Latest Blog posts
Window canvas “telling our story”
How our shop's windows became a canvas for 'telling our story' - a journey inspired by community, natural light, and creative signage.
✨NEW Kristi Abbott Art✨
Kristi Abbott, the artist behind The Mustache Cat original of Bernie that sits behind the register, has recently dropped incredible one-of-a-kind pieces at the shop 🖼️
Did Someone say Vintage Fall Crawl?! 🧡
Embracing the fall season and back-to-school vibes with investments in our team, unique products, website, events, and community growth right here in Saint Paul at The Mustache Cat. 🍂📚
Holy Cow!!! We are on the radio
es - Holy Cow 🐮 we are on the radio 📻 As part of our partnership with The Cat Video Festival and My Talk 107.1, we had the opportunity to record a radio spot that is airing this week 🤯 Let us know if you hear us live! And check out the reel we made for it on instagram. Exciting stuff we love sharing with our community 🧡
Exciting Firsts: Extending the Mustache Cat beyond our 4 walls to The Cat Video Festival
Some fun firsts happening here at The Mustache Cat! While we’ve always been a huge fan of The Cat Video Festival (and shamelessly submitting videos of Bernie), this year marked something even more exciting…
Saying Goodbye to Corporate 2 years ago leads to saying more “yes today!
Two years ago , I gave notice at my corporate job. I was so excited to leave behind the very “corporate” aspects of my full time job and jump on the small business ownership train 🚂
The Mustache Cat at the Fair
To celebrate one year of The Mustache Cat, my sister-in-law made this absolutely incredible quilt. It was entered in the Wall Quilt competition at the @mnstatefair - so we went at the Fair! As humans (of course) and in quilt form with this beauty 🧡
Why does it feel so different making friends as an adult?
Why does it feel so different making friends as an adult? When did we stop asking people that looked fun to join us on the swings, to join a kickball game, or to come to our birthday party?
Story Behind this Antique Barber Pole: From New Jersey to Saint Paul
We believe that every object has a tale to tell, and the antique barber pole is a testament to that belief.
New Local Artist Alert: Anna Stark
We love sharing new local artists and makers with this community.
We’re Officially Online
We’re dipping our toes in the online marketplace and now sell our MERCH online (with the option to ship domestically or pickup in store)!
Big Plans For This Little Shop
We’ve been doing a lot of thinking + planning lately about growth at The Mustache Cat 🧡What does it look like? How do we test into it? What does our community want from us in the future?
Spring is Coming, Right?
Here’s to having a bit more confidence in the sunshine/good times/warmth/busy-ness/fun/prosperity or whatever other positive thing we can insert here being on the horizon, to giving ourselves the same pep talks we give our loved ones (and believing it), and to being more present in the good times. New seasons are coming!
My Happy Place
We’re so excited to be releasing “My Happy Place” as our second signature candle scent, exclusively for The Mustache Cat. You can find it in our shop with a wood wick in matte black container or poured with a cotton wick in vintage vessels.
One Word Drive
One of our favorite things about year ONE of The Mustache Cat journey is the community that we are building here and in store. The Mustache Cat truly wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for all of you - in a word, WOW 🤩
New Year’s Resolutions
In a fast paced society and life, being able to take the time to sit + truly think about what I want out of the next year is invaluable. After noodling on my thoughts and breaking out my arts + crafts skills, here are some highlights from my 2023 vision board.
Holiday Season Reflection
Trying to be as “in” the moment as possible and enjoy all the fun in our first holiday season here.