Pets

I love all my pets, they are so cute, fun, inspiring, and just full of happiness. So today I thought I would share some pictures and stories of my favourite little animals!


First of all, here is Lucky. He's about 3 years old almost exactly now. We got him when he was about a month old, the vet had to guess. My boyfriend at the time found him, his mother had abandoned him, and someone that found him had thrown him in a box and just left him there. Poor little thing.

Here are two pictures of him from the day I got him.

And some pictures of him now

He is one of the smartest cats I've ever had, but also one of the craziest. When we first got him I had to litter train him, which was surprisingly easy. I also would feed him cat milk and wet food at different times during the day because he had no teeth. He really shouldn't have been away from his mother. He didn't know how to clean himself yet so I would give him baths. And he slept in the cat carrier in my room for a while because he was so small, we didn't want him roaming around the house alone at night. I felt like I was raising my baby, he would "cry" in the middle of the night for food. Luckily our other cats stepped in to teach him stuff that I couldn't.


Next, here is Cookie. She is my sister's cat. We got her at the humane society for her grade 8 graduation. She is about 5 or 6 years old now. She's very cuddly and has a beautiful face.

She's very playful at times, and very dainty as well. We consider her the "good cat" because she doesn't really do much to cause trouble


And here is Trouble! I got him when I was almost 9. which makes him about 12 years old now. He's my big black huggy cat! We got him from the human society. They told us that he and 2 of his brothers or sisters were brought to the humane society when someone found a bag on the side of the road with 6 kittens in it. Unfortunately 3 of those kittens didn't survive the hypothermia. Trouble was still sick when we picked him out so we had to wait a little bit before we could bring him home. He was a tiny little thing when we got him, but with a lot of love and food, he got pretty big!

And last but not least, here is the dog! His name is Scamp and he was born on April 2nd 2001. We got him at a pet store called Love's Pet Store. Getting him was very random and spontaneous. We were there getting fish and saw him in his little cage and fell in love. He was about 3 months old when we got him.

I feel kind of bad, I don't take many pictures of him

So there you have it, the crazy animals that live with me behind the scenes of my shop!
Of course I don't let them in the room that I sew in. Lucky had a bit of a thread swallowing incident a little over a year ago.

Have a great day everyone!

Etsy Feature - Chocololic Knits and Crocet

Hello everyone!

I hope you are enjoying this beautiful weather if you are nearby. I just had a lovely day at the beach, and now I am going to feature a great shop from Etsy.

ChocololicKnits

ChocololicKnits' Shop Announcement

Welcome to Chocololic Knits!

We specialize in fun, comfy, cute knits and crochet. The knitwear is great for gifts, and the amigurumis (crocheted dolls) are a fun, cute statement piece to decorate and bring color and ambiance to a guest room, office desk, or anywhere that could use a little livening up.

The amigurumis in the shop are my own designs, and I sell patterns for them if you'd like to make your own ^_^. Alchemy custom work requests are also welcome- if you see anything that sparks a new idea or have a craving in a different color, please let me know and I'd be happy to whip up something tasty in whatever color/texture you'd like ^_^.


Some great items from this shop are:

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This is a very new shop, so be on the lookout for more new items!

Etsy Feature - Matt Golden Photography

Hello everyone!

This rainy Monday I am pleased to feature a very new, but great photography shop on Etsy.

Mattgoldephotography

Mattgoldephotography's Shop Announcement

Welcome! I am a portrait photographer out of Atlanta, GA entering into the field of fine art photography. This is a place where I can share the work that decorates the walls of my own apartment and home, and work that I believe you would enjoy in your home/office/apartment.

My personal website is: http://mattgoldenphotography.com

Enjoys!


Featured photographs in this store are:

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And a couple others:

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This is definitely a shop to keep your eye on!

Happy Sunday!

Hello everyone!

How are you doing on this lovely Sunday?

The weather here is beautiful, it makes me want to go outside instead of sit in here and blog/sew. But I do have a lot of work indoors to do today, so I will try and stay focused!

I am trying out a new banner for my title. It's from the same website that my background came from, and is supposed to match this background. But I'm not 100% sure how I feel about it, so some opinions would be great!

I've been busy at work making patterns for some pajama pants I'm going to be making and selling at a fair in October. I'll also sell these pajama pants on etsy eventually. I did pattern grading yesterday for the pant patterns I have, I'll offer sizes xxS-xL or 4-14.

I'm also working on a custom skirt for my best friend Janine. She found some fabric she really liked and wanted a skirt made out of it. Here's a quick computer sketch of the skirt I'm going to make for her, it's pretty simple, waistband with princess seams.

Tomorrow my cousin and a friend are coming into town, I think I'm going to have them do some modeling for me. That will be fun.

And now I end this rambling blog post with a picture of my beautiful baby. Lucky :)

Look out for some etsy seller features on July 12th, 14th, 18th, 20th, 25th, 27th, and 30th

Featured in a Treasury!

I was featured in a thread themed treasury.

The theme was paper towels.

This treasury can be found here

New Treasury!

Made a kitty cat treasury!

 Check it out!
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c35213733d58eef7e5d3b2b/cat-im-a-kitty-cat

Quotes Quotes Quotes

I love reading quotes. Quotes about life, love, and ones that are inspiring. Even the sad quotes i enjoy reading.

Aimgirl.com is a forum that has a really great quotes section. Along with having great conversation otherwise.

Most of these quotes are from members of aimgirl, unless I say otherwise.
 

"life is too short to be unhappy"

"True strength is being able to hold it all together when everyone is expecting you to fall apart"

"Niether one of us have a crystal ball to see the future, all we have is the present, and in the present all I want is you"
- Elizabeth from General Hospital
 

"Never regret something that once made you smile, because at that time, it was exactly what you wanted"

"The reason we hold onto memories so tightly is because while everything else changes, they will always be the same"

"When you touched my hand, I wanted nothing more than to hold it forever"

"You ever look at a picture of yourself and see a stranger in the background? You know, it makes you wonder how many strangers have pictures of you. How many moments of other people's lives have we been in? Were we a part of someone's life when their dream came true? Or were we there when their dreams died? Did we keep trying to get in as if we were somehow destined to be there? Or did the shot take us by surprise? Just think. You could be a big part of someone else's life and not even know it."
- One Tree Hill

"Don't worry about falling in love because in most fairytales, they don't find each other until the last page"

"Never miss someone in your past, because there is a reason Why they didn't make it into your future"

"Why burn a bridge I might wanna cross one day"
- Claudia from General Hospital

"Follow your heart, but bring your brain with you"

"The best memories are the ones you can't explain and end up saying 'you had to be there' "

"The first time you fall in love
it changes your life forever
and no matter how hard you try
the feeling never goes away"
-the notebook

"Don't worry. You might think you'll never get over it, but you also thought it would last forever"

"Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love the people who treat you right, and forget about the ones who don't"

"You make me happier than I ever thought I could be,
and if you let me, I'll spend the rest of my life trying to make you feel the same way"
-Friends

"Find someone who can make you feel completely comfortable and 'first-date' nervous at the same time. that's love"

"Isn`t if funny how day-by-day nothing changes, but then when you look back, everything is different"

 
 "Expect nothing, and you'll never be disappointed"

"Every 60 seconds you spend angry is a minute of happiness you will never get back"


"Beautiful big innocent eyes often hide dirty little secrets behind them"
- Luke Spencer General Hospital