tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54413550287202357912024-03-19T11:43:34.017-07:00My Wonderful World of Crafts, Costumes and CoffeeKathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963948247194221728noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441355028720235791.post-85171945244281382762016-07-01T09:14:00.000-07:002016-07-01T09:17:20.796-07:00Sharks! New Handmade Pincushion Cats<div style="text-align: center;">
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So I came up with 3 new pincushions: Shark Cat, Shark Pig and Swimming Cat. All my felt pincushion are handmade by me and from my own patterns. They
stand approximately 5.5 inches (14 cms) tall and measure approximately
11 inches (28 cms) around the bellies.</div>
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First up:Shark Cat! I had so much fun making this one! What's not to love about the silliness of this?</div>
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This brown cat is showing his ferocious shark side by wearing his gray
shark costume complete with hood, big teeth, shark fin and tail.</div>
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Next: Shark Pig:</div>
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This pink pig is happy to be wearing his gray shark fin and blue iridescent ribbon collar.</div>
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And lastly: the Swimming Cat! This one might actually be my new favorite.</div>
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This white cat is celebrating summer by going for a refreshing swim with
his yellow ducky inner tube, blue fins and snorkel (which is on a pin
so can be removed if desired).</div>
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All these cat pincushions can be viewed or purchased in my Etsy shop: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/fatcatcrafts" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></div>
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Do you have a favorite one? Let us know in the comments!</div>
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Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963948247194221728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441355028720235791.post-52959217834496908082016-06-15T09:47:00.000-07:002016-06-15T09:51:08.304-07:00Sewing Room Organization - on a budget! - The supply wall<div style="text-align: center;">
Part 3 of the sewing room makeover!</div>
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**To completely reorganize <u>everything</u> in my room and probably move around the furniture. </div>
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**To find a space for my new embroidery machine. </div>
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**To put up artwork and other stuff I find visually inspiring.</div>
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**To keep my room neat and tidy. I need to be able to actually find what I'm looking for.</div>
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**To have my dream sewing room!</div>
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**And do it all on a budget. Reuse or refurbish anything you can.</div>
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Next up: the dreaded sewing supply wall.</div>
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There's a lot of parts to this process so it's not quite done right now. But there's a huge great start to it!</div>
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I have a blank wall which I decided is going to be the home for my small dry erase board which I will keep tabs on what supplies are getting low. Along with getting my ribbons, lace and various other trims and patterns up there as well. </div>
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So first things first. Gotta map out what's going where. OK done. Easy part over. </div>
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Now let's get this stuff up on the walls!</div>
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What I decided to use for the ribbon racks was one of those CD towers. It had been unused for years and just taking up space in my corner. So I took it apart, put some screws in the wall and hug the 2 pieces up there. </div>
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I have these rotating cup holder things. I had gotten them at Costco years ago with the intention for this. But never got them into the cups and never got the devices up on the wall. Until now! How they're color coded and organized by style!</div>
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A few years back I started putting all my patterns into labeled ziplock bags. Which was great, but since I start a new pattern bags for every different pincushion I make, I have close to 100 bags, I had no where to put them so I could easily find which one I needed. </div>
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Decided I needed them up on a wall with clips so I can easily detach which one I need. So a PVC pipe will do. Though I see I need to get a third middle brace as well but that's an easy fix. </div>
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Getting the actual devices/racks up on the wall wasn't too bad, but trying to sort through years of supplies and properly organize them was not. </div>
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**2 office paper dividers/Felt dividers - saved from the trash - $0</div>
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My sewing room has been full of activity lately! Along with working on the room redesign, I've also gotten a bunch of new spring themed Fat Cat pincushions completed. All my felt pincushion are handmade by me and from my own patterns. They stand approximately 5.5 inches (14 cms) tall and measure approximately 11 inches (28 cms) around the bellies.</div>
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First up: Gardener Cat!</div>
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This gray cat is ready for gardening in her blue jeans, lavender
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Flower Head Cats!</div>
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These brightly colored cats are celebrating spring by wearing a big flowers on their faces. </div>
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Hula Dancer Cat!</div>
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This tan cat is ready for dancing in her grass skirt adorned with
multicolored flowers, coconut bra and lei. She wears a flower by her
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And last for now, Frog Costume Cat!</div>
