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I shall spend my days this summer going from flower to flower.

☮ Please...~ Don't send me anything scented (unless natural/herb/spice) or that smells of cigarette smoke. I won't be able to use or appreciate it! I'm very allergic! Thanks for your understanding!

Im a natural kind of gal w/2 kids both born at home underwater. My dd is 5 and my ds is 18. Im a herbalist, homeopathic enthusiast, avid quilter. felter, crafter. I make my own kefir and cheese, raise chickens as pets and for eggs. I love to cook, garden and feed the birds and make hypertufa birdbaths/fountains. I want to try mosaic and I'm this // close to doing so. I love wind chimes, bird watching, feeding/photographing the hummingbirds and wild birds. I raise silkworms for silk. I also have pet doves and a big dog. I survived stage IV Hodgkins lymphoma 4/05 and underwent 16 rounds of chemotherapy! I'm so blessed and grateful to still be here! I'm an intactivist and breastfeeding advocate as well as a radical/ecological feminist and a humanitarian. I have a great, raunchy sense of humor and dare you to offend me! At the same time, I love and admire all that is beautiful and good in this world, with a little splash of some good clean mud, just for fun! ♎

My Darling Husband DH-My dh is a taurus. He loves guns, pistols and rifles (though please don't send any in a swap):) archery, the green bay packers, anything fishing, trout & salmon, anything boat, lake or ocean themed. He's easy to please and loves to wear wool socks, beanies & scarves when ice fishing. He's a man's man and wrenches on the vehicles, fixes broken screen doors and does most of the work in the garden. He is confident enough the wear one of those men's (XL) nightgown bedshirts. (I'd LOVE to see him in a kilt!) He has gorgeous strong blonde hairy legs. He is a terrific dad and loves dad inspired goodies. He wears glasses, aprons & slippers (sz. 9-10). He loves bandannas. He likes salty snacks, sci fi, fly tying. He hates cats so anything kitty. LOL! He has a great sense of humor, loves beer. He is a skilled artisan making custom cabinets, furniture, a woodworker for the past 20 years. He use to play the French horn & baritone for the drum & bugle corp. A total band geek. He wears tiedye & likes to ride dirt bikes, camp, watch football & cook. He makes the best biscuits & gravy! He's a 'have bacon on your bacon with some cheese' kind of guy. A real viking type! The nicest guy ever! A lover, not a fighter. Just ask if that isn't enough information to inspire an idea. Thanks!

Most music-Heavy metal, rock, soul, r & b, hiphop, bebop, duwop, rap, classical, christmas music, big band, reggae, folk, chants. Movie soundtracks, Quincy Jones, visual sounds with no words. Anything to get me going! I love gospel and spiritual music but mostly sing camp songs and nursery rhymes!

I dye and degrease all the wool I use. It is a labor of love and my joy to make hand crafted gifts and surprises that are unique, specialized and one of a kind. I can generally get inspired by a well filled out profile. I LOVE to do one on one private swaps! If you'd like to swap with me-just send me a message with what you have in mind! THANKS!

☽ I would love to learn to knit or crochet. I love handwork. I would also love to learn to design & make clothes. I'm just new to upcycling items like men's shirts into girls' dresses and love the concept of reusing quality items for new purposes.

RAOK Opportunity! My son will be spending his last summer with us before leaving to So. Cal to go to college this fall. I would love some help in making a quilt for him. If you would like to make a quilt square I was thinking the sailboat quilt square pattern here or this other sailboat pattern both make 12" squares. (Or any 12" quilt square you make will be special! TY!

⇒ Felting, quilting, sewing, useful items like pot holders, pillow cases, aprons, napkins and cloth diapers/covers and cloth menstrual pads. Lip balms, healing massage oils, tinctures, bath salts & scrubs. I love any items of beauty. Right now I can't stop felting and have been making felt dolls, felt food, beads & maiden, mama, crone, Goddess necklaces, felt brooches & art dolls. I'm a fiber snob and prefer wool, linen, cotton & silk over synthetic fiber. I use to make fleece diaper covers when the kids were in nappies! I'm always on the lookout for used 100% wool sweaters or 100% silk shirts for me to repurpose/upcycle into new goods. I like to go to the 1/2 price sales at the thrift store to stock up. I'm making felt desserts and miniatures quilts-quilties as new projects, handmade stuffies-ducks, shrooms, cupcakes, chickens.

