teresats

About Me

~ Hi! My name is Teresa and I live in north Texas

~ I enjoy doing volunteer work and have been part of some really great organizations, including a local creative reuse store I've volunteered at a thrift store, garden clubs and quilt clubs.

~ My heritage is Mexican/German/Lipan Apache My husband's heritage is Hungarian/Polish.

~ Things I love to do...

GARDENING! I have always loved being outside working in the dirt. I grow my own vegetables and use as much as I can in my kitchen and I dehydrate and water bath can what I can. This year my skill goal is to pressure can. I do follow safe-approved recipes. I love flower gardening as well for beauty and for hummingbirds and butterflies and to bring in the good bugs to eat the bad bugs. :-)

~ I shop at thrift stores and garage sales and I dumpster dive.

~ I like fabrics and linens for sewing, quilting and being creative.

~ I love my kitchen even though I’m not a great cook but I do try and I love to read and buy cookbooks, vintage and new and I love to shop for new and old things for decoration and for use. I love copper in the kitchen and my kitchen style is French Country with a Mexican flavor.

I love to read and love books in general. I read romance, romantic suspense, cozy mysteries and love the books that have recipes in them. I read cookbooks, craft books, and decorating, craft, garden magazines galore. I'm also a catalog-aholic.

~ I listen to classic rock-n-roll and pop rock and hard rock from the 70s and 80s and I like country music.

~ I don’t watch a lot of tv but I do like science fiction and futuristic movies. I don't like evil movies or gory stuff. I'm a big fan of Firefly and will watch that over and over. Star Trek, Mandalorian, classic TV cartoons, some HGTV, cooking shows, gardening shows on tv and YouTube channels.

I love and collect...

-Aprons, Apron patterns -books and book marks -butterflies -buttons -Cameos -Cardinals (favorite bird) -chandelier crystals -chickens/roosters -Cinco de Mayo -Colors: RED, coral, black, white -deco tape, washi tape -Dia de los Muertos -fabric, fabric scraps, trim -fairies, gnomes -favorite superhero: Batman -flowers -fossils -French Country/Victorian/Shabby Chic/Mexican Rustic/Farmhouse -fridge magnets -gardening, garden books and gardenalia, garden seeds -German glass glitter, Germany and German related items -hammered aluminum (trays, bowls, etc.) -Hawaii: prints, flowers, birds, pineapples, fabric, Maui (I was married in Maui on Makena beach and kissed by the waves as we finished our vows!) -hearts -herbal teas -Hungary related items -ink pads and stamps -Ireland -kitchen stuff -lace and ribbons -lavender and lavender scent -Made In England -Made In France -Made in Germany -Made in Hungary -Made in Ireland -Made in Mexico -Made in Poland -Made in your country -maps from everywhere -matchboxes: plain, filled or not, or art crafted -metal stamping -Mexico and Mexican related items -photographs black and white or color -owls -pens, pencils, color pencils -Pisces (Huny's astrological sign) -postcards -recipe cards/recipe books -red transferware -reusable grocery bags -Rocks (heart-shaped rocks, crystals, fossils or any kind or size). My grandmother was a rock hound and I caught that bug from her. I can't go anywhere without bringing home a pebble, rock, boulder, mountain, or two. -roses -Scorpio (my astrological sign) -seashells -seed packets (old and new, with or without seeds -sewing / quilting items (fabric, thread, thimbles, needles, pins, etc.) -Shamrocks -Sherlock Holmes anything -skunks -Spoons, vintage, fancy, tourist -soaps -St. Patrick's Day -stickers -sun catchers -sunflowers -Tasha Tudor -Tea Cups and Tea Pots (actual, pictures, stickers, cards, fantasy, etc.) -Texas Ware -toile -twine/cotton string -vintage clothes patterns, hankies, linens (pieces or whole), vintage sheets (pieces, fat quarters, whole) -wind chimes -wine related things (corks, pictures, old wine openers, etc.) -wooden spoons ~~ Foods I Love - Mexican and Margaritas - Italian and wine - BBQ with beer - Wine and wine ~~ I recycle: I do recycle and up-cycle items for packaging when I can including boxes, envelopes and packing materials. ~~ Swaps

JEWELRY: I wear silver and/or gold depending on my mood. My wedding rings are gold but my favorite earrings and necklace are silver (my first jewelry gift from my husband). I will wear several bracelets at a time and I can never have too many bracelets.

MAKE-UP: ~ eyeshadow: browns, pinks ~ lipstick/lip gloss: deep red/burgundy, deep pink, deep coral ~ No face makeup, please (I have sensitive skin and will break out.)

KITCHEN SWAPS: I really like anything kitchen-y and I love vintage kitchen items. I collect and use wooden spoons. Cookbooks/recipes are always great. I love chicken and/or wine decorations. My kitchen is a mix of Mexican Rustic/Farmhouse French Country with colors of red, green, yellow and black.

CLOTHING: I wear a lot of black and accessorize with red, pink, coral, and white. I am a size 10 for bottoms, and an extra large for tops. I like to wear leggings in the winter with cozy socks and prefer to wear loose, linen pants and skirts or dresses in the summer. Long or 3/4 sleeve, high neckline or button down tops. I prefer dark colors versus pastels.

SOCKS: fuzzy and cozy for winter wear. I don't generally wear socks during the summer unless it's plain white ankle or low socks to wear with Keds-type sneakers.

I DON'T LIKE: Monkeys....they give me the heebie jeebies.