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I first came across cat fur jewelry on Kate Benjamin's delightful blog called Modern Cat.
I never knew that there is such an occasion as National Hairball Awareness day! Instead of yucky hairballs coughed up by felines, she groomed her cats in order to hand roll tight fur ball beads.
Her friend and jewelry artisan, Heidi Abrahamson, then created the jewelry for this dedicated cat lover! She will also do custom work for anyone else who would rather wear their favorite pet's fur rather than sweep up the cat hair dust bunnies!
Images by Kate Benjamin |
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Flora told me NPR radio did a feature on her work earlier this month which included this delightful limerick :
"My customers let out a fat purr.
Your lady will know where it's at, sir.
I think feline remnants
Do make lovely pendants
It's jewelry made out of...cat fur "
Thanks Catsparella for the wonderful interview post on Flora's work!
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Original Post by THE BEADING GEM
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OMG! Looks like my Russian Blue's hairballs; kind of cool but gross!
ReplyDeleteWhat an opportunity we’ve been missing. I knew this could be done! Poor cat - wearing his own misplaced fur necklace.
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Well, I can tell you that my cats' coughed up hairballs ARE gross. But their fur on the brushes sure look far more interesting than they did before!
ReplyDeleteGaia seems to be pretty cool with the whole idea, Marlene!
Hm, cute and novel but wonder how the "Beads" would affect someone who's allergic to cat fur ?
ReplyDeleteOne assumes that if you don't have cats due to allergies, you won't have the material to roll the beads either!
ReplyDeleteAnd the best part...it won't smell doggy when wet!
ReplyDeleteThen brush in the opposite direction (with the hair growth).learn this here now
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