glennasgarden

RATINGS: I always send let me say that again I always send and I always rate let me say that again I always rate the day or the day after that your package/letter/PC arrives. Please please PM me before you decide to give me a bad rating and also let me know if I have not rated you yet if you think I should have by that time. I always answer all of my messages quickly.

FLAKERS: absinthe13 flaked on me for Nervous Newbies Swap (account was closed)

ANGELS: @ginabee thanks for being an angel and sending the lovely card that I was flaked on ?.............

Pathacker angeled for absinthe13 what a sweetheat you are Pat thanks so very much I loved my package from you!

Please see my Wishlist below for things I would like or might need of course I would be very thankful for anything. I love mail!

I am an artist/designer/photographer/vintage collector who loves to share!

These are just some of my favorite and not so favorite things.....

My favorite color is purple all shades but I really love that deep dark amethyst purple. I like all shades of blue green orange pink yellow and red too.I don't like neon colors or animal prints please don't send these to me.

I love flowers especially the iris! I collect anything to do with irises and daylillies would be a close second...I could go on about gardening indoors and outdoors.

I love any flavor of mint, I am crazy for good dark chocolate. Please do not send me any food teas candy etc I have many health conditions and so I have to be careful with what I put in my body.

Dragons blood scent relaxes me and I love soy candles. Floral and citrus scents are ok except for NO peach.

I am a huge fan of ME Mary Engelbreit

I am a reader of many things from online articles to magazines, blogs....to books, I prefer fiction.

I love waterfalls they amaze me and I think that sunrises/sunsets are awesome!

I mostly do paper crafts cardmaking, bookmarks and tags, creating and collecting ACEO's and ATC's, making jewelry with glass beads, swarovski crystals and real silver~ I never use plastic.

I love cats and have a kitten named Ruby. She was born Dec. 2, 2012 She is part Maine Coon.

I love the outdoors, Enjoy trips to Maine~Peaks Island, visiting places in NH, MA, RI, CT and VT.

I am Nana to two grandsons (born 2/16/08 and 6/30/2010)

I am a mother of two adult sons the best guys ever.

I am a fan of the Baltimore Orioles and the Washington Redskins sports teams.

I am a cancer survivor 2006 (rare muscle cancer) please don't feel sorry for me it made me a stronger and better person in so many ways.

I like butterflies, dragonflies, frogs, fireflies, ladybugs, lighthouses, fairies, angels, sparkle, shine, glitz, glamour, romance, sentimental, vintage, victorian era ....I collect vintage buttons........I especially love glass buttons.

I am a Christian....I collect scripture cards and crosses.

I am a beach person~love the water....I lived in FL for 15 years, I am not fond of flamingo items but I have seen them flying in flocks it is a really amazing sight to behold....

My favorite contemporary artist is Thomas Kinkade RIP 2012...I like Norman Rockwell too

The Currier Museum is within walking distance to me....

Turnoffs: animal prints, neon colors, day of the dead, foam stickers, foam anything, dirty things, punk, cheap stickers, too much kawaii (I do like some Hello Kitty), grunge, goth, liars, cheats, now that I know what it means flakers that too I would never do that to someone....no smoking, drugs or drinking alcohol related anything, no magazine cut outs please I do that myself. Unless it is a picture of an iris***** I like those if they look pretty!

I collect vintage greeting cards and postcards (my oldest postcard to date is 1908, you guessed it with an iris on it). Now thanks to Rhea my oldest PC is 1907 beautiful card with a purple pansy on it.

I have plenty of big pieces of fabric but I like different small pieces of fabric. I always like buttons, ribbons, yarn, fancy fibers, eyelash ribbon, and lace.

I do like crocheted/knit items or hand stitched or machine sewn items things you can make.I don't do any of those anymore because I am disabled from the muscle cancer! Something hand made by you would be cherished!

I have short hair so I don't wear much headwise I like little hair clips or bobby pins nothing fancy, I don't wear hats (except in the winter and I have plenty), headbands and turtlenecks they really bother me....I love jewelry especially vintage my birthstone is topaz I like blue purple and greens.....I prefer silver and white gold vs yellow gold...I have pierced ears that are extremely sensitive....I have very sensitive skin so I don't want any soaps unless it is goats milk with not much added to it and a light scent, lotions are ok as long as the ingredients are stated, makeup I don't wear any I do like lipgloss I do like flavors too. Especially needed in the winter here is chapstick.

I am a Peanuts fan love Snoopy and the gang....

