Kip&Piglet

31/01/2022

I can’t even cope. Just LOOK at his beautiful chops. But don’t be fooled, this dog causes me so much stress it is unreal. I will admit that the love he gives me makes up for it tho.

First new order going out the door today! Hope you love it ☺️

Fun fact - I’m getting married in September and I’ve organised pretty much nothing. Heeeeeelp meeeee 🚨

06/12/2021

My gorgeous little pud. Like butter wouldn’t melt. But it would. Never mind melt it would boil alive and burn. 😈

Never really understood that phrase because if it wouldn’t melt then you’d be cold and dead. Which isn’t particularly pleasant at all.

Today I’m also contemplating the fact I can no longer remember how to be a real girl and I’ve got a Christmas party coming up. Wot iz makeups. Halp.

2 posts one day who dis?

Fun fact - kangaroos probably have the easiest birth of any creature. They pop out their babies as tiny little slimy jelly bean foetuses (they’re really quite disgusting) which then crawl up the mother’s fur and lodge themselves within their pouch. They then sit there attached to a ni**le until they’ve grown into a joey. Madness. I’d recommend googling that one after you’ve had your tea.

06/12/2021

I’m loving making all these Christmas collars 😍 wish I had time to make the boys some!!

Swipe to see the gorgeous Kenneth in his collar 😍

I have properly decked the house with boughs of… well chopped off bits of Christmas tree. And by house I mean the kitchen. Looks nice tho if I do say so myself. My cellar is also full of wood for the log burner which makes me v happy indeed. And we only fell out three times and made a hole in one door getting it in the house. 😬🙃 nothing a bit of polyfiller can’t fix!

Fun fact - 50% of female polar bears have a genetic mutation that means they have a p***s! 😳 I’ll just let you digest that one for a sec.

30/11/2021

So some days I look at this caption box and go totally blank. Today’s one of those days.

Swipe to see the owner of this tiny but beautiful collar, the most petite and lovely little cockapoo there ever was 😍.

I’m feeling a bit like I’m treading water at the moment and only just keeping my head above the waves, know what I mean? I did put myself into a physical hole today by going to the gym and partnering up with a complete machine 😅 and that definitely helped me. So I guess the moral of the story is, if you feel crap maybe try do some exercise. It is the LAST thing that your brain will be telling you to do but I absolutely promise you your mental health will thank you x173646383 and a bit.

Fun fact - platypus are actually really quite dangerous. They may look like harmless little quacky floofers but the males have spurs on their legs which are armed with a venom which won’t kill you but will make you want to chop off whatever has been venomed cos it’s that painful (this might not be 100% accurate but appaz it hurts a lot).

28/11/2021

The happiest of puppers enjoying walkies in her new collar 😍

Custom colours chosen to match her mums branding

AND it doesn’t matter if she gets dirty because the leather is easily removable and the rest fully washable 🥳

This weekends been a weird one, Mother Nature showing us who is boss with this storm 😳 it only takes one power cut to make us realise just how much we aren’t in control!

I’ve had a lovely weekend with my mum, making and chatting and way too many cuppas.

Fun fact - snails s*xual organs are the same shape as their shells, which on the most part swirl clockwise… Thing is, there’s a genetic mutation which makes some snails shells go anti-clockwise AND unless they can meet another anti-clockwise snail they can’t breed 🥺 poor little critters. It’s a bit like left handed people only being able to have babies with other left handed people!

25/11/2021

Classy with a side of sass. And who said boys can’t wear pink?!

Coming to a yellow lab near you (only if you live in Warwickshire that is).

You know when you get up early to get stuff done and then end up taking twice as long and making stupid mistakes because you’re tired? Ye that’s me 🙃 anyone else literally tell themselves out loud they’re an idiot? Neighbours would think I’m mental. I am. It’s the truth let it out.

Fun fact - it’s taken me three days to finish this post, my phones either been whacked out my hand by a long demanding snoot (kip) or I’ve burnt whatever I’m cooking and had to abandon ship halfway. Anyway here it is, in all it’s odd glory. Enjoy.

