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Thank You Virginia Cat Festival 2025!
We had an amazing time in Williamsburg meeting so many cat lovers and selling our first handmade tree! Special thank you to Critters 4 U Rescue for allowing us to temporarily “foster” so many of your adorable kittens during the event. It was so exciting to see so many adoptions, and for any interested locals: they…
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Achieving Plastic-Free with the Router Milling Machine
Leaf Tree’s inventor is building a custom router milling machine for us to make our Leaf Tree Trunks out of wood instead of plastic The first round of Leaf Tree prototypes had Trunks with PVC cores. Our goal is to establish a fully transparent supply chain: be able to map where all of Leaf Tree’s…
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Thank you Virginia Cat Festival!
We had such a fantastic time at the first ever Virginia Cat Festival 2024 in Williamsburg! It was great to have the opportunity to attend the awesome programs on the first day and then talk to so many cat lovers at our Marcatplace booth We were lucky to get tickets to see Jackson Galaxy’s talk…
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Leaf Tree at the Virginia Cat Festival!
Leaf Tree will be exhibiting on Sunday, November 10th, from 12:00-7:00 PM at the Williamsburg Lodge in Williamsburg Virginia. We would love to see you if you’re in town! You can get more details on the event and get Sunday tickets for $20 ($15 for kids) at https://vacatfestival.com/info. Saturday tickets are already sold out, and…
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Happy Product-Tester
Walter seems very content with his very own Leaf Tree to perch on for grooming and observation. We’re so happy to see him enjoying himself!
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New Testing Location
With all of the bulk parts-making that the Inventor has been doing, we were finally able to give a Leaf Tree Mk 2 to our third official product-tester, Walter! This Leaf Tree had to Travel all the way to Long Island and fit in a small apartment that is typical of the New York area,…
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Weight Test #1
From the start, Leaf Tree was designed to be a highly-robust cat tree. But this is the first time we’ve officially put it to the test! This test is focused on the strength of the Leaf and cantilevered cleat system. For this test, the Leaf was assembled without glue securing the Heel and Toe–if it’s…
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Tasmanian Kitty
During our last visit to Cosmo’s place, the Inventor managed to capture Walter, the youngest of our product-testing pack of felines, whirling up to incite chaos!
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Big Leafs for Big Cats
When we were exhibiting at Pet Palooza 2023, we had a Ragdoll cat parent inquire about bigger Leafs, and it inspired us to try it out! These are a 16-inch and 18-inch Leaf, both have extra material around the trunk to account for the increased leverage and dynamic forces that can be created with the…
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Sewing “Facility”
Mindful Maker Co is seeking loans and funding to acquire the facility and equipment needed to bring Leaf Tree to consumers, but we’re not letting a lack of optimal workspace get in the way of developing our flagship product! Our current sewing “facility” is set up in the Inventor’s basement as we further refine the…
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