dBowie

• Mother of five:

  • Amber~step-daughter/21/raised since she was 12 yrs. old
  • Josh~son/ 21/ Math Genius!!
  • Nick~step-son/18/ raised since he was 8 yrs. old/ in National Guard AIT training
  • Caleb~son/almost 18 / 6'10" tall!
  • Jess~daughter/11 / prima donna

• Grandma to one amazing little two year old boy~Aiden

• I am only 41 & I have a wonderful husband!!

• I work with Special Needs Children however at the moment, I am enjoying being a SAHM/SAHG (stay at home Gramma!).

• I am an Old Soul who was definately born in the wrong era!

A few people have asked me why I haven't listed kids likes/hubby likes. This might sound VERY selfish of me, but this is the ONE place-that is just for me!! They come first in every other aspect of life, so I'm being selfish here!!

"So much time and so little to do. Wait a minute. Strike that. Reverse it"~Willy Wonka

• ♥ Making Teddy Bears
• ♥ Cloth Baby Dolls
• ♥ Crocheting
• ♥ Quilting
• ♥ Sculpting babies from fimo
• ♥ Scrapbooking
• ♥ New Love~ATC's
• ♥ The only craft I've tried and CAN'T do is knitting-my sister says I make the stitches WAY too tight!!

My husband says I have too many hobbies!!

• I DEARLY love Christmas/Christmas Music
• ☼ Teddies
• ☼ Gingerbread Men
• ☼ Raggedy Ann & Andy items
• ☼ cupcake items~my favorite sweet tooth item
• ☼ Vintage Winnie the Pooh

I LOVE Reading & am a VERY Fast Reader!!

I just finished the Twilight Series and am totally smitten!!

• ♥ Patricia Cornwell-only one I don't have is her "newest"
• ♥ James Patterson-have all of his as well.
• ♥ Jonathan Kellerman
• ♥ Favorites are Murder/Mystery/Thriller
• ♥ Love reading about the Amish

• Please let me know if I do something wrong BEFORE rating me, and I will do my best to fix it! Thanks!*

• ♥ Charms, Beads
• ♥ Paper Dolls
• ♥ Gingerbread People~if handmade, would prefer Blue/Yellow accents
• ♥ Postcards-I only collect Nursery Rhyme/Vintage Advertising postcards
• ♥ Vintage looking Nursery Rhyme things
• ♥ Vintage looking Advertising items
• ♥ Little boxes, tins, baskets
• ♥ Pretty much Vintage looking anything
• ♥ Fabrics-calico, small prints, (pinks, purples, blues, lt. greens, tan, cream, soft colors
• ♥ LOVE Dr. Suess
• ♥ Love Classic Pooh 1st, Modern Pooh 2nd
• ♥ Eeyore items
• ♥ Love small Whimsey Jars
• ♥ like bakery smelling candles~ ie cinnamon, pumpkin, banana bread, etc.
• ♥ vintage/antique looking items for ATCs
• ♥ Warm socks (my feet FREEZE in the cold weather!)
• ♥ I'm always looking for little things to "Alter" or to add to "Altered" items
• ♥ Cool packages of just "stuff"!! That sounds silly, but things I can use for any of my crafts!
• Anything Christmas Related
• ANY Christmas Music CD mix
• ♥ Would love to try "Pocky"
• ♥I LOVE Reese eggs, pumpkins, trees, hearts
• ♥ Peanut Butter M&M's (not peanut!)

"We are the music-makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams"..~Willy Wonka~

• ☼ Nice people
• ☼ I love GIVING more than receiving
• ☼ I LOVE random acts of kindness
• ☼ My little Silky Macy who is such a tomboy & thinks she is a Pit Bull
  

• ♦ I am highly allergic to bees!
• ♦ I dislike snakes/bats
• ♦ I have a strange aversion to honeycombs
• ♦ I love to label things (can u say anal retentive lol)
• ♦ I LOVE ziploc baggies (big or little-weird, huh!)

• ♦ I play with Baby Dolls Not really, I just make them!

• I LOVE comments on my Profile!! LOL

I am always willing to do private swaps with people. Only thing I'm really not interested in is "Kawaii" & it is really hard for me to find!

Please Note I definately re-use packaging, so don't be surprised if you get a package from me mailed in a Pop-Tart box, Cereal Box, or any other strange package!!

I LOVE & am addicted to the tag games. It filles my "insatiable" desire to Give!

List of tags I owe & have not yet mailed:

• Messy giveaway (consolation prizes~S11-26-08)
• Crafty Stocking Tag: @happyloo
• Dear Swap-Bot Santa Tag: @fairyfufu
• What is it tag: @northernborder
• Angels for AuntieM swaps not yet sent: @Brokenfaedoll S 11-26-08; @katgal40 S 11-26-08
• Quick I need tag: @telizas S11-26-08
• Quick I need: @Sunnie
• Higher Stakes Swap: @daffyd1963
• $3 Stocking Stuffer tag: @invisible
• Crafty Pay it Back tag: @northern border
• Angel-Dishtowel & Recipe: @sues47
• Vintage PIF tag: @krambear
• Really good PIF tag: @AmelieChev
• Swap tag-US only: @telizas
• Higher stakes swap tag: @mythomia

Tags I'm waiting for:

• Quick I need tag: Vintage Images from @AngelaMariex3
• What is it tag: matchbox from @AngelaMariex3
• Dear Swap Bot Santa tag: @redring
• Crafty Stocking tag: @denise364
• Really good PIF tag: @nchrisco
• Higher stakes tag: @lace
• Stocking stuffer: @hoppyloo
• Swap tag~US: @origamigrace
• Higher stakes tag: @lilkye