The Dancing Cat is here to bring some chuckles to your Valentine’s Day! I just can’t look at these drawings without smiling. Jamie Shelman created a set of four Valentine’s Day cards featuring her signature Dancing Cat and this is your chance to win a set! To enter, please leave a comment on this post. The winner will be chosen in a random drawing and announced on February 10, 2012 (hopefully in time to get the cards to the winner for V-day!) One entry per person, please. This giveaway includes free shipping to addresses everywhere!

Here’s a cool kitty bed in a mod flower print that’s perfect for a Valentine’s Day nap. It’s the Ramona Heart Bedavailable in red or green. On sale now at Amazon.

via Dog-Milk

Here are some very special Valentine’s Day gifts for the cat lovers in your life! These are original cut paper sculptures from Matthew Ross. They measure 2.5″ x 3.5″ and each one comes with a decorative paper stand for display. Matthew only made a few, so get ‘em while you can! They’re all available now in Matthew’s Etsy Shop.

Moderncat Discount

Matthew is extending his special Moderncat discount through Valentine’s Day! Enter discount code MODCAT25 to get 25% off your order! (Expires February 14, 2012)

Moderncat Studio just added a special limited edition Valentine cat toy set! This set includes one small ModKicker catnip kicker toy, two Felt Rollers cat toys, and a bonus pink pom pom for $8. Available from the Moderncat Studio Etsy shop. It’s really a limited edition so when they’re gone, they’re gone!

Kitty deserves a sweet treat this Valentine’s Day! Check out this uber-adorable catnip chocolate sampler from Etsy seller Mycrobe Catnip Toys. Four handmade needle felted bon bons filled with yummy catnip come nestled in candy wrappers inside a cute green box. So sweet! Kitty will love you forever.

Here’s a fabulous holiday hideaway made just for a Moderncat! Jenna, creator of The Cat Ball, made this exclusive holiday cat ball just for us and one lucky kitty is going to get to snuggle in style this Christmas. It’s a festive damask print Cat Ball lined with candy cane stripes and trimmed with soft white faux fur. Love it!

ENTER TO WIN!

To enter to win this custom cozy cave, please leave a comment on this post. The winner will be chosen in a random drawing and announced on December 20, 2011. One entry per person. This giveaway includes free shipping to the US and Canada, others can enter if they would like to pay the additional shipping costs.

Check out all of Jenna’s other cat ball styles in her Etsy shop and use coupon code MODERNCAT15 for a 15% discount!

The Dancing Cat has some hilarious holiday cards this year! Send a chuckle to your cat-loving friends.

Moderncat Studio is ready to celebrate the holidays in style! Check out our new holiday shop stocked with an assortment of fun holiday-themed cat toys for all the moderncats in your life.

You’ll find the always popular ModKickers and ModShakers, stuffed with irresistible organic catnip. Kitty will love to bunny kick these under the tree this year!

Our Bamboleo re-purposed wine cork cat toys are all dressed-up and ready for the holidays in red, green and white.

Our Lynks felted wool cat toys come in three holiday combos: candy cane red and white; red, white and green, and red and green. The Felt Roller three-packs are also available in special holiday colors.

New this year, we created a special limited edition holiday toy box. A crystal clear plastic box comes packed full with the following holiday treats:

• One Large Holiday ModKicker
• One Small Holiday ModKicker
• One Holiday Lynks Felted Wool Cat Toy
• Three Holiday Felt Rollers
• Organic Catnip
• Holiday Pom Pom

(The little gray stripey model is Andy, the newest addition to the Moderncat household. I’m sure you’ll be seeing more of him!)

Send a holiday chuckle to all your cat loving friends with these fun cards from I Can Has Cheezburger. Three designs feature I Can Has Cheezeburger photo submissions that have been turned into cute Christmas cards by Seattle-based Madison Park Greetings. Includes coordinating holiday envelopes. Sold in packs of 10 for $11.95 in the LOLmart at I Can Has Cheezeburger. Choose from the following messages:

• don’t mind me…I’z an ornament (inside: Meowy Christmas)
• I wear da sweater, u give me nog (inside: Celebrate in Style this Holiday Season, Cheers!)
• naughty kitteh just can’t wait (inside: to wish you a merry christmas!)

