stacirose

Announcement!
Just an update - I have arthritis AND fibromyalgia! Yeah! (not really!) But, this would account for the fatigue, pain in the joints in my hands and arms as well as other symptoms. Do not worry about packages being sent on time, but I have been slow to catch up with my messages on Swap-bot. 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! (At least, until they find the right medication!!!) Many thanks!

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:

©2008 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 (not ATC's), most handmade items. I'm not a purse girl, but love embellishments for my own creating! If you create it, odds on favor say I will enjoy it! I collect handmade ceramics and have a fabulous collection of random and unique dinner plates. I also love found object art.

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 unique!) and I adore her avid-reading, skull-loving, jock daughter (15) and her son (8) that loves the color orange, video games, transformers, star wars and can name every single matchbox car he owns. I consider myself the aunt of my cousin's two children, a very girly daughter who has decided she's a princess (3) and a brand new baby boy that is as easy-going as ever (1). (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. 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 labels lately and needs a new supply and can always use a kool t-shirt (XL).

While I do like candles, I don't enjoy jar candles or floating candles.

And the following scents, IN ANYTHING, make me ill: vanilla, strawberry, coconut/palm & peach. (Which is unfortunate because I like the real stuff of all three!) I don't particularly dig the scents sage or patchouli, but dig a nice musk and sandlewood 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 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 good, 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 cannot sew, crochet, darn, quilt, knit to save my life. (well, maybe I'd try if I had 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 mask or shower wash.

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. I 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.

I have just decided to try my hand at cardmaking and would appreciate any goodies that might help me. (Thanks to AliciaAmy I will never need another pair of those crazy scissors! Thank you!) I'd really like sets of alphabet stamps! Any stamps, stickers, or pretty papers, brads, embellishments, punches, ribbon and things I might not think of as a newbie to this craft would be great. (Please no scrap, magazine cut-outs or ripped papers! Thanks!)

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

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!), Women's Modern Poetry, & Vegetarian Cookbooks!

Love black licorice (without salt), milk chocolate, marzipan, jellybeans.

No gelatin - I'm a vegetarian! (That means gummies, marshmallows, some other candies, too.) Also, no gum, jawbreakers, hard candies or taffy as my TMJ can't handle it!

I don't like white chocolate or hard caramel. I think Hershey's is bleh and my favorite candy bars are Topic Bar, Coffee Crisp and 3 Musketeers. I love Cadburys but only when it's not made by Hershey's company (it'll say on the label).

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

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Raylyn for Candy ABC's Fun swap (This user has been partially suspended.)

Chanel for Thrift Store Treasures

justingrid for The Gift of Art

user5719 for TSTH ~ Winter Holiday Treasure Hunt

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Pax for ~~Bead Swap~~

Darleneh710 for December Birthday

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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. ;)