marcsgrl

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A little more personal info on me- I am 35, I live in Ontario, Canada but was born and raised in Florida. I have been married for 13 years and have one beautiful 7 month old son named Liam.

Here are a few of my interests....

Fairy Tales- I love all kinds of fairy tales especially the dark stuff. I love Hansel and Gretel, Goldilocks and the three bears, Little Gingerbread Boy, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, The Elves and the Shoemaker.

Cooking- I have been cooking my whole life. I am originally from the South so it was a big thing in my family growing up. I enjoy cooking all types of food and I'm actually pretty good at it. I love collecting kitchen items. Feel free to send me recipes that you enjoy, spices you use a lot, cooking utensils, aprons, kitchen decor.

Baking- Same as cooking, it makes me feel really good when I have some fresh baked goods. I love being a Domestic engineer. :) I love to get things related to baking as well. cupcake baking cups, sugar decorations, cupcake picks, baking utensils.

Writing- I have been writing since I was a kid and I love to write poetry, childrens stories, horror shorts, pretty much anything. I love to get cool pens and pencils, books or sketch pads to write on, colored pencils, markers.

Journaling- I love to journal and I love collecting journals. I would love to receive altered journals with journaling prompts in it, nice pens, journaling prompts.

I decided to make a section on things that I most recently would like to help out my swap partners. These things will more than likely earn you a heart.

Updated January 2013

Cupcake and cake decorations

cute cupcake papers

cupcake picks

I love horror so feel free to make me some kind of horror surprises.

Monsters Inc.

Despicable Me

Woodland stuff- Anything with cute little woodland animals.

Vintage items- especially if it is shabby chic. I love pink so that is even better. It can be trims, lace, paper pieces, toys, whatever. I love shabby chic vintage.

Also, just to let you know if you have the ability to re-create or come close to re-creating any of the items on my etsy wish list that is awesome. I would love to have your version of my wish list items.

Anything from the Alice In Wonderland movie. I love the dark look so if anyone can make plushies or things like that in the Tim Burton style it would be awesome! DEFINITE HEART!!!! :) I love handmade!

Disney Alice In Wonderland. I pretty much love all Alice In Wonderland things so if you can make me something or find something that is Alice. I would love you forever.

collage items- vintage items, wallpaper sample pieces, ect... A fat envelope stuffed with paper collage items would totally make my day.

I love ATC's and have quite a few topics that I enjoy. If you are sending me profile based ATC's then this is the perfect spot to see what I like.

Vampire

zombies

pin-ups

Halloween

super hero

John Cena

C.M. Punk

Supernatural (the tv show)

Monsters Inc

Despicable Me

Dr. Who

Grimm Fairy Tale

Steampunk

Pirate

Coraline

Tim Burton

I love to make ATC's and Smash Books. I figured since I mainly join swaps for these items lately I should have a place where my partner can see my tastes and likes.

Wants-

Tim Holtz items

washi tape

unique magazine cutouts

dyes and inks

steampunk themed items

punk rock themed items

anything that is listed in the other areas of my profile themed

childrens book pages ATC sized

DON'T WANT OR NEED-

ATC backs that are solid colors

glitter

regular magazine cutouts

book pages (unless they are children themed)

plain punches unless it is something from my etsy favorites

stickers (unless I joined a sticker swap)

ribbons or fibers (I have way too many as it is)

confetti

Reading has always been a hobby of mine and I enjoy most types of books. I am not big on romance but I love chick lit. Especially British chick lit. I also enjoy Horror novels and mystery. I love Sue Grafton and have read every book in the alphabet series that she has out so far. I love reading True Crime books. I also love stories about "real" ghosts.

I am not ashamed to admit that there are lots of young adult books that I love. I think it started with Twilight. I wasn't a big fan of the movies but the books were amazing. I then started reading Charlaine Harris books and especially love the Harper Connelly series. I am also in love with the Beautiful Dead series of books. My hubby saw it at the library and thought it looked like something I would like so he checked it out for me. He was right. I have since gotten them all for my Kobo and I'm just about finished with the second book. I highly recommend them. They are by Eden Maguire. Another series of books I just became acquainted with and have enjoyed are The Children of the Red King by Jenny Nimmo. I kept hearing people talk about The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins so I thought what the heck. I started reading it and couldn't put it down. I read the whole first book in under a day and have started the second one now. I am in love with it. What an amazing story. I will add more books here as I read new authors.

I also quite enjoy smaller children books as well. I am always a great fan of fairytales such as Alice In Wonderland, Rapunzel, Princess and the Pea, The Secret Garden, Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood. I love Roald Dahl especially The Minpins. I love The Borrower Books, The Boxcar Children, The Soup Books by Robert Newton Peck.

I am always looking for new authors to try out so please feel free to message me some suggestions.

I would love any of the following books...

Used is fine as long as they aren't written in or torn.

