northqueen

If anyone does not rec. my swaps PLEASE pm me because I always do what I say I am going to do and have been that way long before SB so something must have went wrong.

I have 3 sons, 3 daughters, and 3 grandchildren.

I picked my screen name because it is work related and a nick name from way back. I was stationed at "the north end facility". I felt the need to explain because a Northqueen could be considered as an ultimate queen of darkness (as some beliefs would have it) and was not aware of that until recently. We also have a guy at the southern end and we have joked and called him king of the South.

Please know that I re-use bubble envelopes, because I hate filling up the land fills with plastic and can't see throwing them out until they are no good any more. I make sure that other's addresses are removed or destroyed before reusing them.

I love getting up early and listening to the birds sing, and getting a jump start on daily chores. Fall is my favorite time of year. I love the cooler weather, the turning of leaves, getting ready to huddle in for a cozy winter and the holidays that it brings. Riding a bike or taking a walk at the crack of dawn on a Fall day and returning home to the aroma of fresh brewed coffee is one of my life's pleasures. The smell of sheets after they have dried outside, and hearing the ocean waves break and the buoy sounding off on summer evenings brings me joy. I really appreciate the little things in life. I appreciate another who has a good sense of humor.

I have been flaked on once in a Mojo robin and that was it. I recommend never doing a robin swap.

I also was recently really screwed by MysticBayou. :(

atc's

easy sewing projects

polymer clay

travel journals (places I dream of visiting)

tips/ideas journals

dolls

flower making

a recipe journal page (as pictured)

small organza flowers, butterflies etc.

mermaid anything

octopi anything

mythical things

chip board (finished not blank tan kind)

coffee themed embellishments

trim

shaped buttons

ribbon

brads- shaped or plain mini ones

fancy yarn in 1 yard lengths(fibers)

ATC's

thin holiday print ribbon

foreign coins- very small denominations = to 1-5 cents are fine

charms

perfumed soaps-not lavender tho'

clay molds

earthy things: clay, wood, bamboo, stone stuff

stampers ( not words)

die cuts (not words)

*NO foods or drinks please :)

Please be advised if you FLAKE in one of my hosted swaps or do not keep in communication with your partner as to what is going on, I will make it known. We all have problems in life, and that is understandable, however, please let me know, and your partner if something is wrong. It is only fair to your partner to communicate.

Lavender smell-in the USA it is a common bathroom spray to cover the crap smell(or mix with it so it seems) -yucky combination! It is an associative thing for me I guess.

Neon colors

Cutsie/kiddie characters like Kawaii or Hello Kitty or Disney.

hairless dolls

metal buttons

*food or drink items-I like to buy my own and can't see paying postage to mail what I can get locally, thanks.

I have two favorite colors: champagne and orange, but I really like color combinations like:

dark brown & tan combined with any pastel

black & gray combined with a vibrant basic color

cream with shiny gold

country color combinations

fall color combinations

yard sales

K-cups any brand of coffee, decaf and half decaf, cider or Swiss Miss. I never liked the dark roast, but now find that it makes 2 cups instead of one so that is okay too.

primal diet

paper dolls

sea life

atc's

USA travel brochures

cloth and clay dolls

dolls with no faces

small flat vintage collectibles(tokens, Cracker Jack toys, lapel buttons etc.)

ancient artifacts

precious gems in the rough

meteorites

dinosaur poo (coprolite)

imported fragranced body lotion

imported or home made bar soap

old US or any foreign coins esp. errors

vintage Avon tins (and other old tins)

spirit dolls and dolls with arms and legs, but all dolls are great.

HRM cookie cutters

celebrity autographed photos

vintage Halloween or Christmas-anything

extreme couponing

vintage post card collecting

metal detecting

bike riding at sunset

TV: love Ghost Adventures and Dead Files, educational programs, Nancy Grace. Oh, and just bought the original complete series of Dark Shadows