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Catskill Mountain Moccasins suggests that you store their leather boots hanging up, so that the leather can breathe and last longer. I have no idea the validity of this concept (that letting leather have more contact with air will lengthen its lifespan), but it doesn’t seem like a bad idea. The alternative is to let
I’ve finally put my last litter box inside of cat furniture! Litter hasn’t been getting into my bed for several weeks now, guys! This is so awesome! This is the third piece of litter box furniture that I’ve made. This one is the most expensive (at about $65) because it’s also another cat tower. Click
My mom’s family has passed down a card game for generations. It’s called Confusion, though we often joke that Frustration would be a better name for it. It is one of my favorite card games, because it solves one of the main flaws of card games: the boring wait during other players’ turns. It’s similar
I have now made two litter box cabinets – pieces of furniture that hide the litter box. There are many reasons why these are awesome: Litter boxes are ugly. Instead of having a container full of grey ‘sand’ filled with cat dung sitting in the corner of your room, now you have an enclosed wooden
Heya, internet! This is the last big post about the cat tower. There will probably be a little update later when I add in toys and a hammock, but that will just be a couple photos. This post finishes up the major construction of the cat tower – adding all the carpet. Here are links
This post covers the rest of the woodworking for the cat tower. Woo! Here are links to all the parts of this project: Part 1: Overview and Summary Part 2: Woodworking on bottom half Part 3: Woodworking on top half Part 4: Carpeting This is the bed post I found in a scrap wood pile.
This post is going to show the beginning of transforming the cat tower. I will be showing the pictures on getting the bottom of the cat tower remade in this post today. Here are links to all the parts of this project: Part 1: Overview and Summary Part 2: Woodworking on bottom half Part 3:
Whew! The cat tower is DONE! Well, all the wood and carpeting work is done, and I have the eyebolts in where I plan to hang the cat hammock and the toys. Tonight I’m just posting the beginning and end photos, along with a summary of the process (cost, tools, etc). I’ll be making several
I love having wall hooks – it’s so much easier to just hang something on a hook than a hanger, and things like scarves and hats can be hung on them, too. DeForest and I bought some nice metal hooks from a blacksmith at last July’s Ann Arbor Art Festival, and I finally got around