Curlies kitty toys!!

[critters]

A homeless friend of mine makes Curlies kitty toys, which are a HIT around here! You can buy them (and other fun stuff, too!) from me.

Bulk and wholesale orders from stores, both online and bricks-and-mortar, are welcomed; PM me for more info. The biggest order so far has been 60, which Cecilia completed in a few days. Because she lives outside, patience is appreciated since I have to find her to place or pick up the order.

Thanks for reading!! :cool:

edit: Removing the other store's address. There has been a problem getting answers from her, so I'm currently working something out with another store owner.

[critters]

PS-If you buy them from me, they're 75 cents each; an order of 20 or more pays no shipping unless outside the US. :)

[mumpkees]

The Mooseheart Mumpkees were sort of 'test kitties' when Cecilia first started making curlies so they got to try out several different shapes and sizes. The test mumpkees give 'two pawds up' to the baby curlies - they are small and light weight and slide across hard wood floors for a rousing game of chase. They are purr-fect for carrying too when running from a sibling who wants their toy. The little circle curlies are adorable and it is a hoot to see the guys carrying it in their mouths. Since the curlie just naturally seems to fit over their nose we see some colorful cats running thru the house. The moms here at mooseheart take the curlies and put them in a baggie filled with cat nip and shake it, then let it sit for a few days. It makes the curlies even MORE attractive. I ordered a bunch, but only a few got dolled out cuz momMom is already amassing her mumpkee Christmas stocking stuffers.

The mooseheart mumpkees heartily endorse them - they are washable and durable and most of all reasonably priced - and when you step on them in the dark in your bare feet, you don't end up limping. Of course, you still have the problem of a wet foot from 'kitty spitty'! /mari

[critters]

I'll try to get a Curlie action pic onto PT somehow; Vista is "protecting" me and won't let me. :mad:

[kt_luvs_kitties]

Here they are Lee!

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8da25b3127cceb76cac30be3f00000026100AbM2LZi3bt2 MA

[critters]

THANKS, Katie!!!! :)

[critters]

Queen Scoopalot says:
"The cats are Cuckoo for Curlies! I have been run ragged lately, but want to report that the kitties are having a great time with the homemade toys which also help a homeless woman with some pocket money...so therefore goes to a very good cause.

Every time I look I see one of the herd go prancing by with their fresh-killed Curlie lol! Come on everyone...step right up and get your imported from Virginia CURLIES!"

[critters]

OK, everybody, I just wanted to let you know that, as of yesterday PM, *I* have Pay Pal!! I'm extremely new to it, of course, and Christine, has http://www.butterflymornings.com and http://stores.ebay.com/butterflymornings has agreed to take payments for me as well. SOOOO...If anybody else still wants Curlies, I'll do the best I can!! :)

ps--Call me excited AND terrified!! LOL

[Pawsitive Thinking]

They look like something Brody would enjoy! any idea how much posting to the UK would be?

[critters]

Hmm. I don't know, but I'll ask around. My guess is not much, because they're so light and so compressible (sp?). I can cram 50 into an envelope a little bigger than 1/2 a sheet of paper. :D

Let me go see if the post office has any info that might give me a "jumping off place."

[critters]

OK, about how many were you thinking about?

edit: Well, 50 Curlies weigh about 5 ounces. According to USPS, First class International for 5 ounces would be $4.50. http://ircalc.usps.gov/IntlMailServices.aspx?Country=10150&M=1&P=0&O=5&sd=1 , if you can see it. That's a jumping off place, anyway.

[QueenScoopalot]

Cecilias lovingly made Curlies have been such a hit around here! :D To the point of them turning a different color from the combined catspit, and being batted under places that I can't clean under. But they do wash and dry (on fast wash, low dry in a lingerie bag) nicely but then after being marinated in more 'nip they get trashed again! That's why I love the festive colored Curlies so they don't get confused with hairballs etc. :p I'm so glad you met Cecilia and that you've found such a creative way to keep her occupied, and make her some money too. ;) Keep on crocheting these fun kitty toys Cecilia, and keep coming up with new ideas for more toys Critters! Thanks from my happy feline family! :D Maybe jumbo bells crocheted inside of balls? :confused:

[Pawsitive Thinking]

OK, about how many were you thinking about?

edit: Well, 50 Curlies weigh about 5 ounces. According to USPS, First class International for 5 ounces would be $4.50. http://ircalc.usps.gov/IntlMailServices.aspx?Country=10150&M=1&P=0&O=5&sd=1 , if you can see it. That's a jumping off place, anyway.


Anyone in the UK want some? 50 would be too many just for Brody but she would be happy to post them on to others

[critters]

You don't HAVE to get 50. :eek: :D I'm just saying that the postage will decrease less than you'd think, given the weight decrease. Say you get 10, which is about an ounce (yeah, I know--I wish we'd go to grams, etc. too!). For some reason I can't get rate calculator to work for an ounce?...

[critters]

PS--Cat Fish are now prototyped, and a pic is up in catmandu's Curlie thread in Cat Games. Cat Birds should be prototyped by Friday; neither has catnip at this point. They're also available, if you want one or some. PM me your email if you want a pic of Cecilia's chicks (not a kitty toy) or her hats. Personally, I think the chicks are just too cute! :D

[Pawsitive Thinking]

You don't HAVE to get 50. :eek: :D I'm just saying that the postage will decrease less than you'd think, given the weight decrease. Say you get 10, which is about an ounce (yeah, I know--I wish we'd go to grams, etc. too!). For some reason I can't get rate calculator to work for an ounce?...


