Product Reviews: CatTipper.com

As a designer and manufacturer, it is great to get feedback and reviews.

My Cat Ball has just been reviewed by Paris and John at CatTipper.com. Actually, it looks like their clowder did the reviewing.

Read the review and see the video here!

Customer Photos from Etsy

I learned that people aren’t that great about leaving feedback for sellers on eBay or Etsy. I think we are just busy and we forget to do it. Well, it is a really different story when our cats are involved! My Cat Ball customers are really good about remembering to leave me feedback! Not only do they leave me feedback, they also often take the time and effort to send me letters, thank you notes and photos! Here are some of the fun photos that my Etsy customers have shared with me.

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The Cat Ball on Etsy

My Etsy feedback.

Nyan Cat Ball

I love the Nyan Cat

Inspired by the cutest pop tart pet on teh interwebs, I made a Nyan Cat Ball!

The Nyan Cat Ball is all rainbow on the outside and pop tart on the inside. The fabrics are 100% cotton and the attitude is 100% silly!

Here are some behind the scenes photos of the Nyan Cat Ball.

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Unfortunately I’ve sold out of this fabric. I hope to find more of it because it was popular!

How To Photograph Cats #4

I found a great tool during this session. It was a weird white string with a nice bounce to it, so it had a neat movement that Twix enjoyed, and the prop looked good from a styling point of view. Now if I could just get better at lighting….

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Average Joe Cat Show

Not everyone has a purebred ball of fluff, or some sleek and lanky cat with Asian heritage. Some of us have “average joe” domestic house cats and we really love them! The Average Joe Cat show is for this feline demographic.

Sponsored by Purrfect Pals, the Average Joe Cat Show is held in Shoreline, WA. There is a photo contest that you can enter right now (be ready to submit a high res photo), and you can also enter your cat in person to compete in a whole bunch of funny categories! These categories include stuff like:

  • Biggest Feet
  • Longest Whiskers
  • Best Tuxedo Cat
  • Best pair of Cats
  • Best Senior Cat
  • Most Obnoxious

I’ve got to admit that I’m thinking about entering both of my ginger tabbies in the best tail contest.

The Cat Ball will be available at a booth during the Average Joe Cat show, and I will be offering special show pricing.This slide show shows some of the fabrics I’ll be bringing.

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May 5, 2012
Shoreline Center
18506 1st Ave. NE, Shoreline WA
10 AM to 3 PM

The Cat Ball in Person – Petpalooza

Attention cat lovers! The Cat Ball will be available in person at the upcoming Petpalooza in Auburn, Washington!

  • Auburn Petpalooza
  • Saturday May 19, 2012
  • 10: 00 am to 5:00 p.m.
  • The Dog Trot 3K/5K Fun Run starts at 9:30 AM
  • Auburn, Washington

This is a family event for everyone! There will be a “Dog Trot” fun run (expect some funny costumes), stage entertainment, Skyhoundz Disc Dog Championships, Seattle Flydogs demos, pony rides, the ‘Unleashed’ pet contests, agility areas, a noon pet parade, over 150 vendor booths, and a petting zoo!

Location: Game Farm Park
3030 R St. SE
Auburn, WA 98002

Official Website

Facebook Page

If anyone wants to lend me a tent for vending, let me know!

Dog Meets Cat Ball

I’ve been asked if dogs will use a Cat Ball. I’ve even been asked about hamsters, bunnies and ferrets. Well, they probably will. The bunnies might try to eat it, but all of these animals will probably give it a try. I just wasn’t expecting this:

I’ve included the kitten photo because this Cat Ball actually belongs to the kitten. Matilda the dog is just borrowing it for a nap!

How To Photograph Cats #2

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How To Photograph Cats #2: An Exercise in Futility

I’ve been using a tripod and remote shutter control device a lot lately. This allows me to reposition the cat frequently (these things move around a lot). The disadvantages are that it can be hard to get the camera to “hear” the remote, and my butt seems to be in about 50% of the photos. I figured this set of photo outtakes was worth a giggle.

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The Zekester Dominates the Cat Ball

This customer letter made my day today!

to Jenna,

I opened our new cat ball this afternoon, and without hesitation Zeke knew it was his! Love at first sight… Now to see if anyone else likes it, so we may need more! Thanks Lisa and ‘The Zekester’

So apparently Zeke got into the new Cat Ball right away without any hesitation! He might have claimed it for his own. I hope that he will share with his brother Zak, but we will have to wait to find out!