I was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois.  I got into miniatures in 1995 when I walked into the home of my then future mother-in-law, Marion (who sadly passed away in March 2010). She had over 10 dollhouses that I couldn't keep my eyes off! I spent what seemed like hours peering into them, amazed at what she had created. I started to make a few pieces of furniture for her, and before I knew it, I wanted -- then bought -- a house of my own.  Miniatures is a joint effort in our home; my husband Vince builds my kit houses and lately has created all my room boxes from scratch, being quite a talented woodworker. He also does all my wiring, the electronic genius that he is!  I take care of decorating and furnishing them, most of the time building the furnishings myself.

I live on the west side of Indianapolis, Indiana USA. Vince and I have no children, and our 10 year old black and white cat, Moonlight, is our baby. My "real" job is working in the computer department of a downtown Indianapolis law firm.

The hobby I enjoy most is miniatures, but I like to do all types of crafts including jewelry designing, cross-stitch, card making, stamping, decorative wood painting, sewing... the list is really never-ending! And if I'm not working on crafts, I can be found tinkering on my computer. I took up running in 2006 and really love it; I've run three 5K races (5K = 3.1 miles) to date. I am a fan of JK Rowling's Harry Potter series and enjoy both the books and the movies. I am also a fan of British actor Alan Rickman (Harry Potter, Sense and Sensibility). I love music and my tastes really run the gamut from metal to classical depending on my mood. You'll find everything from Nickelback, Linkin Park, Maroon 5, Bootsy Collins, Four80East, Dancing Fantasy, Jesse Cook, Down To The Bone and Rachmaninoff in my collection. I'm also a huge fan of our Indianapolis Colts football team; my favorite players are Jeff Saturday and Anthony González. My favorite places on earth are Las Vegas and New York City... and Disney World! And no bio on me would ever be complete if I didn't mention my absolute love of shopping, especially when it comes to Sephora, Chanel, Ulta, Coach, Michal Negrin... and the list goes on and on and... ;)