Give your cats a gift from the garden with this homemade pet toy

jalex · 06-22-2002, 04:43 PM

Materials
• Scissors
• Child's sock
• Felt scraps
• Plastic from milk jug
• Cotton yarn
• Darning needle
• Black embroidery floss
• Fresh or dried catnip

Step 1:
Using scissors, cut off the toe section of the child's sock at the heel, as shown. Also, cut two mouse ear shapes from the felt scraps, and cut a teardrop shape from the plastic stock.

Step 2:
Insert the plastic teardrop into the sock (it serves to hold the mouse's shape), and fill the sock with the dry, crumbled catnip leaf. Turn back the sock's edge and, with the cotton yarn and darning needle, lay a running stitch around the opening, as shown. Draw the yarn tight to close the opening.

Step 3:
Tie off the cotton yarn, leaving the extra for the tail. Sew on the felt ears, and create embroidery floss whiskers.

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jalex · 06-18-2003, 04:00 AM

On my search for the 4th of july crafts, I found this and I think it is worth a bump

06-22-2002, 04:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
jalex Mentally disturbed Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Home is wherever the army sends us Posts: 4,524 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 18 Thanked 136 Times in 10 Posts	Give your cats a gift from the garden with this homemade pet toy Materials • Scissors • Child's sock • Felt scraps • Plastic from milk jug • Cotton yarn • Darning needle • Black embroidery floss • Fresh or dried catnip Step 1: Using scissors, cut off the toe section of the child's sock at the heel, as shown. Also, cut two mouse ear shapes from the felt scraps, and cut a teardrop shape from the plastic stock. Step 2: Insert the plastic teardrop into the sock (it serves to hold the mouse's shape), and fill the sock with the dry, crumbled catnip leaf. Turn back the sock's edge and, with the cotton yarn and darning needle, lay a running stitch around the opening, as shown. Draw the yarn tight to close the opening. Step 3: Tie off the cotton yarn, leaving the extra for the tail. Sew on the felt ears, and create embroidery floss whiskers. © FamilyFun. All rights reserved. __________________ Get our guys out of Iraq!!

06-18-2003, 04:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
jalex Mentally disturbed Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Home is wherever the army sends us Posts: 4,524 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 18 Thanked 136 Times in 10 Posts	On my search for the 4th of july crafts, I found this and I think it is worth a bump __________________ Get our guys out of Iraq!!

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