LisaLaughs

Hi all!! I am a 44YO mom to a DS8 and DD5. I have been married to a wonderfully funny man for 15 years, who can still make me laugh!! Life can be so stressful, so I try to remember to laugh at something everyday!

I've lived in California all my life, for the most part in the Los Angeles area (where I am now), but lived in the San Francisco and San Jose areas for about 14 years, where I also attended college and graduate school. I love learning and would love to be a professional student. I guess that's why I like crafting so much - there is always something new to learn.

I also enjoy baking for my family and our parties. Mostly cakes (love experimenting with decorator tips) and cupcakes. Cupcakes (baked and otherwise) are a new fancy of mine. Anything with a cupcake on it is sure to earn a heart from me.

I don't get to read much, except for magazines, but love all things Jane Austen, big fan of Harry Potter, and grew up reading Tolkein and Steven King. I also love mysteries.

I love to garden even though I don't have too much time for it.

I love coffee (Starbucks, yum) and chocolate (any kind). My dream is to open a coffee shop with an adjoining crafty/cottagy boutique.

I also enjoying making bento box lunches for me and my children. I'm always looking for fun little forks and spoons to use with our bentos.

I love all 80's New Wave, 80's Disco, Latin Jazz and Salsa music, but enjoy lots of other genres as well.

I really enjoy a good romantic comeday like Pride and Prejudice (BBC version is the best), The Wedding Date, Bride & Prejudice, Ever After, and most comedies. Some of my faves are Legally Blonde and Groundhog Day.

I enjoy reality shows like Top Chef, Project Runway, Next Food Network Star and Amazing Race, as well as comedies such as Modern Family, Mike & Molly and Big Bang Theory. I also watch DIY, HGTV and FoodNetwork.

I love Scrapbooking & paper crafts (I've been making paper bag albums, tags inchies and altered matchboxes), cardmaking, stamping, interior decorating, baking, beading (love all crystal jewelry), I can also crochet, and I took a sewing class and I really enjoyed it. I've made a few tote bags and even a simple outfit for my baby girl, and now sew on many of my paper projects.

I love all kinds of scrapbooking embellishments, especially flowers and anything with glitter.

My favorite colors are peach and olive, but love to work with pink, brown, & aqua for vintage-looking layouts. And for non-vintage layouts I prefer bighter colors (orange, turquoise, red, yellow, bright pink, lime, colors that make you want to smile).

I have a decent vintage button collection and love old book pages, especially anything in French.

I LOVE using glitter - the very fine kind - it adds so much to anything I'm working on. I also love anything with glitter or polka dots (paper, ribbon, buttons, fabric, stickers, etc.). I also like scalloped edges, flower-shaped items, butterflies, birds, boardgames, candles (vanilla, pineapple, apple, mango, coconut, raspberry, melon, pretty much any fruit scent), fun mechanical pencils, fun pens, spiral notepads, anything train-related (for my son), plastic beaded jewelry (for my daughter), spearmint gum, and anything coffee-flavored.

Most current obsessions: itty bitty books, cupcakes, inchies, and Marie Antoinette.

I really love handmade items!! Don't be shy about sharing your craftiness!!

Thanks for taking the time to read this!! Have a great day!!! :o)