ittybittykitty

Hi! My name is Leah and I'm a crafty gal from Maryland. I love to DIY and tinker with things and I'm generally a big ol' nerd. I love to read, craft, and spend time with my spouse, young daughter, and my punk-ass cat.

February 2019: I have pneumonia and I’m behind on my swaps and ratings. I’m sorry to everyone waiting for me! I will mail/update and rate ASAP. :(

August 2018: so I’m a little behind on ratings, sorry! Things got a little hectic.... I’m getting caught up over the next few days and will have new swaps posted soon!

January 2018 update: Ive decided one of my resolutions is to do private swaps every month this year. Ping me if youd like to do a swap!

December 2017 update: I just received a packet of Christmas papers and washi with no note or username included. Return address has no name but is from Oregon. If this is from you - hey thanks! Please PM me with identifying details so I can give credit where it is due.

August 2017 update: weve relocated to the East coast after years of living in the Bay Area. I'm getting back into swapping after things were packed up for too long. I'm looking forward to more swaps with you!

I like sewing, polymer clay, jewelry-making, and I dabble a bit in collage and shrink plastic. Mostly I recraft new jewelry from vintage components. But I'm a huge craft dabbler, so I love that these swaps let me experiment with different kinds of crafts -- paper-based, collage and assemblage, embroidery, etc. etc. I've recently started making zombie art dolls out of Barbies.

Id love to do private swaps, just PM me!

Heres the kinds of themes and things that I love to see!

• sci-fi and fantasy themes (GOT, Westworld...any Worm/Parahumans fans out there?)
• new, vintage, and repurposed jewelry
• vintage or thrifted clothing
• cable cars (aka trollies or street cars)
• art dolls
• Pagan/Wiccan images
• steampunk aesthetics
• kitschy and weird crap - bring it on! I LOVE weird stuff. :)
• thrifting and garage sales
• kawaii (I like Chococat, Pusheen, cactus kitties or anything Tokidoki, Hello Kitty, Lisa Frank, and cute foods with little faces. My daughter likes Monster High, Mermicorno/Unicorno, Num Noms, and Star vs the Forces of Evil)
• feminists and strong women
• anti-racism and diversity themes
• almost anything Halloween or Day of the Dead (but please no kiddie stuff) - zombies, skulls, and other ominous stuff are welcome!
• Christmas - especially retro designs
• flowers
• mid-century modern design
• karaoke
• Japanese style florals
• Native American style (modern or historical)
• design and fashion
• I love any kind of animals -- especially cats, birds, manta rays, giraffes, seahorses, llamas, sloths.... (except for sharks which scare the bejeezus out of me!).
• pears and pear-flavored things
• chocolate anything, especially super-dark

My favorite color is pale turquoise/aqua, and I also love dark red, orange, dark turquoise, and black. Generally I love just about any color, neons are great, gothic colors are great too, etc.

Heres my favorite craft supplies to swap for:

• mini vellum or glassine envelopes, mini handmade envelopes

• jewelry - vintage jewelry, Southwestern, punk, sculptural, rhinestone animal pins, Christmas pins and earrings, etc...

• Ink pads (gently used is fine), any color but black

• vintage fabric especially 60s/70s, or Japanese

• altered art and art dolls

• personalized address labels and swap tags

• hole punches

• jewelry supplies, especially chains and beads

• lace washi, mermaid or unicorn washi, washi with my favorite animals

• the sticky sheets you can use to mount stamps

• Christian-themed things (no offense meant! It's just that Im not Christian)
• anything that smells of tobacco or incense, sorry it just drives my allergies bananas...
• Halloween kids things, like kids stickers (I already have a bunch)
• most tea except mint or green tea. Otherwise you may want to save it for someone who can enjoy it properly!

Game of Thrones, Westworld, Stranger Things, The Walking Dead, Ash vs The Evil Dead, Jessica Jones, early Battlestar Galactica...

My latest fave authors: John Scalzi, Diana Rowland, Mira Grant, Madeline Ashby, Jim Butcher, Terry Pratchett, Sarah Vowell, David Sedaris, Walter Mosley, Wildbow. Im slowly but happily making my way through the Parahumans series.

Sad that this has to be added, but a big thank you to all you sweet angels out there!

Stamped Images for paper crafting: flaked on by @MooreNature Angeled by the swap host @woodlandbanshee

Swap cards swap: flaked on by @jojojo47