She really loves her nose: The winner of the first cat photo contest

Though the deadline for the first newsletter-subscribers-only cat photo contest was Sept. 15th, it took my husband a little while to choose a winner. (I make him choose because I can't stand choosing between kitty pics--neither can he, of course, because he adores cats as much as I do, so really I'm just a big selfish meanie I guess. Ah well.)

This month was for the funniest cat photo, but I must admit that most of the ones we received were more "awwwwww" than "ahahaha" -- so after spending a lot of "awww" time with all the adorable kitties the hubby finally picked "Tasha Tortie Tongue" (as named by the adorable kitty's mom) as this month's winner. So congrats Katie--you've now won a $20 gift certificate to PurrPrints on etsy. (She's got even more adorable kitty pics on her flickr page for anyone who, like me, can't get enough of adorable kitties pictures).

Don't forget to leave lots of comment love for Katie's adorable kitty! And if you'd like to participate in next month's contest, which will be Halloween themed, just sign up for my newsletter using the form in the upper left corner of this page.

I'd also like to include a pic of the adorable Porkchop, who disappeared from his parents home a few months ago; as his mom Amanda said, he's "the coolest, bestest, 3-legged cat ever... and is sadly missed."

Moody Max doesn't like Mondays....

...so he made me wait until Tuesday to show him off.

Moody Max is the newest kitty at PurrPrints, and he's currently masquerading as a 4 piece magnet set that you can reposition depending on your mood (or Max's).

I'm debating whether or not there ought to also be a Moody Maxine listing in a different color (though Max can be customized to any color his adoptee dreams of). Or maybe different shapes too?--you can help my perpetually-indecisive-self resolve this burning oh-so-important question by leaving some commenty goodness below as to whether Max needs a Maxine companion (and if so, in what color and shapes).

Don't worry, Max has promised me he won't get too moody with you all--that is, as long as you promise not to wake him up from one of his beloved naps, or deprive him of his favorite toy.

Exciting update: Moody Max just got picked by TimortyAdamsDesigns for his review contest this week--whoo-hoo! Check out his fabulous blog and shop--he makes amazing modern steel jewelry.