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Monday, May 16, 2011

Crafty / Fashion / Cats Fine Jewelry for Cat Ladies

Posted by Marjorie Skinner on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 11:29 AM

I once heard of a guy whose mom made him a sweater out of the family dog's fur, so there a precedent for this line of jewelry made from cat hair. It doesn't actually look that weird at all:

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If you want to give it a whirl (and cause allergic reactions in 20 percent of the people you encounter), here's how from creator Kate Benjamin: "I started with a good grooming session with several of the cats, then I hand-rolled each ball of cat fur into a tight bead... By rolling the loose fur between your palms, the strands become felted together, forming a solid little bead." And then, well, you're kind of on your own as far as employing the fur balls as beads, but that's what craft circles are for. Or for a slightly less uh, intimate usage you can forgo the jewelry and turn them back around on your felines as cat toys. (Probably don't make them bite sized unless you're looking to get even more coughed up fur balls in your life.) Here kitty kitty...

 

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Let me be the first cat lady to say: EW GROSS.
Posted by Joneser on May 16, 2011 at 11:36 AM · Report
2
I hope this is a joke. Or maybe a deliberate attempt to get onto Regretsy.
Posted by Graham on May 16, 2011 at 12:05 PM · Report
3
"It doesn't actually look that weird at all," coming from the Merc's resident crazy cat lady.
Posted by Art_A on May 16, 2011 at 1:10 PM · Report
4
Alison...thoughts????
Posted by Marissa Sullivan on May 16, 2011 at 1:22 PM · Report
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So Kiala makes jewelry now? What CAN'T that woman do?!
Posted by ($8239f8h248cerfehjf23@&*@ebdjhb23f237OCDBO#BD*(# on May 16, 2011 at 2:27 PM · Report
6
I suppose these should only be worn along with a flea collar choker.
Posted by dimag05 on May 16, 2011 at 3:25 PM · Report
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So I should not divulge to this comment thread about how I did this with my dog's fur, except instead of beads I made them into buttons?
Posted by BruceWang on May 16, 2011 at 6:33 PM · Report
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Bruce Wang, your not alone, I made out of my hamsters "fur" a french hat. It still fits nicely, and it can be dry cleaned too.
Posted by Leaky on May 17, 2011 at 4:17 AM · Report

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