Saturday, June 27, 2009

Goin' Fishin'

(picture coming soon) I've knit up a little hollow fish and plan to felt it and sew on a velcro closure on the tail. He's even already caught as seen by the fishing line coming out of his lil' mouth! You can stuff him with whatever you want - catnip (yum!) or a bell, or both! So far I have orange, purply-pink and turquoise blue wool. I'm going to knit a few more before I do the felting so I can felt them all at once. This is fun!

Gracie Mae loves the fish like it is without it being finished - I had better keep an eye on it so it doesn't end up in her hidden stash!

Friday, June 26, 2009

Bell n' Chain - Coffee Table Version


I took one of those little plastic balls with a bell inside and covered it in organic cotten yarn. This one was pure white so I could attach it to the coffee table and have it still at least blend in with my quasi decor. :)
Bell n' Chain toys can be made at various lengths. Most will be made at door handle length unless you request shorter.
Bell n' Chain toys can be yours for a suggested donation of $4 each or 3 for $10. Email me @ verystillwater@gmail.com (For my computer's safety, emails without a subject line will be deleted without being opened.)

Bell n' Chain - multi-colored



Gracie Mae playing with one of my cat toy creations. All effort is made to keep the toys as close to 100% organic as possible. This one has an organic cotten base (the white part) and has sock wool (colored) accents. I believe the sock wool is more than 90% wool. It's hard to see the bell part of this toy since it's white being held by white paws. This particular one simply has 2 jingle bells and some stuffing in the "ball" at the end. Organic cotten yarn makes up the stuffing and comes in one very long piece wadded up so that if by chance the stuffing comes out, it won't be in tiny (unsafe) pieces. Gracie Mae's favorite way to play with this toy is when I drag it on the ground for her to chase.
All of my organic cotton based toys can be washed and dryed without worry of shrinkage or falling apart. verystillwater@gmail.com