Month: March 2013

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Regina and Ragsy, miniature Maine Coon cat art doll, handmade original, one-of-a-kind kitten by artist Max Bailey

Regina and Ragsy, miniature Maine Coon cat art doll, handmade original, one-of-a-kind kitten by artist Max BaileyRegina is a handmade miniature original, one-of-a-kind cat art doll, hand painted and hand sculpted in paperclay by artist Max Bailey.

Regina and Ragsy, miniature Maine Coon cat art doll, handmade original, one-of-a-kind kitten by artist Max BaileyYou never see Regina without her doll Ragsy. The two are inseparable.

Regina and Ragsy, miniature Maine Coon cat art doll, handmade original, one-of-a-kind kitten by artist Max Bailey Regina is a tabby Maine Coon kitten with big amber eyes. Her pretty pink dress has a square neckline with a white ruffle around it, bordered in green.

Regina and Ragsy, miniature Maine Coon cat art doll, handmade original, one-of-a-kind kitten by artist Max BaileyRegina always looks after Ragsy, keeping her safe and clean. Ragsy looks like she needs taking care of. She’s a tuxedo rag doll with big trusting yellow eyes, and wears a pale lavender dress with a ruffle around the neckline, bordered in purple.

Regina and Ragsy, miniature Maine Coon cat art doll, handmade original, one-of-a-kind kitten by artist Max BaileyRegina is a one-of-a-kind work of art, and is meant for display only. She was sculpted from paperclay in multiple stages, to allow for drying and detailing.

Regina and Ragsy, miniature Maine Coon cat art doll, handmade original, one-of-a-kind kitten by artist Max BaileyRegina was painted under a magnifying light, with tiny brushes, one hair at a time. She is signed and sealed with matte varnish for protection and preservation, and comes with a certificate of authenticity.

Regina and Ragsy, miniature Maine Coon cat art doll, handmade original, one-of-a-kind kitten by artist Max Bailey Regina is 1:12 scale. (One inch equals one foot.) Regina is 2 inches tall.

Update: Regina and Ragsy have been adopted. Thank you!

Regina’s friends above are Kimmie The Ragdoll kitten, Patches the calico kitten, Laurel the gray-and-white kitten, Juniper the tabby kitten, and Louisa the Himalayan kitten.

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I redesigned my personalized hang tags for my toys a little

Purple fleece Hug Me Slug handmade stuffed animal art toy by artist Elizabeth Ruffing with a personalized hang tag with a poem on the back

Fleece Hug Me Slug handmade stuffed animal art toys by artist Elizabeth Ruffing with personalized hang tagsPeople sometimes ask me to print messages that don’t quite fit on the front of the hang tags for my toys, and so I redesigned my tags to make room for personalized messages. I made them so they now fold in half, and have a reverse side. They hang lower so the different colored hearts are more visible as well.

Purple fleece Hug Me Slug handmade stuffed animal art toy by artist Elizabeth Ruffing with a personalized hang tag with a poem on the backThis one has a poem about slugs by Judy Darley on the back.

The poem is called “Instructions on How to Kiss a Slug” and it goes like this:

Close your eyes, and hold your nose,
Pretend you’re just smelling a rose.
Purse your mouth, tight and round,
Bend down almost to the ground.
Ignore the slime, kiss him quick,
And don’t forget to wipe your lips!

My customer asked me to include this poem with her gift of this Hug Me Slug for her grandchild. I thought it would be nice to have her message right on the tag, and so I printed it on the back.

Now I don’t have to mess around gluing anything. I can print my tags, slip them into vinyl sleeves, and tie them onto the toys, without having to wait for the glue to set.

I just heard another story, from a lady who is sending one of my Hug Me Slugs as a gift, about one of my toys being passed around and admired at party. She saw him at a baby shower. She said the slug was a huge hit, and there was a baby who loved it. I love hearing things like that.

Green fleece Hug Me Slug handmade stuffed animal art toys by artist Elizabeth Ruffing with personalized hang tagsHope everyone had a nice Saint Patrick’s Day. These green Hug Me Slugs all celebrated. We had cake. I don’t think the slugs had any cake though.

Container of dry cat food for kitty visitors, Elizabeth Ruffing with personalized hang tagsWe have several cats who come to visit on our porch. I don’t usually feed them, but one looked like he needed some plumping up. This is our “visitors” jar, easy to find in dim light, with or without glasses.

Red, yellow, orange, green, blue, turquoise striped catnip kicker cat toy by Elizabeth Ruffing with personalized hang tagsThe cats have decided suddenly that they all love this one catnip toy kicker that they weren’t especially interested in before. It is about 3 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches and it is filled with just catnip. I had one out on the porch. It was demolished quickly. I have to take some time to make a stash of them.

