Catherine Scalise

Ever since she was a small child and Santa brought her that first giant box of Crayola's "48 Colors" crayons ~ Cathy knew her coloring books were going to change drastically! When she saw those amazing new choices of "hot pinks", "periwinkle blue", "lavender" and "baby pink", she was in awe. There was no doubt in her mind that she was destined to live a life of creativity.

Growing up, every changing season and each new holiday at her home brought new ideas to explore and create. She learned how to cut snowflakes and make Christmas tree ornaments. Her mother taught her the joy of baking, cooking, gardening, candy-making and decorating a home. Her grandmother taught her the meticulous art of sewing. Her grandfather was a carpenter by trade, but was always in the garage twisting and weaving cane and rush for chairs the wove by hand. She used to sit and watch him for hours on end. She felt extremely lucky to live in a very talented family environment. There was never a waking moment she wasn't thinking of new creations she would design in her free time.

In high school she took art, jewelry and pottery-making classes. In between homework and cheerleading, she spent every waking moment creating something new. Sewing pillows and quilts, making dried floral or pine cone wreaths, designing jewelry, planting flowers, discovering candle and soap-making, dreaming up her own recipes for candy and chocolates, learning needlepoint, making "theme" gift baskets and "finally" after many, many years of hope -- learning how to decorative paint. Each and every treasure she designs is created with, as she explains it her "heart and soul". Her lifetime goal was to have the ability to give others the pleasure of enjoying her beautifully created treasures in their own homes. After many years of selling in a neighborhood antiques and consignment shop, she decided to open her own eboutique called "Treasured Heirlooms".

She is a strong marketer for her business and the results have been extremely rewarding. Her garden and her website have been featured in several home decorating magazines, such as: "Romantic Country", "Country Victorian", "Country Decorating", "Flower Gardens" and "Small Room Decorating Magazines".

Website:  www:treasuredheirlooms.net
Blog:  www.treasured-heirlooms.blogspot.com