Introduce Yourself Here

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New members please introduce yourself here. Let us know about your pet and pet products and what motivates you here on Etsy.

[NittyGrittyVintage]

Hi, to you all, and thanks, a bunch, for the invitation, to join your group. My husband and I have one little fur-ball, the one to the left. He was a rescue kitty, nine years ago, who was six weeks old, when we obtained him. He has lived like royalty since, even though, his name is, "Stinky". He has brought us so much joy, since the day he moved in!

Come visit Stinky and me, at our shop, of mostly vintage items. Sometimes, I have handmade items, which, I'm working on now, in preperation, for Halloween and Christmas.

Thanks again :)
Blessings,
Dee Dee

[Eleven11Tshirts]

HI I am Liz. I make hand painted primitive wooden signs.
I have 1 recused lab mix, 4 rescued cats, turtle and a hamster. :)

Thanks for inviting me.
Blessings.

[Former_Member]

Hi all! Lovely to meet you. My name is Katie and I'm mom to two amazing rescue kitties, Luna & Dexter. My shop is called Luna's Apawthecary- we make cat beds and toys, and give back 20% of all sales to cats in need in the community. I'm really grateful for etsy, my supporters, my cats, and all my new amazing friends on this team!

[Former_Member]

Hi, my name is Sarah. I work a boring day job and use my down time to make crafty items for my shop here on etsy. I have 2 cats and a chihuahua.

I found my first cat 4 years ago after someone abandoned her as a kitten at the apartment complex I work at. I named her Sookie. My added my little chihuahua, Katchoo, 3 years ago to our family. She is my chubby little bundle of joy. Our newest member to the family is my little princess, Miss Bennet. Any Pride and Prejudice fans out there will recognize her name:) She is a beautiful scottish fold. She just turn 1 last month.

My animals bring so much joy to my daily life and I don't know how I would get though the day without them. I find so much inspiration from them. I love watching the play and get into all kinds of mischief. They are my inspiration behind my cat cross stitch samplers I sell in my shop, Lost Dodo Designs.

[barleecreations]

Bow Wow all!

Thanks so much for the invite to join. I am an animal lover with an infinity for dogs and other canids. If you check out my Etsy About page you will see a few of my current and past dogs. I had so many pets when growing up that we could have charged admission to see our "zoo".

I started out selling English Springer Spaniel art of all kinds. In 2005 I branched out into other breeds with my line of crate tags, ornaments, and more. As of last year I now make pet collar charms, owner and pet matching sets, and other jewelry for dog lovers.

[ForMewShop]

Hi ya,

Stacey and Les here. *tips hats* We are artists and crafters and animal advocates.

Our little shop offers groovy handmade stuff for kitty and you. We sell a range of cat toys, quilts, totes, pouches, pendants, postcards, magnets, eye glass cases, and paintings.

We donate a $1 of all cat toy sales and some other cat themed items to a bi-monthly no kill cat charity.

So glad to be invited the team! Thanks :D

https://www.facebook.com/pages/STUFF/189300041570?ref=hl
https://twitter.com/#!/binkystuff
http://stuffforkittyandyou.blogspot.com/

[Former_Member]

Hi, I'm a 24 year old new wife(Oct) and mommy(June). I make cat and dog collars and leashes, a few toys and key fobs. I have 2 cats, Gabby just turned 10 and Roxy is 4. I also have a dog, Diesel who is a lab/pit/boxer/? mix that my hubby found as a tiny puppy in the desert in AZ 2.5 years ago before we met.

Here is my facebook page, I post pictures of my pets a lot and coupon codes!

https://www.facebook.com/GabandRoxPurr

Thanks!

[Celticcatphotos]

Hello Everyone,

I have three cats, the one in my avatar is Hamlet the Birthday Cat.

I am a travel photographers who specializes in Ireland and Americana.

Right now I am home recouping from knee surgery.

Thank You for inviting me to join this team!

[CeriseG]

Hi ~
Three years ago we rescued 2 pregnant stray cats, and soon they gave birth 3 days apart - 6 kittens each! We found homes for some and kept the rest! So now I have 7 cats - the two mom cats, and 4 kittens plus my older cat. They're all spayed/neutered and healthy! Love them all!

