So that wonderful wonderful Rene over at
It's all about the cats! emailed me a while back and mentioned ever since my
plea for help she has been thinking about micro bead pillows and she saw one at her local JoAnn store. Well I ran right down to mine (OK, I drove, it is 40 minutes away after all) and alas mine did not have any. So right then and there I decided to make one (or four) for The Crew. So I asked the staff if they sold micro beads. Alas they had no idea what I was talking about so I went on line and found some on sale at Amazon, but it was fairly expensive for a small amount. I figured it would end up being cheaper to buy one of those micro bead animals for sale everywhere and take it apart for the beads.
Well I had mentioned this to Rene, and she said she could find them all the time at her local thrift store. I haven't had any luck finding anything other then animals not good for laying on. (yes, my husband and I both squeeze the pillows when we run into displays looking for micro bead pillows and don't think for a second it didn't amuse me to no end to imagine Rene doing the same)
Well I got an email saying she had found some, she washed them up and sent them over. I got it on Tuesday (it arrived on Monday) and this is what occurred... well this is what occurred after I read the really cute card from Rene saying she hoped for pictures!! :)
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Fleurp: what's this? |
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It's squishy.. |
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and does not smell like me |
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everything MUST smell like me |
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I shall make it smell like me.. |
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This is actually really fun!! |
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Jack & Skippy wondering what she is doing |
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This is MINE! |
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Hey, that worked. |
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puppy dog pretending to be Flat Jack |
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Kit: um, this dog isn't for laying on.. |
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Fleurp: Hey, what's going on over there? |
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Jack: this thing has feathers.. |
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Fleurp: this thing doesn't smell like me either.. |
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SPARKLE BALL! |
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Feather fun (this is a mirror shot) |
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I hosied it. |
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a few teeth marks for good measure |
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and a couple of rabbit kicks.. |
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oh wonderful feather toy, where have you been all my life |
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Skippy: since she is busy, I'll just make myself comfortable |
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But Skippy, that's mine too.. |
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Muffin loved the sock toy. she's kinda a niphead |
Fleurp isn't mean, she is just like a little kid who thinks everything belongs to them and they have no concept of if it is all theirs that means no one else gets any.
I do have some interesting fabric to make a pillow with and will use the dog toy to fill it. I'll stuff the dog with fiberfill and bring it down to the shelter.
a little while later, we had this..
Oh thank you for the bounty of photos! It seems Fleurp is like Tucker in that "everything" is hers! I never imagined the square pillow would be accepted as is!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. I'm glad everything arrived safely.
I would say you have a result!! :D
ReplyDeletelooks like they had loads of fun!
ReplyDeleteThis is so fun! We love how Fleurp hogged all the best stuff. :)
ReplyDelete2 observations:
ReplyDelete1st, we may be louder, but people in Maine seem to be every bit as crazy as people in Texas. (Referencing running around squeezing random toys.)
2nd, I just love that universal cat "Smell Down Smack Down" when something doesn't have the appropriate aroma.
Now that is some happy kitties!
ReplyDeleteHappy 4th!
purrs
>^,,^<
♥Abby♥Boo♥Ping♥Jinx♥Grace♥
It looks like you kitties have lots of fun things to play with. Lucky!
ReplyDeletexo Catherine
@RN Griffin why yes, yes we are :) but in a good way
ReplyDeleteI love how protective Fleurp is of her pillow. My late cat Star had a pillow like that, and he would knead it for hours until he went into a drooling, crazy-eyed trance. Weirdest thing.
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