♎ We love anything chicken, goose, turkey, turkey, turkey, bird, egg. I collect miniatures, old laundry soap ads for fels naptha, arm & hammer & borax. I love anything CORN! Love mermaids, tea parties, old spatulas and anything herbal. Love honeysuckle, roses, morning glories, sweet peas, jasmine. I collect all kinds of dictionaries and wade miniatures from red rose tea, holly hobbie, betsy clark and 'Love is...'stuff. Favorite fruit-plums, favorite colors: plum (any and all variations of purple from red violet to lavender), yellow, orange, green are favorite color combos. I love tea dyed fabrics, bright colors, black, red, orange, yellow. I also like drab green-olive, khaki, spring, kelly. And blues & green. Teal, aqua, royal, sky. Hot pink & aqua. Orange & hot pink. I love all colors. You can find me wearing tiedye and plaid-if that is any indication of my sense of taste/style! Very little monochrome life here! Totem animals: butterfly, spider-esp. black widows, gorilla, whale, ants, bees (bugs), giraffe, hippo, rhino, elephant, penguin, red tailed hawk, dog.

I don't like fragrance and have chemical/environmental allergies. Please don't send me anything that smells of cigarette smoke! I won't be able to enjoy or use it. Thank you for your understanding! I love to hate cats. I'm a night owl. I make my own laundry soap and deodorant. I talk to my chickens, the trees and the night sky. I love the moon and keep track of her cycles. I often dream of passed loved ones and can solve problems and get answers to questions & inspirations from dreams. Ω Though I am an air sign-Libra, I am predominately vata & kappa- earth & fire.

☆ Things I would love-a door draft stop, leg warmers, an altered journal. I haven't seen a whimsy jar or button fairy yet. I love items that are made with thought and care by hand! If you make neat things for little girls-I'd love to do a trade with you! Let's do a trade swap! My 5 y.o. dd is super easy to please. Loves pink and purple, ponies, puppies, babies, bugs. My 18 y.o. ds is an aspiring movie maker who is going to jr. college to get his A.A. and save to go to the $40,000 (oops, scratch that-updated to $70,000!) college of his choice. (see my etsy store. all sales go to his debit card.) I am currently planning a quilt for a charity raffle that I am putting together for my local Relay For Life chapter. If you would be interested in donating a 12" square or two for my project, I'd be happy to have some! Finished quilt will be raffled and all proceeds go to RFL.

Patiently waiting for...

...3 not-your-typical-embroidered-felt faces... from mosaic

Morsebag from sewfun

filled tarot bag TGWI group swap from Zavebe

I give up waiting!...FLAKED!

fiber swap

find a new hobbie

herb dotee

I have been humbled and brought to higher heights of creativity & receptivity within myself thru the kindnesses & generosity I have received thru some very special people that have come into my life from here! Thanks to all of you! I don't strive for perfection, but, for beauty. When I cut paper with my son's great grandma's (effie mae's) old pinking shears it's never straight. But that is the charm of loving what you do. I'm not in a contest, I'm on a journey of discovery. Thank you all who have become my teachers and inspirations! I hope you can see the beauty of my work thru it's perceivable imperfections and great gifted love.

I have been hostessing a few of my own swaps. I wanted swaps that didn't take a lot of money or creative genius! I wanted to make swaps of value-things we can add to our scrapbooks or use to decorate or celebrate holidays & meaningful things. Please come join me in any of my swaps that interest you enough for you to follow thru with time & care. If you don't receive something by 2 weeks after the 'send by date' (or more if international) then contact me immediately! If you have an unresolved 'no-send' you will not be able to join my swaps. I know life happens and gets in the way. But nobody wants to be left out. I do this out of consideration for the thoughtful & talented people who do make swap-bot the great place it is! Thanks for your understanding! I love swap-bot!! (I'm recovering from cancer and have 2 kids, a husband, a flock of chickens, a herd of silkworms/moths, doves and a dog and can manage to get my swaps out on time! I expect the same from my swap participants. I know unforeseen events can happen to derail our best laid plans. I am an understanding person and as long as you are honest and forthright with me there is no problem.)

I have recently been burned on 5 costly and time consuming swaps and had to angel 3 of my own so I am going to be very strict and vigilant and on the lookout for swaplifters. I have no tolerance for others who want to take advantage of our goodwill by signing up for swaps and then flaking out on us. I am on the rampage! So watch out! I'm warning others about all you flakers too!

Hi NEWBIES!

I want to welcome you to swap bot. I apologize for not allowing newbies into many of my swaps. It's a piece of work to be a swap hostess. I will be running these swaps again, so keep an eye out. As soon as you get some good ratings on some craft related swaps you will be eligible to participate in mine. I am a strict hostess and not only look at numbers but read all profiles, ratings, current swap status and follow my gut feelings. If you are late in sending a current prior swap before I am assigning partners, I'm sorry but I have to ban you. I know most swap hosts give plenty of time to send. Though it's not a requirement to send before the last swap date, it is required to send by that date and that is your responsibility as a participant to do so. If you send me a swap late without notifying me, I have no choice but to rate you a 3. I don't judge, I just read numbers. Please always PM your partner before the send by day if you are sending late. It's called common courtesy. I look forward to having you be a part of my swaps.

Laura