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This caramel cat is showing his froggy love by wearing his two-tone green frog suit complete with hood, big eyes and frog feet.</div>
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All these cat pincushions can be viewed or purchased in my Etsy shop: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/fatcatcrafts" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></div>
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Tell us which Fat Cat is your favorite in the comments! </div>
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And there are still more to come throughout the rest of this month! Queen bees, Uncle Sam, George Washington, Betsy Ross with flag and and some special ones for shark week! </div>
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Part 2 of the sewing room makeover!<br />
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**To completely reorganize <u>everything</u> in my room and probably move around the furniture. </div>
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**To find a space for my new embroidery machine. </div>
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**To put up artwork and other stuff I find visually inspiring.</div>
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**To keep my room neat and tidy. I need to be able to actually find what I'm looking for.</div>
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**To have my dream sewing room!</div>
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**And do it all on a budget. Reuse or refurbish anything you can.</div>
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Next up: the pipe cleaner area.</div>
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For some reason, I've acquired a ton of pipe cleaners in various colors and sizes. I do use some pipe cleaners in my Fat Cat pincushion designs, but nowhere as many as what I have. So I needed some sort of storage case and/or divider. My overflowing boxes were no longer working. </div>
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So as I was pouring my oatmeal out of my container one day, a brilliant idea filled my mind. OATMEAL CONTAINERS!! Since I eat oatmeal everyday I have a ton of empty containers in my recycling bag. Plus I eat a lot of it so I'll get more empty ones soon. Oatmeal containers are going to be the base for my pipe cleaner case. Now how to separate the different colors and sizes? And what's something I already have? Empty paper towel rolls! 5 rolls fit nicely in an oatmeal container. Yay! I figured out the first part!</div>
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Now where will they go? Putting them on a shelf will take up space but it's doable. But I saw that I had a bit of space in between my two shelving units.<br />
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What would fit in there? I bet one of those hanging shoe dividers would! And it did! And an oatmeal container fits perfectly in a cube! Wow, this is all working out pretty nicely! </div>
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And I'm going to have some extra space on the bottom so I threw in my few skeins of yarn I have. </div>
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Though ignore everything to the right of that - I haven't gotten to that part of the room yet... </div>
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So far this is turning out pretty easy! And I feel so accomplished. Though the next part will be challenging: the ribbon/trim and pattern wall. Stay tuned! </div>
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Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963948247194221728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441355028720235791.post-53397135762014159152016-06-13T09:10:00.000-07:002016-06-13T10:10:39.785-07:00Sewing Room Organization - on a budget! - The felt fabric corner<div style="text-align: center;">
I'm happy to report that I'm FINALLY starting on my sewing room redesign! </div>
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**To completely reorganize <u>everything</u> in my room and probably move around the furniture. </div>
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**To find a space for my new embroidery machine. </div>
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**To put up artwork and other stuff I find visually inspiring.</div>
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**To keep my room neat and tidy. I need to be able to actually find what I'm looking for.</div>
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**To have my dream sewing room!</div>
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**And do it all on a budget. Reuse or refurbish anything you can.</div>
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First up, the felt fabric area! And I'm only talking about the 9 x 12 sheets of felt, not the ones cut off the bolt. Those I have hanging in my closet. But these sheets now have taken on a life of their own. It started out not too bad since I didn't have too many colors. So I just made something out of those metal cube things. </div>
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But that fast became not too convenient anymore. </div>
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So I got a scrapbooking tower, which proved perfect...for awhile. </div>
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But then I got more colors and didn't have enough shelves or width in those shelves. </div>
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See the huge pile of fabric on top? Yeah, I'm a fabric hoarder and I'm OK with that. </div>
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And they turned out to be the perfect fit for my felts!! All colors can be separated with plenty of room in each space for lots of sheets. And I still have some free spaces on the last 7 or so slots that I just filled with random patterned sheets that I've never used, but were too fun not to buy. </div>
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Perfect size fabric organizer that are free! What can be better than that?? </div>
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Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963948247194221728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441355028720235791.post-23885469919411582252016-01-20T11:03:00.000-08:002016-01-20T11:24:48.666-08:00Some 2016 Goals<div style="text-align: center;">
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tend to write up a huge list of goals/resolutions for a every year.
