Hepcats House is run by a 40-something first-time college student struggling to make ends meet while earning an AAS in Marketing Communications Technology at Century College in White Bear Lake MN. A purchase from Hepcats House helps support Raina and allows her to focus on school.

A few years ago, hair flowers became a minor addiction. At the time, no one was making exactly what Raina wanted to wear, so she started to make her own. She wanted to see glitter, but also wanted to see craftmanship. When she found a stash of fabric orchids with clearly printed "veins" on them, she knew she had found what she wanted. Raina experimented with painting the lines on the orchids in craft glue and dousing the orchids in ultrafine glitter. Wow! What an effect! Other glitter experiments followed, and then she discovered other fun materials like cameo jewelry, feathers, and all kinds of different flowers. It became an addiction. At the insistence of friends, she started to share them with the world via Etsy.

In addition to the hair flowers, Raina has a passion for all things vintage, and loves to have the chance to share wonderful items from the past with other people who will love and appreciate them!

Raina has four feline "assistants" who advise on hair flower designs and help pick out vintage goodies to sell. They try not to add too much cat hair to the packaging!