Showing posts with label Dog Collar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dog Collar. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Pretapawte - What's new?

Well, it's been a while since our last post as we have been busily renovating our new house in Canberra through the winter months but as the snow thaws, we are getting busy again!

We had a great market in September at the Canberra Handmade Market. It was good to see the first rays of sunshine bring out a great crowd. We will be back at the Handmade Market on the 4th of December. Make sure you get along and see us and if you're looking for a dog collar, measure your dogs current collar length before you come so we can ensure you get the right size on the day.

We have been busy shopping for new fabrics and have more than 20 new designs to show off in Spring. There might even be some special Christmas themes for the pet who has everything.

Now all we need to do is find the time to take the photo's to put up in our Etsy store. So much to do!

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Market Wrap Up

We have just got back from another day at the market. And whilst the crowds were a bit thinner than before Xmas we still had a good day. Well Tony did anyway...Thanks Tone for manning the stall for me!

The Bus Depot Markets is an indoor market (just as well since it rained today), so we have done a bit of rearranging of the set up to fit everything in and I'm pretty happy with the result but there is still more to come for next time

Anyway, market days can be a bit tiring for all the team (including Alvin who has the tough job of guarding the house)...time for a well deserved rest
Or maybe just enough energy to make a tapenade with the beautiful Olives that I bought from the market?
 
But then again maybe that can wait for another day.


Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Milk Thieves Art and Design

From the 3rd December PretaPawte Cat collars and Dog collars will be availble from a great new retail outlet in Wollongong.

The Milk Thieves Art & Design store will be a mini market of handmade art, design and craft goods located in central Wollongong. The store aims to provide a place for independent and emerging creatives to sell their work in a small but unique space

Milk Thieves will be located at:
10A, 157 Crown St
Wollongong NSW 2500
(In the mall upstairs from Flightcentre
- near Medieval Disco)


Monday, November 23, 2009

Hot off the press

We got a nice surprise this week when we were alerted by a customer to this little feature in the latest issue of the Brisbane News. You can check out the full copy on the Brisbane News Website we are on page 47.



A Nice little farewell present from Brisbane!

Friday, November 6, 2009

Catch PretaPawte @ Portside this weekend for our last market in Brisbane

Yes its true PretaPawte is on the move. At the end of this month the whole family (including Alvin) will be moving to Canberra.

So....... if you are in Brisbane and want to catch us in the flesh before the move, head on down to Portside Wharf at Hamilton this Sunday 6th November from 8am to 1pm.

We have a few new cat collars and dog collars available so if you are in the area please pop on down as this will be your last chance to catch us in person. And a great opportunity to get some xmas presents for the furry kids.


Of course we will still have all our collars available for sale online at our etsy store. But if you prefer to shop in person come and say hi on Sunday.


See you there!

Monday, November 2, 2009

PretaPawte @ SouthBank

We had a great day at the Young Designer Markets at Southbank on the weekend.
The photos below show the further enhancements to our market stall that we have made since last month. Tell us what you think of our new additions to the stall.


Our beautiful Cat Silhouette was designed for us by the talented Amanda from Twinkle Star Art.


The Sausage Dog proudly displaying a range of PretaPawte Collars


The overall look



Saturday, October 31, 2009

Young Designers Market, Brisbane

Tomorrow morning from 10am PretaPawte will be at the Young Designers Market, Southbank.


If you are in Brisbane come on down and pay us a visit and grab something for your furry friends

There will be a few other friendly BrisStylettes selling there wares as well.






 

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Boutique Markets

Thanks to everyone that came and visited at the Boutique Markets on Sunday.

The PretaPawte market stall had a bit of a face lift for the markets, so here are some photos for those that couldn't make it on the day.
Tony hones in on a prospective customer
Cat collar display
The new Banner and backdrop
The dog collar range on display

Thank you to everyone who gave us great feedback on the day!

See you all at Portside Next month on the 8th November 2009!

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Boutique Markets this Sunday

Tomorrow morning PretaPawte will be ready bright and early for another month at the Boutique Markets, Portside Wharf, Hamilton.

