Burlap Pet Placemat

***Edited to add: Join the party at A Soft Place to Land's DIY Day***

Oh how I've been itching to do this project ~ I had everything so once again a ZERO CASH project *smiles* Here's what I used:

• craft paint
• burlap scrap
• foam stamps
• iron on vinyl

I bought the whole bolt of iron on vinyl off the clearance rack for a great price & saved it ever since ~ why?

Just cut your piece to fit your item, peel the paper off, place it sticky side down on top of the right side and hand smooth.

Then take the piece you pulled off & lay it over the top & press

That's it! Easy Peasy!

Indy-bug loves his new placemat...



Shhhhh, we won't tell him he's gotta share with Miz Sissy!







Two seconds later & look who shows up at the food dish?

Miz Sissy!

Meet Indiana Jones

Whatcha doing Indy-bug?

Indy! Get down! Bad Kitty!

This weekend we're taking the Boy and the Girl here...

To see rooms like this...
I've been looking forward to this for months! I'm not letting a little cold weather, a persistent cough, and a drive of over an hour in a compact car with four people, three of whom are 5'9"(me), 6' (Mr Darcy), and 6'3" (the Boy) dampen my spirits. Who cares if my decorating isn't done? This is the Biltmore House people!

Things are still crazy busy for me at work and home. I'm still coughing and not feeling 100% yet but I am pleased to report that last night Mr Darcy, the Girl and myself worked on our living room Christmas tree. Progress! O course Indy wouldn't leave us or the tree alone! Have you seen Darlene's blog post on Midnight? Aside from her beautifully decorated tree/home and fur babies that actually get along it's like looking at my own home and our crazy kitten Indy!

Meanwhile I'm trying to whip up a quickie tree skirt from some left over silk I have and stayed up till midnight pinning my trim on. This morning found me sitting at my sewing machine furiously trying to finish up a new robe for my darling Mister D before changing my thread for sewing the skirt. Not quite there yet but close!

Progress thus far...

Living room tree up and decorated

Patriotic tree up and decorated

Sideboard (still unpainted) decorated

Dining room mantel decorated

Bathroom tree decorated

Outside of house decorated

Remains to be done...

Kitchen tree found and decorated

Handmade gifts to be finished

Stockings to be made

All boxes removed

*sigh*

And my camera is still messed up! I don't know what the problem is but the flash isn't working and since my rooms are dark it's making pictures impossible. My darling husband hasn't really shown me how to use his digi camera yet but hopefully I'll learn fast and will be back to posting pictures soon! I have so much to share!

Wishing everyone a wonderfully blessed weekend!

Pumpkin Carving with Indy

The Girl loves to carve pumpkins and she loves her new kitty, Indy so naturally we had to combine the two...

What is that?

Oh that face!

My turn, let me have him!

The Girl says it's from a Batman comic book...

She would know...

She's a huge Dark Knight fan so I'm taking her word for it.

I may not recognize it but I still think it's pretty awesome looking

*smiles*

Meet Indiana Jones...

The newest addition to our little family...

oh that face!
My pleasure to introduce "Indy" short for Indiana Jones...
I know, he's darling, so precious, so little... my heart melts!Here's Indy snoozing with Pop-pop
Here's Indy snoozing with The Girl
Aww, he's such a little bit of fluff...
A black Tabby-kitty
That face!

The Girl has tiny little feet so you can't really see how tiny he is.

I worry we're going to step on him so I'm always watching my feet as

I'm walking around our home.

Sometimes it helps to have a new love to help you get over

losing an old love... Nothing could ever replace our sweet Slyvester

but Indy is a loving balm on our broken hearts.