pianoheart

I play piano, guitar and ukulele. When I'm not playing music, I'm usually listening to music.

Other hobbies/interests: snorkel diving, boogie boarding, hiking, digital photography, growing herbs, tropical plants and fruit trees, vegetarian cooking, building and flying kites, pen pals, travel, language learning (Hawai'ian and Italian), growing orchids

Favorite music: I like most music but especially old American folk music (Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot, James Taylor, Harry Chapin); music by Eric Clapton, Five for Fighting, Sister Hazel, James Blunt; folk music from different countries played on traditional instruments. I don't like rap by angry young people.

Favorite crafts - woodworking, picture framing, bead jewelry and sculpture, restoring old musical instruments, building new musical instruments, kite making, flower lei. Click on My Flickr Page to see some things that I make.

Things I would like to receive: * vegetarian cookbooks * books about musical instrument building * English/other language dictionaries * Manga, especially those rated for 18+ readers * new/unused perfume samples * lip balms without petroleum or mineral oil (I'm allergic to these) * henna tattoo supplies * essential oils * vegetable soap with a natural ingredient like oatmeal, seaweed, herbs, essential oil, etc. * small pre-1960 old picture frames * beads and beading supplies * kites * packets of herb seeds * silk and cotton kimono cloth * Asian bamboo calligraphy paint brushes * metal beads and small silver charms * kokeshi dolls * dolls with wild curly hair * new rubber duckies and action figures - godzilla, robot, space, science fiction, super heros * CDs of local musicians in your area * music CDs from different countries * any small musical instruments you no longer play * damaged instruments in need of repair for my next restoration project * music instruction DVDs, CDs, books * DVDs: animation, anime and foreign films with English subtitles * Day-of-the-Dead skeletons * milagros * Used automobile license plates * Asian Barbie doll * Old wood croquet and bocce balls * Gift cards

Things I don't need: earings (I don't have anything pierced), candy or food of any kind (they melt,get weird in the tropical heat or the gecko living in my mailbox gets to it first), candles or wax (they melt in my mailbox), used body products, nail polish and makeup, cloth or paper items saturated with cigarette smoke, socks or any other clothes that are not brand new with tags or unused handmade, VHS tapes (I don't have a VCR player)

Trades and Tags I'm Waiting to Receive:

• 5/18/08 GiddyUpSoldier: 3 sets of stationary and a DVD/CD FLAKED
• 7/3/08 Kimh: $5 Walmart card for US Only Tag FLAKED

• 8/12/08 omeletdufromage: $10 Old Navy gift card for Higher Stakes Swap Tag FLAKED

• 9/20/08 Canariangal78: souvenir envelope from Spain for the souvenir tag

• 10/30/08 Aime: charm bracelet and crocheted scarf for "pick Two!"
• 10/31/08 marmot: 4 sample sized lush soaps for extra tag
• 11/13/08 EmTabby: something to view for Something...tag
• 11/15/08 redring: 1 bar of handmade soap for Crafty Swap Tag
• 11/24/08 nchrisco: handmade pincushion for "What is it" Tag
• 11/26/08 classychico: handmade rosary for Crafty Swap Tag