22/11/2021

Another gorgeous Christmas collar order finished 😍 wish I could make one of these each for my boys. I do naaat have the time, cut off for online orders before Christmas will be Monday the 13th December people do ya hear me? That’s 3 weeks to get your Christmas presents sorted.

Had a play and made mini initial bauble and Christmas pud charms too. F for frankie!

Fun fact - when people with kidney disease need a transplant, they don’t remove the old kidney, they just put it in alongside the other one! 🤯 and some people have multiple kidney transplant surgeries in their lifetime. The largest number on record is a man with 7 kidneys! SEVEN!! Mental.

19/11/2021

Mossy green rejigged in a fishtail pattern. 🐠

I have been the busiest badger in the world this week trying to catch up with orders 😅 not complaining!

Swipe to see a Ron that’s eaten something he shouldn’t have 🥺 that was a fun Monday morning! He’s absolutely fine now do not worry, he had the treatment he needed. Poor little itchy twit.

I also have a stall at the Alma Christmas festival coming up next weekend for those of you local to Halifax!

Fun fact - Giant octopus are incredibly intelligent but they don’t have a brain…. Their brain tissue is actually spread out in their body with a large proportion actually in their tentacles 🤯 🐙

16/11/2021

What’s that ya sayin kip? Mum av worked out a new style n things?

Well it suits you, you beautiful long snooted spindle whip you.

Unfortunately for kipper it is not his. It belongs to a lovely puppa called Wilson 😍😍

I went to the gym this morning and I have got to tell you, training and then sitting on your arse making collars is not a good idea. I’m walking like I need a knee replacement.

Fun fact - some giant deep sea squids have tentacles with miniature pretend squids on the end. They then use these as little puppets to attract fish that mistake them for prey. And then the giant squid pounces on fish like gotcha suckkeeeerrrr.

14/11/2021

We will remember them ❤️

Made this little poppy as a last minute impromptu thing. Thinking next year I can sell them to raise money for the royal British legion. What you reckon?

Fun fact - a new born polar bear is only about the size of a block of butter 🥺 but they gain weight RAPIDO to the size of a cat after a couple of months. They manage to gain so much energy because their mums milk contains 30% fat! That’s a lot of calories. For comparison cows milk is 4%.

13/11/2021

Hiya!

Working through some orders today and I’m starting to fill up 😟 if you have your eye on a Christmas collar or just an order for a present pleeeease get it in soon so I have chance to get everything done!

That’s if I can get this lump to stop inserting himself onto my lap. Pest.

Fun fact - google magna pinna squid. You will not be disappointed 👽 😱

09/11/2021

This custom Christmas collar is giving me candy cane vibes 😍 why are they always mint flavour though. Ruins it for me. The worst. Not even spearmint is it. Rude.

I bought this leather for keyrings but it works lovely with the Christmas collars too!

Thing is I think I’ve been kind of pushed into peaking a bit too soon for Christmas, I’ve left up my Christmas stars that I used to photograph the collars yesterday AND to finish off this collar I made myself a coffee in my Christmas Starbucks mug and put on some Christmas scented oils 😳. Going to be burnt out by December I know it. I’m all out of sync! Probs be getting my bikini out thinking it’s summer again by the time Christmas gets here.

Fun fact - the fingerprints of a koala are so similar to humans that they have been collected at crime scenes as evidence having been mistaken for human ones 🤣

08/11/2021

Propa crimbo 🤪

That’s it. I’ve done it. I’ve broken the seal. I even went into the loft to get down the Christmas decorations for this. It’s minging up there too, released one of those awful slow crawling flies. I love creatures but I don’t love those.

Monty doing his best Prince pose for me too 😍 didn’t even give him any ham. What a meany. He did roll in fox 💩 again today though so I’m calling it evens. AND he got a cosy fire out of it.

