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rattissia

rattissia
Date Joined: April 6, 2011
Last Online: February 3, 2020
Birthday: April 30, 1981
Country: United States

About Me

A little note first, if I ever happen to send you the same thing twice (postcard, smashed penny, etc) please let me know and I'll send you another item to replace the duplicate.

I'm a happily divorced mother who works, recently graduated from WSU!! and is starting a small business adventure with my handmade indie nail polish/gels :)

I have two girls. They are 17 and 14. Phew! Youngest will be having her 15th birthday in May (2019). My oldest is now 17! Wow! I dont feel old enough to have a 17 year old! :)

My oldest, Alyssa, likes all animals but her favorite are owls. She also loves red and purple. She likes to read and do math worksheets since she says she wants to be like me. (which I think is just as cute as can be! :)

My youngest, Maddy, also likes all animals but loves Giraffes! She likes blue. She also likes to work on math and reading.

Both of my girls like paper punches, drawing, painting, coloring, stamping, etc :) They like to do crafts of all kinds to try new things.

My favorite colors are black, red and purple. I love to travel and have been traveling for all of my life (got my first passport at 2 weeks old). I love all the different languages and cultures.

My favorite city in the world is New York City. After that it'd have to be a toss up between Jerusalem and Tokyo.

I love art but am terrible with a pencil and brushes. That's why I craft (look below).

I dont know how practical it is with a swap but I love nail polish! I have over 400 different colors right now. I love it so much that I started making it as a business!

I have a bad allergic reaction to petrolalum (aka petroleum) in lip care products. It makes my lips swell up like I've had botox then they peal for 2 weeks. Since noticing this reaction I've read up about it and found out that it's also found to be a carcinogen for breast cancer! Please do not send me anything with it in it. Breast cancer runs in my family as it is. I am also allergic to mineral oil as it's a by-product of petroleum production.

I have gotten my ears pierced again! However, due to having keloids from my previous piercings (10+ years ago) I only wear gold for earrings.

I am big into education. I love learning just about everything I can. My favorite two subjects are mathematics and science. I wanted to be a surgeon for the ER ever since I was about 9. When I got pregnant with my first child I decided that wasn't very practical though. I didn't want to miss any of her important moments due to being on call. I decided to go into mathematics instead. I figured that if I got a degree in mathematics that it'd be almost a guarantee for job security. I figured that with the math degree that I could be marketable in any economy in the world. Gave me a good feeling of liberation to be able to know I wouldn't be restricted to certain areas if I wanted to move at some point. :)

Favorite Music

I pretty much like anything that's not country or religious. My favorite type of music at the moment is industrial.

However, in a typical week I'll switch around between industrial, techno, house, gothic, metal, new age, classical, r&b, dance, etc....

Favorite Books

I like historical based fiction. My favorite book of all time is The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck. I like a lot of her books. She's an excellent writer.

I like many other books but lately all I've had time to read is my Physics and Linear Algebra textbooks. Exciting! I know..lol. (I still read these even after I've graduated. I have learned to love them even for more than just school!)

Favorite Movies

I like comedies, action, horror and documentaries. I have to be in the right mood for romance movies.

My favorite movie of all time is Real Genius. Full of lots of sarcastic humor. I adore it!

Favorite Crafts

Boy, where to start....

I have done many, many crafts. There are few crafts that I don't enjoy. At the moment my favorite crafts are making nail polish and gels, name painting (aka leather painting), making jewelry, lanyards, all natural lip balms (I can make over 30 flavors!), and handmade soaps.
I think Amigurumi are SUPER cute! I'd love to get some at some point :) I have started doing some very basic ones. Here is a picture of some of my monster amigurumi :)

monster amigurumi

Holidays

I love holidays! I love celebrating elements of our past in fun ways. Being able to teach my children about something significant in history tied to a fun activity is great!

My favorite holiday is Halloween. I love the tolerance that it teaches. It's a day that everyone is encouraged to let loose and have fun with who they feel they want act as. It's a great creativity opportunity. Also gives a chance to teach about old superstitions and different ways of cultures and how people evolve in practices. Plus I love trick-or-treating! Even if it's not me getting the candy now (Shh-I do raid the kids candy still sometimes... lol) I also love the decor with Halloween. Call me weird but I think bats are adorable! Sooo cute!! Halloween items are welcome any time of the year! I don't care if its St Patricks day. Shoot me a Halloween card and I'm happier then a pig in mud!

After Halloween I'd most likely say my favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. I like it when people reflect back on the positive and don't always live in the "wouldda-couldda-shouldda" mentality. It's always good to remember that we all have things that we should be happy about. Sure there's always something we will always want. It should be that way as well-competition and ambition is what makes progression. However, there needs to be a balance. :)

Memorial Day, Independence day, Christmas, and April fools day (we gotta be a little naughty every now and again! :P) are up there too.

Private swaps

I am more than happy to do private swaps. I can swap for the same sort of an item or totally different. Some things that people have done private swaps with me for are:

My handmade soaps

My handmade lip balms

Pressed (smashed) pennies

Adult items (new of course and dont be afraid to ask I'm not shy to swap these things lol)

My handmade jewelry

My indie (handmade) nail polish/gel

I am able to do the above and basically anything else that I have. I have a ton of diverse interests so the sky is the limit.

