Martha Stewart Pets has just launched its Santa Pets photo contest. A photo of your cat in yuletide finery could win you a year’s supply of Purina ONE pet food!

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[PHOTO: Tabby Girl]

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Got a beautiful black cat? Enter a photo in the Cat Channel’s Beautiful Black Cats Photo Contest, and you could win a copy of Ask the Cat Keeper, a new book by Marc Morrone, Martha Stewart’s resident pet keeper.

In Ask the Cat Keeper, Marc offers cat owners the most unusual and surprising questions and more than 100 answers ranging from litter box training to coughing up hairballs, and clicker training to nail trimming. With additional anecdotes from his decades of cat-keeping and fun illustrations by famous illustrator Jason O’ Malley, this book is a must-have for any cat owner in search of a creative new way to find all the answers to their cat crises.

Entry Deadline: 27 OCT 2009

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This glitter painting craft project was recently showcased at MarthaStewart.com, and is an easy project for memorializing your favorite pet. It’s also a great family project for you and your kids. Think of it as paint-by-numbers … with glitter. I’ve included a summary of the instructions below. Go to Martha’s Glitter Painting Site for complete instructions and an easy upload tool that will prepare your photo for glittering.
Tools and Materials Photograph Card stock Wooden painting panel (or mat board) Craft knife and cutting mat Scrap paper Craft stick Paste-style glue, such as Yes Paste Glitter in assorted colors, from Martha Stewart Crafts, available at Michaels Baking cups Craft glue (or glitter glue) in a fine-tipped bottle, from Martha Stewart Crafts, available at Michaels Air duster, available at Staples Satin ribbon
Step 1 Upload and Prepare Photo Using the photo-conversion tool, upload a picture and print it onto card stock using an ink-jet printer.
Step 2 Prepare Glitter and Apply Glue Prepare glitter: Pour small amounts into separate baking cups. Set out a few extra cups for blending more hues as needed. Apply craft glue from a fine-tipped bottle to a color field (it doesn’t matter where you begin). If the area is large, outline it first, then use the tip to fill in the space.
Step 3 Add Glitter Sprinkle glitter onto the glued area, covering it completely.
Step 4 Remove Excess Glitter Remove excess glitter by standing the panel upright and tapping it lightly on the work surface.
Step 5 Save Excess Glitter Curving the scrap paper like a funnel, pour extra glitter into the cup.
Step 6 Blow Away Stray Glitter and Finish Painting Blow stray glitter away using air duster. (This won’t disturb glued sections.) Repeat process, covering each remaining color field. You can correct mistakes by gluing and glittering again right over affected areas. Choose a satin ribbon that’s as wide as the panel is thick. Cut a length long enough to wrap around panel’s edge; affix it with paste-style glue.

Ready to start? Go to Martha Stewart’s Glitter Crafts Center and Upload a Photo.

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Enter Martha Stewart’s 4th of July Patriotic Pet Photo Contest for a chance to win a year’s supply of Purina dog or cat food. Just submit a patriotic-themed photo by July 15th. See rules here.

How did your cat celebrate the Red, White and Blue? Whether it was for the Fourth of July or just saluting the flag, a photo of your patriotic cat could win a year’s supply of Purina One cat food!

Entry Deadline: 15 July 2009

Click here to enter contest.

[PHOTO: Catster Marvel Ann]

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Sad news, today. Martha Stewart’s beloved Himalayan, Mozart, has gone to the Rainbow Bridge:

There’s sad news on the celebrity pet owner front today: Martha Stewart’s 19-year-old cat, Mozart, has died. Stewart took to Twitter this morning to tell her followers of his passing, saying the lynx-Himalayan had “a beautiful life.”

The animal-loving domestic doyenne has had a tough year: She lost her beloved chow Paw Paw in April of 2008, and her chow puppy Ghenghis Khan was killed in a deadly kennel explosion on March 6. Mozart was laid to rest right next to Paw Paw on her Connecticut property, she wrote on Twitter.

Stewart is also mom to French bulldogs Francesca and Sharkey.

[LINKS: Photo: MarthaStewart.com; Story: PEOPLE Magazine]

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There are a bunch of great contests running right now — enter today and don’t miss out!