Well frens I’ve had a right few weeks! Burst pipes ruining my life for a bit but it’s all fixed now 😮‍💨 got some exciting bits of Christmas stalls coming up in the next few weeks! 🥳😬

Fun fact - there’s a creature called a Binturong, go google it. Aka bearcat. Their name comes from a language that is now extinct so it’s meaning is unknown 🥺. Also their a**l glands smell like buttered popcorn. Go figure. (My favourite jelly beans are buttered popcorn, best be careful 😳 only I don’t have to be because these lovely creatures are vulnerable to extinction 😔)

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06/11/2021

That face says AS IF you took me out in the woods in this ghastly weather mum you’ll pay for this 😑 I got wet what on Earth were you thinking!!? ….. didn’t even see a squirrel. Even squirrels aren’t stupid enough to go out in this weather. Don’t talk to me.

You know when they beg you to go out and then give you evils the entire walk? Standard. 🙄

02/11/2021

Happy Halloween 🎃 from the biggest monster that ever existed 🙄 he doesn’t need a costume the naughty little sq**rt.

How hard is it trying to wrangle the dogs in time when the trick or treaters knock? And god help them if the dogs are out having a wee in the garden when they call 😅

Fun fact - we only got three trick or treaters so the massive bulk packs of sweets I bought from Costco are now all mine!! 😈😏🤫

30/10/2021

LOVE this forest green combo, might make one for the piglet 😏 other half will definitely lose his s**t. The collar drawer is overflowing 😅Could just get a bigger box… 😈

Onto Christmas now my friends you can’t deny it any longer!! BRB.

29/10/2021

Throwing it back to baby piglet wearing his big brothers collar 🥺

I do miss him being this smol. Though he’s mainly just grown his attitude since then 🙃🙄.

Got some exciting Christmas bits coming your way this weekend!! 😬🤶🏻- thats me cos I’m like an old lady when I sit and make collars. My other half has to crack my back on the regular to make sure I’m still stood upright!

Fun fact - not animal related today, I know. Shock. Horror. So tea actually contains more caffeine gram for gram than coffee. BUT a cup of tea is far more dilute than coffee. Therefore in the grand tea coffee caffeine debate of 2021. I can confirm that a cup of coffee contains more caffeine than a cup of tea. The end.

26/10/2021

A matching set for the big sister of one of the puppies 🥰 can’t wait to see them strutting about all smart.

Finished this set off with black leather, I love how it looks against the blues 💙

Just accidentally burnt tea whilst writing this post 😬🧑🏻‍🚒 let’s be honest I was never meant to be a housewife was I.

Fun fact - spiders dance. Like actual jiggly dances to each other to attract mates. Specifically jumping spiders (which probs terrifies some people) but google them they’re well cute!! And not only do they dance but they make their own music to dance to by drumming a beat on the floor. Magic.

25/10/2021

The floofiest yin and yang I ever did see 😍

Bestest bros in their same same but different collars.

Fun fact - sea horses greet their partners with a dance every day. I’d say Oli and I do a silly dance most days so maybe one day I can be a seahorse too. I would prefer it if he could be pregnant for me if/when that day occurs 😉😏

23/10/2021

A pair of collars for two lovely brothers!

They’re a bit Harry Potter these aren’t they?!

Been in my element today at the Yorkshire wildlife park 🐒🦁🐻🦊🐭🐨 think I’d just sit and watch animals all day if I could.

Fun fact - pit vipers are a group of snakes, so called not because they live in pits but because they have pits on their face between their eyes which they use as heat sensors. So they essentially see in heat vision 😯 something we consider as advanced technology used by the army they just casually have it built into their faces. Madness. 🐍

21/10/2021

Know that feeling when all you’re seeing is holiday photos and you live in Yorkshire where it just wont. Stop. Raining.

We cosied up today and cracked on with some orders, can’t wait to show you the finished results!

Also had a play with a new idea- scroll across! What do you think?! This also now means I can personalise your dogs collar with their name 😍

Fun fact - Nightingale on Netflix is BRUTAL, I don’t think I’ve ever squirmed and recoiled so much from the tv before. So so so uncomfortable to watch but it really makes you appreciate the atrocities we inflicted on people whilst ‘conquering’ their land. I do kinda feel like I need someone to share this trauma with me though 😰

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19/10/2021

When ya want pink but not tooooo pink.

Tried out some stitching detail on the lead handle for that lil extra sumin sumin.

Finished with rose gold - Love it!

