katerbear44

Hi! Don't know where to start, there is so much to say about me! I'm a MOTHER, WIFE, sister, daughter, aunt, friend. My beautiful family means everything to me. Having a child has really changed my life and taught me so many things- it's just truly amazing! I grew up in the same city I was born, moved to two different cities and found my way back to my home town. I love the rain and thunderstorms! I love swapping, I see it as a way for me to relieve my stress. I always think about crafting! I love all things creative!! Creating is definitely a hobby of mine. Some other hobbies of mine include: pen paling, scrapbooking, photography, stamping, finding things to do outdoors, rollerblading, going for walks, reading, spending time with my family, going to see friends, etc. I hope to make some awesome swaps here and meet new people.

*I really love private crafty swaps so if you're interested in a private swap please PM me!!!!

I just love music in general! I love hip hop, 80's (I pretty much love every song from the movie The Wedding Singer), r and b, pop, rock, alternative, oldies, etc. Some groups/artists/bands I like are: John Mayer, Jack Johnson, Lil Wayne, U2, Josh Groban, Incubus, Switchfoot, Three Days Grace, Paramore, ColdPlay, FlyLeaf, The Rollingstones, Kanye West, Jay-Z, and the list could go on.

• Books by Mitch Albom. My favorite by him is "For One More Day"

• The Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich.

• Harry Potter series

• The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks and I like most of his books.

• I like James Patterson, Sophie Kinsella...

• Jodi Picoult books

• I also like comedic fiction, true stories, theory based(like Angels and Demons by Dan Brown)

Whoa.. now this list could be long.. Let's see here...... The Wedding Singer, You've Got Mail, Dirty Dancing, Better Off Dead, Money Pit, Fried Green Tomatoes, Road To Perdition, M. Night Shyamalan films, Pulp Fiction, Erin Brokovich, Crash, Sleepers, Tim Burton films, American Beauty, American History X, Halloween, Memento, Breakfast Club, Raising Helen, Virgin Suicides, Grumpier Old Men movies, Dumb & Dumber, City of Angels, Die Hards, Say Anything, Sleepless in Seattle....

The Office, The Simpsons, Reality Shows- like American Idol, Intervention, So You Think You Can Dance, ....

What Not To Wear, Breaking Bad, Nick At Nite. Now I do not have time to watch all of these shows (and hardly ever watch tv anymore, lol) but these are the ones I love to watch, when I have the time. :)

Rubber Stamping/embossing, Scrapbooking, Photography, Decos, ATCs, digitally altering photos , making things from clay, coloring out of coloring books with kids that are in our family (its fun!!), art journals (or just journals in general), hand made envelopes, jewelery making (even though I am new to it), making amigurumi and dotee dolls. Sewing, crocheting. My main craft is scrapbooking and card making/rubber stamping.

I'm getting addicted to all the NEW crafts I'm learning on swap-bot!!

Things I love and find cool are: BUTTERFLIES, hummingbirds, dragonflies, pink, stars, fairies, hearts, animals, lilac flowers- they smell the best!!!!! candles, my family, HUGS, glitter, scrapbooks, oodles of pictures, blue, sunsets, nature, spiral pattern, family oriented activities, dboard games, dancing, recipies/cooking, diet fountain soda...mmmmm.... finding beauty in plain things, rummage sales/thrift stores, rainbows after a storm, the calm before a thunderstorm, Cherries, handmade things, tatty teddy, me 2 u bear, lucky stars, Nightmare Before Christmas, decotape, warm weather.

more detailed list:

Things I like/collect:

• rubber stamps

• scrapbook supplies (not the dollar store kind)

• photos (I love photos of wild life and nature)

• used postage stamps

• postcards from anywhere

• TY Beanie Babies

• shot glasses

• whimsey jars

• Baby Pooh and friends

• ATCs

• handmade cards

• decorated envelopes

• movie ticket stubs

• butterfly things

• ANYTHING handmade (dotee dolls, amigurumis, scrapbook pages, ATCs, bookmarks, coin purses....)

• Inchies

• different kinds of yarn. ANY kind, wool, mohair, acrylic, ribbon yarn, etc..

• beads

• Dr. Suess

• Sesame Street

• stitch markers

• Easy sewing patterns

• Crochet Patterns

• Anything Halloween

Colors: Pink: pastel pink, purple/pink, cotton candy pink

Purple: pretty much any shade but favorite is Lilac shade

Blue: turqouise (Robin's egg), sky blue, royal blue, teal

If I send you something for a swap, please let me know if you liked it. PLEASE RATE ME!! I would love to be rated for everything I do, as everyone else does. So please make sure you rate your partners for all the hard work they put into their swaps :)

If you're going to be late in sending out a swap then please PM me to let me know. :) I understand when things happen.

Things I don't enjoy are: Americana/Country type decor, goth type things, printed copies of weird old photographs of people (vintage).. that creeps me out more then anything.. , dollar store scrapbook supplies, reward stickers, FBs, advertisement postcards, incense. Inchies issue- Please don't send me inchies that are a piece of paper with a sticker slapped on.

Rating for 12 Days of Halloween swap- (confirmed delivery of Oct 14th) from @TCweikel

Doodled Dotee- @stitchesaroundtheworld

Bookmark Dotees- @ANGELFAIRY

Whimsey Goodness Container- @Cindalu flaked on @Joyanne -I am angeling.