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Meows and Minis 2009 Auction & Raffle Donations! AUCTION INFO: ALL of the proceeds of this auction will be donated to Cat Guardians, a no-kill, cageless, all volunteer cat shelter in Lombard, IL. You can read more about this wonderful shelter at www.catguardians.org . Want to donate directly to Cat Guardians? Click on the donate button below and it will take you to Paypal so you can make a monetary donation directly to them: UPDATE 8/11/2009: Bids are now being accepted on our auction lots. Click on the link to go to the list of auction items currently listed on MH$P: http://www.modelhorsesalespages.com/sales/searchlist.asp?Accid=11972 Proxy bidding is taking place from August 11th to September 10th. Bidding will close at the Meows and Minis live show on September 12th. If you would like to bid, please e-mail Chris Wallbruch at wombats@earthlink.net and send her your maximum bid ($5 increments only). You will be notified if you are outbid and all final bids will be announced after the show. Every year, about half of the items end up going to proxy bidders, so there is definitely a chance for everyone to win these beautiful auction pieces! Thanks for supporting the cats of Cat Guardians! 2009 AUCTION & RAFFLE DONATIONS Vicki Keeling donated a copy of her Arab medallion! Featuring a snorty stallion with plenty of attitude, this hard to find medallion is sure to set artists to dreaming! Think of the cool color possibilities with this guy! Thanks Vicki! Chris Anderson will be donating a stablemate scale race base, a bag of stablemate scale farm animals, a Breyer G1 Chestnut Thoroughbred foal, and a book "Cats Antics and Attitudes". Vicky Smith will be donating two framed and matted prints by Annette Farrell - a very talented British artist. The brown one is entitled "Native Lad" and is a Dales pony; the white one is entitled "Angel". They are GORGEOUS! Thanks Vicky! Katie Dema donated a Sarah Rose's stablemate sized "Doodlebug" resin, done to a soft dapple grey! Katie says, "He's pastelled with lots of handpainted dapples, eyes, hooves, and mane! I glossed his eyes, nose and hooves as well." Imagine the breed possibilities with this little charmer! Gina Hall is donating the old mold stablemate drafter made into a Fjord stallion painted the silver color. Thanks Gina! Jody Kimbrell will be sending us the new Breyer classic #902 warmblood along with a vintage English saddle set (circa 1989!) by Sue Rowe! Thanks for this cool 'performance package', Jody! Sandy Bloom will be sending us a Breyer "Newsworthy" for the show! Thanks Sandy! Jennifer Pomerance sent us an adorable kitty ornament as well as several bags of her "atomic catnip". I figured it was strong because the cats became intensely interested in 'helping' me open the box and even now, with the box taped closed, are fascinated by getting it open, LOL! (I keep having to yell DOWN in the direction of the dining room while I'm typing this note) Fun gift for your kitties! Thanks Jennifer! Holly Lenz will be sending us one of her lovely switchplate covers in roan! Thanks Holly! Michele Katz just sent me a photo of her donation, and she will be sending us a G3 stock horse CM as a dappled buckskin overo paint mare. She's got tiny dapples, shaded hooves, and detailed, multi-colored eyes. She is just adorable! Thanks Michele! Lisa Esping will be donating a handcrafted necklace to the show! Morgan lovers, this one's for you! The necklace is made with jade, smoky quartz, carnelian and freshwater pearls and features a bronze Morgan pendant. Also comes with a matching set of earrings, VERY striking! Thanks Lisa! Jennifer Weigel plans to donate: - Country Artists resin bassett hound - Cow Parade "La Bovene" cow - Hallmark Harley-Davidson Barbie ornament - Hallmark Disney Hunchback of Notre Dame ornament Thanks Jennifer! Jenn Tate donated this Breyer G3 SM TWH etched to a cool grey tobiano! Jenn put so much detail into this little guy and it must be seen to be believed! Sure to be a tough competitor in those SM CM Gaited classes! Thanks Jenn! Rebecca Turner donated a copy of her horseshoe medallion! Becky framed this handsome fellow with a horseshoe to bring out his good looking profile! Thanks Rebecca! Marilyn Jensen's donation for Meows and Minis has arrived - it's a beautiful H-R mini lying cat custom glazed to a dark calico! She is really sweet and is sure to remind you cat lovers of a beloved calico in your pasts! Thanks Marilyn for the lovely donation! Hilary