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Date Joined: March 30, 2008
Last Online: October 24, 2009
Birthday: March 5, 1973
Country: SPAIN
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SINCE I STARTED ( FINALLY ) TO RUN MY OWN SHOP I WON'T BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN MANY SWAPS OR VISIT THE FORUMS AS MUCH AS I WOULD LIKE TO. SORRY IF I TAKE A WHILE TO ANSWER A MESSAGE. I'LL SEND ALL THE SWAPS ON TIME, THOUGH. THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.

My name is Silvia. I'm from Manresa, just a 30 min. drive from Barcelona. I'm married to a great man called Miguel Angel and we have a daughter called Alba who's two years old. She's the prettiest, smartest and sweetest thing! Right now I work part time to be with my daughter and do some crafting. So many ideas that have to be made! We live in a big flat which we have reformed and decorated in a practical but original style. We also have to yorkie toys named "Yumi" and "Ginger" so we are a big family. If you are interested in a private swap just pm me. There’s a list of the things I make below.

Crafts I make

I make all sort of crafts but my favourite is making fantasy stuff, like fairies, pixies, elves, wizards, unicorns, dragons, mermaids… and all kinds of things made of polymer clay. I try to use natural materials in my creations: wood, stones and fabric in different colors to give a certain type of energy. Other crafts I make: dollhouse miniatures ( specially food and holidays stuff ), roomboxes, shadowboxes, shrines and scenes, pom pom creatures, japanese crafts ( kawaii things and stuffies ), felt dolls, needle felt animals, fabric painting, holiday crafts ( Christmas and Halloween are my favourite ), paper crafts, stationary and little things like hair clips, paper clips, notebooks, boxes, pillboxes, pins, badges and brooches, mobile charms, magnets, children and kawaii jewelry, bookmarks, incense and candle holders, photo frames…

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Favorite Books

I really enjoyed all the Harry Potter books which I started reading to see what all this fuss was about and then I got really hooked on them, because of the rich witchy world. I also like "The secret", "The power of now", "The lord of the rings", all the Paulo Coelho books ( but my favourite is "The Alchemist" ). I like other authors as Christian Jack, Roald Dahl, Anne Rice, Eckhart Tolle, J.J. Benítez... I love reading about fantasy, mistery, history, spiritual and the supernatural. My husband also loves books ( fantasy type ) so our house is like a library. We love reading!

Favorite Music

I like pop music from the 80's, Madonna, French and Spanish hip-hop, disco, chill-out, soundtracks, specially all the Danny Elfman ones and from movies I like ( Gladiator, Blade runner, TLOTR, Harry Potter, Ghost in the shell... ) but right now I’m more into the Baby Einstein thing… LOL!

Favorite Movies

We love watching films and we have a great collection in our living room. I like Alfred Hitchcock , Billy Wilder, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Tim Burton ( I just love his rich and creative world ), Pedro Almodovar, Night Shyamalan,Hayao Miyazaki ... I enjoy fantasy, sci-fi, good comedies, adventures and horror( not the boody type ), manga and animated.Favourie films: "Rebecca", "Star Wars" ( the old ones ), "TLOTR", "Chocolat"... so many! I also like musicals: "Chicago", "Singin' in the rain" ( I just love the main song ), "Moulin Rouge", "Grease", “Victor or Victoria”, "The producers"... there are also so many!

Favorite Television

I basically like TV series: "Lost", "Desperate women", "Prison Break", "House", "Sex and the city", "Ugly Betty", "Kyle xy", "Heroes", "Medium", "Life on Mars", "Afterlife", "Supernatural", "Ghost whisperer", "Dexter"; “X-files”, “Sherlock Holmes”, “Shin Chan”, “A Haunting”, “John Doe”, The Simpsons”, “Futurama”, “Family guy”, “Allo allo”, “Black Adder”, “Teresines S.A.”...

Characters and creatures

Hello Kitty * Cram cream * Little twin stars * Tiny Candy * Miffy * Keroppi * Nightmare before Christmas and the whole Tim Burton universe * Alice in Wonderland * The wizzard of Oz * Pingu * Sherlock Holmes * Harry Potter universe * Gingi from Shrek but I love all gingerbread men in general * Aliens from Toy Story ( “The claw is our master”, remember? ) * Bunnies * Chicks * Bears * Owls* TLOTR universe * Star Wars universe * Indiana Jones * Pink Panther * Postman Pat * The Munch Bunch * Rankin and Bass universe * Wallace and Gromit * Creature Comforts * Arale * The Muppets * Silvanian families * Kewpies * Tintin

Favorite crafts

  • Polymer Clay things * Fantasy sculpture * Dollhouse miniatures ( specially sweets, Christmas and Halloween ) * Scrapbooking • Everything that has to do with fairies, wizzards, elves, dragons, mermaids, pixies, unicorns... and all the magical world, in general * Pom pom and amigurumi creatures * Kawaii style scenes and miniatures * Dotees and cloth dolls ( specially fantasy or gods/goddesses ) * Kawaii felt stuffies ( donuts, mushrooms, monsters, clouds, cupcakes... ) * Miniature roomboxes, shadowboxes and scenes * Altered matchboxes and shrine matchboxes * Necklaces, earrings, brooches and rings ( kawaii or retro ) * Vintage things made of paper and papier maché * Shrines of any size

Favorite colors

Pink, orange ( I like combining these two colors ), purple, apple green, turquoise/teal/aqua and yellow. I like brown but combined with a vivid color like turquoise/teal/aqua or fushia and the combination aqua/teal and pastel pink. But I definitely like all the colors if they are well combined.