Which I then separate into Personal, Health, and Fat Cat Crafts. And
then they never get done. </span></div>
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nonetheless, I'm doing it again this year. So here are 10 from each
category. I have many more, but thought listing more would be over-kill.
Maybe writing them down and putting them out in the virtual world will
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<span style="font-size: small;"> 1. Go swing dancing - I've wanted to for years so now is the time to do it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> 2. Take a road trip - I haven't gone anywhere for years, I think I deserve a vacation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> 3. Visit the West Side Market - A local farmer's market that everyone raves about.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> 4. Get nose piercing - Something I've wanted for years much to the dismay of my mom...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> 5. Finish my Riddler dress - At least the construction of the dress is already done!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> 6. Attend a comic convention - Should be easy right?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> 7. Wear my Riddler dress to that convention - Another easy one, right? </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> 8. Make a Halloween costume - Possibly from Hocus Pocus.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> 9. Make a Padme DIY costume tutorial - Which I get asked a lot how I made that costume.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> 10. Make a Bellatrix DIY costume tutorial - Mostly for the lace-up sleeves. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> 1. Go to the eye doctor - It's been wayyy too long since my last visit.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> 2. Establish daily healthy eating habits - Should have already been done.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> 3. Establish daily routine exercises - Yeah, another one that should have already been done.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> 4. Start running - Not really looking forward to this one but my cardio is really bad.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> 5. Be able to run a full 3 miles without passing out - If I can master this I'll be thrilled</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> 6. Be able to hold a handstand for a full 30 seconds - Used to be simple when I was a kid.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> 7. Get 6 pack abs - Because this is my dream list so why not!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> 8. Make it to the top of a rock wall (indoor) - Must strengthen up wrists, Lupus sucks.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> 9. Make it to the top of a real rock - Still strengthening wrists but in a nicer scenery.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> 10. Do Scorpion pose - Don't do yoga but I'll aim for one of the hardest positions. Why not!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> 5. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Organize product computer picture file folders - My picture folders are out of control!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> 7. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Stock-pile pieces for Christmas - Just a smart idea.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> 8. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Be featured in a magazine - I was featured in one last year so I may as well hope for another!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> 10. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Sell to all 50 states - I can dream right!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">And there we go: some of my to-do list for 2016! Stay turned throughout the year for blog posts to see how well, or poorly, I do!</span></div>
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I feel like I'm on a role this month because I've managed to get another new pincushion completed: US Air Force! I think she's quite cute if I do say so myself. </div>
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She's made from various colors of felt and is stuffed with polyester fiberfill. Due to the small pieces, a lot of these pincushions are sewn by hand. </div>
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She stands approximately 5.25 inches (13.25 cms) tall and measures approximately 11 inches (28 cms) around the belly. And she, like all my other creations, is handmade by me and from my own patterns.</div>
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A new year means new Fat Cat designs. And I am so happy about this newest one I finished! ITALIAN CATS!!!</div>
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I knew I wanted to have him holding a plate of food, which my first thought was spaghetti and meatballs. But I'd had a few people ask if I would be doing pizza. So I opted for both options and then you can choose which one you want!</div>
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These tan kitties are wearing dark green pants, white shirt, red neck tie and of course a black mustache. They are made out of felt except for the occasional pom poms which are used for his feet and for the meatballs. But everything else is felt, including that pizza. Now don't hold it against me, but I find that pizza to actually look delicious...</div>
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Second half of the 2015 recap - costumes! </div>
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I really wanted to make a new Halloween costume last year but, like usual, it didn't get finished. I at least
got the base completed. But it still needs all the details put in - the question marks specifically. So <b>resolution: finish up my Riddler dress and
