Cat Toys On Sticks

The Cat Toy on A Stick is made from hand carved and hand sanded sticks, catnip toys made with fabric scraps, and elastic. I came up these as an alternative to the similar cat toys you find like these at pet stores on plastic sticks. These are a lot more eco-friendly too. Happy Earth Day! :)

Seedlings Update

The good news is that every type of seed I planted managed to sprout seedlings. And the bad news is that after a while of growing quite nicely they up and died. They just fell right over and shriveled up. I have decided that I better read up on growing seeds before another attempt at growing some. I was looking forward to eating the spinach and micro-greens, perhaps next year. Does anyone have any tips on growing seeds?

The seedlings pictured are the same two types pictured a few day apart.

Planting Seeds

Unfortunately the sweet basil that I planted from the seeds I received in a box of Triscuits didn't survive. I should have put the pot up high where one of the cats couldn't get to it. I had been thinking about getting some seeds and starting over, when my mom came home with a herb garden starter kit. So, I decided why not give it another go. So far 5 out of 6 different herbs are growing nicely. The only one that isn't growing yet it the parsley. The sweet basil, sage, oregano, dill, and chives are growing nicely. I received some more seeds for Easter. These were baby's breath, cornflower, sunflowers, tomatoes, and zinnias. So far out of these the baby's breath, cornflower, and sunflowers are growing.

And then I decided that even though I had a lot of seeds to plant as it was to get even more seeds. So I picked out some seeds at Target-micro greens (rainbow blend), spinach, and scabiosa (summer berries mix). Out of these the only one that has sprout seedlings so far is the micro-greens. I am having fun watching my plants grow and hopefully the ones that haven't sprouted yet will do so soon. :) Anyone else growing some seeds? How are yours doing?

Micro-Greens Seedlings

Cornflower Seedlings

Cat Toys!

I recently decided to take a hiatus from working with fabric yo yos. Since the weather has been great for the most part I headed outside to work on carving some sticks. I carve them and then use them to make cat toys with. Several sticks are now carved and just need to be cut to size and have a small hole drilled in the top. Then I will put a piece of elastic through them and tie a knot at the top to keep it attached. And finally I will sew three cat toys to each piece of elastic. And voila!

I have also been sewing up some catnip fortune cookies with some cat themed fabric I got at JoAnnes. I am not sure what I am doing with these yet. I enjoy sewing these while I sit and watch TV.

And finally I have been working on a new line of cat toys. These are similar to the cat toys on sticks except they are on rings. I am thinking of trying to sell these in our artfire store. I don't know if they would sell or not but I guess it is worth a try. I would appreciate any thoughts or opinions on them. :)

Etsy Office Finds

Add some pizazz to your home office with these fun and functional Etsy items. They are sure to brighten your day!



Monkey Pencil Cup-Kenya by MonkeyTravelClub



Small Fabric Boxes Set of 3 by PALEOLOCHICHomeDecor



Magnetic Pen, Pencil, or Chalk Holder by MooreMagnets



I LOVE WASHI - Medium Binder Clips - ASSORTMENT by nancym4



Minimally Abstract - curved domino magnets by RunAliceRun



Tiny Blue Square Glass Tile Push Pin Set by ninjavspirategifts



Decorative Clipboard by box64studios

It's Alive!!

I wasn't sure how my basil plant would fare given my history with growing plants. I was pleasantly surprised the other day when I saw that indeed it had started growing. There before my eyes were two tiny little seedlings! I cant wait to see it sprout some more.

~Chelsea

Antique Store Finds

Mom and I found some great pins at The Antique Marketplace of Lemoyne. We thought that they were the perfect presents for Eric (older brother) who's birthday was this Wednesday. It was hard not to keep looking through all the wonderful antiques. Their website can be found here:

http://www.antiquemarketplaceoflemoyne.com/

Independent Order of Odd Fellows Pin, 1800s

Egyptian Style Pin