ENTER TO WIN!

One lucky reader is going to win a 10 pack of I Can Haz Cheezburger holiday cards! The winner will get to choose the design. To enter, please leave a comment on this post telling us which design is your favorite. The winner will be chosen in a random drawing and announced on November 14, 2011. One entry per person. This giveaway is open to readers everywhere!

HJ Mews has a special treat for kitty this Halloween! It’s an awesome Halloween kitty treat package with a huge assortment of goodies for your discerning feline, including Halloween-themed neck wear and a set of limited edition handcrafted Halloween toys. For $54.99 you’ll get the following:

• Berthold the Bat Toy
• Mordecai the Mouse Toy
• Nip-stuffed Candy Corn Toy
• HJ Mews Dried Sardines
• HJ Mews Premium Organic Catnip
• Your choice of one stylish Halloween neck piece. Choose from Candy Corns, Spider Webs, Jack-O-Lanterns, Beetlejuicey Stripes or H.J.’s personal favorite, the Dracula-esque Red Velvet Ascot (with spider web lining, no less!)

Since kitty can’t have any Halloween chocolate (remember, chocolate is toxic to cats!) here’s a little treat she can indulge in this season. It’s a whole box full of 25 catnip candies!  Each little toy has a pinch of fresh nip inside to drive kitty wild. And they come in this cute little box!

Available from the Pugs 2 Persians Etsy Shop.

It’s that time of year again when cats — especially black cats — appear everywhere, and these are some of my favorites so far this season! Ryan Conners creates adorable cat-themed folk art with a wonderful whimsical style. Ryan lives in northwestern Pennsylvania and her art is inspired by her six cats and her two children, who are portrayed as cats in her work. Halloween is an especially good time of year for this style of art and Ryan creates these adorable Halloween ornaments with some of her signature cats.

She also paints with vibrant colors and, of course, cats! Driving Volkswagens! Check out Ryan’s Etsy shop to see more.

Help kitty celebrate the 4th of July with these limited edition cat toys from Moderncat Studio! We made all of our best selling toys — ModKickers, Bamboleos, Lynks, and Felt Rollers — in red, white, and blue, just in time for the holiday. They’re ready to make kitty burst into the sky for some summer fun.

All available for a limited time in the Moderncat Studio Etsy shop.

This week’s guest post over at Paw Nation highlights some of my favorite Valentine cat toys for 2011. Head on over the Paw Nation to check it out.

Since kitty can’t have real chocolate on Valentine’s Day, why not treat her to these adorable chocolate covered strawberry cat toys from Etsy seller Lucky Cat Crochet. Each strawberry is crocheted with acrylic yarn and stuffed with catnip and a little bell. $6 for a set of 3 from the Lucky Cat Crochet Etsy shop.

Kitty deserves a special treat for Valentine’s Day, and this set of three ModKicker catnip cat toys from Moderncat Studio will be the perfect thing. Each one is stuffed with organic catnip and polyfill, for extra kick. Limited edition Valentine colors.

$12 from the Moderncat Studio Etsy shop.

I just want to wish everyone a very Happy New Year from all of us here at Moderncat.net! Looking forward to another great year filled with purrs and nose rubs. And of course lots of stylish kitty accessories!

I have to tell you about a truly creative fundraiser from the awesome cat sanctuary Tabby’s Place in Ringoes, New Jersey. They created an online catalog of virtual gift baskets that you can purchase for a special kitty in honor of a loved one. Chose from gift baskets for diabetic cats, cats with heart disease, kittens, senior kitties, or special holiday-themed baskets. You make a donation and choose someone to honor with the gift. Tabby’s Place purchases the items for the kitties and sends your loved one an e-card and/or a printed card. What a great idea!

Visit the Tabby’s Place website today to send your virtual gift basket and help some kitties in need! I know a lot of Moderncat readers are fans of Tabby’s Place because I’ve been seeing them listed as recipients for the give-a-thon prizes.

