Category Archives: Holiday

Our Happy Holidays Open House

Happy Holidays Open House In-person and Virtual starts in-person Friday, December 17 to Monday, December 20, 2021, but you can shop any time online, including starting right now! If I need to ship, I want to make sure it gets to you so my virtual open house starts today. Get the details! Read more on […]

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New Design: Only Good Luck Black Cats Garden Flag

“Only Good Luck!” is a design I put together on Friday the 13th of September 2019. “Full moon, black cats and Friday the 13th all come together for good luck! I decided to make a little graphic with a photo of Mimi and The Four Housecats of the Apocalypse and one of my Harvest Moon […]

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Valentines for Cat Lovers and Lovers With Cats

As if the candy Valentine hearts-inspired Valentines aren’t enough, I have a ready supply of feline Valentine images with all the cuddling that happens around here, a mix of both photos and illustrations. These cards are 5″ x 7″ and are available singly or in half or full dozens. Read about the on The Creative […]

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Hand-printed Valentine Cards Inspired by Valentine Candy Hearts

Candy hearts-inspired Valentines with kitty messages—what could be a better Valentine for cat lovers? Each is hand-printed so be sure to order early. I usually print these little linocuts in earth tones or “tabby colors”, but I’ve been itching to use brights and pastels and all sorts of combinations with them. I decided they made […]

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What’s in the Shop, a Discount and Expedited Shipping Through December 21

I’ve maintained my display after my open house because local people are still visiting. You can visit too, virtually, with the slideshow below. But before the slideshow, here are your discounts and expedited shipping! My local customers get the open house sale first, then I extend it to everyone, including all of you readers. 25% […]

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Did You Miss Us? Still Some Shopping to Do!

Yes, we were missing for a few days! First, I had my open house here last weekend, December 13-15, and in preparations and during I never really had the chance to sit down and post. Then I discovered that one of my sites had been hacked and my whole account and all my websites were […]

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Hand-printed Valentines Inspired by Candy Hearts ~ The Creative Cat

I usually print these little linocuts in earth tones or “tabby colors”, but I’ve been itching to use brights and pastels and all sorts of combinations with them. I decided they made cute valentines and that’s a great reason to create hand-printed cards in magenta on pink, violet, magenta and red card stock, embellished with […]

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“An Old Memory” for the Holidays

I took the photo in 1983, just a few months after I got my first camera and I was only shooting black and white so I could learn how to use the camera. Some cat’s paw had taken down one of my cut paper snowflakes as he sat to look out the window. What a […]

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From a Spontaneous Photo Shoot at Dusk to Holiday Cards

I was hoping for a fantastic sunset as I drove home from errands, but no luck tonight. With a light dusting of snow, a gentle snowfall began again as dusk began to fall, and the clouds remained resolutely solid gray. Still, I got some nice photos as I drove through Settler’s Cabin Park where I’d […]

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Holiday Greetings from the Backyard Birds

I truly love winter paintings because the light is wonderful without the shadows from trees, the reflections from the snow illuminating shadowed areas with soft purples and blues, and the patterns made by bare branches are mesmerizing. This set of four paintings of birds are ones I’d done “from life”, actually standing at a window […]

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