Posts tagged: pet
How To File Your Dog's Nails with a Dremel
By ModHomeEcTeacher
The dremel has to be one of the most adorable power tools ever. Why then is it so difficult to figure out where to use it? All those cool attachments have to be useful for something. While I'm experimenting, check out this YouTube » READ MORE
How To Make a No-Sew Holiday Dog Bed
By ModHomeEcTeacher
While you've got your materials handy for these hand printed fleece scarves, it will only take you about an hour to put together this well-deserved holiday gift for your hard working canine companion » READ MORE
Outdoor Fabrics are NOT Just for Outdoors!
By TheHome
Your kids spend a few short minutes playing
rough-and-tumble in the family room, and it looks like a hurricane has
ripped through your home. How can you protect your furniture from this
sticky-fingered, rough-housing onslaught? Upholster the room in fabric
that can withstand a hurricane, of course.
Outdoor fabrics are no longer characterized by the rough, stiff canvases of decades past. New acrylic production processes are allowing outdoor » READ MORE
DIY Cardboard Cat Chaise.
By Chrisjob1Apparently, cats have this thing where they like to install themselves in cozy spaces: spots like drawers, behind furniture, and if its available, an appropriately-sized empty cardboard box. So, take advantage of their penchant for nookery, and make them do what they do in style.
Materials
- Large sheets of corrugated cardboard
- Hot glue gun
- Markers
- Utlity knife
- Cutting mat or scrap surface
Begin by downloading the pdf pattern, availab » READ MORE
Greenrrroof Animal Home.
By Chrisjob
These vegetatively-capitaled Greenrrroof pet houses are a beautiful alternative to those Little-Tikes, tan, plastic things they sell at the discount stores. Stephanie Rubin's designs are made of natural cedar, no-VOC paints, and beeswax water sealant. Expensive, yes, but the including diagrams and simple but clever design make them totally DIYable.
Via.
Ikea Doll Bed Goes to the Dogs–or Cats
By DIY Maven
Jules over on Ikea Hacker had a great idea of turning Dukig Doll’s Bed ($25) into a kitty bed. A few coats of black matte paint and a homemade animal print cushion and you’d have a bed fit for any small furry family member. Aww!
"Let Sleeping Dogs Lie"
By ModHomeEcTeacher
I submitted my DIY Project to Design Sponge on Sunday evening.
I'm not sure when it will be posted, but I'll get back with you on that. Staying in line with all things dog-like, I wanted to post a picture of some of my favorite dog beds (hint of what my DS project is). I especially love these two since the fabric is a houndstooth (get it?) check. I'll be building a curved platform and headboard for the pink one, and will be donating it to » READ MORE
DIY Pet Food.
By Chrisjob
My intense allergies will never allow me to share my home with any fuzzy quadrupeds. But were I able, I'd love to create amazing meals just for them. So, pet-lovers, throw out your canned pastes, extruded hydrogenized goos, and recalled nasties and give some of these a try.
- Make Stuff offers recipes for sauteed liver, veal soup, fish cookies, kitty treats, budgie brownies, and others.
- Simply Pets has 57 meals for dogs and 43 for cats
- Homem » READ MORE
How to build a cheap outside pet shelter for cold weather.
By wizoddWell, winter is here (Northern Wisconsin) -10 last night
I have cats that are allowed In & Out, but don't have a cat door, I have a deck sheltered on 3 sides and the top, which keeps them out of some of the weather, but my eldest likes to go on extended "business trips." And I can't stand next to the door all night--and I won't.
So, I build cat shelters. Over the years I've built many of them of different materials (what I have or can scrouge u » READ MORE
Ceramic Animal Footprints: Snow Print Tiles.
By ChrisjobSnow Print tiles mimic the soft curves of animal prints in the snow. Paired with some matching white tiles, and they'd be playful be conspicuous enough. DIYable? Perhaps with some sweet ceramic skills, and a quick jaunt to Budapest for some authentic impressions.
How To Change Water in a Fish Tank.
By ChrisjobI've got tremendous allergies to furry things, so fish and lizards were my only pet option. When cleaning or changing water, I, out of ignorance, apparently made a few mistakes, and the next morning, my dander-less friends were often floating atop the tank.
I was asked to help clean and change the water of an aquarium at a nursery with which I am associated, so this time I decided to do it right! I found these tips from EHow to be of most use.
Ma » READ MORE
Hamster Powered Paper Shredder.
By ChrisjobNow even your pets can outfit their homes, DIY-style.
The all-analog Hamster Shredder, designed by Tom Ballhatchet, works just like your standard rodent powered office supplies. The hamster runs along the wheel, which in turn destroys your documents and cushions his tabletop penitentiary of happiness.
Ballhatchet's work is currently on display in Milan.
On the other end of the spectrum is the not-nearly-as-cool USB hamster wheel, which I gues » READ MORE
Getting rid of Spot's spots
By badbadivyAnybody who has ever potty trained a dog can tell you it is extremely important to thoroughly clean a spot on the carpet where the puppy has had an accident. If you don't get the smell up entirely, the dog will go back to the same area over and over, and eventually you will have a major mess on your hands.
So, that's what happened when we had a puppy in the house. He kept going on the same spot, sometimes it wouldn't be found until much later, an » READ MORE
Curbly: Chia Pet of the Internet?
By gregoryjohnson
Oh, my! Curbly is like the Chia Pet of the Internet. It grows before your very eyes! Now there's a "Talk" category for posts. How cool! This is quite useful. I was thinking that I'd like to post some general content to my blog that doesn't really fit into the existing headline categories. For example, there's no Chia Pet category. So, if these general blog entries float through this new "Talk" category with everyone else's content that's much bet » READ MORE
