stacirose

Announcement!
Just an FYI - I have arthritis AND fibromyalgia! Yeah! (not really!) I'm in my mid 30's and it probably started in my 20's, but, this would account for the fatigue, pain in the joints in my hands and arms as well as other symptoms. In fact, my doctor just told me I was "...the poster child for chronic pain." :P Do not worry about packages being sent on time, but I have been slow to catch up with my messages on Swap-bot sometimes. If you are a partner or host and I do not reply to you in a timely manner, please try to send me an email! Many thanks!

And, thanks to everyone that has reached out to me with kind words and shared experiences. I feel isolated in what I'm going through sometimes and I really appreciate the connections!

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(Artist's Statement)

Staci was born in Portland, Oregon on February 4th in the middle of a blizzard and has been a force of nature ever since. Involved in the arts since she was five years old. She has lived in San Francisco for the last 10 years expanding on her creativity.

A self-taught artist and musician, she believes that every specially crafted piece she creates is intended for special individuals. She hopes you enjoy her work as much as she enjoyed creating it!

Staci Rose Designs - all pieces are original, hand-made, and one of a kind: Original Oil Paintings, Handmade Jewelry, Decorated Picture Frames, Judaica, and more great gift ideas! Custom orders welcome!

I have had to add the following information due to a Swap-bot member unlawfully using my artwork for one of her projects:

©2009 Staci Rose. All rights reserved. Text and artwork created by this artist are property of Staci Rose. Content may not be reproduced in any way without written permission. Thank you!

I enjoy being a vegetarian! I love Judaica items, gemstone beads, milk chocolate (especially European), art (see below), most handmade items. I love embellishments for my own creating! But, if you create it, odds on favor say I will enjoy it!

I am a scarf whore (the warm kinds - especially felt or handmade!!!) and love fabric or woven bags that I can put around my chest vs. over the shoulder. (like messenger bags, and those woven ones from Guatemala or sewn fabric ones from El Salvador, etc.). I've also been wearing zipper hoodies and love 'em. (men's or women's XL is great - if men's, I can share with DH!)

I collect handmade ceramics and have a fabulous collection of random and unique dinner plates (nothing mass produced, unsigned or from Japan or China or "This is know to contain lead and may..." but rather those sweet pieces that have a mark scratched on the bottom sometimes with a date).

I also love found object art (those guys made out of springs and bolts that look like they're playing the drums!). 8-) But, functional art is a big plus! Gorgeous, handmade AND has a practical use is A+ in my book!

Also, I am growing out my hair (for Cancer, Alopecia, etc. and I will eventually shave it off and donate it to a charity.) It has been a long time since I grew it out 8-12" and while I have plenty of pony tail holders, I REALLY could use hair holders in general. I'm not girly, blingy, but tasteful is good. My hair is very thick and I have a lot of it, so those small, metal clips will be eaten alive! :) Also, my hair is red (so nothing pink, yellow, orange or in the red family). Thanks!

I also have a large family and I LOVE giving gifts! I have a younger sister (a big time elephant collector - as long as it's VERY unique!) and I adore her avid-reading, skull-loving, that loves the unique and different, jock daughter (16 & driving!!!) and her son (9) that loves the color orange, video games, transformers, star wars and can name every single matchbox type car he owns and is a Pokiman card collector. I consider myself the aunt of my cousin's two children, a very girly daughter who has decided she's a princess (4) and a brand new baby boy that is as easy-going as ever and loves cars and trucks (2). (Being an aunt means spoiling them rotten and I enjoy it immensely!)

My husband is my best friend. For our first Valentine's Day, he gave me a computer he created himself. (You know you're dating a geek when...) :D He is a computer consultant - specializes in Mac/Apple. He is also Irish/Mexican, looks like a 6'3" leprechaun and is a fabulous digital photographer. He loves handmade masks, lemurs (cuz he's crazy), and has a collection of SciFi movies and books (always on the lookout for vintage Conan series, but loves the 'guy' sci-fi stuff like Heinlein). His favorite colors are black and red (and purple but he won't admit it!). He likes horror movies (ugh!), stuff with skulls, and dark chocolate (NOT HERSHEY'S). He's a gourmet decaf coffee drinker with very particular tastes: loves light brews (no espresso or French Roasts), no flavors, and Jamaican Blue and Hawaiian coffees are his favorites - hates Starbucks (but goes for Peets, Seattle's Best, Harry & David, Ghirardelli, Tully's, etc. and the bigger the mug, the better!) He enjoys audio books (non self-help, loves sci-fi, horror, fiction), collects fine cigars, and we both share a love of quality Oaxacan wood carvings, hand-blown glass items, tiki, and watching movies (sci-fi, horror, action/adventure). He's also been into Dymo Labelwriter 400 lately and needs a new supply.

