Painting (again)

Besides taking care of Merlin, we have been painting again (yay, wooo). I know i'm crazy, so we are getting rid of the white for a light neutral grey. It's very light, not grey, not beige. It makes my house look warmer, the white didn't quite fit in here, while i love the look of all white rooms, it just doesn't work in my house. Oh well.

Olive and i had a collision and i rollered her forehead (hilarity ensued as we tried to grab her before she wiped her paint face on the furniture)

Here's the difference between the white and the new color, i used a Behr paint/primer two in one paint, it's actually fun to paint when you don't have to do three coats (we only had to do one).

Poor Old Merlin

Well, my boy Merlin has been sick, consuming a large bag of canine pill pockets landed him at the vet three days in a row. I was so happy that today all the foreign material appears to have moved from his stomach into his intestines (yay!) so we got to take his catheter out and he got to lose the cone collar. He's almost back to his charming little self (he may have chewed up the new bottle of cat tonic lax)-why oh why? But we'll just ignore that little detail. I just wanted to share some pics of the little man that has been consuming my thoughts and time this week

He's been cuddling up to anything warm now that it's finally winter here (i think it's been around -20 celcius), So here he is on his favorite electric heat pack, so sleepy and warm.

He was also quite thrilled to be able to clean himself again!

Signed: The crazy cat lady in me.

OOO Baby, Baby.

Today i made a last minute quilt for Brent's friend who just had a baby girl named Hailey (awww). I bought the patterned fabric from ikea for cheap, i thought it was kinda fun and whimsical. I really think it's adorable, i'm glad to have finished another quilt finally, even if it is really tiny. I forgot to take a picture of the back (oops!) but it's just a white, pink and green argyll fleece (so cozy)

My machine was being a cry baby, i really wanted to free motion quilt a stipple pattern but for some reason, when i have my machine set up this way, it won't pick up the bobbin thread. Who knows.

Collars!

I've been feeling a little crafty lately and ever since i made Olive a Halloween Collar the gears in my little brain have been turning. They are so much more fun than collars that you buy in a store, and so much less expensive as i can sell mine for $12- $15 instead of $25. Anyways, I've been taking orders from a few friends for custom Christmas collars, these are a few i've done so far.

Here's my beautiful great dane modeling her new seasonal collar (Olive is looking fashionable in a festive gingerbread man collar).

Close up!

This new venture has me really excited! Custom dog collars for cheap, what could be better??

My Kitchen...

Well, the votes are in, i officially have the ugliest kitchen ever. I'm not sure where to even start with this beauty, but my main floor of my house is open concept, so there's no way of hiding this kitchen. The cupboards are basically brand new, it feels ridiculous to rip them out and have them go to waste but the color makes me sick. Flesh tone, hannibal lector cupboards with purple-gray counter tops.


Can you even paint this fake wood stuff to the point that it is durable? I'd love to paint them white, change the hardware, get dark counter tops and finish it off with a different color on the walls. It seems like the easiest answer. Please help, this kitchen makes me want to cry.

ps: please take note to how remarkably small it is.

Lazy Day

We had a great weekend, full of dog park dates and laying in the sun.

They don't sleep near each other often, so when they do it's definitely worth a picture.

My New Foster

We have a new canine friend at home. She is a 20 month old Wheaten Terrier who needs a loving home who can afford her medication as she has some health concerns. She's fantastic so far (loves other dogs and is scared of the cats so far). Olive really likes her, i think because she's so nonchalant.

Olive immediately adopted her bed and belongings, lol. I really hope we can find her a new home, because she's growing on me and i don't need another pet right now. She's practically perfect, it shouldn't be too difficult finding her a new family.