Tigger679

wife, mother, friend, sister, daughter... child of God, kid at heart...

I live in Chicago with my husband and son. I love art and craft, good writing (books, music, movies, whatever), good food and my family.

What I DO: Computer/paper crafts, cross stitch, beading, a little painting, photography, calligraphy, dabbling - I will try pretty much anything to apply to whatever project is at hand! Love combining colors and words in just about any way possible.

I make a lot of handmade greeting cards and have recently gotten into ATCs - fun! Check out my Flickr above for some stuff I've made in the past. :)

Would love to try: soap +/or candle-making.

Authors: Diane Gabaldon, Lynn Kurland, Michael Crichton, John Steinbeck (if I ever studied for my master's, it would be in American lit), Tolkien, C.S. Lewis

Books: The Poisonwood Bible, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Harry Potter, anything interesting and well-written!

Music: Selah, U2, Jars of Clay, Caedmon's Call, Chris Rice, Third Day, Nickelback, Les Miserables soundtrack, Miss Saigon soundtrack, Barenaked Ladies.

Movies: Braveheart, Music and Lyrics, Legally Blonde, Men in Black, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, O Brother Where Art Thou?

TV: good stories or something "educational" - History Channel, Food Network, TLC. ER, House, Monk, Futurama, Good Eats, Dirty Jobs, The Amazing Race, Feasting on Asphalt, L & O: Criminal Intent, Cold Case, Jon and Kate + Eight

literature, history, art, words, colors, trivia, Chicago, Christians in culture, family, homemaking, cooking, saving money, magazines, coffee, chai, Chinese food, stickers, crayons, paper (forget rock - paper and scissors rule!)

Colors: purple, lime green, orange, blue (esp. periwinkle) - please, NO PINK (or as little as possible)

Beverage: chocolate-flavored coffee (no hazelnut), chai, hot chocolate - I'm open to various teas, but they're not my first choice :) Like sugar-free flavor syrups or creamers.

Scents (in candles or whatever): esp. LOVE vanilla or other baking-type scents - cinnamon, cookies, that kind of thing. Also fruits - strawberry, grapefruit, peach, orange. Nothing too flowery or strong.

Flower: lilacs, roses, lilies

Candy: Hershey Symphony w/ Toffee and Almonds, Dove Milk Chocolate, Jelly Belly assortments, European chocolate - REALLY don't like cream- or liqueur-filled chocolates

Snacks: Mixed nuts, Zen Party Mix at Target, cheese and crackers, PRINGLES (esp. jalapeno, spicy guacamole or sour cream & onion), Blue Diamond Wasabi & Soy Almonds (YUM!)

Collections (for keeping or crafting): stickers, rub-ons, silver charms, ribbon, fonts, graphics/clip art. * Love things with TEXTURE - papers, fabrics, whatever.

Also like and collect:

• teddy bears and polar bears
• Tigger stuff (prefer Disney version over the classic)
• butterflies - this is new - for some reason, they just really appeal to me right now
• postcards (would love some foreign ones but from anywhere would be cool!)
• recipes
• Sharpie markers, esp. ultra fine and fine tips in any colors
• ATCs
• Crayola memorabilia, esp. related to crayons

** Also would LOVE to receive vintage game-pieces, like Scrabble or Monopoly or whatever. Esp. Scrabble letters. :)

** I have a four-year-old son who LOVES anything with wheels and esp. Cars the movie, so if you want to send anything his way, he'd love it. He also loves Bob the Builder and tools. ;)

My husband... hmmm... likes chocolate-covered raisins, Oreos, Chicago Bears and Chicago Cubs. :) He's hard to please, but I'll keep him. :)

Well, I took an extended break from Swap-bot due to some upheaval at home and such. I see I must have missed something last fall, as I currently have a 1. Will be working to rectify that ASAP.

** Just FYI - I'm not terribly picky, but if I receive something that's not to my taste, no big deal. I will regift it somewhere (i.e. I don't like Sudoku but my mom does, so if I get Sudoku stuff - guess where it'll go? :) ) If you'd rather I not "re-gift" or "re-swap," let me know, I guess. I have a small apartment and can't keep stuff I don't like or use. I'm trying to move stuff on that I don't use, so stuff may not be brand-new - again, if that's a problem for you, PLEASE let me know ahead of time.

** ALSO - PLEASE NO mix/duplicated CDs or DVDs of any kind (except to alter). Unless you can prove to me (written, official proof) that you have the legal right to copy and distribute whatever is on that CD or DVD, I don't want it. It's illegal.

I will do my best to get things out on time and will definitely let you know as soon as I know if something will be significantly late.

Any questions, PLEASE PM me. :) Happy swapping!!

I just found out about "magic yarn balls." I don't crochet or knit, but my sister does and I would LOVE to receive a magic yarn ball that I could pass on to her. As far as what could go in it - small silly things, beads... I don't know. I don't think she's too particular - I just think it would be a fun gift.