We recently got this

adorable little guy for my daughter and I knew right away I’d better find him something to scratch on. So, I tried making something a little less blab and obvious than your ordinary cat scratching post.

Materials:

1. Cardboard mailing tube, or maybe a tall can?
2. Old book at least a couple inches thick
3. Sisal rope. Bought mine here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DKA3S6A?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00
4. Drill and circular drill bit
5. Hot glue gun and glue sticks

   

 

Steps:

1. Cut mailing tube to desired height. Careful not to make it too tall or it’it’ll tip over
2. Use drill and circular bit to hollow out a hole in the center of your book. Hole size should be just barely bigger than the diameter of your mailing tube and as deep as you can get it without going through the book
3. Line hole with hot glue and insert tube. Hopefully it fits snug.
4. Cut one short piece of sisal rope to make a nice, flush first row at the bottom of the tube. Stick with hot glue.
5. From here on keep applying glue every few inches and wrapping the rope up.
6. When you get to the top you can try wrapping the rope over the top lip and into the tube so it makes a nice finish.

   

The end! Kitty likes it! And from a 100ft of rope there was plenty left for other projects.

Also, check out my next post on fun things to do with the book page circle cut outs! I don’t waste much:-)