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The Chairman's letterhead complete with his photo and pawprint.

Interesting times around here, folks-

Today, January 7th, the Kreatrix woke up and announced she was now ready for Christmas.

M'kay. Well, Kreatrix:

Stick a fork in it cause it is DONE. Fried. Come n' gone in a heated rush. Like a low flying bug on a car windshield, like yesterday's bubblegum on the bottom of your shoe, like-

Somebody stop me!

And don't tell anyone...shhhhh...

but the Christmas trees are still up...shhhhh...

Poor Kreatrix. One of those dreaded beasts we hear her call "clients" had a "semi-urgent" job that partway through turned into

oh my sweet patooty, slimy, lizard skin coated butt shenanigans YOU (the Kreatrix) have to get this job done even earlier!!!

Wanna know why Kreatrix had to work all through the holidays?

Because China is taking a 3 week break coming up in February for their New Years!

How nice for them.

Three weeks.

Three. Not days. Weeks. And stuff has to get printed and loaded onto the ships bound for Long Beach, CA so they can take a vay - cay - shun.

All designs were finished uploading to China on Tuesday the 5th. Here's a little peak at some of the evil pretty artwork that made her client so happy he called her a miracle worker.

Ok. So that was nice to hear but it kinda wasn't a miracle from what we witnessed because she never left the computer...she worked really, very, very hard...every day...Saturdays and Sundays and everything in between.

Behold, pretty storage boxes shaped like books:

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Giant big storage boxes (showing lid and flap only):

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But wait! There's more!

Liquid soap labels using the same elements from the large projects:

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There's more!!!! Three pack soap boxes, pyramid shaped boxes, two pack soap boxes, single bar soap boxes. Whew!

So...

BELATED HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of our Catberry Tails fans!! You mean the world to us!!

By the way...2015 is the Year of The Ram. Hmmmm. I'm afraid to hear what the Kreatrix has to say 'bout that.

 

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The Chairman's letterhead complete with his photo and pawprint.

Santa Has Entered The Building!

Remember this?

A photo of the Chairman posing with the Santa suit still on its hanger. He is not smiling.

Yep. Twas for me. And I was told to pick my own "Elf Assistant"

sigh

Ok...so I wasn't real happy about it at first (as you'll see in the video below).

BUT

When I knew the ladies got to sit on my lap...well...

Naturally, Kreatrix is on a massive deadline that has made liquid spew from her eyes and she's frothing at the mouth saying things like

"It's Christmas for foo-foo sakes"

P.S. She didn't say foo-foo. Sometimes she has a potty mouth and my curse jar loves her.

Happy Holidays everyone!!!!

The Chairman cat doll is in a santa suit meant for dogs. It is obvious by his photoshopped frown that he is not happy.
Santa and his Elf Assistant

 

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The Chairman's letterhead complete with his photo and pawprint.

StrangeHappenings2

m'kay, people...this thing appeared in our front yard IN THE MIDDLE of a plant that has done nothing but sit there as long as I've been alive.

A 10 foot tall, magnificent thick trunk has emerged from the center of a very large succulent.

It's at least TEN FEET TALL!

What? Did the Kreatrix plant some magic beans and now some big hairy giant dude is gonna come down and get me?

A closeup of the trunk of the unusual foliage in the middle of the large succulent.

Seriously...this is some interplanetary species the Kreatrix has imported from her home planet.

She came inside from photographing her alien plant and left these on her desk.

Five avocados are laying on the desk.

ALIEN EGG PODS!

I let out a little scream which paled in comparison to the scream that came from down the hallway at the same time.

We all went running and found Bandit with some body parts.

Bandit, the very cute soft sculptured cat doll, has a frown on his face as he is grasping a cat doll arm.

Kreatrix looks at me and hisses

Didn't you tell him?

I whimpered back

I didn't tell him, I thought you did. And you shouldn't leave body parts lying around!

Well, well, well...seems somebody slipped up and neglected to explain to Bandit how we "come to be". Ya know, how we get hatched/stitched/birthed.

First we had to pry the limb from his grasp.

Closeup of Bandit's paws hanging onto the limb.

We see Kreatrix hand calmly reaching for the body part while Bandit looks uncertain.

And then Kreatrix had an idea to get him to let go. She left the room while I talked softly to him.

I gasped when she entered the room with the alien egg pods!! Nooooooo.

She explained to him he needed to watch over these until they were "ready".

Bandit gathers the avocados on his lap.

READY!!! Ready FOR WHAT?????!!!! Hey Kreatrix, you left that part out!

And now Bandit is filled with purpose.

Bandit's smile has returned as he guards the avocados.

Last I checked he had Ginger sitting on them to keep them warm.

I had to get some air, so I went out on the back patio and found this.

A very large terrarium filled with odd succulents and a small cactus. It's actually quite stunning but very unusual.

