wilsonlauralynn

I'm Laura, I'm married to my best friend and we have two little girls. The four of us are making a life in rural TN on our own little farm.

Our family likes to garden, cook, and learn about nature. We raise chickens and hope to expand to rabbits and goats. We've begun building our own simple, earth-friendly home, and hope to move in by the end of 2011. I believe, as Dostoevsky said, “God will save the world through beauty.”

I've been a painter and maker my whole life. I started sewing seriously after my girls were born. I design plush patterns, quilt a little, and sew almost anything I can. Also, I draw and paint.

I'm here to swap supplies! (and maybe some other happy things, too)

I'm new to swap bot, but super excited about trading fun stuff. Feedback is important to me on all my online accounts, so I'll definitely follow through! You can see my etsy feedback if your have concerns. Looking forward to trading with you!

vintage fabrics

natural materials - cotton, linen and wool

sewing, embroidery, patchwork, and applique

ric rac, embroidery floss, and other trims

bold colors (but not too many at the same time) right now I love: marigold, turquoise, kelly green.........okay, and brown, red and orange, too.

solids, stripes, and calico prints

hand carved stamps, drawings, illustrations

pencils, pens, erasers, notepads, tracing paper

russian folk art, magical realism, abstract expressionism, byzantine iconography

art history, christian history

natural living, farming, going green

chocolate, coffee, sweet things

accessories - I'm a t-shirt and jeans kinda girl, but I love to accessorize. I wear hair clips/pins almost every day.

antique charms, necklaces, pins, rings (silver, enamel, costume jewelry)

simple beautiful things

cleverness

surprises!

polyester

jewel tones and gold frills

princesses and pink fluff

processed food and overly commercial stuff

scrapbooking and glitter

earrings

"Funny Faces Tracing Fun" by Joan Berger - I had this when I was a kid and wish I could find it!

gouache paints, canson paper, sketch books

vintage fabric

antique handmade cloth dolls

hand painted russian icons

The Brothers Karamazov movie

graphic novels

how-to books (sewing, natural living, painting, baking, anything!)

facial expression books

handmade items - washcloths, jewelry, dolls, books, whatever! if it's handmade I love it.