A Question Of Eagles M.F.E.O. (Made For Each Other) Still by Mary Jo Roar + Rabbit Angled Wood Terrarium - Semi Cityscape Planters - Tall Double Made from a lightweight resin composite and lined ... Mid-Century Console - Small (White)The Mid-Century Console's beveled edges ...Here Are the Best Etsy Shops for Pet Lovers If you're a pet lover, you'll love these fun and unique Etsy shops that take creativity for our furry friends to a whole new level. Pet Tepees from Snaggs Tepees are all the rage for playtime for the kids, and now our furry friends can get in on all the fun. Etsy shop Snaggs has designed whimsical tepees with pet bed inserts for both dogs and cats, providing a fun alternative to traditional pet beds. Shop All Finds for Your Furry Friends Personalized Felt Beds from Naps Design If your pet is not quite ready for a tepee yet, we love these adorable felt pet beds designed by Etsy shop Naps Design. These cushy beds come in multiple sizes and can be customized with your pet's name in your favorite color.

Dapper Dog from Preppy Pup Couture Preppy Pup Couture has a pooch tie and collar for almost any occasion imaginable. These dapper ties are a great idea for a costume or for anytime fun. Creative Hats from Handmade Monster Looking for a unique pet costume idea for your pet for Halloween or a fun occasion? Handmade Monster creates custom, crocheted whimsy for dogs and cats. If you're a Star Wars fan, this Yoda hat comes in several size options. The shop also offers crocheted pet toys and custom orders. Pet Pop Art Paintings from Swish and Wag Turn your pet's picture into a work of pop art. Etsy Shop Swish and Wag creates traditional or pop art oil and acrylic paintings of pets. It's as easy as submitting a picture of your pet with your order. You can customize how your finished piece will look, and multiple canvas sizes are available. Custom Crocheted Cat Pillow from Zolayka What's better than having your cat to cuddle with? How about a crocheted pillow created from an image of your cat? 

Zolayka offers a creatively customized cat pillow that is the next best thing to snuggling up with your cat.It looks like I will not be forced to move the studio as quickly as I first feared. The building’s owner has changed his plan for developing this building into apartments. This change of plans may have something to do with the 1,000+ new apartment units already being built within a mile of my location. Meanwhile I’ve turned a tree a client had taken down in his yard into a dining table. I never did get any good photos of this project but I do have a screen grab of the design showing some of the complex joinery from below. I have also completed a series of 3 legged stools made from wood I have been setting aside for stools. I figured I may as well get them made so I won’t have to move the wood when I do eventually move the shop. Last but not least I have been working on several art projects and have just completed a major piece. This piece is 50.5″ x 35.5″.

It was made with pine, plywood and latex house paint. I haven’t written much about my art work on this blog, I hope to be adding some work soon. I have learned in the last few weeks that the building that my studio is in will  be converted to apartments soon. Teddy Bear Puppies What Breed Are TheyI have been in this building for 25 years now. Cat Litter Tray BestI am currently focused on finding a new location.Lab Puppies For Sale In Northern Wisconsin Somehow I missed this nice piece about my work. Cream City and Sugar This is just one of the pieces I’m working on this winter. …the summer has slipped by so quickly. Summer is almost here. I thought I’d re-post the outdoor, deck chair and the link to my original story about it.

It is available here. This piece was recently sold. I first posted about it here. I was thrilled that it sold and was happy to ship it out, but was also quite sad to see it go. I’ve had it for some time and had gone through what is a typical cycle for me of really being passionate about it when I first made it, then slowly becoming very critical of it to the point of apathy, and finally, as it becomes almost a fixture in my studio, finding a real appreciation for it. It was sold on my Etsy site. This cycle of like – dislike – like is something I’ve learned to watch for. I try not to make any disastrous moves that I may come to regret during the dislike phase. What I find interesting is that the qualities of a piece that I’ve made, that I was trying for when I made it in the first place are often not the the elements that I come to value at the end of this cycle. And this cycle is not continuous, it does end. It’s important to trust myself, that my initial instincts are often valuable.

Some pieces, however, I am lucky enough to not to go through this cycle with, and I just like what I did.Concrete, cement, and cinder block are all pretty mundane building materials. But with some creativity and elbow grease, you can put them to work transforming your outdoor space into a stylish living area! Here are 12 awesome DIY projects to try. We like using ShapeCrete for the more creative projects. It's moldable like clay but hardens like concrete. 1. DIY Cinder Block Bench 2. DIY Concrete Fire Column 3. DIY 3D Cinder Block Planter Wall 4. DIY Modern Concrete Paver Planter 5. DIY Concrete Fire Bowl Feature 6. DIY Leaf Impression Garden Stepping Stones 7. DIY Cinderblock Outdoor Sofa and Coffee Table 9. DIY Cinder Block Planter and Outdoor Bar 10. DIY Reclaimed Concrete Slab Table 11. DIY Molded Concrete Planters 12. DIY Cement House NumbersTimeless Furniture for Modern Living Each piece is built right here in the Midwest, using sustainably harvested hardwoods.