Nightmare Before Christmas Inspired Gang (Or 'Is it Time to Break Out the Rum Yet?')

So if you were wondering why I posted the video of Jack Skellington's discovery of Christmas Town, well, wonder no more! Christmas is looming, for sure, but I can only do so many candy-striped dolls. Hence, the Nightmare Before Christmas inspired gang. Love that movie. A pox of anyone who would not (at least) like it.


This is Helix. He is one of our very few long-limb dolls. Long-limbed sock dolls are harder to stuff, but the results are so hilarious! 80cm in height.

He's got a goofy face, he does.

Rex isa 50cm tall sockmonkey. He's wearing a red cap & has a red bum.

Looking a tad bit shocked.

I think Grinx might be a tad bit sloshed already. He MUST have been the first one at the bottle. 50cm.

Figures why his pupils are Xed.

Blix has mis-matched eyes. 63cm in length.

Non-plussed. Totally.

Helix - $109

Grinx & Rex - $79

Blix - $89

Kimmie for Korea!

This is Kimmie. Mummy fell in love with Sammie & got one made for Lil Louis. If you did click on Sammie's link, you would have noticed that the shape of their faces are some what different. The reason behind this is that these fellows are done patternless & will not necessarily look exactly the same. Not even if you put a gun to my head.


Anyong Haseyo! My name is Kimmie. I will go home to Seoul in January 2011. Mummy will collect me personally.

My belly, it is filled with beads. I will calm Lil Louis, the newborn down, if he is feeling agitated.

I have a friend. He is a MiniMeow. We were made from the same fabric. Mummy likes strong, plain colours, so I do not have colourful stripes like MiniMeow does.


I have a tag! All of us do! But mine is on my hind paw, so when Lil Louis decide to use me as a pillow, the tag will not irritate his face!

KIMMIE WILL DO KOREA!!!


Kimmie: $80 (inclusive of embroidered eyes)
MiniMeow friend: $29

Optional:
Embroidered name: $5

Embroidered eyes : $5

Gingham 'Got More Fish?' Gang

Behold the Gingham Gang. Someone's mad about gingham checks around here in a big way!

Meowllo. I am Amanda. I am a popular sized cat.

Meowllo. We are Berry & Ian, upsized cats. 45cm, up from 35cm.

See the difference!!

Yes, I am being handywork whore.

Again...

And again. Bwaahaa.

XL Daphne. Amanda's ma.

The whole gang together, with Daphne (far right), last mintue latest addition, Amanda's mummy!

'Got More Fish?' Gang 35cm - $89
'Got More Fish?' Gang 45cm - $119

Optional:
Embroidered name - $5/name
Embroidered eyes - $5/pair

More 'Got More Fish?' Gang Orphans

Yes I meant to post these LAST Monday. Never a Monday too late though.

Stripeys & (Cat)Fish

$89 each

Optional:

Embroidered eyes - $5

Embroidered name - $5

Sammie for Samantha

Sammie, the yellow-socked gray kitty, is a custom request by Samantha ask her favourite colours are all rolled into one cute kitty! Gray, yellow & pink.

Waiting to go home to mummy.

Man-handle for pictures for documentation.

Yes, I must feature the hand-stitched embroidery again.

As I type, Sammie is sitting (rather, lying down) patiently in the post office, waiting to be sent to her permanent new home.

Sammie - $85, all in

Bartholomew Rupert Lim aka Bart (What a Mouthful!)

From this belly-licker.....



To this huggable guy...

Hello... is this an interview?

I come with every little spot on my fur accounted for.

Bart is made from a pair of 44cm Propeds socks & a sturdy brown jersey material. Too bad Propeds don't make fancy colours. I love these socks the most! They turn out especially soft & huggable!

Customed kitties -$70 & up, depending on difficulty.

Optional:

Embroidered eyes - $5

Embroidered Name - $5 per name

Bart costed $100, all in.

Just Hanging Around Part II

So continues the nice sunny weather & more kitties come out to play....

Sunkisst (yes, double 's'), Bleedy, Pinkyton & Missoni catching the lst few rays of sunlight.

Sunkisst, another lying-down kitty, looks abit more sane than Moonshine. She loves the sun... Moonshine just lurks around at night, really....

Bleedy, promised to Nin, my cat friend, who incidentally sews these wonderful silhouettes, also available at Etsy.

Pinkyton (now renamed Kylee) used to eyes like Bleedy's. She's had plastic surgery & her eyes are hand-embroidered now as she is promised to a new-born girl (called Kylee, of course!). For the uninitiated, softies for kiddies under the age of 3 (well, 4, to be safe) shouldn't have any sew-on (or stuck-on) small parts (like buttons) as they might chew them off & swallow them. And all our pullable parts (ears, arms & tails) are sewn over at least thrice for durable play. Read more here.

Gotta get a better picture of this.....

Missoni (aptly named after the brand of stripey knitwear), would love to change her clothes every now & then, but can't. We think it might be personality disorder... as in... she thinks she might be a human....

Sunkisst, Bleedy & Missoni - $59 each

Pinkyton - $59 + $5 (embroidered eyes) + $5 (embroidered name) = $69

Wedding Gifts for a Cat-Loving Couple

Hello all!

