TwiddleLee

Hi, I'm Kristal! I'm 30 years old and a wife and mother of three beautiful girls ages 10, 4 and 3 months. Ever since I was pregnant with my first, I've been working from home as a primitive crafter, pattern designer, and web designer. I've been crafting for as long as I can remember, and have tried many different styles and crafts from basket making to soap making, but I always fall back to anything involving fabrics. For the past seven years or so I've been in love with primitives and colonial style dolls and other goodies. But I've recently fallen in love with the new indie wave of crafts. I've come a long way since my first craft show eight years ago, but I feel as if I still have a long journey ahead of me yet discovering who I am and what my true calling is in the crafting world.

• pinks, greens, baby blue, turquise

• rich earthy colors

• burgundy, olive, black, brown, primitive colors

• sheep, pandas, hedgehogs, purcupines, cute owls, turtles, birds, elephants

• strawberries, apples, cherries, pears

• cupcakes!

• robots

• pirates! he he

• jellyfish

• japanese anime

• old/vintage fabric scraps, fabric remnants

• vintage sheets

• lace, trims, ribbons, buttons, etc (especially old/vintage!)

• pin cushions

• ragged edge scrappy fabric art

• mixed media art

• ATC's

• rubber stamps (especially background/patterned stamps, and cute hand carved stamps!)

• crowns/tiaras

• cute and kawaii goodies

• plushies

• amigurumi

• I LOVE halloween, but not the really goory, bloody stuff, and not "cutesy country" either lol)

• most things odd, offbeat, or unusual

• good character books (not romance)

• organic stuff, recycled crafts

• trees, especially knotty curly ones (think tim burton! he he)

• primitive or early colonial goodies (handmade & antiques)

• wood bobbins, old wood thread spools

• "spoolies" those cute little dolls made on a wooden spool

• notebooks, journals, (especially handmade ones, but I also love cute cheap bought notebooks as I go through a lot of them!), note cards, handmade envelopes/cards, etc

• cute office supplies (my office is pink, a light turquoisey color, white, and silver; but goodies don't have to be those colors)

• original handmade stickers or envelope sealers

• stickers - especially handmade, kawaii, or general themed ones like stars, hearts, flowers, swirls, designs.. I don't like kids type stickers

• accessories, jewelry, badges, brooches, etc

• I love to receive candy wrappers, and unique images found on junk mail - I make them into pin back buttons/badges! For example, my favorite junk mail to cut up is Delia's Clothing magazine because they have images of t-shirt designs that fit perfectly in my 1" button maker! :)

• old music sheets, dictionary pages, other cool ephemera for collages

• magazines by somerset! (especially Art Journaling, Art Quilting, Sew Somerset, Artful Blogging, Green Craft, Inspirations, Prims, Apprentice, Life, Workshop, & Where Women Create) I would LOVE to receive any older copies you may have!!

• handmade ornaments for any holiday - I have a year round tree that I like to decorate for every season and holiday! :)

OVERALL... I love dirty, grungy, early american, colonial, vintage goodies, but am currently in an affair with bright, colorful, cutesy stuff! he he I would love to receive just about anything that is in my style or colors that I like. :) Handmade goodies are always a plus!

• old/vintage fabric scraps, fabric remnants, lace, trims, ribbon, buttons, etc

• vintage sheets

• ephemera - especially dictionary pages, text, and music sheets

• pin cushions

• Whimsy Jars (or just plain, empty cute shaped jars!)

• I love handmade mixed media or textile art

• rubber stamps (especially background/patterned stamps, and cute hand carved stamps!)

• old wooden bobbins or old wooden spools

• postcards (unless its a handamde one)

• gold jewelry to wear... but I may like some old/vintage gold jewelry for use in crafting

• heavy scents & perfumes, especially floral (if anything is to be scented, I love cinnamon or country spices)

• horoscope related items

• religious items

• receiving things in the mail that have pet hair or ciggarette smoke smell! Sorry, but I am highly alergic!

• disney, or most other "brand name" or "commercial" stuff

I always put my heart into everything I make or mail out. I promise to mail my swaps out on time or early if possible. I love swapping for the enjoyment of putting a smile on someone's face and for connecting with people online. If anyone for any reason has a concern or complaint, please contact me and I will do my best to rectify the situation.

I try to rate fairly, and I promise to rate every swap I receive, so if I haven't rated you, please let me know! I like to reserve hearts for extra special packages. I won't necessarily give a heart if you send random extras, I would rather you spend your time making the swap special and putting your heart into it. :)

Here's a list of some stuff/supplies I usually have that I can swap with.

• mica flakes

• clear german glass glitter

• walnut ink

• safety pins

• clear zip top baggies of all sizes

I'm always trying new crafts, and working on different things... Along with my ever growing primitive line (that can be seen on rags-n-tags.com), I'm currently making a lot of recycled crafts such as: plastic bead bowls, bottle cap necklaces, magnets, and keychains, vintage sheet fabric cuffs, pop tab bracelets, JuNk Pins (pin back buttons/badges made from candy wrappers and junk mail), flower hair clips, and fabric mushrooms. So, I could always use some fabric scraps, vintage sheets, buttons, colorful pop tabs, plastic pony beads, etc

I'm also dipping my feet into mixed media fabric collages, ATCs, painting, and other arts.