I learned over the weekend that I'd won several awards in the Cat Writers' Association 2017 Communications Contest, I've been deeply involved in the TNR project I'd mentioned last month, and just before the Spaghetti Dinner in May I took some studio time for two new products. I'm a little late with my newsletter this month, but I hope you'll find it worth the wait. I have more information on all these below.
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Buy Two Get One Free on My Two New Products
You can read more about these two handmade items below, and when you buy two cabochon pendants or two trinket dishes, you'll get one free! Use the discount codes BUY2GET1CABOCHON and BUY2GET1TRINKET
All the Pretty Cabochons
Like so many other items, I’ve been envisioning this style of cabochon pendants with my art and photos in them for quite a long time. In addition to the original four Black Cat Cabochons above I also decided I would include torties and tabbies and tuxes and orange boys and fluffy white kitties and all else I could fit into the sets I purchase of all different shapes and sizes. You can find them all in my Handmade and Gifts Gallery of Jewelry. Use your discount BUY2GET1CABOCHON and buy a few for gifts!
Three Cats Trinket Dishes
The dishes are 4″ white polymer clay but this time I’ve stamped “Three Cats Looking” in Royal Violet ink. I love this little brush pen sketch and I’ve always wanted to do something with it, so I had a stamp made and here is the first something. I wanted them to look as if they are looking over the edge of the dish so they are way at the top. Read more and use your discount BUY2GET1TRINKET and buy a few for gifts or get a set to use as coasters! (Note that I carry both "trinket" and "decorative dishes", which are larger and are not included in this sale.)
Upcoming Events
Hearts and Paws Pet Care and Adoption Fair Saturday, June 23
I’ll have as much of my handmade goods as I can pack and set up, plus greeting cards, garden flags, prints of artwork on paper and canvas and selected originals and framed prints. I’ll be near HCMT and Pittsburgh CAT for this event that’s really fun for meeting a lot of pets and adoptable animals and seeing old friends and and meeting new ones. Most of all, I love getting out there with my stuff after spending hours in my studio.
SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 2018, 9:30 – 3:30
Hearts and Paws Pet Ministry of Christ United Methodist Church’s
14th Annual Hearts and Paws Pet Adoption and Care Fair
South Park Fairgrounds Agricultural Building Area
3734 Buffalo Drive, South Park, PA 15129
Admission is FREE
At least 40 vendors and animal rescue organizations attend.
DETAILS
Commissioned Portrait: Minnie
Almost 20 years ago some little girls holding a basket of kittens knocked on the door. They said their father was going to drown the kittens so they wanted to find them all homes! The woman who answered the door decided she could adopt one and chose the little calico. Read more...
Commissioned Portrait Specials for Mothers, Fathers and More
In everyone’s life is at least one special person who shared a love of animals, and in that person’s life there is often an animal companion who is or was very special to them. Mother’s Day is in May and Father’s Day in June. Portraits take up to four weeks to complete, especially with framing and then shipping, but you can also give a certificate and invite the recipient to choose their own portrait subject and provide photos and memories.
I’m offering 25% off the purchase of a portrait certificate or a commissioned portrait that is booked between now and June 30, 2018, whether it’s for mother, father, grandparents or any of those special persons who encouraged your love of animals. Use the coupon code MOTHERSFATHERSDAY25 and read more details in this article.
Trap-Neuter-Remove: The Abandoned House Project
Trapped seven adults and 14 kittens so far, some happiness, some heartbreak, and we're almost done. Read my updates so far, and if you'd like to donate to the effort I'll be happy to give you a gift certificate to shop on my website.
Online Article: Rescue/Advocacy The Kitten Game, Pet Radio Show Special Award: Hartz™ Milk Replacement for Kittens Award
MUSE™ Medallion and Certificate of Excellence
Sienna thinks we should just curl up with a good cat book on a cold and cloudy Sunday.
Maybe Sienna would like to cuddle up with you! She’s a snuggler, a lap cat, a supurrvisor, wildly playful, very affectionate. She can be found all over the house, including the basement, but her favorite spot is the bedroom, in her spot on the bed. She joins me at both of my desks, in my studio, in the bathroom and even the kitchen, and she eats with everyone at every meal. Read about Sienna on The Creative Cat.
May Featured Artwork and Desktop Calendar
Mimi knew exactly the pose I had visualized, and here she is, as beautiful as I had imagined.
Every so often I decide I want to share a photo instead of artwork for the monthly desktop calendar. I love the feature photo of Mimi sitting on the table taken in 2015, when she was 12 years old. This year she is 15. She has been with me since 2007, and every year I appreciate her more. She began life living primarily outdoors, unspayed until she was four years old, giving birth to six litters of kittens, then without a single issue she moved over here with her kittens and became a member of our family.