Our Kitten Holiday Stocking
is 18 inches as measured from upper left corner of cuff down to the toe. These Christmas Stockings have a burgundy velvet hanging loop. The center of the Kitten Stocking has an image of a cute little kitten wearing a red and white Santa Hat. The background is green with 1 inch diameter snowflakes falling behind the kitten. The kitten appears to be peeking over the top of a red gift bag. The cuff of the Kitten Christmas Stockings are soft plush white and can be personalized. Below the cuff is a burgundy strip with “Happy Holidays” embroidered in white thread. The border of the burgundy strip is stitched with gold thread. The back of the Holiday Stocking is solid dark green. Select to see a complete listing of our Christmas Decorations Ideas.
Christmas Stocking.
Christmas stocking is an empty sock or sock-shaped bag that children in the United States and some other cultures hang on Christmas Eve so that Santa Claus can fill it with small toys, candy, fruit, coins, or other small gifts when he arrives. These small items are often referred to as stocking stuffers or stocking fillers. In some Christmas stories, the contents of the Christmas Stocking are the only toys the child receives at Christmas from Santa Claus. Other presents are wrapped up in wrapping paper. Tradition in western culture dictates that a child who behaves badly during the year will receive only a piece of coal. By tradition, the stocking is hung on the fireplace, but, since many modern homes do not have fireplaces, stockings may be hung in almost any location. The tradition started up in Germany. One traditional practice is to reserve the stocking for five gifts that stimulate each of the five senses, for example: Something to eat, like fruit or candy. A toy or other item that makes a noise (this can even include nuts to crack). An item that is visually pleasing in any way like jewelry, cuff-links or a coloring book. Check out our Christmas Ornament Sets for the holidays.
Tabbies.
Tabby cats have distinctive markings around their eyes and chin and the classic M pattern which is represented by four lines of black fur on the forehead. There are four variations of the tabby coat pattern.
The most dominant is the ticked pattern. Cats with this pattern have rings of their tail, legs and around the neck and extending into the chest. Lines of color run over their head and blend in. The spine has broad dark bands all the way down the tip of the tail.
The most common tabby is the mackerel. They have distinct thin lines starting from the M and forming three lines that go down the spine to the tail. The tail, legs and neck are ringed.
The classic tabby has broad, bold lines with curves and circles on the shoulders and sides that create a clear large butterfly wing pattern.
The spotted tabby is rare and has large and small round or oblong spots like a wild cat, which are not arranged in lines or rows, with rings on the legs, neck and tail, which has a dark tip, and spots that look like buttons on their belly. They have lines of color from the top of the head that break into spots along the spine to the tail.
Orange or “red tabbies” have a cream background color with orange stripes that can be dark reddish orange to light orange, sometimes called butterscotch.
Cream tabbies have a pale cream background color with cream stripes that look more sandy or peach.
Silver tabbies have a white background color and white roots, with black stripes. They can also be blue silver, cream silver or red silver, the red silver is known as a cameo tabby. Check out our selection of Cat Ornaments.
Cat’s Age.
- 15 human years equals 1st cat year
- Add 9 years for the second cat year
- Add 4 years for each successive cat year
- 5 Human years equals 36 cat years, 10 human years equals 56 cat years, 15 human years equals 76 cat years.
