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tareami

tareami
Date Joined: July 6, 2010
Last Online: September 8, 2020
Birthday: November 12, 1983
Country: Sweden
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About Me

2011-09-08: Hello kitties!

I'm back from the dead. Like a really friendly zombie you might say.

About the Woodland Creature with a moustache-swap that's hanging around on my dashboard like a ghoul of shame: I suck really bad for flaking on such a kick-ass swap. I want to make good on it. Before I fell of the map I contacted my partner for this, @funkylukescosmicart and told her I was running late and she replied:

"don't worry about it..iam getting off the bot..lol.. need to save to money"

So now I realize she's gone and flaked on her partner for this swap, "fine and dandy" I think to myself, "I'll send to her partner instead, @ilovetubby ", but it turns out she was a double profiler and is gone too.

I am truly sorry about flaking on this swap and I really want to make good so I can start swapping again with a clear conscience. I have contacted @babynavyblue and hope there's something grand I can do to make up for it.


My name is Ami, I'm a 28 year old crafty devil. I live with my 3 guinneapigs in a lilliputian apartment and take gender studies at the local university.

I'm devoted to d.i.y, thrifting and upcycling, and very rarely buy anything new, except for craft-material that's hard to get your hands on vintage, like wire and paint etc. I'm a total shop-o-holic so that's my creative way of not ruining my economy and saving the planet at the same time.

Favorite Music

There's just so much good music. I will never get enough!

Good stuff:

Tom Waits, The magnetic fields, Cake, Erik Satie, Julee Cruise, Josephine Baker, Ella Fitzgerald, Dresden Dolls, Amanda Palmer, Morphine, Blind Melon, Madonna, Meatloaf, Joanna Newsom, The Knife, Beirut, Gillian Welch, PJ Harvey, Killers, Kings of Leon, NIN, Smashing Pumpkins, Ditty Bops, Django Reinhart, The Cure, Sinead O’Connor, Siouxie and the Banshees, dEUS, Cocorosie, Electric 6, Antony and the Johnsons, Belle and Sebastian, Dead Kennedys, Hole, L7, White Zombie, Misfits, Danzig, Korn, SOAD, NewModelArmy, Regina Spektor, Yann Thiersen, Tori Amos, Le tigre, Peaches, First Aid Kit, Florence+the machine, Soul Coughing, Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, Henry Fiats Open Sore.. I could go on and on. "I like a beautiful song that tells you terrible things. We all like bad news out of a pretty mouth." -Tom Waits.

Favorite Books

I love books, they make me feel safe, warm and fuzzy. Libraries are a happy place to me, they smell nice. If I get to choose, some of the worlds greatest authors are:

Jonathan Carrol, Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman, G.W. Dahlquist (glassbooks, lovely) Haruki Murakami, Tove Jansson (who created the moominworld), Jonathan Safran Foer, Stephen King, Joe Hill, Walter Mosley, John Ajvide Lindqvist (author of Let the right one in) and Roald Dahl. I recently discovered Phillip Pullman, pure genius.

I collect vintage illustrated children's books and fairy tales...Alice in Wonderland, Wind in the Willows, Moomin, Where the Wild Things Are... Call me childish but the Harry Potter books moved me more than any Russian masterpiece and if I could have just one crazy wish granted I'd trade my reality for a life of adventures and teaparties in the moominvalley in a heartbeat.. I'm more of a Grimm-hugger than a happy-ending girl when it comes to fairytales. I have a big love for rewrites, like Neil Gaiman's Snow White; "Snow, Glass, Apples", deliciously twisted. Children's books about monsters, ghosts, vamps and witches has been a fav since I was a wee little bunny.

I love grown-up comics and would be delighted if anyone here would tip me about their favorites.

Some favs are:

White trash, Lobo, Vamps, Sandman, TankGirl, V for Vendetta, Watchmen and everything by Junko Mizuno.

Favorite Movies

Uh-oh, there are so many:

The Alien trilogy, Labyrinth, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Shortbus, Mysterious Skin, The Shining, Secretary, Lovely Bones, Survivestyle 5+, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, T2, Star Wars (NOT 1, 2 & 3, brrr) Coraline, Bunny and the Bull, Beetlejuice, Nightmare before Christmas, James and the giant peach, everything by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Guillermo del Toro, Studio Ghibli, Wes Anderson and Kevin Smith, zombie-movies and old pulpy horror-flicks...