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Is this what hatches out of the pods? I...I...

I needed to lay down, so I came indoors and this appeared:

What the...

Apparently, I passed out and am now resting comfortably far away from the alien egg pods and that bad Santa dude.

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The Chairman's letterhead complete with his photo and pawprint.

#1 Tip For Felines

If you see this come out:

A photo of the dreaded cat carrier used to take cats to the veterinarian.

RUN! HIDE! Do NOT think it's a cool little cat bed and go inside for a nap, MELVIN.

I for one have vivid memories of what happens when I deal with one of these. You can check out that misadventure here.

Melvin was the first to leave for his "Spa Day".

Right. Clueless.

He had to have four teeth pulled. And if that wasn't enough, he comes home and Wally doesn't recognize him. Two days of hissing, chasing and spitting.

Melvin, the real life cat, gives Wally the stink-eye.
Melvin gives the Wally the stink-eye...

No amount of butt-sniffing could convince Wally that Melvin is the same buddy he has been playing with for several years.

Wally sniffs Melvin's butt.
Wally goes in for another sniff...

Wally ruled the roost while Melvin hid wondering what he'd done wrong.

Wally is resting in front of a roaring fire in a very comfy chair.
Hey Wally...where's Melvin?

And then...

It was Wally's turn. Wally's "Spa Day".

You'd think he would have figured something was up when he didn't get his bedtime snack. You'd think he would have REALLY figured it out when he didn't get his breakfast. Here's a tip Wally:

FASTING isn't always a good thing!

Oh, lordy. Wally was crying and begging. Then he eyed the freshly decorated tree with a look on his face of:

This tree is goin' down unless you feed me NOW!

Wally is eyeing the christmas tree with a devilish look on his face.

FINALLY Melvin sees the dreaded formerly cool cat bed by the front door. Check out his face.

Melvin's ears are pinned back and his pupils huge. He is sitting on top of a desk looking down at the carrier.

Notice the position of the ears. Yup. Spa Day my pahtooty. That is a look born from experience, people. Melvin KNEW. There is no Spa.

Uh-huh. Well, check out this video:

Long story short, Wally comes home minus 3 teeth and voila! Melvin ain't so bad after all.

Sheesh. And if things couldn't get any more weird, check out the resident kitty at the veterinarian's office:

An adorable siamese cat with a dress on and a special cone around it's neck.

Apparently she has a very bad skin condition where it tears easily. She has to stay dressed like this so she doesn't hurt herself.

The dressed up kitty is staring at a Santa Clause cannister of the counter top.

I like how she's doing a mental probe on Santa up there.

Fork over a treat mister magic-reindeer-sleigh-flying-knows-everyone's-wish-list-jolly-man-in- red.

Kreatrix took pity on her and fished a treat out of Santa's head for her. M'kay, I'm gonna leave you with that visual.

 

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Very lovely paper bunting hanging from a black and white shoelace. It reads meow! Underneath it reads It's a Boy. A blue pawprint is included.

Dear Rascal,

You are quite the character! A little rough around the edges and with eyes that are making the Catberry Tails girls swoon.

An adorable soft-sculptured cat doll sits with quite an attitude on a bench. His eyes are heavily fringed with black wool and Ivory yarn. Very much the rockstar.

And you are the first to break in our new bench! What a flea market find this was! And so beautifully reupholstered by Rosa Renae Martel of Heart & Soul Antiques On The Go here in Southern California. Yay Rosa!

Up close photo of Rascal's face. His eyes are beautifully fringed with textured black, frayed wool and ivory yarn.

I tried something different with you, Rascal...heavier fringe around the eyes, more hand sewn detail and a padded nose. I felt you needed to look more like a rascally tom cat.

Another detail of Rascal's fringed eyes.

However, you ended up looking a bit more like a rockstar.

Rascal is seated with two other recently sewn cat dolls, one of whom is a female and is holding hands with him.

Bandit and Penny have really bonded with you. Especially Penny! We all noticed the hand holding.

A closeup of Penny and Rascal paws.

You have a frayed belly patch and the cutest little nipples.

Rascals belly patch complete with cute little pink nipples.

And those feet!!

A detail shot of Rascals feet and legs dangling over the edge of the bench.

The Chairman is very pleased with your confidence and "hotness" (his word, not mine).

The Chairman sits on the bench with Rascal.
The Chairman and Rascal

I loved bringing you to life! You will also be going for a ride in the World Dominationmobile along with Penny and Bandit!

A full body shot of Rascal as he sits on the bench.

With Love,

The Kreatrix

 

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The Chairman's letterhead complete with his photo and pawprint.

Oh Look! It's a...It's a...

Colorful, explosive thingy.

Very colorful small rug made out of long chunks of yard. A very wild shag rug.

