emilystrange123

I am a 20-something Social Worker from Arizona who utilizes arts and crafts for self expression and for stress relief at the end of a long day of working with teenagers. My dream is to be an art teacher for youth and to empower youth to use art as healing self expression. I love to paint, collage, scrapbook, and send handwritten letters. I LOVE getting mail!

In my spare time I LOVE to bike, take my dog for a walk, Geocache and do yoga. I enjoy getting dressed up and wearing creative outfits. I've been known to write creative stories and poetry.

I have two pet rabbits who are adorable and extremely spoiled. I'm passionate about helping other people learn, grow and heal. I love to learn new things about other people, cultures and religions/spiritualities and will appreciate getting anything that shows and teaches me something new.

I am currently in the process of learning to speak Spanish and would love to receive anything that helps me to learn the language or any materials written in Spanish!

I have a quirky sense of humor...I love sarcasm, irony and puns.

My favorite colors are yellow and blue. I also really enjoy purple and pink.

My favorite holiday is Valentine's Day.

My favorite season is Spring.

Feist, Iron and WIne, Five Iron Frenzy, Arcade Fire, Beyonce, India Arie, Over the Rhine, Justin Timberlake, Vampire Weekend, MGMT, Jars of Clay, The Cranberries, Kanye West, Florence and the Machine, Rufus Wainwright, Nicki Minaj, Iron and Wine, Rihanna, Sufjan Stevens

The Princess Bride, Little Women, Graham Greene, Khalil Gibran, Barbara Kingsolver, Karen Armstrong, Maya Angelou, Paulo Coelho. I love poetry as well! My favorites are Mary Oliver, Pablo Neruda and the amazing verse of Rumi. I love inspiring non-fiction, poetry and thought provoking novels. I love non-fiction about psychology, women,LGBTQ issues, feminism, creative writing, spirituality and comparative religion.

Glitter, animals (especially rabbits!), nature, flowers, butterflies, violin, nail polish, big earrings and necklaces, color, biking, hiking, writing, reading, art journaling, learning, coffee, tea, wine, chocolate, fashion, humor, Geocaching, travel, teaching, sun, having adventures, being a tourist in my own town, jokes (especially puns!)

Altered books, art journaling, painting, scrapbooking, card making, writing, bookmaking, collaging, mail art, paper crafts. I would like to learn more about bookbinding, painting and artist's trading cards. I would love to receive any supplies that can help me with these hobbies :)

Health and fitness (I love getting exercise and healthy eating!), writing, playing violin and piano, reading, shopping, tutoring, Geocaching, putting together fun outfits

Handmade envelopes, handmade paper, funny/unique/unusual postcards, vellum, quotations, ephemera and embellishments, unique stationary, things in other languages, letter stickers and stamps, stencils, rhinestones, flower embellishments of any kind, anything with sugar skulls on it, paper punches, chipboard, glitter, paint pens, gel pens, stickers, art made by you or your favorite artist, fun post-it notes, old maps, surprise balls, spray inks, paints, cardstock, chip board, sticker bags, anything brightly colored or pastel,labels, decorative tape, ribbon, things with hearts on them, rubber stamps and stamp pads, fun things to wear in my hair like flowers and feathers, kawaii

The only holiday I really enjoy is Valentine's Day, so I'd prefer to not receive a lot of Christmas, Halloween, Easter, etc. items.

I also don't really like getting edible or perishable items other than tea.

I REALLY don't like stuffed animals or Disney.

I enjoy learning about other religions and I am spiritual but I am not religious. I don't have a lot of use for Bible verse, Christian ephemera, etc.

Thanks!