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what I pledged

I pledge to rate all swaps received! If you sent me a swap and I have not rated you within a reasonable time from you mailing the package, please contact me in case I never received it! I ask that my partners do the same for my swaps as well. Thank you!

I'm a Brooklyn, NY native, married to a wonderful man since 2001 and gave birth to a beautiful daughter in 2007 we named Sienna. We also have a fat cat named Neo (after the Matrix) and an adorable yorkie named Skippy (we took him in from my in-laws).

The styles I like are more quirky and eclectic and bright. I tend not to like country or folk styles. And I always seem to like anything Japanese! They just have amazing stuff! (Except I am not a fan of anime so please no anime! Kawaii is ok!) I also have a thing for pulp comics/noir. Those old time book covers like "She tried to be good" or "Attack of the 50 ft woman"

I won't join swaps that misspell the word stationEry! That's a pet peeve of mine!

Over all else, I love to receive handmade items made with thought and heart and care, not something that is slapped together haphazardly! For those not crafty, I don't mind store bought items either! I rather you spend your money on something on my wish list or profile based - PLEASE READ my profile! Or at the very least things that I could use to make something out of (fabric, yarn, etc.) I would prefer not to receive useless items from the 99 cents store. I have enough clutter! LOL! If you get me for a partner and for some reason don't think you can follow these guidelines, please PM me and we can work something out. I really think I am easy to please! As long as there was thought put into it, I'll be happy with your swap!

I try to send out lots of handmade items in my swaps because I love making things and trying new patterns and projects! I also try to cater to my partner's profiles so it makes it a lot easier for me if your profile is really filled out! If your profile is barely filled out then I will most likely send you something I like and can't be blamed if we don't have the same tastes! HA! I do re-send items I get in a swap. Just because something is not my taste doesn't mean it is not someone else's taste so I may send something you made for me to someone else for a swap. This doesn't mean I don't appreciate your handmade item but if I can't use it, I rather send it to someone that will. If this is a problem for you, please let me know.

I'm not a fan of anything too religious! I enjoy most scents except baby powder and patouchli scented stuff. I'm addicted to lip balm (organic). I would prefer NOT to receive ATCs as I used to make and trade them so I have a ton of them already that I just don't know what to do with! I am not a big fan of dotee dolls. I am starting to get away from paper crafts so please no rubber stamps or scrapbook paper.

Besides taking care of my family, I love to take pictures. I enjoy the instant gratification of digital but I still love using film cameras. I mostly use toy cameras such as my beloved Holga and lubitel. I also like vintage cameras (Afga, Brownies) and other specialty film cameras (Horizon 202). Please check out my flickr photos or website!

I also love music and going to concerts. My favorite music/bands are listed below.

I love the color orange, pink and lime green; fall colors would be burgundy, olive green, purples, blues. I love silver, not a gold person (jewelry and as a color). Although I am gaining an interest in bronze and copper, mostly antique look, don't like shiny (except in silver!)

I like mostly everything but I do have a thing for the moon and stars, monkeys, bunnies and crabs (cuz I'm a cancer!), hearts and sunsets. I don't mind cute things like Hello Kitty (PLEASE don't bother sending fake Hello Kitty!) and Kawaii but I prefer more practical things than just figures (I'm trying not to be a pack rat/dust collector). I consider myself a bit of a geek and enjoy puzzles and word games on my Nintendo DS (Brain Age and Professor Layton!). I also like things with images of cassette tapes and vinyl on them. For you youngun's, that's how we used to listen to music. LOL! But I don't want any actual cassette tapes or vinyl You can keep those! HA!

I am mainly a coffee drinker but I do like chai tea and any tea with mint. I also like to cook (please send along any toddler friendly recipes!) but mostly bake. I am a big sweets person! Cookies, cupcakes, candy, ice cream! Love it all! Favorites are dark chocolate, chocolate covered anything, chocolate and mint, chocolate and nuts, chocolate and peanut butter, chocolate covered gummies, sour patch kids...I'M NOT BIG ON PLAIN CHOCOLATE!! Even if it's dark chocolate, there's gotta be something in it or it's gotta be covered by it (like chocolate covered pretzels!)! The only exception is the Aero Mint. Love that! And please, no hershey's! I do love the UK Cadbury chocolate!

