Category Archives: votive

New Feline Votive Lamps, 20 Designs, 4 Brand New!

The lifelong inspiration of my feline families has led me down more creative paths than I ever dreamed. Last year I refined my feline votive lamps materials and process, and this year I’ve introduced even more designs to this line of unique and useful items made from upcycled jars with battery-operated light strings that have […]

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Attending a Veterinary Conference With My Votives

I was pretty excited to be at the American Association of Feline Practitioners conference this past weekend, here in Pittsburgh, my hometown. This convention hosted about 800 in-person attendees who were veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and others who practice feline care and medicine. Most of the exhibitors were sharing products used in veterinary settings and cat […]

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Upcoming Event: Celebrate Cat Adoptions at PetPeople Green Tree

Celebrate Cat Adoptions at PetPeople Green Tree Saturday, June 25, 2022, Noon to 3:00 p.m. We’re celebrating Adopt A Cat Month! PetPeople Green Tree, 1948 Greentree Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15220 I’ll have just a table space to display so I’ve carefully chosen what I’ll have with me, but for sure I’ll have my cat mats, […]

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Upcycled Glass Jar Votives Get a New Look

I make most of my votives from upcycled non-recyclable jars from pickled items, sauces and more, and I’ve always used some sort of flameless candles, either the small votives or a variety of small or large pillar candles. They looked nice, but I always felt there was something missing. They just didn’t have that magical […]

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New Votive Design: Sycamore Moon

As I was walking the last of the trail on my Christmas Day hike, the sun had set and the moon had risen and I approached the two sycamore trees side by side in the dim light, their bare branches etched against the blue-gray sky. I remembered the idea for a votive with the painting […]

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50% Off on All Original Art

My physical recovery from my hip replacement has been a breeze, but my financial recovery has been moving a little more slowly as I wait for show season to arrive. It did, along with COVID-19, and just as quickly all my events into June have been cancelled. I feel pretty safe from COVID-19, and I […]

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Dancing Woodland Sunflowers Votive

Typically my votives have just the design and some painted embellishments, but looking at my display of wildflower votives I felt the warm yellow wildflowers needed a little extra something. I pictured some burlap ribbon in autumn colors, some flower and leaf-shaped buttons and novelties and then some raffia too, and went to town with […]

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Need Some Flowers

I love winter, but I’m planning my garden and after a string of dark, rainy days I need some flowers. Warm mornings and birds singing, when the columbines grow tall and bloom, that’s one of my favorite things about my spring garden. A painting borne of January inspiration in my seed and flower catalogs, this […]

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Time for Holiday Shopping for Nature & Wildlife Inspirations

I’d love for my art and gifts to be a part of your holiday giving! This post will be the first feature of gift items, and I guarantee there will be a second in a week or so as I restock sold items and produce entirely new items such as tiles, placemats, decorative wall and […]

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It’s Black Cat Friday on The Creative Cat

Can you find both Giuseppe and Bella in this photo? Just in time for: Black Cat Friday, Small Business Caturday, Cyber-tooth Cat Monday, and and Giving Toes-day, here’s a review of what’s available. Sign up for my enewsletter and get a 25% discount on your entire order! Read more on The Creative Cat: It’s Black […]

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