KimberlyJDC

I am married with two adorable boys. Joshua is 3 years old and Jacob is 11 months old. My husband and kids and I live in Urbanna, VA which is on the East coast (very close to water). I've always been an arts and crafts enthusiast. My mom majored in art so I think that's where I get my creativity, I've grown up around it.

About Swap-Bot... I rate on creativity and if you take the time to read my profile. I DON'T give hearts just because you've included some extras. Also, I pledge to rate anything I receive within 48 hours of receiving the package.

I'm kind of a jack-of-all-trades. I love trying new kinds of arts and crafts. If I see something that looks interesting I give it a whirl... sometimes I stick with it sometimes I don't. My passion right now is painting on buttons then sewing them onto canvas totes which I make also.

I also do photography, beading, knitting, painting, embroidery, quilting, drawing, jewelry making, journaling, mosaics and decoupage.

• I LOVE cats.

• I love buttons, all kinds of buttons. Vintage buttons, glass buttons, buttons with paintings or motifs on them, handmade fabric covered buttons (ok the last one is my very favorite!)

• I also like large solid color buttons because I love painting my own designs on them.

• I like stripes, polka dots and PAISLEY designs.
• I like all shades of pink together (pink is my favorite color).
• I like blue and white together.
• I like earth tones together (beiges and browns) together.
• I like blue and green together.
• I love MERMAIDS.
• I like flower designs.
• My favorite flower is the black-eyed susan.
• I'm fascinated with the Amish lifestyle and make yearly pilgrimages to Lancaster, PA.
• The only thing I collect is crafting materials... at the moment it's fabric, buttons and ribbon.
• I love writing pens, any kind, any color, the more whimsical the better.

• I absolutely LOVE anything handmade. I'm obsessed with ATC's! I have so many ideas I can't get to my supplies fast enough. I try to make my ATC's like none other in your collection. I may use duck tape, aluminum foil, buttons, ribbon, foam board, fabric, seashells and usually always paint.

• I usually sign up for "free themed ATC's" because I love reading people's profiles and then creating a one-of-a-kind ATC specifically for them.

There are two authors I like: Beverly Lewis and Wanda Brunstetter. They both write stories about the Amish community (fiction).

Footloose (love the music) and Pretty Woman (Julia Roberts rocks!)

I attended high school in the 80's so most of what I listen to came from that time period. I also like classical music. I'm obsessed with talk radio especially podcasts... Sister Diane you rock! (Check out her podcast at Craftypod)

LIKES: * fabric and felt (any size, any shape, any color).

• buttons, buttons and more buttons... any kind - new, old, fabric covered, hand made shrinky dink buttons. I also would like large solid colored buttons because my new endeavor is painting on buttons.

• Anything with a cat on it.

• Ribbon (striped, polka dot, plain, ribbon with any kind of design on it).

• Pens, markers, fun color sharpies.

• Acrylic paint and brushes. Used beat up brushes are fine, if they are still useable I can use them. (My mom calls these scruffy brushes. When she can no longer paint with hers she gives them to me).

DISLIKES: * stickers * Also please DO NOT SEND ME SCRAPBOOKING PAPER. I know it fits very easily into an envelope with an ATC but I have no use for paper. Please save it for someone that would appreciate it. I would rather have a 2 1/2" X 3 1/2" piece of fabric than paper.

Anything and everything! Once the creative juices get flowing there is no telling what I'll come up with.

I'm just completing my first inchie so if anyone has an extra inchie just laying around your house that you want to throw into my package that would be great as I'm extremely new to inchies.

Other things I would like to try: altered art, altered books, dichroic glass/glass fusing, pottery/ceramics, stained glass, paper quilling.

I got an iPod for Christmas and thought I'd just listen to music... then the podcast world was opened up to me and WOW! I am absolutely hooked on Craftypod with Sister Diane, she rocks! In episode #45 she interviewed Rachel Johnson about Swap-bot and the rest is history.