Pentagon Ball

Whilst I love making collars, from time to time I need to branch out and make something else to get my creative juices flowing.

I made this ball for my son from some of my collar fabrics.

I used this tutorial that I found online at badskirt. The ball is all hand stitched and filled with poly-fill as that was all I had at home, he loves it.

Its been a while

Wow, Its been a long time since my last post!

Its been a busy year for our little family with the birth of our beautiful son in April last year. Pretapawte has still been chugging along but needless to say my time is a little more stretch than it used to be.

Perspective has changed a little in our family however Alvin is still a very important part of our family and has very much accepted his role as bigger brother and reluctantly accepts all cuddles and tail pulling with minimal retaliation.

Anyway Back to more sewing in preparation for next months Handmade Market hopefully it won't be so long between post next time.

Alison

Pretapawte will be at the Old Bus Depot Market on Sundays 12th and 19th of December

The Old Bus Depot Markets are open EVERY SUNDAY 10am – 4pm.

The Bus Depot Markets are a national award winning market with a fresh contemporary feel.

This weekend why not come and get out of the heat at Canberra’s only indoor markets and experience the vibrant atmosphere and a truly sensory experience.

You will find over 200 stalls of exceptional quality, featuring unique items that are handcrafted by local and regional artists and craftspeople, inlcluding PretaPawte!

Located in the Old Bus Depot building on Wentworth Ave. in Kingston, Canberra, the markets are easy to access, have ample free parking and a wide range of food stalls to enjoy lunch, a coffee or a quick bite to eat.

See you all there!

Pretapawte launches new online Store

We've made the leap to Big Cartel! I'm busily loading up all of our new designs so keep coming back to see what's new!

We will still be running our Etsy Store if that's how you prefer to shop.

We're off to the Canberra Handmade Market on Saturday

Come and see us this Saturday 4th of December at the Canberra Handmade Market.

We have been busy restocking since the last one which was so good we had very few collars left.

 You will find us at stall #67 outside near the top road.

If you are on the lookout for a special Christmas collar make sure you measure up for your pooch or moggie before you get there. It makes it much easier to pick the right size on the day.

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!

PretaPawte in a Treasury by Noogal

Thanks to Emma from Noogal for featuring this PretaPawte collar in her treasury

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.

PretaPawte at The Old Bus Depot Markets this Weekend

The Old Bus Depot Markets are open EVERY SUNDAY 10am – 4pm.

The Bus Depot Markets are a national award winning market with a fresh contemporary feel.

This weekend why not come and get out of the heat at Canberra’s only indoor markets and experience the vibrant atmosphere and a truly sensory experience.

You will find over 200 stalls of exceptional quality, featuring unique items that are handcrafted by local and regional artists and craftspeople, inlcluding PretaPawte!

Located in the Old Bus Depot building on Wentworth Ave. in Kingston, Canberra, the markets are easy to access, have ample free parking and a wide range of food stalls to enjoy lunch, a coffee or a quick bite to eat.

See you all there!

Happy Customers

Here at PretaPawte we love to here from our satisifed customers and love to see photos of precious pets wearing our designs.

Below is some photos of the cats from Lissa at Forever Foster. Check out Lissa's blog for more info of the happenings in a cat foster house. 

Cute Little Ronny (bottom) wearing the limited edition hippy swirl with his big sister Suey (top) in a stripy number

Check out our esty store for more designs

PretaPawte in Two Treasuries this week

Thanks so much to Shazzabeth and VanillaPixie, for featuring these two PretaPawte collars in their etsy treasuries this week!

 http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=35102418

 

 http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23973068

Lessons from Xmas Day

1. An only child cat does not take well to sharing Xmas day with an over excited Poodle....Hisssss
2. When unable to access the litter tray the Xmas tree will be used for a toilet
3. PretaPawte Collars are well recieved as Xmas presents
3. Santa outfits can reluctantly be worn to satisfy Grandparents

BrisStyle Indie Designer Market

Unfortunately PretaPawte will not be available for the Brisstyle Indie Designer Market on 5th December but if you are in the area you should head on down to St Augustine's Church on Race Course Rd in Hamilton and check out the talented BrisStyle girls for some Xmas shopping.

 Edward and Lily

 

 Flight Industries

Wicked child Designs

Taybian

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)

Thank you Paddington Cat Clinic

Well we are nearly over with the move, the movers are finished and that container is on the train on the way to Canberra, the house is clean and apart from a few mishaps with tape not sticking and the hot water heater breaking on the last day, things are going smoothly

Whilst Tony and I have been frantic with the move Alvin has had his feet up at the cattery at Paddington Cat Clinic.

Over the last 12 months, Alvin has spent many a weekend in the good hands of the Paddington Cat Clinic where the cuddles are included in the price. Thanks to everyone for taking such good care of my little man the piece of mind is priceless. Hopefully he is just a comfortable in his holiday house in Canberra.

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!

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