karenchristine13

Basically I'll start with likes and dislikes on things I'd like to receive in a swap. I love:

Colors I love: Black, Grey, Cream, Jewel Tones, odd colors like olive green, chartreuse, strange colors mixed with black ie: olive green and black, black and pink. etc. Anything striped is a plus.

I LOVE making ATC's and matchboxes. I've just started since joining swapbot and I'm addicted. Little bitty treasures are my newest passion. Especially steampunk watch parts and cool metal bits.

My other newest passion is making pendants from game peices. I would love charms- again daisies and the like are so not needed. Really cool skeleton keys, watch bits, Alice in Wonderland type things are very much appreciated. If you think it's weird I would probably love it.

I love Ribbon and embellishments in Jewel Tones, Black, and Cream: velvet, satin, lace, cotton, organza, grosgrain, tulle- anything goes with ribbon - just no cutesy images please or plastic ribbon that you wrap gifts with.

Vintage and rhinestone buttons. I have quite a collection of beautiful buttons. Some only look vintage or victorian. I love buttons.

Charms and Little Bitty Metal Bits- These are my favorite things at the moment. more please.

Beads. I'm prone to jewel tones and of course black, grey, and gunmetal. I love metal seed beads and small metal beads in general.

Things I REALLY love: Victorian images. little bitty metal bits and charms. Creepy and artistic rub on images but no sayings or words please. Owls, Ravens, Crows..
Halloween- especially vintage. Skulls and Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos), Santaria, Voodoo. Cats- especially black ones. Spiders and insects in general. I love Anatomy-zoology and human. Zombies, vampires, monsters in general. Creepy Gargoyles, Gothic Architecture, Vintage zodiac and esoteric images are always appreciated and loved. I love rennaisance style era icons and religious iconography- I love Art History. Especially Saints. Gothic and gothicky stuff, The Addams Family- the original, Poe, Lovecraft, The Nightmare before Christmas-anything Tim Burton or Burtonesque- especially black and white striped anything. Ravens, Crows, Owls. Film Noir and True Crime. Taschen- the publisher.

Paper, paper, paper. More and more paper please. I really love and need plain colored cardstock. Please read my profile and decide carefully before you send daisies or "cute/pretty" things. I love vintage, jewel tones, patterned paper with bats, cool antique chandelier designs, etc.

Food stuffs: Black & Chai tea- I do Not like fruity teas or ginger tea. Anything gummy- gummy worms, bears, fruit. Chocolate- I do NOT like cheap milk chocolate or super dark chocolate. I love anything with caramel and nuts- yumm. I don't eat fish or anythng fishy. I"m a vegetarian. I do love sesame candy.

I love anything crafty related. Stationary and notebooks images and postcards from all over the world. Small books- I collect small books and notebooks.

Accessories: Knee hi socks Anything with skulls and spiders but not goofy things. Vintage buttons and new buttons- especially black and rhinestone.. Jewelry Anything handmade.

WISH LIST: Knee hi socks- I love socks with skulls. Black cats Ribbon- see above Black Buttons rubber stamps- not cute images. Zombies, Horror, Gothic, images from Victorian, Art Nouveau, Film Noir, Tiki, Voodoo, Santaria, Dia de los Muertos Gargoyles, Gothic Architecture, religious iconography, rennaisance art. Colors like jewel tones and olive green. Vintage zodiac and esoteric images are always appreciated. Really nice paper- vellum, cardstock, etc. Blank ATC cards

Sticker and paper images wishlist: Black Cats, Zombies, Spiders, Owls, Cool Font Letters, Anything Vintage Halloween or Scary Halloween. Anything with Victorian Images. Day of the Dead. esoteric and zodiac images. Religous Saints- especially dutch masters and rennaisance art. Art Nouveau, Symbolist

I don't like: Disney Characters (except the villians) Anything like Spongebob cheap stickers that only have words (friendship, forever, friends, etc), old yellowed stickers that have lost their stickiness, stickers that are bent before you put them in the envelope. abstract art polyester tie dye/peace signs pop music, top 40.

I love making jewelry and anything crafty. Lately I'm really into decoupauge. Cool images would definitely get a HEART. I love watching movies: Movies- Universal Horror movies Hammer Horror films Zombie Flicks German Expressionism. Film Noir, True Crime

I read a lot!! Lately: Urban Supernatural stuff, Horror, Mystery, Laurel K Hamilton, Jim Butcher. I love the old classics: Poe, Lovecraft, etc. I love: Vladimir Nobokov, Mikhail Bulgakov, Kafka, Gibson, Anne Rice, I read a lot of Poetry, Keats, Byron, Baudelaire Rimbaud, Poe. I love Jungian philosophy and old medical texts.

MUSIC- I listen to A LOT of late 70's & 80's Goth and Punk. The Sisters of Mercy, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus, etc. I love Gypsy music anything with violin and cello. New music I love- The Dresden Dolls, Miss Derringer, Sopor Aeturnus,

I have strong crafty tendencies and have been really crafty lately. I go thru long periods of collecting ephemra (sometimes weeks once a couple of years) then I'll go crazy with the craftyness. I love to make Jewelry, I've started getting into cutting and pasting onto anything I can get my hands on. I've been collecting cards books and clip art for years and have finally started putting it to use. I just got a color copier and scanner (free street find!!) so I don't have to cut up and use up my wonderful collection.

I have 2 cats, a tarantula, and a wonderful husband- Vajra