This year I thought I would get BACK into sharing some of the most awesome cat "things" that I come across in a new series of posts called "CAT COMMODITIES". They may not be commodities per the definition, but to me they are very useful and valuable things.
To start of I have three groovy things to share.....
For the holidays I made an awesome trade with artist Leila of Illustrated Ink..... art for fur kid gifts.
One of the pieces I selected was the beautiful custom Day of the Dead Cat Dia de los Muertos Print above. I chose to have Frizbee's name added as a memorial to my late sweet boy. I have been collecting art dedicated to all my cats.. past and present.
(yes, I am a crazy cat lady)
This print is even better in person. Lelia's talent is fabulous. I also received another print and one of her groovy Fortune Teller paper dolls.
Visit the Illustrated Ink shop HERE.
She does donate a percentage of her skele-animal print proceeds to Austin Pets Alive.
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Artist Aurora Cacciapuoti is part of a fantastic fundraiser in Italy where she and five other amazing illustrators have created a set of postcards to benefit Accociazione Protezione Animali Carpigiana (Association Animal Protection In Carpi) or A.P.A.C.
The A.P.S.C. is a non-profit organisation that deals with the protection of animals, notably cats, since 1989, defending the rights and helping the animals in difficulty, those abandoned, abused, lost, etc...
The Cat's House of Carpi helps alley cats and is it also possible to adopt a cat from distance.
CLICK HERE to learn more.
The artists involved in this magnificent project are :
I adore these cards! I framed them and used them to decorate my cats dinning room....
(Sammy having some Kibble)
You can purchase these postcards for 8 EURO. That is only $10 and some odd change in US dollars. To do so you just need to email apac.volontari@gmail.com
Some art from Italy and helping cats.... how can anyone resist it?!
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My cats big gift this past Christmas was this Modern Pet Bed/chaise lounge chair from ModPet NYC.
It has soft memory foam cushions and bolsters with modern styling for any cat to lounge in luxury. It is available in about five colors and is all handmade. I selected the lovely green shown in their photo above.
This bed is super cool and the quality is fantastic. Sammy and Mischa ignored it for the first two days, like any cat would... but now they take turns sleeping on it. The normal routine... my lap to the chaise... my lap to the chaise... food to the chaise... look out the window to my lap... food to the chaise.... a bit of wrestling to my lap.... food to the chaise.....etc.
Be sure to check out all these groovy cat commodities and support these amazing artists.
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