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Blue, turquoise, blue

Elizabeth Ruffing — Wed, 04 May 2011 02:28:50 +0000

Just a quick update in my Etsy toy shop today. Three new Hug Me Slugs, in baby blue, turquoise, and light blue. Those are my attempts at naming their colors. The two light blue slugs are slightly different in color, as I have so many colors. I’m never quite sure what to call them. I pick up whatever colors I think are pretty.

I am still trying to include the blooming flowers in the yard as I photograph my slugs, but today, I wanted to include my kitty assistant too.

We also just put up Max Bailey’s latest Siamese cat original, one-of-a-kind art doll on eBay for this week, May 3-10. I was finishing up editing her photos just this afternoon.

New Art Doll Photo Prints

Elizabeth Ruffing — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:01:36 +0000

OOpal the Pixie Kitten, Version 1

We just added a new category of photo prints of our original, one-of-a-kind art dolls to our new Ruffing’s Etsy shop, and made our very first sale from our new collective shop. That order went on its way just this morning. Here are the first of the prints. They are made with the same archival cotton art paper and pigment inks as our other prints, and each comes in a protective cello sleeve. They are all made as they are ordered, one at a time, and are each hand signed.

Opal the Pixie Kitten, Version 2

Opal the Pixie Kitten, Version 3

Celeste the Pixie Kitten, Version 1

Celeste the Pixie Kitten, Version 2

Celeste the Pixie Kitten, Version 3

Luna the Pixie Kitten, Version 1

Luna the Pixie Kitten, Version 2

Luna the Pixie Kitten, Version 3

Three Little Kittens

Siamese Hug Me! Kitty Decorative Pillow

Elizabeth Ruffing — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 20:43:12 +0000

My Siamese kitty pillow is all finished and is up in my Etsy shop. I machine appliquéd quilting cottons onto an oatmeal cotton fabric this time. The background has a pattern of diagonal textured lines, but it is all of one natural cotton color. It’s nice and soft.

I fused all my appliqué pieces onto my background with Wonder-Under, much in the same way as I did with my bunny pillow, only I was able to use a cotton setting on my iron and skip the press cloth, since cottons can withstand more heat than poly fleece.

I used a machine zig zag stitch to sew around all the raw edges. A stitch width of 2.5 and a stitch length of 0.5 worked well for me. Once the pillow front was appliquéd, I pressed it with some steam, and made my envelope closure for my pillow back. I basted the two back pieces together, pressed them, and then squared them up with a rotary cutter and a quilting ruler. I sewed my front to my backs, pressed again, turned them right side out, and put my pillow insert inside.

I took some photos and all done!

I also photographed another wide-eyed kitten this week. This is Ian. He and a bunch more equally cute and playful kittens and cats will be at the Knightdale, NC PetSmart this weekend, hoping to find their forever homes, if you are in the Triangle area. He’s with a great rescue group called Alley Cats and Angels. They alternate doing adoption events there, and at other local PetSmart adoption centers, with another very nice rescue group, Paw Prints Animal Rescue. I love visiting the kitties and their foster parents. I hope to get some more photos next time I stop by.

Even if you aren’t in the Triangle area, please consider adopting a pet. There are so many sweet animals out there waiting for homes. I fall in love with one or two or three every week or so! All our kitties are rescued kitties, and they make wonderful family members. Check out sites like Petfinder and Adopt a Pet to find available adoptable pets in your own area. And go visit them too. They love the attention! It makes them happy