ellabellaboo

Wife. Mother. Teacher. Crafter....dreamer

Card making, printing, online scrapbooking, sewing, knitting, baking - love it all but not particularly good at any of it!!

I'm such a child.....love the original Charlie and Chocolate Factory, Miyazaki's films - Spirited Away, Kiki's Delivery Service etc, The Slipper and the Rose, The Wizard of Oz and Mary Poppins but also like Woody Allen films and so many others.....especially anything Irish.

Indie kid at heart and love folk music but dabble here and there; The Smiths, Camera Obscura, The Concretes, The Kings of Leon, Laura Marling, Martha Wainwright, Johnny Flynn......

Like the classic childrens' stories - especially Alice in Wonderland, Chronicles of Narnia and Grimm's Tales. Love childrens' books which have been beautifully illustrated. Have enjoyed The Kiterunner, The timetravellers wife and many others. Almost forgot, I am a huge fan of Murakami. I love folklore particularly from Ireland and Scotland.

I was born in Northern Ireland; brought up on the North Antrim Coast and moved to England to go to college. Unfortunately, except for holidays, I have never returned. I now live and work on the South Coast of England with my 2 daughters.

• teal and mustard *light blue/turquoise and red
• stationery - writing paper, pens etc *notebooks *sweets and chocolate
• childrens' illustrations and stories ** handmade dolls and fabric animals
• bright, fun and retro fabrics
• scandinavian design
• nature... roaring oceans, rugged coastlines, lakes, mountains, forests - you get the picture!
• family history *japanese things esp bento boxes *boxes and tins - I like to be tidy and organised *scandinavian decor, crafts, furniture, design, Christmas *folklore and mythology esp Celtic