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Cats Exclusively
Links to all the products pages are found along left of every page!Cats Exclusively
Check out everything on this page...or just click on the links to take you to what you specifically want to see.
*And don't forget to look for more cat things in Handpainted Siamese Wooden Earrings
These are one-of-a-kind museum quality miniature paintings in acrylic on raised 1"wood discs. Stainless steel posts. Painted to be a set. Each is signed by the artist. Gift boxed.
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 ER-SIAM Set #1 $45
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 ER-SIAM-Set #2 $45
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Be sure to check out the cat designs in the Bracelets page.
They are one-of-a-kinds!!!
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| Some Cat Boxes These are all painted 2-1/4" round turned wood boxes with slip-top lids and painted "bands" on lids and bottoms. Sealed but unpainted inside. Each one is painted freehand. All are signed. If you're a fancier of boxes, please don't miss the Floral Design boxes while you're on this site.
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 One only A fine art painting.
$25
LCB-BLK SH ON IVORY
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 LCB-TAB-STYL $18
One only Stylized tabby amongst the Spring flowers.
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 Absolutely beautiful freehand painting of Siamese cat on 2 1/4" turned slip-lid box. Box has rough textured gold-colored side bands.
LCB-SIAM #2 $25
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 Bright and whimsical orange striped cat and butterfly. Very charming! High gloss finish. One only. Variegated green side bands.
CPB-OR #1 $18.50
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Cat Designs Stamp Boxes
Now that the world has essentially gone to sheets of self-adhesive stamps or metered mail, even this idea is somewhat "antique." (But I've been in the post office very recently and still overhead people buying stamps in a roll, so that tradition is not yet completely dead!) I suppose these could be used for any number of other things---I just haven't thought of what those might be. These little wooden boxes measure approx. 2" high overall by 1-7/8" wide at the base. Inside diameter is 1-3/8" x 1-3/8" deep. Boxes have very loose-fitting set-on tops and a vertical slit in one side to pass the stamps through. These were great fun to paint, and ones that I still have in stock are shown here, priced accordingly. Please note the inherent defects in the wood from the turning process, clearly seen in the photos below. These are "part of the product" and not acceptable "reason" for return!
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 "To keep a friend you must keep in touch" One only made of this design. Box lid and bottom rim have nicks (part of wood turning process.) STAMP BOX - SIAM + HEARTS $28.50
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 Detail of Manx box
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 "To keep a friend you must keep in touch"
Three kittens chase a ball of yarn around the box.
1 only made. Lots of pen detailing.
STAMP BOX - MANX $26.50
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< One only Calico cats Three calicos strut around the box
"To keep a friend you must keep in touch"
STAMP BOX - CALICO
$24.50
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Click on image to see an enlargement. This is a beautiful painting done on a clear pine plaque measuring 12" wide by 9" high. Even the lettering and tole details are freehand! The edges have been painted black (as this seems to be the current vogue) so you may not be able to tell that there is a bead groove in this border. Satin finish. Signed on front and my Austin Originals label on back. A nice one-of-a-kind. (Also listed in my "Other Fun Signs page", so if you like it, hurry and hit that button.) Hangs by screw eyes and wire.
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| This is another painting I really enjoyed doing. I was intending to make it into some
 sort of "saying" type of work but then decided it was a stand-alone piece of art (©7/2004) which any cat lover would enjoy. I think it epitomizes the wonderful qualities inherent in cats. I dubbed it "Blue is Beautiful" but it also has many, many subtitles in my mind. Feel free to give it your own, should you become its owner. This is taken from a scan; as you can tell, it wouldn't quite fit on the scanner bed! Measures 8½" high x 11" wide. Slate blue edges (which look nice in any decor). Matte finish acrylic painting. Screw eyes and wire for hanging. Weighs 13 oz. Allow 1# shipping wt. Click on the image to see an enlargement. Order as Lg. Plaque-Blue is Beautiful
$39.95 + S/H
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Fun Wood & Wire wall hangings
 Hangings measure approx. 6" in height. Hearts are 2 1/4" x 1/2" wood. Cats are 1-1/4" high by 1/2" thick, painted, detailed with quill pen (right down to little highlights in their eyes!), then varnished. Cats and hearts are finished both sides. Wt. each approx. 1/2 oz. Not all combinations are available... i.e., it's OK for your cat to clash with the furnishings but it's a no-no to purposefully add clashing decor! (Example: An orange cat just doesn't "go" with a pink heart, so I won't put the two together, even 'tho your own orange cat may be perfectly "proper" in your home that is furnished in mauves.) Most hearts are deep red or mauve; some shades of blues where appropriate, a few teals. I've shown a few samples here. Let me surprise you on the cat color---I've made up ones from all shades of tabbies to all kinds of calicos, blues, black and whites, all whites, pure blacks, etc. You can give me your color preferences (1st, 2nd and 3rd choices) and I'll do my best to comply with stock already painted up but no "special orders" at these prices. No Siamese here!
Order as WW Cat-(saying #). Each $8.95 + S/H.
The following sayings are available:
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Whimsical Cat Keyrings
 Done on 1/8th inch thick gloss finished wood with those neat foolproof type keyrings and chains attached. Don't let the thickness of the wood fool you---these are tough. They are definitely a "feel good" kind of trinket---that goofy smile will get you every time! Above are some illustrative samples. I do a batch at a time of all in one color cat, so there is some uniformity but, again, each cat "emerges" as I do them, so every silly little one is different. The greatest variations are in the calicos and spotted black and whites--just like real cats; none are identical. (That would be boring!!!) Allow 1/2 oz. shipping wt per item.
Order as: KR-(color) Each $2 + S/H. Unless shipped with other items from this website, in order to minimalize your postage costs, these will be shipped to you in padded mailing envelope via 1st Class with postage calculated on final pkg. wt.
Colors for ordering
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