Magickal Kitten Kreations

Down in Flames

magickalkitten — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 14:16:54 GMT

Ok, so yeah....its been over a year since I last posted. Oops. I actually kinda forgot that I had this. So what has been going on with me?

January 2018, accepted an internship at STC Biologics in Newton MA....yeah that is a loooooong commute but the money was decent.

June 2018, became a full-time employee at STC. Most days the work is very interesting and engrossing, but it can be VERY stressful at times, especially when deadlines are coming up and cells aren't coorperating.

December 2018, got started on my Bastet arm tattoo.

January 2019 - life goes to hell in a hand-basket. Husband tells me that he is moving out, we have been married 17 years. Said that there isn't anyone else, but that he wasn't the same person that he was when we met 20 years ago and that he didn't know who he was anymore and needed to find out.

We had still been talking and, I thought, had some very nice conversations, as friends, I made sure to not talk about "us" at all since he said that he needed time. Here I was thinking that maybe he would need 6 months to a year and then maybe we could see if we could start over...yeah....that didn't happen.

Yesterday (March 13) I get a text from him basically saying that he wants out. He is supposed to come by to talk on Saturday, but it looks like he is shopping for divorce lawyers. While at the moment I can afford all my bills, there is no way that I can afford a lawyer, and my car needs 13k in repairs to keep it running....so....yeah. I will be trying to get a GoFundMe up and running to see if maybe family and the few friends that I have left can help me out a bit.....I really hate asking for help.....but I can't see any way out of this without help....

Sorry for my rant......hopefully things will get better.....will take me a long time to heal.

FML - the saga continues

magickalkitten — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 15:38:24 GMT

Sorry that I have been MIA for so long. Life has been throwing me a bunch of issues. So where to begin???

Graduated in May with my Bachelor degree....thought that would lead to a job.....nope. So I have been crocheting a lot (you can view my work at facebook.com/magickalkitten or instagram.com/magickalkitten) hopefully I'll get those pics up here too in the near future.

Had a couple job interviews but keep getting passed over for people with more experience than me.....or I never hear back from them at all.

Been dealing with really bad depression (which isn't helped by the constant rejections). I've been on 3 different meds for this, the first one gave me the shakes really bad so got that switched, the second one was fine at first but when they upped the dosage I got really bad night sweats (like just about EVERY night) so switched THAT one! The new one I just started this week and unfortunately takes a minimum of 1-2 weeks before you start seeing any benefit to it, so needless to say, I am still in a downward spiral. Got so bad that I didn't even want to crochet anymore and most days couldn't even find the motivation to get out of bed. I still have pretty bad days more often than not, but at least I'm starting to crochet again.

I still deal with pretty bad back pain most days. I started taking CBD oil which is a hemp based product that does help take the edge off of the everyday pain but doesn't help as much with the acute attacks.

LJ has been a bit of a pain the last couple of weeks. Keeps telling me that I entered my password wrong (from the computer, my phone seems to be fine) and then locks out my IP address for a time, even when I change the password again. FINALLY seems to be behaving itself today...we'll see how long that lasts.

Managed to screw up my shoulder yesterday...think I initially slept on it wrong and then it was exacerbated by shoveling the snow from my walkway (go figure), then to top that all off, hubby hit a patch of ice yesterday on his way into work and ended up on a curb with both the tire rod and the control arm of one side needing to be replaced, (he's ok, just has a bit of a sore neck - think he got a little whiplash). Four hundred dollar repair that we REALLY don't have the money for, has to go on the credit card, but since we're down to one car we HAVE to fix it. Oh yeah, that was the other shitty thing that happened last year....my car finally crapped out and even though we didn't have a payment on it anymore, it would have cost several THOUSAND to fix and she just wasn't worth that anymore, so at the end of November sold her to a junkyard.

2017 sucked and now 2018 isn't shaping up to be too much better. Hopefully my luck will change soon.

New Pics

magickalkitten — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 19:58:55 GMT

Below are some new items, coming to local faires.

These ravens were created for my next event, Lammas Faire for All Ages, which will take place on July 30th and has a Norse Theme.

Hei Hei I created because a friend was totally in love with Moana and recommended I give hiim a try.
This variation does NOT contain catnip, though I will be modifying the pattern and colors to be closer to the animation.
Further creations WILL contain catnip, once I receive my shipment of organic catnip/.

Etsy Store Closed

magickalkitten — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 19:50:06 GMT

Due to policy changes that I did not agree with it, I am sorry to say that I've had to close my etsy store.

Until I find another option, I will only be offering my products at faires in the New England area and through private sales.

