First of all: it is wonderful to hear that all the blood, sweat, and tears put into the Chateau was such a hotly anticipated part of the day for many of you, and that it will be missed. Thank you for your kind words :)

Second, there seems to be this misconception that I’m erasing the entire site. I’m not about to throw away nine years’ worth of writing. So calm down, the links are not going anywhere.

On to this week’s finds: this Etsy Highlights is dedicated to Bella and Pollywog, my two little girls (one of whom is pawing at my bare foot as I write this, somebody needs a claw trim) – and to everyone who loves cats but finds most cat fashion too twee for palatable wardrobe integration. Felines are beautiful, angular, sensual creatures, and they really deserve better representation than Christmas sweatshirts.

The word for pictures that change when you move them is “lenticular.” And here is a stellar example, a retro-60’s/70’s graphic from Eveready Batteries, the kind of jewelry that draws curious hands who all want to make the cat dive through the 9. From Shixie.

A pendant cast from an anise star with two seeds strategically left inside, ends up looking like an alien cat-face. Excellent revisioning of an organic element into something beautifully creepy. Iacua.

Perturbed eyes, rumpled fur, everything stays dignified with the presence of a brass kissclasp closure. From Portemone.

A pair of funky 70’s panthers await adoption into a swank party pad, where they can disdainfully gaze down at the proceedings from their perches of plaster. From 3 Cornered Moon.

The product is Faerie Feelers, sparkly little bits of headwear that apparently can be worn by chill, tolerant felines. The model here is as striking as she is patient. From Faerie Feelers.