garboodles

Hello. I am a stay at home happily married to one man with a son 13 years old and a daughter wo is 7 years old. I home school my children and have done so for the last 8 years. We are a Christian Bible believing family who attends Church every Sunday. My husband is going to seminary to become a Pastor as well.

I am also an Artist. I make OOAK Art dolls in all sorts of mediums ( mixed media,altered,soft sculpture,clay sculpture and more ). I also enjoy atc, scrapping, colloge and mixed media altered art.

I enjoy sewing .. I make my daughter clothes as well as dolls clothes for them too. I love to collect antiques and antique or vintage style dolls. *I collect vintage and antique sewing notions.I have my Great Grandmas feather weight Singer in my studio.. and love it so.

*I also have a collection of antique /Vinatge Sock monkey's. I have always loved monkeys since a little girl. But never had a sock monkey until my husband got me my very first one.. which started the whole collection. * I collect and make Minature doll house things. I built my daughter her first Vistorian Cottage House and we love it !!! * I love quirky things, out of the ordianry,whimsical

*I adore the Victorian era especially!! The art, the clothing, the dolls, the family life and history of the Victorian era is delightful to me.Yet, do love many time periods from the 16th century up to the 20th century.

*I collect vintage aprons.. I love full aprons or with bibs the best.. but do enjoy half aprons.I also love vintage kitchen items.. I love them in black and deep red colors especially. My first Swap was hosted by me via my blog ..there were over 50 participants and it all went well beautifully !!!

*My favorite color is deep red.. I don't like bright red.. it's gotta be deep.I also wear a lot of black.. and have red and black accents in my home.

*I love Pizza and pasta.. I guess I married an Italian.LOL !!!

• I love fellowshipping and hanging out with my best friend Crystal

*I keep 3 blogs and a website.. two Etsy Shoppes and sell on Ebay as well. I am in 4 Ebay groups and have sold my dolls all over the world.

*I also,love music. I enjoy christian music and classical but also like 80's style , alternative and Rock. I enjoy these artist :

*Evanessence *Enya *Ingrid Michaelson *Feist *Gwen Steffani *Siouxsie & The Banshees *Angelo Badalamenti *Cocteau Twins *Cranes *Regina Spektor *Cold Play *Shiny Toy Guns

*Somewhere in Time *Miss Potter *Titanic *Meet Joe Black *Janet Okes novels which were made into movies *Jane Austin movies *Saving Sarah Caine *Mr.Magoriums Wonder Emporium *August Rush

*The Bible *Victorian books *poetry *art books *decorating Books *Victoria magazine *Home Companion ( Mary Engilbreit) Magazine *Altered Coutre

*Little House series *Lost *Prison Break *Heroes *Smallville

*Doll making with soft sculpture,clay, paint assembledge etc... *sewing *Apron Making *Sock Monkey Making *painting *sticheries *quilting *sculpting *colloge and ATC's *mixed media assembledge *Altered Art *scrap booking

• I love Tea *Rasberries *Carmel *Monkeys *Dogs *Doll Houses *Fabric *Pop Art *Goth

*Flakey People *Most Fish *My Veggies