pearlie

I'm a gracefully aging grandmother with a happy lifestyle. San Diego native born and feel quite the lucky gal because of it! I've been sewing since I was 5 and learned embroidery, knitting, quilting and beadwork. These days I focus mainly on knitting, beadwork and felt items. Because I can produce so much I sell at local craft fairs and shows (for 30 years!) wholesale to shops and sell on etsy.

I work nights so I miss most TV and watch movies instead. Not into sports because I had a polio illness, but heck, I swim a mile and take dance classes for exercise - that's more than enough.

I live in a small place so I tend not to collect things that won't be put to use or consumed. So many things are pretty and will make me smile but I just have no where for them to go!

Knitting, beadwork, sewn felt objects, ornaments, and pincushions.

Fans, vintage or retro hankies, tacky Christmas pins, 3 monkey statue collection (see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil), knitting stitch markers, and pincushions, and mermaids and floating rubber duckies for my spa!

Favorite colors: silver, pistachio green or avocado green

Favorite flower: roses

Favorite drink: strong coffee, fruity teas, and decaf black tea

Favorite snack: gingerbread cookies and nuts, Bold Tic Tacs in the red box.

I happen to like handmade (sewn or fiber) crafts especially if they show some cultural flair!

I've received one fabric postcard and I'm enthralled with them now!

I like felt!

I like coffee, coffee cups and fruit flavored teas. I drink a lot of decaf teas (not herbal - but decaf) and I have trouble finding them so if you know of some that would be greatly appreciated! Stash Tea Hazlenut Chocolate decaf and Stash Vanilla Decaf are new favs after swappers have sent me some!

I might be the most most diverse music lover you've heard of. I transition easily between opera, Sinatra and lounge style, Santana, Irish, country western and yet to be discovered favorites.

I would like CDs of different music - world music and such - not new hip hop rap (remember my age now kiddies)

Licorice. Stickers and scrapbooking stuff (cute but I have no uses for them) and Hello Kitty/Japanese cute/anime/ type things.

I could use embroidery floss skeins, especially white, cream, tans, and varigated colors.

I like small individual project bags that would hold one skein and a small project. My favorite yarns are worsted weight or DK and mostly consist of bamboo, wools or good acrylics with smooth finishes so I can see the stitch patterns like cables show up better. I'm the rare knitter who doesn't make socks (it's too warm here). I like to knit in the round on double point needles and use a lot of markers. I've been focusing on felting, knitted jewelry, teapot cozies, mug cozies, and hats.

I'm not at all a snobbish knitter about yarn. So many projects out there and they require something different!

I have millions of stone beads after all these years but favor the color range of citrine, green and yellow turquoise, pistachio green color stones of any type, crystal, pyrite, and carnelian. I like little carved stone or bone amulets and animals.

Double point knitting needles (used okay)

Large-eyed needle for sewing with yarn

Small measuring tape

Needle gauge for knitting needles

Used DVDs (region 1 for US)

Earbuds (not expensive since everyone steals mine)

Black and white color mugs and tea cups

Scrabble tiles (random letters)

Microscope slides for crafting

Copper color ornaments

Copper cookie cutters (used okay)