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DIY: Jack-O-Lantern Designs—Cats, Rabbits, Dogs, Ferrets, Rats, Mice, Fish & Reptiles

Sarah — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:23:47 +0000

I really love Halloween! I especially love carving something different each year on our pumpkins and, though I’m very fond of cats, I thought other pets should be represented too. Here are a variety of patterns for a bunch of different animals that should make some pretty nifty jack-o-lanterns. And, yes there are more cats. Just click on an image for a larger version to print or download.

And don’t miss these cat stencils and these dog breed stencils. Or you can make a stencil from your own photos of your pets.

Have a fun Halloween and keep your furred & feathered friends safe!

Cats

Rabbit

Dogs

Ferret

Rats

Mice

Birds

Fish

Reptile

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DIY: Make A Pumpkin Stencil Of Your Pet

Sarah — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:15:08 +0000

Use photos of your own pets to make a nifty stencil for your jack-o-lanterns this year. These three tutorials show you how to do it.

If that’s too fiddly, there’s a program called Pumpkinshop you can buy that converts your photos into stencils.

If you don’t want to make your own patterns check out these cat stencils and these dog breed stencils.

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DIY: Silhouette Pet Portraits Round-Up

Sarah — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:10:33 +0000

(via SilhouetteArt)

A reader asked about tutorials for making silhouette pet portraits, so here you go! You can do this for any pet, so don’t limit yourself to cats and dogs. A budgie portrait would be really cute!

The video shows 2 techniques—a higher tech version that uses Adobe Illustrator & a robot cutter and lower tech version that uses tracing paper.

Here’s a second tutorial on how to make another version of a silhouette plaque. Just use your pet’s portrait instead.

More ideas on ways to use pet silhouettes from Martha Stewart. I think the suggestion to have a custom rubber stamp made of your pet’s silhouette is a great idea. It would also make a nice gift for a pet lover.

I love this tote bag tutorial—it’d make a cute pillow too! I think I’d sew the silhouette rather than glue it though.

Larger scale pet silhouettes made from plywood are a unique application. You’ll need a jigsaw, router, or something similar for this project.

This two-toned silhouette portrait is lovely. You can use all sorts of colors and patterns to create something really nifty!

An appliquéd onsey or t-shirt is pretty cute.

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Friday Fun: Cockatoo & Laser Pointer

Sarah — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:25:14 +0000

Kiwi the cockatoo is pretty cute. I love her little reaching sidestep.

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Wag.com Amazon’s New Pet E-Commerce Site

Sarah — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:03:28 +0000

Amazon now has a dedicated site for pet products—Wag.com. I wonder if this will have an effect on the specialty pet sites (like PetExpertise.com) I like for finding progressive training tools and books. I hope it means more people will have accesses to quality foods, tools, and information!

(Note: I’m not connected in any way to either site, other than having ordered products from PetExpertise and Amazon.)

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Animal Rescuer Wins Against IRS

Sarah — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:16:26 +0000

Jan Van Dusen, who has fostered over 70 cats, went up against the IRS and won. Good news for animal rescue groups all over the U.S. Van Dusen had deducted expenses she had incurred while fostering cats for an IRS- approved charity. The ruling will make it easier for volunteers to help animal rescue groups. Yea!

Check out the article to learn more and keep your receipts for next year’s taxes, if you’re fostering or providing some other service.

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Friday Fun: Budgie Balances On Ball

Sarah — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:39:40 +0000

This little guy is pretty cute!

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Animal Welfare Groups Race To Help Japanese Pets

Sarah — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:37:03 +0000

The people heading up the work to aid to the animals caught in the earthquake & tsunami describe the problems they’re facing. Dogs tied up who can’t seek food and water, pets whose owners have died, the inability for aid workers to even reach the places in need of their help. I’m reminded that you can never be too prepared.

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Paws for Japan

Sarah — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:26:25 +0000

Spread the word about Paws for Japan happening today. Be the Change for Pets is working to raise funds for World Vets, who is on the ground in Japan and is already assisting Japanese animal welfare groups. You can make a donation here.

And Pawcurious has organized a bunch of online business who are donating proceeds from today to World Vets. Check out the post to see the businesses participating, and don’t miss the Blog Hop below it where there are more business listed among the blogs promoting the event. For example, Yarntini is having a raffle of yarn & fabric and the professional pet photographer, Poochie Freak Photography, is having a greeting card auction.

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Emergency Preparedness Video

Sarah — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:23:19 +0000

Animals in Emergencies is an excellent video produced by the U.S. Army and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. There’s a wealth of easily accessible information covered—check it out!

Click here to view the embedded video.

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