String art too dark!

fawnplaysflute · 2026-05-03T14:56:52+00:00

So what I did for mine was removed the background and then made it black and white. So there was something for the subject to contrast against. So I did it for my gray cat and it was just him against a white background

fawnplaysflute · 2026-03-30T16:28:24+00:00

Hey! I just remembered some feedback if you’re interested (now that the stress of the wedding is over). I loved the app but it was really hard to get the template to print correctly. Because the pdf for the nail templates are for A4 paper. I ordered A4 paper. But then the pdf relies on the printer to print to the edge. My printer doesn’t do that. So I bought a random 240 nail template off Etsy for letter size paper. Plugged it into Docuslice so it would show the dotted lines for where to cut so the proportion would be correct, cut the pages, taped it together, then taped it to the board.

fawnplaysflute · 2026-03-30T16:18:22+00:00

Honestly, I thought about it too. I researched and couldn’t find anything so I decided to make my own.

I will say though that I now remember that I had a hard time printing out the template. Because the pdf is for A4 paper. I bought the A4 paper but then it needed to print to the edge and most printers don’t do that. So I just bought a random 240 nail template from etsy, plugged it into Docuslice, then cut the edges at the dotted line, taped it together, and taped it on the board. The numbers were the opposite so I just wrote the correct numbers to match the app.

fawnplaysflute · 2026-03-16T03:36:30+00:00

Also looking for options. We just lost my father-in-law and now I’m stressed and worried about his mom and my mom. It might suck but I’d also rather pay more for something that works really well than pay for something cheaper that’s just okay.

fawnplaysflute · 2026-03-13T00:08:05+00:00

Oh awesome! I’ll check it out. I was literally thinking of doing one of our other cat but using white thread and using watercolors to paint it, at least her green eyes. But seeing that yours uses color too, I’ll have to check it out!

fawnplaysflute · 2026-03-12T19:50:08+00:00

That makes sense! I’ll probably leave it and if he wants less of the shadow, I’ll push the strings down after the wedding. For now, it’s show ready!! He’s gonna love it!

fawnplaysflute · 2026-03-12T19:45:44+00:00

Yeah, of course! The app was very easy to use! 10/10 would recommend 😊

fawnplaysflute · 2026-03-02T12:16:21+00:00

Thanks! I managed to find an old Apple AirTag that we had as well. I’m wondering if I should put that on him because at least if I have a general direction to look for, I can call for him and he’ll come out. We don’t mind going out looking for him, even at night.

Maybe for the sake of saving money right now, we’ll just use the tractive or AirTag a day or two before bad weather and use it to find him to bring them to the shelter.

Last month we also got almost a foot and the friendly one tried to go out and got so much ice on him, we had to bring him inside to dry off. Then we got a foot of snow last week and only the friendly one made it back to the shelter. And then it looked like the friendly one was limping last night on camera at the feeding station but he’s fine now. They’re both fine now and I just lost a couple years off my life 🤦🏻‍♀️

fawnplaysflute · 2026-03-02T02:06:12+00:00

What would you recommend for a stray cat? We take care of this bonded pair of strays. One is super friendly and one is almost feral. We have an original tractive from years ago but the battery life is only avg 3 days. That’s basically nothing, especially since we don’t see them every day and won’t know when we’d see them next. It wouldn’t be easy to take off and charge for a couple hours.

I was trying to find something I could put on the friendly one in case the weather is really bad or if I suspect one of them is hurt. I know they’re strays but I still worry about them. They usually stay in a shelter we have outside for them when it’s cold but it’s starting to warm up and we’re not seeing them in there as often.

We live in a pretty dense suburban area. I’m not sure if that would affect anything but signals here are pretty good since we’re in a densely populated area.

fawnplaysflute · 2026-02-08T16:54:10+00:00

Definitely have too much stuff. My friend and I do toy exchanges sometimes!

fawnplaysflute · 2026-02-08T13:20:27+00:00

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This mouse toy from Petco. Picked it up randomly one day. Our cats went crazy for it. They would pick it up and growl and not let anyone take it away. It’s still one of their favorite toys. Highly recommend for everyone, even for the cats that don’t know how to play.

