georgiafae

I like to do collages with old magazines(from the 50's) and department store catalogs(40's and 50's) and the sewing pattern catalogs(ditto with the years). I collect paperdolls and often use the extra clothes in my collages. Most of my work is on the humorous or (punny) side of life. My favorite color in teal-turq. with red. I have three cats but collect scottie dog things.

Right now my favorites are Glee and Once Upon a Time. I like comedies like Raising Hope and Mike and Molly. Some of my favorite quirky type shows that haven't lasted on tv that I adore are shows like Dead Like Me and Wonderfalls and Pushing Up Daisies-not To mentionj eauty and Beast-the tv series called Friday the 13 that took place in an antique store and those who care for and returned if lost evil antiques. I used to skip last period study hall in high school to come home and watch Dark Shadows-so glad Johnny Depp did his take on it and now I can watch the original ones on Netflix streaming thanks to the renewed interest.

I like mystery books and paranormal fantasy books. Nothing heavy and gritty,though. I will read young adult mystery series and novels when I want a fast read.

I used to paint on wood-shapes that were cut out by my husband on a scroll saw. Lots of holiday decorative pieces. Did mini quilts but no sewing was involved-it was all done with fusible web.I had a booth in a crafter's mall when that was all the rage but it closed up and that's when I turned to crafting for my own enjoyment and not trying to fill up a booth. I still occassionaly do the name shape when a new baby is born and they want a stand up name for the childs bedroom. Now I enjoy doing collages-altered books-ATC cards and birthday books(I take a baby sized board book and turn it into this is your life and evrything that was happening on the year you were born-whom were some othere famous people born your same year and even the same day-who were the politicians-what was the price of goods and what items first came out the year-that kind of information.

I guess the catagory of my music would be called modern folk-upbeat women singers-like Dar Williams and Jonatha Brookes. Like the oldies too like Janis Ian and Cat Stevens-James Taylor-Jim Croce-etc. My husband introduced me to bluegrass music and old timey blues jazz-like most of that too. His favorite is Bob Dylan but I sometimes find it hard to understand the words he is singing!! I went through a period where I just listened to John Gorka and Lucy Kaplinsky and Christine Kane-they are good if now alittle sad-so I'm taking a break from them now. Most of my music is listened to when I am driving from one client to another or with them depending on their age or taste or whether they can hear well!

My favorite movies are ones with Johnny Depp in them be they animated or live action. the animated ones like Coraline-Corpse Bride-Nightmare Before Christmas. Also like anything with Vincent Price in it-like the Edgar Allan Poe ones. Gothic old ones like Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. And of course anything Muppets.

I just celebrated my 30th wedding anniversary-we have no kids. He came from a family of thirteen siblings and I was the baby of the family having two older sisters. I worked in BDalton bookstores all the while I was going to college and then some. I was in charge of the children's book sections and I still like to read and keep up with the new books. I work for a company that helps mentally and physically challenged people to become more independent and that is very rewarding-I have done that now for five years-came out of retirement to do this. I take people to dr appts-grocery shopping-bowling-to the YMCA to exercise and one dear little lady that is 91 loves to go to the thrift shops so that it when I find alot of my goodies for doing my crafts too!

Things I would like to get: Paperdolls-- Doilies-small paper different shapes and colors unused party decorative napkin/rice paper napkins-party ribbons decorations Old photos-black and white{people-old houses-cemetaries-dark}-Pictures of just everyday happening with everday people Old postcards-postage stamps(I actually have a stamp album that I work on every now and then) Anything black cat. Anything Hallowween. Doll house furniture. Anything Edgar Allan Poe-I've been collectioning stuff for years to make a Poe Album some day anything cheshire cat from the tim burton version of alice in wonderland-this cat this turquiose. anything from tim burtons nightmare before christmas. Anything Coke Anything scottie dog-prefer the black ones-but the white ones are cute too! Old pieces of newspaper-parts of old magazines-reciepts-from the 1950's and before Yarn with lots of texture and more than one color going on-I make bookmarks and these are my tassely parts on the top. Large print text-great for cutting out a word here and there for a collage.Any kind of book text. Old maps and old illustrations from geography type literature. Printed tissue paper-love to layer it over text or such for a new look-tissue paper from pld sewing patterns. Bigger beads for "tails" on Dotee dolls-embroidery floss -tiny bits of small printed fabric Scraps of tiny print scrapbook paper-like glittery ones-good of small details on my ATC and collages. Anything London or Paris. Rubber Stamps-on blocks or cling- acrylic