SeeEmZee

Hello all! Here's some fast facts about me because I can barely slow down enough to think in anything besides list form:

-I am currently an art student studying Fiber Arts

-I grew up on a farm in rural Illinois

-I love international trades

-My grandmothers collectively trained me in the domestic arts

-I have a younger sister

-Not too fond of cats

-My boyfriend is a sailor and thus I love nautical themed goodies

-I've been to Italy, Spain, and France with my High School art club

-I speak enough Spanish to have a decent conversation

-I love to write

-I love to read

-I love traveling and learning about other countries' histories

-I am a Christian

-Lime green is my fav color but there really isn't a color I dislike

-I love comics (my currents favs are Hyperbole and a Half(.blogspot.com) and Spera-Comic(.com))

-I love kawaii culture

-I have no allergies

Bands I like in general:

-Cloud Cult

-Coldplay

-Regina Spektor

-Imogen Heap

-Kelsey Wild

-Company of Thieves

-Vampire Weekend

-David Crowder Band

-Flogging Molly

-The Beatles (of course)

-Two Steps from Hell

-Within Temptation

-The Cranberries

Specific works I love by aforementioned artists:

-Cloud Cult: When Water Comes to Life

-Coldplay: Swallowed by the Sea

-Regina Spektor: Hotel Song; On The Radio; Sampson

-Imogen Heap: Hide and Seek

-Kelsey Wild: Drunken Sailor

-Company of Thieves: Ordinary Riches album

-Vampire Weekend: Horchata; Walcott; California English

-David Crowder Band: O Happiness; How He Loves

-Flogging Molly: If I Ever Leave this World Alive; What's Left of the Flag

-The Beatles (of course): All of it. Just, yes.

-Two Steps from Hell: Illumina album

-Within Temptation: Our Solemn Hour

-The Cranberries: Linger

Everything is Illuminated

Braveheart

Gladiator

Forrest Gump

Moulin Rouge

Disney Movies (for the win!!!)

Anastasia

Anything Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Oh, you asked for it!

Literature:

-Midsummer Night's Dream

-Taming of the Shrew

-Comedy of Errors

-The Great Gatsby

-Jane Eyre

-The Scarlet Letter

-Cyrano de Bergerac

-To Kill a Mockingbird

Anything by CS Lewis, Lewis Carrol, PL Travelers, or "Carolyn Keene" (:

Other:

-Vintage craft books/magazines

-CRAFTzine (I just need the "Felt Food" issue to complete my collection)

-Japanese craft books of any kind

I can:

Sew, crochet, embroider, collage, write patterns (sewing and crocheting), do basic bookbinding, screenprint, macrame, make friendship bracelets (I was a pro-summer camp counselor), paint, and draw.

I want to learn:

Batik, needle felting, spinning, tatting, and wool-dying

I cannot: Knit*

I would love things made with ANY skill, even the things I can do myself. :-)

*secretly I can, but I'm really terrible and have no desire to try and better myself at it.

-Postcards (vintage, handmade, from your area, funny, etc etc) or Maps (vintage ones especially, my Sailor collects them)

-Traditional recipes from your family/city/country

-Bags, purses, totes, pouches (I LOVE THEM)

-Books/magazines in your language

-Paper, yarn, and fabric (ESP yarn from your region and fun cotton print fabric)

-Handknitted/crocheted socks, mittens, gloves

-Buttons (any kind, I love them all)

-Crochet hooks, spindles, needlefelting supplies

-Funky decks of cards (i.e. Loteria cards)

-Vintage sewing patterns/craft books

-Vintage aprons, handkerchiefs, scarves, gloves, hats

-Tea, coffee, or candy from your country

-Letters

Please DON'T send:

-Earrings (mine aren't pierced :P)

-"Primitive"-style crafting ()

-Anything that smells like cigarette smoke or has been around lots of smokers