5.09.2011

little known fact

i love to re-use
and, lucky for me and my quirks,
i work at an office where there is
an abundance of packing paper

i thieve this packing paper
straight from the recycling box
and take it home.

it sits with all my other paper goods
until the day comes when
i get to give a present!

yes, that is right.
i make my own wrapping paper.

i posted a lotta video below
as she fully goes over what you need to do
and i had full intentions of posting
photos of my creative adventure for your viewing pleasure.
so, what happened to that idea?

funny thing happens when you
a) own a cat
b) start moving things amuk and causing ruckus
the cat must see what is happening
as closely as she possibly can be to the occurring chaos.

once the iron was on and steaming
cuddles appeared, almost magically, and up on the table she went
she slithered around the iron
probably three times
each time my stress level shooting up
above and beyond anything even close to normal
accompanied by a gasp and then a "CUDDLES!"

and then lo and behold,
she saw the glob of basil craft paint
it looked glorious
and over she walked
probably with the full intention of walking over it
cats hate to be disorderly.
but she overshot. or undershot.
and the result was one perfectly cute paw
disguised in basil paint.

between cuddles and her curiosity
and the puppy stealing the camera case several times.
i gave up.

**and for those of you who are thinking
"just move the damn cat!"
it is nearly impossible
to tell a cat what to do**

*** in the video, lotta is using fabric - which is totally awesome too. i used brown paper that is a little bit more thick - the typical packing stuff ***



in other lotta news,
this it he most lovely inspiration shot:

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