Art Break! - Schnicks Embroidery

Last year, Schnicks (our lovely cat) passed away. 
As a little memorial piece, I decided to make an embroidery of her for Parental Unit 1.

I used light blue fabric with white dots for this piece and sketched out my design. It is Schnicks showing us her lovely striped fur on her back with white carnations (hence the blue fabric background, white fabric would not look as good here) and a purple native flower of Australia (which I cannot find the name of, sorry). These two flowers are some favourites of PU1.

I started with the carnations just because they are fun to do.

I used dark brown for Schnicks' stripes. I changed where I wanted the tail to go.

A dusty pink for the nose and ears.

Cream for the ears, chest, and mouth.

Taupe for the tail and some fur.

And various browns and oranges for the fur.

I originally did the eyes with green, but decided against it so they were redone closed.

A dusty green was used for the stalks.

And little, native, purple flowers added.

Done!

Verdict: PU1 and PU2 loved it!

Art Break - Cat Coffins

I know, this probably seems morbid.
But think about it logically. I want my dear cats (when they leave this mortal coil) to be buried appropriately.
I want them to be treated with love, care, and respect.
I want them to have coffins, not just put in the ground.
And you can't just buy a coffin for your pet easily.

For this project I used two cardboard boxes, one for each cat, and at a suitable size.
(the sizing was made easy because the cats like getting into boxes)

For Schnicks, I wanted the outside to be a blue/teal colour. I thought that was the best colour for her.
I also put some glitter on the outside, because she has always shone brightly.

I painted the inside red and lined it with red velvet to resemble once of her favourite places to nap (SU3s bed).

For Babycat, I was going with a bedtime theme. 
I painted the entire box glossy white, for he is the most innocent of all the life on earth.

I lined this with white satin.

I made a pillow for him out of a material bag I already had.

Then all he needed was a blanket,

and a teddy!

The teddy had a zip opening, so I put some of my hair in it (so Babycat would never feel alone).

And done!