Greenwoodtree

Please note: WE have now JUST finished moving our household. I also lost my dear, sweet companion of 16+ years. This is one of the hardest times of my life. I will do my damnedest to get swaps out and be thoughtful with everything. If late, I will contact you. I have a chronic illness that often disables me. If for some reason I am late or do not login, that would be why. Thanks for paying attention. I live with my loving husband and animals in the rocky mtns of Colorado. Im truly tired of being sick. NATURE, ANIMALS (see list below), and WiLDERNESS & spirit carry the greatest importance outside of my Family...sometimes call myself a Buddhist Pagan Gypsy Jew. my life, past& present: political/environmental activist; artist, crafter, and seamstress; organic gardener; naturalist; astrologer; photography; weaving; writing; proactive about protecting the earths resources for all life on earth, not just humans.

♥♥♥ I RATE everyone - 5's & hearts for all who send me items and are thoughtful with attention to my profile! I dont need extras - I think they are a waste of resources unless they are something we love.

I dont see a need to rate people who do not send...I do not like leaving 1's or 3's...but if enough time goes by without contact I will.

The purpose of this swapping is to enjoy something in life, and share our talents and skills and loves with each other, build community, and be kind to each other...Im not here to collect things, or accrue material items.

Im here for the soul of it all.

peace....♥♥♥

what I pledged

I am listing these first so my partners wont miss it

No CHRISTIAN ITEMS or PATRIOTIC STUFF: red, white, blue, bald eagles, Americana crafts - - NO SCRAPBOOKING MATERIALS! - not my skill or interest. - - Cheap plastic stuff or mass-produced Walmart stuff - supports Chinese labor - - artificially flavored things - make me sick - - PINK or Silly Girl TRENDY STUFF, DISNEY or pop cartoony - Anime/japanese animation art - -Mass produced beauty and body products (like body shop) - artificial scents & ingredients give me severe headaches

THESE ITEMS WILL BE GIVEN AWAY or RECYCLED upon being received - please dont waste your postage sending them - BE KIND to Mama Earth and dont support BIG BOX stores!

ALLERGIC TO: Canola oil, chili/bell peppers, cheese, CIGARETTE SMOKE, citrus fruits, MSG (monosodium glutamate also known as 'yeast extract', torula yeast', 'autolyzed soy protein'...),Artificial sweeteners (except for xylitol) NO High FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP

{ I LOVE good movies} The Red Violin, The Piano, The Shipping News, Amelie, Secret of Roan Inish, Lord of the Rings, Chocolat, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, V for Vendetta, A Beautiful Mind, Dangerous Beauty, Blue, Rouge, Blanc, Jane Austen and Dickens movies, Miss Potter, Off The Map, The Ballad of Jack and Rose - J. Depp, Daniel Day-Lewis, Kevin Spacey, Natalie Portman, Scarlett J. movies too.

Weaving, acrylic painting, gourmet & international cooking, Mead-making, inventing new foods, using natural & recycled items in crafts, sewing clothing, experimenting with new art mediums of almost any kind, etc.

*Favorite Materials to work with: * rich fabrics silks, linen, velvets..REAL stuff. Alpaca yarn or other natural fibers like hemp or homespun. I love real stone & gemstone beads...these are my worst obsessions- - I have enough fabric to probably start a small store, but I hang onto it like gold! You can view some of my creations on myspace page.

My husband The Earth My kitties ORGANIC (no pesticides, NON-GMO) ECO & GREEN Items FAIR TRADE or LOCALLY Made items

Realistic or Fantasy nature or wildlife mystical nature items Green Man, Goddesses, and pagan deities Handmade items relating to nature or wildlife

Mythology, the seasons, thunderstorms, wild weather, wandering aimlessly in the wilderness....

SCOTLAND, The Mediterranean, and ancient cities...

Miniature, realistic animals made of stone, metals, ceramic, etc - I've collected them all my life

Celtic, Native American & Gypsy art & culture including tricksters Buddhism, Gnosticism, Kabbalah LOVE multi cultural & religious items from other cultures - including Saints & Angels & Realistic fairies

New bluegrass, celtic or world music

Dalai Lama, Gandhi - peace, REAL Hippie culture, the Rainbow Family of Living Light

unique, animal, nature stickers or punk/left-wing/radical stickers & badges

useful items for gardening & kitchen. Iris or lily bulbs, Herb seeds, native flowers & veggie seeds

classical art, literature & theatre: Rembrandt, Shakespeare, Lord Byron, JRR Tolkien, Tennessee Williams, Vermeer, Da Vinci, Renoir, Wordsworth, Bougerou, Waterhouse, etc! Fine art makes me VERY happy as I live far away from good art museums & rarely afford a stage production... I love new art - unique, new artists make me smile and are thought-provoking

FAVORITE COLORS:
Dark vibrant blood red, shades of natural greens found in nature, peacock tail feathers, opalescent colors, Jewel tones - Tapestry colors. Sunflower & wildflower colors, Rainbows emerging from darkness, moonstone, pietersite, larimer, obsidian, garnet, rose quartz

not so fond of these COLORS: pastels by themselves, red white and blue, white, lime green or pinks by themselves candy or neons colors ANY camo (Ugh).

Favorite FoodsJapanese, Ethiopian, Mediterranean & Vietnamese foods - umeboshi plums, natural turkey jerky, seaweed chips (no MSG), popcorn (no MSG), cookies, love REAL black licorice and red or grape string licorice (strawberry or raspberry), gummies, jelly bellys, marzipan, handmade toffee I make gourmet chocolates, - dont like it fake, too sweet, or too dark.

Fragrance-wise: essential oils, period. Herbal, earthy, green, rooty, spicy scents - like patchouli, sandlewood, real fir, real cedar, fir, vetivert, juniper, nutmeg, ginger, & bergamot.

Trees of ALL kinds. semi-precious stones, crystals and gems. Plants: holly, ivy, ferns, moss, hemp, mushrooms of ALL kinds, gardenias, poppies, lilacs, butterfly plants, narcissus, bearded irises, fleabane, heather, chamomile, pansies Animals: Foxes!, mice, rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, meerkats, snakes, bears (not teddy bears please), wolves, coyotes, ravens, crows, songbirds, hummingbirds, nuthatches, woodpeckers, flickers, antelope, frogs, otters, beavers, raccoons, prairie dogs, ETC! Insects: Butterflies, Bees, Beetles, jumping spiders, snails, earthworms, ants, crickets, caterpillars, dragonflies

Loreena McKennitt, Led Zeppelin, John Denver, Old tyme Blue grass; The Sephardic Experience, East-West ensemble; 80's Boy george; Queen; my Dad's folk music, extremely dramatic classical music - and many others.

Fantasy and non fiction: nonfiction: Pinchbeck, nature, science, theology, spiritual beliefs, metaphysics. Fantasy: JRR Tolkien, Tad Williams, Stephen R Donaldson Also: Little Women series, Anne of Green Gables series and Brothers Grimm fairy tales.

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA)

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC by Robert Redford)

Defenders of Wildlife (America's Wolf Defense group)

BOYCOTTING CHINESE GOVT & PRODUCTS due to human torture akin to the Nazis

The International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT - the # of continuous Chinese torture victims is staggering!!!)

Dennis Kucinich for President

Revolution in America

World Peace

The right for all humans to marry whoever they wish to!

The right for Women to CHOOSE what happens to their bodies!

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA - stop laboratory torture of animals so we can wear cosmetics! - If you love PETS, why allow torture?)

Zero Population Growth!