Handcrafted accessories for your pet. Specialising in hats for cats! My love of crafting started when I was on tour with the musical Oliver!
I had a lot of spare time sitting in the dressing room when not on stage so I started to cross stitch to pass the hours. Then a lovely lady in the costume department taught me how to knit! There was a lot of to-ing and fro-ing as I dropped stitches etc. but I soon got the idea! I had caught the crafting bug! I was soon making lots of things that I didn't have a home for in my little flat! So thing
s were ending up in boxes! So I thought I'd start to share my hand crafted items with others! Each item is unique and I often only make a thing once so you are really getting a one off item. I also love to take custom orders so please don't hesitate to get in touch if you have an idea! I also love photography, countryside walks, the Isles of Scilly and of course, my cat Pete.
I'm sorry for being so quiet on here recently. Sadly back in January our beautiful Pete had to be put to sleep. He had been struggling with IBD for a year and it had got to the point where non of the medicines were helping anymore and he was clearly in pain and very unhappy. It was such a hard decision but definitely the right one for our little boy. He is no longer in pain and is eating all the dreamies he can in heaven now.
B L A C K F R I D A Y S A L E 2 0 % O F F
For this weekend and Monday only get 20% off everything in my Etsy shop. Discount automatically applied. No need for a code. SO GET SHOPPING while stocks last!
What's your favourite Christmas food?
I think mine has to be all the after dinner chocolates, oh and also the mid afternoon chocolates and mid morning chocolates too!
C H R I S T M A S T R E E H A T
The first Christmas tree hat is in the post! I have a few of these knitted up but I think I need to buy some more green wool so shop now to avoid any disappointment! Christmas tree hats are available to buy in my Etsy shop (Link in bio).
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T U R K E Y 🦃
A turkey hat is on it's way to America. Perfect for either Thanksgiving or indeed Christmas!
F I R S T C H R I S T M A S O R D E R
It's now the 2nd November which means it's now acceptable to order things for Christmas! 2 hats are on their way to their new owner! So get ordering before they run out (and I have to knit some more!)
C H R I S T M A S T I M E
It's almost that time of year again (not quite sure how!?) But the Christmas hats are back on Etsy and ready to be posted for all the Christmas frivolities.
U S A H A T 🇺🇲
The Star Spangled Banner, The Red, White and Blue, Old Glory and The Stars and Stripes. Let your cat live their American Dream!
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E T S Y ' S P I C K S !
So this happened yesterday! I gained an Etsy's Pick badge! When I got the message on Etsy I didn't really realise what it was going on about and it wasn't until I read more into it that I realised what I meant. I feel so pleased that one of my items, knitted in my lounge, on my sofa can get an Etsy's Pick badge. It shows that you don't have to have lots of staff working for you to have valued products.
"Etsy’s Picks are items that have been hand-selected and reviewed by one of our style experts on the merchandising team from shops that have shown quality, reliability, and style."
Thank you Etsy!!
PUMPKIN SEASON 🎃
Pumpkin season has begun! One of these pumpkin hats is off in the post tomorrow, ready for its lucky new owner. Who needs pumpkin carving when you can have a pumpkin cat!
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P U M P K I N 🎃
B A C K I N S T O C K
Ready for Halloween 2023! Pumpkin hats are now back in stock over in my Etsy shop! Be careful your cat doesn't cast a spell on you this Halloween!
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W I T C H ' S H A T
Bringing this Witch's Hat back in time for Halloween. This time, the top part of the hat is knitted with black sparkly wool (who doesn't love a bit of sparkle). I found some sparkly wool hidden at the bottom of our ottoman and thought it was the perfect addition to this hat. Now available to purchase in my Etsy shop, link in my bio.
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL CAT DAY!
A day to shout out about how much we love our cats and all things cat! Here's to all the cats and cat people! When asked the other day if I liked dogs, I said, "I like dogs, but I prefer cats."
⚜️G O D S A V E T H E K I N G⚜️
⚜️ KING PETE ⚜️
Is your cat the King or Queen of your household? Ours certainly is!
K I N G ' S C O R O N A T I O N
NEW HAT ALERT!
This cat hat is the perfect accessory for the most royal of cats (and let's be honest, all cats think they are royalty). Whether you are celebrating the King's Coronation or whether you just want to celebrate your cat this hat is certainly a statement piece.
K I N G ' S C O R O N A T I O N
The perfect hat for your cat to wear to join in with your festivities for the King's Coronation. Red, white and blue to celebrate all things British.
