Goth Kitty

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My black kitty is sweet as can be but this one is a different story. She is a goth girl or she at least aspires to be!

I just noticed that her penny slipped out of her basket and onto her sweater! Oh well- I’m not gonna worry about it. I will make sure it gets back in to her basket.

I have been waiting a while to find the right project for the wonderful octopus fabric. Her sweater is a soft blend which includes angora- I can tell because it’s fuzzy and it sheds (a bit).

I blanket stitched around the edges of the sweater and made her a pin to wear. The sweater’s buttons are Victorian era glass. The dress has vintage lace at the hem.

A Brown Cat Fellow

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I never realized that there was such a thing as a solid dark brown cat but then I met one. My daughter does cat fostering and one of her temporary charges was just that! So here is to that sweet kitty.

He has a striped jacket, a handkerchief, and a messenger bag. What you can’t see here is his brown vest: but here it is (below).

Yes, it does have moons and stars on it.

Also, this brown cat is made of cashmere coat fabric- so soft!

Plant Nerdiness Immersion!

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I had a wonderful time at the Gesneriad Convention! It was 5 full days of not thinking about anything but beautiful plants. I learned so much and met a ton of fellow enthusiasts.

I entered several pieces into the show- first time ever. Firstly- Miss Siningia, a lady pillow doll. Look, she won a blue ribbon!

Also, 3 plants; they won ribbons too! I was entering into the novice class which means I have never participated in a plant show before. I was the only entrant and I won this giant pink rosette- it all makes me silly happy :-)

Here is my blue ribbon plant-

I won’t overwhelm you with flower photos but these were some of my favs-

This is called Smithiantha ‘Ode to Peter Shalit’. It has beautiful leaves that are velvety plus such a gorgeous flower.

Below is a Streptocarpus ‘Dale’s Flock of Sparrows’.

There was a sales room with (probably) thousands of plants, and almost every talk I went to had giveaway plant material. I now have a bunch of new plants plus cuttings, leaves, and tubers to plant up and hopefully grow. It was such a treat to spend almost a week focusing on my other passion. I hope I can go next year!