But for Christmas we’re crafting Christmas ornaments made from my cat’s fur.
Singular. Because we have four black cats and Chimera.
That’s him from some years ago. Now he’s a big older cat who’s constantly shedding white fur.
A couple of weeks ago, I brushed him and rolled the resulting fur around in my hands until it made a ball. And then I tossed it, and the cats thought it was a cat toy, so they chased it.
So I decided I would make a Christmas ornament out of similar balls.
A couple of weeks of brushing later, I have.
Oh, how I made light of the book Crafting with Cat Hair eleven years ago when I said:
So it’s not something I’m going to try. So don’t think I’m spoiling Christmas tipping my hand that I looked through this book.
Not Christmas in 2013. But Christmas in 2024? Yes.
Basically, it’s three felted balls of cat fur. I’ve run a wire through them to keep them together (looping the bottom flat and the top rounded for a Christmas tree hook), two toothpicks for arms, and pins cut down to size for the eyes and mouth.
So there’s a good reason why it looks like there’s hair or fur on my drill bit, officer.
