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sukiesmum

sukiesmum
Date Joined: February 15, 2010
Last Online: May 23, 2012
Birthday: April 8, 1947
Country: United Kingdom
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Folksy shop

About Me

I retired from a very busy working life 4 years ago and am now enjoying my retirement.

But if i thought it was going to have a lazy time in retirement and put my feet up,oh boy was i wrong!!

I love to sew and sell my creations at a local craft market and on Folksy,

I am having fun trying out many different crafts. and now enjoy my new hobby of Swap- botting.

I was recently asked by someone about to retire what do I do all day now I am retired and do I get bored, how do I fill my days,

I told her I don't have time to be bored, and would like a few more hours in the day in which to fit my many hobbies and interests, retirement is wonderful!!! wish i had been able to afford to do it earlier.

I have a lovely Tabby Tortie cat of 10 yrs old called Sukie. (hence my name)

I believe very much in the idea of 'Treat others as you would want to be treated' some think it is a bit naive of me but i rarely think bad of a person, but I feel sorry for them if they feel they can treat others badly or cheat them.

I try to recycle postal packaging as much as possible to save money and the environment , i always ensure it is clean and tidy, removing previous address labels and adding my own, so please don't be offended if the packaging you receive has been already pre used,

favourite, music, film, TV

most music it depends on my mood, but i have a fondness for the 40s and 50s, big band sound, glenn miller etc, light opera, frank sinatra, and nice moody music, nights in white satin style of music.

i love all the James Bond movies, and all action hero types, anything with steven segal, jean claude van dam, john wayne old movies, mysteries, Definitely not Horror stories. some love stories (as long as they are not wishy washy sugar sweet ) Costume drama, I love english soaps, House, cooking programmes, DIY progs, talent shows American and UK, Glee, (did i really admit to that )

Favorite Books

I love a good swashbuckling adventure story or an espionage thriller, love Dan Browns style of writing, Clive Cussler and Mathew Reilly. and many others , depends on the mood,

also any Catherine Cookson , e.v. thompson, and many more authors, really any rags to riches or adventure story i just like to read.

Favorite Crafts

Sewing, i love to create items from pieces of fabric, before i retired i never had time to stop and think, but now i look at a piece of fabric and decide what this flat item will transform into, it doesn't always end up as pleasing as i would like it to be but it is always unique, my family do have some unusual gifts nowadays! My beloved other half has just bought me as a surprise an embroidery machine, now i have to learn how to use it , Ha ha. i am having fun with my new machine, housework ? what is that ? LOL,
I do enjoy making bags and purses for sale on my craft stall in my town once a month , i also sell them on my Folksy internet shop. i have started to dabble in making jewellery, from buttons taken from old clothes to found object and old strings of beads/pendants and earrings that i pick up at charity shops and car boot sales and re-purpose them into lovely objects,

i have always loved re purposing / upcycling things I have found at car boot sales or Charity shops, i have found quite a few crafting items in charity shops (thrift stores),

Things i like

Chocolate, Now what woman doesn't,

Long relaxing baths scented with aromatherapy oil,

Christmas

Handmade or quirky gifts.

Feeling happy

Sharing

Autumn shades, gold, copper, creams, stone, sage green, Browns, Turquoise,
most earth colours. or natural colurs.

turquoise/brown together,

grey and pink either together or not,

Fabrics and trimmings

Finding little 'treasures' in Charity shops and car boot sales. i am at present looking for old strings of beads etc,

Please don't send

Anything that has cigarette smoke smells, (allergies)

VERY HOT Chilli, mildly spiced is ok but very fiery is a definite NO THANK YOU.

Chewing Gum ( have dentures, gum sticks haha)

Toys, I have no very young children in the family to give them to.

snake, worm or spider, skulls, except as fabric prints.

Stickers of any kind

religious items or cartoon characters

I would love to recieve

i have just started making jewellery out of found objects or old or vintage beads etc, so i would always love to receive these sort of items.

♥ fabrics and trimmings

♥ Jewellery findings,

♥Colourful buttons large or small, or unusual buttons. metal or plastic. (buttons that would be sewn on to clothes , not the type with pins on them to fix to clothes etc)

♥ Broken strings of Beads or pendants, large or medium sized. or old broken bracelets/necklaces

♥ items you have made yourself

♥ i adore Aromatherapy oils, floral/fruity, my favourites are rose, geranium, jasmin, neroli, lemon, orange, tangerine, but love trying any new scents in my bath. (Fluer, Tisserand or similar) please not pot pouri oils ( they are often toxic for cosmetic use.)

