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Last Online: January 8, 2009 Country: USA My Website |
I am a 44 year old homeschooling mother, living on a modest farm in Southern USA. I have spent most of my life living and traveling around the world and within the US, for both professional and personal reasons. Now I am a homebody, content to write and tend to farm animals and a huge garden. Whatever my family and I can make, we do instead of depending on the ups and downs of the economy. We are fed and clothed off of our land, by the grace of God. I love to spin fiber and blend different types together.
I only have one son left at home, he is 16 and starting on college classes via online this month. He is studying to become a psychologist and works for a neurosurgeon, so he dresses very dressy for work. We live on a farm, so outside of work it is jeans and plain t shirts. He likes to collect T-Shirts from different places (size adult M). He also likes reading science fiction books and is allergic to peanuts, and apple pectin (no apple soaps or apple scented anything)
Spinning
Crochet
Knitting
Weaving
Soap-Making
Felting
Project Quilting
Recycled items (giving old items new purpose - like handbags made from felted sweaters or jeans)
I would love to learn how to make jewelry (I enjoy getting homemade jewelry)
I am a beginner with ATCs and like that so far. It has gotten me interested in other paper arts and homemade cards.
Folk Arts of all kinds - I am getting ready to take a course in ancient bookbinding techniques.
Monk
Psych
all of the CSI's
NCIS
Heroes
Lost
Cold Case
The Closer
Burnout
(but I can go totally without TV, we didn't even have any TV channels til last year - so IF I watch TV at all, those are the shows I would watch)
Anasheed Yusuf Islam Rayhan Most tenor acapello Andrea Bocelli Sarah Brightman Mozart Beethoven Pachelbel Jackson Browne (not the popular stuff that he had to do to make the money, but the actual socially responsible songs that made people think about important issues - in other words, the songs the radios will never play - as with Tracy Chapman)
The Qur'an
Stories from Islamic and Arabian history
Wicked: The Untold Story of the Wicked Witch of the West
The Hand that Rocked the Ladle (by Tamar Myers and all the books in that Amish series)
Son of a Witch (2nd part of the series)
Craft-related how-to books (any and all types of crafts)
Tom Clancy Novels
Rolags or Batting from natural fibers (dyed or undyed)
Homemade Felt or needle felting supplies
Homespun or any "natural" yarn
ATC supplies of any kind
Anything cat-related
Accessories for Spinning (wheel or drop spindle), crocheting or weaving related accessories (I live on a farm and make my crafts from animal to end-product).
Beads, semi-precious stones or Findings for handmade jewelry
DIY Craft Kits (I'll try anything)
Anything with a Sunflower Motif (to match my kitchen)
Interesting baskets or basket-making supplies (accessories, reeds, raffia, whatever)
Handwoven items
Cross-stitched items (designs or still life - no people or animals in the design)
Leather for crafting or leather goods
handmade paper or cards
accessories for handmade paper or card imprints
Natural Candles or candle making supplies
I love sturdy tote bags (I use them instead of grocery bags when shopping).
Handmade scarves and shawls (nothing glittery,poofy or showy)
Pet-related items (sweaters, bandanas, etc. for one or more of my 7 cats [Amira, Ziggy-boogy-doo, Princess, Climber, Eyes,Whiskers and Nimr the bobtail] and 1 medium sized Australian Shepherd named Appalachia or "Apple" for short)
Scarf pins (no gold-plated that will chip off - I love silver). I use them to close my scarf under my neck - so nothing that has jagged edges that might stab me in the neck.
Herbal Teas or Flavored Teas (esp. any kind of berry)
Dark Chocolate Shavings for Hot Chocolate
My 16 y.o. son likes touristy T-shirts from different places (nothing drug, alcohol or sex-innuendo related) Size Adult Medium (or large if the shrinky cotton)
One million dollars (I thought I would throw that in there, just in case someone was in the giving mood)
Dislikes:
Earrings
Anything apple-scented or using apple pectin (son and I are allergic)
Anything even hinting of alcohol, sex, or foul language
Black wool (I have 8 cats, so I would basically be wearing their fur)
Crafts that depict humans or animals (no dolls,etc. - still life is fine or distorted pictures without complete faces) or cookware (like mugs with cats are fine).
Holiday-related items, (whether Christmas, Halloween, Birthdays,Valentines Day, Easter, etc ) such as cards, ornaments, etc with the exception of the 2 Muslim religious holidays.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND FOOD OR MARSHMALLOWS (FOR NON-MEAT ITEMS - LIKE CHOCOLATE, PLEASE LOOK FOR THE KOSHER SIGN OF THE "U" WITH A CIRCLE AROUND IT AND/OR THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE GELATIN IN THE INGREDIENTS).
Teal
Turquoise
Blue (all shades)
Warm Earth Tones
Orange (bright, sunny orange - not pumpkinny)
Yellow (for kitchen stuff only)
Peach (for kitchen stuff or yarn-related)
AuntieM (Samples Swap) Thanks to Mrs. Rankin for angeling me on that one.
Comments
"Mrs. Rankin". I actually left a comment on that swap page when I got it, thanking you. (sorry, I thought I had sent a message as well). It was much appreciated and thank you for being so sweet as to angel me!!
Just wondering if you have recieved the swap I angelled for you yet?
Hi there, I just wanted to let you know about my Christmas Recipe Postcard Swap!...I'm doing it a month early so we can enjoy some of the recipes in time for Christmas, sign up by November 17th! :)
MashaAllah, so nice to see another muslimah swapping! How cool!
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Thanks Jenna! I am excited about it too!
Hi! I'm looking forward to sending you the "silly and unusual holiday" items for the upcoming swap!
Thank you for joining the Monthly ATC Swappers Group...We have lots of swaps, fun and games for everyone...Check out the Bingo, WTA and lots more...Hope that you enjoy all our events...