♥Misty♥ Updated 12-4-12

I am an easy going chick, have a unique sense of humor, very open minded, I like tattoos, my ears are gauged, I love all animals, I enjoy meeting new people, I love to learn something new everyday, I'm a child at heart (a nerdy child), game-show nut, puzzle nut (word find, soduku, fill-ins, brain teasers, cryptic puzzles all of them!) I love my parents, my Mom is my BFF, and I just try to enjoy life!

I just love to be creative, I love making things. I guess you could call me a dabbler, I have a tendency to try anything just to see how its done. However, my favorite crafts to do are paper crafts (particularly cards, collages & stamping), sewing, trash to treasure/recycling type crafts, jewelry making, and when I have time miniatures. One day I will learn to crochet. (trying to now)

I really enjoy making ATC's, handmade envelopes, note cards, bookmarks, postcards, I love using nicely patterned papers, I really like unique and monotone papers, and I use a lot of ribbon and stamping. I am not much of an embellishment person, but some times I do add a few extras to things.

I want to learn to crochet, and to do zentangles, I am so afraid to join a zentangle related swap! I would also like to try matchboxes.

I LOVE (a lot of things!) receiving and sending good old fashioned mail, there is an excitement and joy that comes from receiving snail mail that email will never achieve.

Also, most of my friends are not to crafty or creative when it comes to the things I like to do, I know some talented people, but no sewers, paper crafting, miniature enthusiasts, or trash to treasure types. So it gets kind of lonely when sharing stuff with people that do not understand the joy crafting brings!

I LOVE movies! Just as much as crafting! I particularly like horror (go Zombies), Star Wars (original), Lord of the Rings (books and movies), Harry Potter series, Sci-Fi, Bazaar & unusual movies, (including foreign), and comedy/action type movies. I do watch a little of everything though. I'm a sucker for musicals, cheesy 50's & 60's horror, as well as the new cheesy Si-Fi channel movies! I also love old B & W movies, Audrey, Greta, and all the lovelies from that era!

I watch way to much TV! Some of my favorites are; Justified, Being Human, Haven, Bob's Burgers, Criminal Minds, Raising Hope, Law & Order SVU, Dr. Who, Wipeout, The Walking Dead (I like Zombies!). The Food Network is my friend (love cooking and learning new things). Also game shows I am a nut for them. Even the old ones that are on during the day!

Not to into "reality TV" that much but I do watch Ghost Adventures (they are hilarious to me), and So You Think You Can Dance.

I like all types of music, from Beethoven to ZZtop with oldies, country, pop and metal thrown in too! If I had to pick a genre it would be a toss up between the 60's and the 80's! Huge Beatles fan, as well as Aerosmith, and Kid Rock.

I LOVE to read (like I said, I love a lot of things!), my book tastes are similar to my movie and TV tastes, horror (love earlier Stephen King, before he was hit by the car....), Science fiction, supernatural, mystery (I adore Nancy Drew!), true crime, history (especially ancient times), and the occasional autobiography.

Some of my other favorite things are:

• Colors: Purple(from lavender to eggplant), Pinks, Blues and orange (deep rich oranges, and creamsicle orange). Metallic: Silver and Copper (never been much of a gold person)
• Color Combos: Black & Red, Black & Pink, Brown & Pink (Blue or Purple), Black & White, Black w/silver, monochromatic/monotone themes.
• Zentangles (new to them)
• I love, love, love Halloween, Christmas is a close second because of all the decorating, gift/card making and general warm fuzzy feeling I get!
• I also love anything vintage (real or reproduction) from the 20's and 40's specifically.
• I bake like a mad woman! I enjoy cooking as well, but baking is where its at for me! Cookies, cakes, candy, muffins, cupcakes, and I make a killer cheesecake! Baking and Crafting are my stress relievers, and bring the most joy as my alone time.
• Stickers! All but letter/number! (I actually have tons of letter stickers already!)
• I collect a random group of things, I collect trolls (the ones with the crazy hair), I have been collecting them since I was a kid, I have over 400 of them, shot glasses, postcards, charms, candles, boxes (most get altered), jars w/lids (most get used for storage for things great and small!), tins (again most get altered or used for storage), and chipboard shapes & letters (almost always used for crafts).
• Anything Mario Brothers. One day I hope to have Amis of various characters Particularly Yoshi, Pink Yoshi, Boo, Toad, Goomba, Koopa and Bob-omb!
• Small things! Who doesn't like tiny things? I have a collection of random tiny things, they are displayed in an old typeset drawer! They could always use friends!
• The Minions (from Despicable Me)
• Zombies!!!
• Monsters (especially old school monsters)
• Horror Related Anything

