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Kitty Swap – Received

Apr 27 2010

Filed under: News — Tags: cat, craft swap, felidae craft swap, Folksy, natalie wilson, natnat, nats nest — SpoiltPig @ 6:25 pm

Yaay! I got my package today from Natalie Wilson (aka Nat’s Nest) for the Felidae Craft Swap! I’m such a huge fan of Natalie’s work. She’s an incredibly talented artist, textile and fashion designer and creator of these gorgeous little creatures:

The Carrotby Bunnies

and the BriesBerry Mice

SO…as I organised the Felidae Craft swap, you may be suspicious and thinking I paired us up on purpose. I promise I didn’t though! It was completely random, honest!

Natalie has been a fantastic swap partner, I LOVE EVERYTHING…
If you click through on the photo to the Flickr page, you can see little notes that I’ve added to each thing and see the full size version.

My little Cat Creature is called Neko, inspired by the Japanese Lucky Cat – isn’t she adorable?! My extra treat to an original Natalie Wilson watercolour, printed on a card has sent me over the moon, it’s so beautiful…I’m ashamed to say that I’ll never be able to actually give this to anyone, it’ll have to be framed for my wall I think :)
To top it all off (as if I haven’t been spoiled enough), Nat has also sent me a whole heap of gorgeous fabric samples. I’ll have to take individual photos at some point to really show off all the prints…that’s if they don’t all disappear into other projects by then! I’ve already set aside some of the sequin fabric and an anchor print sample for current projects in college.

Thank you so much Natalie, I absolutely love my swap package and I hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as I have!

You can see what everyone else has been making in the Flickr photo pool or check out the comments on This Post to get the links to all the bloggers involved!

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Cat Swap concludes…

Apr 19 2010

Filed under: News — Tags: cat, cat swap, craft swap, crafts, felidae — SpoiltPig @ 4:22 pm

So today marks the end of the Cat Swap! I as usual left it till today to post, right on the deadline…but I’m just back from my unsuccessful posting expedition, apparently it’s a local holiday :( I hope my partner doesn’t mind too much, I promise it’s worth the wait!
If anyone else is having trouble posting out today, just make sure your swap partner knows when to expect their presents and I’m sure it’ll all be cool.

I really can’t wait to see what everyone’s made for this swap.
Cat Love >^.^<
Please share your links on this entry and take the time to have a look at each others work and leave comment, we all know how much we love those comments ;)

Remember there’s also a Flickr group to share all your photos.

Finally…I don’t want to ruin the surprise for my swap partner so here’s a picture of a previous cat project, bit of luck in just re-discovering the picture this morning actually :D

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Cats

Mar 16 2010

Filed under: News — Tags: adopt, amur leopard, appeal, cat protection league, cat swap, cats, cats protection, charity, craft swap, tiger, world wildlife federation, wwf — SpoiltPig @ 2:43 pm

ILoveSpoiltpig is hosting a Felidae arts & craft swap over the next few weeks and in the initial stages, it was suggested that this would be a good opportunity to raise some awareness for that wonderful place a lot of us have found our own little kitty cats (or if you’re like me, hope to one day).
Please take the time to read this entry, follow the links and find out more about these appeals and how you could help.

Cats Protection is the leading UK welfare charity for kitties, with 250 volunteer branches(many run from their own homes) and 29 adoption centres.

They do SO much work to care for and re home cats and kittens and provide invaluable services through their neutering schemes and veterinary centre and there are many ways in which you could help out…

Volunteer Adopt a Cat Subscribe to The Cat magazine

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This year being the Chinese year of the tiger, let’s not forget our big cat friends across the globe too.

New studies indicate there may be as few as 3,200 tigers left in the wild

Tiger numbers have gone down by a huge 95% in the past century – and their habitat shrunk by 40% in the last decade alone, largely because of deforestation.
They are still hunted for their skins and their bones used in ‘medicine’ despite the international and national bans.
Find out more and see how you can help…

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Amur Leopard ~ Endangered Species
The Amur Leopard is the worlds most endangered big cat, with fewer than 35 left in the wild. It is killed for it’s skin and has lost huge amounts of it’s hunting and feeding grounds. Check out what the WWF is doing to restore this leopards habitat and what you can do to help save them from extinction -
Amur leopard appeal.

That last appeal really got to me and I’ve just adopted an Amur Leopard, it’s not a lot but it’s all I have and I’m sure every little helps.

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alice in wonderland swap ~ Sent

Mar 9 2010

Filed under: News — Tags: alice in wonderland, craft swap, kitty ballistic, resin jewellery, sent, swap, teacup candle — SpoiltPig @ 3:44 pm

The dear Kitty Ballistic, who sent me all my wonderful Alice in Wonderland goodies, has now received my parcel and been kind enough to take some photos because I forgot!

Here’s what I sent

Handmade resin ‘Queen of Hearts’ Jewellery:

Teacup Candle kit, for an alternative Mad Hatters Tea party:

Some chocolate and Wonderland cards & tags:

and finally some little beady goods, to use in her crafts:

You can read more about them over on her blog :)

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meow meow – Felidae Craft Swap!

Mar 3 2010

Filed under: News — Tags: cat swap, craft swap, felidae, spoiltpig, swap — SpoiltPig @ 5:50 pm

A celebration of our Cat pals all across the globe. Initially, I was going to host an itty bitty cat swap but have decided to open it up to the entire family, anything from tigers & lions to cheetahs, caracals and domestic cats!

This swap is open internationally(so also be prepared to post globally) and should include a minimum of one handmade themed item(for your swap partner or their cat!) and also something your swap partner can use in a crafty way(this does not have to be cat related).
All crafts and arts are welcome. Jewellery, photography, paper crafts, illustration, upcycled, knitting, sewing, felting, woodwork, printing… everything goes! and I’ll be attempting to pair people with different specialities so we can all see something new!

Here’s a little inspiration for your swap:

To take part, please email the following information to catswap@ilovespoiltpig.com

Your Name:
Postal Address:
Email:
Blog/website: (so your partner can learn more about you!)
Any favourites in the cat family and do you have a cat?:
A little about you: (favourite colours, some interests, style, craft, allergies that your swap partner may need to know about)

Sign up before the 15th March and I’ll get everyone emailed with their swap partners details within the week. Last date for posting to your partner will be the 19th of April, plenty of time to get creating!

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*There’s no minimum or maximum spend on this swap but make sure to send something you would be happy to receive yourself and communicate with your partner throughout.

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