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Meows and Minis 2008 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 8/11/2008: Bids are now being accepted on our auction lots. Click on the link to go to the auction page:

http://www.picturetrail.com/wombats

Proxy bidding is taking place from August 11th to September 11th. Bidding will close at the Meows and Minis live show on September 13th. 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! MORE PHOTOS TO COME SOON!

2008 AUCTION & RAFFLE DONATIONS

• UPDATE 9/11/2008: Berit Anderson has donated a china Wade pony and a set of racing tack! Thanks Berit!
• UPDATE 9/8/2008: -Daphne Mazuz Chips Arab CM Daphne Mazuz has taken the Peter Stone Chips Arabian and customized him to this deliciously soft fleabitten grey! He is the very picture of elegance and arrogance wrapped up into one stunning package!
  
• UPDATE 9/6/2008: Margaret Loesch will be sending a Breyer Silver CM to look like the Breyer Odyssey! He is WAY cool! Thanks Margaret!
  
• UPDATE ON CAT DONATION 9/6/2008: Sue Veeder will be sending us one of her miniature cat sculptures - thank you, Sue!
  
• UPDATE 9/6/2008: Des Corbett will be sending us a mule and a foal pin! Thanks Des!
  
• UPDATE 08/09/2008: Dave & Maggie Barkovitz of DaBar Enterprises. Meet Sencillo! This traditional sized Mustang resin was sculpted by Jennifer Irwin and generously donated by Dave and Maggie Barkovitz of DaBar! He comes unpainted, so is just waiting for YOUR artistic vision to bring him to life! Imagine him in a Native American costume, or standing on a windswept field proudly surveying his herd!
  
• Manuela Kosmider and Susan Morris-Natschke donated a Citation stablemate custom with an Anna Kirby English tack set! Thanks ladies!
• Jenn Tate of Shadowfax Studios will be donating an item TBA! Thanks Jenn!
• UPDATE 8/18/2008: Miki Lancaster will be donating a Breyer OF Halloween horse! Thank you Miki!
• UPDATE 08/09/2008: Karen Grimm donated a CG Dixieland Grand! Thanks Karen!
  
• Myla Pearce will be sending us a certificate for a set of her hand-made, custom fitted model horse shoes! Thanks Myla!.
• Cindy Williams will be donating an item TBA! Thanks Cindy!
• UPDATE 9/1/2008: Long time Meows donator Heidi Reaves has donated the following:
  1. MH Aviator (unprepped) pewter jumper
  2. 4 Breyer SM's with simple prep jobs: G2 Saddlebred, Morgan, Andalusian and a G3 WB
  3. Simple prep on a Pinata resin by Pamela DeMuth
  4. Rebecca Turner Friesian medallio painted in pastels, inks and acrylics, the background is in acrylics.

UPDATE 08/09/2008: Caroline Boydston has donated a BEAUTIFUL Paint horse head pin - he is a black overo with a smoky blue eye & black halter. Caroline says that he is modeled after her own horse "Atahri"! Wouldn't this look striking on a bright red sweater? Thanks Caroline!

Bentley Sales has donated the Breyer traditional sized model "Flame"! Thanks Bentley Sales!

Danielle Feldman has donated some stablemate tack to the show! T She is also sending a set of her instructional DVDs! Thanks Danielle!

Marilou Mol has donated several large ceramic cats to the show! Thanks Marilou!

UPDATE 8/11/2008: Stephanie Blaylock donated a Moody Halflinger resin! Thanks Stephanie!

Rebecca Turner UPDATE 6/2/08: Rebecca Turner's medallions arrived, and they are just stunning! She sent two of them - one is the lovely Hope medallion (which you all saw at Show For the Cure!) with the ribbon removed, and the other is a gorgeous side profile of a gorgeous Araby looking fellow. Both medallions are unpainted and both will be at Meows and Minis! Thanks Rebecca for your donations!!

Laura Pervier will be donating a clock and a framed tile to the show! Thanks Laura!

UPDATE 08/09/2008: Jenn Danza sent us a porcelain box with a cat glazed on the cover!! Thanks Jenn!

Marie Spinella-Phillips will be donating an item TBA! Thanks Marie!

EquinArt Creations will be sending us an item TBA! Thanks Jeanne!

UPDATE 8/18/2008: Lora Speiser Lora Speiser writes: "I am donating an Arabian Medallion by Karen Giesbrecht from Australia, with a paint job by me. She is a lovely rich bay with a nice blaze. Karen donated the u/p resin medallion." Thank you, Lora and Karen!

UPDATE 8/30/2008: Tiffany Purdy donated a custom mini Nahar resin complete with a dancing horse costume! Thanks Tiffany!

Carra Reinmiller MITTENS MEMORIAL UPDATE 6/02/08: Carra just let me know about the second horse for the Mittens Memorial - a Breyer G2 SM SR Drafter in black sabino!

Hilary Schwafel donated a custom paint job on a Bonnie Shields Idaho Gem mule resin (donated by Chris Wallbruch). Thanks Hilary!

Chris Anderson will be donating a SM jump! Thanks Chris!