He can always use a kool t-shirt (XL or Tall L). The last t-shirts I bought him were: Silkscreen Dalek from Dr. Who, the Mayan Calander in Guatemala, Tiki shirt from an artist and swap-botter from Cafe Press, a 1969 shirt from Old Navy with a cool swooshy design.

He also likes the stuff from threadless.com. They have some great artists and we've purchased some from from there, too. He is a red head so no yellow, orange, red, mauve, pink or kelly green - or variations thereof. The designs can be lots of colors - just not the T's themselves. He'd look atrocious. :P

While I do like candles, I don't enjoy jar candles or floating candles. I also have enough tea lights to last a VERY long time!

I'm not into ATC's, matchboxes, dotees, inchies...not into sanrio, kawaii, disney.

And the following scents, IN ANYTHING, make me ill: vanilla, strawberry, coconut/palm, rum & peach. I don't particularly dig the scents sage or patchouli, but dig a nice musk, amber and sandalwood in candles or incense. My favorite scents are lilac, citrus (all kinds!), and sweet florals.

I do not like things made with Coconut oil or Palm oil (foods, soaps, lotions etc.). I love Shower Gels and Glycerin, Goatsmilk, or Cold Pressed soaps, but any other additives just do not agree with my sensitive skin (or my stomach, for that matter)! Also, I'm not a bath person...shower great, bath meh.

Also, please remember I'm a vegetarian, so bone, butterfly wings, leather...just isn't that great for me. ;)

I love books and sheet music and hate when they are torn apart - I'd much rather read it or sing it. I am also not a mosaic artist, so no broken pottery please. :)

I am sew inept. I repeat...I am NOT someone that can sew! I cannot sew, crochet, darn, quilt, knit to save my life. Any fabric, yarn, or thread I just don't have any use for.

Please do not send medications of any kind. While hand lotion is one thing, Bengay is another! I'm also not big into make-up as I have very sensitive skin. But, natural or organic pampering items can be a lot of fun - I love a good clay or mud mask, body spray or shower wash.

Although, I create just about everything, I don't wear a lot of earrings; and bracelets only every once in awhile (they can get in the way of moving my hands while creating something else!!!) I wear gold more than silver, but find the norm is silver over gold for my customers. :)

I'm a redhead and can't wear maroon/burgundys, oranges or yellows, pinks without looking odd. I tend to lean towards blues/greens/purples, don't particularly like pink, but do like all color mixes.

I do not enjoy religious objects other than Judaica. Please do not send them - I will find it extremely offensive. I appreciate your consideration on this. (I take an exception to Goddess Art. As a feminist, I believe all women are Goddesses but not necessarily deities. ;) )

I'd love a mixed CD! I enjoy exploring new music and am a singer in a Klezmer/Salsa band (which is a heck of a lot of fun!). I particularly enjoy female artists and in genres that range from Blues to Bluegrass, from Oldies to Punk. From Ella to Ani Difranco, Beastie Boys to Patty Giffin. I like rap, but prefer female artists and pieces that are not anti-woman. Although I will say, I am no fan of the following...people: Bjork, Sheryl Crow, RL Burnside, Spears or Fedderline, and I wouldn't want to listen to an entire album of Cake or REM (one or two songs is great - Nightswimming, sigh...)

PS...I'm a feminist. ;)

I am an extremely crafty/artistic person. Like most artists, I have MANY artistic interests.

I just began working with FIMO soft (thank goodness for the soft or my fingers would be gnarled!).

I use wood, plastic, resin (anything besides paper - like Jolees) embellishments to create frames, mirrors, signs, Judaica items.

I am an oil painter and the only time I use animal fur is in my brushes (Hogs hair, Sable, etc.) - unfortunately, they just make a better brush IMHO. Paint and brushes are always welcome!

