Patriotic Polly

Check out my newest doll in Create & Decorate magazine -- Patriotic Polly! You can find her in the July/August issue of Create & Decorate or if you can't find the magazine, order it from my site at The Cat's Pyjamas Patterns.

All kitties seem to be doing well around here. We have a new one that has been hanging around. I caught him one day to get him neutered, but he got away and he's a little suspicious of me. (Imagine that!!) But he is starting to trust me again. I've been petting him and he let me pick him up, kind of, yesterday. I'm hoping by the first of next week, I'll be able to get him to the vet. The old white kitty from down the road has been coming to see me. To start with it was about once a week. The day before yesterday, she was here in the morning, then at lunchtime, then still here in the evening. She seemed to be starving and I thought it was strange because I know her owners feed her. I tried to get her to follow me back to her house but she wasn't interested. Later her owner stopped by and said some dogs had her cornered in the garage, so I guess she came here to get away from them. :( So sad because she's pretty old. We just let her stay here whenever she wants and she eventually went home that afternoon. At least she knows where she can run & hide if she needs to.....we're hoping not to have any new kitties show up for a while. There was another but he took off before I could catch him. Who knows, he may be back sometime!

Christmas Paintings

I found these photos from a few years ago...my nephew asked for a "Nightmare Before Christmas" painting, so I did this for him. My younger nephew wanted a painting too. I wasn't too excited to paint the Spiderman he asked me for. It took longer and was a lot harder. I don't know about the first one, but I know Tyler still has his Spiderman painting hanging in his room!

I know you're probably read this before, but I think it is the funniest thing!


DOG DIARY

8:00am - Dog food! My favorite thing!

9:30am - A car ride! My favorite thing!

9:40am - A walk in the park! My favorite thing!

10:30am - Got rubbed and petted! My favorite thing!

12:00pm - Lunch! My favorite thing!

1:00pm - Played in the yard! My favorite thing!

3:00pm - Wagged my tail! My favorite thing!

5:00pm - Milk bones! My favorite thing!

7:00pm - Got to play ball! My favorite thing!

8:00pm - Wow! Watched TV with the people! My favorite thing!

11:00pm - Sleeping on the bed! My favorite thing!



CAT DIARY

Day 983 of my captivity. My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while the other inmates and I are fed hash or some sort of dry nuggets. Although I make my contempt for the rations perfectly clear, I nevertheless must eat something in order to keep up my strength. The only thing that keeps me going is my dream of escape. In an attempt to disgust them, I once again vomit on the carpet.

Today I decapitated a mouse and dropped its headless body at their feet. I had hoped this would strike fear into their hearts, since it clearly demonstrates what I am capable of. However, they merely made condescending comments about what a 'good little hunter' I am. Bastards!

There was some sort of assembly of their accomplices tonight. I was placed in solitary confinement for the duration of the event. However, I could hear the noises and smell the food. I overheard that my confinement was due to the power of 'allergies.' I must learn what this means, and how to use it to
my advantage.

This morning? I was almost successful in an attempt to assassinate one of my tormentors by weaving around his feet as he was walking. I must try this again tomorrow-- but at the top of the stairs.

I am convinced that the other prisoners here are flunkies and snitches. The
dog receives special privileges. He is regularly released - and seems to be
more than willing to return. The bird has got to be an informant. I observe him communicate with the guards regularly. I am certain that he reports my every move. My captors have arranged protective
custody for him in an elevated cell, so he is safe. For now...

Don't pick fights!

I don't know if Smokey will ever learn...He got in a fight with a stray and had a huge infected sore above his eye and one in his ear. Poor guy--I could just imagine that cat having him by the eye and ear and not letting go! Apparently this isn't his first fight. When he came here, his ear was folded back as you can see in the photo. He is so much better in this picture. It was taken a couple of weeks ago so he is well now, just has a little bald spot above his eye where he is growing back some hair. I'm trying to trap the stray to get him fixed without much luck. I had a virus and was sick for over a week, couldn't even get out of bed for a few days! When I woke up with a temp of 103, I figured I better get myself to the dr. I'm better now, but you can really get behind in just a few days, can't you? I'd love to take a hint from Little Bit (below), but just don't think I have time to lie in the yard right now. Maybe soon.....

Oh, hoping to get the new countertops sealed this week so I can get the sink installed this weeked!!

Ceiling Fan Makeover

As I promised, here is one of my projects for my studio. I really, really wanted to find a vintage chandelier & spray paint it hot pink for my kitchen. I looked & looked and just never found one like I wanted. A while back I bought this inexpensive white (boring) ceiling fan at wal-mart. After I got it, I never really loved it. I tried to sell it on craigslist and never could, so I decided to use it. I only paid $20 or $25 for it, so I couldn't really do too much damage, I figured. I took it apart and spray painted the metal parts with Antique Bronze spray paint. Well, first I primed it and I should have sanded it. But it should be okay since it will just be hanging there. ;) I painted the blades black, then did a top coat the color of my cabinets, a kind of putty color, then I sanded & distressed them. I used the same globe that came on it when I bought it. Then, I got a round mirror that I bought at Salvation Army many years ago for $5.00. I broke out the mirror and luckily it has a backing on it. I painted it all black, then the color of the blades and antiqued it too and used it as a ceiling medallion. I was pretty proud of myself for even remembering I had that frame!! A little secret--the frame is plastic. But you can't tell after the paint. I love how it turned out! I really wanted to redo my ceiling with pallet wood, but my husband would have had to do all the work and he didn't think it would work out. :( Maybe some day we can do that.

I can't find the exact picture of the fan before the makeover, but this is pretty much the same except for the globe. It was just all white & shiny.

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What I've been up to

Lots of things have been going on and my computer was down and I couldn't even blog about it! ;) I had a virus on Saturday. I spent the night at Momma's and didn't get home until Sunday night, so I tried to work on it myself Monday. Finally I took it to be fixed and brought it home Thursday. $195 later & it still wasn't working right. I worked on it for a few more days and I'm back in business now!!

I took pics of my niece and her date for the prom. That was fun, but I can't believe how grown up she is now. It seems like just yesterday we were having a tea party at her little table I painted for her. (I even got her some vintage Moss Rose dishes for tea parties!) I posted more pictures on my facebook page at www.denisewhitephotography.com. I also have some pics of my nephews' birthday parties. One is 5 and one is 2 now.

I spent the night with Momma & Daddy while Jackson was there and we colored eggs. We found an egg coloring kit with monster stickers. They were pretty fun and I even got a pencil and added mustaches and eyebrows to some of mine. Jack loved them so much, he didn't want to eat them. On the way home he said, "wouldn't it be awesome if I had an egg collection?" I figured that meant he was starting with our Easter eggs. haha!

All the kitties are good...the outside ones (like Luke in this photo) are glad spring is here so I'll be outside more! I have some plants started, like tomatoes, squash & herbs just waiting to be put in the ground. The studio is coming along and I'll share some photos of that process soon. We are still working on the kitchen, but its the last room to finish. I'm really  looking forward to moving in!!

Be sure to check my website at www.thecatspyjamaspatterns.com. I'm having a sale on all my original patterns. 25% patterns or epatterns. I know its time to start thinking about Spring shows and getting new designs for your customers!

Update on painting!

Had to cancel the last auction & relist it. It is exactly the same, it just has PHOTOS now!! So, the new link is below...thanks!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=281085933756