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Hello and thanks for stopping! Below you will find a link to my blog. I just love the internet and the connections we can make with one another.
Check out my photos because I have some truly beautiful people in there. Additionally, I have a lot of craft and swap photos.

Just in case you are wondering, here are my swapping likes and don't likes.

LIKES:
*Scrapbook items, like 3-D embellishments, paper, brads, punches, flowers
*Altered art items like journals and notebooks
*Oh and I love tags
*Vintage items of any kind like hats or hankies
*fabric (any kind works for me, although I use primarily 100% cotton for quilting, craft sewing and sewing for Norah)
*Beads
*Greeting cards, especially handmade, all-occasion or about friendship
*unique buttons
*ribbon
*I love to bathe, wash and spritz on lavender scents. I really like the clean smells like Bath & Body Works "Cotton Blossom".
*trims of all sorts
*Fabric yo-yos
*chocolate of all kinds, love Dove dark and peanut M&M's
*Curly Wurly candy bar made by Cadbury
*Treacle Toffee
*tea or coffee
*Stationery, prefer ruled
*I adore lilacs!
*Fun yarn - not the fur stuff
*100% wool or other feltable yarns
*Soy or beeswax candles.
*Fabric or paper flowers
*Vintage style jewelry, especially brooches
*Needle felting tool and wool roving
*Punch needle tool
*I wear bracelets and a watch everyday, love 'em.
*I'd love something hand embroidered
*Purses, totes and small coin pouch bags are WONDERFUL!
Oversized and footed coffee mugs are my favorite
*I'd love a handmade apron, possibly bib style for an XXL waist.


My favorite colors: Deep, dark purples, jewel tones like deep emerald, plum, burgundy, magenta. Also like black & white

Magazines: Craft magazines from all over would be great, would love Aussie's Handmade or the quilt magazine!
I love Stampington and those Quick and Easy type of crafting magazines.
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DISLIKES:
I am not into the cutesy stuff or the Kawaii, I know I'm sorry...
I don't use regular/common acrylic yarn.
Nothing Pagan, halloween or New Age, please
I am not as much into fruit scents as I am herbals, florals and fresh smells.

FOR FABRIC SWAPS
What Chy Likes:
I didn't realize I even had fabric preferences until I started reading other's posts and began to think, "Oh yeah, I love that." Or, " No, I guess I wouldn't use that either! " :-)
I use quality cotton fabric for quilting the most, so it can't be the thinner see through type of cotton.
Additionally, I do use corduroy and heavier fabrics in bags or sewing bottoms for my babe.
I could use some upholstery fabric if it is in turquoise, earth tones or deep red, very little pattern or in modern bold prints.
I sew a lot of purses and bags and throw pillows.
I love to quilt, but make simple things.
I LOVE big shank buttons and unique buttons.


LOVE:
vintage style fabric.
cutesy Japanese style prints (like those at www.superbuzzy.com)
Amy Butler
Denyse Schmid
Free Spirit
Michael Miller, especially his dots and retro stuff
Heather Bailey designs
Cath Kidston style fabric
Kaffe Fassett
Quote from drewzel, "I'm not a fabric snob, but just listed those names, so that partners would know any fabric in that sort of "style" I will love!!"
Polka dots
Flannel plaids, pastels
Wool felt
paisleys are cool
I haven't met a batik I didn't like
Marbles or other tone-on tones are fun to work with

I don't care for:
Disney, Winnie the Pooh or other characters like Spongebob
Polyester
Knit type of fabric
southwest themes
animal
Halloween
Lycra
Fleece

I really do such a variety of sewing that I can find a use for most anything, if not for sewing maybe on a card or in a scrapbook, right!