Baby Cat's Birthday

Today is my 22nd birthday! This weekend Baby Brother Cat and I hopped a bus to Portland and had a great time celebrating with our family, my Boyfriend Cat, and his family. We all went bowling, then back to Momma and Poppa Cat's house for cake, presents, and a terrific game Baby Brother Cat taught us. It was like a cross between Pictionary and Telephone. It was fun and hilarious!

My very chocolate-y birthday cake made by Momma Cat! Everything was Hello Kitty themed, of course.

I received many wonderful and thoughtful gifts, but my crafting will benefit most from this extremely cool dress form! It was given to me by Momma and Poppa Cat, and my Aunt and Uncle Cat (also known as Sister Cat and Brother-in-law cat to Momma). Unlike some dress forms that adjust with dials, this one has a cover that compresses it down to my shape. It just needs a little more adjusting and I am ready to sew all summer long!

-Baby Cat

My dress form and me! The earrings and Hello Kitty Watch I am wearing in this picture were also presents from Momma and Poppa Cat.

Mini Sewing Machine

At the beginning of spring break, Boyfriend Cat and I spent a weekend in Coos Bay. On the way back, he let me spend as much time as I wanted in a super-cool miniatures shop in Lincoln City, called Rocking Horse! I was good and only bought one thing, this cute old-fashioned sewing machine kit. 

This is what the picture on the box looked like.

I hand painted all of the silver parts with a paint pen. The drawer pulls are so small they were hard to hang on to when I glued them in. 

There was some difficulty with the wood stain, which was a bit clumpy when I first mixed it, but I think it came out looking alright.

I can just picture a tiny person sitting here, making her own tiny dresses!

I still haven't put together my dollhouse. Unfortunately, that would require being in the same city with it for any length of time. Hopefully that means it will happen this summer. Of course, I knew that any house of mine has to include a sewing machine! Now it just needs to wait for the house to be built.

-Baby Cat