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samsstuff

samsstuff
Date Joined: February 3, 2011
Last Online: September 29, 2023
Birthday: September 28
Country: United States
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Favorite Music

Almost everything: punk, metal, blues, jazz, classical, R&B, not a huge fan of country, though I like some old school artists... I'm not sure how to really fill this out more without randomly listing artists. There truly are many & a list will exclude a lot of things that I like. So, here, in random order & covering decades (if not centuries) an incomplete list: Otep, Silversun Pickups, The Clash, The Ramones, Rob Zombie, Nirvana, Mozart, Sonic Youth, Primus, The Gorillaz, The Deftones, 80's music, 90's music...

Favorite Books

Anything that has something to say, humor, sci fi, history, biographies, some science, modern lit...

Randomly: Christopher Moore, Haruki Murakami, Chuck Pahulniak, biographies, history, art books, photo books, Kafka...

Favorite Crafts

Almost everything: photography, jewelry making, crochet, sewing, embroidery...

I generally use natural materials, unless I am recycling something vintage or found or if I really like the texture/color

I might be fun to try felting (I tried some awhile back & it is fun)

I can't knit :(

love photography, art & music. I have been to many places & would love to visit more. I love graphic design. I take vintage, new & found objects & give them a new purpose, life & story to tell. I love to write when I can. I have a blog & have had articles published on several online craft sites.

Other things I like: gardening & growing things animals journals, notebooks, mail art & zines :)

Favorite Movies

So many, I love movies

Another random list: Moonlight Kingdom, Donnie Darko, Fight Club, Casino Royale, Sunshine, 28 Days Later, Sean of the Dead, Juan of the Dead, The Big Lebowski, Pan's Labryrinth, Repo Man...

Favorite Television

True Detective, Game of Thrones, Doctor Who (the new ones), old British comedies, The Daily Show, American Horror Story, Breaking Bad, The Tudors, Heros was great, at least in the beginning, Firefly...

Favorite things

My favorite colors- right now I like bright or chartreuse type greens & bright cherry red (so, not the traditional Christmas red or green), I like khaki green, most greens, pink, oranges, blues (especially turquoise) & sometimes black, but I like other colors, too. There are very few colors I don't like Things I could use: I am currently looking for old math & science textbooks & sheet music or music books, vintage is great, if you can find them or have them lying about Button forms (I like making little embroidered buttons) Twill ribbon (I like using it to make hand embroidered labels) Natural fiber yarn Embroidery thread Vintage buttons, beads, bits & pieces of vintage jewelry Ribbon & fabric (preferably natural fibers/vintage) Vintage cookbooks, game books, math books, music & science books (even if they are in poor condition) Embroidery hoops (especially if they are vintage) & frames Findings & beads (preferably natural materials or vintage) Vintage photos & paper In general: The ocean Music The sky Movies Books Cameras Teapots & tea 'Fancy' coffee drinks Vintage things Geeky stuff

Unfavorites

Things I don't really like:

Country music (although, every once in a while I like something old school, like Johnny Cash). Lapsang Souchong & chamomile tea coffee (unless it has lots of stuff in it or it's really concentrated, like Greek coffee) dried fish products knit fabrics, in general. I prefer natural fibers to man made. Children's stickers (I don't hate them, I just don't use them for anything) Plastic beads I don't do scrapbooking, but I do occasionally use some supplies for making other things Plastic Headbands or any hard headband, they hurt & give me headaches Clip-on earrings, I can't wear them (though, I might be able to use them for something else)

Swapping Stuff

Alright, so I don't really want to do this, but it seems that this needs to be said: I'll keep it short, since I really want Swap-Bot to be fun, for myself & for those I swap with. I really make an effort to make & send things that, based on my partners profile, I think they might like & am careful to follow the rules of each swap, as written. When rating, please rate based on the actual rules of the swap & not perceptions or expectations. When I select/make my item, I have only the rules to go by, anything else would be guess work. I will rate you a 5 if you have followed the rules or have made an effort to let me know that you have an issue (I'll give you a heart, if you've made an extra effort). I don't rate based on assumption, expectation (because you can't read my mind, either) or likes/dislikes. I also don't rate based on extras. It's great if you want to send extras, but don't feel like you have to, to get a good rating. I have enough extra stuff lying around to last a lifetime, just ask my husband, if you don't believe me...

