chefbeth

As of this writing (updated 02/10/17), I am 40+ years old,: with 1 daughter. I work as a chef and cooking school manager I have been crafting my whole life; Rubberstamping, cardmaking and papercrafting for over 20 years. I dabble in carving my own stamps. I also knit and sew.

Rubber Stamping; Papercrafting; Cardmaking; ATCs; Gelliplate (newest obsession!), Zentangle; Knitting; Sewing; Beading & Jewelry making, Scrapbooking; Altered Stuff; Painting; Reading; Baking; Hand Carved Stamps; Letterboxing; Travel; music

Flowers, Leaves, Swirls, Fairies, Celestal, Zodiac, Tarot, Paisley, Suns, Moons, Stars, Polka Dots, Quotes/Sentiments, Food/Cooking, Cupcakes, Snowmen, Collage, Altered Art, Mermaids, Famous Artists, Owls, Matryoshka Dolls (Nesting Russian Dolls), open line people drawings that can be colored with Copic markers, zentangles, mankalas, Julie Nutting dolls and Gorjuss stamps

I am a former SU demosntrator, so I have a lot of SU stuff!!

Not many dislikes: anything too religious, no scripture, praying angels, etc

I love color. Roy G Biv is my favorite!!! Can't say I dislike any color. I tend to choose greens, blues and pinks. But I love these color combinations as well: bright "candy" colors (blue, pink, aqua, yellow, yellow greens, orange)- they are just happy colors "decorator" colors (aqua and brown; pink and brown; black and white)

I am a foodie! My current occupation is a chef and culinary instructor. But I ADORE junk food!!
Some of my faves are: Dark Chocolate Toblerone, Trader Joe's 3 Pack Belgian Dark Chocolate Bars, Peanut Butter Cups, Jelly Bellies -except Buttered Popcorn ones- icky- my faves are Margarita, Pear and the Sours, JIF Crunchy Peanut Butter, Chili Cheese Fritos dipped in Cream Cheese, Jalapeno Cheetos, Treacle Toffee, Jack Daniels, BBQ Pork Poppers (my hubby's recipe),

I also could drink Ortega Taco Sauce- Medium, straight from the bottle. No need for chips! (ha ha)

In the summertime, it gets pretty hot here in STL, so don't send chocolate please.

Project Runway; So You Think You Can Dance; The Original Muppet Show; Dancing with the Stars; just about any cooking show on PBS especially Pati's Mexican Table

Harry Potter- any and all! Been reading easy food mysteries. Like a caterer stumbles on a dead body and then has to solve the case before she is next. Cheesy and easy reads. ☺️

Johnny Depp; The Wizard of Oz; All the Harry Potter movies; Dirty Dancing; Chocolat; Charlie and The Chocolate Factory; any Muppet movie; Pirates of the Carribean Series,; Bull Durham; cheesy teenage movies like Bring It On, What A Girl Wants

Rihanna; Zach Brown Band,; Taylor Swift, Dave Matthews Band, Jack Johnson, Tina Turner, Credence Coolwater Revival, Lorenna McKennit, The Pure Moods collection, Aerosmith, The Smiths, 70's dance music; most 80s pop; The "Now" collection CDs- it keeps me current in pop music!

Essential & Fragance Oils, Lip Balm, fairies, deco/washi tape, refrigerator magnets, small "buttons"- you know they are like 1 inch round pin buttons with pictures of cowgirls or pinup girls on them, vintage fabric, glitter, Staz-On Inkpads, anything Tim Holtz