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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!
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The answer key will be on the BT next post.
Here's this week's wordsearch.
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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...
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.
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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.
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.
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Thanks for joining us for Part 5 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 nearly here!
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. And click here to see Part IV, the Best Cat Tree Glow Up ever!
If mew missed any of our previous CWC posts, stop by the Crafting with Cats Pageand 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.
A selection of scrap pieces of felt in pale pink, hot pink, tan, white & red
Wadding/stuffing
Cotton thread in brown
scissors
pinking shears
BBHQ organic homegrown catnip
Sewing machine or hand sewing is also possible if mew don't have a sewing machine.
Let's get Started
1. Our selection of leftover felt from other projects
2. We just cut the largest size hearts we could from the fabric available.
3. & 4.Then we got our pinking shears ready and cut around the edges of all the hearts to give them a fun zig-zag edge.
5. We are ready to start sewing.
6. First, topstitch the smaller heart onto the larger heart.
7. & 8. It should look something like this.Repeat for how many cookies we are making; we made six.
9. & 10. Next, topstitch the two larger hearts around the edge, leaving a small 2.5 cm or 1" gap for stuffing and catnip. Repeat for extra cookies.
11. & 12. Get your stuffing and catnip ready, then fill the heart cookies.
13. & 14. We always add the catnip first, then the wadding after. And mew should now have catnip heart cookies that look like this.
15. Stitch the gap closed.
16. And mew should now have a selection of uber epic Valentine's catnip heart cookies for your kitty!
The Finished Gift
The P.A. found a small box, which she decorated with ribbon and some small wooden hearts that were leftover from our Valentine's Cottage project, and then she added some shredded paper and a small jar of our homegrown catnip with a fluffy pom pom stuck on the lid, and this is our finished gift, isn't it epically epic?
As mew can see, once the cookies were ready, they did cause a mini-riot, Smooch wanted them all, Melvyn tried to grab one, Fudge came along and ruined that! MOL
Yesterday Fudge literally sat/lay over the box to stop anypawdy else getting any, and this morning the P.A. found catnip cookies everywhere, so there'd been a bit of a pawty during the night.
The B Team want to know, which colour catnip cooking is your favourite?
And that furiends furry sadly brings us to the end of today's furbulously 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 which mew might have not seen before.
Epically crafty purrs and don't forget to...
Wing Commander Basil & The B Team
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 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.
