ifthehatfitsbyjackie
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Retired?! No Such Thing! |
| Location | laguna hills, california, United States |
| Introduction | I'm recently retired after 30 incredibly fun years as a manicurist/nail artist. I now enjoy designing custom hats, mosaic, faux painting, floral arranging, gardening, cooking, decorating, refinishing furniture,and spoiling my 3 Granddaughters and Grandson [just to name a few!] "Becoming a grandmother is wonderful. One moment you're just a mother. The next you are all-wise and prehistoric." ~Pam Brown I developed a passion for hats when I was 17 and worked in the millinery department at Bullocks [Sherman Oaks,CA]. In 1989, I had the pleasure of living in Cambridge England for a year, where my appreciation for beautiful hats really grew! I’ve always enjoyed wearing them, collecting them and now, best of all…creating them. I do not make the hat itself and am in awe of those incredibly talented and patient people who do. Instead, I take a great hat and give it a beautiful personality! My craft room is a magical space full of flowers, ribbons, fabric, sparkling this 'n that's, oohs 'n awes and lot's of oh my's waiting to be spun into the perfect that's just what I needed. [I still sew on the machine my dad bought for me 44 years ago, phew!] |
| Interests | Random Interests & Things I Find Randomly Interesting, In Random Order: Creating, Crafting, Art, Music, Being a friend, Music, Old Movies, Lots of Color, the Smell of Coffee, Stars & Hearts, Old Books, Old Hands, Soft Sheets, Vintage Jewelry, Skeleton Keys, Glitter, The Power of a Rain Storm, The Energy In Wind, The Smell of Pine, the Sound of Quiet, Campfires, Christmas Lights, Hand Written Notes, Watching Cats, People, Wind Chimes, Succulents, Warm Slippers, Vintage Suitcases, Ornate Frames, The Smell of Bread Baking, Hugs, Picnics, Rocking Chairs, Ocean Waves, Rusty Metal, Babies Laughing, Dressing up for a Party, Watering Plants, Rainbows, Tears, Cotton Candy always tastes Pink even when it's blue, Chalk Boards, Fireworks, Vintage Buttons, Helium Balloons, Crystal Glasses, Laughing, Water Colors, Unconditional Love, Old Photos...tbc |
| Favorite music | Right here on my Play List! |
| Favorite books | With every book I finish, I sigh and say "THAT was my FAVORITE book". A few of my favorite authors...Billie Letts, Connie May Fowler, Nicholas Sparks, James Patterson, Anne Rivers Siddons |