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GIFTS FOR CAT PEOPLE  ·  AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM

Joy of Cats & Life

Original designs about the small, true joys of living with a cat: the slow blink, the box, the chair that stopped being yours. For cat people, and for the partners, parents and friends who shop for them.

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Who is it for, and what are we celebrating

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Adoption dayBirthdayA new homeMother's DayFather's DayValentine's DayThe holidaysRetirementCat Day
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Some cats choose their people

Some cats choose their people

And the people never forget it

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01 · The world of cats

Every kind of cat. Every kind of cat person.

Apartment cats and garden cats, rescues and pedigrees, kittens and old friends, and the people who share a home with them. We make gifts for all of them, and for the people who shop for them.

A young Black woman in a sunny city apartment laughing up at a sleek gray cat perched on a high wall shelf among spider plants (woman in the Plant Inspector tee in Blossom)

Indoor kingdoms

The view from the top shelf

A city apartment, a sunny window and a cat who has claimed the highest point in it.

A South Asian man in his twenties, a shelter volunteer, holding a tiny tabby kitten gently near his cheek in a bright clean adoption room with cat trees (man in the Soft Voices Please tee in Chalky Mint)

Rescue and adoption

The day they came home

Shelter volunteers, foster homes and the families who say yes to one more.

A big fluffy Maine Coon cat sitting tall on a wooden bench beside a smiling red-haired woman in her fifties in a cozy cottage room (woman in the Maine Coon tee in Butter)

Every breed

Big, small and in between

Maine Coons, Shorthairs, Persians and the house cats with no pedigree at all.

A black-and-white cat sitting in an open cottage window above a flower box of herbs, an older Japanese man in a garden hat standing on the path smiling at it, facing the camera at three-quarter view (man in the A Garden a Cat tee in Blue Jean)

Windows and gardens

Watching the world go by

Birds at the feeder, a warm sill and a garden seen from the right side of the glass.

Two cats, a ginger tabby and a gray tabby, asleep curled together on a cream blanket on a sofa, a mug of coffee on the side table

Two-cat homes

Better in pairs

Two cats, one sofa and a long negotiation about the sunny spot.

An elderly Latino grandfather sitting in an armchair, an open cardigan over the tee, with an old calm silver tabby cat asleep on his lap , soft lamp light (grandfather in the Lap Occupied tee in Blue Spruce)

Senior cats

The old friends

Gray whiskers, slow mornings and fifteen years of shared evenings.

Indoor catsRescuesFoster homesKittensSenior catsTwo-cat homesBritish ShorthairsMaine CoonsPersiansCalicosTabbiesTuxedo catsCat momsCat dads
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Every house has one stair that belongs to the cat

Every house has one stair that belongs to the cat

Usually the third

02 · The moments

For the days a cat makes bigger

From the carrier in the hallway to the old friend asleep on a quilt, a life with a cat is full of small days worth marking. These are the ones our customers buy for most.

A happy young couple, an East Asian woman and a Black man, kneeling in their hallway facing the camera as a small tabby cat steps out of an open travel carrier for the first time (woman in the Adopted tee in Sapphire; man in the House Approved tee in Navy)

It starts at the door

Adoption day

A carrier on the hallway floor, a small face looking out, and a household that just changed for good.

A tiny gray kitten asleep in a soft round cat bed beside a child-size hand resting on the edge, night lamp glow

The first night

Somebody new

A new bed nobody sleeps in, and a kitten that chooses the pillow instead.

A fluffy white cat sniffing a tiny cat-safe birthday treat with a single unlit candle on a plate, family hands and paper party garland in the background, soft focus

The first birthday

One whole year

The cat will not notice the date. Everyone else will.

Moving day: a tuxedo cat sitting inside an open cardboard box among stacked boxes in a bright empty living room, a young man standing behind holding a box low at his waist smiling at the cat (young man in the New Home Same Cat tee in Gray)

The new home

Moving day

New rooms, old furniture and a cat who has already found the best box.

A ginger cat peeking out from under a decorated holiday tree beside wrapped gifts with lilac ribbons, warm fairy lights

The holidays

The tree was never ours

Lights, wrapping paper and a cat who has opinions about all of it.

A smiling Middle Eastern woman in a hijab with a fitted long-sleeve cream top under the tee, sitting on a bed on Mother's Day morning opening a small gift, her Siamese-style cream cat beside her (woman in the Mother of One Very Small Tiger tee in Blossom)

Mother’s Day

For the cat mom

For the one who feeds, brushes and worries, from the family who notices.

A bearded dad sitting cross-legged on the living room rug laughing, a big gray tabby cat on his knee , Father's Day morning (dad in the Employed by the Cat tee in Moss)

Father’s Day

For the cat dad

For the one who opens every can and pretends the cat is not his favorite.

A retired white-haired Black woman in a sun hat sitting in a wooden garden chair, a white cat asleep on her lap , summer afternoon (woman in the Full Time Cat Companion tee in Chambray)

Retirement

All day at home

A long career ends and the cat finally gets the full-time companion it always wanted.

