Mouse (Rat?) Cat Toy

Another present for the kitten!  Made this in a couple of hours this afternoon.  There's a bell inside the nose end, and a pouch of catnip.

The fake fur fabric I bought in John Lewis when I was last in London, and the cord for the tail is recycled (though I can't remember where/what from!)

New Kitten Card - 21 May 2012

Made a card to go with the presents for the new kitten.  

Used several papers which came free in a papercrafts magazine, a scrapbooking sticker ("NEW ARRIVAL") and a picture of a cat I printed from the Internet.  I re-coloured the kitten with an orange pencil ...  

Cat Blanket

 

This is a blanket I knitted for Angelique's new kitten.  It's about 14" square, and in denim blue Aran.  The yarn is nice to knit with, but if you try to iron it without a cloth over it, it burns! It's slightly scorched, but it doesn't show too much!!

This is a pattern I've knitted lots of times, in several sizes.  It takes just a coupe of days to knit.

Xmas Gift Tags

I made these gift tags last week.  I sat down to wrap some Xmas presents, but didn't want to use my tired old self-adhesive tags ...

(One layer of green paper, and one layer of cream, with a tree punched out in the centre.)

Sunflower Cake

Haven't posted anything for ages.  I baked this sunflower cake last night.  I only had 3 eggs, so the silicon mould was only half full, and it would have looked much better if it had been thicker.  Next time I need to use 4 or 5 eggs ...  It tasted OK, but it was crunchy on the outside and a tiny bit undercooked right in the centre.  

1:48 Scale Money Boxes

I got these two kits from Petite Properties on Monday, and started to assemble them that same night. I've since painted the interiors (black) and the door and window frames in antique white.

These two buildings are actually money boxes! I'm going to make them up to use as money boxes, but I want to cover up the doors and windows so you can't see the coins inside, and also to keep the dust out.

They are in 1:48 scale. They're called Pennypinchers Cottage and Miniature Savings Bank.

More Cupcakes

Baked these today. Decided to keep them nice and simple, so I just put a little blob of icing on the top and some sprinkles. Wanted to use this stand I bought on eBay ... but it's so wobbly - the top bit doesn't screw on properly!

Miniatures

I came across a box of miniature kits this afternoon, and quickly put these three together. The tapestry stand is going in the haberdashery shop and the two shelf units will go in one of the shops - not sure which.

I will paint the shelves when I know where they're going to go, but I may leave the tapestry stand as it is.

Sandwich Cake!

Here's another cake I baked today. Wanted to try out this Cakewich silicone mould I bought on eBay. It really does look like (an oversized) sandwich!

The plate the cake is on is a dinner plate.

A Kitten's Tale BOM

These are the patterns and fabrics for the A Kitten's Tale BOM, designed by Lynette Anderson. I've printed out the applique pieces on freezer paper now and would love to start on this project ... but it's so hot at the moment, and I can't do anything. It always annoys me - I have all this extra time during summer hours (when I'm home by 3.00 pm), but it's always so hot that I spend the time sitting in front of the fan, sweating and wishing that summer was over! If I had it my way I would have summer hours in the winter instead!!

So I have plenty to get on with during the cooler months. It's frustrating then that when it does start to cool down, soon after it also gets darker earlier in the day, and before I know it, by the time I get home I have to close the shutters and turn the lights on!

OK, that's enough grumbling for one day ...