"With Jane In Catland" is my blog about my handmade paintings, crafts, and other artworks of mine, posts about my Etsy shop, my love for cats and other animals, artist friends of mine, artists who inspire me, animal charities I work for and support, animal rights, various videos, and other random things in my life. Hope you enjoy my on-line Catland!

Showing posts with label Valentine's Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Valentine's Day. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Kitty Love Cat Creations!

In my group "Etsy Cat Crafts and Art" that I started at Flickr, I held a "Kitty Love" contest in the spirit of Valentine's Day! Members of the group were encouraged to post their own handmade cat creations that had a Valentine's Day/Kitty Love theme to it. The entries were all very cute and embraced Valentine's Day with our feline friends in mind!

I wanted to feature all the entries that the members had entered in the contest. I am happy to showcase all of these lovely cat creations! So please take a look below at these wonderful, beautiful and creative kitty creations, along with links to each members Etsy shop where you can see more of their wonderful work!


"Bombay Cat Brooch" felted cat brooch by KaysK9s

to visit KaysK9s's shop, please go to: www.KaysK9s.etsy.com

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"Purple Heart Catnap" cat sculpture by Endless Whimsy

to visit Endless Whimsy's shop, please go to: www.endlesswhimsy.etsy.com

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"Mau Mau in Love" cat button by MAUstudio


to visit MAUstudio's shop, please go to: www.maustudio.etsy.com


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"Skittles" felted cat sculpture by bjmaiee

to visit bjmaiee's shop, please go to: www.intimateforest.etsy.com


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"Dobby loves Sophia" mixed media ACEO by mishkat

to visit mishkat at Etsy, please go to: www.etsy.com/profile.php?user_id=41710


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Thank you to all the members of the "Etsy Cat Crafts and Art" group for submitting your entries for the "Kitty Love" contest! All the entries were fantastic and you are all winners!



Since I started the "Etsy Cat Crafts and Art" group, one thing I noticed that I really enjoy about the group, is while everyone there loves cats and creates cat themed items, every member has their own very distinctive style! It's so interesting to see how different people portray and illustrate cats in their own special and unique way!

If you are an Etsy shop owner, and create cat themed items (either for people and/or cats) please come join my group at: http://www.flickr.com/groups/etsy-cat-crafts-and-art/

Hope to see you there!

Til later...

Cheers from Catland,

- Jane

Sunday, January 20, 2008

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

Friday, January 4, 2008

Blog feature on me and other recent 'mews'

Recently I was featured in woodnvisions blog for my "Calico Queen" painting. The woman behind "woodnvisions" is Diane, who is also a fellow Etsy seller and Etsy For Animals member too! She creates very unique, beautiful and well crafted sculptures and clocks out of wood. I especially love her Poodle Clock

"Poodle Clock" by woodnvisions
So cute! :)

Diane is a wonderful supporter of Etsy For Animals! She is currently in the midst of creating an Etsy For Animals video featuring the work of EFA artists and their pets too, and I'm very excited and honored that I was selected to be one of the artists featured for the video! Thanks Diane for your feature on me in your blog, and also for all the hard work you are putting into this video to showcase and support the art and artists of EFA! I can't wait to see it!

To check out Diane's wonderful wood creations, go to her Etsy shop at: www.woodnvisions.etsy.com/


To see Diane's feature about me in her blog, go to: http://woodnvisions.blogspot.com/2007/12/featured-seller.html

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In other news, I have begun some "Kitty Love" style work for my Etsy shop, since Valentine's Day is fast approaching. I already have this catnip toy available in my shop right now!

This is a super cute catnip toy that I sewed by hand and is completely filled with 100% organic catnip! I have made these retro style catnip toys for my own cat, Abbey, and she loves them! She assures that your cat will love their very own retro style catnip toy too! I love the fun and flirty look and style to this toy, and all the pink flowers and hearts is very festive and purrrfect for celebrating Valentine's Day with your cat(s)!

Also available in my shop is this adorable and sweet painting print

"Gretchen - Kitty Angel"

This is a high quality print of my original painting based on the second cat I ever had, Gretchen. She was a very pretty long haired white cat with very long whiskers, and two different colored eyes, one green - one blue. Gretchen also had the cutest high pitched mews, and had a very girly purrrsonality. This print is ideal for fans of white cats and also the color pink!


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I also recently picked up some new cat themed fabric, as well as some new ACEO cards and other craft supplies that I look forward to working with to come up with some new creative cat designs. I only wish there was more than 24 hours in a day! I always have so many ideas for new arts and crafts, but never seem to have enough time to complete them all in the time frame I would like. But I will still have some new items in my shop soon, so keep an eye out to see what's in store! Valentine's Day is an especially fun time of the year for me to come up with "Kitty Love" items!


You can visit my Etsy shop by clicking here: www.janediamond.etsy.com

And speaking of "Kitty Love", on February 3rd, "Harmony House Cat Shelter" in Chicago is holding their annual Valentine's Day open house! If you live in the area, you should stop by. There will be lots of cute and crafty items that you can buy that helps support Harmony House, yummy cupcakes and other sweets, a raffle, and of course, you can visit and share your love with all the lovely cats and kitties there too!

To find out more about Harmony House, as well as this event, go to: hhforcats.org


Here is my commissioned painting that I did for their Valentine's Day open house


"Share Your Love For Cats"


Me with my cat Ms. Abbey - Kitty Kisses!


Til later......
Cheers from Catland!

- Jane