Review: Sweet Pickles Designs Collars

Not that long ago we had a giveaway for a Sweet Pickles Collar and we had a much bigger response than we had anticipated. So I decided to write a proper review for these collars.

I Have Cat is having a Sweet Pickles Designs giveaway.
Click on the photo for info on how to enter! 

Pickles is a CEO, designer, model, supporter of animal rescue - and our friend.  She's a feline fashionista who is always well dressed and gives fashion advice to any kitty who needs it.

I am CEO. Hear me RAWR!

 So how did she start her business? Well, after being rescued from the side of a highway in 2010 and settling into her forever home, she needed a collar.  Pickles's Ma, Shana Freimark, went on a hunt for the purrfect collar for Pickles.  The pickings were slim and mediocre, so Shana got her sewing machine out, watched a you tube video to figure out how to use it, and the rest is history!

From a purrsonal point of view, Lola and I just LOVE her collars!

Besides being so pretty, all collars are hand crafted with love by Shana and her employees (with Pickles doing quality control, of course).  They are made of high quality webbing for durability, covered with hand selected ribbon. Sweet Pickles Designs uses high end D-rings and durable hardware that secures easily into place. Double stitch stress points make these collars both sturdy and gorgeous.  They never  snag or fray, either, so you kitties will always be looking your best.

I better tell Ma we're running low on bow ties.

Sweet Pickles designs have been featured in Family Circle, Modern Cat, Tails, The Oregonian, and The Portland Business Journal.  They are also featured on Wag.com and there is an exclusive line for Pet Smart. But one of our favorite things about this company is the work they do for Oregon Humane Society.  Shana dresses kitties available for adoption in a Sweet Pickles collar for a photo shoot.

Who could resist adopting a beautiful kitty who is wearing a cute collar?








Pickles and Shana expanded their line to include bow ties, and then kitty corsages.  You can choose your own combination, ask for advice for what color would look spectacular with your fur, or opt for a matching set.  (Our wardrobe is ever increasing!)  You can have an outfit for every season or occasion. You can also see their entire collection in their Etsy Store. (And don't forget to send Pickles a photo of you modeling your new outfit! She'll post it on her Facebook page.)

What are you waiting for? Get yours today!

P.S.  In case you didn't know, my little sister, Lola, has a signature Sweet Pickles Collar. It's aptly named The Lola! Check it out! 

Lexy

Disclaimer: We did not receive any compensation for this review.  All opinions are strictly our own. Photos courtesy of Sweet Pickles Designs.

Book Sale!

We are having a book sale! Our book, Lola: Diary Of A Rescued Cat, will be on sale for $12 from 3/30/15 through 4/20/15.

Ten percent of the proceeds of this sale will go to benefit Oliver's Orphan Oasis. OOO is a rescue that is near and dear to our hearts.  Mommy first found out about this rescue when she started following the story of a cat on "Death Row' named Sal.  (Mommy wrote a post about him here.).  Auntie Carolyn, the owner and president of OOO, also helped Mommy when Will (Mommy's boyfriend) found a little feral kitten. Auntie Carolyn took the little baby, socialized her, and found her a forever home! 

OOO is a one woman operation, run from Auntie Carolyn's home.  We hope to raise a lot of money to help her out.  

If you'd like to get our book at the sale price, you can order it here.  And guess what? Each copy will be purrsonally pawtographed! When ordering, please don't forget to add a note saying how you would like it personalized. 

Shipping is $5.75 Priority Shipping in the USA, and $16.75 International.  

If you have any trouble with ordering, please email us at LolaTheRescuedCat@gmail.com. 

Right now we have 80 books in our inventory.  If we sell all 80 books we will give Oliver's Orphan Oasis $100! Please spread the word!

Lola

Rescue Stories: Annie - How a Poster Changed Her Life

Today we are sharing  the rescue story of Annie! Annie is the star of Annie's House Co-Starring Pierrot and we're very excited she chose to share her story with us.
Lola


In August 2011, my husband and I were going about our daily lives. We lived in California and had two ailing senior kitties that required quite a bit of care. One day, my husband went to get the mail and saw a picture posted of an orange tabby girl named Annie stating that her owners were moving and they weren't taking her with them. As much as I love cats and have a heart for all the homeless ones, I was really surprised at my husband. Not only did we have the two senior kitties, we were in a small apartment and we had one cat more than the apartments' one-cat-per-household rule. We were not looking for a third kitty. He brought her into our lives, however, by bringing that picture home.

I contacted the person listed on the ad and she said they were going to put Annie in a shelter if they couldn't find her a home but all the no-kill shelters were full. We decided to take her as an interim foster solution and try to place her in another home.

Beautiful Annie.

#WordlessWednesday - Bliss

Lola

And the winner of The Lola Collar is.....

May we have your attention please?!?! We have an exciting announcement to make! We are proud to announce the winner of our very first giveaway.  The winner of The Lola Collar is.....


a Rafflecopter giveaway

Christy Paws! Concatulations, Christy! We are sending you an email for more information.

We had more entries than we expected,which made us very happy. Thank you to all of our wonderful friends, old and new, for making our first giveaway a success.

  Lola

The Pom Pom Photo Bomb

I was trying to have a photo shoot on our cat tree, and I was photo bombed.  By a pom pom of all things!

Be afraid, Pom Pom.  Be very afraid.  

Lola

Still time to enter to win The Lola Collar!

You still have a couple of days left to enter to win my signature The Lola Collar made exclusively by my bestie, Pickles, over at Sweet Pickles Designs.

We're very excited that we got a lot of entries for our first giveaway! You can enter Enter here! here.