So if you see something that you like, please feel free to send me a message and we can work out a private transaction via PayPal.

I am still taking commissions as well, so if you have an idea for something that you would like to have created (either with or without catnip), please shoot me a message and I'll see what I can do.

Currently I am only shipping within the United States due to the insanely high cost of international shipping, and the customs issues with herbs (catnip). However, if you are interested in any of my pieces and are willing to pay the crazy shipping rates, I will work with you to create a catnip-free version of any of my creations or a custom piece.

Been MIA

magickalkitten — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 19:36:52 GMT

Sorry that I have been absent for so long. I had to take a break to finish my Bachelor's degree so I didn't get a lot of new items created.
However, I am happy to say that in May I FINALLY completed my degree!

I have been doing a bunch more new items, particularly Harry Potter related.

Click below for pictures of my most recent event.

Catnip Deadpool

magickalkitten — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 02:22:56 GMT

So yeah, I decided to get a little silly with this one!

More Mario Inspired Catnip Cat toys!

magickalkitten — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 02:21:15 GMT

Just finished up these guys!

Catnip Kiss!

magickalkitten — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 04:10:28 GMT

Crochet catnip chocolate kiss!! Filled with organic catnip.

Feeling nostalgic - PacMan cat toys

magickalkitten — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 20:33:22 GMT

Latest creation! PacMan and Ghosts crochet catnip toys!

Anarchy Bunny

magickalkitten — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 21:01:31 GMT

Just finished this guy. Based on the character Anarchy Bunny from School Bites by Holly Golightly. HIGHLY recommend checking out this comic if you haven't yet. You can order it online at JimBalentStudios.com as well as check out the other AMAZING comics and art available from Broadsword Comics!

I'm back

magickalkitten — Sat, 07 Jan 2017 00:54:28 GMT

Hey everyone! Sorry I have been MIA for so long. Between finishing up my classes for the semester, a few last minute fairs and the holidays things have been wicked crazy.
Here is a pic of a new toy I made based off the Tea cup amigurumi pattern by AmigurumiToday (with a few minor stitch alterations). And for those who know my work, yes, both the tea cup AND tea bag contain catnip.
I hope to have this guy along with some other new pieces (including a new retro game character set) up on my etsy store by the end of next week.

Cat toy pumpkin

magickalkitten — Sun, 25 Sep 2016 23:11:19 GMT

No-nip pumpkin coming to Celebrate Samhain next month.

Ghost to carrot?

magickalkitten — Sat, 24 Sep 2016 07:27:18 GMT

So I showed my hubby the large dark ghost.....he said it looked like a carrot.....so I made a carrot....

This guy doesn't have catnip as I just received an order of organic catnip and I need to clean my catnip container before I open the new bag (previous nip was grown in US but wasn't organic). I will probably make nip one before too long.

Another ghost

magickalkitten — Sat, 24 Sep 2016 04:09:39 GMT

Tried to change up the pattern a little and came up with a bigger ghost. Think I'll try it again in white. Not sure if I like the bigger or smaller one better.

New ghosty

magickalkitten — Sat, 24 Sep 2016 02:03:11 GMT

Just finished this little guy. He will be available at Celebrate Samhain, Courtyard Marriott in Nashua, NH on Oct 15th from 10am to 6pm. Come check it out! Hope to see you there!

New Items Online: GOOGLY EYES!!!

magickalkitten — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 22:36:00 GMT

Just in time for Halloween, lots of googly eyes!!! I think my original plan for these was to make some kind of monster(s), but again, never got around to it and now I have sooooooooo many projects lined up that I don't know when or if I would ever be able to get back to these....course I don't even remember the plan for the monster(s) at this point.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/478188841/autumn-cleaning-eye-lot

Stay tuned for more new items coming online soon.

New Items Online: Misc Craft Supply Lot

magickalkitten — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 22:31:08 GMT

This was a bunch of items that I honestly don't remember buying. Probably was stuff that either my mom or grandma had and for whatever reason she decided to give to me. Hopefully someone will be able to put them to good use.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/478194827/autumn-cleaning-misc-craft-supply-lot

New Items Online: Charm Lot

magickalkitten — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 22:19:11 GMT

This batch has a wide variety of charms. Instead of offering them individually, figured it would just be simpler to throw them altogether.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/478212513/autumn-cleaning-charm-lot

New Items Online: Halloween Craft Supply Lot

magickalkitten — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 22:14:29 GMT

Autumn Cleaning (as opposed to spring cleaning)....trying to make some room in my craft space....probably just to add DIFFERENT craft supplies but still needs doing. These are items that were either given to me or I thought at one time that I might, possibly use them for a project that never happened. Hopefully someone else will be able to use them for an awesome project.....how do I know that the project will be awesome? Its Halloween stuff! Everything Halloween is awesome!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/478210871/autumn-cleaning-halloween-lot

New Items Online: Kitty Quidditch Kit

magickalkitten — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 22:06:58 GMT

Hi Everyone,

Sorry it took me so long to get around to this. Things have been wicked crazy between starting a new job (same location, different department) as well as classes resuming, AND getting ready for the October events. YIKES!