Soz I failed at styling the lead, it’s a bit off on a wonk like me 🙃

Fun fact - the stomach acid of a condor is so strong it can even dissolve anthrax 😳

17/10/2021

Did someone say cheese?

Fun fact - ribbon eels change s*x as they mature. AND their colour changes to reflect what gender they are, they begin as juvenile males coloured black with a bright yellow dorsal fin. As they become mature males they turn electric blue with a bright yellow dorsal fin and then eventually they become female and turn entirely bright yellow. Crazy!

13/10/2021

Missing our sunny morning walks before work 🥺

Instead we’re lucky enough to walk at work, apart from the fields are peppered with cow pats and minging dead things to roll in 😒 I’d almost rather walk in the dark. Almost.

Fun fact - I am tired and I haven’t made tea yet. The end ✌🏻😘

12/10/2021

We’ve had a chill day today which has mostly consisted of burritos 🤤 and the wild b&m pumpkin chase of 2021.

Burritos were deffo more successful than finding the God damn pumpkins lemme tell ya. I don’t even want them any more I just want to succeed in finding the things!!

Wait never mind pumpkins you’re here for doggos n doggo accessories right?! Or are you 👀. Anyway this here is a slip lead I done made.

Fact of ze day - ground squirrels (which are the chonkiest of all the squirrels) live in the Arctic and hibernate in winter, reducing their body temperature to below zero 😲. Did you also know that when you feel tired it’s because of an accumulation of a substance called adenosine through the day. And coffees stop you being tired because they block the build up of adenosine in your brain! I’m pretty sure it doesn’t work on me tho.

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11/10/2021

Making the most of the autumnal sunshine with trips out for coffee with the pig.

He’s getting so much better with big crowds and walking past strangers in tight spaces. Scary things for such a nervous boi 🥺

Bought this bully billows harness for him but it’s the smallest size and still way too big 🤣 he’s tiny really, despite looking like a chonk on photos. Maybe I’ll branch out into harnesses 😜🤔

He’s also stolen kips collar for the outing 🤭 actually really suits him. Funny that as they’re the same colour 🤪

Fun fact - it’s been shown that dinosaurs tails will have moved up and down whilst they moved. This has been estimated to increase the efficiency of their movements by 18%! A bit like swinging your arms whilst you walk.

11/10/2021

10/10/2021

I didn’t have a doggy neck small enough to model these teeny tiny puppy collars so Piglet’s fat head will have to do for an idea of scale 😬

Figured out a way to make tiny collars adjustable without heavy leather straps. These are perfect for mini dogs and puppies at just 1cm wide and length 22-29cm.

These are going to a poor lady with four border terrier pups. FOUR!!! Get that lady a large wine. 😅

Fun fact - the flat dish shape of an owls face isn’t like that by accident, it serves a purpose! Like a big satellite dish it catches and amplifies sounds to their super sensitive ears and allows them to pinpoint exactly where their prey is in the long grass. They can actually change the shape of their face using tiny muscles attached to the feathers 😮🤯. They also usually don’t even see their prey at all, they know exactly where they are based on their hearing alone!

10/10/2021

08/10/2021

Hey old man,

Please stop getting greyer, you’ve been there through everything. Caused too much carnage along the way but I love you so much!! 🥺

Here’s to the old boys 🥂

07/10/2021

Come see me at the alma on 27/28th November 🤗

We're now just over a month away from our highly anticipated Alma Wonderland!

Prepare yourselves for our take on the Christmas market experience, all on your doorstep.

Market style food, all your favourite christmas drinks, and of course, some wonderful stalls.

