V-DAY Giveaway #2: The Dancing Cat Valentine Cat Zipper Pouch

I’M SORRY THIS GIVEAWAY IS OVER. However, you can still get 10% off items in the ETSY store, by using “LOVECAT” at check out through 2/14/14!

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Our first V-Day giveaway was for the 4-legged member of the family (there’s still time to enter to get a Sweet Pickle collar and bow tie). Now it’s time for ones that feed the 2-leggeds!

Those of you who know me are aware I don’t normally go gaga for cat-themed clothing or accessories. But when I saw the Valentine cat zipper pouch on the Etsy shop The Dancing Cat, I was singing a different tune. I WANT!

One lucky I HAVE CAT readers (from anywhere in the world!), will win one of these limited edition 5″ x7″ pouches! They’re perfect for carrying around pens, cosmetics, smartphones, and perhaps even cat treats?!

In addition, Jamie, the artist behind The Dancing Cat, is generously offering every single I HAVE CAT reader 10% off items in her ETSY store, just by using “LOVECAT” at check out through 2/14/14!

You may recognize Jamie’s rotund, happy cat drawing from her prints and cards. I selected a few of her Valentine’s Day inspired drawings to share (above), but she has hundreds of cards and prints for all occasions.

Jamie has always been a cat lover (go Jamie!). As a child she recalls,“snagging them out of bushes and carrying around on my shoulder.” She was a shy child and was able to relate to animals, cats in particular. She writes, “There was no judgement or ‘agenda’ at hand except maybe for food!”

Kitty Witty (left) and Grey Bags (right), Jamie’s tolerant neighborhood cats!

While she doesn’t currently have any cats – darn landlord! She has “adoptive” cats in the form of two neighborhood cats who stop by to say hello. They must be very tolerant kitties because Jaimie likes to, “pick them up and give them a squeeze in the middle”!

Both Jamie and her husband Tom are artists, having graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design. I love it when she says on her Etsy site that, “…we love the thought that our work can make someone happy even if just for a moment and possibly redirect their day or their lives in a positive direction.” I think you’ll agree that her cats can’t help but bring joy to ones day.

Titled “The Squeeze,” I think we can guess which kitties inspired this drawing!

When I asked how she ended up drawing cats as a speciality, she responded that she:

“…really like the shapes and forms I can create with cats, the roundness, volume and mass- like rocks in a zen garden! My cat drawings have kind of taken on a life of their own, I never try to narrow them down to “cat actions” but let them develop naturally. They often take on human characteristics and complex emotional states, albeit simply rendered! From cycling, eating, and grooming to dining a la carte or jumping on a mini trampoline their actions mirror my own emotional state of mind”

Okay, now back to business. The GIVEAWAY!

To enter:

Leave a comment letting us know which zipper color you’d like if you won the pouch (color options below)
You MUST leave a way for us to contact you – Twitter or Email
Comment must be left by February 8th 5pm EST
One entry per household UNLESS, you post this giveaway to your FB page in which case you should leave a second comment to this blog post letting us know you did so
Winners will be selected using random.org
Don’t forget, ANYONE CAN ENTER REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU LIVE!