I collect seashells (small ones only) from around the world,

I love owls and collect them. Also I just plain old love birds. Always have going way back into my childhood.

I love bright colors versus pastels, my favorite months are Spring and Fall.

I also like it when it snows and I like snowglobes.

I grew up in Maryland, love seafood especially MD blue crabs....miss them!!!!

FOOD: I hate coconut please don't send it to me and no grapefruit-allergy. No tea, coffee or hot cocoa mixes. I am a diabetic please no sugary items either.

I like nice die cuts, nice stickers, don't need letters or numbers and I don't care for that on papers either unless it is words or nice sayings I like quote cards. I like vintage pages from books as well as old music sheets

My favorite holiday is Christmas, I am a Democrat....not very much into politics though please so no political materials, love God and my country!

I live in a victorian era church that was converted into apartments on the inside we still have high ceilings and large windows, there is no stained glass left, I love stained glass I can hang it in big windows where stained glass once was and I collect pieces of stained glass art. I have plenty of wall and window space to go here.

I have a love of quilts handed down to me through my Mother who was an accomplished seamstress, quiltmaker, needle crafter, cook, gardner and the best Mom ever....she is in Heaven now (2006) my first grandson was born on her birthday well he is my angel. The hardest time of the year for me is Mother's Day.

My sister is my best friend we are 13 months apart in age see my wish list below for my current needs and wants.

I love country music especially Johnny Cash (may he and June be resting ever so peacefully watching down over all of us) oddly somehow his song Ring of Fire really moves me....that is for any new music of his that song is my favorite, I love all of his songs! I like rock and roll...yes 60's and 70's....I prefer silence when I am creating! When it rains the sound is so lovely to me! Birds make some of the most beautiful music in the world! I used to have lovebirds. I miss my babies I had to give them up when I moved from FL to NH. I don't like heavy metal or Rap. I get to enjoy some nice free concerts in the park in the summer months good music blues, rock and some country....

I love to create tags, cards, notes and bookmarks! I am an artist I draw and paint ACEO's and make ATC's I love to draw with ink. My favorite papers are mulberry and hand made paper when I can find them. I like to try new crafts ~ I design and create jewelry...decorate gift boxes, cigar boxes....I love to take digital pictures of nature, the outdoors, birds, flowers, scenery....I've been known to create in a whimsical sometimes unique way sometimes....I use my own pressed flowers and greenery etc in my art creations from time to time.....yes I collect press and dry flowers and foliage

I love to read the Bible..... my favorite childhood book is The Wind in the Willows.....I collect and love Beatrix Potter books as well as...I like The Secret Garden and Childs Book of Verses. I don't find much time these days to read novels used to read Stephen King alot... as I did when I was younger and could stay up half the night reading a good book and still get up for work refreshed the next day. I am collecting vintage childrens books to read to my grandsons.

I prefer to have no TV on....I watch CNN for some news, I enjoy gardening shows, craft shows, Martha Stewart, HGTV, Discovery Channel for many varied topics, Larry King (not on anymore :(, AC 360 I grew up with no television in our household not that we couldn't afford one my father was a lawyer but my parents didn't think it was good for us. We rented a TV to watch the elections and the landing of man on the moon, of course I watched bits and pieces of TV here and there at friends houses guess that was why I loved sleepovers at other people's houses so much, no TV made me a good reader which I can do and watch TV at the same time. I used to like Johnny Carson and watched him faithfully no more late night TV for me now. I retire early these days. Early could be 6:30 PM UPDATE 2013 I watch Netflix now especially love Downtown Abbey and the show McLeaods Daughters

Officer and Gentleman is my all time favorite movie. I like love story movies as well as high speed fast action movies such as Fast and the Furious...The first movie I ever saw in a movie theater was The God Father way back when....then my sister and I saw Jaws and swore we would never go in the ocean ever again haha we both love it. The actor Adam Sandler used to live here where I live now somewhere in this city. I know he went to school nearby where I live. I love his movies always have.

Anything that has to do with paper,cardstock, envelopes or old calendars that which I can make my own envelopes from is something I can use and I enjoy doing projects with them... I most especially enjoy making paper as well as fabric bookmarks and collecting bookmarks. Rubber stamping, card making! Handmade, homemade anything is the best! Working with felt and creating neat embellishments or decorations has now become a favorite past time and yo yos I love making them I turn them into flowers for decoration...if I can hand sew something and have it turn out nice well then I am really happy......most of the time if I can just use my right hand because I am now disabled from cancer and RSD it makes me happy!