Kreatrix blew in the door over the weekend all excited over treasures she found for me from what appears to be her home planet. This time she said her planet is named planet Estate Sale.

A closeup of the colorful shag rug making it look like terrain on an alien planet.

Seriously. Does this not look like otherworldly terrain? Kreatrix was hyperventilating while taking photos saying things like

"...fall into a giant vat of colors...what a way to go...look at the explosion of the color wheel..."

Ewwwkay.

As if one wasn't enough, there are two.

Another extravagant small shag rug.

Up close of second shag rug making it look like alien terrain.

Bandit liked this one and hauled it off to his room.

Bandit, an adorable black and white soft sculptured cat doll sits on one of the shag rugs looking quite pleased with himself.

She swore you all would enjoy these photos so don't blame me.

HOWEVER. It is my job to figure out what to do with them.

Kreatrix suggested

"You all are a little uptight. You might want to try meditating on them."

Fine.

Two of the soft sculpture cat dolls are sitting on a rug trying to meditate. Their mouths have been altered in photoshop to show extreme concentration.

Bandit kept saying

"om, ooooommmm, auuummmm"

Which really annoyed me and got in the way of quieting my monkey mind.

Kreatrix looked at us and said

"Soft eyes, gentlemen! Don't stare so hard."

After 60 very long seconds of hearing Bandit's hum song and my eyes burning like heck I gave up.

And then the final straw snapped my little back when the Kreatrix handed me this.

The Chairman is pictured with a very colorful gourd covered in yarn. He is not smiling.

Are those reindeer? And if so, what the heck is the dude on the left doing to the one on the right?

Well, the reindeer do look like their sniffing each others rear ends kind of like dogs do in greeting each other.

The thing on top is kinda nice.

A colorful pom-pom sits on top of the gourd.

Okay. So I rather like this. I think I'll keep it. Kreatrix really loves it.

The colorful covered gourd sits on the shag rug. An explosion of color that is really quite lovely.

There is a certain familiarity to the crazy rug-type yarn things. They remind me of Kreatrix' hair and how it is never calm and sometimes she has to feed my curse jar when she looks in the mirror.

Kreatrix with very wild, out of control red hair. Can't really see her face. Too much hair!See what I mean?

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Ginger has her own letterhead now! She is an adorable soft sculptured cat doll. Her letterhead features beautiful handwriting and a beauty shot of Ginger.

And going fast...

by Ginger, feline reporter extraordinaire

Hello fellow cat people! Kreatrix is hard at work on a new assignment for a client (boo hiss), so our World Domination Community expansion has come to a screeching halt! Chairman is NOT happy. She has a habit to support. A habit of building cat dolls.

The Kreatrix was doing some trend shopping and spied a few pieces of work she'd done for a client. She bought some samples home. They'd already sold most of the stock, so it was slim pickings!

A large, beautifully decorated cosmetic style box with flowers and the eiffel tower.

I can actually fit inside this box! I'm thinking of making it into a fancy bed.

Another beautifully decorated floral, large cosmetic box

The inside of the large cosmetic box, complete with vintage paper lining the interior.

YUM! Birds!!

Two single bar soap boxes brightly decorated with colorful birds and geometric prints.

A bar soap box with a beautiful bird and a matching glass bottle of liquid hand soap.

Two beautiful single soap boxes. One is a damask design. The other is abstract floral.

AND some of her Holiday/Christmas designs have hit the stores. More to come!

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Adorable bundting in bold black and white with touches of pink and a pink paw print announcing it's a girl.

Dear Penny!

Adorable soft sculpture cat doll made out of vintage 1960's fabric. She sits in front of a green and white polka dot background and has two colorful pinwheels next to her.

Welcome to the Catberry Tails gang! You are a very close cousin of Eve 2.0! In fact you're cut from the same cloth...very soft paisley fabric from an old tablecloth.

Penny is shown from the back. You can really see the paisley pattern in the vintage fabric. Her arms and paws rest by her side.

You were created during 90 degree weather in the month of November! Thank heavens I had you to keep me occupied inside with the air conditioning!

An upclose shot of Penny, the adorable soft sculptured doll. Her mouth is hand stitched.

I apologize for accidentally sewing your legs on backwards. The Chairman was more than happy to give me his curse jar to feed while I performed surgery to correct my mistake.

Penny sits with one leg crossed over the other and her arm around the pin wheels.

Not to worry. Look how adorable you turned out. And you helped the Chairman buy gas for his World Dominationmobile!

Penny, the adorable soft sculptured cat doll, sits with her legs crossed on a navy blue doll chair.

Welcome to the gang, little one. You'll be going for a ride in the World Dominationmobile along with Bandit!

A butt shot showing the floral button under the tail and the official Catberry Tais tag.

Look at that booty! You have your own buttonhole and proof that you're an official member of the Catberry Tails' gang.