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cats

Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash

Like many cat parents, I have brought home a number of toys for my little guys…only to see them left untouched.

I abandoned purchased toys and now look for items around the house. The cats love twist-ties, the hair elastics, glasses of water, etc., but this usually translates into a display of trash all over the floor.

Any ideas for homemade toys — beyond tying stuff to string — that don’t look like trash?

We love sleeping in a closet: Elizabeth and Derek’s home tour

“Our space is great. There aren’t really many challenges with the structure of it.” Says the girl who built a bed in a closet. That’s just the first reason you’ll love this home tour.

A Portal-themed bedroom and a message board you pet to use in this week’s Monday Montage

Start your day with our collection of interesting articles on the web and photos from our readers. In these Clicky Links you’ll find lots of sites to waste a little time on — and you’ll see a raver-friendly penless message board.

Click through, too, to find our links on submitting YOUR stuff to Offbeat Home!

To earn your cat nerd cred, you’ve gotta know the three types of cats

The blog I talk about the most is definitely Way of Cats. Because I am a cat lady. CAT PEOPLE: you will love nerding OUT about the minds of cats, so start with this post about the three types of cats.

A venus fly trap eating up tasty garden bugs, fresh grapes, and cat/chicken interactions in the reader photos

And in the Clicky Links? We’ve also got two LEGO-related craft projects, some dog-and-dino-lover heat, and helpful information on solar panels.

And finally, if you don’t know what a potato box is — get in here!

Afternoon snack: tiny confessions from your dog, cat, and even from monsters

Etsy maker Tiny Confessions paints about what pets are silently confessing. Right: confessing. Because you know your cat spends a good part of her day thinking about just how much better than you she is.

A hot pink tipi and a suave cat in our reader photos

See these photos and more in our weekly roundup. And: what’s a hot air balloon festival look like? In the links, you’ll find Batman-inspired furniture, a link to a wooden car, and an incredi-geek key rack.