Starrby

Please message me before giving me a bad rating as I always send my swaps out on time. I will be more than happy to resend things that never arrive, as the US postal service is never 100% reliable. Thanks!

I have a bachelors degree in Fine Art. --I love art of all kinds! I also love interesting postage stamps.

I live with my parents. I have an older sister and two younger brothers. Our house is brick; designed and built by my dad, and it has a stained glass window of a rainbow on it.

My favorite pattern is argyle, followed closely by plaid and non-uniform stripes.

I have been collecting buttons since before I can remember. My favorite kind are the plastic ones shaped like dogs, airplanes, etc. that used to be used on children's socks. I also love Bakelite, those old two-holed mother of pearl ones, and pretty much anything that SUPER tiny. --oh, and anything with three holes!

I have several unfinished knitting/crochet projects at any time. At the moment my Mom and I are spearheading a project based out of the school where we work. We're collecting 12"x12" knitted/crocheted squares and assembling them into blankets. Last year we completed 5, and donated them to a charity in Detroit that takes in girls who've been kicked out of their homes for various reasons. This year we're aiming for 10. SEND ME A MESSAGE IF YOU'D LIKE TO DONATE SOME SQUARES! ^_^

Concerning animals, I like most everything. I'm not all that fond of spiders or annoying flying insects, but pretty much anything is OK in my book. I especially love marsupials, horses, and large exotic birds.

a1, Ballas Hough Band, Queen, Owl City, Drake Bell, The Academy Is..., Grand Funk Railroad, The Beatles, The Supremes, Motion City Soundtrack, etc...

I read predominantly Young Adult/Youth Fiction...and mostly in series-form. Some I have enjoyed thus far include: Harry Potter the 'The Cat Who...' books Artemis Fowl Percy Jackson (but NOT the movie) The Mysterious Benedict Society The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica

(for a more complete list of books go to my shelfari page)

Doctor Who, Dancing with the Stars, CSI, Psych, House, 24, The Pretender, Law & Order, Project Runway, Flash Forward, Heroes, A Bit of Fry & Laurie, Lie To Me, Pushing Daisies, Alias, Castle, Off the Map, Breakout Kings

My favorite color is cerulean. (It's a vibrant light blue; check a box of Crayolas if you have one.)

My favorite color combinations are blue & orange, and green & purple.

My least favorite color group is pastel, but I love all colors, especially when they're mixed up together in a big color mosh pit.

I will, of course, be happy with any ATCs I get, but anything that fits into one of these categories would tickle me absolutely pink:
My Little Pony
rainbows
stars
Doctor Who
sugar gliders
dinosaurs

Also, cards made with unusual or mixed media would please me to no end. ^_^

If you use glitter, PLEASE make sure it's stuck down. I love sparkle as much as the next girl, but if the glitter is gonna get all over the place, I'd rather not have it at all.

The last thing I have to say may be a little silly, but I prefer vertical ATCs, if only for the fact that I don't have to tilt my head to look at them in my book. But I will most definitely NOT hold it against you if you send me horizontal cards. If your inspiration takes you in that direction, by all means follow!