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Hello Fellow Swappers! My name is Kristy Rogers, I am a 53 year old college student at Ohio University studying to be a middle school English teacher! Crafting is my favorite pastime and I love all things handmade. I have 4 children, ages 27 to 21, and my husband is a park ranger. I LOVE all types of word games--anything having to do with words--and hope to inspire my students to become lifelong readers. have about 4 quarters 'til I finish school--hooray!

I haunt Dollar Tree, Michaels, Hobby Lobby, and JoAnn Fabrics! I am lucky to live close to all four. I also adore shopping for supplies online. Even though I live in a metropolitan area, there are MANY items I have never seen in stores around here.

First, although I have a wishlist, I am definintely open to receiving other things! Being introduced to something new can be very joyful!

I love..

Paper, paper, and more paper! (especially the double-sided variety) and ANY paper with GLITTER! I always tell my family the mark of a good greeting card is GLITTER! haha....

Cats cats and more cats!

Bird images

Halloween ANYTHING!!

K & Company paper and die cuts and stickers

Burt's Bees little kits

Personal notes telling a little bit about you

Vintage images (postcards, photos, etc) I ADORE vintage papers but have only a few that lovely swap partners have sent, so I would love to receive more!

Retro or kitschy items (I was in high school in the 70's and remember it fondly!)

Anything crafted of paper

Cute snail items

Fun stationery

Asian koi fish

ANYTHING pink

Stickers

Cute little cosmetic bags or coin purses or pencil pouches

Recommendations of good books and bookmarks

ANYTHING handmade (especially needlework since I am not as adept at that myself)

Emily the Strange (I know, I know, I am too old for this, but I still like it)

Tiny figurines (maybe cats!)

Sugar free candy

Word puzzles (but not word-search--I go cross-eyed!)

Hello Kitty and other Kawaii (I know, again, too old)

I DO NOT love:

Foam crafts (although some of the new foam stickers are pretty cute!)

Guilty confession: I bite my nails! So, although I would love to be able to use polish and nail products, I cannot.

And, although I love many scented products, I am one of those unfortunates who get an immediate headache from many scents, so I must choose my own.

Some favorite movies: The Talented Mr. Ripley!, Aliens, Last of the Mohicans, Hocus Pocus, Shawshank Redemption, White Oleander, Terminator series, Fright Night, Deep Rising, Drag me to Hell (what a scary one!) and many others. I love scary movies, but only thoughtful ones--not the slasher variety. Went to see The Crazies because I have an "old-lady crush" on Timothy Olyphant! I'm really pumped to see the new Piranha 3-D movie coming out in August...I saw the first Piranha movie at the drive-in.

I'm missing all my regular TV during the summer months! I really enjoy True Blood and Hung on HBO, and love Next Food Network Star and Design Star. I also enjoy Sons of Anarchy, Fringe, Curb your Enthusiasm, Primeval, and Being Human Also love Project Runway (you're OUT) and Shear Genius (and Chopped....and on and on....(too much TV~)

I'm really enjoying collage art right now and digital collaging as well. I LOVE paper of all kinds and, along with the beautiful papers, papercrafts! I also love ALL types of beads and charms and have MILLIONS of both. I love collecting rubber stamps and stamping, although I am not terribly experienced at this. The only thing I have not done too much of is needlework, although I LOVE what other people make.

As I said earlier, I LOVE all things "word." Because I now have diabetes and my eyes tire easily, I listen to lots of books on tape. Presently listening to "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," by Stieg Larssen. Typically, I listen to one novel in the car and another in my craft room. LOVE doing two things at once. I absolutely adore book recommendations, so if you've read a real "goodie," please drop me a line in a package or through messaging on swap-bot. Has anyone noticed that many children are completely unfamiliar with nursery rhymes and fairy tales? Let's not let these poems and stories fade away or be replaced by Disney interpretations. There is always an underlying moral to the story and fairy tales are excellent inspiration for our art!

My oldest daughter, Laura (26), is an elementary school teacher in San Francisco, California and her hubby is a commercial realtor. My son, Dan (24) is a grad student in Engineering at Miami University; my daughter, Kara (22), is finding her way in life; and my son, Adam (20) is a personal banker at Huntington National Bank. My mother, Eve, will be 84 in a few months and my hubby--the love of my life--is a Park Ranger. It took me a lifetime to find him and I'm keeping him! I have no brothers or sisters and this group is such a WONDERFUL way to connect for those of us without huge families. I have had a lot of big losses in my life and things that bring me joy are so precious to me.

I will take great care to follow swap-bot rules regarding what to send and when to send it! I PROMISE to send and not flake. Rarely does the U.S. mail let me down, but it has occasionally happened! If I am running late (which happens sometimes), I will contact you and let you know. PLEASE contact me and give me a chance to remail whatever did not arrive. I will certainly do the same for you.

I mail out many swaps per week, and try valiantly to use whatever bubble envelopes come my way in order to recycle packaging. As such, some of my packages are not the most beautiful UNTIL you open them! If you prefer new packaging, please let me know. Obviously I would never use packaging that reeked of cigarette smoke or whatever other distasteful thing might be clinging to an envelope, but I do try to make good use of used packaging.

As a future English teacher, I'm excited to tell everyone that the benefits of reading go FAR beyond enjoyment of a single piece of writing. The latest results from the NEA show that those who choose to read volunteer more, are more appreciative of the arts, get higher paying jobs, have more job satisfaction--the list goes on and on. SO...choose to read and read to your children!