Some Things You Might Want to Know About Me...
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I’ve been making dolls and soft toys as a hobby since the late 1980s. It was very trendy back then and I’m working to make it trendy again.
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My first Embroidery Machine around 2005 was a Viking Husqvarna Rose. Wish I still had it.
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In 2009 I began digitizing dolls and tiny doll clothes for my embroidery machine because nobody else was doing it. It was just a hobby for me at that time.
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I spent 15 years in the tech industry as an engineer, tech writer, project manager and customer service expert. I mostly worked on wireless communications like cell phones & wireless internet. Machines are my friends.
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I love Sci-Fi conventions and Rennaissance fairs. And costumes.
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I was a huge NeRd before it was cool. And also, I love science.
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Speaking of Science, I learned to teach while working at a Science Museum, in costume, sometimes making things explode.
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Oklahoma City is where I was born and where I live now, but I spent nearly 20 years in the Chicago/Southern Wisconsin area and still visit friends there.
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I love animals, even when they mess up my house.
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There is a magic in dollmaking that other crafts do not offer and making dolls has carried me through some rough times. Now I hope my designs can do the same for others.