Here is what is now available on my etsy store (daughterofbast.etsy.com).

Kitty Quidditch Kit
(https://www.etsy.com/listing/478213957/kitty-quidditch-catnip-ball-set)

Includes the Quaffle, 2 Bludgers and the Golden Snitch. All are crocheted and filled with catnip grown in the USA.

Up Coming Event!

magickalkitten — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 00:08:58 GMT

SinicallyTwisted and Magickal Kitten Kreations will be teaming up again for another day of funny, frivolity and schenanigans!

Come visit us on October 15th from 10am to 6pm at the 11th Annual Celebrate Samhain Festival at its new location, the Marriott Courtyard in Nashua, New Hampshire.

There will be more catnip crochet kitty toys (and some with no-nip for the kitties that can't handle their nip). I will also be bringing the floating charm necklaces and the ooak Chainmaille Queen of the Night Bat necklace.

SinicallyTwisted will be making a fabulous appearance as Gothika de Los Mer'Tos, the Sugar Skull Mermaid so make sure you swing by and say hi!

Catnip Lightsaber!

magickalkitten — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 01:47:12 GMT

Wow my fingers are killing me!!! Decided to try to make a cat toy lightsaber filled with catnip....it worked...took about 3-4 hours. Don't think I will make another one...my hands were just cramping too bad. So this guy will be at the event(s) I have coming up in October if anyone is interest in it. First event will be October 15th. Stay tuned for more details.

More cat toys

magickalkitten — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 15:11:23 GMT

Going to be attending 2 faires in October (teaming up again with Sinically Twisted for some awesome Halloween/Autumn shenanigans...stay tuned for event times and locations) so am working on trying out some new patterns to fit the season. Here is what I have so far. Will probably make lots of the skulls (in various colors - little pony-tail on the black skull, idea curtesy of Sinically Twisted) and ghosts. The candy and the octopus really did a number on my fingers so probably won't make more of those unless I get bored and I wasn't overly fond of the way the white skull came out (the pattern was really weird on that one). So while those guys WILL be at the event, most likely there will only be the one of each.
As I did at Terrapin Fest, there will be both catnip and no-nip variations on most of the items that I bring (working on more pokeballs right now). The exceptions right now are the Voodoo Dolls, the Bob-ombs, Quidditech sets, and golden snitches. Those are only available right now with catnip.
Gotta go......the yarn is calling me!

Shhhhh....Present for Brother

magickalkitten — Sat, 03 Sep 2016 02:24:27 GMT

So my younger brother has a YouTube channel under the name Doktor Beake (here is the link to his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKm4CMC0NuND3im0FGquVKQ). Anyway since his personna is based off a character by that name I decided to make him a little character.

What do you think? A mini Doktor Beake for Doktor Beake.

Custom Pumpkins?

magickalkitten — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 02:11:32 GMT

With the approaching autumn, I've been thinking of turning my hand back to carving pumpkins. These guys are done using the fake pumpkins that are popping up again in craft stores. In the past I've carved some for businesses where I used a haunted castle at the top of a hill and then the business name was added below, (I don't have those pictures on my computer so I'll have to pull my hard copies and scan them hopefully this weekend). Now I'm thinking of offering these for sale in my etsy shop (daughterofbast.etsy.com).

What do you think? The pictures below are some that I've carved for my own personal collection (I have 3 bins filled with pumpkins and another bin waiting to be carved, sadly I don't have enough space to display them right now). I would offer these as well as multiple other styles....I think I have around 100 different stencils to choose from. Prices would range from about $25 (for small pumpkins with simple designs) to $55 (for large pumpkins and intricate designs). I would offer personallization (family or business name) for $5 extra. The pumpkins would not come with a light source, but it could be added for an additional price - choose from battery powered lights or string lights. (I have to check to see what the current prices are before I list prices)

My pumpkins are carved similarly to how you would carve a real pumpkin but cutting a lid first and then carving the design. If requested (no extra charge) I could also carve a small hole in the back where stringed lights could be run through which would give you the option to choose strung or battery lights for your pumpkin.