I came across these fun wire animal sculptures on Etsy made by Wire Art Ink. These nifty sculptures feature original handmade wire art that focuses on personalized pet portraits, whimsical wire animal art, and custom mixed media sculpture. How fun!
You can fetch your own personalized wire pet sculpture from Wire Art Ink HERE. 
As you know, I have a whole slew of talents – many of which I document on this blog and one of which is PAINTING! I like to think of myself as a mini Picasso, and while I don’t technically wield a paintbrush – my paws are just oozing with talent! Just check out this video of me painting at the Spring Doxie Fest this year:
Now I know what you might be thinking, “but where can I buy these fabulous paintings that you made” – have no fear, I’ve recently added several of my creations to the Painting Pony Etsy Shop!
So if you’re looking for something spiffy and colorful to spruce up your walls this Spring then head on over to the Painting Pony Etsy Shop and check out some of my latest work!
And don’t forget, I donate a portion of my proceeds to my favorite animal rescues – so by purchasing a painting you get to help some animals in need! Double win!
Who doesn’t love a good dog toy? And when they make you giggle – it makes it that much better! Check out these silly pet toys from Crumbs Outfitters. Each toy is handmade with 100% all natural boiled New Zealand wool by Nepal Artisans.
You can fetch these adorably cute Boiled Wool Dog Toys at Crumbs Outfitters for about $12.
When I spotted this Chalkboard Dog Bowl over on Waggo I just knew I had to have it! Only when I asked mom if I could purchase it, she suggested why not DIY it? Oh but of course!
DIY CHALKBOARD DOG BOWL
Materials:
Step 1: Using the frog tape, tape off the portion of your bowl that you do not want to have chalkboard paint on it. You may need some help from someone who doesn’t have paws!
Step 2: Using even coats, spray your bowl with chalkboard paint. You may also need some help to get the cap off your spray paint.
Once your bowl is completely dry it will be ready to write on with chalk! You may want to prep the surface first by applying a coat of chalk evenly across the entire bowl and erasing it before writing on it.
Of course any dog bowl is much much better with food in it!
Yum! Everything tastes better in my trendy Chalkboard Food Bowl!
As most of you know I was invited to paint and perform at the 2013 Spring Doxie Fest to benefit the Coast to Coast Dachshund Rescue. I love to support animal rescues, so I jumped at the chance to show off my stuff!
So I packed up my car with lots of goodies for my booth, and brought along all of my trick gear for my big performance. (you can always shop online with me HERE).
When it came time to perform I was excited to show everyone what I had been practicing. I love to learn and doing tricks with my mom is one of my favoritiest things in the whole wide world.
I kicked off my big performance by finishing up a painting I had started earlier in the week…..afterall you can’t rush talent!
Then it was off to my phone booth for a quick costume change, of course everyone giggled when my Super Undies went on display for the world to see. I’m still blushing. But Super Ammo had a job to do, and I wasn’t going to let a little embarrassment stop me!
Eventually I had to break out my super helmet for some of the more dangerous tricks. Safety first.
After all that performing I was ready to meet my fans!
By then I was pretty tired, but my day wasn’t over yet, because I had to judge some of the contests like best kisser, best tail wag, best costume, and best trick.
I even got to meet a cool doxie named Harry who had a knack for playing golf! (I chose him as the winner of best trick by the way).
Incase you missed my big performance at the Doxie Fest, below is a quick highlight video I made. And if you want to see some more of my amazing tricks you can check out the SUPER PONY DVD that I made with my favorite trick ponies HERE.
At the end of the day I was so excited that so many of you came out to watch me perform and meet me, and most importantly support a great rescue like the Coast to Coast Dachshund Rescue.
P.S. you all have some pretty cute Dachshunds!
You might remember a few weeks ago when the fine folks over at CafePress offered up a giveaway to one of my lucky readers. Well they also offered me a chance to take some of their custom products for a spin too – so I’m back to share with you just what I ordered.
So I browsed through their custom items and decided to try out their small round pet id tag and some 2.25″ buttons.
With the help of my personal designers (mom and dad) I used the Cafepress design tool and uploaded my logo for the pet tag and buttons. You can opt to upload an image or enter you own text and shapes with their design tools. I decided not to make my tag an “identification tag”, but instead just a little something something to add bling to my super hero outfit when I perform.
After uploading my designs for each item I checked them to make sure they would look right and not be cut off at all on the products.
Then a few short days later my custom items arrived in the mail! Yippee!