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<b> </b>Constructing the bodice with my trusty Riddler pincushion for inspiration</div>
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First try on of the dress</div>
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I thought I was going to hate the wig, but it turned out really nice. And since I hate having things on my face, I decided to to the mask as a headband instead. I think I'm more of a Riddler groupie than a girl version of him. </div>
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Messing around on Halloween watching "The Worst Witch" </div>
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Sad on Halloween because hardly any kids showed up... </div>
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There was another Star Wars Reads Day at the library so the Padme costume got taken out once more.</div>
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Got my mom to attend this year!</div>
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Awww, and she made a new friend!</div>
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And I made some new friends, too </div>
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I'm tired... </div>
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And sticking with the Padme costume news, I found out many many months after the fact that my Star Wars
Padme costume was shared on a Facebook Star Wars Fan page and got close
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Bellatrix caught awares... </div>
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Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963948247194221728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441355028720235791.post-56604826953902923872016-01-04T12:06:00.000-08:002016-01-04T12:08:58.209-08:002015 Highlights - Pincushions and Personal Acheivements<div style="text-align: center;">
Another year already??? And once again I didn't post up anything in the second half of the year. <b>New year's resolution: keep up with this blog this year</b> - must blog at least 2 times a week. That's doable, right??</div>
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I'm going to post up some highlights from the later half of 2015 though I'm going to divide my recap into two post. First (and this one) will deal with pincushions and random personal achievements. And the second one will focus on costumes and library events, which goes falls into the costume category. </div>
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So here we go - new pincushions! </div>
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I did a skeleton cat who is now one of my personal favorites,</div>
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an elf pair, </div>
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a fancy
customized beagle-ish dog that I was really sad ship out...I wanted to keep him,</div>
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a customized zombie cat in our library branch
manager's likeness who retired, </div>
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some smaller sized cats for a
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and a team of tennis players</div>
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And Viking Cat Olav the Orange managed to become famous by getting featured in "Ohio Magazine". Way to go Olav!</div>
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On the personal side, an achievement I completed was the Cleveland Browns 5K. I missed the Bernie Shuffle the previous year so I was NOT going to miss this one! I only walked it, no running, but for an out of shape girl with a lot of pain and swelling from Lupus, I'll take that as success! Plus the medal we received was AWESOME!! Though, this motivated me to want to actually complete a race like this with running. <b>Resolution: start jogging and build up to completing a race.</b></div>
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<br />Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963948247194221728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441355028720235791.post-4663461341277721562016-01-01T09:04:00.003-08:002016-01-01T09:04:41.712-08:00Happy New Year - 2016<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Happy New Year! Hope everyone's year is filled with much joy, happiness, success and good health! </b></span></div>
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Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963948247194221728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441355028720235791.post-44330832637037802852015-08-11T08:42:00.000-07:002015-08-11T08:50:26.540-07:00Book Lover Cat Pincushion...done!<div style="text-align: center;">
I got my first completed item off my August checklist: the book lover or book reading cat, complete with a tiny bookworm!</div>
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He's handcrafted from felt and stands approximately 5.25 inches (13.25 cms) tall and measures approximately 10.5 inches (26.75 cms) around the belly. </div>
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To see this cat in my Etsy shop: Click <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/241391435/book-reading-cat-book-loving-cat-and?ref=shop_home_feat_1" target="_blank">HERE</a></div>
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And to see the homepage of my Etsy shop and all my pincushions: Click <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/fatcatcrafts" target="_blank">THIS ONE</a> </div>
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And next up on the list: a hula dancer fat cat!! Stay tuned! </div>
Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963948247194221728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441355028720235791.post-14144639984431061372015-08-02T10:04:00.000-07:002015-08-02T10:04:29.279-07:00August Goals<div style="text-align: center;">
