My name is Raven, or Tophat Girl as people have often called me for more than half my life now, I do indeed wear a tophat every day and have for 10+ years, the naming of my shop was quite literal, I wear my hat everywhere and it accumulates trinkets and feathers and little gifts, alas ive also squished my hat, twisted my hat, and i have been called twisted on more than one occassion in my lifetime not to mention a literal contortion twist I can do. so everything combined led me to the naming of Twisted Tophat Trinkets.
I am a creative and dark soul that has lived quite an interesting existence. I can craft and create just about anything I put my mind to. I am entirely unable to keep my focus on one creative medium for more than a couple months at most though before switching to a different set of creative skills, its an endless cycle, you will notice that a lot with new handcrafted product updates. I have spent over 20 years teaching myself everything I ever wanted to know creatively, from sculpting, painting, woodworking, dremaling, candle making, bonecrafting, photography, I even worked in california doing special effects, building haunted attractions and worked as a makeup artist. I learned many different skills and tricks that have helped me express my creativity and Self however I desire. Honestly that is my favorite part about owning this shop, is it offers a place to bring everything together, Not to mention day to day it allows me to do what I can, I work with a genetic disorder, so owning my own business gives me the professional freedom i need and leway on my bad days.
I run the physical aspect of this little shop from my home, it has taken over much of my residence. I work alongside multiple black cats but the shops official mascot is Onyx Obsidion, my familiar of a decade. the secondary mascot is Nikeera, the shop spaces resident haunted doll.
I dreamed of owning an odd little shop undefined by any one product type, for many years, right before covid in 2019 I had been working towards making my dream a reality, it was postponed by a couple years while the world went crazy but here we are. between 2021 and 2023 a lot of personal things happened in my life that made me realize all memes and slogans aside, You do only live once, now or never, and I went for it and since then I have been picking away at this store of mine.
although not open to the public my space is set up like a classic witch shop, early mornings find me sitting on a steamer trunk drinking coffee listening to music way too loud mixing and burning herbs or baking clay in the oven more times than not.
I am an eclectic witch and actively practictioner most of my life. I put very real energy into the products and spells I craft and create for my customers.
I am also heavy into vulture culture, however all of my animal materials (feathers, bones, fur, teeth, claws, quills) have been humanely sourced, the things I clean up and bring a second life to would otherwise be wasted. However the cleaning and sterilization of my products is not for the faint of heart, hence why im hereeeeee.
When im not tucked away in my dark crypt crafting and creating I enjoy spending time in the woods, cuddling with my human, watching documentaries on youtube with my cats, foraging, learning, and every once in a while you can catch me gaming (heavy on the Planet Zoo when i get in those geeky moods)