THE WHIMSILY EVER AFTER STORY
Hi! I'm Shelley!
I'm the human behind Whimsily Ever After. I have always loved making and creating with my hands, from painting and knitting to drawing and baking, making is what makes me happy.
What else makes me happy? My Cats! I have had cats my entire life.
Here is photographic proof ---->
Drawing with one hand
and hugging my kitty, Tigger
(aka Orange) with the other.
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Side Note: I'm right handed
so you can see what was
more important.
I graduated from Otis College of Art and Design with a BFA in Children's Toy Design. After over 13 years I walked away from a dream job/career designing children's toys to try my hand at being my own boss.
I left with the plan to keep designing children toys, but soon came to discover
that my cats were the ones that needed some whimsy added to their toy box.
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My beloved Pebbles and Mika were my inspiration!
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Now I loved spoiling Pebbles and Mika with toys but all the pet stores seemed to have as options were balls and mice.
I have a sense of humor, and I swear my cats had a sense of humor, so they needed funnier toys.
I started out making a cheeseburger, being inspired by a certain LOL cat site,
because I figured maybe my cat does want and, with my help, can have a cheeseburger!
Photographing my cats with the toys made for some pretty hilarious shots.
I started thinking, just maybe, other cat lovers would like their cats to have some funny quality toys to play with too.
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Living with cats might not be the happily ever after you hear about in fairytales but they do bring Joy and Love.
BAM! Whimsily Ever After was born.
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Cats want to pounce and play, why not play in a whimsy way?
At least that is what they tell me.