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You are here: Home / DIY Crafts Art / Crafts / Something really special…the handmade gift!

Something really special…the handmade gift!

by Sheryl Thompson 6 Comments

Yummly

 

A close friend’s birthday is tomorrow.  Now I could have gone shopping at the Bangor Mall.  Or I could have shopped online and never left the house.  But neither appeal to me.  I love to give and receive homemade gifts.  When someone gives me a homemade gift, I feel honored and cherished because they have invested their time, their creativity, and their love in that gift. The gift of TIME, the time that it takes to design, gather materials, assemble them,….. that is so incredibly special in today’s busy world. My friend loves her cats so I made a little 3-dimensional shelf kitty that looks like her cat “Buster”.

 

Kitty Baby Shelf Kitten
This is my “shelf kitten” that I made for my friend. It’s a great gift for cat lovers and can be personalized to look like their cat.

I have made these for years and they were great sellers back in the day when I did craft shows.  I’m sharing the pattern with you so I have put the pattern and instructions here on the site so that you can download it as a PDF file.  Just trace the pattern onto a piece of wood and cut it out with a band saw.  A jigsaw won’t work as there are some pretty tight corners, particularly in the area of the front legs. The painting on this piece is very basic so you don’t have to be an “artist” to make it.  And you can personalize it by painting it the colors of the recipient’s kitty and by adding cute add-ons.  I used a ball of yarn on the one in the picture but in the past I have made a mini catnip mouse toy, or added a jingle bell, or a little bird ornament or just a feather stuck to the paw or mouth.  Get creative and most of all, have fun! Click on the link below to open and download the free pattern.

“Kitty Baby” Shelf Kitten packet

2 Kitty babies
You can paint them any color combination you want!

 

Yummly

Filed Under: Crafts, Our Cats...Chuckles, CJ, and Aiko, Pets Tagged With: cat, free, free cat craft pattern, free craft ideas, free craft pattern, free kitten craft pattern, freecraftpattern packet, kitten, Maine, Maine North Woods, Maine Northwoods, Mount Katahdin, Sherman, Sheryl Thompson, Wilderness Wife

Comments

  1. crystal says

    August 13, 2012 at 11:08 AM

    Cute! 🙂

    Reply
    • Sheryl T says

      August 13, 2012 at 12:08 PM

      Thanks….glad you enjoyed it!

      Reply
  2. Leslie (@BeSimplyBetter) says

    August 7, 2012 at 12:41 PM

    Really cute! I know several people that would love these on their shelves. 🙂 I know what their Christmas gifts are going to be this year. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Sheryl T says

      August 7, 2012 at 12:53 PM

      Glad you enjoyed it! They make a great gift for the cat lovers on your list. Personalizing them is easy and makes them mean so much more meaningful for the recipient if they are a kitty person!

      Reply
  3. Deanna says

    July 15, 2012 at 6:39 AM

    These are so cute… love the idea..

    Reply
    • Sheryl Thompson says

      July 16, 2012 at 7:45 PM

      Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. Be sure to stop back as I will be adding more craft patterns as time goes on.

      Reply

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