Toys

Shop: ElizabethRuffing
Artist: Elisabeth
Website: Elizabeth Ruffing
Featuring: Handmade toys, pillows, wall hangings and prints
Role: Member since 2007

Elizabeth designs and creates her own original handmade toys, including Hug Me! Slugs, Hug Me Toads, and Hug Me Sock Kittens. She also creates original decorative pillows and wall hangings, and is currently adding to her selection of whimsical animal prints.

Elizabeth donates 10% of her print sales, less shipping, to animal charities, and will be creating special sock kittens to help fundraise for Alley Cats and Angels of North Carolina.  

Charity of choice: Alley Cats and Angels of North Carolina, The Humane Society of the United States, The ASPCA

Shop: Hooks and Whiskers
Artist: Melissa
Website: Crafting with Cat Hair
Role: Member since 2012

Melissa designs and creates her own handmade plush toys, including felt food and sweets. She also creates felt and crocheted jewelry and catnip cat toys.  
Melissa donates 10% of her sales, less shipping, to local animal charities, and has created an Etsy shop section, Shelter Softies, where 100% of sales, less shipping, are donated to local animal charities.         

Charity of choice:  Alley Cats and Angels of North Carolina, Safe Haven for Cats, SPCA of Wake County       

Shop: Sarious101
Artist: Sarah
Role: Member since 2010

Happy Place is the home of my store cat Ewok, one of a kind Creative Critters, handsewn Bunny Buddies and gamer/Cool Cats. There is also Imaginary Friends avaiable if you don't have one already, and some photographs and prints.

Charity of choice: Humane Society

Shop: Yarn Miracle
Artist: Emily
Website: Yarn Miracle
Role: Member since 20

Yarn Miracle specializes in hand knit companion animals created from natural materials. Each toy is created with the structure and durability needed for a stuffed playmate coupled with enough good looks and charm to please the eye and warm the heart. Any companion animal purchase earns $5 for Baldwin Animal Rescue, a local Humane Society.

The six permanent cats, miscellaneous foster dogs and outdoor wildlife at the Yarn Miracle Household seem to be pleased with their living conditions. The only complaint on record is about the lack of meat in table scraps (which they aren't supposed to be eating anyway). They don't care one way or the other about cage-free eggs and organic dairy. All animals deserve respect, kindness and humane treatment.

Charity of choice: Humane Society of the United States, Baldwin Animal Rescue