Schwafel will be painting the SM Souvenir resin (generously donated by Jean Sorensen) as a donation to our show! Thanks Hilary! Sue Hallwas and Kaitlyn Camardo have donated two OF Breyer stablemates and a paw print pin to our show! Thanks ladies! Jaime Baker painted a G3 SM Pony to a luscious bay! SO cute! Thanks Jaime! Marilou Mol has donated a SM Rondo! resin custom glazed by Animal Artistry to a lovely creamy dun, as well as a set of cat stampers! Thanks Marilou! Jamie Coughlin donated a Salinero, an OF...the Breyerfest 2008 SR "Riesling"! Jamie says he is also signed on the barrel. Thanks Jamie for this lovely donation! Des Corbett sent us a beautiful Breyer G3 SM ASB CM to a warm honey bay with green and white ribbons! SUPER cute! Thank you Des for this lovely donation! Thanks Des! Bentley Sales gave us the #1296 Breyer San Domingo with book - thanks Mr. and Mrs. Bentley! Beatha Sellman donated Ann Harris' beautiful traditional sized field hunter gelding Wellington resin to a gorgeous deep bay! Beatha writes, "He's airbushed with handpainted details, with a little bit of pastels, and he's a hunter-clipped bay in a winter coat. To me he looks like an old schoolmaster, incredibly patient, been there, done it all, totally bombproof. So, no eyewhites." Add this gentle giant to your show string! Wellington body was generously donated by Ann Harris! Thanks Beatha and Ann! Miki Lancaster will be sending us one of her beaded works and a Breyer Merry Widow! Thanks Miki! Karen Dietrich has donated a gift certificate for a free stablemate repaint! Thanks Karen! Heidi Reaves donated Linda York's traditional scale resin "Intraada" painted a lovely bay roan! Heidi writes, "She is entirely pastelled bay, then roaning in pencil and some pigments. Unfinished, points, eyes, mane, tail, hooves, areas on the head still need work. You can say she's in progress, but her color will not change." You can see more photos of "Gunpowder Gertie" at http://picasaweb.google.com/sw.heidi/GunpowderGertie#! Thanks Heidi! Karen Zorn sent us a gift certificate for $50 towards your next paintjob! Thank you to Karen for this great donation! Sheri Rhodes will be donating one of her beautiful horse head award sculptures in bay! Thanks Sheri! Margie Juergensmeyer gave us a Breyer Pinto Paddock pal and the #720221 Quarter Horse - thanks Margie! Thanks Margie! Denise Gimmarro has sent us a lovely Christmas-y medallion - a side profile of a horse's head (done in burnished gold) with a beautiful red, gold, and green ribbon with a jingle bell on top! Lovely for the holidays or as part of your medallion collection! Thanks Denise! Jeanne Grunert will be sending us an unpainted SM Morgan Gelding Resin (from the 2007 American Breeds collection) sculpted by Tibbi Searcher!! Thanks Jeanne! Caroline Boydston will be donating an item TBA...thanks Caroline! Chris Allen will be donating a prepped Breyer G2 SM Andalusian that will then be painted by Kathy McKenzie! Kathy sent a photo of her donation for Meows and Minis - a G2 SM Andalusian CM to her signature buckskins! www.dragonflightstudio.com/buckSMAndalusian.jpg Isn't he handsome? Thanks ladies! Kathy Casey will be sending us a certificate for 25% off of one of her backdrops! Thanks Kathy! Heather Jackson-Lain donated the Breyer G3 SM Rearing Mustang etched to a red dun blanket Appaloosa, and the Breyer G3 SM Drafter etched to a black tobiano with yellow tail bobs! Both very cute - thanks Heather! Susan Natschke donated a traditional sized "Rising Hopes" foal resin sculpted by master artist Nance Brown. It pictures an adorable newborn foal working hard to get on those newborn baby legs and take its first step. Think of all the color possibilities with this fun baby! Thanks Susan! Sue Veeder donated an original cat sculpture; she sculpted and painted this little darling to a black tuxedo. This kitty is LB/Pebbles sized and is GREAT for those 'cat classes' at model shows or as a prop for your next photo show session- thanks Sue! Danielle Feldman is donating The Art of Pastel: Dapple Grey instructional DVD as well as two Breyer pins, a "Horse Play" card game, a bunch of SM saddlepads, and a Western saddle! She also has a NAMHSA polo shirt for the raffle! Thanks Danielle! Tina DeCaussin has sent us two lovely necklaces for the show! The first is a lovely square frame of an Arabian mare and foal. Tina says, "It's super sculpy, painted in a metallic copper, strung on copper colored beading wire with copper lobster claw clasp. Beads are copper