The Guerilla Art Kit By Keri Smith

Taking Flight: Inspiration And Techniques To Give Your Creative Spirit Wings by Kelly Rae Roberts

How to Make a Journal of Your Life by Dan Price

1,000 Artist Journal Pages: Personal Pages and Inspirations (1000 Series) By Dawn DeVries Sokol

Listography Journal: Your Life in Lists by Lisa Nola

52 Projects: Random Acts of Everyday Creativity by Jeffrey Yamaguchi

A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table by Molly Wizenberg

1000 Journals Project by SomeGuy

Journal Bliss: Creative Prompts to Unleash Your Inner Eccentric by Violette

Caffeine for the Creative Mind: 250 Exercises to Wake Up Your Brain by Stefan Mumaw

The Gentle Art of Domesticity: Stitching, Baking, Nature, Art & the Comforts of Home by Janet Brocket

I Love...

punk rock stuff

scrapbook trends magazine and taste of home magazine, Stuffed Magazine

XOXO stuff

polka dots

cherries

anything with strawberries

deco tape

washi tape

funky kitchen gadgets

fun pens and pencils

anything Coraline

anything from Monsters Inc.

Emily the Strange

cute fruit

plastic charms

zombie things

vampire things

old children's book pages

colored ball chains for jewelry making

Frankenstein (my all time favorite Monster. Next to Sully of course.)

Alice in Wonderland (especially kawaii ish)

Marie from The Aristocats

I love to scrapbook and find that I use a lot of the following items so they are always happily received. :) Colors I enjoy scrapping in are pinks, blues, purples, greens. Would love a surprise color package

Baby boy embellishments

Little Boy embellishments

girly stuff

punk rock embellishments

hello kitty embellishments

kawaii scrapbook stuff

woodland scrapbook items (deer, owls, hedgehogs, rabbits, ect...)

fun fruity stuff

cutesy rainbow stuff

cute skulls

decorated epoxy stuff

plastic embellishments

clear stamps

ink pads in fun colors

Sassafras Lass stuff

felt embellishments

acetate shapes

embossing powders

mini glue dots

anything funky in color or pattern

pom pom trim

ric-rak

colorful round buttons

stamps with owls, robots, deer, skulls

I would love surprise packages in any of the following themes...

penguins

gingerbread people

Christmas

kawaii

monsters inc

Horror

vintage

strawberries

cherries

Kitsch

rainbows

cupcakes

Alice In Wonderland

Blythe

Despicable Me

Unicorns

Baby Boy

Shoes and Sock size- 9 1/2 - 10

Shirt Size- x-lg

PJ size- xxl I like them baggy

I have a 7 month old son named Liam. I would love to receive goodies for him. Some things we enjoy...

Story Books

Baby Toys

Teethers (new in package)

Monsters Inc Items

Clothes (only 12 months and older please)

We love Lamaze and Baby Einstein toys

If you included some little something for my hubby that would be awesome. His likes are...

Star Wars

Star Trek

Batman

Spiderman

Green Lantern

Blade

chocolate

green apple candy

sour candy

spy stuff

workout gear

Under Armor clothes size medium

interesting gadgets

brain teasers

puzzle games

Family Guy

Dale Jarrett

Hockey Montreal Canadians or Ottawa Senators

LSU College Football Stuff (hats, shirts, ect...)

Battlestar Galactica

Things I DON'T like or need...

Confetti

beads of any kind unless mentioned in my wants or on my etsy faves

Blythe stuff (I have too much and no time right now)

Blank Journals (too many)

Plain Scrapbook paper

Stuffies unless mentioned in my wants above

Gift Certificates unless from Canada

damaged items

cheese

alcohol

cigarettes

clowns

country music

romance novels

anything with small people

Journals (unless they are altered)

SCRAPBOOK SUPPLIES THAT I DON'T NEED

GLITTER

EYELETS

FIBERS

GOLD CHARMS

PARTNERS WHO FLAKED ON ME... If anyone would like to angel any of these I would be so grateful.

@MissSwapp for ♡ Cute Cosmetics ♡ http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/43973

@mrsverhoef for private swap for chocolates http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/36354

@juniorpink for Cherries, Lollipops, Ice cream and Cupcakes http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/33350

@HelloCupcake84 for Kawaii Goodies ANGELED BY @Natasha1975

@Kinderposht for Thrift My Blythe http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/48147

@Kinderposht for I need a New Winter Outfit!!! http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/48599

@Honey0806 for Pick 5 Profile Swap 5# March http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/83902

She deleted her account without having ever sent. ANGELED by @TerryF

@jhibbs1969 for SURPRISE me http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/85390

FLAKERS ON SWAPS I HOSTED...

@mfinley524 for Cupcake ATC Swap

@ScrappyShackLori for Cupcake ATC Swap

@Tiiamaria for Cupcake ATC Swap

@SugarVixen for Kawaii Handmade

@BrooklynR for Kawaii Handmade