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iamthatis

iamthatis
Date Joined: November 6, 2010
Last Online: September 16, 2015
Birthday: October 7
Country: United States

About Me

Back after a long hiatus! I swapped a lot several years ago, and am interested in getting back into the swing of things :)

My hobbies and interests include: ~Making jewelery, ~quilting, ~needlecraft, ~reading (I love love love reading), ~cooking (especially baking), ~photography (especially film photography),

Things I collect: ~Interesting rocks, ~Little one-of-a-kind knick knacks, ~Things that sparkle, ~Teas, ~Beads (especially crystal ones), ~Books, ~Fire King glassware, ~Nail Polish ~Candles

Colors I like: Blues, Greens, Purples, Dark Red, Pale Pink

I love tea, coffee and candy, so food items in swaps are always welcome (especially CHOCOLATE), along with food-like items like tea balls and cookie cutters.

Animals I like: Birds (especially owls, raptors, chickens and tiny tiny tiny birds), elephants, bears, cats (from house to tiger), reptiles, goats, cows, deer, bats

A request to swappers: Please follow the requirements of the swap. Sending charms instead of beads, or plastic instead of glass, is not in the spirit of the community and is disappointing to receive. Thanks to all the people who put so much effort into getting swaps right, you make this community worthwhile.

Candy Preferences!

I saw this in another profile and thought it was a great idea:

Candies I really really like: Coconutty ones, chocolate covered toffees like Heath or Skor, Jelly Belly jelly beans (though I like all jelly beans except the spice ones), chocolate with fruit/fruit flavored fillings

CHOCOLATE:

Milk or dark? Dark is preferred.

Nuts? Peanut butter is awesome, almonds are good too.

Flavors/fillings you like mixed with your chocolate: I LOVE FILLED CHOCOLATE. Caramel, nougat, fudge, orange, raspberry, white chocolate, mint, coconut, pretzels, malted milk, key lime, raisins, toffee

Do you have a chocolate staple (i.e., chocolate that you always keep on hand): I really like ghirardelli a lot, especially for baking. Lindt chocolate bars (not the truffles) are also high on the list

Favorite mass market chocolate treat: Reeses, Heath, M&Ms, Junior Mints, Skor, Charleston Chew, Boxed chocolates

Least favorite mass market chocolate treat: I don't care for plain milk chocolate, and I don't like Lindt truffles.

Favorite holiday/seasonal chocolate: Russel Stover eggs/trees/santas/pumpkins/etc with fruit fillings

OTHER CANDIES:

Favorite non-chocolate candy: Jelly Bellys, Sugar Babies, ReeseÒ€ℒs Pieces, Trolli sours, Skittles, Starbursts, Candy Corn, Mellow Pumpkins, butter mints, Werthers originals, pop rocks

Do you like sour candy? Hot candy? Hard candies? Chewy candies? I hate sour candy (except for Trolli gummies), don't care for hot candy, will eat hard candies and will eat chewy candies.

Flavors or candies you love: Mint, Strawberry, Raspberry, Vanilla, Lime, Lemon, Orange, Caramel, watermelon, toffee, coconut (MMM),

Flavors or candies you avoid: Black Licorice, Honey Dew, Canteloupe, Banana, Cinnamon, Rootbeer, Sprees, Smarties (American smarties, not European/Canadian smarties [American smarties are awful little chalky sour discs of candy and grossness])

Favorite holiday/seasonal candies (e.g., candy canes, candy corn, Peeps): Candy Corn/mellowcreme pumpkins, Jelly beans, candy canes, Brachs peppermint nougats

Favorite Books

There are too many to mention, so I'll give the genres I like the most:

Historical, Historical Fiction, Classics, Craft books, Cook books, Science books, Humor, Comics, good short stories, SciFi,

Favorite Movies

Fargo, The Royal Tenenbaums, Secondhand Lions, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Gone with the Wind, Hello Dolly, The Addams Family, Rosemary's Baby, The Innocents, Silence of the Lambs

Favorite Television

Golden Girls, Mama's Family, Arrested Development, Bob's Burgers, Archer, House of Cards, American Horror Story

Favorite Crafts

Beaded jewelery, Knitting, Weaving (I'm a novice though), Clay work, Sculpture, Painting, Sketches, friendship bracelets, cooking.

