thegrantgirl

I am a 37 year old hippie chic. I love peace signs, vintage trolls, Christmas, peacocks, stickers, glitter, snail mail, taking pictures, sharpies, my iPad, unicorns, stickers, rainbows, hot air balloons, Lisa Frank, Prince, nail polish and vintage / retro stuff. Did I mention stickers? More on that later...

I'm very extra and believe there is never enough glitter and confetti. I carry a zipper pouch of confetti in my purse at all times. #alwaysbeprepared

I have a 9 year old mini-me (B) who loves to get mail. She loves stickers, crafty stuff, magnets, animals - especially cats, 90s fashion, and she collects key chains and Shopkins. She's also a girl scout. I am the leader of a Brownie troop of 12 amazing girls! We are 3 years in and love it!

I mainly host and join sticker swaps. I LOVE stickers and I always share with B!

I have several smashbooks. I keep little things I like, quotes, bits of artwork B draws for me, small magazine clippings, photos, prayers, etc.

-Vintage stickers

-Full sheets / mods

-Prism and holographic stickers

-Laser stickers

-Puffy stickers

-Foil stickers

-Glitter stickers

-Cool vinyl/weatherproof decal stickers (for my kayak!)

-Vending machine stickers (old/vintage)

-Hot air balloon stickers, gumball machine stickers, and rainbow stickers make my heart beat faster! Especially vintage.

-OK, really any stickers (no reward*, word, flakes, or holidays other than Christmas and Halloween, please)

*I like smiley face and star stickers though!

I don't care for kid/cartoon character stickers either (like dinosaurs, Dora the Explorer, etc.) ~ with the exception of Carebears, Trolls, etc. (anything that's a throwback to the 80s/90s!)

I am always open to private (vintage or new) sticker swaps.

My nickname is CK (really creative, I know)

I just cannot pick a favorite color. Is rainbow a color? What about glitter? Holographic?

Most of my closet is fashion jewelry, not clothes.

I do not like my bare feet touching the floor.

I have 3 tattoos, including a peace sign and an amazing unicorn! (It's on my instagram page @thegrantgirl

I sell and collect [hoard] vintage stickers.

I am a bit of a germ-a-phobe, and a little OCD.

I hate putt-putt (mini golf).

I love the HBO show, GIRLS.

I am not easily offended.

I am a full-throttle Scorpio

I am a Girl Scout leader.

I love Johnny Depp and all of his sexy weirdness.

Bible Art Journaling

Smashbooking/junk journaling

Dream Catchers

Bow-Making (hair, floral and package/gift)

Random watercoloring and acrylic painting

Anything involving glitter

I also make fun planner charms, etc.

I mentioned some of these above...but I love seeing a list on people's profiles, it makes swapping easier!

-Stickers

-Crystal clusters

-Peace signs

-Nail Polish (indies like Color Club, FUN, etc.)

-Glitter

-Pioneer Woman stuff (at 'the Walmarts' LOL)

-Unicorns

-Rainbow anything

-Treasure Trolls (originals, from the 90s) NOT the new movie ones, ugh.

-Dream Catchers

-Hot air balloons (they remind me of my mom who went to Heaven 1/29/18)

-Lisa Frank (vintage/retro is even better)

-Tye-Die

-Pom Poms

-Sharpies

-Gumball Machines (obsessed!)

-Carebears (all, especially Cheer Bear)

-80s stuff

-Confetti

-Chandeliers

-Mushrooms

-Moons (especially crescent shaped)

-Vintage frogs that hold sponges in their mouths

-Straws (non-bendy ones, the bendy ones and paper ones should be banned) I do my part to recycle, but I will not give up my straws.

-Sunflowers

-Winking Kitty Cat stickers

-Alice in Wonderland

"Do you suppose she's a wildflower?"

"Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."

"I'm not strange, weird, off, nor crazy, my reality is just different from yours."

-Vintage hobnail milk glass

-North Carolina shaped things (stickers/decals, charms, etc.)

-Full House TV show

-Used stamps

-Space/Galaxy themed stuff

-Acrylic craft paints

-The Goldbergs TV show

-Post-It Note Cubes (or regular non-sticky memo cubes) in bright colors!

-Travelers Notebooks, all sizes

-Any fun toys or neat items from the 80s/90s

-Gumball machines

Sending happy SNAIL MAIL!

Kayaking (I have a purple kayak named Purple Rain!)

Taking pictures

Playing cards

Play-doh with my 9 year old mini-me

Roaming around an antique store

Swapping #happymail

Riding and driving - road trips!

Making things (like crafty stuff)

Organizing all the things

Chopping vegetables

Flipping through an office supply catalog

I am not generally that picky, but I do like to see dislikes on some profiles. I do not have many, but here's my list of non-preferred stuff:

-Disney, cartoon, superhero stuff, princess stuff

-Overly childish unicorns

-Beauty samples

-Sticker Flakes, foam stickers, alphabet stickers, reward stickers (I like solid colored smileys & stars though!)

-Cut out stickers or cut sticker sheets. (unless swap says they are ok)

-Perfume, candles, other scented stuff

-Paper ephemera, scraps, and trinkets in themes not listed above

I would not "rate down" for any of this stuff. I just don't prefer it.

Both ends of the spectrum and everything in between!

A few favs: Prince, Daft Punk, Aerosmith, When in Rome, Warren G, Missy Elliott, Clay Walker, Sam Smith, Lady Gaga, T-Pain, Nirvana, Michael Jackson, Blondie, Taking Heads, Alan Jackson, Sia, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Color Me Badd, Ram Jam, Kenney Chesney, TLC, OutKast, Poison, Nelly, Ludacris...oh and Lil Wayne, Vanilla Ice, and Human League, and Travis Porter, and Muse, and Foster the People, and j Cole, and Kid Rock, and Motley Crue, and Blake Shelton, and Alice Cooper, Ramones, The Police, and and and...

See what I mean?!

The Twilight Series (#teamedward), Water for Elephants, Johnathan Livingston Seagull, anything by Danielle Steele (Granny Dan, Legacy, Jewels, Sisters, etc.), The Mitford Series by Jan Karon

I love magazines too. I subscribe to Martha Stewart Living, House Beautiful, Country Living, National Geographic, Our State, Woman's Day, Natural Health, Bust, etc.

I tried the whole reading-magazines-on-my-ipad-and-nook-color and it is just not the same, because I like to tear out/clip things I like and keep them in a notebook!

I don't watch a whole lot of TV, but I do really like: The Goldbergs, Full House/Fuller House, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, OITNB, Girls, The Ranch, Freeks & Geeks, Black Mirror, Atypical, and other random stuff on Netflix/Amazon Prime/Hulu.