Along with many other Brisstylettes Tony and I will be at Portside from 8am to 1pm this Sunday. We'll have all your favourite collar designs for cats and dogs of all sizes on sale as well as a few new designs on offer.

If you want to find out more about the Boutique markets have you can read their newsletter here Or go the the Brisstyle blog to read about some of the other fantastic brisstyle retailers.

Come on down and your pampered pet could look as good as this.


This Photo was received from one of our happy customers Melissa from 7ball. Melissa has other great photos for sale in her etsy store.

See you at the market!

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Vote 1 for PretaPawte

PretaPawte has been nominated for this week's round of voting in Etsy's Favourite Fashion for pet's

Our Retro Nest Green and Yellow Cat Collar shown below has been nominated along with many other trendy pet products.

The winner will be announced next Monday and along with some of the top picks, will be featured on Etsy in the Etsy blog.

Wish us luck and please head on over and vote for us here

Saturday, August 15, 2009

PretaPawte Pet Collar Giveaway

This week PretaPawte will be giving away a free dog collar to one of our loyal fans.

To be in the running all you need to do is head on over to our Etsy store..choose your favourite PretaPawte collar design and (if you are not one already) head over here and become a PretaPawte fan on Facebook and post a comment on the PretaPawte wall telling us which design is your favourite and why.

The winner will be chosen at random on Monday 24th August and will receive a custom made collar in their favourite design.

Which one will you choose?





Friday, August 14, 2009

Sale for one more day Only, Handmade Expo and the Front Page!

Its going to be a bit of a mixed post today..so here goes......

Only one more day left of the EKKA Extravaganza sale. Hurry and take advantage of the variety of bargains on offer from the BrisStyle girls and remember PretaPawte is offering free postage within Australia.Tomorrow I will be forgoing the Saturday morning sleep-in and will be making my way to Ipswich to check out the Handmade Expo! No stall for us..we need a break..time to check out the handwork of other Crafty folk.

The Handmade Expo is made up of over 100 stalls with handmade goods on offer and this week is marking its first Birthday! Congratulations girls for keeping it going! Maybe I'll see you there

Saturday 15th August
8am-2pm
Ipswich Turf Club, Brisbane Road, Bundamba
Entry $2 adults...kids are free.

And finally some great news today....PretaPawte made the front page of etsy! in this great Navy themed treasury that was put together by the etsy team. Thanks guys for the feature such a nice surprise and thanks to Bec from Edward and Lilly for alerting me to our fame.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

PretaPawte is a funky find

PretaPawte has been featured on another cool blog. Here is a photo of PretaPawte Pink Hibiscus collar featured on funkyfinds blog with some other cool pet products.


Don't forget that PretaPawte will again be at the Boutique Markets, Portside Wharf, Hamilton this coming Sunday. The markets are open from 8am to 1pm, come along and say Hi.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Two Treasuries in a week!

Another nice surprise this week with PretaPawte Red and White Stars Dog collar included in this treasury by angelene, two in one week!.

PretaPawte has been featured along with; MTcoffinzUnderground, punknpatch, LushPunk, HopelesslyDevoted, sculleydesign, UniquelyDifferent, GlamRockEmporium, lovebugstudios, littlexbekahxbug, getyourbuttons, juror2.

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Friday, June 5, 2009

Tangled up in blue...

So now Im goin back again,
I got to get to her somehow.
All the people we used to know

They're an illusion to me now.

Some are mathematicians

Some are carpenters wives.

Dont know how it all got started,

I dont know what theyre doin with their lives.

But me, Im still on the road

Headin for another joint

We always did feel the same,

We just saw it from a different point of view,

Tangled up in blue.

Tangled up in Blue - Bob Dylan 1974

That's the theme for today.

I've managed to add some great new blue collars to the PretaPawte dog collar range just in time for the Young Designers Market this Sunday at Southbank.


I have around 6 "never before seen" new designs coming out for display at the market on Sunday.

I look forward to seeing all of PretaPawte's Brisstyle friends and hope to get around to all of your stalls. If we haven't met then please come and say hi.

Alison

Sunday, May 31, 2009

T Minus 7 days to the Young Designers Market

Only one week to go until our market debut. Thought we'd try a small local market to start with.. the SouthBank Young Designers Market! I hope it's not too much to handle...

