My name is Miranda but I mostly go by Randi or butthead jr. I am close to my mid 30's and a crazy and addicted jack of all trades it seems. I know a total of 13 different crafts, I however do not practice them all having lost interest in some of them after the novelty wore off. But I do stand fast with what i call my "stitches" crafts. All my crafts that do some sort of stitch either by my hand or by that of my Pfaff Creative Sensations are the crafts I really enjoy the most.
I am a hobbyist as I have yet to find something that i can make that will sell at all but you know what they say if life knocks you down get right back up and keep trying. I mostly quilt, machine embroider, sew, cross stitch, latch hook, knit, and crochet. My current main interest is cross stitch, embroidery, and some quilting and sewing.
I watching or listen to my kindle fire as I work. I prefer movies from the 90's or before with some from the 2000's being ok.. Same with my country music. I also enjoy listening to Wrestler's entrance music. I like reading but do it infrequently because of adult ADD and trying to sit still even tho I manage to sit still while crafting.
I work on things that are fun or interesting as well as trying to make gifts for people throughout the year. I a masters in Health Informatic with my undergrads being in web design and software engineering.
I use both a Pfaff sewing and embroidery machines that are hand me downs from my mother. Both are great work horses withing my Sewing Machine being a Classic Quilt Style 2027 and then my Sewing/Quilting/Embroidery Machine is the Creative Sensations. I recently sold my Brother PE 770 after being given the CS.
I am always crafting when I am not at work. Crafting is my therapy and helps me deal with the 6-7 mental disorders I have been living with since I was 5..... I also create things to give to a local thirft store that uses their profits to support The Center for Life Enrichment, which is a local organization that supports people with mental and developmental disorders.
I have 2 small dogs and then there are two of my parents cats whom think they belong to me too, but that is just what they thing, not the truth. I also love Star Wars, Pokemon, Middle Earth Universe and playing pokemon games. I also occasionally play Mario games and kill it at mario kart.
Favourite Visual Artist
Van Gogh
Favourite Movies
Lotr Trilogy, Original Star Wars Trilogy, Iron Man Series, Thor Series, Blade Trilogy, Captain America Series, The Time Travelers Wife, The Avengers, Top Gun, Speed, The Mummy Series, John Grisham based Movies, Bio Movies, Hope Floats
Favourite TV Shows
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Bones, Criminal Minds, WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, Law and Order SVU, Sea Quest, The Closer
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
I love country and WWE Entrance themes and Disney sound tracks
Favourite Books
Dragonriders of Pern series, Star Wars EU before New Jedi Order, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Favourite Writers
Timothy Zahn, Anne Mc Caffrey
Favourite Games
Pokemon and Coral Isle
Favourite Gaming Platform
FB and Nintendo 3DS
Tools of the Trade
PC Stitch software, a mouse, chenille size 22 needle, DMC embroidery floss, Aida cross stitch fabric, Pfaff Creative Sensations Quilt/Sew/Embroidery Machine, Rayon and Polyester Thread, Cotton Thread, Pfaff Classic Quilt Style 2027, quilting fabric
Other Interests
Crafting for Chairty, just creating things that tickle my fancy, learning new techniques and machines, learning new stitches, being a sable, finding new movies and books to watch a read, gaming, learning new crafts