Spread some cheer this holiday season and help support a great organization! Head on over to the Alley Cat Allies website and make a donation and you’ll get to send a special holiday eCard to someone. Choose from several designs featuring beautiful cat photos. Your donation will go to help ACA continue to protect and improve the lives of countless cats across the country.

Jayne from Like Kittysville designed this fabulous climbable Christmas tree for her kitties. Here’s what Jayne had to say:

For years I’ve missed using my vintage aluminum Christmas tree, but don’t miss the kitty havoc that was decimating the tree and its vintage ornaments. I wanted a tree that’s not just cat-proof but cat-inviting. This tree has a Jetsons space-age look but is quite practical. It can be climbed but not knocked over. It can hold gifts, which saves floor space. The ornaments are cheap and easily replaced.

The tree is made of a single sheet of MDF (medium-density fiberboard). Its pieces slide together without any hardware, yet the assembled tree is as sturdy as a bookshelf. Its flat back can be placed against a window or wall.

The five shelves feature staggered semicircular cutouts which allow kitties to jump from one shelf to another. The shelves could also hold cushions for kitty naps. Styrofoam balls are the ornaments shown, but any kitty toys could be hung from strings threaded through holes in the MDF. After Christmas the tree can be taken apart and stored flat.

Finished size: 6 feet tall x 4 feet wide x 2 feet deep. Stored size: 6 feet x 2 feet x 3 inches.

For do-it-yourselfers, Jayne has made the pattern and instructions for making the tree available online. Thanks, Jayne!

Looking for stocking stuffers for all the moderncats on your list? Well, we created some special limited edition holiday toys at Moderncat Studio just for the occasion!

There’s a special set of three holiday ModKickers, one large and two small, for $12, plus the Felt Rollers are available in a few different holiday color combos for a limited time.

For kitties who celebrate Hanukkah instead, there’s a special set in the traditional colors of the Festival of Lights.

It’s the gift-giving time of year, and boy do we have something special for you! Announcing the first annual Moderncat Holiday Give-a-thon! We’ve rounded up a huge number of incredibly generous sponsors for a series of giveaways starting this week and going all the way through Christmas. Each sponsor has generously donated two identical prizes. One prize will go to a lucky reader and the other will be shipped directly to the cat rescue or charity of the winner’s choice! That’s right, your kitties will get a gift and you’ll help deliver some holiday cheer to other kitties who are waiting for their forever homes at your favorite animal rescue. How great is that?

Keep an eye out for special giveaway posts with instructions on how to enter each giveaway. You may want to make sure you’re getting the Moderncat daily email alerts just so you don’t miss any of these awesome prizes. Due to shipping costs, the giveaways will be limited to addresses in the US and Canada, unless otherwise noted.

Here’s a peek at the amazing sponsors who are making the Holiday Give-a-thon possible:

• Cat Above
• Marvelous Melissa
• Modern Cat Designs
• Amazing Treat Machine
• Caboodle
• Neko Flies
• Loyal Luxe
• Jake & Micah
• Moderncat Studio
• Catty Stacks
• Glacier Point
• Hepper
• The Refined Feline
• Brawny Cat
• Neko Habitat
• Urban Pet Haus
• Sleepypod
• ModKat
• Mountain Cat Trees

We hope this event makes a lot of kitties purr this holiday season!

Today in the US we celebrate Halloween, but tomorrow in Mexico is the Day of the Dead. This holiday is a time to gather with friends and family and remember loved ones who have passed, and of course feline friends are included in the celebration. Here is a collection of art and craft pieces that incorporate cat images in the traditional Dia de los Muertos style.

Above (clockwise from top left):

• Day of the Dead Cat Pull Toy from Illustrated Ink
• Day of the Dead Cat tile mosaic by Martin Cheek
• “SIEMPRE EN MI CORAZON” (Always in my Heart) print from Illustrated Ink
• Tres Gatos painting on wood by Patrick Murillo

Below:

• Dia de los Muertos Hello Kitty necklace from Wicked Minky
• El Gato by Ladislao Loera

The Dancing Cat always makes me laugh, and these special Halloween drawings are no exception. The Halloween Judge and Trick or Treat limited edition Halloween prints are both available from The Dancing Cat Etsy shop.