Our cat Martha is constantly looking for a suitable place to sleep. For some reason, she didn’t like the expensive house she bought with a scratching post, and she constantly tries to climb onto the owner’s bed.
Mom, naturally, is not happy with this state of affairs. So she decided to make a cat house from available materials - her own T-shirt and an ordinary metal hanger.
- In order for the new “bedroom” to attract Martha and smell like a housewife, mom did not wash her home clothes before making the house.
The process of “assembling” the house turned out to be so simple that my mother decided to share this solution to the problem with everyone, maybe it will be useful to someone.
What will you need?
In fact, we didn’t even have to buy anything to make the bedroom; everything was already in the house.
- Two hangers made of wire - preferably not of the best quality, so that the metal bends easily.
- Pliers with wire cutters.
- Scotch tape of any thickness.
- The T-shirt is spacious, so that the house for pets turns out to be spacious (especially important for owners of 2 or more cats).
- Thick cardboard - approximately 40*40 cm.
- Thread with a needle or pins.
It is clear that no self-respecting cat will sleep on “bare” cardboard, so mom decided to make a cozy soft pillow, which she then placed on the bottom of the house.
- Any fabric - you can take another old T-shirt.
- Sintepon from an old pillow or from a jacket - whoever has what.
- Threads with a needle.
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Preparing hangers and cardboard
In order to use the full length of hangers (for a more spacious house), you can bend the top hook and “unwind” the metal at the point where it passes from the hanger to the top. Mom decided to do it simply - she “bite off” the hooks with pliers.
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If you have time and desire, the edges can be additionally filed with a file so that there are no sharp ends. This is reinsurance for owners of kittens or very nimble cats. Our Martha is a calm “lady”, so we skipped that part.
Then we bent the hangers to their full length - turning them into identical, even rods.
A piece of cardboard was cut straight and all corners/edges were covered with thick tape so that the paper would not fray after some time of use.
- You can use insulating tape if you don't have tape.
Plywood forest hut
Let's move on to labor-intensive undertakings - the girl imagines a cat's house based on fairy tales. This is a realistic copy of a Russian hut, through the roof of which a tree “sprouted” and in the spring it turned green with fresh foliage.
To make such a thing, considerable resources and special skills will be required, but as you watch, faith in your abilities strengthens, because the presentation is as intelligible as possible.
Frame making
We made the basis for the house together. While mom bent the wire in a semicircle, I made holes with the remaining “heads” from the hangers.
- The holes are the future locations for fixing the edges of the wire. They must be done on all four corners of the cardboard square. To prevent the holes from being too large, you can use knitting needles or an awl.
After the bottom of the future cat house is ready, you can insert wire arches into it - crosswise (from corner to corner). The edges of the twigs protruding from below should be bent with pliers and “closed” with tape.
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To make the cat’s home durable, the mother additionally tied the upper parts of the arch (the places where they touch) with thread and wrapped it with tape on top.
Cardboard box house
Cats do not always recognize a house that is bought in a store. Alien smells repel them, and animals are afraid to climb even on the most comfortable bed. Therefore, it is advisable to make a cat’s home with your own hands.
The house must have a solid foundation and not fall or tip over when the animal moves. An excellent basis for its manufacture will be an empty cardboard box, from which you can build a home of any configuration.
To work you will need:
- large cardboard box;
- stationery knife;
- pencil and ruler;
- scotch;
- water-based paints;
- tassels.
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To build a house for a cat in the shape of a bus cabin, proceed as follows:
- Choose a four-flap box that is the right size for your cat.
- Lay the box on its side and secure the bottom with tape.
- Cut three flaps (2 large, 1 small) from the opposite side of the box. Place the remaining flap on the box and secure it with tape at the joints with the walls.
- Measure 3 cm on each side of the upper wall above the valve, connect with straight lines to the points where the closed valve begins.
- Cut the slopes from the valve to the top wall, cut off the top strip.
- On a narrow cut valve, cut two window openings with a partition in the middle.
- Tape the window sheet to the hole in the box.
- Using a utility knife, cut out a double door with windows on the side of the box and another window along the slope.
- Make windows on the opposite side of the box.
- Paint the box with water-based paint: white on top, green on bottom.
- Decorate with painted wheels, headlights and emblem cut out from cardboard and attach them with glue.
- Place a piece of soft fabric inside the box to make the cat feel comfortable and cozy in the house.
If the cat does not want to recognize the house right away, use the advice of Ekaterina Mishanenkova, author of the book “Tests for your cat. Measure your pet’s IQ and understand its psychotype”: throw a treat (toy) inside the house so that the cat can see it. Repeat several times until the cat masters the new territory.