I make cat toys in my shop plus a few other fun items, and all the items are made from recycled material.

I enjoy having a shop on Etsy. It's fun, the teams are fun, and making some extra money helps with buying cat food, cat litter, vet bills... :)

I also have another shop with vintage items
http://vintageheartbeat.etsy.com

I'm looking forward to participating in this team!

[Former_Member]

Hello everybody!
I absolutely adore animals and I couldn't picture my life without them! I have 3 rescued dogs and two cats. The name of my shop was actually inspired by the pet name that my father gave to one of them, Tibuchka (the one on the roght in my profile picture).
I have opened my shop a week ago (mostly I paint various wood objects) and I haven't listed all my pet products yet, but they are coming soon. I'm looking forward to visit your shops and to taking part in the team's activities!

[Former_Member]

Hi everyone, my name is Steve and I am an addict. Lol. No seriously I am addicted to Dogs. I love dogs, all of em. Big ones, small ones skinny ones, fat ones.
Have you ever heard someone say I would take a dog over most humans? Guilty.
The loyalty of a dog is amazing. It doesn't matter how bad of a mood I may be in, coming home and being with my boxer Max will put me in a good mood everytime.
You can probably tell from my avatar what I build and sell. I build and sell pet steps for dogs and cats. I love cats as well I am just allergic to them so have never really been able to bond with them like I do dogs.
Anyway, I really appreciate being a part of this community it is refreshing to see and hear of so many other pet lovers like myself. Thank you to all. Steve

[Former_Member]

Hi, I'm Stef a 22 year old Chemistry Graduate with 4 rescue house bunnies and a Horsefield tortoise. I specialise in animal themed jewellery, but also do custom pet portraits in acrylics and pencil, pet christmas decoration, signs/hangings and other such things :D

[TailsMeAboutIt]

Hello. My name is Vanessa and I have a shop here on Etsy called Tails Me About It. I am currently owned by 2 amazing Italian Greyhounds, 4 awesome cats, and two beautiful fish tanks.
I started my website and also my shop here on Etsy because of my love for animals. I have been making collars, dog clothing, and cat collars too. I have had cats and dogs since I was 8 years old and could not imagine my life without them. They inspire me to do what I do.
I have also adopted a foster IG that passed away last year and am planning on getting another rescue soon. I donate 10% of martingale and martingale lead sales to IGCA.
I love selling here on Etsy because I get to also see all the other wonderful and creative people out there. :)

[BeadsforBunnies]

Hi, I'm Lisa. I love pets and I love nature. I have a BS in biology (concentration in oceanography). I suffer from chronic vertigo and am currently unemployed. I currently have only two pets, my rabbits Jerry Maguire and Flower. Both were adopted from Magic Happens Rabbit Rescue. I've been volunteering for MHRR since 2005. I fell head over heals in love with Jerry my first day there. I had to learn how to love a foster and let them go or I would be knee deep in bunnies. I started Beads for Bunnies to help raise money for MHRR. I've lowered the percent I donate since I've become unemployed, but 10% of the listing price still goes to the buns! I also started a collective shop for me and other volunteers to sell rabbit treats/toys and rabbit themed items with 100% of the profits going to MHRR: http://www.etsy.com/shop/MagicHappensRescue . Our most popular item is my homebaked treats. I like to experiment with different flavors. Only one bag left. Time to bake some more!

[Former_Member]

Hi, I'm Jennifer. I have a jack russell named Spaz, 2 rabbits (Mozzie & Willow) and 2 mice (Talgo and McGee). I love animals and have never been without a pet. My dog has been with me 12 years and there's always some little twitchy nose around =:-) I used to sell polymer clay figures but now I am more into found object jewelry.

[Former_Member]

Thanks for the invite. I actually do not have any pet products, but I am sure that your pet would love to look at one of my photographs. Lol.

My wife and I have a Great dane, Min pin, African grey, Savannah cat, an old ginger cat, 6 blood parrot fish plus an awesome hermit crab tank my wife created; and has had most of them 5 years plus. So you could say we both love animals.
We both will definitely checking all your shops out.'
Please stop by and check out my work,.
Thanks you.