M A R Y T H E C R A F T Y F O X
⚜️Creative Space⚜️
My creative space is the sofa in my lounge. Luckily, it is very comfy, although there are many distractions. When Pete wants a cuddle, he wants a cuddle and no amount of knitting will stop him. All my wool is kept in our footstool or in my 2 wool bags. This is the lounge looking rather tidy. When I have multiple hats on the go, it definitely doesn't look like this! There is wool everywhere!
M A R Y T H E C R A F T Y F O X
⚜️Start the Day⚜️
Pete likes to start the day like a King. He has recently been diagnosed with IBD and is now on steroids that make him very hungry so Pete has his first breakfast at about 8 o clock followed by his second breakfast at 11 o clock, then he has lunch (yes he has lunch!) at 1.30, first dinner at 6 ish, second dinner at 9ish and midnight snack before bed!! He on a chicken only diet at the moment as other foods really seem to affect him so we are always steaming chicken for him! Which is extremely annoying for us but as long as he is happy we are happy.
If anyone has any tips for good food for a cat with IBD I would be most grateful!
M A R Y T H E C R A F T Y F O X
⚜️All about me⚜️
▪️Owner of Pete the cat
▪️Craft enthusiast
▪️Lover of all things chocolate
▪️Enjoys walks and a pub lunch
▪️Big foodie but hater of cooking
▪️Loves pjs and a night in
▪️Professional singer and actor
▪️Living in London
▪️Partial to a crime drama
▪️Crazy Cat Lady
Mary the Crafty Fox is very much a 1 woman business. I am the founder, manager, designer, knitter, crocheter, pompom maker and dispatcher, amongst many other things.
S T P A T R I C K ' S D A Y
Perfect to get you and your cat in the St Patrick's Day mood. Now, where's that Guinness?
R A I N B O W M I N I P O M S
New for 2023 and part of my Rainbow Collection is this Mini Pompom Cat Hat.
N E W N E W N E W
New for the new year! Mini pompom cat hats are now available in pastel or rainbow colours. Perfect to bring a little joy to your cold and gloomy January.
N E W Y E A R S A L E
15% OFF EVERYTHING.
Head over to my Etsy shop to make the most of my sale. This week only.
M E E T W I L L O W
Doesn't Willow look fantastic in her new hat? I love receiving photos of your cats in their hats and sharing them with you. Is your cat ready for the Christmas festivities to begin?
1 0 0 0 S A L E S !
A HUGE thank you for all your support! I cannot believe that I have had 1000 sales. I am very much a micro business. Literally just me, knitting on my sofa. All your cats look absolutely fantastic in their hats and I'm so glad that I've been able to bring you all some joy, especially over the past few years with Covid. And there is still time to place an order before Christmas! (UK only) Merry Christmas!
I absolutely love receiving reviews and photos from my customers. It's so lovely to know you and your cats are loving their new hats. It's so heart warming reading something like this.
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O N L Y 4 T R E E H A T S L E F T
Get shopping now if you want one of these Christmas Tree hats as I won't be making any more after these 4 hats go! Is your cat ready for Christmas!?
We have now got our Christmas decorations up! It is finally Christmas after knitting many Christmas Cat Hats in August when it was roasting outside! Have you got your decorations up yet?
L A S T D A Y S A L E
Today is the last day of my BLACK FRIDAY SALE. So head over to my Etsy shop today to enjoy 15% off everything!
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R A I N B O W R A N G E
Lots of work going on behind the scenes on readiness for Christmas! I will be launching all my Christmas stock very soon! So keep those eyes peeled!
W O R K I N P R O G R E S S Dinosaur Cat Hats are one of my most popular hats. What would your cat look like as a dinosaur?
🎵Everybody wants to be a cat!🎵 Especially one with cat hats!
P R I N C E P E T E With all this grey weather Pete has spent his days sleeping on our bed. He is ready for some warmer weather for all of his monstering. https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/985316607/crown-cat-hat-princess-hat-for-cat?ref=shop_home_active_12&frs=1&crt=1 #cathats #hatsforcats #cataccessories #crown #catcrown #princepete #spoiltcat #divacat #londoncat #catsofinstagram #instacat #catsofgram #cutecats #gingercat #tabbycat #lovecats #catclothing #sleepycat #meowmonday #meow #whiskers #caturday #etsy
Pete has recently been a very good model for me even letting me video him!!
Hopefully he'll bring me some luck!
Here is Pete modelling yesterday's hat. Again he's doing such a good job...I obviously got him on a good day!
Here is Pete doing some of his very best modelling work!
My first Instagram reel! Cat Hat Making step by step.
