What's new?

I'm so so glad to be back in action making jewellery for Cats & Whiskers!

Lots is going on at the moment so I thought it was time I'd give an update.

The Cats & Whiskers range
I've started designing and working on a number of new pieces for Cats & Whiskers, however by popular request I'm also making a number of old favourites, such as the bottle and hot air balloon necklaces.  This means that I'm very busy at the moment working on both current and new pieces, so will be just slowly releasing new pieces as they're available, rather than all at once as a new range.  I'm also stuck waiting on a lot of materials to arrive from overseas, which means that the current range available on etsy and felt is a bit limited.  This should change in the next week or two as materials arrive and I make more pieces.

The Markets
I have booked in at two markets prior to Christmas:

- Johnsonville Christmas Parade and Fair, 30 November, Johnsonville Community Centre
- Underground Market at the Dowse, 8 December, 11am-3pm at The Dowse in Lower Hutt.

I have also applied for one other market, and should hopefully have some news for that one soon.  Cats & Whiskers jewellery is also available at Matchbox Studios on Cuba Street, and I should be dropping off more there in the next few weeks.

2014
Last week I started attending a jewellery making course, working with moulds and precious metals, and eventually stones.  I'm aiming to sometime in the next year start offering pieces made with silver and other metals that I've created from scratch.  This is very exciting but still a long way off.  I will keep you updated with the progress.

That's all for now!
Kim

Good news! As some of you would've seen on Facebook, Cats & Whiskers is back in action!

I've signed up for and applied for a number of markets coming up before Christmas, and hope to have loads of new designs up on etsy and felt soon!

More info on markets as they come, but first to confirm is the Johnsonville Christmas parade fair on the 30th of November. I'll be inside the Johnsonville community centre from early morning. 

Kim 

News

On 1 May, Cats & Whiskers will have been open for a year. With this milestone coming up, I have started reflecting over the last 12 months. It has been a lot of fun running my own small business. I have loved attending markets and interacting with people online and hearing how many people love the jewellery. This first year has been a huge success and has gone much better than I could have imagined.

However, with the first anniversary coming up, I have decided it will be time to farewell Cats & Whiskers for now. I absolutely love making jewellery, but I have decided to put my focus into other areas of my life for now. I haven't currently decided whether or not this will be permanent.

There is one definite upside to the closure of Cats & Whiskers. As this is a very sudden decision, I have quite a lot of stock to sell. This means that sometime over the next couple of weeks I will be adding all current stock to my etsy store at clearance prices. I will post more information on the Cats & Whiskers facebook page when I have it.

Thank you all for your huge support of Cats & Whiskers over the last year, it would not have been the same without you.

Kim

Underground Market at the Dowse

I will be at the Underground Market at the Dowse on Sunday from 11 til 3. I will have loads of new pieces with me that aren't available online yet, including mini lockets, new leather bracelets and more!

Be sure to visit and get a coffee at the cafe at the same time.

PS the Underground Market organisers will be there with a questionnaire.  Fill it out and you will get a free gift!  There are some Cats & Whiskers earrings up for grabs so be in quick!

Jewellery & Accessories market

Don't forget to come along to the Underground Market's jewellery and accessories market on the 6th of April! Frank Kitts park from 10am.

Markets

Cats & Whiskers is booked into five markets over the next few months!  Here is the calendar of where you will find me:

Sunday 10 March:  Underground Market at The Dowse, 11am-3pm
Saturday 6 April:  Underground Market's Jewellery and Accessories Market at Frank Kitts Park, 10am-4pm
Sunday 14 April:  Underground Market at The Dowse, 11am-3pm
Saturday 4 May: Craft 2.0, St James Theatre
Sunday 12 May: Underground Market at The Dowse, 11am-3pm.

Make sure you come visit - a lot of Cats & Whiskers items are only currently available at markets, not online so it is worth the trip!

Kim

Sale!

Facebook only sale!

Tonight, starting at 9pm, Cats & Whiskers will be having a sale for Facebook fans only! It will be first in first served so you will need to be in quick!

Visit our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/catsandwhiskers) for more info. Either click the link in the left sidebar of this page or search for 'Cats & Whiskers jewellery' on Facebook.

10% off!

10% off everything bought online until 14 Feb!  Click on the pic below for more info.