I was clearly having a blonde day yesterday :rolleyes: Put me down for 10 please - will PayPal you when I know how much I owe :D

[critters]

OK. Don't forget to send me your address, and I'll let you know when they're away.

[critters]

I'm planning to ship Friday, if anybody else is interested. Cat Birds might be ready to debut then, too!

[catmandu]

AND AS EVERYONE KNOWS CURLIES RULE!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/catmandu/cat%20angels/cats1012193.jpg

[critters]

That pic is SO cute! I have pics of a School of Cat Fish and a Flock of Cat Birds, if I can figure how to work them... I'm not having any luck uploading them anywhere but Hotmail. :confused:

[critters]

A school of Cat Fish!
http://www.photoworks.com/members/slideShow.jsp;jsessionid=EB6970DAD4C618E33E7746CCE 369998C?toh=m&key=critters&cb=PW_TAIS&svr=web9&id=44029040

1/2 a flock of Cat Birds; I guess the upload went wonky.
http://www.photoworks.com/members/slideShow.jsp;jsessionid=EB6970DAD4C618E33E7746CCE 369998C?toh=m&key=critters&cb=PW_TAIS&svr=web9&id=44029040

I'll try to upload the Cat Bird pic again tomorrow.

Oh, and a new flower toy is supposed to debut next week!

[critters]

OK--at long last, here should be a flock of Cat Birds that you can actually see! http://handicappedpet.net/helppets/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=11335

and a school of Cat Fish:
http://handicappedpet.net/helppets/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=11336

[Moesha]

Are the fish and birds the same price as the other curlies? If not what is the price for them and do they come with or without catnip?

[critters]

Cat Fish and Cat Birds take Cecilia a lot more time, so Fish are $3.50 and Birds are $3. At the moment, none of my stock has catnip, although that'll change next week because I just took Cecilia some. You can always special order 'nip-free products, though!! :)

I'm not sure if the new flower toy will usually have 'nip or not; I'm expecting it to debut next week.

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Brody can't wait for her new toys :D

[critters]

I hope Brody likes them as much as the Special Critters, Found Cats, mumpkees, and Queenscoopalot's Homeless Waifs do!! :D

[critters]

Spunk my blind punk LOVES CatPower Flowers!!
http://handicappedpet.net/helppets/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=11357
http://handicappedpet.net/helppets/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=11356

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Brody's arrived today!! Maybe now she will stop terrorising the local snail population :rolleyes:

[critters]

A load of toys will be going to the post office Wednesday if anybody wants to add anything to it. I'll send catmandu's Princess a Cat Bird to take the place of the Cat Fish that's among the missing. :eek::D

[shais_mom]

I'd be interested in them but am confused on if they are birds or fish - not that it really matters! I tried following this thread and am lost. :confused:
You can PM to let me know if I need to send a money order or do paypal.
THANKS! :D

[critters]

Thanks for asking! There are BOTH Cat Birds and Cat Fish, although they do resemble each other. :D Fish are longer, thinner, and have 3D fins and tail of a different color from the body. Birds have a squarish body and 3D curly headpieces and tail "feathers." I wish I could post the pics directly here, but it doesn't ever work for me. :confused: Curlies are light, totable, throwable crocheted curls.

I can take either money order or PayPal, whichever suits you. :)

Thanks!!!

[shais_mom]

thanks I'll pm you! :D

[critters]

Cecilia surprised me today with a new addition!! See Cat Balls at http://handicappedpet.net/helppets/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=11435 ; they are $2.25. Cat Rats will debut in the next couple of weeks. (The pic's fuzzy, but I was in a hurry. ) :o :p

[critters]

I'm trying to upload a better pic, but it's not going. I think I'll wait until Thurs, when I get more, which will make a better pic. Note that I corrected the typo in the previous post, which reduced the price of the balls by $1!! :D

mumpkees suggested that their motto should be "the only balls a housecat needs." LOL :D Leave it to her to be the first to say it!!! :p

[critters]

I saw, and approved, the "skin" of the prototype Cat Rat today, so I hope they'll be available next week. The prototype has already been sold & will be adapted for a blind kitty, along with a Cat Fish and a Curlie.

[critters]

For ONCE, I actually managed to shrink a pic, so don't faint! :o The balls that look blue are actually blazing purple :confused: , so I don't know how or why that happened?! :eek: http://handicappedpet.net/helppets/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=11476

[critters]

I've been working on a store since Friday. I have to go to the library to upload more pics (Tripod doesn't play well with dial-up), and I have both more additions and more cleaning up to do. Still, I'd like to debut it today.

Visit the Special Critters store, newly born at http://specialcritters.tripod.com/ .

I thought Tripod was particularly appropriate. :D

PS--Suggestions welcome; Jan/Queen Scoopalot already suggested trying to put page numbers at the bottom as well as the top of each page.

[critters]

I JUST finished putting link buttons on the bottom of each page, so you can move from page to page from the bottom. I also added a Cat Rat pic, although I'll work on getting a better one this week. Any other suggestions?

[critters]

More debuts this week!! The first is a gift basket. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=260256970943

I hope to pick up the debut critter sweater tomorrow, and maybe the premiere dog toys!