Kittycat gift shop in my house

Who else has one? Every birthday, every Christmas, I get several more
kitty knickknacks, kitty attire, kitty pictures, kitty wallhangings,
kitty candles, kitty cups, kitty plates, kitty paraphernalia. As my
birthday approaches or at Christmas when a couple of my friends and my
mom send packages, Tony remarks, "Oh, good, more cat stuff."

I literally have hundreds of kitty items. My house looks like a
cat-themed gift shop. Most of them are really nice and I like them all
but it's harder and harder to find places to place or hang things. The
odd thing is I never get duplicates and I have another friend who also
has a kitty-themed house and she has all different stuff than I do.
It's quite a market.

And dog stuff is just not nearly as plentiful. I have a couple of
dog-loving friends who give me cat stuff so I try to find them dog
stuff. The dog market is not nearly as cute, plentiful, or diverse as
the cat market.

I love kitties but I'm not sure this is the decor I would have
chosen...

Candace

Candace wrote:

I love kitties but I'm not sure this is the decor I would have
chosen...

Candace

so sell it on the big electronic bay
word of warning! You will earn your money

(cat woke me up)

whitershadeofpale wrote:

so sell it on the big electronic bay
word of warning! You will earn your money

(cat woke me up)

I'm just trying to start a thread that isn't about Conan. I don't want
to sell it; I like the stuff...I just wouldn't have bought it myself.

Candace

Candace wrote:
whitershadeofpale wrote:

so sell it on the big electronic bay
word of warning! You will earn your money

(cat woke me up)

I'm just trying to start a thread that isn't about Conan. I don't want
to sell it; I like the stuff...I just wouldn't have bought it myself.

Candace

Me too, Candace. I have in my cat purse right now, a beaded cat change
purse, and a cat hairbrush. I have a cat vest and a cat jacket,
numerous cat t-shirts. Cat artwork on the walls. Knick-knacks too
numerous to mention. An antique cat stringholder. A large outdoor cat
planter. Cat pajamas and cat house slippers. All gifts. About the only
thing I've bought myself is a bronze statue of Bast. Here's a pic of
Frank doing his statue imitation. (note the cat Beanie baby on the
table. I *really* dislike Beanie Babies!)
http://members.aol.com/gladyss5/frankstatue.jpg

Sherry

wrote:

Me too, Candace. I have in my cat purse right now, a beaded cat change
purse, and a cat hairbrush. I have a cat vest and a cat jacket,
numerous cat t-shirts. Cat artwork on the walls. Knick-knacks too
numerous to mention. An antique cat stringholder. A large outdoor cat
planter. Cat pajamas and cat house slippers. All gifts. About the only
thing I've bought myself is a bronze statue of Bast. Here's a pic of
Frank doing his statue imitation. (note the cat Beanie baby on the
table. I *really* dislike Beanie Babies!)
http://members.aol.com/gladyss5/frankstatue.jpg

He's such a handsome boy!

I forgot I have a cat change purse, too, and, of course, tons of cat
notecards, cat pins. I have a cast iron cat doorstop that one of my
friends gave me that used to be her parents'. She was leaving the
country after her dad died and couldn't take all this stuff with her.
It's marked 1927 on the back and "Greenblatt Studios, Boston." I did a
little research and it seems to be worth about $200.

Candace

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Who else has one? Every birthday, every Christmas, I get several more
kitty knickknacks, kitty attire, kitty pictures, kitty wallhangings,
kitty candles, kitty cups, kitty plates, kitty paraphernalia. As my
birthday approaches or at Christmas when a couple of my friends and my
mom send packages, Tony remarks, "Oh, good, more cat stuff."

I literally have hundreds of kitty items. My house looks like a
cat-themed gift shop. Most of them are really nice and I like them all
but it's harder and harder to find places to place or hang things. The
odd thing is I never get duplicates and I have another friend who also
has a kitty-themed house and she has all different stuff than I do.
It's quite a market.

And dog stuff is just not nearly as plentiful. I have a couple of
dog-loving friends who give me cat stuff so I try to find them dog
stuff. The dog market is not nearly as cute, plentiful, or diverse as
the cat market.

I love kitties but I'm not sure this is the decor I would have
chosen...

Candace

Same here. Not just figurines, but scarves, socks, brooches, dish towels
and oven mitts, ring holders, picture frames, etc. And not only do I get
them as gifts, I inherited some from a friend who passed away, and I buy
them for myself. I can't get enough - except when it's time to dust them
all! ;

Hugs,

CatNipped

"CatNipped" wrote in message
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"Candace" wrote in message
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Who else has one? Every birthday, every Christmas, I get several more
kitty knickknacks, kitty attire, kitty pictures, kitty wallhangings,
kitty candles, kitty cups, kitty plates, kitty paraphernalia. As my
birthday approaches or at Christmas when a couple of my friends and my
mom send packages, Tony remarks, "Oh, good, more cat stuff."

