2012 - Page 15 of 24 - Ruffing’s | The Little House of Cats

Posted on April 29, 2012May 7, 2012 by Elizabeth Ruffing — 2 Comments

Catherine, Original One-of-a-kind Dollhouse-sized White Kitten Art Doll by Max Bailey

Catherine is a sweet and imaginative white kitten with pretty blue eyes.

She is wearing a tan dress with puffy sleeves. The bands around the neck and the lower sleeves are burnt orange.

Catherine has a woven rug with white fringe, and a design of beige, orange, black and gray-green. She likes to think it is a magic carpet, and that one day she will sit on it and it will take off and sail over the rooftops and into the clouds.

Catherine is a one-of-a-kind work of art, and is meant for display only.

She was sculpted from paperclay in multiple stages, to allow for drying and detailing.

Catherine was painted under a magnifying light, with tiny brushes, one hair at a time.

She is signed and sealed with matte varnish for protection and preservation, and comes with a certificate of authenticity.

Catherine and her rug are 1:12 scale. (One inch equals one foot.)

Catherine is 1 and 1/2 inches tall.

Update: Catherine has been adopted. Thank you!

Posted on April 27, 2012July 28, 2019 by Elizabeth Ruffing — 1 Comment

The Cleveland Strawberry Festival in Clayton, NC

Some of my toys are going to the Cleveland Strawberry Festival in Clayton, NC tomorrow. This is the first time I’ve tried them out at an event. It’s their first time out of the house too 🙂 They’ll be at the Alley Cats and and Angels booth.

I put them in cello sleeves to keep them clean, and fit as many as I could into the bin I got. I made a whole lot of tags for them, not knowing how many I’d need. I had picked out almost again as many toys as are in this box.

$10 from the sale of the Alley Cat Angels, $5 from the Hug Me Sock Kittens, and $5 from the 7-inch Hug Me Slugs will go to Alley Cats and Angels of NC to help cats and kittens in need.

Please come out if you are in the area.

I made this little sign for the side of my box.

There will also be catnip toys (kickers, cigars, and pouches), cat beds, and cookies, all made by volunteers, at the rescue booth. These cigars are a big hit in our house. (I borrowed these two photos below from the rescue.) I have to get some more of those.

They made a huge number of catnip knots, and put them all in cello sleeves with tags on them. I gave them a PDF of the tags I did before, along with some cello sleeves, and they came out nice. Very cheerful.

Hope you’ll come out and have a look around.

Cleveland Strawberry Festival
Near the junction of Highway 40 & 42
I-40, Exit 312
919-773-8448

Posted on April 24, 2012July 28, 2019 by Elizabeth Ruffing

New toys in my shop today

These fuzzy handmade stuffed animal Hug Me Slugs, Hug Me Bugs, and Hug Me KIttens are up. I am posting my new stuffed animal toys in our Ruffing’s shop. As as of this afternoon,

I have one Hug Me Bug, some Hug Me Slugs, and Hug Me Sock Kittens too. I have plenty more to come. I’ve been watching movies, while hand sewing. I watched a particularly cheesy bunch of bad horror movies the other day.

I’ve been trying to fit in going out to lunch at least once week too. On the way home, I often end up with strawberry cupcakes from The Fresh Market. These are wonderful. I have to find some chocolate ones. There are many temptations there.

Posted on April 18, 2012July 28, 2019 by Elizabeth Ruffing

Pink striped kittens, and a magenta kitten with polka dots

I made two pink striped Hug Me Sock Kittens. I will be posting my new handmade stuffed animal toys in our Ruffing’s shop.

I also made this magenta sock kitten with yellow, soft orange, and pink polka dots.

The iris are blooming here. I need to make a second the iris bed so I can divide them. I have so many beautiful ones that don’t bloom since the garden is overcrowded.

I made these oatmeal raisin cookies from a recipe in The Family Baker by Susan G. Purdy. They are a variation on the Quaker Oats recipe. They came out really good and I am eating too many of them.

I’m trying to move away from being on the Internet so much. I want to do some gardening and reading and maybe some drawing. I’ll still be posting my toys here, and on our Ruffing’s Facebook page. I was proud of myself today for planting Maxie’s forsythia bush. The yard has clay just under the surface, which makes it difficult to garden. I want to try my iris bed next.