Wondering about who I am?
My name is Tara Stonestreet.
I was born and raised in West Virginia and I am proud of it. I have been face painting since High School (class of '02) for various organizations like the Girl Scouts, R.A.V, D.A.R.E, and Summer Academies. In 2004 I received an Associates Degree in Graphic Design and Illustration thinking I would use it to tackle the computer world. I ended up working at the College Program with Walt Disney World in Flordia for about a year and a half. There I learned what it takes to bring magic to people of all kinds no matter what job I was working.
I married my high school sweetheart in 2006 and moved to DC where I took on face painting clients such as Geico, The LisenerHurt Home, The Playseum, Gaithersburg Book Festival and North Metro DC Mommies Network. This is where it started to become less of a hobby and more of a passion when people began acting like clients. I brought smiles and entertainment to hundreds of people in that area just doing what I liked to do naturally. I worked magic retailing at the Disney Store to continue growing my people skills. I made some lifelong friends that made use of my creativity and face painting skills in the costuming world.
In March 2009 I had a little girl and became a stay at home mommy. I began to offer my services to other mommy friends and pretty soon my calendar was booked with playdates and face painting events. I started to photograph what I had done to show others and began to think about pricing structures since I had started to receive phone calls weekly. I was amazed but happy that people liked my work. With tons of encouragement from my family and friends I started Taradoodles.
In late 2010 we moved to Erie, Pennsylvania to start growing some roots for our little family.
In 2012 we welcomed my little baby boy to the family. We have settled into the Erie area nicely and have made several friends. I have some acquired very fun clients here like the Erie Otters, Wellsville, WQLN, expERIEnce Children's Museum, The Geek Erie, Erie Insurance, Erie SeaWolves, and many more! I continually add events and new clients every month which quickly fills up my free time. My daughter attends Erie Day School while my son is still chilling at home and daycare when I need a day to catch up on work. I am honestly very happy with my life and am very blessed with everything.
Taradoodles is a local mom run business but I can provide the talent, people skills and artwork that some face painters never will. I have a thread of passion for it that started a long time ago and simply grows with every face I paint. I love to paint faces and see the wonder and enjoyment of the children when they see their transformed faces. It makes my heart happy.
I was born and raised in West Virginia and I am proud of it. I have been face painting since High School (class of '02) for various organizations like the Girl Scouts, R.A.V, D.A.R.E, and Summer Academies. In 2004 I received an Associates Degree in Graphic Design and Illustration thinking I would use it to tackle the computer world. I ended up working at the College Program with Walt Disney World in Flordia for about a year and a half. There I learned what it takes to bring magic to people of all kinds no matter what job I was working.
I married my high school sweetheart in 2006 and moved to DC where I took on face painting clients such as Geico, The LisenerHurt Home, The Playseum, Gaithersburg Book Festival and North Metro DC Mommies Network. This is where it started to become less of a hobby and more of a passion when people began acting like clients. I brought smiles and entertainment to hundreds of people in that area just doing what I liked to do naturally. I worked magic retailing at the Disney Store to continue growing my people skills. I made some lifelong friends that made use of my creativity and face painting skills in the costuming world.
In March 2009 I had a little girl and became a stay at home mommy. I began to offer my services to other mommy friends and pretty soon my calendar was booked with playdates and face painting events. I started to photograph what I had done to show others and began to think about pricing structures since I had started to receive phone calls weekly. I was amazed but happy that people liked my work. With tons of encouragement from my family and friends I started Taradoodles.
In late 2010 we moved to Erie, Pennsylvania to start growing some roots for our little family.
In 2012 we welcomed my little baby boy to the family. We have settled into the Erie area nicely and have made several friends. I have some acquired very fun clients here like the Erie Otters, Wellsville, WQLN, expERIEnce Children's Museum, The Geek Erie, Erie Insurance, Erie SeaWolves, and many more! I continually add events and new clients every month which quickly fills up my free time. My daughter attends Erie Day School while my son is still chilling at home and daycare when I need a day to catch up on work. I am honestly very happy with my life and am very blessed with everything.
Taradoodles is a local mom run business but I can provide the talent, people skills and artwork that some face painters never will. I have a thread of passion for it that started a long time ago and simply grows with every face I paint. I love to paint faces and see the wonder and enjoyment of the children when they see their transformed faces. It makes my heart happy.
