MonkeyKnitter

I live in the Pacific NorthWest. I'm a stay-at-home mom with 2 elementary school-age children. I am now an Art Docent at their school. I love working on projects for my family and friends. I enjoy all kinds of crafting, but like most, lack the time to craft as much as I'd like. :)

PLEASE RATE!!!!!! I have had a few 'non-raters' and it drives me crazy. :) I work very hard on EVERY swap I am in. Please show the same effort by at least rating as per the swap-bot agreement and guidelines. Thank you!

Knitting, sewing, embroidery, felting, drawing/sketching, painting, sock monkeys, ATCs

40's through today. I'm not a big fan of Rap or 'Country. I love the Beatles, Proclaimers, Duffy, Grateful Dead. (Lesh is More) Squire Nut Zippers, Brian Setzer

I'm not an avid reader, but an eclectic one. Harry Potter, David Sedaris, Jane Austen. I love picking up books at thrift stores/library sales. I admit that the cover art is usually what reels me in. I won't pick up a book for months, then devour several within a week and a half. I'll then re-donate. :) .

Eeeewwww, I don't like conflict or gore. (I drive my husband crazy!) I love really well done period pieces, specially when they follow the actual book.

Nightmare before Christmas, Dogma, Pride & Prejudice (Colin Firth), Sence & Sensibility (Alan Rickman), Shanghai Noon, H.Potter flicks, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Star Wars (the original trilogy), Mystery Men, State and Main

NCIS, The Mentalist, Pushing Daisies, Project Runway, Grey's, Ghost Hunters, anything with Anthony Bourdain.

Earthy colors: greens, blues, browns. Asian inspired, Indian inspired. Jack Skellington, sheep, lizards, fleur-de-lis, medieval illuminations, lilly of the valley, nature, wine, subtle is good. :)

neon colors not my favorite

Eddie Izzard, Clive Owen, Colin Firth, Alan Rickman, William H. Macy... Kate Winslet, Kathy Griffin, Margaret Cho,