Favorite Television

I never watch TV, but I download a lot of series:

Pushing Daisies, Oddities, My name is Earl (Joy Turner is my role-model :P) Dexter, American Pickers, Grey's anatomy, True Blood, Medium, Midsomer Murders, Lost, Twin Peaks, Carnivale, Kids in the hall, Father Ted, Eerie Indiana, Ren & Stimpy, The Colbert Report, Supernatural, House, Fringe, anything based on Agatha Christie and of course TheUltimateFighter and the UFC! (gotta love me some death-wrestling)

Favorite Crafts

Plushies are my addiction, I sew when my machine is in a pleasing mood, plant things from time to time, cross stitch, embroider and make jewelery out of scanned old photos, gamepieces and various trinkets. I experiment with cutting paper and hand-carving lino&rubber-stamps, and I knit & crochet. I actually can't stop crocheting, mostly amigurumis with loong heads. I upcycle anything that inspires me, and I compulsively decorate every space that I spend more than a day in.

Best loved colors

Turquoise, gray, jade, marzipan-green & pink, bleached pastels, white and black, polkadots and stripes (aren't colors, I know, still love 'em)

Likes

Mostly handmade and old stuff, I'm soo into vintage and d.i.y. The big exception being cutsie bento and sushi-gear and kawaii-stuff, looove cute inanimate objects; who can resist food with faces?

I collect loads of stuff, old Bambi-deers, cuckoo-clocks, kokeshidolls, maps and religious kitsch for example.

Other things I like are:

Old photos, cabinet cards, handmade stuffies, thrifted trinkets, tins, tea parties, cupcakes, burlesque, owls and octopus, steampunk, dia de los muertos, vintage-style halloween, mustaches, monsters, robots and zombies, cooking cute, art deco, exotic seeds, cherry and sweet liquorice flavor, foreign candies, drinks and foods, engrish! bows, buttons and ribbons, chocolate, kewpies, doll parts, coifish, cowboys and sailors, toadstools, paper-cuts, caketoppers, Russian nesting-dolls, bones, marzipan, 50's plastic, gnomes, moths, matchboxes, lace and feathers, yarn and glue, jadeite, the morbid and bizarre, evil clowns, bearded ladies, old-school Nintendo, toys, quirky spoons, windmills, anatomical hearts, pretty card decks....

Dislikes

Winnie the Poo, Disney-characters, Betty Boop, Peanuts and similar characters that can be seen printed on push-up-bras in children's sizes all over the world. Not my style, sorry. Oh, and I'm a vegetarian, could be good to know.

Wishlist

  • I have an out-of-this-world-ly craving for Cherry Ripe. I think it's the best candy I've ever had, and I've had a lot in my days.. Aussie swappers, hear my plea!

