Get To Know Your Team!

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Get to know your team!!
This thread is for introductory posts, new team members, or any members stopping by to say hello. Feel free to give a shout to the team, and let them know you care :)

[scrappyrat]

P.S. Annaliese, I would *love* to hear Sparkle's story! :)

[UpcycleOutlet]

Thanks for sharing all of your stories! So many cat lovers out there; It warms my heart. :)

[scrappyrat]

Etsy for Animals just posted an article I wrote about the myths concerning toxoplasmosis and cats. Please come take a look. Thanks! :)
http://etsyforanimals.blogspot.com/2014/03/toxoplasmosis-dont-give-up-your-cat-by.html

[Former_Member]

Hello!

I'm Rianne and my lovely, hairy cat is Mīla! Two years ago we took her from a Latvian shelter. Since then she is my best friend! She loves the toys i make for her and we are thinking to make some for the Etsy-webshop.
Mīla helps me out with all handicraft creations.... it's only not going faster when she is "helping".

A picture of her "crocheting":
https://www.facebook.com/RiannevanMaarenHandmade/photos/a.453193514787814.1073741826.453089904798175...

[Former_Member]

Hi everyone. My name is Cory. My main etsy shop is AquarianBath, but I recently opened a new shop together with my homeschooled daughter Moira. I am managing the shop for her, but she has designed the logo and the biz cards. I am giving her the scraps from my Organic cotton flaxseed hot/cold therapy pilows and she is using them to make Organic cotton catnip pillows. She is very excited, becuase she has already sold 2 pillows.

[ParkPlaceHandcrafted]

Some guy ran over our cat the other day in his SUV. He was going too fast and she picked the exact wrong moment (as cats will) to cross the street. My kids and husband saw it happen. Argh. I hope we can find a new cat to fill her place at some point but we'll give it a bit of time first...

[CreativePapertrails]

Carol… I am so sorry about your cat. I know she will be missed.

About me. I am owned by 13 cats. Yes, 13! All rescues and eight of them started as ferals which I've socialized over time. They bring such joy to my heart and home.

I am considered a cat whisperer (my husband named me that) because of the cats I've socialized and the way in which the cats react to me. They are all like dogs in cat suits :-)

Thanks for the chance to speak of my precious babies.

[CooperStation]

Hello Every One! I'm very excited to be a part of the team. I do some rescue work on my own with Feral cats. I am a caregiver for a feral colony locally.I also do a lot of TNR with local feral cat colonies. I've been able to get many of the kittens adopted into Furever homes. I'm looking forward to hearing all the wonderful stories of fellow cat lovers. I have two Etsy shops, both of which donate a portion of proceeds to a TNR group in NJ.

[Former_Member]

Hello! We are a Boston-based animal rescue group. Our focus are bottle feeding orphaned kittens. Our shop is entirely comprised of 100% charity listings. Thank you for having us! Claudia

[CarlasCraft]

One of my treasuries has been chosen for a contest. Please vote for Carla here: www.gssbeauty.com/p/blog-page_7988.html

[Former_Member]

My ultimate goal in life is to be the crazy cat lady in the creepy house at the end of the street that neighborhood children create urban legends about. I accept any cat that wanders up and needs food, water, health care, anything really. I actually have that attitude about any animal but cats, sheep and goats are my favorites. I wish sheep and goats would wander into the yard. Oh well. Anyway, off the cat love topic and on to me. I'm an artist of many things but my favorite things to do are painting and needle felting. The "Skinny Cat" is my favorite thing to make and I enjoy painting sheep doing things. What things you ask? It's a secret until I finish something. I paint other things and needle felt other things but I've gone on too long already.

[Former_Member]

I'm an illustrator who really enjoys drawing cool, dumb, but at the same time cute, cats. My cats all have attitude, good or bad. Obviously I like cats. I don't actually have cat at the moment, for the first time in many years, but if a planned move comes off next year I might invite one into my life again ;-)

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/185947194/grumpy-cat-aceo-funny-cat-drawing-cats?ref=shop_home_activ...

[badgebliss]

Hi I'm new here - don't actually have a cat at the moment - hubby's not keen so we have a pampered pooch - Ruby. Always had cats as a child and one day I will wear hubby down!!
I am the CEO, designer, coffee maker and everything else at Badge Bliss and have just started to do a range of badges and magnets featuring - you guessed it - CATS.

[scrappyrat]

Hi everyone!
I'm new to the team, but I adore kitties so I'm already having fun checking out all the threads. I have 2 cats, Toulouse, a giganto orange tabby, and Violet, a little grey tabby. Both were kittens of feral moms. I also have 2 turtles, 2 degus, 1 dog (rat terrier), and a chinchilla, plus I foster rodents for a rescue organization, so I'm fostering 2 hamsters and 4 gerbils as well. Toulouse is completely disinterested in the rodents, I foster, from mice to rats, etc. but Violet is still fascinated by them. The gerbils seem to find her interesting too. They sniff and nibble her toes through the mesh on top of their aquarium. Silly little guys.

