Week 24 - Eye Pillow

Hi there.  How was your week?  I enjoyed napping under winter sunshine this week.  It is especially perfect fine day today.  M did the laundry a lot this morning, and took a nap in the afternoon.  Of course, after making this week's project - eye pillow.

Cat shaped Eye Pillow

  This pillow consists of two parts.  Eye pillow itself is made from calico cotton and stuffed with organic wheat.  Cat shaped cover is also made from cotton.

You can use it as cool pack after cooling in the freezer.  Or you can use it as hot pack after heating in the microwave with some water.

Different from similar eye pillows from shops, you can wash the cover when you want - which means always clean and good for hygiene.

Organic Wheat

Want my check?

Okay, I will check the detail.

Week 23 - Purbie Doll 2

Hi everyone!  How was your week?  I read an interesting article about a cat mayor in Alaska.  Stubbs the mayor was actually elected and has worked as a mayor for 15 years.  He is very popular and doing good work to attract tourists.  Amazing, isn't it?  I knew there is a cat station master in Japan.  Tama becomes also very popular and saves the railway line.  Stubbs is a ginger cat.  Tama is calico.  Go Cats!

Hi I am Purbie 2.

 In Week 9, I introduced Purbie Doll.  Remember?  This week M made another Purbie Doll.  Not the same at all.  


She is a light brown cat and has brown eyes, wearing border T-shirts, spotted black tutu, fur trimmed coat and white leather long boots.

        

I like my fish pendant.

The coat is warm.  I wish it covers the tail. 

  

 Barbie Dolls wear various colours, while Purbie Dolls wear quiet colours.  I asked M why the Purbie Dolls don't wear pink or red.  M answered, "Because they are cats.  Cats wear cats colours - white, black, brown, grey and ginger."

 I think it would be nice to wear bright colour.  M is stubborn.

With Purbie Doll #1

I am checking the detail.

See you next week.

  

Week 22 - Reversible Hat

Hello.  Daisy from here in Christchurch.  How are you?  Winter is definitely in New Zealand.  It is chilly especially in the morning and at night.  M seems to enjoy hot drinks - coffee(instant or filtered), Earl Grey tea, herb tea, green tea, while I drink still water.  Cats are very strict for their drinks.  People are fussy drinker.

This week, M made a reversible leopard hat.  You may remember that she made a hat a few weeks ago.  You are right.  At first, I thought she used the same pattern to save her time.  As I checked the detail, I found the style is slightly different.  Let's have a look.

Reversible Leopard Hat

 Compare to the white tiger fake fur hat in the week 18, this hat is slightly shallow and the brim is a little bit larger.  The material is polar fleece both black and leopard print side.

I am checking the detail.

As my head is not big enough to fit to this hat, Soy, the door stopper cat becomes a model. 

Hello again, I'm happy to be a model.

This way is also nice.

Week 21 - Fortune Cat Bookmark

 Hi everyone.  It's me, Daisy!  There was an another rattle yesterday afternoon.  It was M4.8 according to the news.  Don't worry, there wasn't any further damage in Christchurch.  Some cats are very nervous about quakes, but I am okay as long as I have cat food, fresh water, clean litter and cosy place to sleep.  Oh, of course I need my friend M to be looked after.  

Today M was making something very tiny with polymer clay.  It is smaller than my paw.  It is a fortune cat!  Maneki Neko in Japanese.

The right one is a traditional fortune cat.

The traditional fortune cat is based on white/tortoiseshell cat.

The right paw up means the cat brings wealth.  The cat raised left paw brings people.

The left one is me?

M made a tabby cat charm besides the traditional one.  Tabby one has a pink heart instead of a gold coin.  Incidentally, the book in the photo is "CAT O'NINE TALES" by Jeffrey Archer.

I checked the detail.

Week 20 - Peg Bag

Hello.  Daisy is here.  One week has past so quickly.
Today, M forced me to take a worm tablet.  She insisted that I had to.  It is important to take a pill to protect myself from nasty parasites.  I know it, but I don't like a medicine.  On the package it says that the tablet is liver flavour.  No, it isn't.  I smelt medicine flavour.  Oh, please someone, make a much tastier wormer tablet!

Putting worm tablet aside and let's look at this week's project, shall we?  This week, M made a peg bag.  It is convenient to keep and to use pegs.  It is made from Indian jute with tartan bias tape trimming.

Peg Bag

When I saw this project at first, I thought this was not a cat craft.




I was disappointed but I checked the quality anyway.



And then, I found a smiling cat on the tiny T-shirts.  Yes, I can say this is a cat craft.

Cat T-shirt on cloth line

Pegs T-shirts

Fish printed bandanna

My knickers?

Week 19 - Shopping Bag

Hi everyone.  How was your week?  The shortest day in this week and from now on, the day time will be longer.  Long nights are good for sleeping.  I enjoy napping on a warm heated throw or M's lap.

This week M made a shopping bag not to use plastic bags for environment.  Go green!

Cat shopping bag

 A black cat applique is on the cotton bag.  It is large enough to carry groceries.  Well, I mean 'cat food'.

Excuse me.  I felt itchy.

I'm checking the quality. 

Week 18 - Fake Fur Hat

Hi, everyone.  Daisy is here.  Winter is definitely enjoyable season to relax in the warm house.  I like winter, spring, summer and autumn.  I can enjoy each season in many ways.  M told me that that is the Zen way.  I don't know much about Zen but this is the cat's way.

This week M made a fake fur hat matching to the collar in the Week 14.

White tiger fake fur hat

It is decorated with grosgrain ribbon and beads.

Should I say 'Hello' to this?

Na. It doesn't smell any.