Same here. Not just figurines, but scarves, socks, brooches, dish towels
and oven mitts, ring holders, picture frames, etc. And not only do I get
them as gifts, I inherited some from a friend who passed away, and I buy
them for myself. I can't get enough - except when it's time to dust them
all! ;


I must be shopping in the wrong stores because I rarely see good quality cat
trinklets. Although, after reading posts about ceramic water bowls, I
chucked all their old water and food bowls and bought all new ceramic ones.
Thanks to everyone for posting your comments about the benefits of these
bowls. They are great, much easier to clean and the cats seem to prefer
them, well the dog just thinks ok new bowl alright now fill it woman!

The ones I got are so cute they have pawprints all over them and inside at
the base is a picture of a kitty or puppy. Ok so that doesn't matter to the
critters but it matters greatly to me hehe.

I once bought these gold angel hearts with a cat and dog prayer etched on
the back and a stretch collar for them each to wear. Big mistake, the
stretch collar hooked on something one night and luckily I was there to see
it as my cat tried to free itself. I still have the angel hearts but the
collars have all been tossed. My first lesson in not all things made for
cats are really for cats.

"Trish Dunphy" wrote in message
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"CatNipped" wrote in message
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"Candace" wrote in message
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Who else has one? Every birthday, every Christmas, I get several more
kitty knickknacks, kitty attire, kitty pictures, kitty wallhangings,
kitty candles, kitty cups, kitty plates, kitty paraphernalia. As my
birthday approaches or at Christmas when a couple of my friends and my
mom send packages, Tony remarks, "Oh, good, more cat stuff."

Same here. Not just figurines, but scarves, socks, brooches, dish
towels
and oven mitts, ring holders, picture frames, etc. And not only do I
get
them as gifts, I inherited some from a friend who passed away, and I buy
them for myself. I can't get enough - except when it's time to dust
them
all! ;


I must be shopping in the wrong stores because I rarely see good quality
cat
trinklets. Although, after reading posts about ceramic water bowls, I
chucked all their old water and food bowls and bought all new ceramic
ones.
Thanks to everyone for posting your comments about the benefits of these
bowls. They are great, much easier to clean and the cats seem to prefer
them, well the dog just thinks ok new bowl alright now fill it woman!

The ones I got are so cute they have pawprints all over them and inside at
the base is a picture of a kitty or puppy. Ok so that doesn't matter to
the
critters but it matters greatly to me hehe.

I once bought these gold angel hearts with a cat and dog prayer etched on
the back and a stretch collar for them each to wear. Big mistake, the
stretch collar hooked on something one night and luckily I was there to
see
it as my cat tried to free itself. I still have the angel hearts but the
collars have all been tossed. My first lesson in not all things made for
cats are really for cats.

This is especially true of cat toys. There are no "oversight" committees
for cat toys as there are for baby/toddler/children's toys. You have to
examine a cat toy closely to make sure there are no "button" eyes that can
be chewed off and choked on; strings that can be ingested and wrap
themselves in a cat's intestines causing death, etc.

Hugs,

CatNipped

wrote:
Candace wrote:
whitershadeofpale wrote:

so sell it on the big electronic bay
word of warning! You will earn your money

(cat woke me up)

I'm just trying to start a thread that isn't about Conan. I don't
want to sell it; I like the stuff...I just wouldn't have bought it
myself.

Candace

Me too, Candace. I have in my cat purse right now, a beaded cat change
purse, and a cat hairbrush. I have a cat vest and a cat jacket,
numerous cat t-shirts. Cat artwork on the walls. Knick-knacks too
numerous to mention. An antique cat stringholder. A large outdoor cat
planter. Cat pajamas and cat house slippers. All gifts. About the only
thing I've bought myself is a bronze statue of Bast. Here's a pic of
Frank doing his statue imitation. (note the cat Beanie baby on the
table. I *really* dislike Beanie Babies!)
http://members.aol.com/gladyss5/frankstatue.jpg

Sherry

"Thou shalt not make any graven images before me"

Candace wrote:
wrote:

Me too, Candace. I have in my cat purse right now, a beaded cat change
purse, and a cat hairbrush. I have a cat vest and a cat jacket,
numerous cat t-shirts. Cat artwork on the walls. Knick-knacks too
numerous to mention. An antique cat stringholder. A large outdoor cat
planter. Cat pajamas and cat house slippers. All gifts. About the only
thing I've bought myself is a bronze statue of Bast. Here's a pic of
Frank doing his statue imitation. (note the cat Beanie baby on the
table. I *really* dislike Beanie Babies!)
http://members.aol.com/gladyss5/frankstatue.jpg

He's such a handsome boy!

I forgot I have a cat change purse, too, and, of course, tons of cat
notecards, cat pins. I have a cast iron cat doorstop that one of my
friends gave me that used to be her parents'. She was leaving the
country after her dad died and couldn't take all this stuff with her.
It's marked 1927 on the back and "Greenblatt Studios, Boston." I did a
little research and it seems to be worth about $200.

Candace

What? No Egyptian tomb cat art?