♥ Bubble bath, or shower gels , esp from Lush , their solid shampoo and shampoo conditioner is wonderful, any shampoo or conditioner in lovely exotic scents, for normal or mature hair.

♥ sugar free Soft drink powders in sachets from other countries. any flavour,

I love Kool aid any flavour sugar free.

♥ cookies/biscuits, chocolate, or anything with nuts or peanut butter in it, yummy.

I especially adore butter fingers from the U.S we can't buy them in the uk.

♥ any flavoured Teas and coffees especially Decaffeinated

♥ Nice surprises

MY RATING PLEDGE

I Will NOT FLAKE.I always fulfil my swaps.

If it is going to be late being posted out, just send me a message, I will do the same if I am going to be posting late. life happens and we never know what will hold us up at any time.

I will always rate what is sent to me. within 1 or 2 days of receiving it.

As a partner has put thought , work and money into the item they send I feel it is rude and bad mannered not to give them due rating for their work. I know how disappointed I have been when something I have worked on and sent doesn't get any response even after sending several messages to the sender to enquire if the item has been received. I love giving ♥ and 5s and stars to our Swap Coordinators and endeavour to do so as often as possible.

Mail may take longer to get to you if its falls into the international category. but not normally more than 2 weeks, message me if you don't receive my package within a reasonable time, I always send 1st class or Airmail and get proof of posting ( so please let me know if you haven't got my mail/parcel before rating me down, I am nice, I don't bite!

