A doggone problem solved!

It's become part of our daily routine at the Cales-Proskocil household to chase after our 2-year-old Lhasa apso, Hazel. One of Hazel's favorite things to do is take things she's not supposed to have and then brazenly trot into another room to chew and chew and chew. Hazel's favorite items include tissues, socks, undies, shoes and, above all else, Niz's slippers. The picture on the left shows her with a recent victim of her incessant chewing. The sort of boudoir shot on the lower right is just there to show you how cute she is.

Niz is more Westernized than I am, but one of her many Eastern attributes is her use of slippers in the house. She keeps them right next to the bed where they're easy 'pickens for Hazel to brazenly snatch up and run into the living room to devour.

As I mentioned, this happens pretty much every day, so in an attempt to combat this doggone problem, I designed a hanging paper holder for the slippers. I've used the same heavy watercolor paper employed in a couple recent woven chair seats. I attached the simple, curled slipper holders using some snap fasteners. The brass grommets applied to each corner can be used to nail or pin the entire piece to the wall.

This is version 1.0 of the slipper holder; the curled holder pieces aren't exactly the same size, and the snap fasteners and grommets were attached quickly with little regard to symmetry or evenness. It may not be perfect, but while it's in use, Hazel will have to settle for my dirty socks.