Pets

The Owl and the Pussycat

I picked up a couple of new accessories for the end tables in the living room.

The Owl (a vintage cookie jar)…

…and the Pussycat.

All Day, Every Day

This is where we are.

A Key Chain and a Dog Tag

I finally found my inkjet compatible shrinky dinks paper! I made the key chain I had wanted to make back in December, and I also made a cute dog tag for Murray. I’ve edited the photos of Murray’s tag to remove or blur our address and phone number, but the info is on […]

A Collar “Cozy”

I made something stupid for Murray this afternoon.

What’s that boy? Yes, it does look silly.
I sewed a little scrap of fabric into a sort of neckerchief…

And then I closed the middle up and inserted the collar.

Now it’s a collar cozy.
I figured it would be better than the plain black collar Murray’s been wearing, which […]

He’s Home Early

He’s not feeling well though. One of the dogs at the shelter had Parvo, but there was also another virus going around. Our puppy has an upper respiratory infection (we have to give him antibiotics), but all we can do is hope that’s all he has. The shelter thought he would be […]

We Adopted a Dog!

He’s somewhere between 4-6 months old, and we adopted him today from the Animal Care League here in Oak Park.

He has the best personality - he’s just super sweet, calm, and lovable. He went between snuggling up to me and snuggling up to Brandon most of the time, just back and forth, wanting to […]

Paint & Fabric Instead of Wallpaper?

I hated the blue upholstery on the new dining room chairs (I’m just not a big fan of the color). I peeked underneath and saw green, so I decided to take off the blue fabric. I figured the fabric underneath would either be gross and need to be recovered (which would be fine), […]

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This post was brought to you by Violet, my upside down cat.