Dorana

My blogs

• siempre - dorana
• a Dorana design

Blogs I follow

• A little of this and a tad of that...some a bit random while others a bit thought out
• All Things Tangled
• Ana Diaz Arte
• Art, Texture and Color
• Bambu Earth
• Bead-Mused
• Captured Time Books
• Crafting words with La Te Dough
• Creative Happy Place
• Creative Mayhem
• Crocheted little things
• Debra Linker
• Designs by Erica Kortz
• Double Dipped Sweets- OLD Blog
• Easily Distracted by Julie D'Arcy
• EverImprovingMe.com
• everybody likes sandwiches
• fluffnflowers
• Funky Hand Thoughts - Card making and papercraft pictures, examples and demonstrations
• Genealogy, A Treasure Hunt - Family Records Search & Research
• greenstarstudio
• Grooveycrafts
• H20works
• Harlequin American Romance Authors
• Heathers Meadow
• Indie Craft Corner
• Jacaranda Designs Jewelry
• Jill's Treasures
• Kimber's Handmade Soaps And More
• Leelou Blogs
• Life in Color by Bella Cosa Art Deana Mattos
• Lilac Ave
• Longfellow Writes
• Mackensley Designs
• Mad Hatter's Pottery
• Mama Songbird - Journey to maintain a creative self while being a wife and mama.
• Marine's Craft Corner
• Megin Murphy, Independent AVON Representative
• MosaicSmith
• Nicole Thomas
• Nicole's Homemade Treats
• Paper Majik
• Planning a Michigan Wedding with Pearls Events
• Polar Bear Creations Dolls
• Precocious Paper
• PRIZE - A - TRON
• Quilts SB
• Random Thoughts from Kimikal
• SARU STAR
• Scent Of Melted Wax
• SkinzNhydez Steampunk Gear
• smitten kitchen
• Splendid Little Stars
• Storeyshop
• Sumpin Else Custom Gifts
• The Art of Craft
• The Broke-Ass Bride
• The Holistic Diva
• The Vintage Jewelry Collector
• timothy adam designs
• Tricky Bug Paper Art
• Tsurfer
• twiddlestix
• Ulixis Crafts
• Unicorn's Garden - Handcrafted Jewelry
• Vickie's Knitted Things
• Welcome!
• Wild World of Artists, Crafters, Designers, Collectors and Etsy!
• Yarncoture!
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• ♥ SimaG Personalized Jewelry ♥

About me

Introduction

Born and raised in Germany as an army brat, West Milford, NJ is now my home. A quaint former vacation lake community we are nestled in the northwest corner of NJ just south of the Vernon snow skiing slopes. With bear-proof trash cans, our neighborhood cat Jake was featured on the yahoo.com main page for scaring a bear up a tree! I live with my wonderfully supportive boyfriend and our loving children Lance the yellow lab 13yo, Merlin the smelly cat who MUST be on his 29th life, and Nisha who is definitely NOT so loving and is called Catan and Nishafer... (satan and lucifer) I have always been very artsy even though my work has taken me to opposite ends of the career spectrum as a financial educator and money and wealth coach. I teach families how to become debt-free and financially independent. An artist, writer, and custom jewelry maker, I've recently opened a shoppe showcasing my work on Etsy.com which showcases handmade products and services.