Crafts I'd like to get into: Working with resin, leather tooling, embroidery, soapmaking

BEADS: I really love crystal beads, i love pearls, and I collect hex cut seed beads (aka 2 cut), especially in a satin finish. I think I collect beads more just to collect them than to make anything with them, though I do make a lot of jewelery. I do not like polymer clay beads, plastic beads (unless they're truly interesting), or most wooden beads, nor do I especially care for cheap metals.

Favorite Music

Classical: Dvorak, Copland, Mahler, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovski, Gershwin, Schubert, Debussy, music from the 10th and 11th century, Elgar, Handel, Rachmaninoff

Oldies: Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Irma Thomas, Sam and Dave, Otis Redding, The Temptations, Yma Sumac

Classic Rock: Led Zeppelin, Cream, Arlo Guthrie, David Bowie, Cat Stevens, CCR, Crosby Stills and Nash, Sly and the Family Stone, Steve Miller Band, The Kinks, The Who, War

Cheesy 80s and 90s music

Contemporary: MIA, Cage the Elephant, The Horrors, Animal Collective

Things I would like to get

--Beads! BEADS! I love 'em :) Rhinestones are good too.

--Lace appliques, especially vintage ones.

--Die cast cars; I don't want any NASCAR ones, but cool shiny/metallic/weird ones are just so much fun!

--Things that have a special meaning to you--this could be photography, mementos, even a stick of gum that is your favorite flavor. I like hearing people's stories, and getting to know them.

--Good books. I know this is subjective, but if we don't agree on the definition of "good" I can always swap them to someone else!

--Old movies. I'm talking pre-1960s mostly, but also really enjoy 1980s and 1990s comedies

--Candy! MMMMM. Also tea, and I'll take coffee too.

--Cool fabrics. I will probably never use them, but I like looking at them. Maybe someday!

--Sciency things: Because science is fun! I swear, it is. Promise!

Things I don't especially need

These aren't meant to be too picky or anything, and if you already have it in your swap for me, send it please (nobody needs more work in their lives)! This is just a list of things that if you are going on a special shopping trip, to not add to your list for me (but possibly for others):

--Yarn: I have way too much and should use it up before I get more

--Potpourri/wax tarts/other fragrance items; it drives the husband batty, but candles are okay

--Cheap things: I wish this went without saying, but I don't like flimsy items, things like charms that have metallic paint flaking off them or are easy to break. I try really hard to send nice things, and I'd love to receive the same in return.