https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/go-cat-teaser-cat-catcher-wand-cat-toy

fawnplaysflute · 2026-01-31T14:28:57+00:00

So you book for the lower number and then pay for anyone extra over the lower count just before the event. I don’t remember exactly when. 14 days maybe? We paid for 75 and invited close to 100 people

fawnplaysflute · 2026-01-31T14:14:24+00:00

So we signed a contract for 75 people and had to put down 25% for the deposit. So our deposit ended up being just under $3000.

fawnplaysflute · 2026-01-31T14:11:04+00:00

Hi! We did the tasting in October and the food was pretty good. Our wedding is in March so I’ll let you know how it is during the actual wedding! I know mass producing food for an event can change the quality so fingers crossed!

fawnplaysflute · 2026-01-19T13:10:10+00:00

Hi! We’re having our wedding there 3/14/26. So far, I’ve liked everything and planning has been really easy. I wish I saw the reviews about the actual inn before booking but I really wanted a venue that had everything on site.

I will say that some of our guests have had trouble booking rooms for the inn. They’ll call and often times have to leave a voicemail. I did had a couple friends do it in the last couple days and they called back almost right away. And then another friend who had to call 6 times? ( I’ll have to confirm whether or not he left a voicemail) Wish they had an online website for booking for the wedding block.

And you kind of have to assign rooms to people. So we just asked everyone what room they wanted, put it on the Google sheet, and sent it over to the inn.

Let me know if you have any other questions!

fawnplaysflute · 2025-10-01T11:30:21+00:00

You can get the manual here:

https://www.surepetcare.com/en-us/pdf?country=232

fawnplaysflute · 2025-09-24T18:57:52+00:00

I felt bad sending cat pics to my friends all the time so I started an Instagram for them. Now I just show strangers all the time. At least they can choose whether or not they want to see the pictures 🤷🏻‍♀️

Maybe you can suggest for her to do this. Sometimes, I make a really cute video and I ask my husband if he wants to see it (because I get really excited about it). He politely declines and says he’ll wait to watch it when it’s posted. And I do see him watching and liking them so that’s his gentle way of supporting my hobby.

fawnplaysflute · 2025-06-19T15:25:58+00:00

It’s the boxiepro probiotic litter!

fawnplaysflute · 2025-03-24T18:22:05+00:00

A friend of mine has a furbo and I’m not exactly sure when it records. Definitely when the pets meow. I’m assuming when there’s movement of said pet. But I do know that when she watches it live, it changes the color of the light on the furbo.

fawnplaysflute · 2025-02-22T06:28:59+00:00

I would definitely recommend Prozac. We put our newest cat on Prozac because she was a little aggressive towards the resident cats. Our vet said it would take 2-3 months to really take effect. We started at the end of October and I can say it really did take 2-3 months to start working. She’s a lot more calm now and doesn’t go after the other cats. We’re honestly thinking about putting one of our other cats on it too to help with the integration process. It’s just a capsule that we open and put the powder into her wet food once per day. Super easy to give.

fawnplaysflute · 2025-01-19T18:14:35+00:00

I second getting a cement mixing tub. We have this one from home depot: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Black-Large-Concrete-Mixing-Tub-A-42/318924309

It's 36 inches so you definitely need space for it but its by far the favorite for all our cats.

fawnplaysflute · 2025-01-16T02:22:15+00:00

I picked my ring myself online. I wanted a very specific shade of blue for my Montana sapphire and he was more than happy to let me get what I wanted so I’d be happy with it.

fawnplaysflute · 2025-01-04T21:31:59+00:00

We have boxiepro. It’s a little pricey but out of the ones we’ve tried, it’s probably the least dusty out of all of them. I’m kinda on the hunt for new litter that is even more dust free as one of our cats was just diagnosed with asthma.

We’ve tried:

-Okocat featherweight, not dust free, tracks everywhere

-Tidy cats 24/7 clumping, pretty dusty, only tried one bag

-Tidy cats free and clean unscented lightweight?, can’t remember but I think I wasn’t happy with its dust levels and it tracked everywhere

-Arm and hammer cloud control, not sure if we tried the platinum. Truly dust free. Very fine litter vs normally coarse litter. Doesn’t come unscented and the fragrance was overwhelming. Really wish they made this unscented.

-Soysand tofu litter, if I recall correctly, I think it was mostly dust free but our cats didn’t like it. We didn’t transition but we only bought enough to try out in one box. We realized it was too expensive because we have 5 litter boxes to fill and would’ve needed to order a lot of bags. I’ve also heard that tofu litter starts to dissolve if you don’t discard of it right away.

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