Kitty whiskers needed!

[Catsnclay]

I know this is going to sound strange, but I'm in need of kitty whiskers.....no, I don't want you plucking them from your babies but if you happen to see one on the floor, or chair, could you please start saving them for me?!

Here is the reason, so you don't think I am completely nuts :

I work with clay, and this fall I am in charge of a local No-kill shelter's annual fund raiser (HOW I got hooked into this is another long story... ) I thought it would be unique to auction off a pot that was done in a technique where you singe horse hair to the pot, but instead of horse hair, it would be kitty whiskers. BUT.....this would take a whole LOT of kitty whiskers.

So I'm asking you, if you would the next time you see one, put it in an envelope, wait until you get a bunch, and then please mail them to me.

For my address, please PM me.

I will take pictures of the finised project, and hopefully it will go for big $$$ for the shelter - the main reason for doing this!.

Thank you, and start saving!!!

The nutty one! I think the 113 degrees weather is burning my brain up

[jenluckenbach]

I have a collection of whiskers you may gladly have. It will give you a fine start. PM me your address please.

(by the way, I started this whisker collection thanks to slick and a few other PT'ers who said that THEY collected cat whiskers.)

[Laura's Babies]

I have been collecting them too but I really don't have very many.... don't want to part with them at this time but maybe by the time you are ready to do the project......?

[jenluckenbach]

Do you have a photo of what the technique looks like? (with the horse hair, I would presume) I think I might have seen it once, but can't remember.

[catmandu]

I will have to check to see if anyone has lost a whisker or two.
I dont remember seeing any, but I will check.

[slick]

I have lots. Will PM you.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I just mailed you my first batch of 20 or more and I just found another one this evening so I'll continue to save some more of them for you. When is the latest that we can mail them to you?

[Catsnclay]

Thank you Jen & Tracey! Laura's Babies, I don't want them if you don't want to part with them!

I do have a picture of the horsehair pots, but I have to figure out how to get them in my imagestation, again! I'm not computer savy, that is why I don't post many pictures, so I will work on it.

I do not need them instantly, for this project I have to open and remove the pot from a 1400 degree kiln not someting you want to do during our summers! So I will do the project when it gets cooler.

Pictures to come.........hopefully!

[kuhio98]

I am very interested in the process too. If you need help getting the photos posted on imagestation, let me know.

I have a zip-lock bag with a couple (mostly from Halo). I'll keep saving them up. There won't be many, but every bit helps.

[slick]

I've just checked and most of mine are white so I hope they will do. There are too many to count. Can you please PM me your address and I'll get them out next week.

[K & L]

Bunny are these the horse hair cats?

[dionne]

you know, in the world of stones with healing purposes and good luck charms (healing stones and medicine bags, good luck charms and purifying herbs is what my mom deals with in her business), cat whiskers are reportedly very good luck and very good calmer-downers...when they're not on the cat of course, so please don't rip them off...just thought you guys should know that

dionne

ps...how goes the project, so far, anyways?

[lady_zana]

I only have one at the moment.....I'd never thought to save them until you asked but I will start looking for them now.

A while ago, my kitty, Neko, jumped up in my lap, shook her head and dropped a whisker and then jumped away to go play some more. Guess she knew it was going to fall out and just wanted to share that moment with me!

[jenluckenbach]

By the way, how many whiskers (or hairs) does one use in a project like this? Do you use them individually, or do you need an entire group to make one marking?

[smokey the elder]

I have whiskers from each cat in a medicine bag, but I only need one from each. I'll save some up for you! (With fosters, I can accumulate a LOT of whiskers! )