Other favorites

FAVORITE DECOR

  • Retro,vintage and kitsch * Zakka * Vintage things for the house or to wear * Christmas and Halloween decor ( vintage the most ) * Oriental/Asian/Colonial style * Shabby chic * Wicker furniture and complements * Art deco and nuveau style

FAVORITE CRAFT MATERIALS

Retro fabric, kawaii fabric and all fabric in general! * Pom poms * wool * Glitter and all that glitters! * Sequins, rhinestones, confetti, marabou and feathers of any color! * Furry fabric * Polymer clay * Felt * Embellishments * Stickers * Nice paper * Beads * Trims * Laces * Glass beads * Natural materialas ( wood, stones, minerals... ) * Paints...

FAVORITE ILLUSTRATORS/CRAFTERS

  • Clay, children books, naïf, vintage and art deco/nuveau illustrators/illustrations * Illustrators: Mark Boutavant, Shinzi Katoh, Mary Engelbreit...* My favourite crafters: Sue Heaser, Christi Friesen * I love Gilbert Williams "new age" art, too

FAVORITE ITEMS AND STUFF

  • Nightmare before Christmas stuff * All sort of kawaii things from like Q-Lia, Kamio, Snax, Cram Cream, Bored inc., Decole, Hello Kitty... and I just love all food kawaii stickers! * Shoes, bags and other complements ( original ones ) * Craft books and magazines ( I love the vintage ones! ) * original boxes * Baby clothes and complements ( and if they are handmade much better ) * Buddhas and Gods/Goddesses from India * Pouches and pencilcases * Brooches, pins and badges and big rings * Flowers of all types but specially tulips ( yellow are my favourite ) and hibiscus because they remind me of paradisiac beaches ; ) * Natured based religions and traditions * Egyptian culture * Gods/Goddesses from all over and their stories * Celtic culture * Astrology or tarot related stuff * Feng Shui books and items * Matrioshkas, kakeshis, Unazunis, Darumas, Maneki Nekos...

MY "I DON'T LIKE" LIST

I like reading this on other people’s profile so you make sure you don’t send them anything they wouldn’t enjoy getting. Here’s mine: Disney stuff ( stickers, toys, plushies... ) but I love the films! What a contradiction :D It's not that I hate it but I prefer kawaii stuff. Teacher stickers or stickers about cars, teams, sports, transports... anything that is not kawaii/cute enough. Perfume, but I do like scented and flavoured things.

MY WISH LIST

  • Kawaii stickers ( specially food )
  • Kawaii goodies like bags, notepads, pouches, stationery...
  • Anything with Hello Kitty. It's my favourite kawaii character. My daughter just looooves her and I wonder why ; )
  • Felt Kawaii plushies
  • Vintage kawaii items
  • Amigurumis
  • Fabric! I'd love to get some with a Halloween/Christmas pattern or kawaii style ( really hard for me to find ) but I love all types of fabric!
  • Powdered mica and mica flakes
  • Magazines! about crafts in general, Christmas and Halloween crafts, felt, vintage crafts and polymer clay.

