HelenJoy

I am a mother of two beautiful children, also have hubby, dog and cat. Live in rural area of Gold Coast Australia. Have been interested in craft all my life and have had a go at most, including sewing, patchwork, applique, quilting, embroidery, dollmaking, ceramics, painting, folk art and currently scrapbooking, cardmaking, inchies, atc's, and altered books. Anything papercraft is good. Have recently become full-time at local craft/fabric/patchwork shop. Interested in meeting other people from anywhere.

WHAT I LIKE: At the moment, my favourite things are anything related to

• cupcakes

• owls

• English China

• teacups, teapots

Like most types of art, textures, lumpy bumpy all good. Any colors. Interested in what other people's ideas are and don't mind what is done, though especially like anything with your imagination used. I also like: Anything small, the smaller the better, Chocolate, Coffee, Bookmarks, Teapots, Vintage anything, Buttons, Sewing items, Pincushions, Cats, Border Collies. Dotees and any type of doll that is handmade. DON'T LIKE: religious icons, although i don't find them offensive!!

I like most types of music, except maybe jazz. Keith Urban, Dixie Chicks, Nickleback, Kasey Chambers, Linkin Park are on my ipod right now.

I like mystery novels, but will read anything and always have at least one book on the go. Favorite authors too many to mention, but enjoy Jodi picoult, Patricia Cornwell, Matthew Riley, Clive Cussler, Torey Hayden.

I enjoy going to the movies with friends, like to watch drama or comedy. Usually know more Disney Pixar movies due to seeing them over and over again with the kids!!

I have a 11 year old son, Lucas, who is all boy!!! Loves most sports, football (AFL), basketball, softball, golf. Addicted to anything WWE (wrestling!) on TV, loves playstation games, cooking, drawing and getting filthy!! Would like to receive anything boy-related. Likes rocks and great Steve Irwin Fan.

Teenage daughter likes most anything girlie, especially kawaii, stickers, stationary, pens, pencils, KAWAII, KAWAII, KAWAII!!! Matchboxes, Japanese anything and anything tiny!

• Bookmarks
• Fat Quarters
• Pens
• Pencils
• Scrapbooking Embellishments
• Atc's
• Dotees
• Small dolls (like really tiny)
• Fibers
• Metallic embroidery threads
• Vintage images, ephemera, sewing supplies
• Any craft supplies
• Scrapbooking supplies
• Stickers, anything but Disney
• Buttons
• Brads & Eyelets
• Lace
• Interesting Ribbons
• Old keys hinges, fasteners
• Bath stuff, soap.
• Old lotto, game score cards, journalling notecards.
• Notepaper, sticky notes.
• Beads, sequins, rhinestones
• I like any color, except fluoro or neon
• Favorite colors are chocolate/pink, olive greens, plums and burgundys, creams.
• Tins of small size like Altoids, empty.
• OWLS

• CUPCAKES -TEA CUPS, TEAPOTS

• Anything really, I'd love to receive anything crafty in the mail, anything you'd love to receive!

• Please keep in mind Australian Customs are very strict and won't allow teas, seeds, that sort of thing in.

• From Aussie swappers, teas and seeds quite welcome!