SheilaRae

Hello, my name is Sheila and I'm a graphic designer living in St. Petersburg, FL USA. I'm about 15 minutes from the beach, which I love. I go there often to take walks or go for a swim. Being in Florida, the water is a nice temperature almost year round.

I really love scrapbooking. I used to do it all the time, but life got busy when I was a full time mom. Now that my son is grown, I've started up again! I guess my style is Shabby Chic. I love delicate florals and my favorite colors are pastel pink and pastel turquoise. I love hello kitty and all things kawaii. (but not Disney) And I LOVE GLITTER! After I finish scrapping my son's childhood photos I'm going to start creating Art Journals. I think they are so fascinating! I love the shabby chic style and bohemian. I'm not into anything dark, mystical or goth.

I'm a mom. I have one son, Cody who is in the US Navy, stationed in Washington DC. He works in IT and has a beautiful girlfriend, Julia.

I have 2 cats, a calico (girl) named Lily and a tuxedo cat (boy) named Michi. If you check out my instagram link you'll find lots of photos of them! I’m single, so my cats and I spend a lot of time together. If I could afford it I’d be a cat lady with a dozen cats, but I can only afford proper care for two, so that’s my limit.

I'm definitely a foodie! I love to try out new recipes and restaurants. I like to discover the little hole-in-the-wall type places. I cook most nights, whether it’s old family recipes or new ones. My favorite dish is Lasagna, but when I go out to eat my favorite foods are Mexican.

Here are some of my favorite things:

things i enjoy:

bubbles, candles, cats, christianity, collecting, cooking, cuban sandwiches, dancing, design, flowers, glitter, godiva chocolate, graphic design, hagaer pottery, hello kitty, how magazine, journaling, manicures, maryjanes, mexican food, nail polish, npr, paper, patchouli, pedicures, roast pork, sanrio, sleeping, speghettios, stangl pottery, stuffed animals, tea (especially apricot & peach), thrift shopping, typography, watching people, writing, yard sales

art/artists:

alberto vargas, claude monet, edgar degas, frida kahlo, georgia o’keefe, henri matisse, jean-michel basquiat, leonardo de vinci, pablo picasso, photography, pin-up art, vincent van gogh

authors/books:

andrew vachss, amish fiction, amy tan, beverly lewis, bible, c. s. lewis, dr. seuss, historical fiction, jane austen, maya angelou, pride and prejudice, ray bradbury

movies/actors:

21 grams, braveheart, buena vista social club, chutney popcorn, documentaries, drew barrymore, foreign films, inde films, save the last dance, john leguizamo, margaret cho, moonstruck, pride and prejudice, steve buscemi, sundance films, tangerine, taxidriver, the shop girl

music/artists:

al green, billie holiday, cigar store indians,
dire straits, elvis costello, ginny owens, india arie, indigo girls, jamiroquai, lyle lovett, marvin gaye, steely dan, the cure, tom petty, van morrison

tv shows:

boardwalk empire, downton abbey, orange is the new black, the handmaid’s tale, true crime dramas

places i enjoy:

anthropologie, antique shops, beach, flea markets, krispy kreme, starbucks, subways, the library, the ocean