About Me
I love to be creative and in my spare time and you will find me in my basement doing the following: scrapbooking, stainglass, creating magnets from dominos, making jewlery, altering "anything" (bottles, boxes, books), making bookmarkers, make collages and creating ATC's with several colors and textures. I'm 47 years old and have 2 boys ages 17 and 20. Time has really, really gone by..........I still remember when they were 2 and 5, phew!!!!!! I live in the Midwest (Minnesota - state of 10,000 lakes)....
I Like Vintage
I love old "vintage" items. I love to receive anything "ephemera" with the old vintage looks. I collect old photos, old bingo cards, old ticket stubs, old looking hearts, old dice, wooden dominos, old postage stamps, ect.
About Me
My favorite colors are non-primary colors...I love any color that is not a primary color but hues, tints, and combination of these colors are perfect for me. However, I do appreciate primary colors, but it's just hard for me to use them myself. Don't be afraid to send me something with those colors. I love to Golf and walk. I don't like to receive Holiday Themed items (ex: Christmas, Halloween, Easter).
I Like to Collect
Buttons, Brads, Old Postage Stamps, Rubber Stamps, Calligraphy items, Miniature Games Pieces, Dice, Dominos, Ephemera, Bottle Caps for Magnets, old keys, old Bingo Letters, Scrabble tiles, small jars, skeleton keys, etc.
Ratings
Response: Thank you for your kind words. I read through you profile and wanted to make you something that you would appreciate. I do hope you enjoy. Thanks for rating.
Response: Yippy Skippy........I'm so glad you enjoyed them. I thought you would get a kick out of the I Love Lucy Magnet and ATC. The ATC is one of my favorites. Thanks for swapping. I appreciate the rating along with the Little Red Heart. Thanks and Happy Swapping.
Response: Meme, thanks for the comments, rating and little red heart. The "purse" is made out of wood (a very thin layer). I think it was used as a promotional piece for something and I "altered" it as Iove to do with things. I hope you were able to enjoy all the goodies as I tried to pack it as full as I could. Even when it was completed, I still was stuffing stuff into it. Thanks again for the rating.
Response: YEAH!!! I'm thrilled that your children loved their little packages. I am as well thrilled that you love yours as well. I hope you haven't read that book yet and I hope the tea cup and saucer is the kind that you collect. Thanks so much for the rating and as I like to call it the "little red heart".
Response: Thank you. I hope the DMC threads were what you were referring to in your profile. You had mentioned that you wanted them and that they were expensive in your country so I thought I would send you some. I still have lots more. Let me know if those are the correct types of thread. I had so much fun making your Heart ATC. What great inspiration this swap-bot is. Thanks for rating and as always, thanks for the cute little "Red Heart".
Response: I'm thrilled that you liked my package. I love "giving" and to see your response inspires me even more. Thanks for swapping and for rating along with the cute little red heart. Enjoy!
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed your envelope. Thank you so much for the rating and the heart.
Response: Thank you for the rating. Not sure if you liked the envelope full of goodies but I hope you did. I hope you thought it was colorful anyways. Welcome to Swap-Bot and happy swapping.
Response: Yes, I did make all those cards. Thank you for your kind words and for rating. I love the heart too!
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed your envelope full of goodies. Wasn't this fun. Thanks for the rating and the heart.
Response: Are you serious!!!! Yeah! I'm glad you enjoyed your envelope of goodies. Thanks for your kind rating.
Response: I'm glad you liked your items. Thanks for the rating.
Response: Thank you so much. It took hours to hand cut them all but I had a blast. I hope you will be able to use them. Thanks for the rating!
Response: Yes!!!! I made another swapper happy!!! I had so much making all of those envelopes and cards. I obviously had a color theme going. Thanks for being such a great swapper as well. Thanks for the rating.
Response: I am so delighted that you enjoyed your Altered Altoid Tin I made for you. I read through you profile and packed it as tight as I could with things you could use. Thanks for the great rating.
Response: I am so thrilled you enjoyed your Whimsey Jar. I hope you enjoy all the goodies and you can use them for your arts and crafts. It was a blast. Thanks for the rating.
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed your ATC. I tried to think outside of the box and not focus too much on the "Hole Punch Dots" as the main idea. I used them as an accent. Thanks for the rating.
Response: Thank you for your kind words. I was going to send you more extras but your profile doesn't have a lot of ideas in the crafts area so I wasn't sure what you enjoy. Thanks so much for the rating.
Response: I hope you were a winner. Thanks for the rating. I wanted to send you more extras but I wasn't sure what to send because your profile doesn't have a lot of information in the area of "Arts/Crafts". Thanks!
Response: Thanks for letting me know about the envelope being torn open. Next time I will use extra tape. The mail lady told me that it wouldn't go through the electronic mail sorter because of it's thickness (she even put special postage on it so it wouldn't go through). Anyways, from here on out I will use additional tape. Thanks for the rating and I am glad you like your tea bags and fairy stickers.
Comments
hi there ! received your package for our one on one trade today :) i absolutely loved everything!!! i hope we can trade again in the future :) <3 - kirsten gail
Woo Hoo, what a surprise. Thank you for the wonderful surprise bag! Everything was super. I had to show my husband each piece item by item and describe them as I was so thrilled. Thanks again for making my day. hugs, Kim
I was the one you sent the scrappy stuff to...I just looked at your pictures on Flickr...if those altered things you did...YOU ARE AWESOME!!! You do great work...I could NEVER do anything like that!!
SecretSheep - Thank you for the kind Birthday Wishes.
Happy Birthday!
Hi Jan. I wanted to know if you enjoyed the cards I sent. I stayed away from the primary colors as your profile stated and personalized it with your name. Please take a moment to rate me. Many Thanks..Carol alt text
thank you for your sweet comments on my profile. :) blessings, Gypsy
OH WOW!!!!!! I received the wonderful box of fabric and goodies today:)))) I LOVE EVERYTHING!!!!!! Oh wow....I just can't say THANKYOU enough:))) The fabric is absolutely wonderful as is everything you sent!!!! The sleepers are adorable:))) I know my dil is going to flip when she sees them:))) Gosh.....THANKYOU SO MUCH!!!!
I am still getting everything together for you and will have it in the mail to you Friday, if not before. I will let you know when I get it in the mail:)))
Jan, Thank you so much for the beautiful bottlecaps you just sent to me, and for the very thoughtful bracelet. I love love love the bottlecaps, and am so happy and greatful that you participated in this swap! Thank you again, and Bless You....I hope you enjoy your summer! Tracey @TooliesTeaParty