why must i be...a dog in a suitcase?

i don't speak french

which is why it is slightly insane

that i subscribe

to french magazines

aside from the few french words 

incorporated into the english language

i have not a clue

if the prose is 

inspired 

or

insipid

however

the photos

and 

creativity

never fail to 

turn this

punctual taskmaster

into a 

daring daydreamer

a recent issue of marie claire idees

showed a small dog

perched in a

 darling white-washed bed

fashioned from an old valise

at a romp through an overstuffed antique store

i found this

with a

 bit of fabric

little ingenuity

and

sackful of patience

(i am a horrible seamstress)

we now have

our own darling version

(if i might say so myself)

both girls checked it out

but only one 

reigns supreme

she seems quite content

mais oui!

*i have a tutorial here with a material's list and some steps

this is not a sewing tutorial...that would be like the blind leading the blind!

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