As well as making presents for friends and family this Christmas I also made some presents for the furry friends in their lives.
Christmas for cats!
To make them I started by cutting out some felt sardine shapes from a paper template I made. I then sewed some little fabric pouches to hold some catnip that I bought online (highest potency apparently).
After that I embroidered on some markings and sewed on some felt eyes to give them a bit of character.
Finally I sewed around the edges, put the catnip pouches in the middle of each fish (for maximum protection from sharp claws and teeth) and added toy stuffing around the edge.
And voilà! A shoal of sardines.
And just look at these little fellas enjoying themselves...
Clockwise from top left: Tiffin, Eddie, Louis, Pixel, Harry & Holly.
Sweet ones! They were a total hit I think. So much so that a few of them are fish no more.
I'm taking this as a good sign of appreciation.
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