Celebrating Your Love for Cats and other updates

So, I'm still recovering from my back injury from when I tore a muscle in my lower back, and haven't had much time to be as active on-line - like updating my blog, keeping up with the forums and sites I frequent, including my Etsy shop. This is due to dealing with the pain, being so busy with my physical therapy and all the meds I've been taking lately. But I am starting to get better, and fortunately I am towards the end of my recovery - finally!

Anyway, in better news, I'm working on updating my Etsy shop and blog. I recently posted two new items at my Etsy shop.

Below is a commissioned painting I did called "Share Your Love For Cats". I did it for Harmony House - a wonderful, cageless and no-kill cat shelter in Chicago. This painting I did was designed to promote their Valentine's Day events, but Kitty Love is an everyday celebration - it's fitting all through the year. It features a sweet faced Russian Blue style cat inside a heart, surrounded by roses and leaves and has a lush red border.

"Share Your Love For Cats" painting print by Jane Diamond

Detail of "Share Your Love For Cats" painting print

I also now have in store this original ACEO cat collage design I did. I had posted about it before, but it wasn't listed in my shop yet. Now it's finally available to all you ACEO collectors and cat lovers! This cat collage ACEO I call, "Catch Your Dreams" as I thought it fitting for the design

"Catch Your Dreams" original cat collage ACEO by Jane Diamond

Both the "Share Your Love For Cats" painting print and the "Catch Your Dreams" ACEO print can be found now at my Etsy shop at: www.janediamond.etsy.com

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In other Etsy related news - I have currently begun to expand my items to other animals aside from cats. Cats are by far my favorite animal (in case you haven't noticed yet;) but I love all animals, and wanted to express that through my arts and crafts. I am happy to say I recently sold an adorable pendant necklace featuring "Georgia", a lovely little lamb rescued by Farm Sanctuary! I actually posted a photo of Georgia, along with some info about Farm Sanctuary in my last post here. Georgia and some other baby lambs were abandoned, unable to care for and fend for themselves (especially at such a young age) and were left to die! But fortunately, the amazing and compassionate people at Farm Sanctuary rescued the lambs, and they all are now living safe, free and happy lives!

Below are two photos of the pendant necklace I made with sweet little Georgia on it

And via the purchase by the very nice and lovely customer who bought this pendant necklace, I will be donating 20% from the sale to the Farm Sanctuary and also an additional 10% to the Etsy For Animals charity of the month!

Til later......

Look for my newest Etsy artist feature on Heidi Shaulis - coming to my blog soon!

Cheers from Catland,

- Jane

Current Cozy Cat Creations!

Greetings everyone! I wanted to upload some photos tonight of my latest kitty items that I have available right now in my Etsy shop!

It's getting very cold outside, so why not warm your heart with these handmade greeting cards of mine? The design on the cards is from a commissioned cat painting I did for Harmony House Cat Shelter's annual Valentine's Day open house. The painting is called "Share Your Love For Cats". This painting is used in Harmony House's newsletters and their website, and now it can be seen on these lovely greeting cards I made!

Each card is 5x7 inches, printed on card stock, and comes with a bright red envelope. The inside of the cards are blank to write your own personal message. The back of the cards are white and has my Etsy information, as well as information about Harmony House.

Also, 20% of all sales from these cards goes directly to help the cats and kittens at Harmony House! A great way to share your love for cats! :)

These cards make for a purrrfect way to send a Valentine greeting to someone special, or keep it for yourself to hang it up in your house! The cards look great in a 5x7 frame to add some cute kitty decor to your home.

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I have also listed this gorgeous painting print called "Peter the Great". This painting I did in ode to my favorite Victorian artist, Louis Wain! Louis was inspired to create cat art from the very first cat he had, Peter - otherwise lovingly known as "Peter the Great"! And since Louis Wain's cat art and life story have greatly influenced my very own cat art, I painted a portrait of Peter in ode to Louis. This painting print is ideal for fans of black and white cats (or "tuxedo cats" as some people call them), fans of Louis Wain, or just fans of cute kitty art!

Both the greeting cards and the Peter Cat print are available in my shop now. I already sold one of the greeting cards, but have more in my shop. To check them out for yourself, please visit my shop at: http://www.janediamond.etsy.com/

The pictures there of these items are much more in focus at my shop, and I have also additional photos of the greeting cards at my shop too, to give you more perspective on what they look like.

Til later...

Cheers from Catland!

- Jane