Comments on: diy project: recycled thermos-style carafe

By: Trish

Trish — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:47:04 +0000

My cat prefers running water from the sink. But she loves to knock the entire glass of water over onto my head and pillow at around 3 am.

By: anna and the ring

anna and the ring — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:27:39 +0000

These are fabulous. Love the fact my cats only drink out of glasses too!

By: Becky

Becky — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:09:20 +0000

So much preppy charm! Love it, as per usual!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:32:24 +0000

I agree with the problems stated above. I imagined right away that your hard work and money would be wasted after a couple of uses when the paper gets wet (it inevitably will), and I also imagined the bottle slipping out of the paper cover when attempting to poor, even if it was wrapped tight, which could be especially dangerous with a glass bottle. I suggest using oilcloth for the cover, which you can buy cheaply in vibrant patters, even plaid. It also has decent grip to avoid slipping, and it cuts down on the work because it’s firm and won’t need to be glued to another material. I would definately use a glass bottle, but opt for snaps instead of velcro because it’s more secure and won’t be affected by water. To be even more ambitious one could cut the top of the bottle to resemble the mouth of a caraf, and the mug will then act as both lid and drinking vessel. Nice diy idea.

By: Tinabobina99

Tinabobina99 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:13:38 +0000

The best best best thing was the Jane Jacobs book on the nightstand. Thanks for being creative on how to solve a small-ish but persistent challenge. And who knew there were so many odd cats?

By: hrhkat

hrhkat — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:12:41 +0000

My cat also only drinks from glasses, and not even plastic ones either, only glass…and the water can be only from the fridge water system. Makes me so mad because he will also drink out of the toilet, and yet turns up his nose at plastic cups…..damn siamese cats.