Ratings

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Comment: this little big box was frightfully awesome!! I love everything but most especially the little string mummy doll and tiny pumpkin heads. thank you! :)
Response: Thanks a lot! I'm glad you liked it.
mimmeli rated for Sakura Pendant on Sep 17, 2009
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Comment: I got the sakura pendant and the tiny cat charm. They both are really lovely. Thanks so much for sending something so nice!
Response: I'm glad you liked both!
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Comment: Thanks soooo much Silvia - I love everything!!!!!! Very harajuku girls! ♥
Response: You're very welcome!
LongVacation rated for Hello Kitty ATCs on Jul 13, 2009
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Comment: Thank you for the ATCs. I thought they were great. And I'm really impressed at how you made the clay pin. It looks so authentic. Thank you!
Response: I'm glad you liked it : ) I used a mold for the pin, though.
annelibabe rated for Forest Lucky Parcel on Jul 7, 2009
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Comment: Wonderful package - was really ifferent and I loved it - i especially loved the owl and tree handmade item - very talented - ive put a pic of it on flickr too xx
Response: Thanks!
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Comment: I love my Wonder Woman matchbox! And thank you for the vintage magnet as well. This was definitely worth the wait! Thank you :)
Response: I'm very happy to hear that!
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Comment: It's lovely and filled with goodness! The paper is lovely too! thanks!
Response: I'm glad you liked everything!
justj rated for Bookmark and Alice goodies swap on Jun 3, 2009
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Comment: OMGosh! You deserve a million hearts! What a great bookmark! This is my first box! I've never seen anything like this. It's so full of "Alice" things!! And to make me a little key mold to make my own keys is so kind! I've cried and cried. Thank you so much for doing this! I LOVE everything. HUGS
Response: I'm so glad you liked all the Alice goodies ; ) and the bookmark. I'm really happy I made you cry!
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Comment: WOW! Such a beautiful and comfy looking little room! I love the wallpaper, and the art on the wall and the very comfy chair! Just my style! And the little crow charm is just perfect! Thanks so much!
Response: You are very welcome!
synchrodoll rated for Food With Faces on May 22, 2009
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Comment: Hi there, thank you very much for the little stuffies, they're adorable! Also, thank you for the little charm, I love it :o)
Response: I'm so glad you liked everything! : )
HennyPenny rated for Shhh... it's asleep! on May 19, 2009
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Comment: Absolutely love the Hello Kitty sleeper. Thanks for the cute tag also! Spent a couple of years loiving in Barcelona and love the city.
Response: Great to hear that! I hope you had a good time living there ; )
doublesided rated for Asian Themed Matchbox Swap on May 11, 2009
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Comment: Awww thanks for my sweet shrine! Loved the black & white colours - thanks.
Response: I'm happy you liked it : )
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Comment: Qué bonito! Me ha gustado todo muchísimo! Gracias!!
Response: Me alegro mucho ; )
Junkolove rated for alice in the wonderland Matchbox on May 5, 2009
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Comment: Thanks so much! Your matchbox is beautiful :-))) I will give you more of a heart... I love all the items. They are adorable! ;-*****
Response: I'm so happy you liked all the Alice goodies!
minnie12 rated for Matchbox dresser!! on Apr 24, 2009
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Comment: OMG...I LOVED your dresser you made me it is so CUTE!! I wish i could give you more then one heart for this!! I can def. tell you made it from looking at my profile which makes it super special!! thank you so much...oh and the goodies are awesome inside also:) take care!!
Response: Thanks! I'm so glad you liked it!
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Comment: Thanks so much Silvia! Your matchbox is the cutest! And I love my new owl! Thanks for reading my profile about that! And yay! I have stamps from Spain now! Thank you!<3<3 I'll have a photo of it all soon on my flickr! Check back:)
Response: I'm so happy it made you that happy ; )
pinkdiamond rated for EASTER themed Dotee on Apr 10, 2009
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Comment: She is way CUTE!!!!! thanx for the extras
Response: I'm so glad you liked her ; )
xoannie rated for Kawaii Matchbox Swap! on Apr 8, 2009
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Comment: Oh my GOSH! The brooch is so so so cute. Do you sell? I'm sure tons of people would buy them from you. Thank you so much for the wonderful matchbox!
Response: I'm so happy you liked the matchbox and also my brooch so much. Didn't know they can become such a hit, but now sure I'll make lots to sell. I'll be adding them on my virtual shop soon. I really appreciate your comments : )
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Comment: Silvia, I absolutely LOVE your Dirty Jobs/Mike Rowe shrine! Mike is my favorite celeb at the moment and I was really hoping you would pick him, but I didn't want to be too pushy if you weren't familiar with the show or weren't "inspired" by him... but you must have read my mind! :) You did such a great job with this shrine, thank you!!! I also love the goregous tissue papers, thanks!
Response: I'm so happy, really, that I could make a nice shrine for you ; )
beadeful rated for Bookmark dotees! on Mar 10, 2009
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Comment: Silvia the BM Dotees are FANTABULOUS!! I love'm. The papers will be perfect for making paper beads. This pkg warrants way more than just one Star, so I give you 5*'s. Thanks so much.
Response: I'm so happy you liked all and the fact that you can use the paper for your beads ( didn't think of that ).

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Comments

emsan on Sep 26, 2009:

Hello member of the B.I.R.D.S group! Come check out the new fall swap I'm hosting:

Cozy care package for fall

//Em

SpookySweets1 on Jun 20, 2009:

Hey there! Just wanted to invite you to join my New Marvel Vs. DC ATC Swap!!! Hope to have you join!

doublesided on Apr 16, 2009:

So glad youre joing my matchbox swap! Hope you have fun making it =)

Drachenfrau on Apr 12, 2009:

Happy Easter Silvia! :-)

myrrhmaid on Mar 25, 2009:

We'd love to have you join us in ♀ TGWI Wise Womyn Postcard Swap ☥swap Won't you please take it into consideration? THANK YOU! oxo L

WarLordsWife on Mar 25, 2009:

I would like to invite you to the ML Group Animal Matryoshka Swap! http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/33398 Hope to see you there! Mary

hayatiggs on Mar 21, 2009:

Come join the Whimsical Woodland Wonderland group $5 Etsy Profile Surprise Swap!

Drachenfrau on Mar 17, 2009:

No worries about the heart. :-) Happy belated Birthday Silvia!

ccap on Mar 5, 2009:

happybirthday

stacirose on Dec 30, 2008:

HAVE A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR!

NEW YEAR

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