Fuzzy Fur Paws

"It all began with a dream".  

Hello and welcome to Fuzzy Fur Paws!  I'm Teresa, your maker and fellow dog mom. I've been sewing and crafting since childhood. I've always had "busy hands", as is reflected in my chosen career as a forth generation barber/stylist.  I owned my own barbering business for over 24 years in Little Rock. I also worked for ten years with dog rescue groups, fostering and helping them to find loving homes and a second chance at love.

I the earlier days, I was blessed to have a great sewing teacher, my grandmother Nona.  She was a fantastic seamstress and owned her own fabric store. She taught me how to sew and many other handcrafts when I was young. I can remember sitting on her lap as she sewed on her Singer treadle sewing machine.  I was instantly hooked.  She passed down her wealth of knowledge of high quality fabrics and sewing techniques to me.

I spent many years sewing for my family and the public. I made and designed pageant dresses for babies and toddlers when my daughter was young and competing.  I also enjoyed all kinds of handcrafts such as crochet, macrame, wreath making, cross stitch embroidery, and "sew" much more.

As a passionate animal lover, it's always been my dream of someday working in the pet industry. I especially love dogs, birds and bunnies. I currently have one Shih Tzu, one Morkie and one Shih Tzu Mix. All rescue dogs.  Last, but certainly not least, there's Penny. She's a very vocal, sassy and entertaining African Gray parrot. They all enjoy spending their day with me in my sewing room. It's their favorite place to just hang out and nap.

On September 15, 2013, I suffered a serious fall breaking my left arm and shoulder. Sadly, that ended my days of cutting hair.  But as it's been said, "When one door closes, another one opens".  The injury opened the door to follow my dream of opening an online dog/pet boutique. I enjoy making things for dogs and the humans who love them.  I went out and purchased an embroidery machine and made it happen.  Now I get to use my God given talent, to make unique, high quality pet gifts made in the USA. My focus has been personalized dog  toys, blankets and pillows, yet expanding my product line continually. Everything in my shop is made in my home.  There's no warehouse, no mass production, no employees.  I'm a one woman show.  I sincerely hope you love my items as much as I love creating them.  Click on the "reviews" under my shop name, to see what customers have to say about my work.