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Do you throw out a LOT of cat hair every week? Wait! There are uses for cat hair that you might not have thought of.<\/p>\nDo you throw out a LOT of cat hair every week? Wait! There are uses for cat hair that you might not have thought of.<\/p>\n
Maybe you\u2019ve read the book, \u201cCrafting With Cat Hair.\u201d It\u2019s kind of an interesting concept, isn\u2019t it\u2014to make little hand puppets, replicas of cats and other animals and even jewelry from your cat’s fur? You can felt the fur or make yarn from it. How do you get the fur? From your cat\u2019s brush or comb. I guess you could even pull fur from your vacuum cleaner bag, if you wanted to spend time cleaning it.<\/p>\n
Some people shave their cats. That would create quite a lot of fur for crafting, if you were I had a friend who made little balls out of her cat\u2019s fur. I wouldn\u2019t let the cats play with them, though\u2014they tend to pull them apart and eat the fur, leaving more fur yaks on your carpet. I don\u2019t think anyone has come up with a craft using those, unless you encase them or treat them somehow and make earrings or a pendant from them. (Now that\u2019s plain silly.)<\/p>\n Many people preserve their cat in death through taxidermy, using his ashes in jewelry, a stepping stone, etc. Or you can preserve your cat\u2019s or dog\u2019s paw print in some way.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s another idea for using cat fur. In oil booms. What\u2019s an oil boom? They\u2019re used to soak up oil spills. It\u2019s true, human hair and animal fur make excellent \u201csponges.\u201d Learn more here: https:\/\/matteroftrust.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n Here are a couple of sites you might enjoy to round off our discussion on cat art. If you\u2019re interested in really wonderful, whimsical, vintage posters of cats, check out this site.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.greatbigcanvas.com\/category\/wildlife\/cat\/<\/a><\/p>\n or https:\/\/fineartamerica.com\/shop\/posters\/funny+cat<\/a> where you\u2019ll find some hilarious paintings, drawings and photos of cats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Do you throw out a LOT of cat hair every week? Wait! There are uses for cat hair that you might not have thought of. Maybe you\u2019ve read the book, \u201cCrafting With Cat Hair.\u201d It\u2019s kind of an interesting concept, … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/018-300x225.jpg\")
into that sort of thing. Here\u2019s a site that offers seven ideas for using all of that cat fur that sheds off all over your house. https:\/\/www.catster.com\/lifestyle\/seven-creative-crafty-uses-for-cat-hair<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/litterboxart2-e1535543503192-225x300.jpg\")
Speaking of silly: I sometimes find cat art in the litter box. Yes, Lily actually left me this heart once. I also have a picture of what looks like Mickey Mouse.<\/p>\n