We put a cushion there at first so the door was drawn to but there was still sufficient space for Willie to get in but that cushion had got old and squashed and wasn't allowing enough space for Willie to get in anymore. That meant we were back to the scratching and meowing again at 3ish in the morning tut!!!
That's when Sr P asked me to make a doorstop and I have, as you can see in the photo above but now my daughter has seen it and she wants it and Sr P has given it to her and asked me to make another one not so elaborate!!!
Which I will do ...but....grr!!!!
I had no intention of doing all THIS!!!
The whole turret house just sort of developed after having sewn the main body of the door stop together and filled it with a bag of rice and also placed a few pebbles in the bottom to keep it steady.
I sewed the bottom up and thought it looked rather plain and I thought I could crochet a something top to it to make it look a bit taller.
I merrily crocheted away in single crochet and it just sort of went cone like. I thought of a turret and of course I had just seen the Hobbit film so perhaps that was what inspired me.
It looked better with the turret but then it needed a door and then a few windows and the turret needed a few little round windows too!
Then it came to me that no good turret house could be without a chimney so I made a chimney ,
but the back of the house looked so bare .....so......I added a curly crochet button tree.
All country turret houses have ,as I am sure you know,some wildlife nearby and as this is a country turret house I decided to stick some felt rabbits near the tree and a felt butterfly hovering near the tree too and a flower near the front door.
and then I thought a couple of toadstools under a window but
.....naaaa ....I thought it was getting a bit crowded and so I stopped......
to rest and to contemplate it.
keep well!
Amanda :-)
Oh Amanda the doorstop is absolutely gorgeous. I can't blame your daughter for wanting it. In fact I can see lots more orders coming along.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing Amanda! what a fabulous doorstop. :)
ReplyDeleteOh Amanda - I know that feeling well ! and all because of a slamming door :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute doorstop. It's amazing what happens when we get our hooks and yarns out and start creating.
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Betsy
So much fun, Amanda, to see your creative process resulting in a unique doorstop that is both useful and cheery as well. You are inspiring me again. I have needed a doorstop and have been using a large stuffed toy beaver to keep my front door at the angle I want it, but in order for it to work the beaver has to have its nose in the corner like I am making him stand in time out for being naughty instead of helpful....I am starting to feel guilty :-)....another project for my "to do" list! Thanks for posting!
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This is very clever Amanda! I love all the details. Watch out or your doorstops will be in high demand with cat lovers everywhere!
ReplyDeleteWhat an elaborate work for a door stop!!!! Brava Amanda!!!
ReplyDeletexxxx Ale
That's one wonderful doorstop! I love the way it just grew and grew and evolved into something magical...worthy of a fairytale. No wonder your daughter poached it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous doorstop! Love the description of the whole creative process. Is Willie the cat happy now? ;-)
ReplyDeleteXx
Wow... Now at is a GREAT door stop.:) adorable!
ReplyDeleteThe things we do for our cats, I had a 3:50 wake up call this morning! It is adorable! :) x
ReplyDeleteSuper fun doorstop, they will be in high demand. One of our cats has just learnt that if he can't make us hear him in the wee hours then he bangs his paw on the balcony door until we do, I feel a cat flap coming on lol
ReplyDeleteThis looks so wonderful and cute!! :) you have done lot of detailing and they look sweet!
ReplyDeleteIt's brilliant, I love the detail, no wonder your daughter wanted it! You could make a whole village :) xx
ReplyDeleteJust my kind of organic thinking and crafting. No plan but you get there in the end. It's great.
ReplyDeleteLove from Mum
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You have been busy house building stitch by stitch, it's so cute x
ReplyDeleteI can see why everyone was fighting over it! Jx
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, that's the cutest thing in the world! I want to live in it. Make me small now? :)
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ReplyDeleteLove it! I can understand why your daughter wanted it :)
ReplyDeleteI can't get over that house, Amanda! It's so beautiful! :-)
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Oh that is beautiful! So much detail. Gorgeous ^_^
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Ooohh, that's really good! Hope it stays in it's place this time so that Willie the cat can move around freely!! :)
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately as my daughter has taken it I've had to put another cushion until I can make another door stop.
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A xx
Three words..... I LOVE IT!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Sharon
Thank you so much Sharon for your lovely comments that makes me feel soooo good!!
ReplyDeleteA xx
How sweet is that! I'm not surprised your daughter snaffled it. Beautifully done Amanda :)
ReplyDeleteOh Amanda that is so sweet! It's lovely when you enjoy making something so much. The little windows in the roof are my favourite part xx
ReplyDeleteHow adorable...very clever and creative...now you get the pleasure of making another one! xxx
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