Bastet59

Hello fellow swappers!! I am an Artisan. I have made Art and Crafts basically my whole life. I come from an artistic family. I like all kinds of Art(drawing (graphite/colored pencil/ink/markers) /watercolor/oil painting/ceramics/sculpture/applied design-fiber arts(weaving, stitchery), and printmaking (mainly silk-screening)/jewelry. Crafts of all kinds,sewing,knitting,crochet,embroidery/cross-stitch,painting, jewelry/beading. I like creating my own designs and patterns. I like green-crafts,nature crafts.I do like miniatures, mainly collect cats( any kind/type...including toys). I also collect craft, art, and how-to books/magazines. I love Art dolls,ATC, collage and altered anything like books/clothes/accessories,etc.

Modern Family,Big-Bang Theory,NCIS,CSI Miami,CSI NY,CSI,Wipeout!,Monk,Masterpiece Theater...as in Miss Marple/Dickens/Jane Austen/Sherlock Holmes/Dr.Who/Mr.Bean/Inspector Lewis/ Midsomer Murders/Law-n-Order/ CI,A&E,DiscoveryChannel,Mythbusters,NOVA,Histories Mysteries,Food Network,HGTV,DYI,I Love Lucy,Animal Planet,Some Sci-Fi,Orig.Star Trek,Macgyver,Desperate Housewives,Classic Cartoons,sometimes Dancing w/the Stars and America's got Talent,The Muppet Show,The Dinosaurs,Jim Henson's work,Good Magic shows,Ellen,Dr.OZ,Rachel Ray, Martha Stewart/Americas Funniest Videos.

Nothing dark or extreme,not into gore.

Star Wars,Indiana Jones, Wizard of Oz,To Wong Foo:Thanks for Everything, Julie Nuemar,Julie/Julia,Classics,Christmas Story,The Element,Good Silly Comedies,Home Alone,Good Action/Martial Arts films like Transporter.Jackie Chan/Bruce Willis/Clint Eastwood/Harrison Ford films.Harry Potter Series,Disney like Toy Story,Little Mermaid, Beauty n the Beast,National Treasure,The Mummy,Lord of the Rings, Some suspense/mystery/ghost n horror flicks/westerns/sci-fi.Rocky Horror Picture Show.Big fan of Wallace and Gromit/Sean the Sheep/Nightmare before Christmas(Tim Burton)/

Just about any book or magazine having to do with Crafts/How-to/Art/Knitting-Crochet/Embroidery/jewelry/poly-clay/Sewing/making soft dolls/art dolls/fabric/altered arts,etc

Woman's World,Family Circle,Woman's Day,Better Homes & Garden's,Somerset Studios type of magazines.

Health-Diet such as books by Ann Gittleman/Jillian Michaels/Dr.Oz/ Prevention/Health & Fitness/Clean Eating magazines.

Crafts business and E-bay.

Romance novels:read mainly Lisa Kleypas/Kasey Michaels/Jo Beverley/Mary Blalogh/Debbie Macomber. Mysteries by Kasey Michaels/Maggie Sefton's knitting series.

Educational like the"Dummy","Idiot","Everything" series books. Eyewitness series,Recycling,household tips,cookbooks/Science,inventions/Make/Instructables,business.

Classics like Dickens, Jane Austen. Children's books; classic and modern.

Journals/Sketchpads/Diaries/Notebooks/Notepads/Calendars(new or old)/cards/pcs.

Interesting stamps of any kind.Cards from other countries like the Loteria & Spanish playing cards.

As long as it's good, I pretty much like a lot of different kinds of music except for blue-grass,acid rock,none of the screaming stuff.

