Cactus flower & dog sweater

My Stapelia has finally bloomed and the flowers are amazing! I say "flowers" because after I took this picture another flower opened up not much later that day.


This is one of the reasons why I love cacti and succulents. Even the pretty "average" looking plants can sometimes surprise you.


Another reason that I love desert plants is that most of them usually look like creations plucked from Jim Henson or Tim Burton's mind; unusual and just a tiny bit sentient (although I haven't gone so far as to expect them to burst into song). :)


Here's a pic of the latest sweater I made for Cricket. I've branched out a bit, experimenting with colors and decorations. I had so much fun trying to get that flower to cooperate. It's basically a square of fleece with the center drawn in.

About the dog sweater pattern. I know I said I would post it eventually, but I've decided to try and sell these little sweaters. I'm not sure if I'll use eBay or Etsy or what, but that's the plan so far. Sorry.

If, perhaps, you are interested in buying a little sweater, feel free to let me know in the comment section. The original size is for a 2-3 lb pup. I'm working on a bigger size but it's still got some issues.


Here's a fun little picture I took of Ryan trying to get the sight pins and whatnot all lined up on his bow. He was using my brand new button as a plum-bob. I thought it would be neat to see if I could do a closeup on the button & make the background kind of fuzzy (I don't know any technical terms, sorry). I was happy with the results.