- 2 rolls of toilet paper, one larger than the other
- 2 white fat quarters measuring approx 18" x 22"
- 1 piece of fleece measuring 10" x 18"
- 1 piece of fleece measuring 3" x 24"
- Assorted buttons
- Hot glue
- Scissors
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
How to Make a Stuffed Snowman from Toilet Paper - No-Sew Tutorial Tuesday
Friday, January 8, 2021
Foster Kitten Friday
Hello from the Wild West Gang! Well, we're down to three. This was the week Wild Bill headed off to find his forever home. It's always a sad day when one of the little foster kitties leaves your home. You've fed them, cleaned up after them, played with them, and loved them. For two months Wild Bill has been part of our family and, while we're sad to see the sweetie go, we're excited for him and his new family.
Saying their goodbyes |
Wild Bill saying his goodbyes |
Just us now |
Wyatt Earp and Calamity Jane |
Love fest |
The famous Wyatt Earp |
Want to help contribute to the work I do with foster kittens? I have an Amazon wish list right here. These are the things I use again and again, year after year. With daily laundry and frequent cleaning, items have to be replaced often. I’d love anything you’d be willing to send my way!
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
How to Make Homemade Valentine's Day Cards - Tutorial Tuesday
Make Homemade Note Cards for Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Thank You Notes, and More!
With Valentine's Day coming up next month, I thought it would a good time to bring back this handmade Valentine's Day card sewing and crafting project idea. If you have some extra fabric scraps or strips just hanging around you'd like to use up, this quick and easy project could be just what you've been looking for.
- Fabric strips, 1” to 1 ½” wide in varying lengths
- 8” x 10” piece of muslin for foundation
- Cardstock
- Iron
- Pinking shears and scissors
- Sewing machine
- Matching thread
- Envelopes
- Heart template from the pattern
Friday, January 1, 2021
Foster Kitten Friday - The New Year's Edition
Happy New Year from the Wild, Wild, Wild, Wild, Wild, Wild, Wild West Gang!
It's a new year and everyone is taking on a new role.
Annie Oakley is the thief, stealing a kitty blanket away from me...
Friday, December 25, 2020
The Adventures of Wyatt Earp, the Foster Kitten Born Without Any Back Feet
Foster Kitten Friday, the Christmas Edition
Merry Christmas and Happy Foster Friday from the Wild West Gang!
We had planned on doing some kitty cat family photos today to share with everyone, but 10 week old kitties aren't always cooperative. While we didn't have a Christmas tree this year, we still could have taken their pictures in front of stockings or a Christmas quilt. Heck, I would have even been happy with them all sitting still in one place anywhere in the house today!
Although it's still early in the day, they've already had enough excitement this week with Wyatt's Christmas presents so we're giving them (and me) a break from the camera. Instead, we'll go with the few moments of quiet we had. As the Wild West Gang is definitely living up to their names those moments were few and far between.
All together on the cat tree with some Christmas decor in the background is as close as we'll get. |
Calamity Jane sound asleep. Silly girl. |
Annie Oakley and Wild Bill oh-so-close to napping. |
Shhh...don't tell Wyatt I took a picture of him with one of his Christmas presents. |
Want to help contribute to the work I do with foster kittens? I have an Amazon wish list right here. These are the things I use again and again, year after year. With daily laundry and frequent cleaning, items have to be replaced often. I’d love anything you’d be willing to send my way!
What? Wyatt has a Christmas present in the picture? Yep! Check out his video to see what he got.
I also got a huge Christmas present from Wyatt. Every day for the last six weeks he has gone to the bathroom outside the litter box. I've cleaned up pee and poo off of his blankets and run laundry. Every. Single. Day. But last night, on Christmas Eve, after I finished putting together his video...WYATT USED THE LITTER BOX!!! Happy Dance, Happy Dance! So while it's not mentioned in this week's video it definitely will be in the next one.
Merry Christmas to all!
Learn more about living with the Wild West Foster Kitten Gang here.
Watch all the episodes of The Adventures of Wyatt Earp, the Foster Kitten with no back feet here.
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Make a Denim Heart Christmas Ornament - Tutorial Tuesday
It's time for us to make another homemade heart Christmas Tree ornament or Valentine's Day decoration. So here we go with today's Tutorial Tuesday - an easy to make denim heart.
- Piece of denim
- Piece of contrasting fabric
- Contrasting fabric for loop
- Polyester fiberfill
- Pinking shears
- Pins or Clover Wonder Clips
- Iron
- Sewing machine
- Matching thread
- Rotary cutter
- Cutting ruler
- Cutting mat
- Heart template downloaded from here
Otherwise you can find the OLD step-by-step how to tutorial video for the homemade denim heart ornament right here:
Friday, December 18, 2020
Foster Kitten Friday
Hello from The Wild West Gang!
Hello from Trouble Maker Town!
Hello from the land of Foster Kittens Just Being Foster Kittens!
The week they went wild and got into everything.
They took things out of the closet. Tried to open kitchen cabinets. Dropped toys into their water bowls. Hid toys around the toilet. Confiscated shoes and stole socks. Climbed up our legs as we walked. Hid tissues. Squeezed under closed doors. Took flying leaps from the cat trees to anything and anyone - people included - within 10 feet of them. It was also the week they thought suckling on brother one night would be a good idea. (Thankfully I heard the whining and was able to get up and stop it.)
They also thought they should be helping me in the sewing room by playing on the ironing table...