I like true classic Rock-n-Roll/progressive country/classical/latin/jazz/pop/opera.The Beatles/Elvis/Michael Jackson/Usher/Faith Hill/Selena/Mariah Carey/Aerospace/Queen/Dolly Parton/Barry Manilow/Christina Aquilera/HarryConnickJr./Cher/Pink/Earth,Wind,&Fire,Chicago/Garth Brooks/

Also love to listen to broadway-musicals(just about anything Andrew Lloyd Weber has done, also Rogers an Hammerstein, and some movie scores...like HairSpray,Mama Mia.

All time favorite scores: Somewhere in Time/Edelweiss/Music of the Night/

I am the mother of two boys,,,1grown 1 growing like a weed. Baby boomer born w/one foot in the past one in the future.Young at heart. Love adventure and trying new things (within reason).

I love to go to Art & Craft fairs. Quilt shows. I like to go to re-sale shops, thrift stores, garage-sales, and on occasion either curb-side hunting or dumpster diving...(haven't done these last two in quite awhile...but when I did, I found expensive Mac-tools and two antique chairs to re-do). I love to go to hardware stores n junk-yards.. they have sooo many interesting items.Whether they are store-bought or home-made;I just LOVE Tools!! :)

I love learning about almost everything. I think sometimes I am a closet-geek.LOL. Like Science/Biology/Nature/Mother Earth type-stuff.

I like sports,esp.baseball but like to participate more than watch.

I like practically all kinds of animals but I love cats and collect all-type of cat items(jewelry/mugs/t-shirts/figs/towels/sweaters/toys/figures). I also collect the occasional teddy-bear(cute or realistic).

I like all kinds of "doo-dads" like bubbles, buttons, stamps, tags, etc. So surprise me! :)

I have a bunch of real cats/dogs.

I am very patriotic. Born and raised Texan although I don't live the "cowgirl" lifestyle. I have dark brown hair/eyes.

My favorite colors are blue/purple/green/pink/orange/red/yellow. Pastels are ok too.

I have pierced ears...not allergic to costume jewelry...but avoid wearing heavy pcs. Neck chain needs to be 18-20inches at least..ideally 24..but not nec.

I wear size XL or XXL t-shirts/sweatshirts. I love soft/silky/cool feeling fabrics but I also like fleece. Practically live in jeans or shorts and sneakers. Will do high-maintenance when called for but prefer to be comfortable.

Spiritual but Please no heavy religious or end-of-world propaganda or any type of "hate/angry/grunge paraphernalia". I do like Day-of-the-Dead items and classic religious Art; like from the Renaissance .

I love greenery and flowers. Favorite flowers:Daisies. Like hard candy such as Jolly Ranchers(fav flavor:watermelon) but allergic to chocolate(Husband would enjoy it).

Like coffee/Teas. Like baking more...nut breads/pies/cookies.

Please nothing w/Aspertame/MSG. Natural sugar/ingredients ok. Artificial Strawberry gives me headaches;but love real Strawberries. Like all kinds of berries.

Like real lemonade/pink grapefruit/orange.

Artificial Vanilla smell annoys me...I don't know why...I am fine with the real stuff.

I love to eat nuts-seeds-trail mixes-nut bars,cookies.

Love warm apple/cinnamon/pumpkin-spice scents.Light clean scents like roses or citrus types are nice but no pine,too green or strong florals. Eucalyptus good for Winter colds.

I WILL leave comment or send PM letting you know when I have sent out swap...but keep in mind...I occasionally have trouble with my system where I live. My goal is to send out swaps at least a day earlier than deadline unless the date is significant...like 10/10/10 PC Swap...or I get delayed by something...like a creative disaster and have a re-do time crunch or sometimes my "real job" takes more of my time.(Or more recently, bizarre postal issues w/Brazil???. ) I will rate asap after swaps are received. I will not rate less than a 5 without contacting partner/coordinator 1st...If it's a no-show w/o ANY kind of contact...then it will be a 1 rating. I hope you will contact me 1st BEFORE you rate me if you have not received swap or are disappointed in any way with it so I may have a chance to take care of issue. I WILL NOT flake ANYONE intentionally.

