Driving Tucker......... Crazy

It all began when we stopped at PetCo. While hubby was looking at aquaria, I perused the open bins of dog biscuits. As I looked at the green dog bones a vision flashed through my old feeble brain. I saw a doggie treat wreath! I bought a pound of green dog bone biscuits and two pressed rawhide red bells. On the trip home, and for the next few days, I let the idea percolate. Then I began to drive Tucker crazy!


I found a large cardboard box and laid the dog
bones out in a circle to get an idea of size.

I sat by my mom's elbow looking really cute. 

I was hoping she'd give me a dog treat. 
I didn't even drool....much!

I used my nesting mixing bowls to trace circles 

to create two wreath shapes, and cut them out.

I stayed near the table. Staring at  the dog

treats. I tried practicing levitation.....

Sadly, it didn't work.

I glued the cardboard circles together to make a

sturdier form. After the glue was dry I hand 

stitched burlap on either side of the wreath form 

using green DMC floss. 

I kept sticking my nose into mom's work.

She didn't like it... but that thing she

was holding smelled like dog biscuits....

even though I couldn't find them no 

matter where I put my nose!

I cut the burlap about 1 1/2" around the outside

and inside of the 'wreath'. Then I pulled the 

threads of the burlap apart to 'ravel' the edges. 

My mom got the dog biscuits out again 

and placed them around that thing.

I scored! She couldn't stand the

plaintive, pitiful, poor, pathetic

look on my sweet, little, fuzzy face!!

That's me... balancing a dog biscuit

on my nose. Don't cha love my 
red eyes? They aren't really red. 
Mom thought they looked Christmassy 
with the green dog treat!

I fired up the hot glue gun and made loops

with green grosgrain ribbon. I tried to make 
the loops tight enough to hold the bones, 
but loose enough so the bones could be 
removed to give to good dogs!

I'm a good dog!!

I drilled holes in the top of the rawhide

bells and tied them on the wreath with

red ribbon.

Picture me smiling. 

I got to eat the crumbs!

The wreath was cute, but lacked something.

I made a trip to the craft store and bought a

spray of glittery 'berries' which I pulled off

and glued between each dog biscuit.

Are they edible?

They don't smell very good!

Ta daaaaaa! 

Now can I eat it?

The wreath will be a gift for Tucker to 

take to his dog sitter over Christmas.
She can pull dog bones out of the loops
to reward dogs for being good.

Why don't cha just give them to me now?!

I'll give you the leftover dog treats.

If you are good, that is.

I'm always good!