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9 January 2014:

I am so sorry for my absence this last year (and all swaps that were not received). I will be contacting each person to make sure I have their correct current address and marking all swaps with 1's as unsent until they are sent or resent.

If you are interested in why I was gone, please continue reading:

All 3 of us were hit with several illnesses over the last year. On top of that, I lost my grandmother in July (she was my last living grandparent and the one who taught me to crochet when I was 10.) After so long, we finally found out why none of us could get back to good health - the house we were renting (it was full of mold due to a leaking roof and holes forming in the walls).

We will be completely moved out by Monday January 13, 2014 and then I will begin making up all the swaps that are missing!

Basic Themes I collect:

Fae (Dark and Light faeries--not Disney type fairies), Vampires, Angels (Dark and Light), all animals (especially wolves and black panthers), fantasy art, rainbows, and celestial. Favorite Colors: red, black, blue, green and rainbow.

I enjoy different teas (except French Vanilla, plain Rooibos, and Yerba Mate) and am always willing to try new one. Also, hot chocolates whether plain or flavored (either regular for the kids or sugarfree for hubby and I.

I am highly allergic to:

• yellow gold (jewelry cannot be real gold or gold-plated unless it is white gold) -paints are ok as long as it is not on something I will be wearing!
• shellfish
• mushrooms
• most perfumes (especially Avon)
• cigarette smoke.

My husband is highly allergic to:

• cigarette smoke
• lavendar (even a mild scent of lavendar causes him to go into respiratory attack!)

flowery scents

perfumes

pink

lavendar (the color and the scent)

I am not extremely picky unless there is an allergy in the household!

Books: Harry Potter, Twilight, most Vampire or Werewolf books, Sleeping Beauty (by Anne Rampling)

Movies: Harry Potter, Twilight, anything with Jim Carrey.

Television: The Biggest Loser, Switched at Birth, The Voice, Supernatural, Warehouse 13, Vampire Diaries, Being Human

Crocheting (just started doing amigurami and having fun) , Knitting (still new--can do bookmarks and washclothes), papercrafts, learning new crafts. Making Notecards!

Starting to learn how to make different candies and cake decorating.

Have started participating in journal swaps and I enjoy doing both complete journals, shared journals, and tip-in pages.

Starting to really like doing ATCs and matchboxes even though I am new at them both-if you receive either from me, please feel free to PM me with suggestions for improvement :)

I also like making lunch bag books!

Rue, 15-yr old (6-15-98)

• Astronaut Food
• Scientific projects (i.e. digging for stones or dinosaur bones, star charts, etc)

Yu-Gi-Oh, Marvel Comics, skulls & crosses (especially combined), vehicles of all sorts (muscle cars, tuners, old cars, and monster trucks especially), weightlifting, sports (especially track, football, and basketball), extreme sports, dragons, items with flames, Pokemon, Magic the Gathering, Zero Bar, loves all kinds of candy and gummies, especially the sour kind and trying candy and foods from different countries. He is starting to ge

George (hubby) (9-28-71)

vampires, werewolves, Dark Art, Drawing, Painting, Photography, Computer Graphics, Stamp Collecting, Marvel Comics, Darkhorse Comics, Sugar-Free Candy (especially any dark chocolate or black licorice--try to make sure it does NOT include Aspartme and/or Equal), flavored coffees

TJ (21-yr old son) (4-20-92)

anything camoflauge, hunting, big trucks, dark roast coffee, Reese Cups

NO CLOWNS (He is terrified of them--he is also terrified of spiders--but everyone else in the family loves them!)

Gracie (6-1-2006) ( Female Boxer/Bulldog Mix)

Treats of any kind, sturdy toys, XL collars, 2x doggie clothes

Gootch (12-1-2009) (Dobie/Shephard Mix)

Treats of any kind, sturdy toys, L collars--likes any, but prefers the studded ones, 2x doggie clothes

*They both love stuffies and dolls.

Anything you think will make me smile

• Random destash supplies (I can always find a use for something) (especially since I lost a lot in the move from the old house.)
• tissue paper (plain or designed)
• stickers (Especially from the scrapbooking area though as I use these for embellishments in several projects){Just no reward or toddler type}
• scrapbook papers (any, but especially double-sided: used in different projects)
• buttons (any number as they are used in several different projects in different ways)
• cardmaking supplies (any)
• ribbon (any)
• decotape
• anything with unicorns
• anything with angels
• anything Native American
• recipe cards without recipes
• recipe cards with diabetic friendly/low sodium recipes
• tea--loose or bagged. Love to try new teas and love different flavors, just please try to avoid french vanilla, yerba mate, and plain rooibos.
• candles (no lavendar scents and no clean scents, such as linen, febreeze, etc.)
• Sugar-free candy that does NOT contain Aspartame or Equal
• cake/cupcake decorating supplies (new or gently used)
• candy making supplies and recipes

If you have read this far, I assume you would like to know a bit about me ;)

I am a wife and mother. I have been crocheting since I was 10 and have learned how to knit. I love learning new crafts! I am starting to make amigurumi animals (and have completed one doll--Edward from Twilight for a swap!)

I enjoy photography with my husband. He takes mainly portraits and I take mainly pet photos. We hope to open our own photography and graphic business in the next couple of years!

FaveCrafts Valentine's Card Swap by @krystalskitsch

@40NFabulous tagged on 2/8/2012 for a "goodie" package for "Through the Alphabet" Tag Game in the Swappin A&E for All Ages Group (has not been online since 2/10/2012)

Fun with May Birthdays by @daffodilgirl

Collaborative List Journal # 1 by @erikawithak -angeled by @BlackSheepSolo by rerouting!