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Scavenger Project #4: Cats, lots of cats (one will not do)

Okay, so, #4 on the Scavenger Project list is "Cats, lots of cats (one will not do)"...

I could have taken the easy road and submitted a pic of my collection of felines... being that I am a crazy cat lady and all... but no... I decided to do something different...

A paw bouquet! Here's the sketch...



... and here's how it turned out...



I'm not sure if the final pic will be the actual bouquet, or just the paws on their own...



My handsome boy modeling cat even got in on the action...



... but I think I'm going to use his talents in a different Scavenger item... more on that soon!

Scavenger Project #3: In the Middle

Meet Mr. Pepper...

Mr. Pepper is made from a vintage curtain panel - complete with ball fringe, buttons, embroidery thread, fluff, and love.

Mr. Pepper always keeps his cool - even when it seems he's the only one smiling...

He's always getting stuck in the middle of things... deadlines, unhappy employees, etc., but he can take it!



Oh, and here's the sketch for #3 on the list!

Scavenger Project #2: Childhood Memories

Number 2 on the Scavenger Project list is Childhood Memories...

Lots of ideas came to mind for this one - singing 'Grease Is the Word' with my next door neighbors while rollerskating in their driveway... making a fort out of a plastic lawn chair and a blanket - even though it was over 100 degrees that day...

But there was one memory that stood out... pink meringue pie.


My mother and I decided to make a recipe from one of my kids cookbooks one day. Seemed easy enough... pink meringue pie. The problem with making a meringue of any sort is that you have to froth the egg whites just right to make them light, airy, and to get them to stand up in little peaks...

Mom had little patience for error - and the nice pie making exercise quickly turned into a battle of epic proportion. I distinctly remember calling our neighbor down the street to see if she could help with the egg whites, poor lady, she had no idea she was entering a war zone.

So, my first thought for this item was to actually make the pie. Now that I'm older, I know how to froth egg whites just right, so, it would have been theraputic to successfully make this particular pie after so many years.

One little problem, I would then have a tasty pie hanging around the house... not quite WW friendly, the pink meringue pie... oh, and I'm never one to waste good pie...

Instead, I decided to make one out of felt...

Far less calories and fat than a real pie!

I also snapped a photo of it on a fancy plate...

Although, I think I'm liking it on the paper plate - seems more authentic...

Either way, it seems comical to me now that such a sweet pink pie was the catalyst for such an ugly day...

Scavenger Project is Go!

Low and behold! My Scavenger Project packet arrived at the end of last week!

I'm so excited to be a part of this project - brought to us by the fine folk over at Art House Coop and Design For Mankind!

I worked on the first three items on the list this past weekend. Here's what I came up with for #1...

1. Dog with it's head out the car window

Now, they said in the packet that anything goes... they also discouraged us from just simple drawings and sketches - which is cool with me...

I also set up a few rules for myself, just to make the project more of a challenge... oh, and because I love rules... almost as much as I love deadlines...

First rule is only use materials that you already have - no purchasing special stuff just for this project. I thought that by making myself use what's laying around would be more in the 'scavenger' frame of mind and so far, it's been fun digging through my stash of fabric, paints, bits, pieces, etc.

Second rule is sketch out what you want to do for each item on the list - like a journal of the project...

Okay, so, back to #1 on the list...

Here's the sketch...

Yes, the list says 'dog', but I'm not really a dog-person. I'm a crazy cat lady, so, I thought it would be fun to make a cat dressed up as a dog trying to get away in a tin can car.

The tin can car idea proved to be almost impossible to make - it's one thing cutting a tin can from it's edge, it's entirely another situation to try and cut it in the middle and make it look good... so, no tin can car... but, I'd like you to meet Mr. Wiskerton...


So, cat in a dog suit... check!

Now Mr. Wiskerton needs a getaway car...

First, I put him in my Bug-a-loo...

...which is cute, but I thought he might like his own car...

Here is Mr. Wiskerton in a nice blue Bug-a-loo...


I like both ideas, although I think I'm liking the paper car better than the real car...

The Husband prefers the paper car...

So, what do you guys think? Real or paper?

Scavenger Hunt!

Yesterday, I stumbled upon this really cool project that the Art House Co-Op in Atlanta, GA is putting together with Design For Mankind...

They're making a book!

When you register to participate in the project, they send you a list of 24 things which will end up being the 24 chapters of the book.

Each chapter is a reference to a moment, scenario, or item and they need help visually representing each item.

Every participant who sends back their images will be guaranteed at least one published photo in the book!

Even more fun, they have also started a Flickr Group so you can track everyone's progress or, if you're participating, you can upload your images to share as well.

It sounds totally cool and I totally signed up yesterday... I can't wait to get my list and packet of supplies!

More soon...