14 May 09
Last night my bf & i made this scratchie for our cats from scratch. We were really enthusiastic at the start but an hour later, we had many other adjectives rolling off our tongues! It’s crazy work and it’s really because we’re too cheap to pay $18 for one from the pet shop. The shop hasn’t been stocking the usual Japanese brand we buy and uhh what $18 for my cats to destroy cardboard every two weeks, not happening!
But you know, after giving it a go myself, $18 is justifiable in my head now. Ours is a lot cuter than the store-bought ones tho, don’t you think? It looks like a cross section of a tree trunk. So that’s Indie testing out our hard work – she says “yes you folks passed”. The story’s actually funny: The cats had nothing to scratch on because we didn’t buy the $18 scratchie. Fatboy’s adaptable so he learnt to scratch on the pillars of this. Indie, on the other hand, not so – so she took to tearing my bf’s leather chair apart. He got a new chair from Ikea last night, so we got cardboard. And we build the scratchie using the cardboard. It came full circle!
| Tags: DIY, scratchie for cats
22 Mar 08
Last weekend we went to Ikea and i picked up these chrismassy lights (actual name is Glansa with two dots above the first ‘A’). I’m all about lights and lamps really. And so initially i had planned to display them in a coiled up wire-sque sorta manner, on my shelf, beside my books (it looked nice in my head of cos) but when i came home to execute it, kwa kwa kwa.
So this is what i came up with.
This is an old photo frame also from Ikea i had since i was living in my old house. And i’ve kept it till now cos i had the idea of doing a painting and using this frame to frame it up but didn’t.
So this frame had a default “painting” in it from Ikea, i didnt take pictures of it tho. What i did was just to coil up the lights and place them in the center.
When i put out the lights, it becomes this!
And the colours of the lights change all the time so it’s pretty to watch and the colours aren’t harsh gold or white or blue. If lights could be described as gentle, these would be it.
I’m really quite glad with how it turned out.
| Tags: christmas lights, Craft, DIY, Furniture, Glansa lights, Ikea, photo frame
19 Mar 08
I woke up and checked Design*Sponge first thing this morning. And i am so pleased that Kirsten’s Suitcase Pet Bed won first place!
This very cute and very smart idea got my vote without a doubt. Also because i’m having some trouble with my cat who literally steals my computer chair when i take toilet breaks. To the point that i had no choice but to use a dining chair till i find a way to elevate his bed cos i think he doesn’t like being on the floor. So when i saw this, it just brought a biggg smile to my face!
I would love to be able to make my own version of Kirsten’s pet bed but the chances of me finding a vintage suitcase here for cheap is narrow. She is selling this actual bed on etsy for $100 (USD) or if you feel like putting one together, you can follow Kirsten’s instructions and have some fun!
| Tags: Craft, design*sponge, DIY, Pets, vintage suitcase