I create (mostly) gemstone jewelry. I prefer natural stones to synthetic and use stainless steel earring hooks (I consider allergies and also do not use copper or brass and would appreciate the same consideration!) I am always on the lookout for mixes of glass beads - bigger, unusual, interesting is a plus.

I have just decided to try my hand at cardmaking and would appreciate any goodies that might help me. Interesting papers or cardstock would be great - and I love creative brads. (Thanks to AliciaAmy I will never need another pair of those crazy scissors! Thank you!) Please no scrap, magazine cut-outs or ripped papers! I certainly create my own! Thanks!

I also create recycled art. Please send those extra wine corks (not synthetic or champagne) and I'll put them to good use.

Please feel free to view my websites to see some of the pieces I create. Anything you'd like to send me to help me with my work would be GREATLY appreciated! :D

Writers I enjoy: Margaret Atwood, Piet Hein, Octavia Butler, Spider Robinson, Mark Strand, Alta, Diane Ackerman, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Kaye Gibbons, Amy Tam, Douglas Adams, Denise Levertov, ee cummings, T.S. Elliot, William Carlos Williams, Judith Viorst, David Sedaris, Harper Lee, L. M. Montgomery, Isabelle Allende (in English!), Kurt Vonnegut, Anita Diamant, Elie Weisel, Cynthia Heimel, Maya Angelou.

Also, Women's Modern Poetry, & Vegetarian Cookbooks with pictures are always welcome! I appreciate female writers as I can relate to the voice a little better. Judaica (Eva Etzioni-Halevy's books look like something I would enjoy - but I don't need anything on Jewish Ritual or WWII), some history (ex: How the Irish Saved Civilization is excellent!), and I am fascinated by witchcraft history (not spells - more impact on civilization, the only point in history when a religious group turned on its own people...),

Not into horror, crime, mystery, chick lit, romance. A great way to find similar books to the authors above is to check out a site like Amazon and see what books are similar. I've found it a great help, myself.

Love black licorice (without salt & soft), milk chocolate, marzipan (especially in chocolate!), jellybeans. I'm a sucker for those milk chocolate mint meltaways that come out during the holidays. Andes are always good as are Rochet. Real Belgian Chocolates will gain you a best friend! ;)

No gelatin - I'm a vegetarian! (That means gummies, marshmallows, some other candies, too.) Also, no gum, brittle or taffy, jujus, jawbreakers, hard candies, very chewy candies (crows, dots, sugar babies, etc.). I have severe TMJ. :P Please, no sugar-free. :)

I don't like white chocolate or hard caramel. I think Hershey's is bleh and no Twizzlers! My favorite candy bars are Topic Bar, Coffee Crisp and 3 Musketeers. I love Cadburys (Roses!!!) but only when it's not made by Hershey's company (it'll say on the label).

Every once in awhile I'll join a candy swap, and up til now, I've been flaked on EACH one. No kidding. :P But, if I brave another, here's some information for the swap: 1.Please don't flake on me and 2. Am really a chocolate grrl, but here's some candy likes: swedish fish (especially red), swedish berries, mike & ike berries, cherry & grapefruit tic tacs ( no kidding - another swapper sent some and they are oddly fabulous), jellybeans, REAL black licorice (no salt, no twizzlers), good & plenty (original), after dinner mints (w/o jelly inside), red cherry sour balls, Brach's caramel creams (sold in bulk at the grocery store).

I definitely prefer Milk Chocolate with goodies in it: nuts, soft caramel, cherries (without goop), marzipan...

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I'm a fair swapper. More than often I send more items and higher cost items than a swap will ask for just cuz it's more fun to see that my partner enjoys what they receive. That being said, I also appreciate a thoughtful and considerate partner as well. I rate fairly - if a package is late or does not follow the swap guidelines, I will rate accordingly.

I have a sarcastic sense of humor and enjoy intellectual comedy. (Monty Python vs. Naked Gun). I don't take life too seriously, but I will not take injustice lightly nor bullying and false accusations. Just because you are reading from a computer screen, does not mean there is no human behind it. :)

I have enjoyed meeting people here! However, I am aware of the psycho-drama that pops up and I try to stay away from it as much as possible. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Someone might have told you I bite, but you can't believe everything you read on the internet and odds on favor say I won't bite in an online message, anyway. ;)