cherrythepig

Are you an Anthropomorphile?

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I am sensitive to a lot of smells, so I would rather not receive anything perfumey or smelling of cigarette smoke.

I'm a vegetarian, but I feed my dogs & cats a species appropriate diet of raw meat. My wife & I live on a farm with chickens, goats, a pig (Cherry!), horses & a donkey.

I say I'm not a fan of earthtones, but it's really just brown & rust I don't like. I'm not big on pastels. My style is no real style. I take what I like & find a way to make it work together. I love to find new ways to use what I already have.

I have a boyfriend thanks to Monkzardo. He's Mr. Ping!

If you want to correspond with Mr. Ping (or invite him to visit you) he can be reached at DearMrPing@gmail.com - he loves email & will aways write back promptly.

Mr. Ping is just a grub who lives inside a prickly shrub. He's grumpy if you try to call and curls right up into a ball.

Here is a shrine to him:

made for me by the fabulous blissful-mama!

Mr. Ping is current visiting KnittingCateling in Iowa, USA! Mr. Ping has returned home recently, but his passport & travel book are MIA. Once found he will be able to continue on his world trek.

Future travels of Mr. Ping:

• to visit Jaichan in Charlottetown, PEI, Canada!

This is not an all-inclusive list. As long as it's not in the bottom 3 categories it's fair game.

• Things I especially like - anthropomorphic anything, most birds, mammals, wings where you wouldn't expect them, old family photos (this is my one exception where children are ok), the unexpected in general, found objects, secret surprise inside, things with googly eyes

• Themes I like - The Dark Side, Dia de los Muertos, Pin-ups, Bugs (other than arachnids, mixed bodies (human/bird, human/mammal, mammal/mammal, mammal/bug, human/bug, inanimate object/anything & many, many, more!), any kind of shrine

• Things I'm not at all fond of - cartoons, cutesy (except Kawaii is OK!), Disney, kiddie stuff, children, dolls, beefcake, angels, kokopelli (all other petroglyphs are ok) & other typical western stuff like howling wolf designs, most sports, cars, boats, abstract art unless it is as a background for a very specific item, patriotic themes

• Things I think are creepy (in a bad way) - clowns, mimes, harlequins

• I'm only terrified of 1 thing - arachnids

I love to "re-purpose" things! My favorite thing is when I can remake something I don't like into something I love.

Mixed media works for me. Adding found things from nature is good - feathers, shedded snakeskin, little bones or teeth, insect wings.

I like making ATCs. I love the idea of random artwork. I love making handmade books & I carve rubber stamps.

I really really really love to sew. It's one of my favorite things & I have my Mom's sewing machine, complete with cigarette burns on the cabinet! (Hers, not mine.)

I also collage, quilt, crochet, embroider, work with stained glass, tile mosaic, paint.

I am always interested in private swaps for handmade stuff. So interested I will set them up for months in advance...

Current Owed Items

• littlewanda just-for-her handmade gift from my "Not Cherry Pie" Pay It Forward

• blissful-mama just-for-her handmade gift from my "Not Cherry Pie" Pay It Forward

Altered Deck Ongoing Swap

Completed Cards

• Lily Lemon 8♣,3♦,2♠ 9♣,2♦,3♠,8♠

• Mel 10♣,7♦,5♠

• inkybru J♥,Q♥,K♥,A♥,2♥,3♥,4♥

• RoseHips J♣,A♠,9♥,6♦

I am having an entire deck of altered playing cards, all with the same back. I am altering the 2 jokers, Q♠♣, A♦, 7♠♣♥, 5♦♣♥.

• girlonaglide altered playing cards for whatever she wants [gave to be altered on 7-19: A♣,J♠,K♠,6♥,J♦,10♦,4♦]

• blissful-mama altered playing cards [sent out to be altered: K♣,4♠,10♥,8♦ on 7-14]

• 10♠,Q♦,K♦, 2♣, 3♣,4♣,6♣ are now up for grabs

Pending Future Swaps

• Honeyspur cool jewelry for surprise stuffies

Angeled Formal Swap

• from Mrrranda Toy Voyager swap WOW! Vlab the Chinese Vampire had a lot of fun!

Flaked Swaps

• Crafty Browncoats! Firefly themed swap

Stuff I Owe:

Stuff Owed to Me: (Just a keeping-up list, not an accusation!)

• girlonaglide will attempt a monster stuffie (promised August 15)

• ollieotson something with wings that normally doesn't have them (promised August 18, pm'd October 15, November 22)

Stuff Owed to Me that I Had Angeled ('cause I never received it!):

• Angeled! simply sarah handmade postcards (promised April 24) (Beautifully angeled by tangledthreads! - received August 9)

• Angeled! snowowl mini shrine (promised May 5) (Fun shrine + much more angeled by StuffBySteph!)

• Angeled! SharonF pages from Thyssen~Bornemisza: Maitres Anciens (promised June 3) (fab pages received from TerryF on September 4!)

• Angeled! phoenyx profile surprise (promised June 3) (Fabulously angeled by Lily Lemon! - rec Aug 31)

• Angeled! Kris touristy things from Newfoundland (promised Aug 3) (wonderfully angeled by TheLisaBeast! - received Nov 28)

• DragonflyDore something with mixed bodies (promised September 20, pm'd November 22 & January 14) (freaking fabulously angeled by memtree - Rec Feb 5)