Pictures and more pictures

A picture overload today I'm afraid, but it can last the whole weekend. I just couldn't decide on which of these to show you, so I included a lot of them.
If you like stuff that's a little surreal, you'll enjoy these...

  

So, I first saw these on handmade charlotte , a really great blog, and had them in my mind for a while. Toronto artist Magda Trzaski (who  is originally from Poland) creates these surreal shadow boxes and has exhibited across Canada, New York and Los Angeles. I love the elegance of the dogs, the scary cats and cute bunnies, but they all have the best little faces!

Pictures and more pictures

Brollies and hoses

What can you do with a broken umbrella? How about making fabulously stylish clothes for dogs AND raising money to help animal charities? I first saw this on Dog Milk and loved the vision of Taryn Zychal who handmakes these dog coats in any size complete with hood and Eco-Fi felt or vintage lining.  For each broken umbrella received $1 is given to an animal charity. Now thats something to give you a really warm feeling! Just visit the site and choose which brolly you want to transform.

How about treating your dog to a handcrafted dog collar and toys made from recycled firefighting equipment? I found these products from Rekindled Pride on Phetched 

 Each collar is unique and tells a story of bravery and sacrifice and a portion of sales goes to various charities. 

Brollies and hoses

Clay pets

Blanket was recently featured in City Dog Magazine along with some other great dog products, and amongst those products are Venice Clay. These loveable creations are handmade and in Venice California and the range includes cats, dogs elephants and polar bears.

The quirky expressions on these faces are so well captured and you can even get huge ones for the garden!

  

Clay pets