Monday, July 26, 2010



MONDAY A-MEWS-MENTS



Pie Face - Jigsaw Puzzle Artwork

Georgy Kitty pudding and pie



Greeting Card, Kissing Cats in Love, 5 X 7 Blank Inside

Kissed the girls



weeping kitten pocket notebook

and made them cry.



Funny Cat Watercolor Card Print/ Kitty Playtime

When the cats came out to play



Walking Cat Puzzle

Georgy Kitty ran away!


Thank you for reading Monday A-MEWS-ments! Please support fellow kitty lovers by clicking each picture to see the shops, leaving a comment here, or purchasing! If you have kitty items in your shop, please leave a comment with your shop address so I can check it out and possibly use something for another A-MEWS-ments feature!

Saturday, July 24, 2010


WELCOME SATURDAY BLOG SHOPPERS!
TODAY ONLY, July 24th, FOR BLOG SHOPPERS!

To celebrate the opening of my new shop, DogBarks, I am giving 15% off anything in shop! Refund through Paypal.

Dog Coasters/ Yellow Dachshund
Coasters & Placemats

Plush Red Dachshund/ Holly
Bargain Bow Wows

Boxer Shorts/ Red Dog Flannel
Flannel Boxers & Pants

Happy blog shopping to all!

Saturday Blog Shoppers consists of a lovely group of blog owners who offer wonderful savings and specials each week. You can learn more by clicking on the button at the top. Visit all the shops there for great deals! Please leave a comment and/or follow before you leave today.
THANK YOU FOR COMING!

Friday, July 23, 2010



IT'S FURBABY FRIDAY!!

Today we meet a wonderful family of rescued pets who now live in a loving home with five children. Tammy has an Artfire and Etsy shop where she sells beautiful handmade knitted items. She will receive 50 FREE TWEETS next week! Here is her story!

"We have the best Mom in the world!"
Buddy & Mattie

We are a family that sincerely believes in the success of adoption! Along with our five children, we have 2 dogs, 1 bird, and 3 cats that came to us through adoption. It all began when my children and I started volunteering at a local animal shelter. We found our first dog, Buddy, down there. Buddy was covered in matted fur, smelled like very old bread, and had sores on his belly and chest. He was due for euthanization the following week. We brought him home, clipped and cleaned him, put him on a special diet, and after about 8 weeks he was like a whole new dog. We found out through the vet that he was part Yorkie and part Schnauzer. We’ve had Buddy for the last year and a half.


"Yeah-I'm talkin' to you!"


Buddy likes to “talk” to people. Everyone thinks he is so mean and vicious, because he will yip and howl in response to greetings. He really just wants to join in on the conversation! Once people realize that he has happy barks, they talk to him. He wags his little stub of a tail and is in his own element.


"This is what it feels like to be loved!"


In August of last year our county brought down a puppy mill. All of the dogs and puppies were brought to the shelter. Amongst those was the most adorable Yorkie girl I’d ever seen. When we first met Mattie, she was jumping up and down, tongue hanging out, and just so happy. Mattie follows me all over the place, never leaving my side. If I close her out of a room, she will lay by the door until I come back.


"Hey, Ma....FOOOOD! Hurry it up there!"

Tigress & Spooky

"I was here first!"

Sapphire


We also have our cockatiel, Captain Jack Sparrow, and our three cats, Spooky, Tigress, and Sapphire. Captain Jack was on Petfinder.com and we fell in love with him. After a very long trip across the state of Georgia and back, he’s been with us for the last three months. Jack likes to laugh. Whenever I laugh out loud, he will squawk “Ah, ha ha ha!” Spooky and Tigress were adopted from our groomer, who had rescued them when they were dropped off in his yard. He was allergic to cats, but took care of the kittens until they were old enough to be adopted. Sapphire was also the result of a dropped off mamma cat, but she was dropped in our neighborhood. We took in Sapphire after her momma disappeared. Our cats are all little comedians, loving and entertaining us whenever they can. They are all three about the same age, and the best of friends. They look out for each other and play their funny games each morning. Spooky likes to ambush the girls, usually by hiding on top of the banister and “dropping” in on them when they least expect it.


"Ahhhh....this is the rescued life. God bless my family."

There are so many wonderful things to be said about rescuing animals! I cannot tell you of a time when it was a mistake that we adopted. These animals all need care, and not everyone can afford to take care of the multitude that we do. There are many considerations, such as space, food, and vets. If we could not care for so many, we would not have them. Adoption is great, responsible adoption is better! Sometimes it is like a zoo around here. But most of the time we just feel really blessed to have our animal friends, sharing life and love with us. Never underestimate how much you can mean to one creature.


heartheartheart


Please visit TAMMY'S at

fantasydreamknits.etsy.com

www.fantasydreamknits.artfire.com

"We strive to bring you knits that are uncommon as well as beautiful."

Angel Dreams Nightie


Blue Lace Camisole



And check out her blog, too!

fantasydreamknits.blogspot.com

FURBABY FRIDAY is dedicated to our much loved furry (or not so furry!) animal friends that enrich our lives and world and make us better people!
If you are an owner of an Etsy, Artfire, or other online shop with a pet and would like to be featured here, please follow me and leave a comment with a link to where I might contact you. Those chosen will receive 50 free Tweets of advertising the following week.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010





Art for Pitties!



http://artforpitties.blogspot.com/ is a fund raising project created to help support Even Chance Pit Bull Rescue educate the public about the wonderful family friendly qualities of the Pit Bull. It is only recently that this loyal gentle breed has been targeted as a dangerous vicious animal that should be banned and/or exterminated. Their mission is focused:

Even Chance strives to rescue temperamentally sound pit bulls from San Diego shelters, animal hospitals, as well as dogs seized from organized dog fighting rings and humane cases. Even Chance promotes the importance of spay/neuter procedures for pit bulls and breed ambassador programs in the community.





