annstanley

I haven't swapped in a long time, but due to my recent divorce, I plan on getting back to the things I love to do! I always rated the same day I received a swap. So if I haven't rated you, I haven't received your swap. I will not give a rating of 1 unless I've contacted you and made every attempt to complete the swap. I ask the same courtesy from you.

I'm an elementary school teacher, mom of 2 grown children and grandmother of 5 ranging in age from 18 to 5. I've done just about every kind of craft - quilting, sewing, counted cross stitch, scrapbooks ATCs, altered books, mini albums, and my latest obsession - junk journals! I love to take pictures of nature to use when creating digital papers & elements to use in my paper crafts.

I listen mostly to country music, but also love Bing Crosby, some 1970's rock & roll, some classical. I've recently discovered David Garrett's Rock Symphony - a mix of rock & classical. Fantastic!

I love the old black & white Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and Gene Kelley movies. One of my favorite modern movies is "Lake House". I'm a sucker for a great love story. Don't like scary movies or action flicks with over-done amounts of blood & guts. Spend more time on YouTube learning new journal making techniques that watching T. V.

I love old stuff - ephemera to add to my art or junk to decorate my house - especially vintage postcards (reproductions/copies okay), old doily's, handkerchiefs, buttons, charms, lace,anything with roosters, snowmen or scarecrows on it, bird houses (minis for inside or full-size to put in my garden), flowers especially day lilies, iris, peonies and hydrangeas, the colors pink, purple, teal, and blue, old cookbooks, hand written recipes, and kitchen gadgets.

My current favorite craft is creating junk journals. I love the old-fashioned, vintage look with lace, buttons, torn edges and lots of distress ink! I've also drug my sewing machine out and have tried doing some sewing in my journals along with making masks for myself, my daughter (who teaches at the same school I do), and my grand children.

Likes: I love vintage women (20's - 50's), vintage pinups, vintage papers, letters, stamps and other ephemera (real or reproduction), buttons of any kind, ribbons and fibers, distress ink, vintage feed sacks and reproduction prints, postcards, vintage children's books (reproductions okay), and books with flowers - think artist Edith Holden.

Dislikes: Scented lotions, candles, etc. (I have allergies), dark subjects, vampires, nudity for shock purposes and cruelty to anyone/anything.