These huggable kitties were ordered for wedding gifts for a cat-loving couple. These guys were made way back, but as they were not given yet, I din't post them up... They shoud have been given to their rightful owners already.... erm... right? :P

What a handsome pairsome!

Samples of my (nifty?) handy work

I sometimes wonder if I should sew the button eyes crossed (x) or straight(II). It's a constant battle in my brain just before the sew the eyes on. I am starting to sew them straight as I am bored of crossing them....

Got More Fish Gang (L) - $89

Optional:
1) Embroidered Eyes - $5
2) Embroidered Name - $5 per name

Molko, Charlotte's Twin/Brother/Sibling/Whatever.....

If it weren't for the obvious title, people would think that I like to repeat myself over & over again. This is Molko, brother of Charlotte, who was the very first SmeowlyCat (& SmeowlySockCat, as I have categorised them already... check out my Facebook page) ever made....

Should I call him version 2.0?

He hearts Gwen!

Molko is a present for Gwen. I sure hope she doesn't visit this blog. She hasn't received her pressie yet.....

Incidentally, he is not tagged/labelled, as he was made way before Moonshine.

Molko (Sock Cat 'M') - $69 + $10 (embroidered name x 2) + $5 (embroidered eyes) = $84

Moonshine the Lying Down Kitty

Hello there!

Meet our latest orphan, Moonshine. I cannot decide if he is upset because he has not enough catnip or too much off it... but please do note that his eyes are a tad bloodshot.....

......& we wonder why he has to have a lie down........

.... Side view of him lying down..... (BTW, he only comes out at night)

I don't know if anyone would have noticed, but I MUST point out that Moonshine was made out of a heel-less sock. I always had an issue with heel-less socks when making the sitting-down kitties, as they then tend to stand instead of sit, like so:

Observe these 4 kities closely. Cute, yes? Matty on the extreme right sits nicely, because of the presence of a bum, as he was made by socks with heel. The rest of the girls seem to be standing up (or lying on their backs perpectually).

Back view of the kitties.... 3 bumless girls on the left & one boy with bum on the right. Nothing at all wrong with standing kitties, really; the colours for the heel-less socks are way prettier, but my preference is still for heelful (yes I know there is no such word) socks for sitting kitties & heel-less socks for the new lying down kitties like Moonshine. Am I being too fussy?

I really should have thought of this design EONS ago, but better late than never... You obviously can't make Moonshine out of socks with heels.... well, actually, you can, but what a waste of a sock with heel.

TAG! He's it!

Please note that he is the VERY FIRST doll with a SmeowlyCats tag on him!!!! Yes... he (& the rest of his friends) is still sewn (& designed) lovingly by me & me myself!!

One thing to note about the sock animals is that they are done without patterns, so I cannot replicate exactly the same one for you... I can only do one that might be very similar to it, provided I can find the sock again. & yes, if you really insist, I can use any type of sock for any type of design. ;)

Moonshine - $59

Optional:
1) Embroidered Name - $5 per name
2) Embroidered Eyes - $5

Of Jailbreakers & Persian Peacocks

Oh dearie me... Here at Smeowlycats, we seem to be picking up quite a few orphans!! Here are the latest:

Bonny (Pink & navy stripes) & Clawde (Black & white stripes), the jailbreak kitties. Bonny is the mastermind, whilst Clawde is just a toddler. What? Their names are Bonny & Clawde, not Bonnie & Clyde.....

The Persians. They are made of batik-inspired fabric... Looks like peacocks to me! Rather ornate, & different from the normal kitties I've been making... for a change. Do look forward to new designs!!

Bonny & Clawde (Sock Cats 'Reg') - $59 each
Got More Fish Gang 'L' - $89

Optional:
1) Embroidered Eyes - $5
2) Embroidered Name - $5 per name

How Much Is That Doggy in the Window? (And Friends)

Ok, so he's not in a window of a shop... I super loved making this one though!! I think I especially like Daschunds because while I was growing up, my neighbours had one... a black Daschund called Dinah. She was a yappy little thing though, barking away at any & every passer-by.

Front view of Hotdog

Mug shot (or is it Mutt shot?)

Getting cosy with friend Megan

Mr Cool

I cut the body out the same time as the bleu lyon for Gus.... Thought it'd be nice as a cat as well...

Hmpf..

HotDog - $120
Sock Cat 'S' - $59
Lanky Cat - $79

Optional:
1) Embroidered Name - $5/name
2) Embroidered Eyes - $5

Bye bye kitties... Off to New Home You Go

I sent these kitties on their way to their new home yesterday:

The red (Ashlee), grey (Kaitlyn) & green (Matty) are to be re-homed to Australia around Christmas time, whilst the pink (Lynette) is staying here in Singapore!

I have got too many pictures of large-sized 'Got More Fish' Gang so I'm showing my handywork.

Another 'L' GMFG with a name on her tush.

I hope the new owners like them as much as I loved making them. :)

Sock kitties - $59
'Got More Fish?' Gang - $89

Additional:
1) embroidered eyes - $5
2) embroidered names - $5