Pet Net Resources

Have you ever heard of a pet net, or a toy hammock? If not, take a look at the picture. It's a terrific and space saving item that hangs, via three hooks, in the corner of a room and it forms a sort of shelf, or pouch, for you to store things in, namely plush. I love these things and have two hanging in one corner of my office, one on top of the other. They are easy to install and so convenient, and you can fit quite a few animals in one net. Look how many are in the net in this picture. (BTW I used to have that bear on the right, next to the parrot. I think it was a department store Christmas bear, I wonder what happened to it. I am not a person who loses track of my animals easily, but I think he's been delegated to a bag in storage. Do you have too much plush when you can recognize a piece you own from a random picture??) Anyway, I would say the two nets I have hanging up each have at least 20 animals in them, if not more, and not just little 5" tall animals, substantially sized animals.

I'm not doing this advertisement for these things because I sell them, because I don't, but since I do sell a lot of plush, I wanted to give you a couple of links where you can find these nets if you are interested as they are related to what I have in my store. I think you will find them to be helpful with storing your collection, or getting all the toys off of your childs bedroom floor. I bought one of my nets from Organize.com, don't know where the other came from. The only warning I would give is watch out for quality, the one in the picture is nice because it has the nylon edge which makes it more durable. I also like one with tighter netting, some have holes that look like quite a few animals would fall through. I have that exact one in the picture so I can recommend it.

I am not affiliated with the sites I am listing, not getting any kind of profit from them, again, just listing a helpful resource. These nets would probably work for a lot of things, not just plush. They are normally hung up with hooks but there are also versions now that hang with suction cups if you are concerned with putting holes in the walls.

So here are a few links to on-line stores you can find the nets at:

www.Organize.com
www.organize-it-online.com
www.spacesavers.com
www.hangercity.com

Hope you found these resources helpful!

~Erin

Welcoming Aurora!

Lady Abigail's Collectibles and Gifts is happy to announce the addition of the Aurora line of plush products to our store. To the left is one example of their fabulous Nature Babies Collection, Schatzi the Schnauzer. We will be starting out our relationship with Aurora with Schatzi and 23 other Aurora items. Included will be an array of animals from the Flopsie Collection as well as some cutie patooties from the Tushies Collection. All of these items should be in stock soon, possibly this week, so be sure to check out the store.

We are excited to grow our list of great plush manufacturers to bring to the public, so welcome Aurora and here's hoping we do much business in the future. ~Erin

Relax & Unwind With Sand

If you've had a long day and need to unwind...click on the above picture (sorry, don't know how or if I can load the actual video clip on this blog) to be taken to the clip page of www.sandfantasy.com. Here you will find an artist, Ilana Yahav, who makes moving images with sand. The clips of her creating these amazingly intricate sand pictures are accompanied by soothing music. The clip for "Just Imagine..." from which the above photo was taken, was posted on yahoo's main page today and I took a look and loved it and thought I would pass it along. It's the kind of thing I love to watch and even gives me little tinglies down my back. I ended up watching all of her clips and hope she adds more soon. So if watching an artist create is something you would find peaceful and relaxing...please enjoy.

~Erin

Please note I am not affiliated with this site, just thought it might be something you'll enjoy as I did.

Giving Props:
Since I named my on-line store after my beloved English Springer Spaniel Abigail, who passed away in April of '06, (and whose picture can be found on the About Us page of the site) and also drew the store's logo as a cartoon of her, I thought I should at least introduce my boys. They were starting to feel a bit left out. Sam is our two & a half year old English Springer Spaniel and Tucker is our almost one year old German Shorthaired Pointer. Since these two are fairly close in age and have similar energy levels, they tend to get along great. They are brothers in every sense of the word. And although Tucker is technically the little brother, size wise he is outgrowing his brother by leaps & bounds (he's already about twice the size he was in this pic)! I wonder if Sam longs for the days when he had the upper hand?

So those are my boys, officially introduced!

Holiday Buzz

Valentine's Day is already under three weeks away! While it is coming up quickly, there is still plenty of time for you to order and receive something sweet for that special someone in your life and we have a few great items in stock to meet your needs.

Beaumont the Cupid Teddy Bear from First & Main is the perfect Valentine's Day plush. He's a soft white teddy bear with vivid blue embroidered eyes, red heart footpads and a red heart shaped nose. He's all decked out as the little love god with his opalescent wings, gold halo, bow and heart tipped arrow and his pink sash with red hearts. He'd make a terrific gift all on his own or, because he's priced right, he'd be a great accompaniment to perhaps a more extravagant gift. (wink, wink).

You can check Beaumont out here: http://www.ladyabbies.com/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=197.

If your Valentine is a dog lover, particularly a bulldog lover, you can't miss out on Sassy or Spike from First & Main. Petite little pups at about 5" long, they are all the more adorable due to their small size! Spike is dressed up as a little biker dude with a black jacket and red kerchief on his head and Sassy is decked out in pink.

Check out Sassy here: http://www.ladyabbies.com/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=179 and Spike here: http://www.ladyabbies.com/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=180.

Lastly, if you are looking for a Valentine's Day gift that is more appropriate for your best friend, parent or child, we recommend something from Russ Berrie's Bloomin' Friends Collection. This collection consists of a bunny, teddy bear and hedgehog. There are three styles, one of each character, available in plush and there are six styles, two of each character, available as figurines. Whichever you choose will make an absolutely sweet, but toned down, alternative to the typical Valentine's Day plush.

Check out the plush Bloomin' friends plush here: http://www.ladyabbies.com/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=198 and the figurines here: http://www.ladyabbies.com/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=199.

Announcing www.ladyabbies.com

Welcome to my blog! My name is Erin and I would like to thank you for stopping in to visit.

I would like to start off my first post by introducing my on-line store, Lady Abigail's Collectibles & Gifts, found at www.ladyabbies.com.

Lady Abigail's carries an array of baby, kid, holiday and wedding items from terrific companies like Gund, Russ Berrie, First & Main, Melissa & Doug, and many more so I hope you will find something you love when you visit.

Lady Abigail's is named after my English Springer Spaniel Abigail. The real Lady Abigail (of the Woodlands-her AKC title), more commonly known as Abbie (she wasn't pretentious), passed away almost a year ago. When I decided to start my store shortly after her passing, I could think of no more perfect name for it then hers. It is my honor to have her name on my store and to think of her everyday when I look at the springer logo I drew after her (though in real life she was less cartoony) or see her name atop every page. And I am proud to introduce her to you, she was worth knowing...and anyone who has a dog and loves them dearly knows what I mean.

Creating this store has truly been a labor of love for me and I am thrilled that it is finally up and running. I would like to thank my brother and webmaster, David, for all of his help in this endeavor because I had the vision but he brought it to life online for which I am extremely grateful.

Thanks again for stopping in and I hope you enjoy the store!

~Erin