maciemcgowan

my name is mary, but most call me macie. i live in upstate, ny. i love art. and crafts. i graduated with a b.a. in studio arts. i'm a food banker by day, a food server by night and an earring maker any free time in between. i love to laugh and cook and spend time outdoors and go to hear live music. i'd like to own a little artsy shop someday. i believe in fate, karma and the power of love.

a little bit of most things:

*bob marley *john butler trio *jack johnson *g. love & the special sauce *the beautiful girls *good old war *led zeppelin *bob dylan *horse feathers *the be good tanyas *neil young *jimi hendrix *sublime *slightly stoopid *zee avi *break of reality *the movement

*anything that makes you wanna dance!

*the gargoyle *watership down *many waters *twilight (not in a fanatic way-don't judge!) *trinity *the journey is the destination *the post secret series * the perks of being a wall flower *this is where I leave you *anything by jonathon tropper

*fried green tomatoes *pride & prejudice (the keira knightley one) *the secret garden *goodfellas *the godfather parts i & ii *a bronx tale *pretty woman *dirty dancing

*how i met your mother *the office *always sunny in philadelphia *that 70s show *criminal minds *arrested development *drunk history *friday night lights *parenthood

tons:

*paper beads *sewing *pottery *collage *jewelry *scrapbooking *paints *textiles *book art *upcycling

I'm also a huge fan of traveling art journals and the like, so if you're interested in a private swap, let me know!

a: adventure, art

b: beads (anything that's not plastic), books, black & white photography, beaches, bbq, bags, baking, best friends, boat days

c:crafts, confetti, ceramics, connections, collage, charms, cake, cooking, candles, crosswords, cardigans, concerts, cheesecake

d: definitions of personal space, doodles, dancing like nobody's watching, desserts

e: elephants! (i have one tattooed on my wrist), earrings

f: fabric, flair (ei. anything fun, pretty or funky!), flea markets, festivals, food!

g: glitter, garage sales, grommets, grafitti

h: honest-tea, hair things, horoscopes

i: ice cream

j: jewelry

k: kites

l: love, learning

m: music, magazines, magnets

n: nail polish

o: the song "ocean" by john butler trio,

p: post-its, pretty papers, pens, paint, paisleys, pit-bulls, pin-up girls

q: quality time, quilts (even though I haven't finished one yet)

r: rain

s: stories, strawberries, sunflowers, stickers, sharpies, sequins, summer

t: textiles, tattoos, tea, tapestries, thrift stores, travelling, tie-dyes

u: umbrellas

v: vintage

w: water

x: x-tra sweet stuff

y: yearbooks

z: zzZZzz...

i'll add more as i think of it!

**PLEASE let me know if you do not receive swap items from me so i can fix it!

the bottom line is-I'm here to have FUN!! when I stumbled onto this site I thought it was a really awesome way to simultaneously create and connect with people across the globe. that being said, this is not my whole life. it's a hobby. some people seem to take this to a new level- harassing people over petty things and making the whole experience unenjoyable- and I try to steer clear of that sort of thing. I understand that time deadlines are EXTREMELY important to some people so I do respect them, but it is not the end of the world to me if someone sends things a couple of days late, or interprets a prompt in their own expressive way. I won't stress about it. I just want a drama-free environment where I can make cool things & meet cool people :)