Portraits by Aleks Colored Pencil Art

Happy New Year to you all! I hope it is starting well!

Today I share with you the work of my very talented friend, Aleks.  Aleks took our wedding photos a few years ago and most recently she has drawn a beautiful portrait of one of our cats.  She uses a photo that is given to her and then, "ta daaaa!", an amazing drawing.

Here is the photo:

And here is the finished drawing:

Amazing!

You can check out her progress of the drawing here on Facebook.

And her whole Facebook page can be found here.

Definitely check out all of her beautiful talent!

Merry Christmas!

Scooter says "Merry Christmas to All!!" and "Get me out of this outfit!"
Ha ha, no, I actually think she enjoys being dressed up.  So many people commented on this photo at the craft fair this past weekend, that I decided to put it directly on a card using shutterfly.com.

Isn't she adorable?

5x7 Folded Card

View the entire collection of cards.

I'm thinking about making a calendar with our kitties and dressing them for each month - we'll see how that goes!

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Outdoor Cat Condo

A very handsome black and white cat arrived at our house several months ago.  He was obviously trapped and dropped near us because he won't let us anywhere near him and we are located in the middle of nowhere.  This isn't a really great photo of him but, you get the idea.  He has been named 'Mystery', as in, it's a mystery where he came from.

I started feeding him as soon as I saw him because I wanted to try to earn his trust.  Well, if any trust had accumulated at all, then it was erased as soon as I trapped him and got him fixed last month. Oh, well, what can I do? Getting him fixed was very necessary.

He has been coming around and eating since early summer.  I have no idea where he spends most of his time nor where he sleeps.  With the current chilly nights and even colder weather coming, I wanted to create a shelter for him as an option.  So, I designed a kitty condo that my father-in-law built, I painted and my husband shingled the roof.

Here is the front:

The right side:

The back:

The left side:

The inside:

The walls and the floor are all insulated to help with cat heat retention.

And painted:

 The front side is tucked under our porch so that if there's a bunch of snow and he's sleeping in it, he won't be trapped in it.

And opposite the front, under the porch, we have bales of hay acting as a wind blocker.

I have no idea if the cat is actually using it but hopefully he is or will soon!!