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January, 2026 - my craft room is in CHAOS. I started emptying out the room in June, 2025, expecting to have everything finished before the end of summer. The room has been painted and it looks lovely. Moving everything out of the room killed my back, so getting everything back into the room and organized has been a challenge. I start Physical Therapy this week (Jan 28). I am still participating in swaps (ATC's and Decos), but you might find the Decos being "passed on" by me until I have my room back in order.

• Please note, I only go to my mailbox 1 time per week, and I rate as soon as I open any swap.

• If you do not receive a swap, please reach out to let me know. I appreciate the opportunity to replace the original.

I am retired, married and we live with our cat, Casey in a quiet cowboy/horse town in the Arizona desert. We have an adult son and he, his wife, and our grandson live in Europe. I LOVE being a grandma!

I enjoy all types of DIY projects and want to try and learn it all! I love to go to flea markets and antique stores - the fun is in the hunt for that perfect piece to add to my collections! I have even gotten my husband interested.

I enjoy playing MahJongg and play twice per week with friends and with a group at our local community center. I also play in local MahJongg tournaments and those keep me on my toes! (I won my first prize on Aug 3, 2023! and just took 3rd place in Jan 2026)

I love Paper Crafts - card making, journaling, book making, ATC's. My friend finally got me into decos and i'm really enjoying creating those.

I love mixed media art and assemblage. I make "memory jugs" using a lot of my favorite collections. I currently am making an angel jug where the base is a 5-gallon stone crock, encrusted with angels, and I have a mannequin bust I am encrusting with religious medals and will hang my collection of rosaries on.

I read every John Grisham novel. I enjoy a good story that engages a reader from the first chapter. Absolutely loved The Hunger Games series - Katniss Everdeen lives in my heart forever. I have not read the Harry Potter books, nor have I seen the movies - while I have some interest, I think the "hype" keeps me away. Possibly my expectations are too high? I have recently read Celeste Ng's novels and highly recommend any of her books.

I don't watch a lot of movies, but my top favories include Dirty Dancing, Shawshank Redemption, Wizard of Oz, Sound of Music, It's A Wonderful Life, and how could I forget The Godfather Trilogy (but #2 is my favorite) I watched The Beekeeper and loved that movie - I felt a sense of satisfaction watching con men get their day of reckoning.

Lately we watch a lot of shows on Netflix. My husband loves the limited series. If anything goes past a 3rd season, he loses interest and then I have to watch the rest on my own, which is fine. I spend more time watching You Tube Videos and like watching tutorials to learn a new craft or technique.

I like a variety of music, including oldies, rock n roll, current pop artists, country, and will occasionaly tune into classical and broadway showtunes.

• ATCs
• Small chachkies / vintage chachkies
• Vintage photos especially of people
• Anything handmade
• Old doll heads
• Vintage hankies
• Vintage lace
• Pins
• Angels
• Old glass marbles
• Old rosaries (not plastic)

• PLEASE - NO LOOSE GLITTER
• Any food, drinks, candy (I cannot eat sugar and follow a specific diet)
• Lotions, bath products
• Scented or perfumed items
• Anything that smells like smoke