RachelR

A Fine Frenzy, The Fray, John Mayer, Coldplay, 80's music

Pride and Prejudice, The Secret Life of Bees, The Old Man and the Sea, The Thirteenth Tale, any sappy love story

Love altered art with vintage and found items such as trims, buttons, lace, millinery, old jewelry, and unusual findings. I love working with paper, fabric and ephemera.

Pride and Prejudice (Kiera Knightly version), The Notebook, When Harry Met Sally, Harold and Maude, Benny and Joon, Transformers, Camile, Flashdance

Friday Night Lights, The Office, The Biggest Loser (don't watch much TV)

I was once told by a "fortune teller" that I'm an old soul and she must be right because I love LOVE love everything old...old photos, old clothes, old jewelry, old books, old postcards...I think you get the point!

I have three wonderful children ages 17, 16 and 8 (I often wonder how I ended up with such great and happy kids) and a very funny husband. We also have two very large rescue dogs that we've had for about 2 years.

I'm always working on a memory book or altered journal not only because I love doing it but also so that my children know where they came from and our family's history. I hope they'll pass them down to their children and grandchildren. I'm one of those people who has to craft or I'll go out of my mind so I'm constantly working on something for myself, a family member or for my Etsy store. I also LOVE flea markets, antique shows, thrift stores and garage sales, it's always exciting when you stumble upon a hidden treasure!

Anything vintage... Vintage jewelry (rhinestone brooches and pins, pocket watches, watch faces, watch hands, pearl necklaces)......... Vintage books with great worn covers......... Vintage ephemera (airmail envelopes, postcards, cookbooks, wrapping paper, gift tags, shipping tags and labels, flash cards, ledger pages, sheet music, prescriptions)......... Vintage games (card games, board games, bingo, old game pieces)........... Vintage Alice in Wonderland.......... Vintage Beatrix Potter.......... Owls.......... Mushrooms.......... Vintage embroidered items (hankerchiefs, pillowcases, towels)............ Vintage Christmas items (gift tags, cards, wrapping paper, baubles and bobs, ornaments, tinsel, santa's)........... Religious memorbilia (christian items).......... Old fabric dolls (Raggedy Ann, embroidered cloth dolls, prim dolls)........... Vintage ribbon, lace, trims, buttons............ Altered journals/Altered books............ Small vintage tins of various shapes and sizes......... Old art supplies........... Old baby items (little dresses, shoes, socks)........... Vintage millinery (flowers, leaves, berries).......... Vintage photos (especially any old pictures of kids dressed in Halloween costumes, christmas pictures, easter pictures and snow scene pictures)............ Vintage Red Cross items........... Cute fragrant soaps.......... I really love anything handmade or altered using lots of interesting vintage goodies and found items

Macabre items, Political items, Sports items

I like just about any color...the more muted/worn/faded the better (muted pinks, blues, greens, yellows). The only colors that I could live without are purple and orange (unless it's a Halloween item!)