Pi Day Favors and a Quick Puppy Update

I have never been much of a dog person but this puppy of ours may change that. So far he's been very well behaved, very little jumping up on people and such. He also hasn't really done much barking which isn't something we were looking for but is kind of nice.

We have spent most of the week dealing with puppy business. Everything from a visit to the vet to making sure we have food bowls and toys and whatever else he may need. I even did a quick sewing project to make a blanket for his kennel.

Materials:
Two pieces of fleece of whatever size you want for the blanket (I used 1.5 yds)

Start by laying the two fabrics out, one on top of the other. While you have them laid out trim the edges so that each piece is the same size.

Make sure that the right sides are together and then pin the two pieces together. With most fleece it doesn't make a big difference which side is 'right'. If you have a fleece with words the words will be backwards on the wrong side. Otherwise the only difference is the edges of the design are slightly fuzzy. In the picture below the left hand side is the right side of the fabric and the right hand is the wrong side.

Then sew around the edges, leaving a small opening to turn the blanket inside out. Then just sew the opening you left shut and you're good to go. I also was able to make a quick rope toy with the scraps I trimmed off.

And now for the promised pictures of our Pi Day favors....

Our Pi Day party was great. We played Apples to Apples, ate a lot of great food, and gave everyone frosty mugs! We also attempted to play Ultimate Werewolf but everyone was just tipsy enough that we couldn't keep from talking during the night time phase. After reshuffling for the third time we finally just gave up.

Everyone loved our favors. They were super easy and cheap to make thanks to the Johnson County Library. We bought mugs from the dollar store and used the equipment in the library's Makerspace to etch our design. All you need is some kind of design, saved as a jpeg and they can help you set everything else up. It did take a few test runs to figure out the exact design placement but after that it's just waiting around to switch out to a new glass.

I had trouble getting a good picture due to glare but that should give a good idea of the results. If you have any ideas of stuff to etch or things you might want to try and make I absolutely recommend you stop by the Makerspace and talk to a librarian.