July didn't prove to be the most productive for me. So I'm going to really buckle down and get to work this month. I have big plans!</div>
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1. Librarian Cat Pincushion</div>
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2. Book Lover cat pincushion</div>
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3. Victorian cat pincushion</div>
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4. Hula Dancer cat pincushion,</div>
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5. Mermaid cat pincushion (or would it be Mer-Cat?)</div>
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6. Steampunk girl
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7. Steampunk boy cat pincushion (2 color options)</div>
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8. Cat in a Dino Suit cat pincushion</div>
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Football Player cat pincushion (3 color options or pick your own)</div>
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10. Police Officer cat pincushion
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11. Pilot cat pincushion (both genders)</div>
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12. Fall Fairy cat pincushion</div>
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13. Painter cat pincushion</div>
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14. Cowboy cat pincushion</div>
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15. 2 new
kilt colors for the Scottish Bagpiper cat pincushion</div>
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16. 2 new skirt colors for the
girl pig pincushion</div>
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17. Debut brand new item: Fat Cat fabric magnets!</div>
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Which one are YOU most interested in seeing???</div>
Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963948247194221728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441355028720235791.post-1965746546634807622015-08-02T09:48:00.000-07:002015-08-02T10:06:01.919-07:00Handmade Felt Fox Pincushion<div style="text-align: center;">
I got a new pincushion made! Even though it was no where near the list I had wanted to accomplish, I got something done. Yay!</div>
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My new fat fox pincushion! I really loved how this little tubby guy turned out. I was sorry to see him go...but he has gone on to him new forever home and he is loved. What more could I ask for!</div>
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This cute felt fox is a completely functional pincushion for sewers or can be used
as a cool decorative piece. The majority of this pincushion was hand
sewn. He, like all my other creations, is handcrafted and made from my
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He stands approximately 5.25 inches (13.25 cms) tall and measures approximately 10.5 inches (26.75 cms) around the belly.<br />
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And if you prefer the more traditional sitting on all 4 paw position, that's available too!</div>
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To see this fox in my Etsy shop: Click <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/241376666/cute-fox-pin-cushion-stuffed-felt-fox?ref=shop_home_active_1&ga_search_query=new" target="_blank">HERE</a></div>
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And to see the homepage of my Etsy shop and all my pincushions: Click <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/fatcatcrafts" target="_blank">THIS ONE</a></div>
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Hope you liked him and there are many more new character to come this month!</div>
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The long procrastinated, much dreaded embroidery floss project has begun. Will I be able to tame this beast...</div>
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Stay tuned for more of my sewing room de-cluttering and organizing mania. I'm promising myself I will have my perfect sewing room by September!</div>
Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963948247194221728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441355028720235791.post-50750010341135804062015-06-26T10:59:00.000-07:002015-06-30T10:58:33.633-07:001000 Etsy Sales...Almost!<div style="text-align: center;">
WOW! Looking at my Etsy shop sales, it looks like I'm only 23 away from a
huge milestone that I've been working towards: the big 1000! I think
when that number is hit, we need to celebrate with a Fat Cat Giveaway! Just not sure what that giveaway will be yet. Or course there will be a Fat Cat involved though. Stay tuned for more news soon...</div>
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Happy Father's Day to every father out there! And that includes fathers of furbabies, of course!</div>
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(My father and I approximately 1985.)</div>
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Unfortunately, my dad passed away in 2001. I think about him everyday. I miss and love you dad. I hope you're proud of me. </div>
Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963948247194221728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441355028720235791.post-46720719664619710422015-06-15T16:04:00.000-07:002015-06-15T16:24:03.854-07:00Sewing Sewing and More Sewing...Part 2 - Custom Orders<div style="text-align: center;">
Along with reorganizing my sewing room and getting new pincushions styles made, I managed to knock out a ton of custom requests!</div>
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A Day of the
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A book lover cat
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And a team of tennis playing cats.</div>
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Whew, it's been a busy couple of months! But I wouldn't have it any other way... </div>