Our opening weekend is November 27-28, when we will be joined by:

◾ The Woof Pack- Dog Training and Behaviour
◾ Pretty Moi - Women's clothing, shoes and accessories
◾ Luna-ré - Handmade jewellery & personalised gifts
◾ Sams Sweet Sensations - All things sweet
◾ HoneySuckle - Bags, bunnies & wreaths
◾ Lewis’ Cheesecakes
◾ With Love - Eco friendly scented melts
◾ Mollie's Beauty - Beauty products & treatments
◾ Shorecrafted - Handmade crafts made from driftwood
◾ Kip&Piglet - Handmade paracord and leather dog collars and leads
◾ Sketch By Sam- Christmas Decorations

You can find out more about Alma Wonderland at https://alma-inn.co.uk/alma-wonderland/

07/10/2021

Trying something a bit different tonight 🤓

A matching whistle lanyard and lead all ready for gun dog training this weekend! I totally risked my life (fingers at the very least) discombobulating a shotgun shell for this. Quite happy with how it turned out! Now to perfect the design…

Who reckons these should be a part of the standard collection?!

Fun fact - crows are actually super clever, they are considered by scientists as the “apes of the sky” and are on par with parrots in terms of mimicking human voices 🤯. Why do they have to make such a god awful screech then? 🧐 mind you, most humans do too 😬

06/10/2021

“Are they related?” If I had a pound for every time someone asked me that 🤣 (they’re not in case you’re wondering)

It also baffles me that some of my family and closest friends still struggle to tell which is which!! Especially when they’re not together.

It’s obvious to me, Montys the snaggletoofed fat whippet and kips the awkward grey nose lurcher 🤷🏻‍♀️ there’s never any confusion as to who piglet is though 😅

Had a bit of inspo today so keep your eyes out for a bit of doggy-owner matchy matchy!! 😬

05/10/2021

Mossy green colours going on here making me all kinds of happy.

This combo was dreamt up by my competition winner 🤩 and what a stonker it is.

She also taught me a fun fact - “rip it” means take the p**s in Scotland. Who knew! I mean I guess now I think about it I do know the phrase rip the p**s but the two just didn’t compute in my tiny little ant brain.

Actually that’s rude to Ants, they’re actually pretty smart little farmers don’t you know (see previous fun fact). Ok I’ll shut up now. 🐜

Kips going to the vets today because he’s not been himself lately 🥺 keeps squealing like he’s in pain for no apparent reason. Fingers crossed he’s being a dramatic sight hound 🙄

03/10/2021

Love the chunkiness of this collar and to my eyes the yellow and pink are bazingaaaa 😍.

Apparently it makes my sisters eyes go weird but I say her eyes are weird anyway so there.

Why is it that today when I’ve not got plans it’s absolutely glorious. But yesterday when I sat in a tent all day it absolutely slated it down. Mother Nature I curse you. Just joking you’re the best please don’t smite me down. 😟 ⚡️

In also exciting news (to me and me only) Instagram has decided I’m now allowed to tag products!!

Have a lovely Sunday friends ☺️

02/10/2021

So many potential combos! Just a few of the colours I’ve put together. What would you choose?!

Personally I’m a pink and teal kinda gal. 💅🏽

Fun fact - termites build in special air vents into their complex homes under ground to make sure that there’s a constant flow of fresh air. Clever little critters.

02/10/2021

It is definitely cosy up kinda weather today!! Monty is NOT a fan.

Neither am I to be honest so I am just fiiine with that 😅

Not sure piglet got the Netflix and chill memo though, he’s on tug of war mode. Zero grip left in my hands. Plz help.

30/09/2021

Three is definitely not a crowd 😍

So thankful that these boys all get on so well, they share everything with no issues. 🙌🏻

And piglet isn’t that massive I promise. All about perspective!!

If he was a human he’d deffo be that guy that looks hench on photos and then you meet him and he’s actually a dwarf. You know the kinda guy 😬😜

Fun fact - I was today years old when I realised there was a hashtag already on the normal keyboard and I don’t have to press three buttons between each hashtag to get another #. Still keep doing it though.

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29/09/2021

Living his best life 😍

Why is it that dogs will run and run until they’re dead because they love it, but most humans can’t think of anything worse?

Stampeding piglets will brighten up any days. Until he launches at your face without skipping a beat 🤪😅 we need to work on that one…

28/09/2021

Hi thwendth! Thomeone thaid it was tongue out Tuethday? 😛

Ladies and gentlemen I present to you. Monty king of the derps.

Ever noticed how much he looks like scrat off iceage? Or maybe sid 🤔

And no I still haven’t put up my gazebo. 🙃😒