-farty picture into a puzzle, so do stop by the puzzle page and take the Puzzle Challenge, see if mew can beat our time of 10 mins 03 secs. 

Anyhoo it's time for us to go and snoopervise the tree decorating, as that is on today's programme. Smooch, as always, is in the kitchen snoopervising lunch, and hopefully, this afternoon, BBHQ will look as festive as Parsley! MOL

We'll see mew in the morning when we're sharing another furbulous Catmas Crafting with Cats, and if mew missed last week's post, click here to catch on how we made the Santa Paws Sled, in fact, similar to the one Parsely has today.

We do hope mew have an epic day, and remember to...

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:

www.thecatonmyhead.com

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**CATMAS SPECIAL** CRAFTING WITH CATS RERUN ~ HOW WE MADE THE EPICALLY EPIC SANTA PAWS CATMAS SLED

 Supurr Festive Greetings Pawesome Pals

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

If mew missed any of our previous CWC posts, stop by the Crafting 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.

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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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THE SANTA PAWS SLED 

What We Used:

2 x large cardboard boxes

hot glue gun

scissors

red spray paint

black acrylic paint + brush

For the decor

white felt

non-toxic pva glue

white pom pom trim

white feather trim

1 x small Christmas tree

small red baubles

red & white bells

small gold bows

2 x stick on lights - headlights

2 x mood lights - underneath

2 x fat quarters for cushions and Santa sack

wadding for cushion and catnip cushions

1 set battery operated fairy lights

1 x small wooden plaque

other wooden Christmas tree decorations

>^.^<

Optional Cat ~ Smooch was today's Craft Room Snoopervisor

Normally, we share step-by-step instructions showing how to make things, but in this post we thought we’d show mew exactly in almost real-time how the sled was created from start to finish, letting mew see how a mid-size cardboard box was transformed into a supurr festive sled for cats.

There are 6 videos in total, approximately 10 + minutes each

Links to all episodes:

Part 1   Part 1 a    Part 2    Part 3   Part 4   Part 5

ISN'T IT EPICALLY EPIC? 

Melvyn did pull the tree off the back at the end of the final episode! MOL 

What a fluffing heathen, anyhoo, it's all back together now as the P.A. has used a lot more glue. She thought it was secure enough, but sadly, it wasn't quite fully Melvyn-Proof, which he pointed out when it landed in the sleigh bed - OH DEAR!

But that little incident aside, we still think it turned out epically epic.

FYI - We are not allowed to use the sled without pawrental guidance, purrlease be aware of safety issues and the safety of your cat at all times if making this or any other crafting projects.

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

So we'll sign off on this bright and breezy Monday and look forward to your company on Wednesday's Midweek News.

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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Smooch is Sleighing - Again! on The Sunday Selfies Blog Hop and Caturday Art Blog Hop

Supurr Sunday greetings furiends

Welcome to another BBHQ selfie selection, and this week, we've got a little #throwback of Smooch in the Santa Paws Sleigh, which we made on the Catmas Crafting with Cats in 2021.

 Smooch is Sleighing - Again! 

He loves it! 

And if mew want to see this epic crafting creation come to life, check out tomorrow's post to see how it happened! MOL

We're also joining in Athena's Fabulous Art Hop so do stop by and show off your pawesome arty-farty skills.

The effect was created with Befunky - AI Enhancer, Realist GFX +  a vignette border & slight colour changes to hue and saturation.

We also turned this fab arty-farty picture into a puzzle, so do stop by the puzzle page and take the Puzzle Challenge, see if mew can beat our time of 9 mins 18 secs. 

Jumpin' juniper berries, it's been a bit gusty the last couple of days, so much so that outside time has been restricted due to this new warning: A Danger to Floof!

Smooch is very happy this morning as he's watching the roast chicken in the oven; he says it's very relaxing as it slowly turns a lovely golden shade. What a total heathen! MOL

This afternoon we're watching The Hunt for The Wilder People, it's such a funny movie, if mew haven't seen it, give it a go.

We hope mew have an epic day, and we'll be back in the morning with the first of our Catmas Crafting sessions, so mew don't want to miss all that fun!

In the meantime...

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:

www.thecatonmyhead.com

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**HAPPY DECEMBER!!!** Smooch is Nesting - Again!!! on The Sunday Selfies Blog Hop and Caturday Art Blog Hop

Supurr Sunday greetings furiends

HAPPY DECEMBER, and the Catmas Countdown has begun!

Welcome to another BBHQ selfie selection, and today Smooch is here sharing;

Smooch is Nesting - Again!!!

This was on Purrsday, and Smooch had been outside, which was really cold with lots of dampness, especially in the garden borders, which, of course, he had to trail through and get himself all damp too!

So upon his return indoors, he decided that he wanted to turn the cat cave into a nest on the sofa nearest the fire, so that's exactly what he did! MOL

Smooch's lovin' it!

