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.

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.

For this project you will need:

• 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 

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Pattern has been updated with new directions, supply list, and template.

Get your copy here today!

Looking for something else? 

Check out some of my other Valentine's Day sewing and crafting projects!

Otherwise you can find the OLD step-by-step how to tutorial video for the homemade denim heart ornament right here:

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...

and sitting on the Christmas wall quilt pattern as I was working...

and attempting to open my bobbin drawer.

And by taking away a spool...

and knocking off the quilt top and claiming it as her own.

Then when the wildness calmed down we had the cute lap cat moments.

Yep, it was a week of cute kittens just doing what cute kittens do. 

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!

Even more cuteness can be found in this week's episode of The Adventures of Wyatt. Check it out!

Happy (and cute) Foster Kitty Friday!

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.

Make String Christmas Trees Decorations - Tutorial Tuesday

For today's Christmas trees we're working with cotton crochet thread and glue. Better cover that work surface - it's gonna get messy!

Looking for more Christmas projects?
Check out all the other free tutorials here at Deb's Days!

For this project you will need:

• Cotton crochet thread, string, twine, or yarn
• White glue
• Sponge brush
• Cardstock
• Cellophane wrap to cover cone
• Cone pattern downloaded from here

Looking for more Christmas ideas? Check out these projects!

Disclosure: Deb's Days is a participant in affiliate advertising programs designed to provide a means for me to earn fees by linking to affiliated sites. This means that, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a small commission if you click through and make a purchase. Your purchase helps support my work in bringing you new sewing and crafting content.

Looking for the directions on how to make these trees? Check out the step-by-step how to tutorial video for the homemade string Christmas Tree decorations right here:

Foster Kitten Friday

Hello from the Wild West foster kitty household! With Mama Kate off to her forever home, the babies were missing their mama this week. Guess I must be a pretty good substitute because they followed me everywhere. But this week's pictures aren't of them traipsing through the house with me. Nope, they are where they spent most of their time...on my lap.

We had the please hold me like a baby pictures from both Wyatt Earp and Wild Bill.

Everyone went with the let me show you my belly pictures.

The what did you say? pictures were popular with Annie Oakley and Wyatt.

The I'm a football fan pictures from Wild Bill and Annie Oakley.

The let me show you my tongue and mouth and the don't we look like twins? pictures from Wild Bill and Wyatt Earp.

The foster mama's and foster papa's laps and chests are comfy pictures.

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!

Ready to see kitties in action instead? Check out Wyatt's new video! You’ll even find the rest of the Wild West Gang making cameo appearances.

Happy Foster Friday!

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.