Food & Drink
It’s Raining: Cat Donuts and Dog Shirts
Seattleites create crafty products for animal lovers
By Seattle Mag June 13, 2016
Cats… Seattleite Skye Saylor has been crafting plush toys for friends since her college days, but it wasn’t until after a life-changing 1,000-mile walk from Seattle to San Francisco that Saylor and her partner, Thomas Marnin, decided to make a business of it. In 2013, the couple launched MarninSaylor and started selling their quirky soft toys at Pike Place Market. Saylor designed their best-seller, the totally adorbs Donut Cat, “on a whim, and thinking of two things she loved,” says Marnin. We’re pretty sweet on them, too. marninsaylor.com
…and Dogs! When a handsome golden retriever named Tangle came to live with Kayla Ogunsemore’s family last year, 9-year-old Kayla (pictured center) was inspired to follow her dream of creating a line of clothing that would “make people smile.” With Tangle as her muse and the shutterbug skills she learned from her dad, a commercial photographer, Kayla started Brown Sugar Kids, a cool and quirky collection of kids’ T-shirts featuring snaps she took herself. A true dog lover, Kayla donates a portion of her proceeds to animal rescue organizations. brownsugarkids.com
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