Caturday Chronicles: When Your Cat Becomes a Keepsake

Happy Caturday, friends.

If you've been around here for a while, you know that Tribbles, Tashi, Benny, and BK aren't just my cats. They're my studio companions, my muses, and honestly — my quality control team. Tribbles has a particular opinion about which pieces deserve a second look. Tashi tends to sit directly on whatever I'm working on. Benny and BK provide moral support from a safe, resin-free distance.

I started the Cat & Pet Muse collection because of them. Because I know what it feels like to love an animal so deeply that you want to carry a little piece of them with you, everywhere you go. That feeling is something I understand down to my bones, and it's what I pour into every single piece in this collection.

Today I want to walk you through some of my favorite cat and pet pieces — the ones I make with the most heart — and share the stories behind them.

The Black Cat Heart Pendant

There's something timeless about a black cat. They're mysterious, elegant, a little bit magical. This pendant started as a quiet tribute to every black cat who has ever been underestimated, and it ended up being one of my most beloved pieces.

The gold accents catch the light just right. It's the kind of necklace you reach for on a day when you want to feel a little bit enchanted.

Black Cat Heart Pendant Necklace with Gold Accents — $23.95

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Celestial Cat Moon Earrings

These are my love letter to the cats who sit in windowsills at night, watching the moon like they know something we don't. The resin captures that deep night-sky feeling — iridescent, glittery, a little otherworldly.

I think about Tashi when I make these. She has always been deeply convinced she belongs somewhere in the cosmos.

Celestial Cat Moon Earrings — $24.00

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Custom Tortoiseshell Fluffy Cat Silhouette Earrings

Tortoiseshell cats have the most distinct, irreplaceable personalities. These earrings are my nod to every tortie lover who has ever said "she's not like other cats." (She's right. She's not.)

The silhouette captures that fluffy, round-bellied shape that tortoiseshell cats seem to own as a personality trait. If your cat has opinions about everything and is correct every single time, these are for you.

Custom Tortoiseshell Fluffy Cat Silhouette Earrings — $20.00

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When Love Becomes a Keepsake: Custom Pet Memorial Pieces

This is the part of the Cat & Pet Muse collection that means the most to me.

Losing a pet is one of the quietest, most profound kinds of grief. They were just here. They were part of every ordinary day. And then the house feels different in a way that's hard to explain to anyone who hasn't felt it.

I create custom memorial pieces for the animals who left paw prints on your heart and never quite let go. I can work with your pet's photo to create earrings that carry their face with you. I can create a custom figurine in resin that you can hold in your hands. And for the most personal tributes of all, I can incorporate your pet's hair or ashes directly into a resin keepsake — something real, something permanent, something yours.

Every memorial piece starts with a conversation. You tell me about them. I listen. And then I make something worthy of who they were.

Custom Pet Photo Earrings — $42.00

Custom Pet Memorial Resin Figurine — $45.00

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A Note From the Studio

Everything I make starts from something real. My faith. My life. My cats. My years riding desert trails and watching the seasons change over the Appalachian Mountains. None of my pieces are mass-produced. None of them are made by anyone but me, in my studio, by hand.

When you wear something from the Cat & Pet Muse collection, you're wearing a piece of that story. You're wearing something made by a woman who genuinely loves animals, who understands what they mean to us, and who believes that love deserves to be held, worn, and carried with you.

Thank you for being here every Caturday. Give your cats a chin scratch from me and mine.

With love,

Katie

Explore the full Cat & Pet Muse collection at aboodelegantjourneys.com

All pieces ship from Radford, VA. Every order arrives in an organza gift bag — ready to give, or to keep.