Most of the day we tend to keep the cats out of our bedroom however we usually let them in to visit us in the morning. Beep likes to burrow around underneath the covers purring and then fall asleep. It can be a bit of a shock if you haven’t noticed she is there and then there are suddenly whiskers tickling your leg :)
I have a cold so am staying home and drinking as much tea as possible. It is nice hanging out with the kitties, they really know how to sleep! It’s quite amazing how much of the day they spend snoozing.
Each year I make a few decorations if I have time. Here are two super quick and easy decoration ideas that I came up with this year.
I have made a PDF template that you can download for free from here.
1. Christmas Leaf Decoration
a. Cut out the leaf and circle from the template.
b. Choose some card, whatever you like, I use red, green, and brown card. Draw around the leaf template and the circle template onto the card.
c. Cut these shapes out. Note that you can use the leftover inner circle for the leaf.
d. Poke a hole in the circle and then another hole in the tip of the leaf, thread through this, make a small loop and tie a knot. Poke a second hole in the circle above the first and make a much bigger loop of thread, as long as you need it to be to hang it.
e. Finished! I think they also make good small seasonal gifts.
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Good for hanging in the window.
2. Christmas Leaf Banner
a. If you have kitties in your life and you haven’t been paying them enough attention because you are working on Christmas decorations then this may happen :)
b. Then fold a long strip of paper into a concertina the width of which is the same as the leaf template. Make sure that the left and right sides of the leaf reach the folded edges. Draw around the leaf and cut out the leaf shape being careful to leave the left and right tips of the leaves attached.
c. Fold out. Finished! Tape them all over the house.
The end. If anyone makes these let me know!
I think we can safely call them cats now not kittens! The vet says that in a couple of weeks they can go outside. I will be so nervous the first time that we let them out.
