Christopherpines

I am a stay at home mom of 2 little girls married to my college sweetheart. I have three online stores,two on Etsy, one to sell fabulous supplies, vintage treasures and luxury trims. The other to sell my own works and creations. In my lollishop I sell both my own made whimsies and all of my fabulous artistic elements! I love all things vintage, and have a space in an antique mall co-op where I also sell my wares. We live on 25 acres of rolling hills and pine trees in Northern California. Life is Good!

Scrapbooking, Paper Crafts, Cardmaking, Sewing, Jewelry Making ( I make jewelry from reclaimed vintage findings, swarovski crystal, and vintage buttons), Holiday Crafts I love all things vintage, and if I have a common theme in the things that I make it is that they all either contain something vintage or are vintage inspired. If it is paper arts or scrapbooking I probably have thrown some vintage sheet music or old wallpaper in the mix. If I am sewing I am probably trying to salvage the remains of some vintage textile I have drug home. Some things speak to me right away, and others stay with me for many years before they find their voice.

I love oldies, classic rock and country :o) On any given day I could be singing Elvis in the shower, Joan Jett to the kids, or Tim Mcgraw in the car! Bon Jovi, Faith Hill, CCR, Sugarland, Josh Turner, Sara Evans, Trisha Yearwood, Tracy Chapman, Big and Rich, Toby Keith.

Books! I love to read! I read everything from Oprahs book club selections, Harry Potter, Harlan Coben, Lee Childs,Mary Kay Andrews, Janet Evanovich, or any other Murder, Mayhem and Mystery!

I love a good chick flick, comedies, I think whenever True Lies is on, I will at least stop and watch a few minutes. The Bourne series, Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts. Oceans 11, 12&13. A good adventure without too many car chases or shooting . Seconhand Lions, Big Fish

NCIS, Law and Order, CSI, Numbers, Desperate Housewives, Greys Anatomy, Ugly Betty, Criminal Minds, Bones, House, Clean House, Brothers and Sisters, Medium. Bones, The Mentalist, Cold Case,

Shabby Chic, Antique, Distressed style (not the tole painted cabbage rose shabby chic, but the faded linens, chipped paint, vintage french style). I have aqua ringware pottery in the kitchen, white, chippy paint in the dining room, warm leather in the living room, gray granite, sage, vintage floral and clawfoot tub in the bathroom, robins egg blue with chocolate brown and burlap in the studio/craft room, dark sage and neutral in the master.

Favorite colors, chocolate brown, champagne, robins egg blue, pink, sage, aqua, periwinkle

Favorite scents fresh scents, lavender, clean linen, seashore, apple.

My 5 year old daughter's favorite colors are Purple, Lavender and Pink.

My 2 year old daughter's favorite colors are orange and pink.

I LOVE vintage buttons. vintage ribbons, laces and trims, millinery flowers, velvet flowers, scrapbooking embellishments, hair clippies for the daughters, glitter, vintage ephemera, broken rhinestone jewelry, bead caps ( antique brass or antique silver finishes only), crystal beads, antique brass or antique silver finish jewelry findings, charms, collage sheets, holiday inspiraton, vintage or vintage style Halloween and Christmas items, Chocolate! Fun stuff for the girls, sizzix dies, rubber stamps, ric rac, chandelier rubber stamp, fleur de lys rubber stamp, crown rubber stamp, bird cage rubber stamp (I like stamps that are more realistic ie:Tim Holtz style rather than whimsical ie:Debbie Mum) Clock face rubber stamp, cancelled postage rubber stamp, eiffel tower rubber rubber stamp, french themed rubber stamps, skelaton key rubber stamps, other vintage hardward rubber stamps. Bazzill Bling blossoms (the flocked ones that look like velvet) in any size or color!

Hayley just turned 5 and will be entering kindergarten in the fall. Her favorite color is purple in any shade. She loves, bling, tiaras, dressing up and anything girly. She is outgoing, gregarious, loves crafts and decorating!

Emerson is 2.5, she loves all the same things as her sister, her favorite color is orange. She is more reserved and her nickname is "Snoodle" do to her snoodly and suspicious nature. She can be incredibly sweet, and loves to pretend and dress up with her sister.

They both enjoy snow skiing with dad (yes they ski completely on their own, no holding hands, ride the chairlift, the works) having tea parties, dressing up, Fancy Nancy, paper dolls, games, barbies, sparkly things, bling, hair pretties, bubbles, coloring, doing crafts, decorating for holidays, roller skating, roller hockey, the zoo, the park, riding bikes and scooters, watching princess movies, polly pocket, fun bath stuff, gardening things

I do NOT like, character themed things for children (things like stickers ok, but not on clothing or shoes etc), super cutesy things (for me, kids love them though), marshmallows, gummy anything, jello, cucumbers, rap music, call waiting, reality TV, Spongebob, graphic novels, Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate or most hot beverages, wine. seed beads, plastic beads, lampwork beads, "cute" beads, heart shaped things (for kids they are fine), gold or silver jewelry findings ( I only use antique brass and antique silver finished findings)

************** FLAKERS!!!! ***************FLAKERS!!!!!!*******************

I am still pretty new but already have been flaked on for these swaps:

Girls Swap http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/34928 Flaked on by : GRANNYLUCILLE she was also the swap coordinator, can you believe someone would flake on KIDS?!!

Crazy Craft Crackers http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/33857 flaked on by: MISSDOGGIE

Ribbon and Button Swap http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/33258 flaked on by: OURDAILYCHOCOLATE