Pretapawte in a Treasury by Laughing Fridge

Thanks to Laughingfridge for including me in their treasury!

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!

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.

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)

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!

PretaPawte on Madeit in time for Xmas

To make it eaiser for our Australian and New Zealand customers we have decided to open a Made it Store to compliment our etsy store.

At the moment we only have a limited cat collars listed but stay tuned for more items to be added in the weeks to come.

 

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!

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.

http://kittybooboo.etsy.com

http://Chicuff.etsy.com 

 http://ruby2gogo.etsy.com

 

http://wickedchilddesigns.etsy.com

 

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!

World Animal Day 4th October 2009

World Animal day is intended as a day of celebration for anyone in the world who cares about animals and among other things to acknowledge and be thankful for the way in which animals enrich our lives. So in celebration here are some of my favourite animals that I have encountered above and below the water in the last couple of years.

Also don't forget that for every cat collar sold through our etsy store PretaPawte are giving $1 to the Cat Protection Society.

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!

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

A PretaPawte Cat collar in a Treasury

How exciting a PretaPawte Cat collar has been included in this great treasury by Thair! Other great etsy stores included are; LeeshasWorkshop, MyDearest, TheSparklingCocktail, iron55, SaucyBird, alisonwoodley, NaomiMurrell, LonesomeBrown, kathleencosio, SoweluStudio, offwhite.

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!

It's all about cats

OK so for the past couple of weeks PretaPawte has been supporting some fantastic organisations that help out dog's in need by finding them loving families but now its time to get back to our roots and do something for the cats.

We got Alvin from the Cat Protection Society in Enmore in the middle of last year and he is now the most spoilt cat that ever lived....or at least he's in the running. He has mountains of toys and his own toy box, a filtered water fountain, an automatic feeder, only eats the super premium food and has a whole back deck netted in for his own enjoyment...but he is worth it and it is thanks to the Cat Protection Society that we have him as part of our family and that i wake up each morning to his soothing purr and a paw in my face (not so soothing)

Over the last couple of days Alvin has been rather vocal, chirping, meowing and not to mention purring and it has been hard to understand what he wants but maybe this is it?? Till the end of April for every cat collar sold PretaPawte will give $1 to the Cat Protection Society.

Check out some of our cat collar designs below;

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.

Alvin demands more trendy Cat Collars

If there is one thing that is for sure its that in our house its all about Alvin and who could blame us he is so cute. Here he is guarding my fabric stash well that's what he told me he was doing..I'm pretty sure that he was just trying to be the centre of attention not that he needs to try very hard.
After a couple of weeks of concentrating on some new Dog collars designs, at Alvin's insistence I have today added two more Cat collars to the collection.

Collars and other things

I've been pretty slack with my blogging over the last week....so what has been happening???....
Well, After a long weekend in Sydney visiting family and friends I am revived and looking forward to a weekend of sewing. I am sporting a new haircut (from Scissorhands in Newtown) and have a swag full of fabrics from one of my favourite stores in Sydney, The Remnant Warehouse, these should keep me busy for some time.

I have also finished my dreaded skirt (and even ventured out of the house with it on so its probably not as bad as first thought) and have started making a Amy Butler tunic dress....very brave of me but hopefully this one turns out, I think that I am much better at making collars than people clothes.

Also , a big thanks to Therese from Little Mary Moo's Place for posting some great photos of her dog Lilly in her new Red and White Star Collar on her blog, she looks great, even if we can't show her face on camera.

Another Stylish Cat, Cricket wears a Pretapawte Collar

This is Cricket another one of our happy customers. Cricket was rescued from the RSPCA and is now rightfully spoilt and looking fine in a Candy Stripe Collar from Pretapawte

PretaPawte on ModernCat

Today PretaPawte made it to the big time with a link in the Etsy faves on the Modern Cat website .

Modern cat is a website that I have been following for a while now. They showcase cool cat paraphernalia for modern homes.

Nothing daggy and "Crazy-Cat-Lady-Like" on this site, everything is super cool and stylish so I am very excited to be listed as a fave.