Adoption dayBirthdayA new homeThe holidaysMother’s DayFather’s DayValentine’s DayRetirementJust because

03 · Who is it for

Often, the cat gift is chosen by someone who loves a cat person

A couple in their thirties, a Korean man and a white woman, sitting on a sofa with a blanket over their legs only, a calico cat stretched across their laps, both smiling at the cat (woman in the He Takes My Side of the Sofa tee in Orchid; man in the Kneads a Blanket tee in Navy)

For a partner

The one who shares the sofa

For the partner who lets the cat take the warm side every time. A gift that says: we see it, and it is sweet.

Two kids in plain clothes handing a wrapped gift with an orchid ribbon to their smiling mom at the kitchen table while the family tabby cat sits on the chair beside her (mom in the Why is She the Queen tee in Blossom)

From the kids

Mom or Dad, the cat person

For the parent who talks to the cat more than to anyone else, from the kids who noticed.

Two women friends in their sixties laughing over tea at a sunny kitchen table, a gray cat walking between the cups (woman on the left in the Always Has Something to Say tee in Berry; woman on the right in the Six Moods Before Breakfast tee in Chalky Mint)

For a friend

The friend with the cat stories

For the friend whose phone is all cat pictures. They will wear it, and then show you a new one.

A young South Asian woman sitting by a window seat holding a book open low in her lap, a ginger cat asleep against her leg, rainy afternoon (woman in the Sits on Books tee in Lagoon Blue)

For yourself

The one with the cat on their leg

For the rainy afternoon, the good book and the warm weight that will not move.

04 · From the windowsill

Things even cat people may not know

01

The slow blink

A slow blink from a cat is a friendly signal. A 2020 study found cats were more likely to approach a stranger who slow-blinked back at them.

02

The meow is for us

Adult cats rarely meow at one another. Kittens meow to their mothers, and grown cats keep the habit mostly for the people they live with.

03

Kneading

Kneading starts in the first days of life, when kittens press against their mother to nurse. Grown cats keep it for the softest laps and blankets.

04

Head bunting

When a cat bumps its head against you, it leaves scent from glands on its cheeks. You have been marked as part of the household.

05

No sweet tooth

Cats cannot taste sweetness: the gene for the sweet receptor does not work in cats. They are tuned for meat, not sugar.

06

Almost always female

The orange and black patches of a calico depend on two X chromosomes, so nearly every calico or tortoiseshell cat is female.

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A quiet living room at night, one warm lamp, a cat silhouetted on the windowsill looking out at city lights, deep violet blue tones, lots of dark empty space on the left

The best gifts are the ones that say: I know your life.

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05 · Why we exist

A real cat started this

Bonyta is a real cat, and this store carries her name. Her people wanted a place where loving a cat is treated as one of the good things in life, not a joke at anyone’s expense.

So every design starts with something a cat actually does: the slow blink across the room, the box that beats the present inside it, the chair that stopped being yours the day the cat sat in it. A cat person reads one and smiles, because it is exactly their life.

That is where our line comes from: Joy of Cats & Life.

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A young Black man in an open coat just inside his front door in the evening, crouching to greet a tabby cat rubbing against his leg, warm hallway light (man in the Waiting at the Window tee in Mustard)
Home is wherever the cat is asleep

Home is wherever the cat is asleep

Usually on the warm side

The Kneads a Blanket tee in Orchid laid flat on linen, a Comfort Colors 1717 garment-dyed shirt

06 · The shirt

A good shirt for a cat person

Heavyweight, 100% ring-spun cotton
The Comfort Colors 1717: a dense 6.1 oz fabric with a soft hand.

Soft from the first wear
Garment-dyed after it is sewn, for a lived-in color that keeps getting better.

A relaxed fit, S to 4XL
Printed after it is ordered, and shipped free to anywhere in the world.

Our designs are drawn for this store. No famous cats, no cartoon characters, no borrowed slogans.

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07 · Sent as a gift

Wrapped in joy, sent straight to them

Enter their address at checkout and your own for billing. We print the piece for them, pack it, and send the tracking link to you, so the surprise stays yours.

Shipping is free to anywhere in the world, and every order is covered by a free reprint or a full refund if anything arrives damaged or misprinted.

Hands wrapping a gift in kraft paper and an orchid ribbon while a gray tabby cat reaches for the ribbon
Two wrapped gift boxes in kraft paper with orchid ribbons on a bed, a gray kitten pawing at one ribbon

Any two, $10 off

Any two pieces, in any designs and colors. Use code PAIR at checkout on orders of $50 or more.

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A cream envelope and a small kraft gift box on a desk beside a laptop and a mug, a black cat lying across the keyboard

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A cozy reading nook at dusk with a window seat, cushions, a stack of books and a cat curled up, deep lilac evening light, dark empty space in the center

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08 · House rules

How we work

01

Drawn for this store

Original designs. No famous cats, no cartoon characters.

02

Kind to cats

No jokes at a cat’s expense, and only cat-safe plants in our pictures.

03

The details are right

We check breeds, behavior and the facts we print.

04

A good shirt

Comfort Colors 1717, heavyweight and garment-dyed.

05

Printed for you

Made after you order, so nothing is wasted.

06

Real people answer

One inbox, a person, usually the same day.

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The holidays, for the cat person

The holidays, for the cat person

Order by December 9 for US delivery before December 25 · worldwide by November 25

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