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user7088

user7088
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Last Online: February 2, 2022
Birthday: October 20, 1972
Country: United States
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About Me

I am a crafty mother of 3 in Los Angeles. I love chocolate, books, yarn, fabric, things that glitter, faries and craft fairs. I grew up in the NW and am still surprised to be living in LA. My kids are in a waldorf school, where they learn to knit and needle felt and sew their own gnomes. I like to think I am a hipster dork but may be a little too old for the hipster part. I did just get my first tattoo (a rather large pair of scissors on my back) and my hair is often purple. I LOVE OWLS.

Favorite Music

The garden state sound track, radiohead, the submarines, Craft, Jose Gonzolas, both soundtracks from the twilight series and iron and wine. I go through phases of listening to music a lot, and find that a really pumping song (15 step) can make a long drive fly by. When I am tired of my play lists I listen to the local public radio music show-KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic. I am an NPR junkie.

Favorite Movies

Pretty in Pink, say anything, breakfast club (Obviously I'm stuck in high school). I like action films, sci fi and fantasy-love Blade Runner despite the eye thing, and Willow. Avatar was fine but not best picture material in my head. Hate sports films. And horror-not my things. Love suspense though and a good spy film. Jason Bourne is my hero, but only in the first one.

Favorite Television

On demand movies. Game of thrones, walking dead and the occasional guilty afternoon episode of Bones.

Favorite Crafts

I have been crafting since I can remember, my childhood xmas presents were always the craft kits from the jcpenny's catalog (think battery operated potters wheel). I love bookbinding, sewing, knitting, and crochet, but I will try anything, and probably have. I don't really like polymer clay, though I keep trying it to see if I will change my mind. I love anything to do with paper-folding, cutting, gluing, writing on. The matchbook thing is what drew me on to swap-bot, and I've already made a bunch. I was a regular attendee of Artfest in Seattle every year, where I got my creative juices flowing and actually tried to finish something! Now trying to find a was to create space in my life to do it on my own.

Favorite Books

I love sci fi books,but some of my favorite books are still ones I read as a teenager. I love the hobbit and reread it on a regular basis-now to my son as a well. I loved Cynthia Voigt stories, the Jackaroo especially, and Dicey's song. Strong girl characters I guess. The Mists of Avalon was a big one for me in college, and I still think about The Blue Castle by LM Montgomery. I have hundreds of books though, and am trying to figure out where to put them all in my house-most of my shelves have yarn on them!

Things I covet

I love paper, yarn, fabric-especially when it's a fat quarter, owls, birds, butterflies, modern architecture, modern quilting, modern knitting, flowers, french manicures with the tips done in silver, red wine, cocktails, purple hair dye, nice soap, minty gum, weird candy from far off lands, going to far off lands, little toys that come in chocolate eggs and japanese gum boxes, wooden toys, train rides, toy cameras, sparkly jewelry, sushi, smooth rocks found on the beach, sticks found on long walks, playmobil, the smell of dirt after it rains, leaves that have fallen off the trees in the fall, wonder woman, Robert downy Jr. and every movie he's ever been in, gold eye shadow, Glimmer mists, martha stewart glitter, sharp scissors, polaroids, little tins and little boxes, twislers, ball point pens in an array of colors, Lily Tomlin and Jalapeno poppers and pear cider, and port townsend. Oh, and car ferries. And rainbows.

Ratings

Rockdiva24 rated for Tour of Your Town - edited on May 26, 2010
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Comment: What a great job you did putting this book together!! I'm a native Californian myself (Bay Area) so I was thrilled to get something from there! The pics and descriptions were great!! Thanks so much for all the effort!!!
DarbyFlats rated for Mini Journal of Randomness #1 on Apr 8, 2010
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Comment: What a wonderful little read! :) Actually, my favorite part was the to do list, and the photos! Thanks so much for a great little journal!
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Comment: wow! thanks so much...never tried anything like this b4&can't wait to try it!!!! what an awesome surprise:)
Response: Glad you liked it!
thecakewhisperer rated for Preserved Food Recipe Swap on Mar 25, 2010
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Comment: Thank you for the lovely recipes!
maypanic rated for Preserved Food Recipe Swap on Mar 25, 2010
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Comment: Thanks for the fun and yummy recipes!
bluejardiniere rated for Preserved Food Recipe Swap on Mar 9, 2010
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Comment: I loved the designed recipe cards and beautiful notecard. Can't wait to try the ketchup. Thanks!
Kimbeewa rated for Mark My Words Matchbox on Feb 26, 2010
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Comment: What a great matchbox! Very nice job, I love it....and thank you for the glue stick and one of my favorite candies...although I only got one because my kids zeroed in on them before I got them out of the box! Great swap ♥
Response: I'm glad you liked it, I had a lot of fun making it.

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Comments

DarbyFlats on Mar 10, 2010:

Hi! I can't wait to receive my journal! :) I'm having so much fun with this swap....

LadyStephanie on Feb 10, 2010:

Welcome to the Mark My Words Matchbox swap! I hope you enjoy it.
~Stephanie

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