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CarolynA1

CarolynA1
Date Joined: April 2, 2009
Last Online: October 21, 2009
Birthday: January 5
Country: US

How my hands stay busy

My primary love is miniatures, building things in small scales. In addition, I knit, crochet, do paper arts, scrapbook, sew home dec and clothing, polymer clay, newbie to felting, paint (not well), and love trying new things. I moved from California to Maine (!) two years ago, and am loving the time to reflect and craft! I love to cook. I am currently teaching a five-year old girl to sew, and she wants to next learn to knit and crochet.

Favorite Music

My favorite music is jazz, but I love classical and opera. I like listening to soft rock, and classics like Joni Mitchell, Roberta Flack, The Beatles, of course. I don't like rap or heavy metal, but I do like R&B a lot.

Favorite Television

My DH and I are currently on season four of The Wire, and we love "24." Oh, that Jack Bauer! We like Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, House, American Idol, and many Masterpiece Theatre pieces.

Colors

My favorite color is probably purple, maybe red or blue. On the other hand, yellow is wonderful. I just love colors, and preferably deep colors, not so much into pastels.

About Me

I was raised in Connecticut and moved to California when I was 20, where I raised my two sons and who continue to live in the Central Coast. When I was 40, I bought my own "camp" on the lake in Maine where I spent my summer vacations as a child, and then spent the next 18 years spending more time each year in Maine, but mainly residing in California where I owned a court reporting business. I sold my business when I was 50, and met a wonderful man when I was 57. He is now my full-time, forever man, and that's why I moved to Maine full time! I love cats, and I have two; Amanda, an elderly timid grey tabby, and Sullivan, who we have had just since December. He's a handful, totally black with completely round green eyes. I always rescue animals, and believe that they love us as deeply as we do them! I won't put anything that isn't hand made or natural on my Christmas tree, so I am always happy to have someone create an ornament for me.

Ratings

Rebok7 rated for Halloween Series ATC-Graveyard on Oct 21, 2009
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Comment: Love the atc. It is scary. Cute cute Thanks Rebecca
Response: Boo! And thanks for the heart!
crafstatmungersmills rated for One Word Photo: Labor on Oct 12, 2009
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Comment: I just love the picture. It was pure joy.I will be putting the little guy in a frame and placing him on my craft desk. Living in Upstate New York the freezing cold, snow and ice are the normal. I agree that being the ice man was indeed a laborious job. I think the horses worked just as hard. The post card is great. The sunset had to be glorious in real life. Thanks for being a great swapper. Vernete Smith craftsatmungersmills
driftwood rated for One Word Photo: Labor on Oct 10, 2009
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Comment: really nice presentation. Love the old timey pic and the story too. Thanks so much. Great construction pic.
maryb221 rated for ~M~ is for...Dotee on Jul 24, 2009
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Comment: What a super cool Moose dotee! Love it!! A first ever for me. Thank you so much for the fun package.
ladycolor7 rated for Something Crocheted or Knitted on Jun 18, 2009
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Comment: I love my frog, it is awesome. thank you.
TexyDeb rated for Beginners Inchie Swap #2 on Jun 3, 2009
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Comment: Fantasic inchies and the extra WOW! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! a thousand or so hearts art to cover my joy!
JennieGee rated for 3 x 3 ATCs April (1) on May 19, 2009
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Comment: The program won't let me give you a heart, I keep an eye on it and change it in the future if the bug gets fixed. Your robin is the coolest! Fixed!
catz1ct rated for 1 chocolate bar swap #5 on May 16, 2009
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Comment: Thank you for the chocolate bar and the note. I can't wait to try it! :)
VWwoman07 rated for 3 x 3 ATCs April (1) on May 4, 2009
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Comment: Thank you very much for the AWESOME ATC's. Sorry for rating so late, I thought I had already rated you. Thanks again.
CARROLL rated for Recycled Post Card Swap on May 4, 2009
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Comment: Thank you for the wonderful birch bark postcard. The post office had it in a special plastic bag, by the time it reached the West Coast. You didn't label that it was for swapbot, or the name of the swap, so I had to search all over for you!
Response: Hi there! I'm so glad you enjoyed this bit of Maine, a land of incredibly natural beauty. It was very difficult to write on the bark, or I would have added more information. I didn't want to glue a piece of paper or cardboard to the bark for writing. Sorry to have caused you any difficulty in searching for me! C
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Comment: WOW That is a totally amazing dotee! The stitching is beautiful! Great Job! Next time you might want to add the swap name to your note.
ericae rated for Recycled Post Card Swap on May 4, 2009
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Comment: Thank you so much for the great postcard. I never expected to get bark in the mail. It was really great.
cbr rated for Random Envie Quick Swap #2 on Apr 24, 2009
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Comment: Thank you, I like the vintage paper.
sleepybeachbum rated for 3 x 3 ATCs April (1) on Apr 20, 2009
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Comment: your ATCs are amazing!! i love the stitching!! thank you, these are beautiful.
Response: Thank you for the compliments. These were my first, and in fact my first swap, so I guess I'm doing it right.

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