While I'm on the subject, sending early is great & appreciated, but sending on the due date is not the same thing as sending late. A last day to send date, is just that, the last day to send. I'd love to send early, but I work & don't have lots of spare time. Just because I sent it on the due date doesn't mean I threw it together at the last moment. I take care in making everything I send. Period. Even if it's not your style.

Lastly, I find a lot of due dates end up being on a Sunday/a postal holiday. Sometimes it's that it's not Sunday/a holiday for the swap host & sometimes it's because of an oversight. In these cases, I may have to send on the next available day.

The postmark date can often be a later date than the ship day. If I drop something off at the post office on Saturday evening, after work, it may not be postmarked until Monday (or Tuesday, if it's a holiday on Monday). It doesn't mean I didn't ship on time.

Disclaimer: You can read on if you wish. I have left these things up as they were important at some point, but please remember that this occurred in 2013 or before. That has been quite some time to keep holding on to the past. For those that need to know, here's my side of the story: 8/7/13 I've decided to leave Swap Bot, for the most part. I'll finish the swaps I've got going & I might join something here & there, but right now, I'm not sure that I'll ever want to do this again. While I've met many friendly & fun people & received some amazing things, I've also met others who have made this a very unpleasant experience, whatever their motivations might be. I don't want to stick around & become part of some smear campaign, be bashed in the forums or elsewhere on the site, in public or in private. I will resend, if you need me to. I take care & put thought into every swap. I send things that, based on your profile, I think you would like, but this is costing me too much time, money, effort & lastly, distress for me to continue. I refuse to be bullied & I refuse to become a bully. Thank you to all those who have been friendly & sent such amazing things!

Anyway, enough negative stuff, Swap-Bot should be fun. For me, the fun is in the surprise & the challenge of the swap. I really want this to be a fun experience, for everyone. Let the swapping begin :)

About Me

*** 8/14/21 MAIL THIEVES! *** We had mail stolen out of our mailbox, again! I have a bunch of torn envelopes, with nothing in them, that my neighbors found. Some, I've identified & contacted the senders, but others, I can't tell what was in them or where they're from. There may be Swap items among the missing items & there may have been things which were not found by neighbors or that did not have addresses on them. Just in case you've sent something recently and haven't been rated yet

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I fell at work, fractured my thumb and sprained my wrist, this is making it very difficult to do anything that involves fine motor skills. Hopefully, this will affect too much, but I am going to be late in sending anything, I will let you know.

***8/21/23 More Mail Thieves! I don't know everything that was taken, other than a couple of things I've ordered. If I should have received a swap from you, around this time & have not rated you, please let me know.

To whom it may concern & I believe you know who you are, though I don't yet, because you choose to remain anonymous and attack me behind my back. Stop! I have been an honest swapper and person. I have done nothing to you. Yes, mail theft is rampant in my area, no I don't have the money to get a PO box. Yes, my mail box is actually across an increasingly busy street, where people drive well above the speed limit. I can't change this. I am not legally allowed to move my mailbox. Everyone on my side of the street has their mailbox located across the street. Stop the harassment! I thought Swap Bot was supposed to be a friendly place, apparently I was wrong! These things do not make me a bad person or swapper, they are out of my control.