My husband loves butterscotch hard candies. For some reason, we can't find any around our way! If you send some for him, he will be forever grateful!

I have high blood pressure so I do try to cook healthy as much as possible (I do not use any canned soups in my cooking! And chocolate IS healthy for you, I don't care what you say!) but once in awhile I will indulge in the all butter, all fat, all bad for you kind of dessert! You gotta treat yourself!

alternative, indie, brit pop

Ben Harper, Morrissey, The Smiths, Ryan Adams, Old 97s, Spoon, Interpol, The White Stripes, British Sea Power, Davíd Garza, Gene, Pulp, Blur, Ben Folds Five, Jeff Buckley, French Kicks, Tegan and Sara, Ted Leo, M.I.A., The Kills, Of Montreal, We Are Scientists, Jamie Lidell, Stellastar*, Editors, The Decemberists, Vampire Weekend, Cold War Kids

The crafts I like to do are crochet, sewing (mostly bags and home decor-haven't ventured into clothing yet!), printing (GOCCO!, stenciling on fabric), embroidery and jewelry making. I like to incorporate my photography in my crafts like making pendants, microscope slide jewelry and decoupage.

I like to dabble in a lot of things, just making something in general is very fulfilling so I've tried lots of crafts such as mosaics, precious metal clay (silver art clay) and beading to name a few

I tend to go in phases with my crafting and right now sewing, making things out of felt and making softies are my current obsessions. I've also been getting back into block carving or eraser carving! As I mentioned above, I'm starting to phase out of paper crafts and stamping (although I like to carve) and have a real hunger for all things fiber (fabric, embroidery thread, yarn). I have lots of rubber stamps and if anyone wants to swap me rubber stamps for fiber and notions, please PM me!

I am interested in, have the following materials for but need practice in: making resin jewelry, using the free motion foot on my sewing machine, embroidery, block carving and beading. If you have tips for me, thanks!!

All stuff sewing! zippers, D hooks, swivel hooks, bias tape maker (and tips on working with bias tape), stabilizer, buttons (all types) applique stuff and of course fabric! I totally love bright, colorful fabrics as well as kawaii, cupcakes, and owls. I love all the modern designers (Bailey, Ross, Moore, Kaufman, FreeSpirit, etc.)

Jewelry making stuff! Love 3D crystal Lacquer, tubes of E3000, anything that can be made into a pendant, silver charms...

Starting to make softies and felt appliques using wool felt. Would love wool felt or any softies patterns!

Small brads! I realized that brads make really cute eyes for certain felt animals I make! Black, blue, green..any color that would make good eyes! Red and pink would be good for noses!

Fabric paints (would love the Jacquard ones but the Tulip ones are cool too), dimensional fabric paint too

Anything from my Etsy favorites list!

I'm a bit of a completist so need these following steel crochet hooks to complete my set: (2.10mm) (2.00mm) (1.90mm) (1.80mm) (1.40mm)(1.00mm) (0.85mm) (0.75mm)

15.75mm (this one is plastic)

Also enjoy some crochet thread, any color

My daughter loves Curious George, Clifford, frogs, monkeys, Sesame Street, Word World and stickers! Feel free to send anything for her!

Almost Famous, Amelie, The Warriors, Saturday Night Fever, Triplets of Belleville, Sixteen Candles, Rushmore, The Professional, Galaxy Quest, Pride and Prejudice, Once, Iron Man

I'm a fan of movies with Robert Downey Jr (except Fur), Clive Owen (his latest were questionable but he does make me drool), Jason Bateman (I just love him!) and Johnny Depp (although I confess, I did not like that singing one, I can't even remember the name, I must have blocked it out!)

Heroes, Lost, Scrubs, Better Off Ted, How I Met Your Mother, Arrested Development, Project Runway, Top Chef, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Weeds, Spaced (LOVE!), Fringe, 30 Rock, Mad Men, Modern Family

Craft Lab, Uncommon Threads, Creative Juice (what happened to these shows???) That's Clever (yay! it's back!)

Unbirthday Swap 4 USA & Canada by almakopey

My partner's account got deleted! Stuff a Girl Scout cookie Box by SallyAnn

March is Craft Month by CraftyGardenerTN