Ratings

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Comment: I will rerate if I receive anything.
pandessa rated for Spooky Christmas on Dec 18, 2012
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Comment: Will rate differently if I get it.
lovestosew rated for Tiny Ephemera! on Dec 10, 2011
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Comment: Ami- Thank you so much for all of the fun ephmera! And I just love the buttons!
julmc81 rated for Tiny Ephemera! on Dec 9, 2011
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Comment: Thank you so much, the stamps are wonderful, and I love everything you sent! It was neat to get this from Sweden! thank you again Ami
Changeling rated for Old School Winter Holiday- 2! on Dec 9, 2011
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Comment: Your package arrived today and I'm so excited! If you don't mind, I hope to wait until Christmas morning to open the wrapped items. Update: Wow! I had such fun opening and enjoying this package. The whale is adorable and I have the straw goats wreath on display. I'm also loving the tea and your note. I hope your package for this swap arrived safe and sound. If it did not, please let me know. I'll be happy to resend if needed.
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Comment: Thank you for the squirrel, he's very cute. I have decided that I shall call him Simon :)
Response: I'm glad you like him, thank you for rating.
BoudoirTea rated for I'm dreaming of a dark Yule... on Sep 7, 2011
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Comment: Hello puppan! Thank you for the greatest boo-hoo ever:) It's kind of a biiig ornament, I can hug it!!!
egalite rated for Weird Valentine's Day Card on Mar 1, 2011
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Comment: I loved it! Very creepy and funny. Freaking me out with your note wasn't required, but I'll think of it as extra credit!
Xandoz rated for Monster / Monstrous Bear Plushie on Feb 24, 2011
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Comment: THANK YOU!!!! for The Surgeon Bear. I call him my Butcher bear. He is absolutely awesome! I was showing him off to my friends and workmates and they love him too.
akmoose68 rated for Whimsical Woodland Plushie #2 on Feb 10, 2011
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Comment: Oh Ami, they are just too adorable!! I love their sleepy eyes, totally rockin' feet, and of course his awesome top hat! How precious and creative! Thank you so much for my great package of love from Sweden ~ ♥
hxckendra rated for Gorey Alphabet ATC -Letter A on Jan 20, 2011
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Comment: Perfect way to start out this ATC collection. Such a wonderful ATC. Thanks so much!
MissPaula rated for 3 layers on Jan 11, 2011
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Comment: I love the card!! The best!! Thanks soooo much!!
greengirl rated for 3 layers on Dec 28, 2010
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Comment: Thanks! I love the apron on the card! It was wonderful!
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Comment: This is the most extrodinary handmade artwork I have ever received! It is just beautiful and amazing!!!
MoonlightSonata rated for A Lovely Fairy Tale Ornament on Dec 20, 2010
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Comment: The fox was adorable! I am in love with foxes too and Fantastic Mr. Fox is an excellent movie, one of my favorites. In fact, my fiance and I are going to make fax wedding cake toppers when we get married. :) Thanks again!
elizabeth13 rated for 3 layers on Dec 19, 2010
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Comment: I do not know how this lovely creation made it through the postal systems!!!!! Thanks fo much!!
Jester777 rated for Adopt A Robot!! on Dec 16, 2010
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Comment: What an adorable little robot! I love your little note that went along too, it's so clever and endearing. Thanks so much, this little fellow will get lots of love! ♥
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Comment: he finally arrived and was well worth the wait!! Thanks so so much .I don't remember that character but now I will have to watch again to see him :-) Thanks a bunch! <3
krista311 rated for Whimsical Woodland Plushie #1 on Dec 6, 2010
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Comment: Yay, he arrived today, I love him and I love the matryoshka card you made me! I will proudly display both!!! You are so talented! Big Hugs! Have a Merry Christmas!!!!
MzPatti rated for Plushies so Cute you can eat on Dec 6, 2010
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Comment: ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Oh my GOSH!!! Ami, you are AMAZING!!! Such sweet little plushies came to live with me today and I am so glad they did! I have named the yummy little green apple, Ami Apple! She is going to be living (in sin) with Willie Watermelon in my kitchen where I can keep an eye on them and their hyjinks. I am so pleased with my new plushie babies and I was even more blessed by your cute letter! It made me giggle! Now it is shining on my Christmas tree giving everyone a wonderful Christmas fright! =P That you SO very much for making a cranky old crazy lady happy! =D xoxoxo Patti ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

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Comments

agonysdecay on Dec 25, 2010:

Ami Ami Ami Ami!!! I can't say thanks enough for my Secret Ghoul Friends Zombie LP!!! OMFG, you did such a great job on it!!! I posted about everything you made and sent in the N&FT group, WHEEEEEEE!!! I am seriously THOROUGHLY in love with everything you sent. The Zombie Elephant is the most well made ami I've ever received!!! I just love him, he is so cute!!! I do like cute and creepy, just so you know;) Please don't EVER under rate yourself and your crafts because of things you've received from me. You make wonderful and very quality things and this is seriously one of the best packages I've ever received here on SB!!! I hope I mentioned everything you sent on the thread, lol, I was so extatic that everything is everywhere being looked at and played with. I am hoping to get a photo of everything soon to add to my Flickr, unless you have one!! Thanks so much again, it was the best Hexmas present EVER!!!

raegun83 on Dec 19, 2010:

Yay, thanks Ami! Glad you enjoyed all your wearable zombie things. I don't make my own embroidery patterns, I can't really draw unfortunately. I got them from Sublime Stitching and Urban Threads. Merry Christmas!

bibiana826 on Dec 8, 2010:

I'm sooo in love with all your stuffies that I totally forgot to look at where you're from :(

I would love to do a private swap sometime tho!

circularlogic on Nov 13, 2010:

happy belated birthday, doll! hope you had a great one!

xx, jess

izohgore on Nov 13, 2010:

Another B-day sister, & a vegan sis, too, happy belated B-day to you! ^_^

whowillloveme on Oct 30, 2010:

I got the resend today and have rerated you! THANK YOU! xxxx

kiwivandal on Oct 26, 2010:

Yay it did! Looking for awesome b-day cupcakes for your toppers? click the link below and you shall be in awesometown

whowillloveme on Oct 25, 2010:

Oh hon, you totally didn't have to. It wasn't your fault at all - just one of those things. xxxxx <3

agonysdecay on Oct 21, 2010:

LOL, so funny! I almost don't want to complete anymore swaps just to leave it there. So sinister and satanic, LOL!

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