The pet tag came with a tiny clasp on it, but my hefty collar from Mattie & Margot was a bit too large for it to fit on. This was easily remedied with a Rubit clip (which I use on all my id tags anyway) that I had laying around the house.
So I pinned on my new button (which probably mom and dad will end up wearing most of the time – but I wanted to be the first to try it)….
….and snapped on my new tag to add that special bling bling to my Super Hero outfit.
You also may notice that I am wearing my gold letter A, which was the clear winner when I asked all of you which embroidered patch I should add to my costume! I agree, the gold is just the right color – thanks to everyone who weighed in with their vote.
I’m now ready for my big performance this month at the Spring Doxie Fest! I hope you’ll come meet me and see how stellar I look with all my new custom designed CafePress items!
You can get your own customized products at Cafepress, and you’ll find millions of one-of-a-kind designs on every topic you can imagine like dachshund jewelry, pet bowls, and gifts for dog lovers.
I received some cafepress products to review on my blog, but all opinions are entirely my own.
It’s time for me to send out a little virtual thank you to my very special blog sponsors! Blogging doesn’t come without expenses and it’s because of my lovely sponsors that I can keep the website up and running and the adventures rolling in.
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Painting Pony is home to my three favorite ponies, Minnow, Blitz, and Boomer, known as the World-famous Painting Chincoteague Ponies. With brushes in their mouths these boys know how to work some paint! Their paintings have sold all over the World, and have been featured in magazines, newspapers and television. I can also be seen performing with this talented trio as they make appearances at schools, horse shows, fairs, and events. Make sure you check out all their amazingness at Painting Pony.
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And thanks again to all of my wonderful sponsors, I couldn’t do it without you!
Over the weekend my mom and dad went to a very special event (which I was not invited to – the nerve) called the Popovich Comedy Pet Theater. It sounded like so much fun that I thought I would share their adventure with everyone, even if I didn’t get to see it with my own eyes either.
The World Famous Popovich Comedy Pet Theater is a family-oriented blend of the unique comedy and juggling skills of Gregory Popovich, and the extraordinary talents of his performing pets. Each of the show’s 15 cats and 10 dogs were once strays, rescued from animal shelters. Now they love to show off onstage – by performing a variety of stunts and skits!
The event that my mom and dad attended also helped to raise money for the local SPCA by donating a dollar from every ticket to the shelter.
This amazing event featured lots of dogs and cats performing fun and exciting stunts, and they even had a whole act just with dachshunds!
I’m sad to have missed it myself, but glad that mom and dad were able to go and support the rescue animals. Mom even said it gave her some ideas to add to my own stunt dog act which I will be performing at the end of April to benefit the Coast to Coast Dachshund Rescue. You can read more about that HERE.
If you’d like to see if the Popovich Comedy Pet Theater will be in your area you can check out their tour dates HERE.
Images of the Popovich Comedy Pet Theater are via.
Thanks to everyone who entered my Cafepress Giveaway, you all had some wonderful ideas about what you would make for your dogs!
The winner will receive a $25 Gift Certificate to CafePress where you can find millions of one-of-a-kind designs on every topic you can imagine like dachshund jewelry, pet bowls, and even gifts for dog lovers. You can even have your own designs printed on their products!
So without further adieu, our winner is: Wendy!
Congrats on winning, and be sure to look for an e-mail from me!
**This giveaway is no longer accepting entries**
If you are like me, then you are probably are a pretty unique individual. So when the people behind CafePress, makers of unique gifts that express people’s unique personalities, offered up a giveaway for my readers, I jumped at the chance.
At CafePress you’ll find millions of one-of-a-kind designs on every topic you can imagine like dachshund jewelry, pet bowls, and gifts for dog lovers.
And even if you can’t find exactly what you are looking for you can also make your own personalized items with their easy design tool which allows you the ability to add photos, text, images, or even create designs or logos from scratch.
Thanks to CafePress one lucky reader will receive a $25 gift certificate to use on anything their heart may desire at CafePress!
Here’s How to Win:
PRIZE: One $25 Gift Certificate to Cafe Press
TO ENTER: Comment on this post (you must comment on the BLOG – not on our facebook page) with the words “MAKE MY DAY” and….
BONUS QUESTION: If you could make anything for your dog, what would it be? Perhaps you wish you had mad sewing skills and could DIY a dog bed, or maybe you want to paint a picture of your favorite furry friend. Whatever it is, do tell!
GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 10:00pm EST
NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
PRIZE SHIPS: United States (sorry international readers)
RULES: one entry per e-mail address. Winner will be selected using random.org (meaning the winner is drawn at random) – and will be announced shortly afterward. Good Luck!