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- Katie Waldeck
- June 30, 2011
- 4:35 pm
- 72 comments
The furry orbs that adorn Flora Davis‘ jewelry have more to them than meets the eye — and might even be a little gross to many consumers.
That’s because the orbs, which Davis describes to Wired.co.uk’s Olivia Solon as looking like “oversized white pearls”, are made out of fur from Davis’ cat, Gaia.
The flame-point ragamuffin needs to be groomed regularly to prevent matting and, after noticing how beautiful and soft the fur is, Davis began to accumulate Gaia’s fur.
Davis’ technique?
She starts by taking a small handful of fluff, which she molds into a starter ball. To this she adds more fluff around the edges and then rolls it between her palms quickly until the strands of hair start to felt into tight, solid ball forms. She then stashes the balls until there are enough to make a necklace — which can take between two and three months.
Davis sells the jewelry on Etsy for $95-$280.
What do you think about these creations?
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Read more: Cats, Fashion, Pets, Cat hair jewelry, jewelry
Katie Waldeck
Katie is a freelance writer focused on pets, food and women’s issues. A Chicago native and longtime resident of the Pacific Northwest, Katie now lives in Oakland, California.
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As long as they're not hurting the cat, but I can't imagine spending $280 on something I spend much of my time trying to get rid of...
I'm not sure why some are disgusted by this. The fur is coming off anyway. My 6 cats shed like crazy. It's not like the kitties are being hurt or deprived. Longhairs need grooming so they won't get hairballs that they have to hork up.
Okay, that's a bit different.
Thanks for the info...
I wouldn't wear this if you paid me to... But thanks?
Thanks for the article.
It is odd, but as long as it is just being made of the shed fur I do not see the harm in it. I do believe in re-purposing as much as one can.
That is incredibly disgusting.. I would have to slap someone for wearing cat hair jewelry.. Ewww.
That is pretty different and odd. But a very unique idea that some people can be interested in it.
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