shellbede
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Date Joined: September 3, 2014
Last Online: May 15, 2025 Country: United States |
About Me
I'm a mother, writer, photographer, graphic designer, artist, teacher, and general pursuer of all things creative. I live in Seattle with my husband, my teenage son and daughter, two cats, two dogs, and two chickens.
Happy by nature, I'm a believer that every person can create something beautiful and I love the idea of swapping beauty instead of selling it.
I ALWAYS send my swaps so if you haven't received something from me, please contact me. I also rate as soon as I receive your swap.
2023 Word of the Year: Thrive
Favorite Crafts
- abstracts
- ATCs
- carving
- drawing
- mixed media
- painting
- paper crafts of all kinds
- watercolor
- wood burning
- Zentangle®
Favorite Movies
There's a lot out there I like but two of my all time favorites are from when I was younger - The Princess Bride and Goonies.
More recently I've enjoyed Begin Again and This is 40.
Favorite Books
There are too many favorites to name but these came immediately to mind: 'The Little Prince' by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry; 'Watership Down' by Richard Adams; The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan; Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon
I like...
- purple is my favorite but I appreciate all colors
- animals esp elephants, deer, hawks
- all things vintage
- dragons
- fairies and fairy houses
- miniatures
- tea
- chai
- candy
- hand made things
- fiction
- butterflies and dragonflies
- bees
- faces
- old stamps
- cling stamps
- unique paper
- maps
- paper punches
- templates
- stencils
- flowers
Dislikes
- liver
- fruit cake
- coffee
- mean people
- extremely cold weather
- being in large groups
- glitter in excess
Ratings
Rating Overview
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Hosted |
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| 5.0000 | 472 | 1 | 2 |
| Completed | Fives | Threes | Ones |
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| 459 | 491 | 0 | 0 |
| Type 1 | Type 2 | Type 3 | Uncategorized |
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| 3 | 17 | 439 | 0 |
Currently In
- the user is not currently in any swaps :(
Currently Hosting
- the user is not hosting any current swaps
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- Zentangle USA
- Zentangle Zen ;-)
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Comments
Have a wonderful holiday!
PRIVATE: 5x7 Art Journal
I got my first ever journal back and you were the first person to decorate pages and I was BLOWN away, no pun intended, by your drawing of a little girl blowing bubbles. It was black pages journal and you set the bar so high!!! When I bought the journal, especially with black pages, I was hoping for bubbles so you read my mind and I am so happy!
xx
MuggleMom
Thank you for working on this Twinchie:
The work you did on the hand drawn winter scene for ABC’s Sender’s Choice is fabulous! Thank you so much!
Wishing you a fantastic 2022!
Thanks for sending my Twinchie Postcard home. I love all the tangles! I have a friend who is starting to tangle her quilt squares. Isn't that a cool idea? Hugs from Alaska, Sherry
I abandoned the Christmas ornament from the Christmas Art/Craft Abandonment Swapyou sent to me at the post office today. Someone is sure to love it!
Looking at your profile bc I'm about to invite you to my new group... No clue if you're interested, but you're one of my favorite swappers so I wanted to try! I just wanted to say Wheel of Time!!! I love it so much and got excited when I saw it on your favorites list. So underrated. <3
Sent you a pm, but haven't gotten a response. Just needing to see if you could you please check in to the Winter Wonderland RR Journal thread? Thanks!