Last night I found another reason to shop
Nipclub Holiday Bazaar vendors, as if there aren't enough already. I get Petco emails cos the Soulistic grain-free food I
'm forced to eat is made by Weruva but sold exclusively at Petco. When I clicked on their Cyber Monday link, I found something I just HAD to have. I'm sure you kitties know how that is. It was calling my name.
When Pop came home, I gave him all kitten eyes and axed him to get out his plastic card and order it for me. After supper, he did, or at least he tried. The site was extremely slow loading but he put all his information in and clicked. He got one of those wheels and just go round and round. After about 15 minutes, he decided to place the order by phone. "Thank you. please continue to hold. We know that your time is very valuable …" After hearing how they valued his time for almost an hour, he gave up. Is this anyway to run a business? It got to the point, TW thought they were stalling until Cyber Monday was over so they wouldn't have to honor the sale price. The kitteh will do without … for now.
Happily, you won't have to stay on hold or see that never-ending wheel when you buy from our vendors.
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| My favorite from their shop. |
The first shop I'm going to spotlight is one of my Twitter furrends Daffy and her Mom's Etsy shop
NoCrybabyDoGs. Most of their items are woofies, but you can custom-desing your own products. Last year no less than 4 of the Christmas cards I received from furrends came from them. In fact, I have cards for them and the quality is pawsome. The card stock is heavy, as are the envelopes and the printing is crisp and, well, stunning. If you want to design your own cards, you send them a photo and some inside copy. Not only can you design the front and inside, but you can give credit on the back to yourself or anyone who happened to help you with the design. I've credited Glogirly and Joan Nardozzi (Zaziart) on the back of mine. The turnaround is quick too! if You don't want to design you own, they have wonderful Christmas cards in stock. NoCrybabyDoGs also sells prints, labels, magnets and jewelry. Use the coupon code
SavingsRock for a 15% discount!
If jewelry is more your thing, there are many choices. The three I have first-hand knowledge of are MizzBassie's
pet necklaces,
Kruse Kats, and
Whskr's Etsy shop.
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| Whskr's chain maille pendant pink rose |
Whskr lives in New Zealand and will ship anywhere in the world. Many of the pieces are chain maille and are quite intricate. Other pieces were inspired by The Hobbit. She can also design a custom pet portrait necklace using a photo of your kitty or woofie. The pendant is made of crystal clear high quality glass with a bevelled edge. This, as well as her other items are reasonably prices and the postage isn't exorbitant. Whskr has done a lot of charity work for animals and uses her cat's blog (
Dash Kitten's Mewsings) to help many cats find homes Don't forget to use coupon code
PalsRock30 for 30% off all items.
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| Sodaliate fish and gold-finish pewter pet necklace from Mizz Bassie. |
Mizz Bassie makes the best pet necklaces around and now she has an
Etsy shop. Their clasps are magnetic so they're easy to put around your pet's neck and they come off easy if your pet gets caught somewhere. I have one and I've given one to A Call 4 Paws to auction off. She'll make any size you'd like. They're so pretty, you might want to give one to your human. 50% of all profits from the necklaces is donated to animal charities.
Kruse Kats, who you know from their quilt making, have opened an
Etsy shop and filled it with jewelry and these amazing reusable tote bags. They'll pay for themselves when you keep getting bag refunds from the supermarket. They're also reversible with an all occasion fabric on the reverse side. All profits go to
World Vets, which makes this shop extra special. In addition to the bags, Wanda offers jewelry, including a line of bottle cap necklaces, bracelets and earrings. Someone must drink a lot of something in the Kruse household. Just meowin'. All items are priced to sell. Anyone, even TW, can afford them. Maggie says to tell you that neither she nor Parker are for sale although they're adding items to the shop daily.
Today we're going to stop in @GeorgeTheDuck's Typist's store called Handmade Crystals Jewelry with Meaning and Mystical Crystals. There are loose crystals of every kind, as well as bracelets, earrings and pendants; and Robyn will tell you the stones' meanings, metaphysical and spiritual healing lore. TW loves the worry beads and she had her eyes on the Holly Berry Cross Pendant in the Gift Savings Sale Center made of red onyx and sterling silver wire.
Pumpkinpuddy has a Zazzle shop, but I'd rather focus on an incredible book that she edited "Summer at the Lake With Petie." This book is about fun, friendship, laughter, but most of all, about the healing power of love. Petie was suffering from cancer, renal failure and diabetes that particular summer. Every weekend, all the Twitter anipals would use the hashtag #lakewithpetie and gather at the lake Petie loved to lend their support and show him a great time. Petie took his last trip OTRB earlier this year but his parents and furrends can treasure their summer with him forever. PDF downloads are only $5.99 but you can also order the hard- and soft-covered books. The proceeds from this book are being donated to Duncan's Place cat sanctuary in Loveland, Colorado.
