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eclecticamiami

eclecticamiami
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Last Online: March 18, 2008
Birthday: July 26, 1977
Country: United States
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About Me

My name is Katrina, I'm currently 29 and I live in Miami. I'm an artist and just recently opened up my own store called eclectica. I sell "salvaged furniture and accessories for the savvy decorator on a budget." Basically: cool vintage and secondhand stuff that people might like for their homes, but don't confuse it with a thrift store! I revamp the furniture to make it new and probably better than it was to begin with. Too many people discard things thinking the item has seen it's last day. Wake up and smell the potential, people! I also make some of what you see in the store as well: handmade cards, collage, fabric wall art, throw pillows, mosaics. That's me....most of my time is dedicated to something relating to the store.

Likes: midcentury style, leopard/zebra print, kitsch, homemade gnocchi, etsy, "Large Marge" my 1969 stationwagon

Dislikes: southwestern design, country music, black licorice, bleu cheese, hospitals

Favorite Music

This is a tough one....so many styles, so many eras. Cake has been a favorite for years now. Elvis, the ultimate inpiration! Chris Isaac, Bree Sharp, Nil Lara, Pixies, Nirvana, Maroon 5, Liz Phair, B-52's, Ani Difranco

Favorite Movies

I tend to watch a lot of indie and foreign films on IFC, but i'm also a sucker for adam sandler movies, annie (a childhood favorite), some recent favorites: eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, requiem for a dream, big fish, amelie

Favorite Television

store-related: top design, from junky to funky, junk brothers, project runway, hgtv/diy shows, etc...just for fun: gilmore girls, america's next top model (don't laugh), scrubs, my name is earl, the office, ugly betty!

Favorite Crafts

I have a degree in fine art with a focus on mixed media/installation art. Now that I can do whatever I want....I dabble in most anything/everything. I think most crafty people have this problem: you are constantly bombarded with new ideas and inspiration and tend to jump from one medium to the next just to try that new technique or color scheme. Someone I met recently got it right on the nose when she told me that she has craft A.D.D, but I won't name any names! If I must mention a few....stamping/collage/assemblage, altering objects, handmade cards/invitations, decoupage, mosaic.

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Comment: This was a SUPER AWESOME swap package -- sorry to take so long to rate it! ;) Waaaaay beyond the swap requirements, and thanks sooo much for having fun with my uberdetailed profile. :D I adore the hand-carved stamp; it's the first one anyone's ever sent me outside of a hand-carved stamp swap. The bookmark is awesome and will be in use shortly, now that I've excavated it from the swap package. ;) The hand-made push pins are great, too -- what did you use for the decorative bits? :D And I love the tiny notecards. You have lovely taste, dahling, and thanks ever so much for sharing it with me! Super hearts! ;) I should come visit your store when I'm in Miami!
Response: I'm glad you liked everything...and isn't that what profiles are for?? Enjoy it and YES...Come by the store!!
user7639 rated for Pink and Brown Goodies on May 14, 2007
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Comment: Thanks for all the pink and brown goodies!! I hope you're creativity is contagious. :) Thank you!!
szreader rated for nO mORe NaKeD eNVelOPeS on May 2, 2007
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Comment: Thank you SO much for the lovely decorated envelopes -- some with cards, as well. I love that you read my profile and tailored the envelopes just to me. :) You wrote such a nice note, as well. I feel very spoiled. Thanks!!

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