It's the thought that counts



 Do you remember my blanket crafting project?

What with Mother's Day coming up, I've been working especially hard on it.

 

 

Oh, I know what you are thinking...that after all this time I should be done with all of that fringing and lacing.  Well, let me tell you, it's a big blankie!  It takes a lot of time...not to mention kitty spit...

 

Of course, while I was at it with the lacing project, I got another brilliant idea.  Since the blanket is so big, why not cut it in half and then I can do two projects instead of one!
 

 Check this out...

 

I may need mom's help with the scissors...

 

Not only can I have the stylish lace and fringed blanket...

 

I still have some lace work to do...cutting the blanket

in two took longer than I thought...

 

Look what else I decided to make...

 

Just a leetle more work to join those two holes and

make one big hole for mom's head to fit through.

 

Do you see?  It's going to be a poncho for mom.

Just in time for Mother's Day!

I still have a bit of work to do to make the head-hole bigger.

 

Say...

 

 

Do you think she'll like it?

I Wonder...



So everyday mom has been covering up my blanket project.  I figured she wanted to protect it.  You know, since it's such a work of art!

Well, I got to thinking, and...you don't actually think that maybe my mom doesn't want me to lace the blankie?

My blankie project, all covered up and safe.

Nah!  I didn't think so either...

My blankie project later in the day, after I've done a bit of lacing.

I'm getting ready to start another layer.

Cheers!

More DIY Style

with Pip.

Hello again!

I thought you might be interested to see how my blanket fringing project was coming along.  Well, mom made me stop I think I'm finished...mom made me stop I didn't want to over do a good look.

What do you think?

As I was finishing this up, I got another idea.  I really liked the holes effect and wanted to expand on that.

So...are you ready for this?  I decided to try my paw at lace!

Check this out:

My apologies for the dark pic-shers, the flashy on the flashy box washed out the white of the blankie

and made the lace even harder to see.

The inset is a close up.  Pretty nice, huh?  This is an advanced technique and takes quite a bit of time, not to mention a lot more kitty spit.  I'm thinking of only doing this to half of the blankie...after all, it's going to be getting colder here.  This way, I'll have sort of a dual season blankie: lace for the summer and simply fringed for the winter.

Do try this yourself.
I think you'll like the look and have fun in the process!
Cheers!

Holes

A couple of weeks ago I offered some decorating tips on fringing a blankie.

My furriends at the Katnip Lounge commented that they do holes in theirs.  Well, I thought this was somthing that I must try for myself.

What do you think?

My personal favorite, and quite frankly I must say this is genius...are you ready...

Ta-dah!

I call that "Hole with Fringe."  Stylish, don't you think?

Well, if you don't mind, I have a lot of work left to do to finish this blankie.

Cheers!

Pip's Tips

Today, furriends, I have a decorating tip for all of you.

Let me tell you about fringing.

This is about adding a decorative fringe to the edges of an otherwise boring blankie.

Can you see the difference here, where I added the fringe?

All it takes is a bit of nomming plus just the right amount of kitty spit, and you too can fringe your own blankie.  I like the look best for fleece but I'm sure other fabrics would look as nice.

Don't let your pawrents see you doing this, they won't appreciate your sense of style.  But they'll like the look when it's done.

Try it!