Thanks for having me here!
Veronica

[Former_Member]

Hello from Tuscany, Italy. I love cats and dogs, too. Now a fat black cat is in our family (before the cats were three, but they dead for older age). She likes to sleeps on my desk or on my bed or in the sunny garden!
Thanks for accepting me here!
bruna

[LadyAstarte]

Hello. I'm from St. Louis, Missouri, USA, here. I love cats and have had a cat at almost all points in my life. But, right now I'm catless, since my Moonbeam died 2 months ago. It broke my heart.

[Former_Member]

I opened my shop about 2 months ago and I'm really enjoying the experience so far. I make homemade, healthy cat treats and treat jars. My treats are colourful, all natural and ingredients are carefully chosen to provide a host of health benefits to your cat.

I am the proud momma to an extremely needy but adorable cat. She is a long-haired calico named Calia. I adopted her a few years ago and have become somewhat of a crazy cat lady since :P

Nice to meet you all!

[Former_Member]

~ Meoww Ya'll ~

I have a beautiful rescued cat called Rex and a German Shepherd Dog whose name is Sam. Though it may be hard to believe but both of them love each other. They sleep on the same bed, eat from the same bowl and what's super cute is the way the cat plays with the dog!
Sam in fact is very protective of Rex and even chases away the street cats who try to attach Rex.

Minus the pets , I'm a designer and basically do boho clothing . Come and visit my shop if you're looking for maxis and jumpsuits :)

[Former_Member]

Hi Everyone! I'm new to etsy. My shop is crochet and beaded items. I have rescued many cats but currently have 2. My large tuxedo cat has been a model for parkside design bow ties.

[scrappyrat]

Wow! I'm so glad to see so many rescued kitties mentioned here. I have two--Violet (2 yr old mackerel tabby) and Toulouse (11 yr old orange tabby). Thank you to everyone who has brought a rescued kitty into their lives. There are so many who need homes. I never get tired of hearing about the kitties who have been lucky enough to get adopted into loving homes with people who will *never* let them experience losing their home and family again. :)

[Former_Member]

We're so glad to have found this team! Hello, we're Nancy and Frances Bukovsky and we have three cats (or do they have us?). There is Edgar (a 9-12 month old with a mustache ((he's also our model for cat toys)), the shelter wasn't quite sure on his age), Tugger (an 11 year old grey/black/white tiger), and Dmitri (a 4 yr old brown tiger) living in our house. Besides our kitties (who are all different and a little weird), we also have Bella the 8-9yr old Siberian Husky (again, shelter wasn't sure), three ratties, and a few fishtanks.

Other than being busy pet owners, Nancy crochets and makes jewelry, and I (Frances) make jewelry and run most of the online portion of the shop for now. I'm going to college in just a few short weeks so our shop dynamics are going to change dramatically, but we are eager to figure it all out! Oh, and we make a variety of items including crochet cat toys, cases, pouches, polymer clay jewelry, and other jewelry. Nice to meet all of you!

[ArtSings1946]

Greeting all kitty folks ... in our household (my daughter and I) we have three kitties (oh, how my heart aches to write that .... we lost our Arty about six weeks ago and I just miss him so, can't believe he is gone). Arlo "The Dude" from the San Francisco (so was Arty) and two gals, Puffie and Sparkie from Florida. We always adopt our kitties and have been so blessed with each and every one of them. Arlo is the only guy now (he misses wrestling with Arty) and just when you think he can't come up with anything funnier, he does ... he's a Maine Coon cat and can't get enough petting and attention. Can't imagine life without kitties.

[zumees]

Hello dear feline lovers !

I'm Monica, your new team mate, and very happy to be here ! I have two cats that I adore, and my shop is dedicated almost entirely to them. They are my inspiration, my companions and the ones who make me laugh no matter what !

I will dedicate some good time to get to know you and your awesome characters, because one thing is for sure : cats do have a character and a personality, and that's why we love them so much !

Monica

[Former_Member]

Hi everyone

I'm Mattias. I just started my etsy shop The Heartbeat Art, literally just started! I'm a photography enthusiast and I'm gonna try sell some of my photos as prints, small or large ones!

I'm a cat lover and we have two fantastic Devon Rex cats in our home, Luke & Leia – they're siblings. Part cats, part humans, part apes. I love them very much and there will of course be items with them in them listed in my shop. So far there's only one of Leia but there's more to come!

Anyway, thanks for having me in the team!

[BelleWomelsdorf]

Hi there! :]

I'm Belle, and I love cats! My family and I share our home with 3 cats: a tortoiseshell, tuxedo cat, and an orange tabby. All three of them have been with us since birth and they are the sweetest little things. <3 I'm so happy I found this team, hehehe. Besides loving cats full time, I also make hair bows and many other crafts, however the hair bows are the only things in my shop yet. Hoping to meet lots of new cat lovers! :]