Happy Swapping, have fun

Ratings

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Comment: Thank you so much for the adorable brooch! It is so pretty!
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Comment: Thank you so much for all the goodies! I LOVED everything!!!
Response: thanks for the rating and heart, i hope you will enjoy trying the ATCs its quite fun
banglabou rated for Felty Goodness and Fun Surprises on May 4, 2011
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Comment: Thank you! The whimsey jar is awesome. I have seen pictures of whimsey jars and yours is so creative and lovely...and functions as a pincushion to boot! I loved all the contents, particularly the little handmade button with the mushroom. But I must tell you most of all how honored I am that you sent the antique ladies' handkerchief and the 'extinct' coins. I cannot tell you how excited I was to get those and how excited my kids were to see them. I set the jar and coins up proudly on the counter and my youngest daughter went and got her camera and started taking pictures! THANK YOU! EDITED TO ADD: Yes, yes! Those are safety eyes. And the bag is huge! At the stores in our city we gat a bag less than half the size and they are rather expensive considering that they are tiny little chunks of plastic. Thanks for those and for the wonderful handwritten letter. Your package was so chock full of goodness that I didn't even remember everything when I sat down to rate you!
Response: thank you for the heart and rating, i am so glad you liked the whimsey jar, and contents,, i thought you may like the pre decimal coins and the little bit of history that went with them, i made up a card with each of our pre- decimal coins, silver and copper on it as birthday gifts for my grandkids as they got to about 10 years old as that is the age most of them got curious about history, some of them got taken to school to show the teachers, i found it amusing to be told that the teachers were quite exited to see a full set of coins as most of them had never seen them, as they went out of circulation 14th feb 1971. i had lots of the coins in money boxes etc and other people have given theirs to me so i have ended up with quite a large collection of coins, not valuable but good curios. were the little toy eyes i sent, safety eyes?, that was the only tiny eyes other than stick ons that i could find in our local craft shop.
kristinjp rated for *Handmade Bracelet Swap* on Apr 20, 2011
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Comment: I love the bracelets! Your work is lovely. Thanks so much.
Response: i am pleased that you liked them, thanks for the rating and heart
maciemcgowan rated for CHUNKY Atc on Apr 13, 2011
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Comment: I love the atc! It's adorable. Thank you :)
Response: I am glad you liked it, Thanks for the rating and heart x
ShoppinRobin rated for CHUNKY Atc on Apr 13, 2011
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Comment: Too cute! I agree that the ladybug found the perfect home :) Thanks!
Response: I just could not resist using it on that ATC, the girls in the photo were originally holding a large strawberry but i felt the look of awe was just perfect, thanks for the rating and heart
Darida rated for ATC - free theme on Mar 31, 2011
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Comment: Thank you, I like your card!
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Comment: Thank you very much for the ATC. I loved the kitty cat and the paw prints!
Response: i am glad you liked it, it was the expression on her face that i couldn't resist,, thanks for the rating and the heart
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Comment: I enjoyed this swap!! Thank you, thank you for all the goodies. I love swapping internationally.
Response: i enjoyed the swap too , i am so pleased that you liked you're package, thank you for the rating and heart
jenidleman rated for Charms all around... on Mar 27, 2011
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Comment: Thanks so much! I love the charms and the teabag wallet. :)
Response: i am very happy that you like them, thanks for the rating and heart x
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Comment: Thank you so much for my un birthday presents, I cant believe how much you sent. I have eaten the chocolate allready and am about to have a cup of tea. I love the cupcake pincushion. I have been on a long day at work and it was lovely to get home and find this waiting for me.
Response: i love pressies myself birthday and unbirthday, lol. i am so glad it was a nice surprise for you after a hard day at work, ( i am looking forward to my birthday party in 2 weeks time, i never grow up , haha) my kids generally bring lots of surprise eatables so it is lots of fun., thank you for the 5 rating and heart
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Comment: I love my easter bunny!!!! The workmanship is beautiful. You did a wonderful job. Thank you for the sweets too :)
Response: glad that you like her, i haven't made soft toys for many years , but i think i am going to start making them again as i had so much fun making this one, thank you for the rating and heart.
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Comment: hi, i got your parcel today, thank you so much for the wonderful gifts, the earings are great, the stamps Wow! and the butterfly stickers too, and i've never seen the egg shrinky thing before i can't wait for easter to try them with my daughter. Thank you.
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Comment: thankyou loved the postcards and envie surrises especially the keyring which i have already got on my keyring, i cant wait to use it.
Response: so glad you liked them, it is useful to put some loose change in , if you drive it is always difficult to find coins for the meter or car park and if you are not a driver its always good to have a token or pound coin for the trolleys that is why i made such tiny purses, they went down very well with everyone.
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Comment: Love it, love it, love it!!!
Response: I am happy that you like the scarf, thanks for the rating and the heart
lavenderlulu rated for Fantabulous Handbag Swap #5 on Mar 19, 2011
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Comment: Thanks a lot Patricia, the bag's actually the perfect size. I had to shorten the strap several centimetres (no problem, better than too short from the beginning :) ). It will be my "cinema bag", perfect size for a coke and a bag of crisps/ wine gum. Danke!
Response: i am glad that is a useful size for you, thanks for the rating
Saulute rated for Cuff Me, Please on Mar 14, 2011
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Comment: Your made cuff is just amazing- so victorian, that I am wearing today and feeling like a queen! And very special - made from your aunt's old lacy dress. I really appreciate that. Thank you so much!
Response: i know she would have liked her lace trim to be used to make something that was loved and appreciated she was a great crafter and re-user of things , I am so happy that you like it, i had the victorian idea in mind when i made it, thanks for the 5 and the heart
tyttoastronautti rated for I❤ATC:Profile ATC on Feb 24, 2011
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Comment: Thanks for the cute ATC and extra. And yes, the bird that ceased to be was on my mind as well when I wrote that. :)
Response: It was just too tempting, but i am glad you liked it , thanks for the heart and rating
mooki rated for Tea and a surprise! on Feb 22, 2011
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Comment: what an awesome wallet holding the teas=] =] <3 <3 thanks so much
Response: i am happy that you liked them, thanks for the rating and 5
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Comment: Patricia, oodles of thanks for the fab bag! I love everything--especially the earrings, ATC and wallet! You are so kind!!! I agree, I've met many cool people on SB! xoxo
Response: i had fun making up the swap so i am happy that you liked it, , thanks for the rating and the heart, xx

Rating Overview

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Comments

RyeRye on Sep 11, 2011:

Thanks for being a member of the Crafting Queens~

BeautifulMess on Jul 4, 2011:

mousepoo on May 23, 2011:

i Am hosting a handmade bracelet swap I think you would be interested in.

banglabou on May 5, 2011:

This is what I love about those predecimal coins. I put the farthing in my daughter's hand and told her, "This coin was in use in 1938. It passed from one person's hand to another. People did not have credit cards or ATM cards, so they always needed to use real money to buy things. This coin may have been spent by a little girl your age. Maybe her grandmother gave it to her as a birthday coin. Maybe she used it to pay for some candy or bread, or a little toy. And now, if she is still alive, she is older than your grandmother!" Then we brainstormed other people who might have held the coin in their hand and what they might have bought with it. Except for traveling to an historical location, there is nothing to place you back in time like a real object that was used back then.

dmarie on Mar 21, 2011:

please come check out my new poochie bag swap http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/86975

BeautifulMess on Jan 25, 2011:

Spring is coming, get active on UK Swap-bot!

Beautifulmess

RyeRye on Dec 22, 2010:

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MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR from the Crafting Queens group~

BeautifulMess on Dec 20, 2010:

HAPPY CHRISTMAS FROM UK SWAP-BOT!

Please come look at the new swaps and lets get the new year off to a great start!

Nate xx

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