A great game I had to share

So one of my friends posted on their Facebook wall about this game that one of his friends is trying to get funding for on Kickstarter. The game is called Salem and takes place in 1692 during the Salem witch trials. It's meant to show what it was like back then and how fear can blind people. Being the history nerd that I am I had to check it out. I followed the link (CLICK HERE), watched the video and fell in love with the game. I suggest that everyone should go check it out. If you like it please help this game get funding. The goal is $30k by November 2nd 2012. There are even some upgrades to the game is it exceeds it's funding goal. Money will not be taken out of your account until November and then only if the goal is reached. Below I have posted a picture of what the "citizens" will look like. If I haven't lost you and you are interested please help get this funded.

Peace, Love and Happy Gaming,

Crazy Crafter Kitty

The hard part is done

The move was successful and the hard part of getting our stuff out to Washington is done. We're half way unpacked and our son is enrolled in school. The fluffy butts(cats) have all settled in to the new home. Now all we have left is to finish unpacking and then I can get started working on costumes for my art exhibit. I'll post a pick of my new office once I get it all the way set up and things calm down here. Only downside we have right now is the apartment building is having some work done outside so there has been little to no sleeping in since we've moved here. Our deck is even torn up for now. They say they'll be done soon but all I keep seeing is more stuff being torn off the side of the building. Good thing about that is it forces us to get stuff done.

In other news, my best friend and I are forming a soap company. We make old fashioned handmade soap, no melt and pour here. We've sold some soap at our local hang out and we're looking forward to getting the online store all set up and going. When the site is ready I'll link it for anyone who's interested. I'm still going to do my crafting business and so is she it's just that we've both practically worked together crafting and we both wanted to do something like this that we decided to do it as a joint effort. I think I may have a crafting addiction. I'll check myself into crafters anonymous soon. I swear. I can stop anytime I want. Well, That's it for this post. I'll see you all again soon.

Peace, Love and Happy Crafting,

Crazy Crafter Kitty

What I've been up to

It's been a crazy time around here. I've been packing up our house and trying to sell it while the hubby is looking for a job in Seattle. There has been a whole lot of stress in our house because of it but it'll be all worth it after we get moved out there.

Another big change for us is my best friend and I are stepping away from our crafting businesses for a little bit and focusing on our newest venture...our soap company. We've both worked together on pretty much everything so we figured that we might as well just start a business together ans since both of us have been wanting to add soap making to our skills we were like "why not?" and that was the birth of our newest project. We will be starting it online and at craft fairs/farmers markets and our goal is to eventually have a physical location. Once we get things started I'll let all of you know.

I do still plan to add more patterns and tutorials to this blog as I go. Life just gets a little hectic around here and I forget to take pictures as I craft. Procrastination has me doing quite a bit at the last minute too. If there is something you'd like me to do a tutorial on just message me and I'll see what I can do to get it posted for you.


Peace, Love and Happy Crafting,
Crazy Crafter Kitty

DIY Tie Holder

Today I'm going going to share with you a great cheap easy way to hang clip-on ties. I don't even know why I didn't even think about this until now.

What you'll need is a hanger and binder clips from the office supply section in most stores. All you have to do is put the binder clips on the hanger and then clip your ties onto the cthe clips. Like I said, really easy. I really didn't need to tell you how to do it. The pictures explain it all. I used a child's hanger since these were my kids ties. You could hold ties on the front and back since the binder clips have 2 looped wires for opening them.

Peace, love and happy crafting,

Crazy Crafter Kitty

Huge news update

If any of you follow me because you saw/met me at Nebraskon then you'll be pretty sad by this news but it is really exciting for me. I'm moving to Washington finally. I'll be heading out there late June or early July. I'm still doing my art exhibit in Marshall, MN January 22nd to March 1st of all on my costume work. Anyone in the area around then feel free to check it out. For Nebraskon people Team Cat won't be making it to Nebraskon again unless we make enough each year to afford the trip. What's cool is we plan to go to Sakuracon as artists as soon as we can. I'll keep you posted on the move.

Good news bad news time

Well since most people pick the bad news first I'm going to start off with that. The Cat Girls/ Team Cat won't be in Artist Alley at Nebraskon this year. Between it being my hubby's big 30 bday and all the stuff I need to get done by then it's just not possible for me to make enough stuff to sell to even cover the cost of the table. It just wasn't in the stars for this year.

But the good news, I should say great news, is my local newspaper did an article about the cosplay work I've done and now the local art center want to do an exhibit of my work. That's the stuff needing to be done before Nebraskon. I'm really excited to be recognized as an artist and have a whole exhibit done on my work. It's really great seeing your work getting appreciated after a lot of hard work.

Now comes the good news for you guys. I'm taking requests for things to make before Nebraskon next year. It can be anything from plushies to costume pieces to accessories. It can be sewn, knit(which will cost more), embroidered, sculpted, etc. I'm able to make a wide variety of items since I have so many hobbies. Just list some things and I'll see what I can do to make them a reality. I look forward to seeing everyone soon.

Peace, Love and Happy Crafting