WISH LIST: Winter 2013

I like tape rollers and two sided tape. I am struggling financially the first part of the New Year here now and can't afford to buy postage or ways to glue things down. I would appreciate these things the very most right now

Blank postcards with nice pictures on them that I can send out to others

Ribbons especially looking for velvet

Spring themed die cuts or punchies

Card making supplies for Spring

Rubber stampings for card making, bookmarks, tags, ATC's.

I have a love for and have a great appreciation for any items that are sewn, quilted, embroidered, needlepoint, counted cross stich, crocheted, tatted or knit. Due to my disability I can no longer do these activities very well if at all. So if you would like to make something small for me it would not go unappreciated.

Stickles

Glue glitter

Glue pad for rubber stamping and then you use glitter sprinkled may be a Martha Stewart product

All kinds of boy only scrapbooking supplies for babies toddlers ages 1, 2 and 3 and up to age 5.

Embellishments nice ones for card making and tag making such as layered flowers with brads, ink pads, can be gently used, die cuts/punchies for Spring, glass glitter, specialty papers low on purple paper of course because it is my favorite color, select stickers only really nice ones please, children stuff Disney themed or movie or TV or character stickers or reward stickers in small quantities are fine they would go to my grandsons. Ages 2 1/2 and 5.

I can use small papers no smaller than 2" x 3" for making ATC's I have a nice hand punch and would love to try more. I am looking for diecuts of all sorts that are punched 1" 2" 3" and even up to 4 1/2" that small stuff is confetti and I love to make it and share it in cards. Send me all the confetti you want to. Especially dots! My 5 yr old grandson helps me make it when he comes over. He loves to sit on Nana's lap and do punchies with me.

I like beads (really glass only), love lampwork beads and any buttons (flat back preferably) LOL (I am going to be that Nana with a button tins to pass along) seriously I also use buttons as often as I can ie eyes on a felt item I make. I like flat back decorative cabachons not too big or heavy because they would be used on paper items and boxes and glass jars I decorate.

I love all different kinds of papers, cardstock for making cards, tags, bookmarks and ATC's or journals

Just a reminder no foam anything I don't like it.....please! No cheap stickers either!!!!!

I am always looking for rick rack and all colors and sizes too

Your ribbon destash is how I get most of my ribbons. Love ribbons all kinds and sizes no smaller than 4 inches though it is hard on my fingers because of disability.

I would like to receive pompoms strung together, pompoms loose, small bells, styrofoam eggs or balls 3" or 4" or bigger offray ribbon rolls and small safety pins and lots of straight pins. I would like to make some more ribbon pinecones I need straight pins, pretty colors offray ribbon in rolls 4 to 5 inch styrofoam balls or eggs and pins with bigger heads

Unpainted wood objects preferably small to medium size so that I can finish them and use as decorations.

Patterned cardstock/papers for card making would be so much appreciated!

Lined or unlined note/letter writing paper and matching envelopes in cat, pretty flower or garden themes or nature or just plain that I can decorate or with cupcakes I love anything and everything cupcake!

Store bought or handmade note cards and envelopes or blank notecards, envies are always appreciated to write notes of thanks etc to my Swap partners, family and friends!

Blank recipe cards love to collect and trade/swap them!

I collect vintage post cards and vintage greeting cards with or without envelopes and vintage playing cards all must be clean, not musty smelling, no stains, the greeting cards can be written on as long as the picture is still usable as well as the old postcards can be written on and stamp canceled to authenticate the date. The playing cards must look nice, be usable today for my art creations. I only need a couple of different playing cards or one of a kind would be fine not a whole pack

ATC/ACEO digital printed out by you decorative backgrounds that are copyright free 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches minimum or handmade paper/cardstock backgrounds.

ATC/ACEO size cardstock.especially watercolor weight or more! White!

I will private swap USA ONLY for most anything related to arts/crafts materials just message me please!

Thanks to @susieq40 I have many rubberstamps for Christmas and quite a few others too. I love rubber stamps so if you want to send me rubber or acrylic stamps I would be happy. Gently used is fine with me. I am into stamping now for 2012 and beyond I will swap for good used rubber or acrylic stamps or possibly purchase. , Thank you for taking the time to read my wishlist!

Happy swapping and crafting in 2013!!!!!

I am still collecting anything and everything ME (Mary Engelbreit) Debbie Mumm would be a second choice.