colored pearls for luster and black crystals for some sparkle. Mare and foal is my photography." The second one is of a SUPER CUTE little vintage Halloween cat greeting card - a really charming little necklace to wear around fall! Thanks Tina! Janet Bonney writes, "It is a Schleich kitty painted to a tortoiseshell with a bit of white (painted after a kitty that is the mascot at my aunt nursing home)." Thanks Janet! Janis Whitcomb will be donating an item TBA! Thanks Janis! Rebecca Turner will be donating a medallion to the show! Thanks Rebecca! Myla Pearce will be donating a set of her limited edition draft horse prints - "The Lead Team" and "The Middle Weights"! Thank you Myla! Diane Gaither sent us a big box filled with goodies...a whole bunch of adorable horse beanies, a Corel Photo Album 7 (digital photo suite - very handy for organizing those model horse photos!), and a beautiful wooden nightlight with a horse and rider silhouette! Thanks Diane! Randa Garrett writes that she will be donating "...a NIB "A Polka Dot Party" set #720532. It comes with a girl, palomino Morgan with a polka dot stable blanket, and birthday party props." Thanks Randa! Tiffany Purdy will be donating a Stone SR Pebbles Drafter "Mini Me Rockstar" and a Stone SR Pebbles Drafter "Mini Me Rockstar"! She also donated an unpainted Ed medallion by Liesl Dalpe, a Pebbles scale performance set created by Cassie Thomas, a stablemate sized Western bridle and saddle (made by Carrie Sloan), and a beautiful blue horse medallionthanks Tiffany! Karen Grimm Karen Grimm sent us two beautiful custom glazed Hagen-Renaker cats! "Starlite" was custom glazed to a lovely warm creamy peach Persian, and "Sparkle" was custom glazed to an adorable orange tabby. Thank you Karen for this beautiful donation! Marie Phillips will be donating an item TBA...thanks Marie! Jean Sorensen has donated two lovely items for Meows and Minis: A Hagen-Renaker mini kitty and a SM Linda York unpainted "Souvenir" resin! Thanks Jean! Heather Bochonok Heather Bochonok sent us a beautiful porcelain Breyer Magnolia! Heather was originally going to send us this but got nervous that it would break in shipping, so then planned to send us two other Breyers instead...but then got up the courage and shipped Magnolia anyway, LOL! (Heather, she arrived safe and sound!) I gotta say I'm kind of hoping that this one is won by someone AT the show so I don't have to ship her myself, LOL! Thanks Heather! Jenna Nejman donated the Breyer "Spooky Stablemates" collection! Thanks Jenna! Sue Hallwas has donated a H-R Mini Mustang to the show! Thanks Sue! Deb and Randy Buckler will be sending us an unpainted Damiana resin for Meows 2009! Thanks guys! Dave & Maggie Barkovitz of DaBar Enterprises Manuela Kosmider has donated four very nice items to Meows and Minis 2009! They are: Breyer Collector's Manual from 1975 "Why Horses Do That - A Collection of Curious Equine Behaviors" book "American Girl Library: Girls and Their Horses" book "Konie" - a full color book about horses, all in Polish! Laura Pervier will be donating "some stamped cards in "wallets". 4 cards per wallet, each with their own theme." Thanks Laura! Shallon Chance will be donating 4 SM sized mini totes to the show - two of which have kitty themes! In addition to the four kitty totes, Shallon is also donating some free advertising for Meows and Minis on the Fallen Leaves bulletin board! Thanks Shallon! Marcy Osedo Marcy Osedo sent us an unpainted copy of her traditional sized cat resin, Hana! She is super cute! This will be lots of fun for painters and is sure to enhance those photo backgrounds. Thanks Marcy! Ellen Vogel set us Nag Bags - SO CUTE! Both are personalized with the name of the show. One is LB sized and has a Christmas Kitty theme, and the other one is SM sized and has cats and blue and white stripes. Super CUTE! Ellen wanted us to know for her donation that "The LB sized Bag actually fits a Breyer Classic Foal too" - thank you, Ellen! Rachel Pierce will be sending us a Pebbles sized Western bridle and breastcollar! Rachel writes, "Set features fully adjustable beaded 2 ear head stall one ear can easily be removed to make it a 1 ear head stall with rio rondo etched bit and buckles. Deluxe beaded and knotted removable romal reins in cream . and a matching beaded breastcollar with rio rondo hardware. My books are closed!" Thanks Rachel! Would you like to make a donation to Meows and Minis 2009? Please contact Chris Wallbruch at wombats@earthlink.net for more information!