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Thanks for joining us for the fifth Easter Crafting with Cats segment, and a brand new project.
We have so much fun making all this stuff, and we hope mew enjoy seeing it and/or making it too.
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.
To see the previous Easter projects click the links below:
Optional Cat ~ Many apologies that Smooch wasn't in the craft room. The P.A. made these late on Wednesday evening, and Smooch was snoozing on his Shroom! MOL
Fudge jumped Melvyn, normal, as he claims everything for himself immediately! MOL
Anyhoo, The B Team really liked them, Fudge has taken full ownership, but the P.A. is going to sneak one away for Smooch later! MOL
That pawesome furiends, furry sadly brings us to the end of our Easter Crafting with Cats Bonanza. We hoped mew liked the latest project as much as we did.
We'll be back tomorrow with our usual Sunday Selfies post, so do join us if mew can as mew know how much we love your company.
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 use of any Crafting With Cats posts we may share.
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Thanks for joining us for the fourth Easter Crafting with Cats segment, and it's now definitely an Easter Eggstravaganza crafting bonanza! MOL Mew know we have so much fun making all this stuff, and we hope mew enjoy seeing it and/or making it too.
To see the previous Easter projects click the links below:
Optional Cat ~ Smooch was today's Craft Room Snoopervisor
"What do mew mean I've got catnip on my chin?" Smooch said, then added. "I definitely have NOT been trying the catnip stash!"
Let's Get Started
1. We used some of the orange faux fur left over from our pumpkin bed project a few years ago. We bought some green feather trim on a satin ribbon for the leaves.
2. Next we winged it, and just made a long triangular pattern - see dimensions on pic. As we wanted a longer kicker toy, so the first one was just a test, but luckily it worked out purrfect.
3. & 4. Then we got some of the old faux fur offcuts and cut out our pattern, with a 1cm or 0.5" seam allowance all around.
5. We folded it in half with right sides together, or the furry side inside. And pinned in place.
6. We used a basic straight stitch to sew up the edge, and we did then use a zig-zag stitch to stop the edges fraying.
7. This is what it looked like before the zig-zag stitch.
8. Then we turned it right sides out, or fluffy side up! MOL
9. Let's get ready to start stuffing. The wadding we used is from a cushion, and our catnip is homegrown.
10. & 11. We used a wooden chopstick to push the wadding and catnip down the carrot. And we didn't overstuff so it has movement.
12. Say hello to the fluffy carrot.
13. Smooch had to sample the catnip just to make sure it was the supurr extra primo blend. (Mew see, he lied about not having any earlier! MOL)
14. Then he eagerly awaited the next part.
15. We cut the feather ribbon into a 4" or 10 cm length and rolled it up. Apologies for no pics here but the P.A. found it impawsible to take any while trying the hold the carrot and feathers in place and then take a pic. Smooch couldn't believe it, and said, "That's a purretty poor effort, and I think mew need to try harder!"
We won't post the P.A.'s reply! MOL
Anyhoo, basically while holding the rolled up feathers, mew stuff them into the top of the carrot and hand sew the whole top together, pulling your stitches tight so it gathers everything together leaving a nice domed top with the feathers poking out.
16. And here's the finished fluffy carrot kicker toy.
As mew can see Fudge thought the carrots were all his, basically because they are ORANGE! MOL
But that aside, and Fudge's little rough and tumble with Melvyn over sharing said carrots - see the video, they were enjoyed by all.
That pawesome furiends, furry sadly brings us to the end of our fourth Easter Crafting with Cats rerun. We do hope mew liked it, and if all goes to plan we'll be sharing a brand new project BBHQ on Caturday!
Amber will be here tomorrow with this weeks top book pick, so do stop by to see what she has in store for mew this time.
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 use of any Crafting With Cats posts we may share.
Thanks for joining us for the third Easter Crafting with Cats segment, and it's now officially an Easter Eggstravaganza crafting bonanza! MOL Mew know we have so much fun making all this stuff, and we hope mew enjoy seeing it and/or making it too.
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.
To see the previous Easter projects click the links below:
fabric scraps for cushion + wadding + pom pom trim + sewing machine
plus some cute feline accessories for the desk
Optional Cat ~ Parsley was today's Craft Room Snoopervisor
Let's get started!
1. These are the 3 boxes we used.
2. Using the largest box at the bottom of the pile, we opened up the flaps to increase the height and drew an opening.
3. & 4. Next, we cut out the opening and glued the loose flaps in place.
5. Then we used the top box to create the shelving unit for the back of the desk.
6. & 7. Cut all the flaps off and glue the two longer ones together.
8. This is what our desk looked like at this point.
9. - 12. Instead of painting, we found some white sticky-back plastic we had in stock, so we decided to use that to cover everything.
13. & 14. Place the box on sticky-back plastic. Trace around the box so mew have a template that looks like this.
15. Cut out leaving about a 1" or 2.5 cm extra allowance around the edge. Cut an exact replica, so mew now have two identical pieces.
16. This was the tricky part; covering the inside of the box first. It took a little time to manoeuvre everything into place, but our top tip is to leave the backing on the flaps while mew stick the bottom piece in place first, then do one flap at a time. And repeat for the outside of the box.
17. This is the finished shelf unit once the extra shelf was glued into place.
18. & 19. Next, we covered the desk inside and out.
20. This is how it looked after the shelf unit was glued at the back of the desk.
21. We used the middle box to make the chair.
22. We measured how high the seat needed to be, by offering it up against the desk.
23. We cut down the sides to the pen mark and then glued one of the cardboard tubes cut in half to provide extra support under the seat.
24. Next we folded and glued all the flaps in place until it looked like this, a cute little box chair. Then we covered it in sticky-back plastic.
25. & 26. We used the 2nd cardboard tube to make a scratch post for the back of the chair. This also makes the chair more stable. Just glue the rope around the tube.
27. Then, using the cable ties, we secured it to the chair at the top and at the base of the seat.
28. To make it a little prettier at the bottom, we made a little holder that the bottom of the scratch post is glued into, stabilising it further. And here's the finished chair.
29. & 30. Parsley came to check on how things were going, and this is the final product.
31. Using some fabric scraps, we made a small cushion pad for the chair and trimmed it with pom poms. Then, we used double-sided tape to stick it to the chair seat so it wouldn't slip off.
32. To finish it off, we made a large woolly pom pom to stick on top of the scratch post and then added a few desk essentials, such as a jar of catnip, a green mouse, and some feather wands, plus a few stationery items.
And voila, mew have the purrfect desk and workspace for your kitty.
If mew'd like to watch the creation of the desk and chair plus see what The B Team thought of their new furniture, just click play!
We think The Work, Scratch 'n' Play Desk and Chair turned out epically epic, and it's now in our BBHQ office for whenever anyone wants to write the blog or a book or two!
That pawesome furiends, furry sadly brings us to the end of our third Easter Crafting with Cats rerun. We do hope mew liked it, and we look forward to sharing more crafting exploits from BBHQ later in the week!
We'll be back tomorrow with the epilogue of Claws of Terror. If mew missed last week's action and adventure in Chapter Twenty, click here to catch up.
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 use of any Crafting With Cats posts we may share.
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