LIKES

♥ Zentangles (just did my first swap, and I loved it!)
♥ Blank Cards w/envelopes
♥ Cute animals
♥ Cute mushroom images/items (including Toad from Mario Brothers)
♥ Yoshi from Mario brothers
♥ Really anything from the original Mario Brothers Series of Games.
♥ Kirby!
♥ Plushy anything (especially small like under 8")
♥ Gnomes (good ol' garden style gnomes)
♥ Trolls (cute and horror)
♥ Zombies!
♥ Post Cards (particularly handmade)
♥ ATC Cards (unique)
♥ Pin-Ups (particularly 50's styled)
♥ Miniatures
♥ Stamps
♥ Punches, embellishments (brads, mini things great for ATC's or cards, etc)
♥Stickers! Stickers! Anything but number/letter, I like shiny, metallic, glitter, flat, flakes, sheets, cartoon, unique, sayings, puffy, scented (I even like Disney stickers!)
♥ Notebooks (almost an obsession!)
♥ Ribbon
♥ Puzzles (all types, actual puzzles, word puzzles, all kinds)
♥ Unique charms
♥ Beads (seed beads, glass, cute plastic)
♥ Buttons (all types, shaped, uniquely colored)
♥ Richly patterned papers (really any kind of paper!)
♥ Small boxes (paper, wood, glass any material that can be altered)
♥ Fabric scraps (for quilting, patchwork projects)
♥ Trims (fringe, beaded, etc can be used for sewing or paper crafts!)
♥ Ninjas, Samurai, gators, bears, dogs, cats, big cats, eagles, nautical stars, filigree
♥ Celtic Knot-work, skulls, hearts, flowers, silhouettes, trivia, fun facts, weird facts.
♥ Hair things (I have long hair and love barrettes, clips, bands, etc)

I do not wear much Make-up, but I do ♥LOVE♥ lip balm, glosses, flavored (except coconut or banana), tinted, liquid, solid, tins, don't matter, I use them like mad!!

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DISLIKES

Disney, I like some of the movies, but I am not big on a lot of things Disney (EXCEPT STICKERS!) Religious items or cards, cow print, animal prints that are not a natural color (like pink cheetah), gel pens, color combo of Yellow & Green. Frilly lace (I do LIKE cotton crocheted type lace), raffia, and lighthouses (imagery).

LIKES

Tea, I love fruity teas, and I am just getting into spice teas. Also always on the lookout for new Hot Chocolate flavors. Not a coffee fan.

I like A LOT of candy, so below are just my fave's!

I love hard candies, sour, sweet, particularly cherry flavored, but I also love butterscotch, orange, grape, apple and raspberry! I also like lollipops, skittles, Hershey Kisses, 3 musketeers, Twix, Kit Kat, M & M's, candy corn & pumpkins (I know its only at Halloween), marshmallow things, caramel, pretty much anything milk chocolate! PB & chocolate combined! Gummy ANYTHING! I also ♥LOVE♥ orange slices!

I also like trail mixes, especially the sweet & salty ones, I have a weakness for sunflower seeds (I ♥ the chocolate covered ones!), I also love sesame sticks! Soft cookies (choco chip, and sugar).

I love to try new things (as long as they do not contain any of my dislike flavors).

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DISLIKES

Anything licorice flavored, things with coconut, almonds, banana or coffee flavored candies, pretty easy to please when it comes to candy!

Here are things that I can swap with you, make for a swap, and am offering in general!

♥ Zentangled Items
♥ ATC's
♥ Inchies/Twinchies
♥ Handmade Cards/Note Cards
♥ Handmade Bookmarks
♥ Mini Albums (handmade)
♥ Customized swap cards
♥ FB's (always looking to swap these)
♥ Postcards from Florida or my town (Lakeland)
♥ Handmade Envelopes

Destash Items I can offer:
♥ Designer Papers
♥ Ribbon
♥ FB's
♥ Note Cards
♥ Stickers
♥ Unused Clear Stamps
♥ Ribbons

Things I can get FOR you:

♥ Clear Stamps
♥ Note cards
♥ Journals/Note books
♥ Stickers
♥ Greeting Cards
♥ Ribbon

And just about anything that would be based on your profile!

Ok, I have no children, but I do have "babies" they are my pets. I love my animals.

I do live with my parents, so not all the animals are mine! But currently we have 10 dogs and one fat cat!

So MY babies are Bink (the cat), Micki (a mini Dachshund), Yoshi (a fuzzy mutt), Diamond and Cy my puppy she only has one eye! I named her Cyclopes! But she is so cute.

Diamond, Patron, Misty, Roscoe and Cy are pit bulls, I love this breed, grew up with them, and myself and my parents have been RESPONSIBLE pit bull/bully breed owners for more than 40 years combined with NO problems or issues, EVERY SINGLE one of our dogs were/are happy, healthy, well adjusted, friendly, loving, and socialized doggies!

My families dogs are Napalm- An American Bulldog (the 110 pounder), Mini (another mini weenie dog!), Eddie (she is a pug mix), and Patron, Roscoe, & Misty (she was a rescue and came with that name!).

People need to educate themselves about this breed, here are a few links.

• APBT Network Confirmation (very informative)
• Pin Ups for Pitbulls(pretty self explanatory!)
• National Pit Bull Terrier Association