We have a pet cat. We like to call him Kitty. We adopted him from an animal shelter over 8 years ago. He and his siblings were find by the side of the road, with no cat parents in sight.
They were brought to the shelter and from there, on to a foster family who not only fed and cared for them, but nurtured them all into independent kittens that would know the love of the human touch and perhaps be adopted by a loving family one day. The foster family soon returned the kittens to the shelter to make ready for adoption.
This is our cat, Kitty. Some consider black cats scary, but in truth he is just a scardy-cat. Shy around people and the camera, he is poised, polite, sweet and loving. We credit his good manners and gentle nature the the animal shelter and the foster family. We’re thankful everyday that we have him.
Being part of the Hometalk Thrift Benefit for Sheltered Animals Blog Tour, our goal is to bring awareness to the various ways that people can give small donations to help animal shelters with the costs for keeping animals safe, fed and comfy until they are hopefully adopted.
If you like thrift store shopping, then one of the best ways to help out is by shopping at a thrift store that benefits an animal shelter.
I’m from the suburbs of Chicago and oddly enough, I could not find a thrift store that benefits sheltered animals near enough. Thus, I thought I would bring the thrift store to them by making up something crafty to donate to the shelter for resale.
Modeled after Martha Stewart’s Soda Bottle Piggy Bank.
I made a pack of plastic Soda Bottle Puggy Banks
that will be donated to the West Suburban Humane Society, where we adopted our kitty from.
You can view the entire Soda Bottle Puggy Bank post here
The post includes FREE printable directions and puggy bank face template.
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A very special thanks to Jeanette Chaney of Country Design Style who organized the entire event,
and to Hometalk for sponsoring the event!!!
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If you are interested in giving to the cause for sheltered animals,
consider shopping at a shelter thrift store.
If you are feeling crafty consider making gift type crafts
that can be donated to the shelter to help raise funds for the animal’s care.
Thank you so much for stopping by StowandTellU
along the Hometalk Thrift Benefit for Sheltered Animals Blog Tour.
Please follow along the rest of today’s tour right below:
Monday, October 14
Dogs Don’t Eat Pizza
Tuesday, October 15
Wednesday, October 16
Thursday, October 17
Friday, October 18
Tammy Killough says
I love your kitty…he’s gorgeous! I am in love with those pugs too! That’s too cute! I’m so glad you joined the tour. ~Tammy
Christina says
Oh these are just the cutest things ever! The little faces are adorable! Will have to try this-
and Kitty is just beautiful- what a gorgeous coat!
Amy says
Thank you Christina. He almost gets a mane in the winter. It’s so cute 🙂 Glad to be on the tour with you ~ Amy
Therese @ Fresh Idea Studio says
What a sweet Kitty, Amy! And your Puggy Banks are to absolutely awesome! Pinning, pinning. Happy to be on the blog tour with you. Such a wonderful message. #furryfriendsbenefit
Cheers
Amy says
Thank you Therese! It is such fun to be part of this very worthy cause. Thank you for pinning and so glad to be doing this benefit with you! ~ Amy
Julie {Lilacs & Longhorns} says
What a great idea to make something for the shelter to sell! Love that! And, those dog banks are adorable — they will probably be begging for more! What a great post, and I am so thankful to be a part of this tour with you. 🙂
Jeanette says
Amy,
Kitty is gorgeous! I love black cats. I will be making some of our soda bottle puggy banks for our shelter. I didn’t peek, but could hardly wait to see what your post was going to be about. So cute!
Meegan says
Love your Puggy Banks!! Your kitty has such a sweet face. Love being on the blog tour with you, Amy!! xoxoxo
Mel says
I used to have a black cat we called her stormy she was a scardy cat too I love your pugs 🙂
Danni@SiloHillFarm says
I wish Sam weren’t allergic to cats. I’d have a million and be a crazy cat lady! Your banks were adorable and I’m sure they were appreciated!
kelly says
Great post…love the pugs & your kitty!
Amy says
Thank you, Kelly! Looking forward to your post tomorrow!
SheilaG @ Plum Doodles says
Kitty looks very elegant, and the puggy banks are just adorable. This tour has been lots of fun, hasn’t it?! 🙂
Amy Renea says
I love that you call kitty, Kitty 🙂 …and adore the little banks — pinning!!!
Anne says
Aww so sweet! I missed this whole thing… off to check out the other blogs on the tour.
Happy Sunday Amy!
heather f says
Awww. nice pussy cat. I love cats. Love your pugs too!
Christina says
I pinned the piggy banks to a craft board on pinterest and everyone is loving them 🙂