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Marketplace: Two-layer Masks and Matching Accessory Bags

masks and accessory bags
masks and accessory bags

Feline-themed double layer masks with a pocket for a filter and matching accessory bags with my feline artwork. And some flower designs too!

I get the feeling we’ll need these for a while, so I decided to design my own mask with a few special features, and also printed accessory bags to match. I stocked up on the commercial-quality transfers for all this fabric printing and they look so vibrant and pretty, I’m very pleased with how they look. Yep, that’s me modeling “Inscrutable Cats”!

woman wearing mask
Yep, that’s me!

Of course, I had to print my own fabric for them using fabric transfers in four different designs, including one brand new one. Here are three designs you’ll recognize.

Each mask design is printed on fresh cotton muslin—no upcycling old tablecloths here. The commercial quality fabric transfer gives the fabric a little extra density to block droplets, and body so it holds its shape where you want it. Each mask is also lined with fresh cotton muslin, with the top seam left open to slip in another layer or two of materials for extra blocking.

mask with pocket
How the pocket works.

I add elastic ear bands and also provide 24″ cotton ties if that works better for you. Masks are fully washable. I wash them after I’ve made and handled them for photography, then dry them and pack them into plastic bags wearing fresh gloves to avoid any possible contamination.

New Pattern: “Rescued Kitties”!

New pattern, "Rescued Kitties"
New pattern, “Rescued Kitties”

This pattern is adapted from one of my daily cat sketches I titled “The TNR Story”. The art was inspired by working in post op at the May 25, 2014 Homeless Cat Management Team TNR clinic. I study cats all the time but it’s not too often I get to handle that many cats in one day, especially when they are still pretty much under anesthetic, aside from a few ambitious ones. Cat after cat, large and small, male and female, solid, striped spotted, I cleaned ears and checked toes and combed fur for fleas and other parasites and finished off their ear tips, applied flea treatment and in passing studied their fur and their markings. At that moment, as I always say, they are all just cats. Read more about the art here.

New Accessory Bags

Accessory bags
Accessory bags and patterns

What better to hold your mask than a matching accessory bag? These bags are a little bigger than the ones I made last autumn, about 5×7, unlined and zip closed, printed on a variety of reclaimed cotton fabrics. They will fit your mask, a small bottle of hand sanitizer, a small package of wipes and some latex gloves. Below are all the designs.

Discount when you purchase “two”:

Each item is $15.00, but…

• Buy a mask and matching accessory bag for $25.00.
• Buy two masks for $25.00.
• Buy two accessory bags for $25.00.
Use coupon code MASKACCESSORY25.
The price is good through July 31, 2020.
I have limited quantities right now until I see if they catch on.

Masks can be found on Hand-printed Art, Housewares and Apparel
Accessory bags can be found on Totes, Accessories and Purses

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Coming soon: garden flags! Mimi approves!

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Marketplace is a feature on The Creative Cat to share the latest coming out of my studio with my readers. Once a week on Thursday I feature something new in my “shop”.

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It’s all done under the close and careful supervision of my studio cats!


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All images and text used on this site are copyrighted to Bernadette E. Kazmarski unless otherwise noted and may not be used without my written permission, although links to your site are more than welcome and are shared. Please ask if you are interested in using and image or story in a print or internet publication. If you are interested in purchasing a print of an image or a product including it, check my animal and nature website Portraits of Animals to see if I have it available already. If you don’t find it there, visit Ordering Custom Artwork for more information on a custom greeting card, print or other item.


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