orneryswife

I'm a 50- something full time homemaker, married to the love of my life for 38 years. We raised and homeschooled two children, both grown and on their own. We have two grandchildren and two grand-cats.

I'm homebound and rely on others for a great deal of my daily needs, but I am blessed to have art and pen pals to fill my days.

I'm a very reliable swapper, I always send on time and rate promptly upon receipt of the swap. I enjoy hosting group swaps, and will angel if necessary.

For examples of my style, click on the link above for my Instagram. More specifically I like...

• little houses - especially whimsical style
• Garden themes - flowers, trees, bees, gnomes...
• Butterflies and birds
• Coffee (but NO tea!)
• Dishes, pottery, art glass
• Sewing by hand or machine
• Book making
• Beading
• Wire art/sculpture
• Jigsaw​ puzzles
• Inspiration and Scripture references
• Natural remedies, essential oils
• Gratitude
• Color, color, COLOR - bright, bold, cheery
• Painting
• Gelli-printing
• Mail Art
• Washi tape
• Shimmery and shiny, (but not bulky bling)
• Cribbage
• Reading light-hearted and romance (eBooks only)
• Writing and receiving letters
• Irish wolfhounds (I don't have one, just think they are cool!)
• Upbeat music
• Hallmark movies (no TV but I watch online)

I really like the art style of Roben-Marie Smith and Rae Missigman. My preference is usually abstract and more modern, mostly because I can't draw anything very well except stick figures. :)

For whatever reason, I have developed a strong aversion to images or photographs of faces, especially vintage photos. Please, please, please don't send me a swap with people faces on it.

I don't really"do" Halloween. I like fall stuff, just not all the ghouls, ghosts, etc.

I'm not a big fan of Zetti style art, using an assortment of body parts to create a different creature. Kawaii isn't really my thing either, but if it is sent, I pass it on to a pen pal who likes it.

If we are swapping washi tape, please don't send dollar store tapes. They do not reuse well and I end up throwing them out. If that is all you have and we are partners, please contact me so we can work something else out.

I am extremely sensitive to fragrance and smoke.

I joined swapbot for the challenges and interaction with other artists. Sometimes I send extras with the swaps, but I usually put a lot into the swap requirements, and prefer to be rated based on that, not extras. Likewise, I rate on quality, not extras.

If you really want to send extras, here are a few ideas of things I can use.

• Gelli-prints
• Flat stickers for mail art
• Unusual ephemera like foreign book pages, menus, funny papers
• Stencils of any size--even homemade on file folders
• Washi tape samples
• Decorated labels to use on painted envelopes to put the send address on.
• Deli paper
• Letter from YOU!
• Buttons, especially without a shank
• scraps of yarn or other fibers for my weaving (right now I'm looking for blues and greens)
• Personalized return address labels (colorful!)

Thanks for reading my profile and for swapping with me!