cbzcando

Urban Crafter who likes both vintage goodness and modern looks. Favorite colors: hard to limit! I have lots of silver, deep red, black and white, soft greens, any shade of blue. But I welcome all colors - no discrimination :) Currently into: assemblage art, collage, repurposed items, altered items, making charms, rubber stamps. Have a soft spot for all things vintage. Not really into cute or kawaii things but some of it is fun. Basically, I like to make things - it's soothing.

Likes: vintage bird illustrations for collage, trinkets and charms for art projects, vintage buttons, unusual or artistic rubber stamps, can always use ultra fine tip black Sharpies, Staz-On ink pads in black or any color, interesting inks for stamping, fortunes from fortune cookies, vintage anything, unusual game pieces for art projects, keys, writing pens, things to alter, unusual ribbon, thin ribbon or string for wrapping things, measuring tape (old fashioned yellow and new ones in different colors), hanging out with my dog (I have a rescue mutt named Lucky), exploring. Craft tools and supplies are my weakness - gently used is a-ok! Some of my favorite brands/styles for crafty things are 7 Gypsies, Ranger inks, Tim Holtz, Paper Source, old pins and jewelry from thrift stores. Love tote bags of all kinds (helps me pretend that I'm organized). Surprises are wonderful, anything is appreciated, and I can always find a use for things.

Dislikes: Coconuts, Disney stuff, flashing graphics.

Collects: All kinds of old keys, rubber stamps - especially vintage, all kinds of writing pens, foreign coins, unusual, foreign or older game pieces.

Would jump up and down for: subway tokens, vintage printer blocks, altered charms, vintage rhinestone pins or clips to use in altered art, old typewriter keys, vintage hardware (hinges, keys, cabinet handles, stove knobs, unusual doo hickies), old tape measures I can cut up and use for altering projects, coins or trinkets from other countries, a DIY kit of a craft you like, a sample or just a list of some of your favorite craft supplies or tools (brand names, etc) and why you like them, craft books or magazines you no longer need, Milky Babies from the UK (yummmm).

Personal: Married to a great guy who likes to see me tinker with ideas. No kids. One dog named Lucky. Live in SF. Love the idea of swapping - both the giving and receiving. Who knows what inspirations will come through the mail!

I like making matchboxes, magnets, collage and getting messy with inks and paint. Recently obsessed with salvage art, asemblage, altered charms, altered containers. I like to glue pieces of random junk together to form found art (a fancy name for new junk?) I also like paper crafts of all sorts and rubber stamps, especially vintage inspired ones.

Crafts, jazz, and dogs come to mind. And great sales :) I love to go hunt for things (as in stuff, not bears). Favorite movie: Cinema Paradiso. Favorite books: For fiction, I like books that take you on a journey through another person's life. Past favorite reads include I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou), The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen), A Personal Matter (Kenzaburo Oe). For non-fiction, how to craft books/inspirational art books are usually laying around the house just about everywhere. I like to swap because I enjoy seeing other people's creative efforts, regardless of skill or style. It's just fun to see what others like to make. Thanks for reading, and enjoy your day.