How to: Make cat fur cat toys (dead cat not required)

The jury may still be out on whether making felt from your dead cat is a great, resourceful idea or just plain wrong, but making stuff from a living moggy - particularly when the kitty in question will get hours of fun from it - is good news for all concerned. Right? Zack Scott certainly thinks so...

Posted by Abi Silvester on July 31, 2007 10:17 AM in Toys
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Stupid Sock Creatures - a great guide to making new friends out of old socks!

If you're a fan of sock monkeys you'll love this book. Stupid Sock Creatures: Making Quirky, Lovable Figures from Cast-off Socks is a fabulous, fun paperback which provides patterns and instructions to enable you make sock creatures of your very own. These guys are not always cute, some have horns and pretty sinister expressions, but they will keep you amused during , and most certainly after, their creation. Written by John Murphy, it's available from Amazon.co.uk for only £7.16.

Sock creatures are a good way to start off toy making, as they obviously use materials you have lying around the house (i.e. socks!), and they can be made as simple or elaborate as you want. They have a real cult following now, so they can be pricey if you want to buy one someone else has made. Simple answer is to make your own.

Posted by on July 4, 2007 8:13 AM in Crafty Publications| Recycling| Toys
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