I’m trying not to be too nervous while I wait to see the cardiologist later this week. My heart seems to calm down, and then I feel it improvising again. I’m staying close to home until I feel more secure about taking trips by myself. Waiting to see what is going on is hard. Hopefully I will feel relieved once I have more information.

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Juniper, miniature tabby cat art doll, handmade original, one-of-a-kind kitten by artist Max Bailey

Juniper, miniature tabby cat art doll, handmade original, one-of-a-kind kitten by artist Max BaileyJuniper is a handmade miniature original, one-of-a-kind cat art doll, hand painted and hand sculpted in paperclay by artist Max Bailey.

Juniper, miniature tabby cat art doll, handmade original, one-of-a-kind kitten by artist Max BaileyJuniper is an affectionate little tabby kitten with lovely yellow eyes.

Juniper, miniature tabby cat art doll, handmade original, one-of-a-kind kitten by artist Max BaileyJuniper loves to sit in her rocking chair in front of the fireplace.

Juniper, miniature tabby cat art doll, handmade original, one-of-a-kind kitten by artist Max BaileySometimes she daydreams, and sometimes she dozes off and has little kitty dreams.

Juniper, miniature tabby cat art doll, handmade original, one-of-a-kind kitten by artist Max BaileyJuniper is wearing a simple ivory dress. It has a band of lavender around the neck and cuffs, and a lavender ruffle down the front.

Juniper, miniature tabby cat art doll, handmade original, one-of-a-kind kitten by artist Max BaileyJuniper comes with her wooden rocking chair, so she can keep on dreaming.

Juniper, miniature tabby cat art doll, handmade original, one-of-a-kind kitten by artist Max BaileyJuniper is a one-of-a-kind work of art, and is meant for display only. She was sculpted from paperclay in multiple stages, to allow for drying and detailing.

Juniper, miniature tabby cat art doll, handmade original, one-of-a-kind kitten by artist Max BaileyJuniper was painted under a magnifying light, with tiny brushes, one hair at a time. She is signed and sealed with matte varnish for protection and preservation,
and comes with a certificate of authenticity.

Juniper, miniature tabby cat art doll, handmade original, one-of-a-kind kitten by artist Max BaileyJuniper and her chair are 1:12 scale. (One inch equals one foot.) She is 1 and 3/8 inches tall.

Update: Juniper has been adopted. Thank you!

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Louisa, miniature Himalayan cat art doll, handmade original, one-of-a-kind kitten by artist Max Bailey

Louisa, miniature Himalayan cat art doll, handmade original, one-of-a-kind kitten by artist Max BaileyLouisa is a handmade miniature original, one-of-a-kind cat art doll, hand painted and hand sculpted in paperclay by artist Max Bailey.

Louisa, miniature Himalayan cat art doll, handmade original, one-of-a-kind kitten by artist Max BaileyLouisa is a pretty Himalayan kitten with bright blue eyes.

Louisa, miniature Himalayan cat art doll, handmade original, one-of-a-kind kitten by artist Max BaileyLouisa loves to read, especially the classics. She wants to be an author when she grows up. She feels there are too many stories about people, and not enough about kitties.

Louisa, miniature Himalayan cat art doll, handmade original, one-of-a-kind kitten by artist Max BaileyLouisa is wearing a country blue dress with a white collar and white cuffs, edged in lavender. Her dress has a lovely rose in the front.

Louisa, miniature Himalayan cat art doll, handmade original, one-of-a-kind kitten by artist Max BaileyLouisa comes with her favorite books. She couldn’t possibly do without them.

Louisa, miniature Himalayan cat art doll, handmade original, one-of-a-kind kitten by artist Max BaileyLouisa is a one-of-a-kind work of art, and is meant for display only. She was sculpted from paperclay in multiple stages, to allow for drying and detailing.

Louisa, miniature Himalayan cat art doll, handmade original, one-of-a-kind kitten by artist Max BaileyLouisa was painted under a magnifying light, with tiny brushes, one hair at a time. She is signed and sealed with matte varnish for protection and preservation, and comes with a certificate of authenticity.

Louisa and Juniper, miniature Himalayan and tabby cat art dolls, handmade original, one-of-a-kind kitten by artist Max BaileyLouisa and her books are 1:12 scale. (One inch equals one foot.) She is 1 and 3/8 inches tall.

Louisa’s friend above is Juniper the tabby kitten.

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!

Update: Louisa has been adopted. Thank you!