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Time is flying this year! Man, it'll be Christmas before we know it!</div>
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I've been busy sewing some new pincushions and re-organizing my sewing room. I was hoping to be done with it already and be able to show off some pictures but alas, it is still in disarray. </div>
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But...I did get some new pincushion styles completed at least!</div>
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The long awaited dog. I will admit, I held off doing this one for as long as I could. I felt it was a betrayal to my Fat Cats. But it's done, I did it and I don't feel too guilty about it. So here's the first Pudgy Puppy!</div>
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And a pirate pig, because well why not? I'm also working on a viking pig as well.</div>
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Another long awaited cat: A Zombie! </div>
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****This is an old entry from a few years ago but I decided to post it
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My Halloween costume for 2011: The "Late but Lucky" Dress variant from American McGee's Alice: Madness Returns computer game.</div>
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(Real Version from the computer game)</div>
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(My version. Yes, nowhere near as bad-ass looking as the original (and I ABSOLUTELY HATE taking pictures), but I'm still pleased with the outcome. This was by far the most complex costume I've ever attempted. And why I decided to make the jacket out of vinyl, I'll never know. And I only broke 2 needles while sewing this.)<br />
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This costume took a little less that 2 weeks to sew. Everything is made from scratch, including the hat/bunny ears. Except the black gloves. I ran out of time, and stamina, and just decided to take the easy route and buy them. This was my first attempt at a hat from scratch, so all in all, not terrible. I plan on my next one being awesome.</div>
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(Taken at the Brunswick Library where I work. It was a Halloween festival in the children's department that day. One of the activities for the kids was a costume parade where they get to parade around the library and show off their costumes. And the librarians asked me to lead the children around the library!)</div>
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(Me goofing off while trying to get decent pictures of the costume. I think my friend helping was getting ready to kill me. I'd say 75% of the pictures are of my dancing and making dumb faces.)</div>
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(At a Halloween party where I discovered a talent for beer pong. This was my first time playing, and I don't really drink beer, so it was a good thing I hardly missed. And I became the undefeated champion, to boot.)</div>
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Halloween is good! </div>
<br />Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963948247194221728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441355028720235791.post-29994960585459932212015-03-23T14:13:00.001-07:002015-03-23T14:14:38.247-07:00New Fat Cats! <div style="text-align: center;">
Hello everyone! Wow, it's been awhile since I last posted! Apparently time has gotten away from me. So let's see what has happened throughout the last few months.</div>
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The holidays get crazy frantic with all the Fat Cat Pincushion orders going out. The grand tally was 238 cats, with some
pigs and rats thrown in, went out to new homes in 2014! And the best
seller for the holiday months was the Quilting Cat
Doris (now available in 2 colors)!! Followed closely by the Reindeer Cat and the Scottish Bagpiper!</div>
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And so now onto some new styles for this year! </div>
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Red and Green Care Cats</div>
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Catrina: Day of the Dead Cat. I think I was most impressed with the felt flowers I made for the hair for the front of the dress. Her face is a mix of embroidery and paint.</div>
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Oliver: Cat in a Teddy Bear Costume(Custom request that I REALLY didn't want to give up). His hood is also removable and has cat ears sticking out behind the bear ears and are able to be seen from the backview!</div>
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Right now I'm also working on Police Officers, Firemen, Pilots, Artists, Librarians, Zombies, Seasonal Fairies and lots of custom requests! Any suggestions for some new Fat Cat styles to make in 2015? And I'm also thinking of adding in some non-pincushion Fat Cat items such as coffee cup cozies, ornaments and magnets into my shop this year</div>
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All these items, and more, are available in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/fatcatcrafts" target="_blank">Etsy shop to purchase</a>! </div>
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<br />Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963948247194221728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441355028720235791.post-61991539651521329582014-10-22T08:15:00.000-07:002014-10-22T08:18:51.490-07:00Happy Birthday Nina<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="userContent">Happy Birthday Nina! 11 years ago today I brought home a tiny kitten that was no bigger than a sock from the <a href="http://www.cclas.info/" target="_blank">Citizens Committee for the Lakewood Animal Shelter (CCLAS)</a>.