Ratings

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Comment: thanks you. so very much
lizm rated for Hooty Hoot Owl #1 on Oct 3, 2012
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Comment: i loooooove this little fella,thank you so much,i can't take my eyes of him,i'm going to call him henry,thanks again lizxx
Bee1981 rated for ~Candy, Candy and more Candy~ on Feb 28, 2012
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Comment: Wooohooo, got your package today and looove the things you sent:-) I know the Reese candy and looove it and I can´t wait to try the M&M´s...we haven´t them here in this flavour! Your package made my day:-)
Response: Goodness, that got there fast! I knew peanut butter candy was kind of hard to find in Europe, so I figured it'd be a good thing to include :) The M&Ms are my absolute favorite.
Gingillytown rated for Candy, lipbalm & Co on Feb 9, 2012
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Comment: She is an honest swapper, very cute gifts!Thanks i love it all, i love so much the lip-balm!
Response: Glad it got there safely! I hope you enjoy it all :)
furkids3 rated for After Christmas Rescue Package on Jan 21, 2012
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Response: Glad it got there safe!
darkvixen620 rated for Great Big Bead De-Stash Swap!! on Jan 19, 2012
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Comment: Thank you for the beads. The package was pretty torn up and their was no note inside I almost didnt know what swap this was from!
Response: Oh no! I'm sorry, I'm glad it got to you at all! I hope you like them :)
kittylover rated for Chocomania on Jan 13, 2012
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Comment: Thank you for the nice variety of chocolates. I've never had Godiva so that will be the first one I try.
momto2girls rated for Beadtastic DeStash on Dec 12, 2011
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Comment: Great variety of beads, thank you!
hartline22 rated for Thriftstore Find - #22 USA on Dec 3, 2011
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Comment: Thank you for the things:)
Response: I hope you and your family have fun with the little pins!
RainbowRose rated for Blue Bead Swap on Nov 17, 2011
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Comment: I thought I rated this when I received it last week. Sorry. Thank you so much for the lovely assortment of some of my favorites. The mother of pearl discs are just yummy, and I really like those navy blue and white striped hearts.
nickyb rated for Local Flavors Foodie Swap on Nov 5, 2011
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Comment: Amazing! Such a fantastic package and I loved the recipe. What a brilliant idea to include a recipe. Thank you so much.
Response: Glad you liked it!
freyacz rated for * Tea and surprise # 9* on Aug 22, 2011
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Comment: Thanky ou so much fo nice package, I cant wait to try the soap :)
Response: Glad it got there safe! I love that brand of soap, very minty and no harsh chemicals!
zurdoswifey rated for Not your average candy swap on Aug 10, 2011
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Comment: Thanks so much for the great swap! The candy was great and we all were able to find something we enjoyed within.. OMG those Hawaiian toffee things you sent were fabulous!!! I really wish they sold those around here... I want more!!! lol
lexo rated for New Lip balms-all natural swap on Jul 20, 2011
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Comment: Got the package! Thanks so much! Love the mango lip balm!
Lorelei rated for Beadwork Swap on Jun 17, 2011
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Comment: Thank you! I love those little snowmen ;-)
zurdoswifey rated for Time for Tea!!! USA only on Jun 6, 2011
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TksWifey rated for Chocolate Dipped Swappers! on Jun 2, 2011
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Comment: Thank you so much!
scottishrosefaerie rated for Time for Tea!!! USA only on May 23, 2011
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Comment: Thanks for the extra tea, and the cool photo of the oak trees. Reminds me of my backyard, haha.
hammerkids rated for New Lip balms-all natural swap on Apr 28, 2011
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Comment: The recipes sounds delicious. I cannot wait to try. They got lost in my scam. Sorry for late rating. Have a great day.

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Comments

xxkarenlxx on Feb 17, 2013:

Haven't seen you around in quite a while. I hope everything is well for you and yours.

Erdbeersternchen on Apr 19, 2012:

Heyhey! I think this group could match with your interests in becoming a Sailor Scout! (:

Sailor Senshi Club

RyeRye on Apr 4, 2012:

furkids3 on Jan 21, 2012:

Thank you for my After christmas rescue package!!!

DawnI5579 on Nov 17, 2011:

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!!!! The bracelet and earrings are absolutely beautiful!! You really didnt have to send anything, so I really really appreciate it. Thanks so much! <3

RyeRye on Sep 13, 2011:

Thanks for being a member of the Crafting Queens~

hppyjessa on Jul 21, 2011:

Yay! So glad you liked everything! :)

hppyjessa on Jul 15, 2011:

Thank you SO MUCH for the one-on-one trade! The saris are absolutely gorgeous! And thanks for the bonus teas and crystal! :) I hope you like your package from me-- it should arrive soon! Have a wonderful day and happy swapping!

dschmale on Jun 23, 2011:

Thanks for the May WTA candy you sent, I was away on vacation and came home to lots of packages!

dschmale on Jun 23, 2011:
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