Ratings

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Comment: Thanks for the new "Sunset" deco. Nice cover. I've got an idea for my sunset page.
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Comment: Hi Shelley, Thank you for sending Bea Scheve's Cake Deco. I may start craving cake! Ha ha! Warmly, Ginger
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Comment: Thank you for the fun PC. Aloha
LoveCollections rated for Deco Deco 23-23 on Sep 18, 2023
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Comment: Thank you for the cats deco! I will get a page done and put it back into the world. Thank you for the lace you enclosed.
Luvchickadees rated for Short Crazy Story #2 on Sep 14, 2023
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Comment: Interesting story....LUV THE CARD!! Thank you.
Selewis91 rated for Traveling book card #59 on Sep 13, 2023
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Stampalia rated for 3 Things In An Envelope INTL #21 on Sep 11, 2023
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Comment: Thank you so much. I love the bee postcard and the butterfly note card is so pretty. I really like the Christmas cactus embroidery, too.
9O96O rated for Zine-Go-Round Round 27 on Sep 10, 2023
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Comment: I love this zine. Everyone's pages are fantastic fantastical landscapes. I've got my work 'cut out' for me but I'm going to enjoy this challenge. Your blue and green landscape is so cool.
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Comment: Hi Shelley! Thanks for your Cherry Blossom deco. I haven't had that theme before so it will be fun. Cheers!
Jbee rated for AA.HM.PC: Weaving Postcard - August on Sep 8, 2023
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Comment: Thank you very much for the card. It was much fun to make it too. Happy crafting, love Jill
bpl76 rated for WIYM- Bookmarks-US on Sep 8, 2023
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Comment: WOW thank you
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Comment: Thank you for the lovely card and envelope. They were both so pretty and I don't ever want to use them. If I do use them, they are going into my journal. Just seeing them will put a smile on my face. Thank you again! Take care and keep on swapping...
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Comment: I will go with four of your choices. I looked up axolotl and found a tee shirt and a stuffed animal. I don't accept that as what was required. Humor?? I see swap does not have to be real animal related.Odd--OK___
Response: They are real animals, native to Mexico and so critically endangered that they were labeled extinct, for a while. Their label has been updated to critically endangered. I'm not sure if this will show up here, but here is a link to the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axolotl
lrm1980 rated for DB ❤️: ART Deco 8/23 (Int'l) on Sep 4, 2023
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Comment: Thanks for sending your new art deco!
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Comment: I absolutely LOVE this postcard! You made it based on my profile obviously....I've never hand-stitched a card, I think I need to try that. Thanks again for the lovely swap! ❤️❤️
Response: I'm glad you liked it, it was fun creating it!
junemoon rated for Short Crazy Story #2 on Aug 29, 2023
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Comment: Thanks for the pretty PC -- yes, it was short and crazy -- more so because the PO stamped an address on top of the first couple lines you wrote. Thanks and good wishes for the remainder of the summer.
Response: Weird, the PO just keeps getting more crazy by the day! Here's what it should have said: "Elizabeth Violet Hargreaves trotted down the stairs in her new blue dress, her blond hair neatly done up in curls & ribbons." "I dreamed about a little girl named Elizabeth." "What am I doing?" "Hatcher," she said. "We're home." Looking Glass by Christina Henry
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Comment: Thank you for the pretty botanical illustration postcard. Watching waves is such a good place to relax .
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Comment: Thanks for the beautiful flower pc and for your list.
tea1227 rated for Chunk-O-Cardboard - August 2023 on Aug 27, 2023
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Comment: a great card - thank you!!!
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Comment: Foreign candy chunks are always an A+. Thank you!

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Comments

chimerix on Aug 28, 2023:

Thank you for the great little purse clasps and the fabric to use. I haven't made little coin purses in a while, so now I'm inspired to! Thanks so much and have a great day! Aloha

RAKS only July

9O96O on Jul 7, 2023:

Thank you for contributing to my pass & paste postcard. It returned home today. I love that you reconstructed my envelope to make your section. It's so cool to see my painted envelope used to make more art. Well done!

9O96O on Jun 25, 2023:

Thank you so much for finished and sending me my yellow theme pass & paste postcard. It's beautiful. I love that you used bits of my envelope to make your section.

thehappycow on Jun 13, 2023:

May RAK - Toucan! Received today!! its beautiful, thankyou!!

ButterflyGirl85 on May 26, 2023:

Thank you for the Embroidery floss from your April RAK

Chickenmama on Apr 23, 2023:

Thanks so much for the cute grocery bag!! I love it!! It is so cute!! Have a great week!! Hugs, Stacey

JuneRosebud on Apr 21, 2023:

Hi Shelley, Still waiting for a rating on Thrift Store Find Feb 23 Stocking Stuffer. Thank you.

samsstuff on Apr 10, 2023:

samsstuff on Apr 10, 2023:

thehappycow on Apr 5, 2023:

Thanks for joining my swap!! APDG - NATIONAL FARM ANIMALS DAY

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