Mini update

Hi all

I hope you are enjoying your summer! Here in Wellington it's pretty wet at the moment, but at least it's not freezing cold!

It looks like my first market for 2013 will be in mid February but more info on that soon.

I just had a delivery arrive of new stock, including some gorgeous lockets! See below for a sample.

Sale now on

Clearance sale now on on the Cats & Whiskers etsy store!  Click the image below to view the sale.

Underground at the Dowse

I'm at the Dowse today until 3pm. This is my last market for 2012, so come visit, have a coffee at the cafe and get your Christmas shopping done!

Johnsonville Fair

In going to be at the Johnsonville Community Centre from 9am on Saturday as part of the Johnsonville Christmas parade and fair!

Come visit and get your Christmas shopping done early, it's going to be a fun day!

Update

Hi everyone!

This week has been a busy week for Cats & Whiskers!  

On Wednesday, I dropped off a whole lot more jewellery at Matchbox Studios, mainly necklaces and earrings.  If you haven't visited Matchbox, you totally should!  It's on Cuba Street.  Click the link below for more info and to access their online store if you aren't in Wellington.

I came home this evening to an awesome surprise.  One of my leather bracelets is featured in the 2012 Felt Christmas Gift Guide.  Such a compliment to be included!  I've added a few more different colours of leather bracelets to my felt store plus some new earrings.

I've also added some new anchor earrings to my etsy store!  These are the first of many new anchor items that will be added over the next few weeks.  Click the photos below to go to my store.

Don't forget, add a comment into any online order mentioning gift wrap, and between now and Christmas eve your item will arrive gift wrapped for free!

Have a great weekend.
Kim

Mini updates

Good Morning!

Two small updates for you today:

1. I will be at the Churton Park Kindy Christmas Shopping Evening tomorrow from 630pm. Come along to see all the amazing stalls and get your Christmas shopping done early! It's at Amesbury School and entry is $5.

2. From now until Christmas Eve, get your order from our Etsy store gift wrapped for free! Simply mention gift wrapping in the comments of the order and it will arrive wrapped and ready to go under the tree!

Kim

100 likes on Facebook!

Woohoo, we've reached 100 likes on Facebook! That means it's competition time!

First prize: $20 voucher for the Cats & Whiskers etsy store (must all be spent in one purchase).

Second prize: a resin rose ring in the colour of your choice (see below for colours).

To go into the draw to win, send an email to catsandwhiskers@gmail.com with the following:
1. Name and postal address
2. Colour choice if you win the resin ring
3. If you could have anything on a pendant what would it be? Be creative!

Competition is for people living in NZ only. You must also like our Facebook page.

Closes 8pm, Sunday 9 September. Winners will be drawn at random and announced on Facebook.

Good luck!

Market tomorrow!

Tomorrow will be Cats & Whiskers first ever market stall, at the Wellington Paper Arts and Crafts show at Te Rauparaha arena!

I will be doing a special at the market, buy one pair of resin earrings and a resin ring for just $15! This won't be available in the etsy store and will only be available at the market tomorrow.

Hope to see you there! It's going to be an amazing day!

Kim

Birthday sale!

As its my birthday on Saturday, everything is on sale in the Cats & Whiskers etsy store! Enter the coupon code 'BIRTHDAY2012' at checkout to get 15% off your purchase!

Sale ends 9pm Saturday 18 August.

New stock added

Hi everyone!

I've just spent this evening adding some new items to the store.  Photos below!  Click the photos to be taken to the store.

Kim

This week has been a really good week for Cats & Whiskers!

As you will have seen below, our jewellery is now for sale at Matchbox Boutique in Wellington.  If you haven't been to this store before, it is totally worth checking out.  They have amazing items for sale, and I wanted to buy everything!

Secondly, I'm very pleased to let you  know that I will have my first ever stall at a market at the Artisan Crafters Suitcase Market at the Wellington Paper Arts and Crafts show.  This will be at the Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua on the 2nd of September.  It will definitely be worth a visit!

Lastly, you will notice something changed in the Cats & Whiskers etsy store last week.  Now, all items have free postage anywhere in New Zealand.  

Enjoy your weekend!

Kim

PS, below you will find some photos from the last week or so, including some new pieces that have been made recently!

 

News!

Very cool news! Our jewellery is now available at Matchbox Studios on Cuba Street! Check it out sometime.

www.matchboxstudios.co.nz