[ThreeDogsNappin]

Hello, y'all, my name is Georgette. I live in Tuscaloosa, AL and I am a native of Tampa, FL.

Thanks for the invite! I am in the process of making more stock. I have 5 dogs: Laura the Chi, JoJo the Chi-like, Peaches the Sheltie, Georgie the 105 lb American Bull Dog, and Sonny the ABD-mix. The ABD's are totally silly goof buddies.

I can't take any more dogs here so I transport a lot. I take legs of transports and I also run dogs between here and various vets offices and then back to the rescues they belong to, or run them to meet fosters, rescues, or their new family they just adopted.

I sew purses, quilts, rag rugs,dog blankets, dog tote bags, and make a variety of other delights! I'll be listing more in my shop soon!

[ThreeDogsNappin]

I didn't mention that I donate anywhere from 50%-100% of certain sales to animal charities. I will be updating my animal charity list on my profile, by the middle of September.

[BenMcfuzzylugs]

Hey there, thanks for the invite
I have two dogs
Ben Mcfuzzylugs - my first ever dog. I got him at 8 weeks old as a rescue, he is a collie cross. We train agility and tricks together and he is the perfect wee dog who makes me laugh every day

2nd dog is Mia Cat - who 8 months after I got Ben I saw her face on a rescue site from a pound in Ireland. She looked so like my Ben and I couldnt get her sad little face out of my mind so a race against time with several angels in Ireland pulled her out of the pound just before she was put to sleep and transported her over here. She is lovely and smart and so pretty, but also has big issues with aggression towards other dogs so I am learning lots by teaching her to be calm with them. She has come a long way in the time I have had her and I can sometimes even run her in an agility class with a few other dogs

My crafting is custom needle felted pet sculptures. Basically having crossbreeds I realised how difficult it was to get anything that was not a generic 'breed' without remortaging the house - then I found out about needle felting and fell in love with it
I have tried for years to make the lovely realistic felt sculptures some people can make - but realised its just not possible - my critters want to be cartoony

I look forward to meeting you all - thankyou for the invite
If you are interested in my dogs or sculptures or anything please have a look in my blog
http://benmcfuzzylugs.blogspot.com

Oh and Im Pam :)

[GardenCopperArt]

Hello my name is Kathy. For so many years customers have purchased my Copper Art Décor for numerous reasons. I knew early on when I began that I had a very special gift to touch the lives of others, designing animals. Not day goes by that I don’t think of heartfelt stories told to me by my beloved customers and why they have made a purchase of a garden animal. Without question I’m doing what I was meant to do in this world and for more than 25 years I have continued.

Thank you for asking me to be a part of this team as it’s so nice to be with others that truly care about the lives of animals

[Former_Member]

Hi everyone!
I'm hoping to make my Etsy shop my full-time income at some point.
I have 6 cats, all rescued from shelters or the roadside.
I donate at least 10% of my shop income to a cat nonprofit that I volunteer with. Some items are 50% and one is a 100% donation.
Hope to have some supportive and interesting interactions with you all!
:) Athena

[TangoCatGems]

Hi all,
TangoCatGems was created to help me offset cost for the many animal charities I support. Thats a pic of Tango... Isnt he a beauty.
The furries in my family are many -All rescued , -at the moment 4 cats
1 bunny and 2 parakeets. :}
Janice

[Former_Member]

Good Morning :)

Thank you for the invite! I have two boxers Romo and Dez and a cat named Lolie. You can see pictures of my two boxers at my other shop jillegbeanz4paws.etsy.com
Have a great day!
Jill

[overthefenceart]

Hi,
I have a yellow lab (featured in many of my prints), a grey and white tuxedo kitty with a sense of humor, and three horses with multiple personalities. I design photo greeting cards and larger prints with light-hearted art and photography in mind.
Here is a sampling of my fall cards:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTE4OTEzNDV8MjcyMzE0MjIzMA/halloween-and-autumn-cards

Thanks for the invite to be a member of this team!
Amy

[Former_Member]

Hello, my name is Nick. Both myself and my girlfriend are huge dog lovers. So much so that we have been trying to sell cute dog products online, including in ETSY.
It was hard to find nice, good quality prices with no shipping fees, so we decided to sell American Made products for dogs with free shipping!