Likes/Dislikes

Unusual handmade monster toys. I love little monsters. I think they're super cute too! I saw someone at a craft fair that sewed on extra legs to things and thought it was a really neat idea.

Oriental items. I am in love with dragons, foo dogs, oriental god/goddess figurines, oriental money, etc. I've had a love for China and Japan since I was 9. Had the opportunity to go to Japan when I was 19. It was spectacular! Anything and everything (thats not dirty or broken) that's oriental would be cool with me. I even love oriental influenced beads!

I also have started collected the pressed/souvineer/smashed coins.

I also like the reusable tote bags for shopping.

Dislikes Anything with mineral oil/petrolalum. If you didn't read the section above I have allergic reactions to these items if they get by my mouth.

I am not a fan of coffee though I do like tea. Flavored black teas are preferred. ***I love good quality tea!!****

Please do not send me items from Dollar Tree as I have 3 that I shop at regularly around my house and can just get them here. No reason to pay shipping on them as well. I do not mind dollar store items (I love the dollar stores myself) that are not from dollar tree. :)

Also if I am in a craft swap with you please do not send me photo copied items. (Unless the swap is specifically for photo copied items) I create all my items by hand and they are sent to you to be enjoyed by you. I would love artwork, comics, etc as long as they are the original one. I feel that when I send my partners items I can't just photo copy what I send to them so you shouldn't do the same with me.

About shipping

I have never not sent a swap out. So please let me know if you don't get it.

I do reuse packaging if possible. It makes it so it helps the environment and so that I can afford to do even more swaps! :D

To my international swappers please note that if your swap needs a customs form I will mark it as a Gift with the value of $1.00. This does not mean the item is actually only worth $1. It's just to help avoid delays :)

I also will combine shipping of your items if you're my partner in more than one swap. I expect my partners that send to me to do the same. There is no reason to waste extra money on postage if it can be merged together by the send out time :)

Ratings

Taryn91 rated for Loose leaf tea on Jan 28, 2020
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Comment: Thankyou so much! I love all the teas you sent and the strawberries and cream one is delicious! Thankyou again! ❤️
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Comment: Thank you & what a fun swap!
Artsynerdgirl rated for Pokemon Love! on Oct 12, 2016
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Comment: WOW! My son went nuts. :) Super cute poke balls! I loved the cool nail wraps too, they were amazing! Thank you!
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Comment: Your beautiful granny squares came today..and like always, the colors are awesome together! Nail wraps are sweet! You find the greatest things to add to your packages! Thank you so much!! --Chari
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Comment: thanks so much love the bright colors
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Comment: Thank you for the fun squares. Your color choices are great. Thank you also for the cool crochet hook. I like the ergonomic aspect. Very cool.
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Comment: Absolutely LOVE the color combos in your latest set of grannies!! And you're spoiling me with the great crochet hooks! Thank you so much! --Chari
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scrapingd rated for Granny Squares on Jun 27, 2016
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Comment: The red, white, blue and gray squares are beautiful! I love those colors together. Thanks so much. =)
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Comment: Beautiful Thank You!
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Comment: Your lovely squares came today and I really love the one that you started from the corner!! Nice colors in that one as well! The other ones are very pretty also! Thank you very much for the squares and the hook!! --Chari
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Comment: thanks, hooks are very welcome as I'm teaching a group to crochet
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Comment: Thank you for the very lovely granny squares. Loved the hook. Never can have too many hooks. Happy swapping.
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Comment: ty so much!
scrapingd rated for 3D Granny Squares! US only #2 on May 27, 2016
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Comment: ty :)
pahasiga rated for Yarn art swap on May 19, 2016
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Comment: Thank you for the ATCs! Very creative, and their names, too!
Momskii rated for Granny squares! US only version #3 on May 13, 2016
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Comment: thanks again
jk1p1k2tog rated for 3D Granny Squares! on May 11, 2016
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Comment: they look great.. more squares to add to my blanket.

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Comments

biasbabe on Apr 19, 2016:

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To the Nuts for Sewing and Crafting Group

isamanthax on Mar 21, 2016:

I love to learn as well!! :)

rachelcdoyle on Jun 29, 2013:

Rubiadejimani on Apr 27, 2013:

Hello! I'm just popping in to let you know you still haven't rated me for the weight loss week 3 swap :( I already sent you a PM through SB, but it still says unread... I did sent in my part of teh deal in time.. I hope it didn't get lost in the spambox, and if not, I woudl really appreciate you could rate.. Thanks

Nandin on Mar 17, 2013:

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rachelcdoyle on Feb 21, 2013:

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Happycrazylion on Nov 5, 2012:

Just stopping by to say hello!! Hope you and your girls are well. Miss ya here on the bot! :)

FunsizeSteph on Jul 14, 2012:

All is well with me thank you. Have you had a great time because that is the main thing!! :) I was thinking we could take it in turns to host the series if you wish. Or you can go back to hosting the full series. The next letter is J

FunsizeSteph on Jul 9, 2012:

Hey, I hope you had a great vacation :) would you like me to continue hosting the dirty letter atc series for the goodie drawer group or would you like to continue? :)

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