UPDATE: October 2012 We moved from our home of 17 years December 2011. Yes, my address is correct.:) Thought it was time to update my profile since I'm swapping again. It's been a wild ride, but now we call a new place our home. We love it here!

Beware of spoilers on Flickr! I put photos up of my swaps!

PLEASE kindly remember to rate me. I always send my swaps and try to send something my partner would like, something I would be happy to receive myself. Most times I drop mail off on my way to get my husband after work as he rides the train. I am more than fair with my sending swap partners . I will make an attempt to communicate with you if something goes wrong before I rate. If you have no intention of sending your swap or make it right, please don't expect a fair rating! Things do get lost in the mail and life happens. I understand. JUST COMMUNICATE with me! I don't bite unless you do first! :)

I live with my husband of 31 years and our two cats, Oni and Yuki. We are empty nesters after 30 years! I love my family and enjoy spending time with our 3 grown children when we can. I'm a Nana of two beautiful little grand daughters! As a family we enjoy food and cooking, playing Rock Band and Aion and exploring new places both outdoors and for good eats. Enjoy cooking especially good at baking pies. If you have a fave dinner/main dish recipe that is healthy and quick I'd love for you to share it with me. I enjoy reading, but don't have favorite authors. I enjoy autobiographies, short stories, (including mysteries) and lots of art and craft books and cook books. Love music and dance of all kinds. Not fond of country music although I love Johnny Cash! Did I say I have a sweet tooth? I love milk chocolate and raspberry flavored candies.

I enjoy exploring new techniques and working with mixed mediums, rubber stamping (have a huge collection) watercolor, drawing and have scrapbooks to finish. (got a little burnt out) I've been sewing since I was ten. I learned the love of sewing from my Mom. She was a very creative person and must have gotten that creative gene from her. Thank you Mom! You are still my angel and I miss you.

The next paragraph I am leaving here to remind me of my old home. It makes me smile when I read it.....We all love the great outdoors. Including vegetable and flower gardening. How can you live in Oregon and not love it here? It's natural beauty is something to behold. Wildlife pass through our country home including deer, raccoon, skunks (not so much fun!), possum, wild rabbits, and various birds including owls, hawks, geese and wild turkeys. At night time we can hear the coyotes howling in the nearby hills. Awesome!

*I have tried a lot of different art and crafts in my life and still enjoy them all.... drawing, painting, sewing, book and page making/altering, altering objects. I also enjoy inchies, ATCs, zines and matchboxes.

• Been collecting ATCS a long time. Recently have started wanting to add hand drawn to my collection and spend time on the ones I send and appreciate the ones who put effort into doing the same especially if the swap calls for it. :D

*I love anything teensy and unusual

*vintage ephemera

*collage and fabric art

*embroidery, cross stitch, needle felting, wool roving or wool fibers

*paper dolls

*my favorite color is blue although I love all colors

*Love animals! birds, forest/woodland creatures, sea creatures, African animals and big cats, cats and dogs

*I have always absolutely loved Hello Kitty!.

*mermaid, beach, sea ephemera

*unusual and handmade papers

*vintage fabric, lace, trims, old buttons and tiny buttons

*quilling and origami

*fimo

*small keys and interesting embellishments

*hearts (collected since I was a teenager)

*things with wings; fairies, butterflies, birds, dragonflies and bees (don't like beetles and ugly bugs)

*Some of my favorite themes are: Holidays, especially Halloween, Valentines Day and Christmas, Elvis, Dance, Fairies, Butterflies, Nature, Sea/Ocean, Animals, Vintage and Retro, Quirky and Colorful, Skulls, Quotes and Poetry, Humor! Mail Art related

*PLEASE DON'T SEND....(unless it's a swap that I specifically signed up for) I don't need them. Thanks!

*blank recipe cards

*brads or eyelets as I have plenty

*scraps of scrapbook and card stock papers

*glitter in tubes or glitter glue, although I LOVE glitter! And like to use it in my work.

*I don't care for little girl or cutsey lip glosses or make up.

My husband and I watch a lot of TV through the week in the evenings because it's the best way to relax together after our long days. Glee, So You Think You Can Dance, Fringe, Bones, Once Upon a Time, Alphas, Survivor (since the beginning)and lots of Food Network, Amazing Race, Top Chef, Food Truck Race, Storage Wars and one of my faves American Pickers! Use to love CSI (with Grissom) and Firefly Fave movies: Grease, Ghost, Dirty Dancing, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars. Old shows: I Love Lucy, That Girl, Gilligan's Island, Mork and Mindy, Welcome Back Kotter

Just want to say thank you to all the kind people who are so generous to step up and make this a better place and keep me swapping here! :) If I could give you hearts for your sweetness, I would!

@user6937 PBP Anticipation for Precipitation journal page

@isabellasnow Heart ATC

@wenturner71 Happy Monster Orange

@lilejmax for Through the Rainbow Green Matchbox

VJP and Helen Joy for Quick Little Inchies Swap- one of my first swaps on Swap Bot and I was showered with lots of inchie love!

GrannyLove for 5" Fabric Charms Swap

Black and White a kitty Matchbox, @Lamira never received

Hello Kitty matchbox, @MsPinky never rec'd

Private swap, @kawaiibuttons never rec'd

Happy Halloween Matchbox Swap, @KorinaWorninger never rec'd

Happy Monster ATC series, Tuquoise @dreadlady never rec'd

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WTA sent to: Mail Art: WTA, spring ATC Winner drawn April 30th@Lady

Advanced ATC and Craft Group: May RAK @Isabellasnow