I haven't been in a dog-owning household since we left our golden retrievers behind in America, when I was seven years old. They were bigger than me, and could bowl me over completely, but I don't think that bothered me at all.
Despite being more of a cat-lover, when it comes to my personal pet preference, I do love dogs too. And I have always liked Scotties. In fact, a very scribbly fluffy Scottie was the main character in a little comic strip I (very) briefly drew when I was about 11 years old.
Strangely, in all my brainstorms of possible whimsy themes, I hadn't considered Scottie dogs, but once the idea was in my brain, I couldn't make it fast enough. And I knew I had this ribbon, with the Black Watch tartan pattern, in my ribbon box, just waiting for an opportunity like this.
Mel's Maltese puppy doesn't seem to mind posing with a whimsy featuring a different dog, which just goes to show you that dogs have a less jealous temperament than cats. I'm sure cats would object to such scandalous ideas.
The felt dogs are cut out freehand, so they are all a bit different!
A nice addition to the year of whimsies collection, I think.
Are there any other animals that you think should grace the veil of a whimsy?
Too fabulously cute for words! Aside from how creative + adorable this is, my first though when I saw it how much Joanna from Dividing Vintage Moments would enjoy this particular whimsy, as she's a big scottie dog fan.
ReplyDeleteAww, I'm going to me smiling to myself all day now thinking about this darling topper! :)
Tons of hugs,
♥ Jessica
Thank you Jessica!
DeleteLOVE LOVE LOVE! Did I tell you that I LOVE THIS!! I love scottie dogs so much and one day my hubby and I hope to own one (the puppies are too cute!). This is one of my favorite whimsy's yet.
ReplyDeleteAwesome job!
Liz :)
Hehe I'm glad that you love it so much, and I hope you do get to have one in your life some day. They seem like a fabulous dog to own!
DeleteThis is so much fun, the scotties are great paired with the tartan. You are right, no cat would be seen next to a whimsy that didn't feature its own portrait! Thinking of other animals, autumn themed ones like squirrels and acorns or hedgehogs and leaves or badgers and berries, ( do badgers eat berries? If not, they should)!
ReplyDeleteOh I love you Kate-Em!! I have been thinking about a whimsy that features acorns, and I didn't know what else to put on it. Squirrels! Perfect. Actually I love ALL of those ideas. I love all those animals. Especially badgers :) I'm so excited now by these ideas!
DeleteTanith,
ReplyDeleteI adore this hat! Was it difficult to make? I have a Cairn mix, so I love terrier things.
For the autumn veil of whimsy, foxes or red pandas.
For winter artic fox or polar bears?
I truly enjoy your posts.
Wishing you the best!
Tambra
Making the whimsy is very easy, if you missed it I did a tutorial here: http://tanithrowan.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/a-guide-to-making-vintage-style-whimsy.html
DeleteThe only trick is cutting out the dogs - but practise makes perfect!
And I love those suggestions! I adore all of those animals!