FURminator Giveaway: One EVERY day! One FURminator anti-shedding tool will be given away every day to members of Catster’s FURminator group. Just join the group to be entered to win. If you’re not a member, it’s still super easy to enter – just add a cat on Catster (you’ll have to activate your account by clicking on a link in your inbox, and then upload a photo of your cat) and then you, too, can join the group and enter to win! Remember to visit the group every day to enter to win!
Win a Catnip Boomerang from Jake & Micah, courtesy of our friends at Modern Cat. Made of 100% cotton fabric with a funky modern graphic print, the boomerangs are filled with premium organic catnip and some fiberfill: purrfect for professional grade bunnykicking. Three Lucky Winners will be drawn at random on May 22. To enter, just leave a comment here.
Martha Stewart’s Party Animals Contest. Submit a photo of your pet celebrating a birthday by May 25th. The Grand Prize winner gets a year’s supply of Purina One dog or cat food. (Not your flavor? Donate to a shelter or rescue organization or Food Bank.)
Litter Robot Giveaway Win a free Litter Robot. Just write a little something about what you and your cat are doing to help the environment. Winner gets a FREE ECO Unit Litter-Robot&tm; made from 100% recycled plastics! Deadline: June 1st.
DogToys.com Pet Bed Sweepstakes Win a stylish pet bed. Retail value: $165. All you need to do is complete a short entry form. Winner drawn at Random. Contest ends July 31, 2009.
CatToys.com Pet Bed Sweepstakes Win a retro-chic pet bed. Retail value: $165. All you need to do is complete a short entry form. Winner drawn at Random. Contest ends July 31, 2009.

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Martha Stewart Pets is hosting another great contest: Best Pet Birthday photo. Submit a photo of your pets celebrating their birthdays in style, and you could win a 1-Year supply of Purina One Dog or Cat Food. The approximate retail value of each Grand Prize: $130.00 USD. Deadline: 15 May.

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I’ve spent a lot of time at Martha Stewart Pets recently, waiting for the announcement that Skeezix is the winner of their Easter photo contest. It’s a site well worth bookmarking, chock-full of projects and petkeeping ideas for you and your pet. And don’t tell Skeezix, but her French Bulldogs Francesca and Sharkey are just the cutest!

Once I find the boxes for it, the “cat house” project above is one I’m going to tackle. Armed with little more than 3 cardboard boxes, a glue gun and an Exacto knife, you can put together a two-story kitty mansion in less than an hour. If money is tight in your house right now, it’s a nice affordable gift for your kitty, and one that you won’t mind leaving out where visitors can see it.

• Click here for instructions on how to build your own Kitty Playhouse.

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Fresh Step has teamed up with Martha Stewart Living for a photo contest. The entrants are judged on merit by qualified judges, not by a rating system or popular votes, so if you have a great photo it will actually stand a chance of winning. In addition to getting some great prizes, the winner will be featured in an ad in Martha Stewart Living Magazine.

To enter, you’ll need to join their rewards program, through which you can get coupons and discounts on Fresh Step products.

Thirteen prizes will be awarded:

Three (3) GRAND PRIZES: Each of the three Grand Prizes will consist of (i) a one (1) year supply of Fresh Step® cat litter (awarded in the form of nine (9) coupons redeemable for Fresh Step® from your local retailer); (ii) a $100 Wal-Mart gift card that winner can use toward products to pamper his/her cat; (iii) $100 worth of Martha Stewart for Kodak Gallery photographic prints of your cat’s photo as submitted in the Entry; (iv) a $100 Macy’s gift card; and (v) the opportunity to have the winning Entry’s cat photo appear in an advertorial in Martha Stewart Living® magazine. Approximate Combined Retail Value (“ARV”) of each of the five Grand Prizes: $376.50.

TEN (10) FIRST PRIZES: Each of the ten First Prizes will consist of (i) a one (1) year supply of Fresh Step cat litter (awarded in the form of nine (9) coupons redeemable for Fresh Step® from your local retailer) and (ii) the First Prize Winner’s choice of either (a) a 10-20 page custom cat photo book from Martha Stewart for Kodak Gallery, or (b) a $50 gift certificate for the Martha Stewart for Kodak Gallery. ARV of each of the ten First Prizes: $126.50.

• Click here to enter.

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Strap on those bunny ears, kitties, and say cheese. Martha Stewart’s Pet Site has just announced an Easter Photo Contest that promises to be a lot of fun. Upload your best Easter-themed photo and you could win the Grand Prize: twelve coupons for Purina One dog or cat food valued at $31 each (approx. retail value $403). Don’t eat Purina One? You can always donate the coupons to a local shelter.

Also on Martha Stewart Pets: you can enter to win two seats at Martha’s table when she is presented with the ASPCA Presidential Service Award April 23 in New York City. Yay, Martha!

• Visit Martha Stewart Pets
• Enter the Easter Pet Photo Contest
• Enter to win an evening with Martha at the ASPCA awards.

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