wolviechick121

First, I would like to say, if you have not received a swap from me, please let me know! I am very diligent on sending my swaps! If you have not received one, I will do everything I can to remedy whatever may have happened!

I like to try to reuse packaging as much as I can, so you may receive a package that looks like it's made a few trips.

Hello! My name is Laura. I am from Colorado, USA. I have a bachelor's degree in computer arts with a foundation in traditional art. I am currently an art teacher for a K-12 charter school.

I love mermaids. In my spare time, I like to play video games, love all things arts & crafts, and am currently attempting to learn crochet. I think I'm getting the hang of it, but I may switch to knitting because I think the stitches are more what I'm looking for with some of the project ideas I have.

I am a SCUBA diver. My boyfriend and I got our certifications together the beginning of 2016. Our last dive was in Hawaii off the coast of the Big Island for a night dive with manta rays. If you ever have a chance to do that, I highly recommend it! It's also great for snorkelers from what I hear, but I was down at the bottom of the ocean from the SCUBA side when we did it. =) My boyfriend and I have been together since March 2011.

I just got my new fabric mermaid tail (Apr. 2017) and I'm SOOO excited! When I lose more weight, my reward to myself is going to be a full silicone tail! I can't wait!! For now, this will work while I practice mermaiding! Teehee!!!

I love the work of Chris Sanders, who just happens to have also worked on several of my favorite movies and was the designer for 2 of my favorite characters (see below). I just love his style. The fact that he also illustrates mermaids doesn't hurt, either. I also absolutely adore art nouveau, mermaid-related or not! Beautiful and flowy!

I have 2 cats. Both are bengals, which are hypoallergenic, so if you're allergic to cats, you should be ok! I don't tend to let them in my craft room much anyways. One is a traditional tan/gold coloring with green eyes. The other is silver. They are named after characters in Firefly (Kaylee & Hoban (a.k.a. Wash)). After they developed their personalities, I should have named them Saffron & Jayne... haha.

If you would ever like a private swap, just shoot me a message!

Seriously... go check out their shops and just TRY to not blow all of your money!

• Brittney Lee - britsketch.etsy.com
• Lorelay Bové - lorelaybove.com & lorelaybove.etsy.com
• Liana Hee - lianahee.etsy.com

How to Train Your Dragon, Lilo & Stitch, Iron Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool, anything by Wes Anderson, Song of the Sea, Lord of the Rings, Tropic Thunder, Star Trek (old and new), Fifth Element, Back to the Future, The Little Mermaid, Mulan, Aladdin, Lion King, I could keep going with the Disney movies, but you get the idea. I do NOT like Frozen. I'm sorry...

I'm sure there's some I'm forgetting.

Futurama, Simpsons, Bob's Burgers, Archer, Mythbusters, Pokemon (first and second ones when there were still only like... 150-something pokemon), Dead Like Me, Pushing Daisies, Firefly, 3rd Rock From the Sun, Robot Chicken, Scrubs, Star Trek (mostly TNG and Voyager), Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog (not really television... but not really movie either), Adventure Time, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Once Upon a Time, Drunk History, Last Man on Earth...

I'll add more as I think of them. =P

Gloomy Bear, Wolverine, Iron Man, Deadpool, Gamora (Guardians of the Galaxy), Lumpy Space Princess, BMO, Marceline the Vampire Queen, Poison Ivy, Catwoman (NOT the Halle Berry version...), Stitch, Toothless, Nyanko Market, Pokemon (especially water-type, and of course Pikachu), companion cube (from Portal)... I know I'm forgetting some, but I'll add as I think of them. There's just so much cute out there!!

My favorite color is bluegreen.

When bluegreen isn't available, I like blues and greens (go figure, right? haha). I prefer blue if I DO have to pick.

I also like the color combinations of a dark brown with light colors like bright green or light blue or pink. I like reds with blacks, too.

Typically water-based creatures, but I also love hummingbirds, butterflies, cats (ones I can pet or hilarious memes), goats, and foxes. Really... I love all animals, but those are the top of the list. ;)

Oh yeah!! And narwhals!!! (Yes, they're "water-based", but they deserve their own mention. Teehee!)

Trove, Minecraft, Portal, Lego games (any), Pokemon, Skyrim, Dr. Mario, old school Mario games, Fallout, Katamari Damacy, Tomb Raider, Assassin's Creed, Zelda

• handmade things from the heart
• inchies/ATCs/APCs (especially mermaid/nautical-themed)
• Decorated envelopes (I just think it's fun to open the mailbox to see something colorful waiting for me)
• charms
• polymer clay teeny tiny things
• anything lego
• handmade papers
• Japanese stuff (candy, cherry blossom art, origami, cute stuff, chibi, kawaii, etc)
• ocean-related stuff
• mermaids
• art nouveau
• anything in a "mini" version (mini stuff ROCKS)
• Adventure Time ANYTHING
• anything Skelanimal & Tokidoki
• anything 20s-50s style
• anything steampunk (gears, small chains, etc)
• vintage
• glow-in the dark anything
• shells
• washi tape
• beads
• reuseable bags
• socks
• crafting wire
• knitting/crochet stuff
• amigurumi books & supplies
• gift cards (especially Amazon, Michaels, Hobby Lobby, Dollar Tree, JoAnn & Hot Topic)
• quality origami paper
• Voodoo dolls (the little cute keychain ones)
• Ugly Dolls & Ugly Doll stuff
• unique stamps (mailing (used or unused) and rubber)
• socks (I love wearing socks!!)
• Things that you think would help out an art classroom for K-12 (books, things to make textures, supplies, etc)

• spiders
• Frozen (probably the only Disney I don't really care for)
• traditional "Disney-style" stuff (I do tend to collect Disney stuff that has more of an artistic-flair to it rather than just the usual drawings. I tend to like "Disney-style" only in the movies themselves)
• black licorice
• banana or grape-flavored stuff (I dunno... they just can't seem to get it right)
• gold (I prefer silver, tarnished, or brassy-colored things)
• earrings (there are a lot of beautiful ones that I love, but I don't have pierced ears - on the other hand, if the dangly part on them is reuseable or too dang pretty to resist, I wouldn't mind them)

If there's ever a time that you might need a little more time on a swap, just let me know. I'm a very understanding person. Communication is always welcome! If there's no communication, though, I'll end up rating for what I DO know.