lovetherain

Hi everyone, I'm in my late 30s, a homemaker, and mom to three girls. These days I don't craft as much as I used to. Though I do love to make magical/nature based crafty items in the Fall and Winter. Sometimes I do ATCs, deco books, visual journals, altered matchboxes, and stamp carving. In the past, I used to sew, knit, and crochet. I'm currently learning how to sew clothing, especially vintage styles.

I love vintage! I have an Etsy shop where I sell vintage clothing (specifically sleepwear/lingerie), and some accessories/decor. Currently I'm iso any vintage sewing notions like buttons, zippers, hooks and eyes, elastic, etc. Also vintage ribbon and lace (any colors). I use these to package my Etsy orders, but also I just love collecting all sorts of fun, cute, and pretty trims ^^

I've recently started making charm bracelets. I use vintage and antique charms, beads, and buttons. If you have any to spare, I'd love any embellishments and findings, esp jump rings (any size, especially bigger ones), chains, and clasps.

• Magical creatures: Faeries, gnomes, goblins, elves, etc.
• Watery beauties: Mermaids, selkies, nymphs...
• Fairy Tales esp. Red Riding Hood, Rumpelstiltskin, and Snow White & Rose Red
• Classic storybooks esp. Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and Robin Hood
• Nature: mushrooms, moss, ferns, dark forests, birch trees (my fav. tree), toadstools, clover, dragonflies, and moths
• Dark and creepy. I love Krampus, unusual oddities, spider webs, Japanese obake, and Romantic Gothic style
• Classic American horror films (Dracula, Frankenstein,the Bride of Frankenstein, Creature from the Black Lagoon, etc.)
• Ballet and Ballerinas
• Moon phases
• 1950s atomic stars
• Anything cute and kitschy (ex. 1950s, mid century)
• Vintage fashion esp 1910s to 1950s
• Vintage plastics! (lucite, bakelite, and celluloid. Anything small or as-is/needs TLC is totally fine with me!)
• Pin Up girls
• Vintage and antique items
• Holiday decorations
• I collect Christmas ornaments
• Anything tiny and miniature
• Winter accessories (warm socks, gloves, scarves, beanies, etc. I use them!)
• Anything used in Green and Cottage witchery
• Candles
• Bath items
• Stickers and washi tape
• Glitter
• Embroidery floss - all colors
• Wool for needle felting - all colors
• Gel pens - all colors
• Any colored inks or watercolor paint
• Kawaii - both Japanese (esp anything with ghost/monsters, cute animals, and food with faces) and Korean kawaii (Lovely White and Princess Beauty)
• My favorite art styles: Pre-Raphaelite, and Pop Surrealism
• My favorite season is winter.
• My favorite colors are light blues and mint/pale greens
• I love cats, foxes, and deer (after those, would be lambs and rabbits)
• Tea
• Chocolate
• Anything inspired by my Etsy Favorites (Please only use this link, as the 'Favorites' in my Etsy shop is strictly for business)

• cigarette smoke
• dark and drab colors
• key chains
• pin back buttons/badges
• wooden pencils
• recipe cards
• chipboard or scrapbooking brads
• temporary tattoos
• Disney, cartoon characters, famous movies, celebrities
• images of cute butterflies, hearts, and teddy bears
• patriotic items
• notebooks/journals
• monkeys
• piggies
• pls no modern jewelry other than earrings
• food: anything mint, white chocolate, and gum
• pentacles, triquetra, triple moon, and sigils (nothing wrong with them, but I wouldn't appreciate/use them as much as others)

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