marionjoy

please note... that i am dropping all swaps that have not had partners assigned.. for personal reasons.. and will not be signing up for any swaps for a while.. i apologise if i have offended anyone by this..please let me know if i owe you something.. dont be shy.. its the end of year mountain to climb and all that.. thanxxx ♥....♥....♥....♥....♥....♥

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i love...

• words and art
• vintage postcards
• oriental fabric and paper
• spirituality not religion
• rusty found objects
• sewing
• typing
• taking photos of street art
• dragonflies(any insect really)
• shopping that doesn't cost the earth
• rain, wind..clouds
• spirals
• flowers(fav.iris)
• colour(fav.green/red/purple)
• texture and form(esp.human)
• skin
• cottoncloth
• shoes
• kewpies
• clay
• paint, paintbrushes and paper
• vintage photos
• collage and stitching

and of course, trees

• collage
• paintings(encaustic,watercolour,oil)
• writing
• photos
• altered images
• prints
• random badges
• stitching by hand or machine
• multi-media combinations of the above
• ceramics
• mosaic
• ATCs
• paper dolls/ mixed media dolls
• altered playing cards
• minis (my own v.small ATCs)
• make dottis (but don't collect them)

i live and teach art and english in melbourne, australia.....love opportunity shopping, making art and, i love teenagers.... reuse/recycle in my art.. ...i love to write, especially on my ibm golfball typewriter... NOW i love to make postcards and try new techniques on swap bot..

....♥ please note that i regift things.. dont be offended if i send your hand crafted objects to other swappers.. it may be that it doesnt fit with what i am collecting or i have too much and my cupboards need an overhaul.. i appreciate every swap.. especially the hand made items.. i hope you understand..

• the idea that extras get hearts
• extras=ok but not the aim of swapping
• cats
• puppy pictures
• fluffy girly stuff
• blood and gore
• plagiarism
• laziness
• synthetics
• fanatics of any kind
• waste

• altered playing cards - would love a full set..
• anything shakespeare
• anything frida kahlo
• anything niki de saint phalle
• anything anselm kiefer
• kitsch, kitsch, kitsch
• quotes and cliches
• paper dolls
• vintage, vintage, vintage
• shrines
• something handmade by you....♥

• collage ephemera
• old stuff
• anything from your country
• anything rusty
• scrabble letters
• old keys
• kewpie dolls

• paper dolls
• kitch or retro teatowels
• patterns - sewing,knitting,toys
• vintage tattoo pics
• street art photos
• ATCs and postcards
• APCs (altered playing cards)

Do you know that in Africa women and girls don't have access to sanitary pads? Because of this many women use dirty rags, newspapers or stay locked in a hut for that dreaded week every month, many young girls miss out on school or just drop out all together. I've started sewing reusable pads to donate, as a woman I think this is very important. I'm hoping that by getting the word out there some of you may be able to help out a sister in need. The website goods 4 girls goods 4 girls link has patterns and information on how to make a huge change in someone elses life by doing such a little thing. So come on ladies, help a sister out and help change the world one pad at a time....thanxx, marion

• my stuff doesn't arrive
• [oz=ten days to x the globe]
• you want a one-on-one swap
• you want to exchange stories
• you want to say hi....♥