The EBay auction will begin August 15th and run two weeks. I will be promoting this on Twitter from beyond_5.


Sunday, July 18, 2010







MONDAY A-MEWS-MENTS




Tabby cat and shy kitten - signed print

Tom Tom the Feline's son



Catnip - 1 Pound c/s Nepeta cataria (Leaf, Buds, Stem)

Stole catnip

i looked for you in a crowded room Original Illustration

And away did run!



Catnip--Graycie Maes Particularly Potent Compost Grown Catnip

The 'nip was eat



Melancholy 8x10

Tom felt weak



Cry Baby 11 x 14 Matted Print

And Tom sat crying in the street!


Thank you for reading Monday A-MEWS-ments! Please support fellow kitty lovers by clicking each picture to see the shops, leaving a comment here, or purchasing! If you have kitty items in your shop, please leave a comment with your shop address so I can check it out and possibly use something for another A-MEWS-ments feature!

Saturday, July 17, 2010

WELCOME SATURDAY BLOG SHOPPERS!
TODAY ONLY, July 17, FOR BLOG SHOPPERS!

A THRIFTY KITTY SALE!
All kitties are only $5.00 today! Any order will automatically be refunded the extra amount through paypal.

Here's a few offered:

Cat Plush Pillow/ Twinkles the Thrifty Kitty


Cat Plush Pillow/ Pearl the Thrifty Kitty



Cat Plush Pillow/ Daisy May the Thrifty Kitty


Saturday Blog Shoppers consists of a lovely group of blog owners who offer wonderful savings and specials each week. You can learn more by clicking on the button at the top. Visit all the shops there for great deals! Please leave a comment and/or follow before you leave today.
THANK YOU FOR COMING!


Friday, July 16, 2010




IT'S FURBABY FRIDAY!
Meet Gus and Franklin! These two fun kitties belong to Laura from http://www.etsy.com/shop/MABjewelry
I met Laura on twitter, but got to know her much better when she asked me to make a long snakey toy for Gus. Thus, the SNAKEY MOUSE was invented! And boy! Has it added some fun to my shop! I've gotten the BEST pictures of happy cats playing with their toys!
And it's all because of this lovely lady who adores her two furbabies!




Gus & Franklin





Both of my boys came from the pet store. Franklin was itty bitty and not quite six weeks old. Someone had dropped off a litter of six kittens and he was the smallest of the batch. When I walked by the cage, he reached out and snagged my shirt with his claws. Then he did a little dancing floor show for me and started yowling. I knew I belonged to him at that point. He turned twelve last Valentine's Day, and is strictly my boy, protective like a possessive dog. He sleeps on my head every night.






Gus was six months old when I got him. He had just been dropped off at the pet store too, and when I picked him up, he snuggled under my chin and just went limp and started purring like an outboard motor. He has the loudest purr I have ever heard, and is so sweet tempered, goofy and lovable. The fluff monster turned eleven on St. Patrick's Day, and he is gigantic!



Yep, that's me! I told my mom I needed a Snakey Mouse more than Franklin, but she thought I wasn't interested. HAH!!

Cat Toy/Snakey Catnip Mouse

Me and Snakey Mouse are best friends!




I'm practicing the official cat stare for Halloween...

Ooooo, a present! For me???


These cats make me laugh every single day. Franklin is very vocal, and always lets me know what he wants. He loves ribbon and long snakey toys, like the snakey mouse. Although he is a little slinky cat, he will get up on his hind feet and hiss at people, like a rabid prairie dog. Grown men have been intimidated by him.






Gus puts his toys in the food and water dish. Also, in the garbage disposal, the bathtub and the toaster. He will try to sleep in the tiniest box, and likes to pull the towels down out of the linen closet so he can sleep on them.



I must be a good kitty to get ANGEL food! But I don't think it helps Gus to lighten up and fly ...


Both will kill you for angel food cake or yogurt.



Oh be quiet!
Buuuuuurp!


Having them in my life is a true gift, because they bring me so much joy.



Laura's Etsy shop is PACKED with some of the most creative interesting jewelry I have seen. Each piece has a warmth and character and seems to have its own story to tell.
Elegant cat earrings, with brass kitty charms and black crystals

Enamelled retro owl bracelet, with glass beads and pearls

Silver sand dollar earrings with gray glass pearls

Her prices are VERY reasonable and you're sure to find something for any occasion for you or a friend. Make sure you stop by often! She's always inventing new beauties!

Laura also has a blog that she posts on regularly full of fun, fashion, people, and Gus and Franklin!

And finally, she is a loyal Tweeter and you can find her here:
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/MABJewelry

Cat Toy/Snakey Catnip Mouse

FURBABY FRIDAY is dedicated to our much loved furry (or not so furry!) animal friends that enrich our lives and world and make us better people!
If you are an owner of an Etsy, Artfire, or other online shop with a pet and would like to be featured here, please follow me and leave a comment with a link to where I might contact you. Those chosen will receive 50 free Tweets of advertising the following week.