Cats as props - where to buy statues, scarves and more
The British Museum in London, England in the UK has a wbsite showing several gifts featuring cats such as cat bookends, ear-rings, cat scarves, a cat design umbrella. the replicas of an Egyptian cat vary in price from 50 to a 100 and 200 pounds.
You can also buy scarves with cats and other animals.
Key rings with cats are popular.
Draw A Cat On A Tee-shirt
If you have an old white tee-shirt, you can smarten it up, make it more itneresting, and cover stains, by drawing on it, painting on it, or adding a piece of cloth in another colour. For example, if you have a white tee shirt and a black tee-shirt, you could cut identical size pieces from each and sew onto the other. Result, a white cat on black and a black cat on white. You could make a his and hers outfit, or two for Saturday and Sunday, or mother and daughter, or two for twins or siblings (brothers and sisters).
Cats are very easy to draw. A figure of eight. Draw around coins. Or cups and saucers. colour in or use cloth. Or cut a piece of cloth around a saucer and a plate, allowing an extra centimeter or two or inch or two for the hem. Sew it onto a plain white tee-shirt, as appliqué.
Draw on eyes, even just a line, or draw around a coin with an indelible marker (over a washable one first to be sure you like the effect). Or buy eyes from a craft shop or doll and teddy suppliers.
Useful Websites
https://www.britishmuseumshoponline.org/inspired-by/inspired-by-cats.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appliqu
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Angela Lansbury teacher of English (advanced and English as a Second Language or English as a Foreign Language, French and other languages, aspiring polyglot.
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