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MommyKnows

MommyKnows
Date Joined: May 4, 2008
Last Online: June 17, 2013

Country: United States

About Me

Hello from the Great Lakes region of the USA!

I bring the mail in and sit at the computer desk to open it. I rate immediately as I receive things.

I will not sign up for a swap unless I am certain that I can fulfill requirements and send on time.
I don't understand people who sign up when they know they'll be going on vacation, or moving, or having surgery, etc. ... seems simple to me: if you've got something coming up, don't join swaps.

I'm an avid book reader. I guess you could say I'm a word-nerd. I like a well turned phrase, the way words work together, vocabulary, quotes, dictionaries, word puzzles, etc.

I like to sew but have very little time for it right now. I do manage to get in the occassional quick project though.

I collect bookmarks, postcards, quotes, business cards, and various other little things. I am addicted to zentangles and mailart. I'd like to be very crafty and try many of the things I see others swap. Right now I'm limited by very little space and time. Maybe after I retire I can branch out! ?

I like handmade / homemade items. I like collage work, repurposed items, sketched, rubber stamped, painted, doodled, stitched, glued, etc.

I'm not much into the cutsie stuff (kawaii for example). No glittery stuff. Nor am I the girlie sort. I don't wear make-up or jewelry and my hair is short and spikey so no hair ornaments either.

Qualities I look for in a friend: Authenticity, Humor, Kindness, Open-mindedness

No More, Thanks! ....

(trying to destash my over-abundance):

fibers / yarn
ribbons
stickers
scrapbook paper

Likes

  • Bookmarks
  • Humor
  • Sarcasm
  • Selvages cut from your fabrics
  • Coffee, strong dark roasts
  • Tea
  • All Colors
  • Gilmore Girls
  • Handmade Envelopes
  • Acerbic Wit
  • Fat Quarters
  • Strips of homemade Washi tape / Tissue tape
  • Art
  • Flea Markets / Thrift Shops
  • Shakespeare
  • Mailart / Postal Art
  • Embroidery
  • Bookmarks
  • Abstracts
  • Sewing Notions
  • Licorice, black
  • Popcorn
  • STOMP
  • Business Cards
  • Used Book Stores
  • Autumn
  • Crossword Puzzles
  • Vintage / Retro Themes
  • Ephemera
  • Bookmarks
  • Pens / Fountain Pen Ink
  • Bicycles
  • Notecards
  • Trivia
  • Reading
  • PowWows
  • Quotes
  • Zentangles
  • Fabric
  • Stamped Images
  • Did I mention Bookmarks?

Dislikes

  • Cigarette Smells
  • Pet Hair / Pet Smells
  • Dog Lick
  • Glitter
  • Skulls, Horror, Blood and Guts
  • Housework
  • Traffic
  • Check-out Lines
  • The Dark
  • Flying Things in My house!
  • Poor Service
  • 8 hrs in the factory
  • Swap Nazis
  • Flakers
  • Non-raters
  • Drama

Postcard Wishlist

I like NON-touristy; i.e...
* fountain pens
* artwork
* black and white
* quilts
* books / book shops / libraries
* coffee / tea related
* ad cards
* vintage / antique images of things
* bicycles
* cows
* zentangles
* hand drawn / painted
* doors / windows
* mailboxes
* INGE LOOK
* things in rows, stacks, or groups
* Nouvelles Images
* hands / feet
* Native American
* cafes / bistros / pubs
* barns
* children's book illustrations
* street vendors / markets
* benches
* quotes
* amish

Sampling of Quotes

  • The only person you need to try to be better than, is the person you are right now.
    ~~ Colonel Potter to Hawkeye Pierce

  • No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally – and often far more – worth reading at the age of fifty and beyond.
    ~~ C S Lewis

  • Coffee is real good when you drink it it gives you time to think. It's a lot more than just a drink; it's something happening. Not as in hip, but like an event, a place to be, but not like a location, but like somewhere within yourself. It gives you time, but not actual hours or minutes, but a chance to be, like be yourself, and have a second cup.
    ~~ Gertrude Stein

  • Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.
    ~~ Scout, in "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

  • How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.
    ~~ Oscar Wilde

  • Every morning when we wake up we have twenty-four brand-new hours to live. What a precious gift!
    ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh

  • Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.
    ~~Harvey Fierstein

  • The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
    ~~ Stephen King

  • I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.
    ~~Atticus Finch in “To Kill a Mockingbird”
    by Harper Lee

  • I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.
    ~~ Thoreau

  • Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.
    ~~ Unknown source

Ratings

Lady rated for September Mandala on Oct 8, 2012
5
rating
Comment: Never thought to use a word generated mandala base!
savhilt rated for Country Life PC Swap - Horse on Oct 2, 2012
5
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Comment: Thanks for the pc.....love the different views of these beautiful horses!
pandakitty rated for Country Life PC Swap - Barn on Oct 1, 2012
5
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Comment: Thank you for the postcard
PeggyO rated for Serendipty postcard on Sep 27, 2012
5
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Comment: Dawn-this is a beautiful postcard! You did an outstanding job. I love the diversity of items you used very much Fun snail mail is great fun!
dixieniche rated for Serendipty postcard on Sep 27, 2012
5
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Comment: lovely PC collage...thank you much! blest be ;D
aallyy rated for I Love My Crockpot - September on Sep 18, 2012
5
rating
 
Bianca75 rated for Let's Keep Smashing/Junking on Sep 16, 2012
5
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Comment: Thank you so much... Great variety.
emdeo7 rated for Top 10 PC swap #2 - Cartoons on Sep 14, 2012
5
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wolfeagle rated for Wild and weird postcards -1- on Sep 14, 2012
5
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Comment: Thank you.
brooklynbunch rated for Wild and weird postcards -1- on Sep 12, 2012
5
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Comment: Love the card! susan (brooklynbunch)
abbyaguas rated for Weather Postcard Swap on Sep 12, 2012
5
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Comment: Thank you very much for this Tornado card. I guess the photographer must have been brave when he took this one. God bless!
Marleen1979 rated for Frida Kahlo Postcard Swap #2 on Sep 11, 2012
5
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Comment: Thank you for your lovely Frida Kahlo postcard. I like your interpretation of this painting.
CWarner rated for Postcard Treasure Hunt -September on Sep 9, 2012
5
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Comment: Thanks for the wonderful selection of cards, Dawn!
5
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Comment: Thanks so much!!
kellogg rated for Postcard Search on Sep 8, 2012
5
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Comment: thanks. very nice cards
MJBCoffee rated for Seen Better Days Postcard Swap #1 on Sep 8, 2012
5
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Comment: Thank you for the card! I've done that too! There must be a special technique for tearing them out that we don't know about! Best wishes, Maggie
5
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beinguided rated for Paper Bookmark Swap on Sep 8, 2012
5
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Comment: nice..thanks
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Comment: Perfect motel! I love hot water! :) Hope to host another one of the swaps soon! Thank you for the card & joining in the fun!
FundyGirl rated for For Postcard Lovers #12 on Sep 7, 2012
5
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Comment: I do love beach scenes. Thank you. I love it.

Rating Overview

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Comments

rachelcdoyle on Apr 4, 2013:

rachelcdoyle on Dec 9, 2012:

dalbright on Nov 15, 2012:

You’re invited! Come de-clutter your desk with us!?: “Desk De-clutter #7 USA”

dalbright on Nov 15, 2012:

You’re invited! Come de-clutter your desk with us!?: “Desk De-clutter #7 USA”

institches on Sep 26, 2012:

Thank you so much for joining the I Love My Crockpot - September Swap. I hope you received a really yummy recipe! Hope to see you in the October round.

Linda

rachelcdoyle on Sep 15, 2012:

ArtsOnFire on Aug 19, 2012:

Hi Dawn!

Received my envies for the WTA#3 in the Enchanted Envies group! Thank you so much, they are lovely! and you send so fast, I couldn't believe they were for my win!

Bedazzle on Aug 3, 2012:

♥ Hi Dawn, thanks for the lovey mail art sent via the Cut + Paste Network. ♥

anrtist on Jul 3, 2012:

Thanx so much for the A.R.T. WTA U SENT me! I luv the butterfly rolo and the peacock addie labels!!! Blessings, cc

rachelcdoyle on Jun 28, 2012:

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