Now my baby's all grown up, but I can't say at all independent, she's
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Nina and Spooky were instant best friends. Or maybe they better wording is Spooky patiently tolerated Nina's kitten craziness. Nina looked up to Spooky, followed her around and imitated her actions. Sadly Spooky passed away a few years ago. </div>
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We now have a younger black cat Elvis, though by looking at his size you wouldn't think he was half her age, who ironically follows her around and imitates her actions. Too bad she is not as tolerant to him as Spooky was to her. </div>
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<span class="userContent">Today her only plans are to sit on my lap with the electric blanket on. But that's OK because it's your birthday baby and you can do whatever you want today!</span></div>
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<br />Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963948247194221728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441355028720235791.post-15583600153822116382014-10-19T15:23:00.000-07:002014-10-19T15:23:21.696-07:00Vacation!<div style="text-align: center;">
I'm finally on vacation! I'm off from the library until the first Wednesday in November. Granted, this is not the joyous vacation I imagined taking since there is no longer a wedding or honeymoon this year. Which I can't lie, depresses me greatly. But I plan on still trying to enjoy myself for the next two and a half weeks by getting lots of to-do projects around the house done. But first I must tackle this huge pile of books!</div>
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Hello all! Good grief it seems like I just keep getting sick! I've caught 3 different bugs in the last month and a half. Not acceptable at all. So I haven't had a chance to do all the fun projects I've got planned for myself. Good news is I only have another week of work and then I'm on vacation for TWO AND A HALF WEEKS!!! I've never been so happy in my life! I better get lots done in that time! But...at least I got one new Fat Cat Pincushion done.</div>
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Meet Jack Fattington!</div>
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He's made from felt and is stuffed with polyester fiberfill. He's made from my own patterns and stands approximately 5.5 inches (14 cms) tall and measures approximately 11 inches (28 cms) around the belly.</div>
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If you'd like to see him in my Etsy shop, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/192057955/spooky-halloween-black-and-white-cat?ref=shop_home_feat_4" target="_blank">click HERE!</a> </div>
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Still to come: Sally and a zombie girl fat cat pincushion and lots of Halloween stuff!</div>
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I've gone ahead and added some new Fat Cat characters into my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/fatcatcrafts" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a>! </div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/157512887/fat-cat-xeline-the-weighty-prowless?ref=shop_home_active_7" target="_blank">(Xeline the Weighty Prowless Pincushion)</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/127061799/dutch-girl-cat-pincushion-laracute-felt?ref=shop_home_active_3" target="_blank">(Lara the Dutch Girl Pincushion)</a></div>
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All my fat Cats are completely functional pincushion for sewers or
can be used as a cool decorative piece for collectors. The majority of my pincushion are hand sewn. They are handcrafted with love and
made from my own patterns!<br /><br />The pincushions are made of from felt and various trims, adornments and materials.<br /><br />The faces consists of ballpoint and straight
pins, so please do not give them to small children or let animals play with them, and are firmly stuffed with 100% polyester fiberfill. The sand
pouch sewed inside the pincushions gives them more stability and weight. </div>
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Hope you like my Fat Cats! </div>
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