DayleSnail

A Crafty Creatrix from way back, from making dolls' clothes as a little girl to recent discovery of the joy of making a variety of ATCs. Also into fibre arts such as spinning, weaving and felting. I am friendly, mischevous and love socialising with other crafty people!

(My Swap Preferences are below)

ATCs - I love receiving ATCs that appear to be made with love and imagination. Especially those with a different style or medium. I take pride in the ATCs I send out. I try and create imaginative, unique pieces - I never 'churn out' ATCs as I love the art process and learning new techniques :) Optional Extras - I love the inside patterns of envelopes! Also, any items like home made paper, dyed fabric, interesting yarn, etc. Any paper/fabric not pre-patterned (except bold stripes!). Plain card of ATC thickness in any bright or metallic colour is great. I like to include something when I send ATCs but I'm never quite sure what to send! I don't buy scrapbooking paper and I'm not so keen on stickers. I guess I send what I'd like to receive and like to make things as much as I can from scratch.

Needle felting, water colour with black marker drawing, painting, pastels - oil & chalk, paper making & crafts (origami is so meditative!), spinning (so is spinning! lol), weaving, collecting way too many balls of yarn. I occasionally do collage but prefer to do as much from 'scratch' as possible. I tend to use textures and patterns from pictures more than a whole object, person or animal. I also enjoy creating digital ATCs. I'd love to see more people create these, as long as pretty well all elements are original. Bit of an honour system really.

1000 Artist Trading Cards by Patricia Bolton. Artist Trading Card Workshop by Bernie Berlin. Cloth Paper Scissors magazine. My collection of ladies magazines from the late 1960s - amazing pics. Escher The Complete Graphic Work. My art journal. My step dad's self published book about his time in Antarctica. My own recipe folder/book.

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The Sound of Music. 28 Days (with Sandra Bullock). I am Legend. Harry Potter series. Hot Shots - 1 & 2. Very silly.

Weeds. Dexter. Secret Diary of a Call Girl. Samantha Who. Spicks & Specks. The Chaser. And critiquing adverts. Advertising doesn't influence me, it just makes me more intrigued by how they influence people in general!! :)