Nana

Felix and Nana on her last day at our house.

A couple of our friends were over the other night to pick up their daughter that the Chainsaw was so nicely babysitting for them when they noticed something was missing.  Nana.

I was always a big dirty pug lover, and I was super excited to finally have my own.  However, new puppy + new mom + baby= AHHHHH!!!!!  I used to cry because she drove me nuts and I didn't know what to do about it.  Long story short, I don't think I ever really bonded with Nana.

A couple months ago I found Nana a new home.  I had been refraining from doing this because I didn't want Felix to hate me, but it turned out that it was easy peasy- Felix must not have been as attached as he let on!  Nana's new best human friend is a 13 year old boy (less mean than a 4 year old).  His mother runs a special needs school with a handful of students, and Nana spends her day at school.  She apparently cries when her new friend leaves the room, which she never did to us!

Whenever I told people that I didn't like her and wanted to find her a new home, someone would inevitably tell me I was mean (to Nana, Felix, whoever), and I think that's why I haven't advertised the fact that she's gone.  However, I stand by my decision as the best one.

Nana finally has someone to love and who is willing to give her the love she thinks she deserves.  I don't have to vacuum my couch every day, my yard doesn't smell like poop, and I don't have anyone following me around crying for food anymore.  Felix whines about missing her every few weeks, but not one tear has been shed.



Nana was a good sport, and I feel so happy in my heart that she has the perfect family for her these days.

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Show and Tell

Watch out for this guy!!



I found an awesome set of Ghostbusters circa 1985 bed sheets at the Hospice Care thrift store's 50% off day.



I know it's all wrinkly, but I just had to share.



This top/tunic/very short dress (?) was one of my barn full of vintage clothes scores. I still need to tell ya'll about that, but I wanted to get a few more of the pieces photographed first. Anyway, it's gorgeous. The orange didn't photograph quite right, but it's good. It also has really pretty seam details on the bust.



Bowie (as in Double Raindavidbowie) has taken over my black felt hat. Cutest thing ever.



A quick shot of my work in progress craft fair booth. I called my stepmom Kris to ask her for ideas, and she had infinity of them in the front of her mind just waiting to escape! I can't wait for my next fair. I'm going to be a fancy big girl creator with a nice looking booth.

Thank you for tuning in to this show and tell. Behind the scenes I've been working like crazy making an odd combination of baby gifts and pouches for a mmj dispensary. Hey, might as well stencil everything at once, right?

Creature Feature

We met this glorious cat at our friends' Adam and Heidi's wedding last month.



I named him Jeffrey and wanted to take him home. We actually seriously discussed bringing him home as he was thought to not have an official owner. Luckily we decided not to take him. I say luckily because he ended up having owners, and I'm glad I'm no guilty of animal theft. He was so sweet and fun that I decided it was about dang time to let my snuggly cat dreams come true. Jezebel Lincoln is only a little snuggly and only when she feels like it.



Enter Double Rainbow Lincoln, the cutest four month old calico kitten that currently resides in my bedroom. Of course, she had to go and have a respiratory infection that we noticed within hours of bringing her home. It's super contagious, so she's been quarantined to our room since then.



She was actually rescued from Casper, Wyoming. Apparently Pet Smart (I think that's what they said) pays to save animals from kill shelters and move them to no kill shelters. Pretty cool!

She is indeed sweet and seems to have some kind of double motor. She has her regular purr, but when she's REALLY happy, another purr seems to come in simultaneously, resulting in what I like to refer to as her double motor.

Anyway, I can't wait for the quarantine to be lifted. Nana wants to hang out with her (but she's scared of Nana) and DR wants to hang out with Jezebel (who is scared of DR). Ahhh, the circle of fear.

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I couldn't decide what I wanted to wear to go out tonight, so I just made a new skirt this afternoon.



I got a yard of this fabric at the thrift store for $1, so the price was oh so right! It's another elastic waist skirt from the tutorial by Freshly Picked.



I can't wait to go out tonight and see these guys rock!

Also, met this lovely pussy cat at the park yesterday. It was so friendly and playful. I wanted to catnap it and make it my very own Little Murray Sparkles.



I was good though and left it at the park.

Lessons in using pets as accessories

Be careful they don't get too tight and cut off your air supply.



Maybe tell them that friends don't constrict friends?



Mr. P did something sick in his house, and I freed him while Chainsaw removed the evidence.

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A Special Kind of Love

There is a special kind of love between a lady and her kitty cat. One of my favorite parts of the day is when I wake up and Jezebel Lincoln senses it with kitty magic. Then she crawls up onto my chest so I can pet her while she tickles me with her whiskers.



I totally told her to gaze into my eyes longingly, but she does what she wants.

I was actually trying to model my new iPod case that I made for myself. Apparently it's hard to get a good felt shot



Excuse the weird cropping, but it looked kind of weird having a shot of my crotch. I also made the back have a velcro pouch to keep my ear buds in when I'm not rocking and a little flap to go over the top to keep everything in super good. I have two different cleaning jobs, and I wouldn't want my rock machine falling out and breaking!



Last night I crocheted up my first slouchy hat. It's hot pink, which is a cool color in my book.



I also wanted to share a crocheted bow I made. I used to think it was too big, but now I think it's too cool not to wear constantly.



Back to crochet work for me! Hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend. :D

Owl Scowl

One of my Style School goals was to make my house feel more homey and comfortable. We've lived in our house for more than 3 years, and it's never really felt like home.

I've already started buy hanging more stuff on the walls. The walls in my bathroom were totally naked, so I hung this glorious owl portrait above my bathtub. It was a $3 thrift score.



Aren't they adorable? I love animals with mean/grumpy looking faces.



I seriously love the scowl on that baby owl. OWL SCOWL!


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That's also why I love Persian cats.

Anyway, I found this on a Style School classmate's blog:



Isn't it lovely?! There's even a tutorial. I showed it to the Chainsaw, and he's on board. Now I need to find the perfect wall.

I'm going to go get to work on some new wallets. Hope you're having a lovely Friday!