[Gpdd] SILLY - GP Scarves

[DebraStory at aol.com]

Hi Lauren - Thanks for your kind words about my piggy pictures.  You can tell 
that my piggies are loved and spoiled can't you?  It's hard not to love these 
sweet little critters -- they are so charming and easy to love.  As for the 
scarves -- they were hand made.  My husband, who likes to tease me and pretend 
he doesn't like my cavies, even got involved in the project and in the picture 
taking afterward.  The cavies sure looked cute in the scarves and didn't seem 
to mind posing for the pictures either.  I used a plain ferret scarf as a 
pattern except for one problem.  The ferret scarf wasn't nearly big enough around 
the neck, so I had to add quite a bit of extra material for the guinea pigs' 
much larger necks.  We also used elastic to attach the two ends to allow for 
stretching.  One earlier one was made with Velcro to attach the ends (which 
also worked), but I think the elastic works better. Good luck with your 
vet/billing problems.  I know first hand how that is.  I went through similar problems 
with my Patches.  I also had to make a hard decision as to whether I wanted to 
eat and pay my bills or not. I spent many nights crying and praying for my 
Patches to get well.  Thankfully he is doing better right now, and I pray that 
he keeps it up.  It is so hard when you want the best for your piggies.  I sure 
wish we had a place like England's Cambridge Cavy Trust that would help 
piggies for people who have limited incomes.  I wish you and your piggies the very 
best.  Wheeeeeps from Debra, Patches, Peanut and Pumpkin