Oh, and he says, in the New Year, he's back on the Stone Circle, ancient monuments and castles circuit, so we've got a few trips lined up. #soexcited!

We're also joining in Athena's Fabulous Art Hop so do stop by and show off your pawesome arty-farty skills.

The effect was created with Befunky - AI Enhancer, Realist GFX + slight colour changes to hue and saturation.

We also turned this fab arty-farty picture into a puzzle, so do stop by the puzzle page and take the Puzzle Challenge, see if mew can beat our time of 9 mins 27 secs. 

It's been rather chilly the last few days, so lunch will be ready after a quick pawtrol around the BBHQ perimeter.

Then this afternoon, it's movie time, and we're thinking something old school, like Die Hard with Bruce Willis or the original Predator, might get a viewing, or at the other end of the DVD rack, we may just watch Ferris Bueller's Day Off or Uncle Buck! MOL

We do hope mew have an epic day, and we'll see mew bright and breezing in the morning with a brand new Brain Training with Cats.

In the meantime...

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:

www.thecatonmyhead.com

Link up coming later...

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**THE BBHQ MIDWEEK NEWS ROUND-UP** Parsley's Epic Meatloaf, Smooch's Snoozy Sunday, Pandora's Staying Warm, and Melvyn's Modelling This Weeks Top Pick Bandana **EXTRA, EXTRA!** DOES MELVYN HAVE A BANDANA PROBLEM?

Epic Greetings Furbulous Furiends

Welcome to the BBHQ midweek news round-up!

The weather has eased up a little, and the dreadful and extremely offensive snow has now departed, thank cod. And we were supurr lucky that Storm Bert missed us. However, we are so sad for everyone who got flooded around the country. 

On a happier note.

Look what the P.A. got this week. She's had her eye on one of these for ages, and it was on offer on Amazon, so she snapped one up.

It's like building a dollhouse but for your bookshelves. Parsley looked at it, and it takes about 20 hours to make and is full of oodles and oodles of fiddly bits to put together. The P.A. will love it, or not! MOL 

But what we wanted to know was:

HAVE ANY OF MEW EVER BUILT ONE?

Oh, before we forget, we joined Bluesky, as there's a mass exodus on Twitter or X, so we hopped over there, and if mew're there too, follow us, and we'll follow mew back. Here is the link:

https://bsky.app/profile/basilandthebteam.bsky.social

Unfortunately, some rather selfish purrson stole our regular handle of BionicBasil, yep for a dog too - seriously mew couldn't write it! We were rather hissed off by that, but so it goes. It's not the first time that's happened; somepawdy on TikTok stole it, too... what can mew say???  

Anyhoo, let's look at this week's top headlines.

First up in the news

Parsley's Epic Meatloaf

Parsley was really on point with this pose while he was just having a few warms by the fire.

Next up in the news

Smooch's Snoozy Sunday

 This is one of Smooch's favourite all-time top three snooze spots. He loves the shroom; still, after all this time, it's always one of his go-to napping spots!

And it's even better with the radiator on.

In other news...

Pandora's Staying Warm

It was quite blustery, with a big dollop of rain on the side on Caturday. So Pandora was inside most of the day, and most of that was spent on the sofa near the fire.

Finally this week

Melvyn's Modelling The Top Bandana Pick

Last week mew voted for the furbulous Bears and Bunnie's bandana, but don't worry, the Autumn Butterflies will be made and put into the unworn box for future modelling assignments.

Now, this week's catwalk was a bit of a disaster, Melvyn wasn't feeling it because he had to model on Monday instead of Tuesday, and that just messed with his whole vibe. Anyhoo, take a look; even Smooch got on the catwalk this week! MOL

Check out Melvyn's videos on:

TikTok

Instagram

YouTube

Which one is your favourite this week?

Which one should he model next?

Here's the bandana collection for December. 

Mew have six choices for the month, as Melvyn wanted to remodel some of his Catmas favourites!

The December Collection

Top row from left to right.

1. Catmas Cats

2. Jingle All the Way

3. Candy Canes

Bottom row from left to right

4. Festive Fun

5. Catmas Presents

6. Catmas Mice

Tell us your top pick for next week in the comments!

EXTRA, EXTRA!

DOES MELVYN HAVE A BANDANA PROBLEM?

Melvyn wants to know if he has a problem? This selection doesn't include October's or November's bandanas either, as the photo was taken on the 12th of October... oh dear! MOL

Check out his bandana purrusal video on your favourite social media platform:

Instagram

YouTube

TikTok

That's us done for today. Amber will be back on Friday with another meowvellous book, and if mew missed any other posts, here are the links:

 Pandora's Selfie

Colouring with Cats

Amber's Latest Book Review

Check out the latest episodes of The Purrminator, as tomorrow we'll be back with Chapter Five in Melvyn's epically epic origin story:

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Wishing mew an epic day, and remember to always...

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team 

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