The Walking Muse

05/09/2021

5 DAYS TO RELEASE!
Have you decided on a favourite yet?

I've been working hard in the studio (aka the bedroom) to get everything ready for Friday: website updates, product photos, inventory, freebies, packaging... I also have a couple of things that I would like to show you before release day, like other bag dispenser designs, so I'm finishing these projects as well.

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It's slowly starting to smell like Autumn over here, and the forest's wildlife is gently coming out of its Summer lethargy. Some insects are very active during the hot season, but as for the furry creatures, they are nowhere to be seen.

Now that the days are a little cooler, we can see lots of new deer tracks though, fox and raccoon p**p on the trails, and we can hear the flying squirrels' high pitch warning cries when we enter the forest.
Spiders are everywhere as well, which is not as nice, and you have to be careful when walking between close trees not to stroll into their webs and catch a furry eight-legged critter on the corner of your mouth😬
The skunks are also back and Mooni managed to get herself sprayed twice. ...In the last two weeks. ...While on a leash. She is so damn fast!

Has your dog ever been sprayed?

📸 .pictures : the always stunning Rafiti from wearing 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 collar in Small 2"

30/08/2021

New Product Alert!!

Here's a (not very sneaky) sneak peek of something I have been working on for a while...
a p**p bag dispenser!

Cork is absolutely perfect for bag making and I had a lot of fun learning how to make these tiny ones.
After testing out a good number of shapes, sizes, materials, constructions and a boatload of hardware, I am finally happy about this final version!

These dispensers will fit a standard (approx. 2.5in × 1.25in) roll of bags, but I can easily adjust their size to your preference. I can also omit the grommet to make you an adorable keychain bag instead!

More details about these and our upcoming release in the next post!

Hurray for carrying your dog servant tools in style🙌🏻

📸 𝙑𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚 dispenser
Leash by .mutt

19/08/2021

The 𝘼𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖 collar is inspired by the wind.
According to Greek mythology, Aella was one of Hippolyta's Amazons. Double-axe wielding warrior, she was chosen to fight Heracles but was eventually defeated. Her name means "whirlwind".

Made with dark chocolate cork, a blue feathered pattern designed by Lauren Kelly of and printed on eco-canvas, a wine cord trim and silver hardware, 𝘼𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖 is the second collar in this new series.

📸𝘼𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖 in size Small

13/08/2021

𝘼𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖
[ælːɑ] from ancient Greek ἄελλᾰ: whirlwind
New collar sneak-peek alert!!

Today is a very special day, for which my own special girl had to make an appearance...

My little Mooni is turning four!

Mid-August 2017, a litter of five beautiful little spotted puppies was born in the streets of Galatás, Greece.
We don't know the exact date, as they were only found a few weeks later, but we decided to make the 13th the official Mooniversary.

It feels a little strange to remember how she looked when we first met her, her puppy scent, her tear-stained cheeks, her silky soft baby fur, her piranha needle-teeth... How it felt to finally have her join our family... It feels familiar yet so distant.
Those four years went by in a flash, and yet it feels like Mooni has been ours forever.
What did we even do before we had her?!
How did we fall asleep without her warmth under the blankets, how did we wake up without her playful morning snarls?
One thing is certain, she changed our lives for good and we can no longer imagine a world without her sweet sunshiny love.

Happy birthday my beautiful baby girl!
I love you to the mooni and back❤️

📷 wearing 𝘼𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖 in size small 1.5"

03/08/2021

𝙑𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚 [ve-spər-ˌtīn]:
1: of, relating to, or occurring in the evening
2: active, flowering, or flourishing in the evening : syn.: "crepuscular"

Long time no post!

How have you been?!
Working on the new models took me a lot longer than expected. I was planning on finishing them up while working on last release's orders, but it turned out I didn't have any off time to devote to them at all. I also thought I would be faster at making these collars by now, but I keep adding little steps and details so they actually take longer than when I first started😂
..But...
I finally have something to show you!
Here's a little sneak peek of 𝙑𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚 on the beautiful and oh so sweet Rafiti from 🐾Rafiti ♂️der Ohrenprinz]

𝙑𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚 was actually supposed to be the third collar in the "Nightfall In The Forest" set released last March, but I wasn't happy with the final design at the time and decided to work on it some more. And I'm so glad I did!
See it in detail in the next post!

📸 Rafiti 🐾Rafiti ♂️der Ohrenprinz] wearing 𝙑𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚 in size small 2" (hound version)
Coming soon

12/06/2021

Is the weather going crazy in your neck of the woods?
We've had a heatwave, as well as close-to-freezing night temperatures here, all in the same week! We haven't had real rain in weeks, the streams have died up and vegetation is turning yellow. And it's not even mid-June...

It makes me wonder how the forest's critters are doing and how resilient any species would have to be in order to survive in Canada's extreme climate.

We've had a raccoon give birth in the barn's outter walls, and although they seem to have made a comfy nest in the insulation (😶), we are worried the babies might not survive if this goes on. We can't reach them, so we'll have to wait and see🤞🏻

📷 𝙇𝙚𝙨 𝙁𝙡𝙚𝙪𝙧𝙨 in Large 2"

24/03/2021