craftycrocheter

JUST A NOTE TO ALL!! I WILL BE AWAY FROM OCT.1-15. ALL SWAPS HAVE BEEN SENT THAT ARE DUE. IF YOU DON'T RECEIVE YOUR SWAP PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I WILL HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO THE INTERNET SO I MAY NOT GET BACK TO YOU RIGHT AWAY, SO DON'T BE ALARMED.

Friday Sept. 26 will be my last day of work. For those of you who have not seen my profile before, my job is seasonal. I am happy in some respects, I will be able to spend more time on my crafts, visit my family, and do a little travelling, but sad that that the season has ended and no paycheck coming in.

I am married, my husband's name is Larry. We have one daughter, Her name is Jennifer, she is in her third year of college. We also have two cats, a gray tabby named Sassy, and a long haired black cat named Rascal. There names fit their personalities. We also have one very spoiled dog, named Pepper. My daughter got me into swapping, she tried several swaps and had fun doing them, and then got me involved and now I'm hooked. Unfortunately my daughter has been flaked on quite a bit recently and has stopped swapping for the time being. My husband travels with his job, and I find doing crafts and swapping them helps the time pass more quickly while he is away. I would have to say crochet is my favorite craft, but enjoy all types of crafts. I also like to cook and bake, but don't do it as much as I used to. I collect rooster figurines, matroshka dolls (russian nesting dolls), and teapots. My husband also started a squished penny collection for me, he tries to find a machine and bring them back from his trips.

I don't have any allergies. Please if you are a smoker, try to keep your swap items away from the smoke as much possible, I find that the scent of the smoke on things tends to bother me.

I also try to put time and effort into my swaps and I expect my fellow swappers to do the same. Thanks.

Don't listen to much music these days, but I do like, comtemporary christian music, and some classic rock

I like the old classic movies like, Mary Poppins, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Chittey Chittey Bang Bang, Wizard of Oz, etc. What can I say they remind me of my childhood, also like the National Treasure movies.

Any shows that have to do with crafting, CSI-Vegas, Numbers, Cooking shows, Home improvement shows, and murder/mystery type shows, my daughter and I also like Project Runway.

I like all crafts and am willing to try someting new, but my favorite is crochet. I like to make doilies, dish cloths, granny squares for afghans and have recently been making amigurumi's. My husband teases and says if "I'm not knittin' I'm not happy." I don't know how to knit, I have tried but just can't seem to get the hang of it. I also like to do embroidery, mostly stamped cross stitch. I like making ATC's, although they never seem to come out as invisioned. I also take a porcelain and china painting class. I also do some sewing, and a little beading.

I like most all colors, am not a big fan of black. I prefer earth tones, but to tend to go for bright colors on occassion. I guess whatever strikes me at the time. I love the colors in fall leaves, reds, oranges, greens, yellows, and browns. Fall is my favorite time of year. My kitchen is yellow with accents of green and burgandy, that is where all my rooster figurines are. The dining room and living room are a very light mint green the two rooms connect. They also have accents of rust, and darkers greens and brown. My teapots are displayed in the dining room and my russian dolls are in the living room. Our family room is an Americana theme, the room is light blue, with other shades of blues and reds. My husband loves flea markets and likes to collect old, odd items. We have alot of them on display, they look really neat, they give the room that feeling of a by gone era. Our bedroom is shades of peach and green, sort of victorian looking. My Mom is a quilter and I have a beautiful quilt on my bed that she made.

This is for various items that I would like

Yarn - preferably fine cotton for doilies, cottton for dish cloths, and acrylic yarn for granny squares and amigurumi's, not a yarn snob, all kinds are welcome as I will find a use for them.

Amigurumi's - especially if you knit them. I have a penguin,and piglet(knitted),large bunny, rooster, pig, mouse, a creature that looks kind of like a bear, an owl,a ladybug, a snail,a orange UFO guy, a pink cat (which I made but couldn't part with it)and fruit with faces(apple, pear,lemon and orange) (all crocheted) I would love to add to my growing collection.

Embroidery floss - I am currently working on an embroidery project and would love DMC floss in these numbers- 3839- (lt. blue) 352- (peach) 3855- (yellow) 3818- (bright green) 966- (lt. green) But any colors would be greatly appreciated

Cardstock, paper, stickers, brads, and embellishments, ATC blanks, for use in making ATC's.

I have a big sweet tooth and would love to try candy and sweets from other countries. I love chocolate, but don't care for cream or liquor filled. Not a big fan of black licorice flavor. I am trying to be good, so if you have any sugar free sweets I would love to try them.

Swap cards- if you make these I would love some

Sharpie Markers- any color

Squished Pennies- would love one from you area

Note cards, cute note papers are always welcome

Tea- I am a tea totaler, plain black tea is my favorite, I also like chai tea. Not a big fan of herbal or green teas, but do drink them on ocassion.

I really enjoy things that are handmade, but useful too. Since I am not a knitter, I would love some knitted items.

I am fairly easy to please, and will appreciate whatever is sent (as long as it is not junk) I love surprises, and love having something good in the mailbox (besides all the junk mail and bills) Thank you in advance!

This list is for things that I would rather not receive, with that being said if would like to send me something from the list, I will find a good home for it if I can't use it.

I have no allergies!

Please do not send me your junk, if you have no use for it, what makes you think I would.

Nothing with profanity, nudity or anything obscene.

Pictures or artwork, that has to be hung on a wall, although I appreciate your time and effort put into these, I really don't have any more space to display and enjoy theses items.

Things that have heavy fragrances, I am not allergic to them but find that after a while they tend to give me a headache. I don't like things that try to mimic food scents, or anything vanilla scented.

Please no coffee items, I am a tea totaler, although things that have a mild coffee flavor are okay.