Hi there! I am Lady Mari and I received this wonderful title during my Victorian Tea Party adventures in the 90's and early 2000's. Since then I have had a wonderful life of "running away and joining the circus", competing in several "senior" pageants (yes, I am a youthful 67 years and counting), earning me the titles of Ms. Senior San Diego, Ms. Senior California USA and America's Sultry Senior. Though partially home-bound and not able to enjoy a lot of my outdoor activities, I continue to have a devoted love of creating wonderful knick-knacks, I adore the recreating of my historically-inspired Ethnic Americana ceramic figures, I enjoy sewing lovely Victorian attire, creating Victorian and Steampunk-inspired hats, embellishments and accessories (parasols). It makes me smile when I see and meet customers, clients and fellow lovers of Victoriana and fantasy who have given my creations a home and made them a part of their own adventures.