LINBUR0100

I'm 30+ YO single and fabulous (no question mark here!) gal who loves making cards, ATCs, and collage, and loves to cook good food, read good books, and drink good wine.

Things I like:
Wine themed things, grapes, vines, etc. French themed themed. Various international things.

"Fat French Chef" themed things. You know what I'm talking 'bout.

Palm trees; Tuscan or Roman themed stuff. Vintage stuff (think old french posters, travel, maps, etc.)

Day of the Dead looking stuff.

Elephants. Not dumbo mumbo jumbo cutesy mamma and baby type elephants, but stylized African scene elephants or Indian elephants on parade are great! Animal prints are also okay to a certain extent (think tasteful adornment, not glaring intrusiveness!)

Chocolate, probably too much, but I don't like white chocolate or mint chocolate.

Green, Brown metallics (think bronze, copper, burnished gold), Pewter, Russet tones, Autumn colors, toned down orange

Interesting interpretations of religious imagery (think reliquaries, shrines, any tasteful representation of figures or icons from any religion)

Things I don't like:
Stylized skulls and crossbones. Not that I have a problem with funky looking skeletons (see the Day of the Dead entry above). I just saw the ugliest thing ever the other day...it was the whole skull and crossbones thing, but in little girl pink. It was meant to be ironed onto tee shirts. If my niece ever wanted to iron something like that on her shirt, I think I'd have a long hard talk with her...

Cutesy animal prints.

Anything that is predominately glittery (some glitz is okay, but I'm not a big fan of bling on crafts)

Bright orange, Bright sliver, Bright green, On second thought--any color with the word bright in its name!

Other Interesting Facts (well, I find them interesting!) I collect cookbooks, but don't actually cook from them. Not that I don't cook! I just prefer to use my own skill rather than reading about someone else's. But I read cookbooks for inspiration.

I like to read a lot. My favorite authors are Dean Koontz and Diana Abu-Jaber, but I occasionally get in the mood for a trashy romance novel. When that happens, you can't beat Johanna Lindsay. I don't read as many romances these days though, so that's not my genre of choice.

I work at a winery (probably why I like wine and grape thing things.) part time and am a big supporter of local wine (Virgina makes wine; Napa makes auto parts)

Christian Contemporary music, Norah Jones, Michael Buble, Big Band & Swing, traditional holiday music (even when it's not the holiday season), Queen (more the "Killer Queen" type, not the "We Will Rock You" type), Micha

I don't know...I'm not much into American movies. I like Bollywood. But if I had to choose, I guess I'd say Braveheart, Amelie, Gladiator.

Buffy--Spike is my boyfriend [swoons]; Bones; Castle; Glee; The Big Bang Theory

ATCs and collage using a variety of techniques.

For greeting cards, I like collage cards, heat embossing, rubber stamping (not cutsy stuff; more artsy stuff).

I am a Christian (Baptist) and I am very involved in my church and sing in the choir.

I am currently looking for unusual, decorative paper napkins to use in my artwork and collage. I would especially be grateful for one or two napkins of different designs thrown into a swap package. I especially love anything that looks vintage, old world, etc.

I love to cook and collect recipes. Anything handwritten would be great!