Mrsfabicons

I am a magpie. I love finding and collecting shiny bits of stuff that have been overlooked or discarded by other people.I like recycling these cheap gaudy bits of junk and giving them new life and transforming them into something beautiful. My creative work mainly consists of very kitsch and quirky stitched collages of beads and found objects usually centred around a saint or goddess which I call fabicons. If you are interested I have posted pictures of a few of these on my Flickr account (link above)

I am a kind, generous and loyal person with high standards of personal integrity. I commit fully and don't do things by half measures so will be a good swap partner. I do live in an household with animals and smokers, just so you know ahead of time.

I like rock and blues. At the moment I am loving some cds I got in a sale of 70s easy rock - Gallagher and Lyle, The Sutherland Borthers and Quiver, Stephen Bishop. Also revisiting James Taylor's back catalogue!

Very wide ranging taste in literature. My favourite authors include Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut and John Irving. Oh and I should probaly mention the 300+ textile art and embroidery books - lots of them are vintage and the coolest are from the 1920-30's full of art deco line drawings.

I love small budget independent films that make you smile. A great favourite is Amelie. Time travel is a favourite theme too.

I can usually be tempted by a costume drama...especially a Dickens adaptation. I also like tv cooking/chef shows but would probably rather be baking or cooking than watching.

Embroidery, embroidery, embroidery in all its creative and glorious forms...Bead embroidery, free machine embroidery and canvas work for choice.

And then there is just beading which is always a great joy...will have a stab at all the techniques but probably am most proficient at brick and square stitches. I love creating impromptu jewellery and wearable collage by combining vintage bits, buttons, crystals and beads from the carboot sales, charity shop or remnant bags with treasures from my stash.
Did a lampworking course and now would love space to set up a torch. I definitely want to make more beads! Also like the 'coming together-ness' of feltmaking and papermaking. Also basic quilting and knitting. I will have a go at just about anything creative, especially on a wet winter's afternoon.

Proud 'mum' to 1 beloved rescued tortishell cat - Pearl - who is very lovely and very spoiled, a dignified older lady of 15 years.

Happy news! We now have Opal - a tiny white and gray spotted cat. She's a real live wire, investigating everything that moves and most of the stationary stuff too. Don't think she can believe her luck at becoming the embroiderer's cat, so many fibres to tangle, so little time! The venerable Pearl is slowly getting used to the new addition (lots less yowling now) and gradually teaching Opal all the vital things she needs to fit in - like where the litter tray is, when is feeding time and how to wrap mummy around their little claws!

Very devoted to my guardian angels, saints and spirtiual guides. Use the oracle cards on a regular basis. Angels provide much of my creative inspiration as well as a huge amount of assistance and instructions for life...when I remember to ask them!

Colours: Green (all shades), blue, aqua, purple, pinks and red. Metals: all silver finishes, bronzes, tarnished copper and old gold.

The divine: angels, saints, gods and goddesses, religious medals-memorabilia-imagery-prayer cards, churches, temples, shrines, nichos, rosaries and other devotional items, milagros, totems of protection.

The sea: fish, shells, mermaids, boats, the tideline, the pier, tacky souvenirs.

The sky: clouds, moon, sun, planets, stars, storms, rainbows, comets.

The land: Mountains, waterfalls, riverbanks, trees, growing useful things like vegetables & fruit and all flowers but especially snowdrops, iris, peonies and roses.

Creatures: Cats especially, dogs, sealife in all its forms, birds, snakes and lizards, dinosaurs.

Stuff: Beads, buttons, sequins, sew-on rhinestones (especially rose montees) vintage costume jewellery (even broken that can be reused for components), bubble gum charms, tiny plastic figures and toys, crystals, polished natural stones, dimante, christmas baubles and shiny fibres.

Food & Drink: Flavoured teas (especially fruity green teas, spicy black teas, honey flavoured - love Lipton's melissa - and anything Celestial or Yogi), real coffee, chocolate in all its forms, salt water taffy, peanut butter kisses, Mary Janes, old fashioned hard candy like rootbeer barrels, lemondrops or Brachts' butterscotch, mint anything, lifesavers.

I don't wear make-up but I do like bath things and samples of lotions etc. I don't have pierced ears but love vintage clip-ons.