Making walls
Now it's time to “dress” the house. To do this, you need to put a T-shirt on the resulting structure so that the neck is on the lower side of the house - this way it will be easy for the cat to enter its bedroom.
You need to act carefully, constantly adjusting the fabric without pulling it. The structure, until it is wrapped in a T-shirt, is still quite fragile - it can be easily broken.
Once the frame is wrapped in an elastic soft fabric, you don’t have to worry about its strength - the T-shirt itself is an additional element of fixation of the entire house.
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Mom folded the extra pieces of fabric, sleeves and folds down, under the cardboard, and secured them with pins.
Then she hand-stitched these parts so that if the pin were accidentally opened the cat would not get hurt, she removed them.
Origami
Origami is an interesting way to make a “Cat” craft with your own hands. This technique develops thinking, logic, and accuracy.
The master class will help you cope with this task. A three-dimensional figurine of a pet will delight a child.
Soft cats
Handsome cats are made from felt or felt.
If a child knows how to sew, then using the template he can make a phone case, an anti-stress cat or a bookmark.
Felting wool is also useful. For the craft you will need wool of 1-2 colors, 2 foam balls, beads, and tools - a needle for felting.
The balls are wrapped in wool and carefully pierced with a needle, creating an even soft layer on the surface.
Ears and paws are laid separately.
The parts are connected to each other by placing pieces of wool or gluing them together. The cat is decorated with a ribbon, beads are glued instead of eyes. The DIY “Cat” craft is ready! Patterned cats
The quilling technique allows you to create original panels.
Required:
- strips 5 mm wide;
- scissors, tweezers;
- quilling stick;
- glue;
- basis for work (designer cardboard, beautiful printed background).
A contour drawing is made on the base.
5 turns are formed for the head, 6-7 for the body, several parts in the form of a drop.
Ears (in the shape of drops) and paws are glued on, and whiskers are attached - wound on a stick and straightened strips.
Plasticine
You can make a cat from plasticine or plastic mass. To create a more complex craft you will need:
- Draw the outlines of a cat on a beautiful background, drawing all the details in color.
- Make a lot of balls with a diameter of 2-3 mm from plasticine of different colors.
- Attach plasticine parts to the drawing of the cat.
It turns out to be a mosaic cat! Using the same scheme, you can make a panel with a cat, using multi-colored sand, beads, pebbles, cereals, pasta and other small objects as finishing materials.
Important! In this case, the parts must be attached immediately, otherwise the adhesive base will dry out quickly and the craft will look sloppy.
Fluffy kitty
Required materials: colored paper, a sheet of white cardboard, PVA glue and ordinary cotton wool.
On a colored sheet we draw the outlines of the cat. You can print it on a printer or draw it by hand. You don’t have to draw a classic cat; your craft can look like a cartoon character or a children’s book. Cut out along the contour and glue the figure onto a white sheet of cardboard.
Now we will make a fluffy fur coat. Lubricate the silhouette of the cat with glue, stepping back 1 cm from the edge. Tear off pieces of cotton wool and glue them, creating volume. Finally, we decorate the face: glue on the eyes and nose.
In order to make a beautiful cat craft, you do not need expensive materials or special skills. The time spent on making will not be wasted and will bring a lot of pleasure.
Chenille wire
Required:
- 2 foam balls with a diameter of 2 cm and 4 cm;
- wire white, brown, pink;
- heat gun.
A hole is made in the ball on one side, glue is applied, and a brown wire is inserted. The ball is wrapped around her. The same actions are performed with the second ball. Then the parts are glued together - these are the body and the head.
For the paws, take white wire and twist it in the shape of a trefoil. One part is glued to the body.
The white wire for the ears is twisted into a spiral, and pieces of pink wire are inserted into the middle.
The ears are attached to the head.
The muzzle is formed from white wire, the tail is made from brown, the parts are glued, the mustache is secured - and the cat is ready!
Craft using a stencil
If you found the previous product very difficult, but still want a cat figurine. And you are ready to learn how to make something out of paper. We offer you a simple stencil manufacturing option.
For creativity, prepare:
- the stencil we offer;
- thick cardboard;
- PVA glue;
- scissors.
Procedure:
- open the finished template on your computer, print it (if the printer allows, this can be done directly on cardboard);
- cut out the cat’s paws and press the fold lines;
- roll up the material;
- using PVA, connect the head and torso;
- Using a small strip of cardboard, you can twist the tail and glue it in place.
The cat will turn out even more interesting if you make it an unusual color. By the way, modern creative stores sell paper with interesting pigmentations. If you want to not only learn how to make something out of paper, but also create an interesting craft, buy paper, for example, with leopard print. Then your cat will be unique.