Val Sydor has donated the cost of the prepping on the Idaho Gem mule resin that is being painted by Hilary Schwafel! Thanks Val!

UPDATE 6/28: Beth Elliot donated a SM Meridian resin which will then be painted by Sandra Hottinger! Thanks ladies!

Chris Allen will be donating and prepping a Breyer SM G1 ASB, which Janis Whitcomb will be painting! Thanks ladies!

Jenna Nejman will be donating a certificate for a website creation! In addition to the web certificate she has already donated, Jenna will be donating some 'rubber ducky kitties' and pony pouches to the show! Thanks Jenna!

Melissa Addison is donating two models - CM Breyer G3 SM Arab to tiger Unicorn by Addison and a Morgan Haberman "Bat Girl" resin painted to appaloosa by Addison. Thanks Melissa!

UPDATE 08/09/2008: Chris Allen donated and prepped a Breyer SM G2 Mule, which was then painted by Sheri Tarter with a cool cat image! Thanks ladies!

Chris Allen will be donating a prepped SM TBA which Gina Hall will then be painting! Thanks ladies!

Chris Allen has donated and prepped a SM G1 Arab stallion, which will then be painted by Daphne Mazuz! Thanks ladies!

Chris Allen will be donating and prepping a Peter Stone Chips TBA, and it will then be painted by Beatha Sellman! Thanks ladies!

UPDATE: Ann Harris donated one of her wonderful Monte resins, which was painted by Kathy McKenzie! Thanks ladies!

Marilyn Jensen will be donating a Hagen-Renaker mini cat that she has custom glazed to a charming orange and white tabby. Thanks Marilyn!

UPDATE 8/30/2008: Janet Bonney's donation is the Mini Whinney standing stock horse painted to a blue roan appaloosa with details such as sclera, striped hooves, and ghost spots! Thanks Janet!

Linda Feeley will be donating:

1 SM english set
4 cross country SM jumps
white sm fencing

Thanks so much Linda!

Randa Garrett is donating an adorable Breyer Phantom Wings painted to a baby dun by Sheryl Leisure! He is super cute and I'll be uploading his photos on the Meows and Minis auction site as well as they will be on the Meows and Minis website. Thanks Randa!

Carra McClelland will be donating a Breyer stablemate which will then be pastelled by Nikki Byler! Thanks ladies!

Kristen Hurley will be donating some items TBA...thanks Kristen!

Tina DeCaussin will be donating an item TBA! Thanks Tina!

Jamie Coughlin has donated this long sold out SM performance resin D's Miz Scarlett, sculpted by DeeAnn Kjelshus! Thanks Jamie!

Jill Rowe a "Patagonia Polo Pony" from Breyerfest! Thanks Jill!

Katie Dema has generously donated this Just About Horses 2006 Connoisseur Collection! Limited to a total run of 3000 pieces, this five piece collector's keepsake Stablemate edition consists of Mini Mosiac (a tri-color Pinto Sporthorse); Mini Appropos (a dun Appaloosa sporthorse); Mini Third Times A Charm (a handsome dappled liver chestnut Saddlebred); Mini Quarterflash, a richly shaded dusty dun Appaloosa, and Mini Masquerade, a flashy black and white model decorated with an intricate and highly complex design of stampeding horses. This exclusive set was produced in September 2006 and offered only through Just About Horses Magazine.

Vicky Smith will be donating a Compass (Breyerfest model) to the show! Thanks Vicky!

Susan Rice will be donating a new MIB Alborozo - I know a bunch of people have been looking for this guy! Thanks Susan!

Lynn Rhea will be sending us some driving whips for the raffle! Thanks Lynn!

Gina Hall is donating a repainted SM Drafter! Thanks Gina!

Diane Gaither is donating an Elizabeth Bouras stablemate custom! She is also donating a coupon that is good for a FREE 4lb. bag of Natural Choice Complete Care cat food from Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care. Thanks Diane!

Jenn Tate has donated an etched classic sized drafter! Jenn's etchie work is well known throughout the Midwest and has earned her many NAN cards! She has spared no detail on this classic sized drafter, who is covered from head to toe with her artistry. He'll be a neat addition to those custom draft rings! Thanks Jenn!

CAT DONATION: Lisa Aycock will be sending us some cat-themed items - thank you, Lisa!

Jaime Baker will be sending us a copy of her "Prepping, Pastelling, and Polishing the Plastic Pony: A how-to guide of what (and what not) to do" book - thank you, Jaime!

UPDATE 9/6/2008: Morgan Haberman Donation - Carra McClelland writes, "Morgan Haberman just mailed you a Cap'n Morgan's Ponoe Pack which includes some Ponoe Padz and a special extra goodie or two." (Carra is teasing me because I once wrote 'ponoes' instead of 'ponies' on the IPABRA listserv. Since then, no one there has let me forget it! :D ) Thanks Morgan!

UPDATE 9/6/2008: Miki Lancaster will be sending a "Merry Widow" and some beaded earrings! Thanks Miki!

Would you like to make a donation to Meows and Minis 2008? Please contact Chris Wallbruch at wombats@earthlink.net for more information!