If you don't hear from me right away...it might be as simple as server being down or happen to be at work alot, or Internet inaccessible from where I might be at the time. Anything more serious than that, I have told my husband to notify Swap-Bot. I really love this web-site and I welcome any advice w/making my swaps better.

Cats,cats,cats! Love them all! Cute/Cartoon/Real...Big cats/Domestic cats...

Giraffes,Elephants,Wooly Mammoths,Owls,Raccoons,Seals,Manatees,Penguins,Grizzly Bears,Monkeys,Horses,African Grey Parrots,Falcons,Hawks,Bald Eagle,Flamingos,Turtles,Frogs,Dolphins,Dogs(I have Golden Retriever +Lab+Dalmation mix dogs=looks like Golden Labs) :)

Cuttlefish:I find them fascinating.

I love to play Scrabble/Chess/Baseball/Crossword puzzles/Cryptograms (get the occasional multi-puzzle type magazines)/challenging board games and puzzles.

I love to go to the library/museums/nature walks/travel/visit historical sites-monuments,etc.

Garage sailing,re-sale/Antique/$1/hardware stores/craft & quilt shows.

My profile is just that, a profile. To be used for the purpose of communicating what I am like. It is not intended to intimidate or demand anything from anyone. I will edit on occasion and welcome any feedback.

There are a few comments about allergy and propaganda issues. Some of the things I don't care for others may, I don't have an issue with that.

I only expect to receive swaps as per the requirements listed per Swap-bot rules.

Please forgive me when I send "extras" and they are not "your-cup-of-tea"...especially if I may have over-looked it in you profile or if your profile is updated after I read it...please either donate or pass the item(s) to someone else that would enjoy them. I have no intentions of deliberately offending anyone.

Anything you send/share/create will be greatly appreciated. I just love to get mail! :)

And so does my youngest, Garth is 15yrs old and he LOVES to open my swaps. He wanted to join Swap-bot but of course he's too young.He only gets mail from my mom, Boy Scout magazine,Lego Magazine, and the occasional surprise mail from me...so if you would be so kind and to say a hi to him sometime...it would make his day!

(((Update:Thanks again to all of you that have gone out of your way to think of my son. He sends out {{{Hugs}}} and many Thanks!!:)...if he could he would physically hug each of you!:)

Garth is VERY Artistic..he has been drawing since he could hold a crayon/ pencil. He has designed his own playing cards/comics/and all kinds of creatures-super heroes. He won several best design contests as a Cub Scout...including a t-shirt design for a Summer Camp. He is now a Boy Scout and plays/studies the Drums(full trap-set)...very musically inclined.

Update:1/2 way there to becoming an Eagle Scout. Recently inducted to the Order of the Arrow. Has completed NYLT. New update:He was elected Senior Patrol Leader.

He is a Great Kid w/a Big Heart. He has always had a Great Sense of Self. He gets along with younger children and older adults; let alone those of his own age. He tends to be more serious and conservative than most boys his age.(( Thank-you God!! )) :) He takes care of his Mama when needed...I CAN count on him...very responsible young man. :)

In case you might want to swap or send extras, these are the types of things he likes...he pretty much has the same likes of movies/tv shows I like. Anything Art related. Uses alot of pens/markers/pencils/notebooks/sketch books/journals. He prefers classic Rock-n-Roll...and just LOVES!!LOVES!! LOVES!!THE BEATLES!! :)

Update: because of Swap-bot...we both discovered Zentangles and Garth really took to them;he is currently working on his own designs.

He loves Yu-gi-oh cards(collecting & playing),Manga,Legos,Bionicles(even bits-n-pcs,basically anything you can build with...he likes to design his own creatures)/Halo(game ) items,robots,Sudoku,and card/board games.

He is allergic to chocolate. He wants to start collecting stamps/pcs from around the world. If any one is interested in swapping with him...esp.Yu-gi-oh cards please PM me.