Buster II

cat parts

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For my nephew's birthday, Buster II - in memory of Nephew's first cat (who is actually still living as far as we know, Buster just didn't want to move when my sister did and the family who bought their house was happy to let him stay and continue catching mice in the very large field/backyard).

making hair pretties

hair pretties like these are super easy to make, just watch!

you'll need felt in 4 colors (the stuff I used is made from recycled plastic!), bobby pins, seed beads, needle, thread, paper, pencil, pins, scissors & hot glue gun (I would not use the low temp one for this).

on paper draw three graduated flowers, cut them out and pin them each on a different color of felt.

cut them out.

cut out a circle from the fourth color of felt large enough to be the center of the smallest flower. cut a second, smaller circle from the same felt as the largest flower. stack flowers and circles as pictured and tie together using thread, placing a seed bead in the center. tie in back with double knot.

out of the same felt used in the bottom flower, cut out oval or square large enough to cover back, but not big enough to be seen from the front. slide bobby pin over.

glue on the straight side of the pin (not the bumpy side).

press oval onto back of flower, but please be careful! I have a blister on my thumb from the glue.

Voila!

my kind husband posed for this picture because the girls are at school.

now make more!

dinner

My kids won't eat chili, but they LOVE ham and beans.

beans, pre-soaking, pre-soup, pre-ham

cheetah

My daughters are crazy. One might argue that they get it from me. Not this time, folks! They LOVE hot cheetos. Oh. My. Sometimes when a friend is over to play (or rather, hang out, since I think they might be too old & too cool to 'play' now) they'll ask if they can take a walk up to the gas station to get a bag of those evil snacks. I usually let them.

Today was Mikay's friend's birthday party. I asked if she wanted me to make something for her gift and my daughter wondered if I could crochet a guy like Chester. I said I would try. What I ended up with isn't as much a look-a-like as it is a look-similar:

(the glasses look far more glasses-ish in person)

finishing up

Crocheting the head and finishing up, I watched Criminal Minds on ion (it's one of the few shows I watch on an actual TV set!).

legs

watched The Biggest Loser

beginning a horse

While I crochet I like to watch shows on hulu. Today it was the most recent episode of Parks & Recreation, I enjoy that program.

frost

a granny a day

I heard about this:

at Works in Progress and decided to join in the fun. I have a little bit of catching up to do (but that's ok). I've always admired the granny squares with the flower centers but assumed it would be too difficult for me. Then yesterday I got to thinking and realized I'm a moderately intelligent person. Never mind that I can't seem to follow instructions to save my life, I ought to be able to figure it out. So I looked at the ones Pip has pictured and then made these:

I'm not sure if I've done them the same way or not, but I'm pleased! Like I said, I have a bit of catching up still, but I'm excited! Yay granny squares! (PS, if you are interested but don't know how to crochet or crochet a granny, Pip is posting video tutorials)