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Hi!

Here's my info for anyone who may want it:

Sarah Kringlen

130 West Cherry Street

North Liberty, IA 52317

I love crafting, art, writing, math, and science. I like old fashioned and vintage tools and methods. The old fashioned way is often cheaper, less wasteful, and better for your health. I love museums and try to buy the booklet with photos at the end of the tour.

I'm 35, I live with my dear sweet husband & we love the internet. I spend more time at my computer than anywhere else when I'm at home. I check www.Etsy.com at least once every day. My husband and I have side by side computers and take turns putting on a TV show or movie while the other is free to search the net for whatever or play video games. We have a cat, and he's a long hair, so it gets all over everything, sorry!

I don't spend quite all my time in my small library computer room locked up in the house. I love biking, walking, exploring, and adventuring.

I have degrees in Physics and Astronomy, and I love science, but my love for art is even greater. I always have several craft projects in the works, and I can count at least 10 at the moment. Art has always been important in my life. I consider many different media and crafts art - anything that takes creativity and creation. You could say I'm obsessive and that I have a relatively short attention span. I must have several different things all going on at the same time.

Things I always enjoy receiving: stickers, stationery sets, envelopes, notecards, postcards, interesting pencils and pens, photos, pen pal letters, postage stamps, books, Magic cards, rubber or clear stamps and stamped images, pretty paper, fabric, interesting math problems with or without solutions, diagrams, perfume, soap, shot glasses, chocolate, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, your favorite recipies, and museum postcards, tour photos, or brochures. I also super love good quality handmade stuff! I'd love to hear your own personal travel advice for restaurants, hiking or biking trails, campsites, nature reserves, museums, and other sites of interest, even if it's unknown and out of the way. Maybe I'll get lucky and be able to visit your favorite places someday.

Generally, I like stickers with butterflies, flowers, mythical creatures, animals of all kinds (except for cats, dogs, or livestock), plants, trees, nature stuff, hearts, and other pretty objects especially those relating to my hobbies and interests. My favorite stickers seem to be photo realistic stickers like Mrs. Grossman's Photoessence and Studio Line, Paper House, and I also love K & Company. If you have me in a sticker sheet swap, I would gladly take a "giant" sheet of Mrs. Grossman's stickers or even half of a "giant" sheet if it's perforated. I would also take a strip of Mrs. Grossman's as one or more of the sheets. I ask that a "strip" consist of 4 mini modules, 2 small blocks, or a whole strip like they sometimes come in. If you want to mix it up and send lots of mini modules or small blocks, that's fine too, as long as you're counting 4 minis or 2 blocks as a sheet.

You can send me swap books/bags of various types. I'm just getting into it, but I will do my best.

My favorite color is blue violet, but I also like red, purple, and green. Really, I like most colors.

Damask patterns!

Butterflies

Moths

Dragonflies

Caterpillars

Beetles

Coffee & Tea

Chocolate

Whales

Snails

Sea horses

Octopii

Hydrangeas, Orchids, and Roses

Gardening

Nature Scenes

Outer Space

Math

Science

Laboratories

Detailed Scientific Diagrams & Equations

Bikes

Camping

Pirate Ships

Fountain Pens

Books

Art (especially realism)

Fantasy

Renaissance

Victorian

Antiques

Ancient Egypt and Hieroglyphics

Ancient Artifacts and Ruins

Handmade

Natural Fibers: Wool, Silk, Rayon, Flannel, Linen, Cotton

Scents: Jasmine, Rose, most florals, Cotton Blossom or Egyptian Cotton, Sandalwood, Sweet Pine, Cedar, and most woods, Musk, Rain, Spice, Sweet Stuff, I love perfume and soaps!

Curse Words, Rude Funny, & Art Nude Stuff are OK.

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Acrylic Yarn

Polyester

Cinnamon, especially artificial flavoring

I do not ingest artificial sweeteners.

Girly Girl Stuff:

-Pink - typically, anyway. Here's an example:

*playboy bunny logo or hot pink high heels with the feather poof on the toe = gross (pinky girl stuff that's pink just for the sake of pinkness)

*Victorian/Shabby Chic Rose card, images of sunsets & sunrises, or photo realistic pink tulip sticker are OK (things that are naturally pink)

-Frilly

-Glittery - well, ok, glittery accents are fine, just not some crazy, in your face, sparkle explosion

-Fake Fur

-Makeup

-Princess / Drama Queen Stuff

Cartoony Kid Things

Cutesy Cat and Dog stuff makes me sick.

Religious Items, especially the attemped persuasion kind. I don't want religious pamphlets, stickers, cards, or phrases. You COULD send me a postcard or similar item of a cathedral, some church's beautiful stained glass windows, the Sistine Chapel ceiling or a Pieta by Michelangelo, some Buddha stuff, or other photo of a beautiful artistic object inspired by any of the various religions, though.

Earrings - my ears swell up and turn red no matter what they're made of

Not that I really dislike them, but I'm allergic to many beauty products that contain any metal oxide or paraben. It's not a severe allergy, like I'm going to choke to death just from openning a package, I just can't use them without breaking out. Unfortunately, this includes most facial cleanser & lotion, sun block, and antiperspirant.

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Insects (cool pretty ones like butterflies, moths, beetles, spiders, katydids, grasshoppers, praying mantis, etc. NOT flies, cockroaches, termites, or maggots and other gross little uglies.)

Pencils

Pens

Stationery and other Paper Products

Stickers

Yarn (100% natural fiber ONLY - unless it's sock yarn)

Fabric

Craft Project Patterns

Gemstones

Beads, including size 11 seed beads

Books (non fiction is my favorite)

Postage Stamps

Rubber & Clear Stamps

Lip balm

Pretty smelling soaps

Perfume

Any small cute crafting items!

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Knitting

Sewing

Quilting

Bookbinding

Card, Envelope, and Stationery Making

Spinning

Crocheting

Tatting

Cross Stitch

Journaling

Letter Writing

Painting

Drawing

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Einstein

Isaac Newton

Marie Curie

Keppler

Copernicus

Galileo

Tesla

James Clerk Maxwell

DaVinci

Michelangelo

Cleopatra

Joan of Arc

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Frederick Douglas

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I love all things Stephen King.

My favorite books are The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trillogy.

Johnny Got His Gun

Lord of the Flies

Naomi Wolf

Shakespeare

I'm currently reading Islandia.

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Classic Rock and Grunge, mostly.

Occasionally, I listen to classical, dance music, or big band.

Led Zeppelin

Pink Floyd

The Eagles

Alice in Chains

Jethro Tull

Van Morrison

The Black Eyed Peas

Ani Difranco

old Aerosmith

Alice Cooper

Ozzy Osborne

Pearl Jam

Chris Cornell

Sound Garden

Mad Season

Guns N Roses

James Brown

Temple of the Dog

you know, a variety.

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Natural Born Killers

Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind

The Big Lebowski

Mall Rats

Back to the Future

Goonies

Stand By Me

The Princess Bride

Dodge Ball

Zoolander

Moulin Rouge

Inglourious Basterds

It's a Wonderful Life

Far and Away

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Survivor

Spartacus

Vikings

Parks and Recreation

Dexter

Lost

Jon Stewart

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