maysunshines

I am a stay at home and full time mother of 2 beautiful children, Sofia, 2 and Mason, 4. They are the loves of my life and my inspiration. I live in Marin, just north of San Francisco, but grew up learning how to craft, sew, and crochet from my mother and my grandmother while growing up in Hawaii and Japan (my mother is Japanese). I have seen beautiful places (Bali, Thailand, Japan, Katmandu, Leningrad, Death Valley, etc) and love beautiful things.

I found swap-bot and thought it might be a great way to make friends with others who are into crafting like me. mostly I craft to keep my Blythe doll named LaLa clothed and accessoriezed as she has become my obsession lately but I like crafting in general, especially crocheting, sewing, beading, scrapbooking, and look forward to challenging myself with new methods of crafting! However, crocheting is my passion, the softer the yarn the better, angora is my absolute favorite, but I love all interesting and unique beautiful yarns, I am addicted! I am punctual and thoughtful and look forward to participating in swaps with everyone here!

Themes I Like - Japanese, Crochet and Knit, Alice in Wonderland (I am a huge Alice fan, especially gothic and Victorian Alice), Grimms Fairy Tales, Urban Hip, Gothic, Hippie, Victorian, Edwardian, Rennaissance, Mermaid

Music I Like - Ladytron, Stereolab, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Black Eyed Peas, Dandy Warhols, Queens of the Stone Age, etc.

Books I Enjoy - Twilight Series, Alice in Wonderland, The Historian, crochet and crafting books (esp Japanese), Blythe a Wonder World, Blythe Rapsody...

Movies / TV - Marie Antoinette, Pride and Prejudice, Nightmare before Christmas, all Audrey Hepburn Movies (esp Roman Holiday and Funny Face), Nausicaa, Kiki's Delivery Service, HBO's True Blood

Also Likes - re-ment, accessories, glass beads, silver beads, stickers, miscellaneous cute and pretty fabrics, trims and ribbons, beautiful and soft yarns, cashmir, alpaca, angora, bunnies, beautiful colors like turquoise, teal, purple, emerald, burgundy, pastels, modern colors, mochas, lattes, miniatures, mushrooms, chocolate, mariage-freres teas and the like, squirrels, handmade anything, anything crochet or knit whatever it is (new only), granny squares, vintage kimono and obi fabrics, shibori, photography, swarovski crystals, carnelians, shells, feathers, nature, the beach, sky and stars, organic gardening and vegetables, orchids, terrariums, trinkets for terrariums and garden, etc.