I'm off to Sydney tonight for work and not back in Brisbane until Tuesday night so we've had a staff meeting today to make sure that things keep ticking over in the Pret a Pawte workshop while I'm away.

It's one thing sewing to order and quite another sewing to build up stock in all of the fabrics and sizes. It doesn't help that while in Sydney last weekend I bought up big on new designs. I did get some great display ideas from some of the veterans at the Paddington Markets in Sydney.

I just hope I can trust the rest of the Pret a Pawte team to get on with things this week.

YDM, here we come!

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Brisstyle takes over the Stitches and Craft Show

Well not really but the Stitches and Craft show is coming to town this weekend and there is a long list of Brisstyle girls who either have their own Incub8ter stalls are running tutorials, appearing on stage, or walking the cat walk... All the details are on the BrisStyle blog

A number of Brisstyle members (including PretaPawte) are offering 10% off their Etsy goodies for the month of May but you have to come along to the show to get your voucher to get the discount!! Check out the BrisStyle blog for all the details and a list of all participating shops.

Monday, April 13, 2009

Easter

We were hoping for a quiet Easter this year, four days with nothing to do. Instead, our little cat Alvin decided to escape. He's normally asleep on his purpose built back deck which we have meticulously netted in to seperate Alvin from the possums that live in the surrounding trees, but over the weekend he found a way out.

Come bedtime on Saturday night we went to say goodnight but he was no where to be found. Two people, in the dark, in their pyjama's, calling out "Alvin" was quite a sight for the neighbours.

After some time shaking a packet of his favourite Greenies treats we heard the familiar tinkle sound of the bell on his PretaPawte collar as he emerged from the shadows as if nothing had happened.

After banning him from the deck for the night we discovered a weak point in the netting which was patched up with a couple of cable ties, much to Alvin's disgust.

After this late night fun the rest of weekend was filled with more collar making. Our latest creation can be found here and expect to see a few more through the course of this week.

Friday, April 10, 2009

ZoeDog

When I was younger my family had a dog called Zoe. My sister and I still maintain that our "Zoedog" was the best dog that there ever was. Zoe wasn't the cuddliest of dogs and in fact she never wanted to sit on our laps. Come to think of it she spent most of her time trying to make a run for the front door for an escape to freedom.

So Today I was flooded with childhood memories as I received thanks from Thea from Thea&Sami who purchased this PretaPawte Collar for her dog Zoe. Thanks Thea, Zoe looks fantastic in her PretaPawte Collar (even if she is too shy to show her face on camera)My Zoe was an pure bred Australian Terrier who came with the name Marjorie Jackson although of very successful show stock herself was not of show material and we changed her name to Zoe. The only show that she did attend she won both the fancy dress (as a hula girl, she was way ahead of her time as in the 80's not may people had outfits for their dogs) and the Good-O eating competition... she was such a super star and we loved her dearly.

Zoe was such a trooper and survived a painful knee dislocation and reconstruction operation, which did hamper her escape attempts, as well as almost being choked by a cocos palm seed which saw about 10cm of her intestine being removed after she decided it looked like a tasty morsel in the garden one day (I think mum still has the seed after it was removed). But despite all that and a few life threatening ticks Zoe lived to the ripe old age of 18 when mum and Dad had to make the hard decision to let her go. Zoe hasn't been with us for about 6 years now but she was the coolest dog ever and although she only wore a plain red collar (which still sits on her grave) I am sure that if given the chance she would have loved a PretaPawte collar to wear as she roamed the neighbourhood on one of her escapades.


Tuesday, April 7, 2009

PretaPawte Gives something back

My cat Alvin was a rescue kitten that was left abandoned with his litter mates to fend for himself. If it wasn't for the tireless efforts of rescue shelters like the Cat Protection Society and the RSPCA we wouldn't be able to experience the joy and love that Alvin brings us everyday.

So here at PretaPawte we have decided that its time to give something back and I am please to announce that for the following week (7/4/09 to 14/4/09) for every "Georgie Chicken Dog Collar" sold PretaPawte will donate $1 to the RSPCA.

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