One of the many hobbies I take up and then shortly ditch (due to my inability to stick to anyone project at a time) is needlefelting. 'Needlefelting' is exactly what it says in the tin, you jab a needle into roving wool to create felt. It's actually very theraputic, albeit time consuming. And when I had run out of any other colour wool but white I found myself wishing I had a sheep to keep me stocked up with my new crafting materials. I don't own a sheep. But I do own a cat. [insert evil laugh here]
To my grandma's delight I asked her to buy me a book for Christmas, but she had no idea what kind of book because I ordered 'Crafting With Cat Hair' online for her. Yes. You can craft with cat fur! You simply collect it by grooming your puddy cat with it's usual brush and use it as if it is roving wool. And I gave it a go, here's the result:
Because I'm still a newbie at this craft, I stuck to the simple designs the book gives you and it didn't turn out too bad. I think I was a little too ambitious and made it bigger than I needed to (this piece of felting is about 10cm x 6cm). It would have been cute to try and felt or sew my cat's name onto it as well - ah! the things you think about after you commit to art. Anyways, my mum accepted this little craft as one of her Christmas presents without thinking it was too weird. Although, I'm not sure where it is now...
I also made my kitty cat a Christmas gift this year. She got some pac-man themed cat-nip toys. These are made with felt I bought from Hobbycraft (70p or so a sheet). I believe I read somewhere that cats are colourblind, but she definitely prefered the red ghost. Maybe it had more cat-nip in it?
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| Toys before Madison got to them! |
It's important to keep a check on your pets toys. Madison was always supervised when she plays with my felt toys because it is possible for her to pull the thread out and try and eat it. So when they become too damaged or worn I get to replace them with new ones, yay!
