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Christine6035

Christine6035
 Date Joined: May 8, 2017
Last Online: May 28, 2025
Birthday: October 3
Country: United States

About Me

I'm a retired 3rd grade teacher and live with my husband and dog, Uma, in a suburb of Chicago.

I love garage sales, estate sales and thrift stores. Collect sugar and creamers, paper ephemera, and dollhouse miniatures.

I like to travel and have been fortunate to see some wonderful places. We have a second home in Door County, WI.

Favorite Books

Love to listen to books in the car and at home. Some that I really enjoyed are:

My Brillant Friend / Elena Ferrante.

The Woman in White / Wikie Collins

The Forgotten Garden / Kate Morton

The Girl on the Train / Paula Hawkins

The Blood of Flowers / Anita Amirrezvani

The Painted Veil / W. Somerset Maugham

Purple Hibiscus / Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Big Little Lies / Liane Moriarty

The Goldfinch / Donna Tartt

The Invention of Wings / Sue Monk Kidd

The Great Gatsby / F. Scott Fritzgerald

The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian / Sherman Alexie

White Tiger / Aarivind Adiga

Gone Girl / Gillian Flynn

State of Wonder / Ann Patchett

The Garden of Evening Mists / Tan Twan Eng

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan / Lisa See

Black Swan Green / David Mitchel

I also read non-fiction on art, creativity, and personal development.

Favorite Crafts

drawing

painting - acrylics & watercolor

mixed-media

encaustics

collage

creating mandalas

doodling / coloring

kniting

book arts

upcycle art - like junk journals.

I also have done quilting I have a ridgid-heddle loom.

Favorite Television

The Office

Seinfeld

Frasier

House of Cards

Breaking Bad

Veep

Mad Men

American Crime

Bloodline

The Killing

Succession

Documentaries

I Like:

Ephemera - most everything!

Texts other than English

Vintage - anything!

Tea & Coffee stained paper

Sheet music, book pages, illustrations

Labels, tags, bookmarks

Tissue paper, napkins, wrapping paper

Lace, ribbon, fibers

Stickers

Playing cards

Greeting cards, notecards, stationary, postcards

Washi tape

Found objects

Beads

Floral, paisley, geometric

Boxes

Wizard of Oz

Halloween

Office Supplies

Art Supplies - pencils, markers, paint, ink, stencils, stamps, pastels

Herbal tea

Essential oils

Crystals

Dislike:

Caffine, cigarrette/cigar smoke, fruity or food scented items

I prefer:

Currently, I'm into collecting:

playing cards - any

post cards - any

stickers - no puffy, reward or planner

vintage ephemera - real vintage items, no reproductions

Thank you for reading! Please contact me with any questions or concerns about any of my swaps:)

Ratings

mejulia rated for PH: List 5 Series - Picnic Basket on May 28, 2025
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Comment: Your picnic sounds great, wish I could join you.
riverwatcher rated for WIYM: May Flower PC - USA on May 28, 2025
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Comment: Thanks for the pretty postcard.
HausOfImps rated for Playing Card Swap: Round 13 on May 27, 2025
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Comment: Christine, I love every single card, especially the transparent one. Thank you so much for the well-curated swap! So fun to receive.
jennifromsf rated for PILES OF POSTCARDS Swap #12 on May 27, 2025
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Comment: Thank you!
AzEkologi rated for Chunk-O-Cardboard - March 2025 on May 27, 2025
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Comment: Sorry for the late rate...I just found some PCs that fell behind my desk. Best, Rick!
Response: Hi Rick, That happens to me, too! Thanks for the heart!
craftychristine rated for Chunk-O-Cardboard - February 2025 on May 26, 2025
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Comment: So sorry for the late rating and thanks for the great chunk! The Valentines are so cute and so was your decoration. Hope you are having a great summer so far!!!
Response: No problem! Thanks for the heart!
VaGrammy66 rated for Surprise Frankendeck full suit #9 on May 24, 2025
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Comment: Thank you! Lots of new cards!
Response: Great! Thanks for the heart!
LittleCatKenma rated for Playing Card Swap: Round 6 on May 24, 2025
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Comment: Thank you so much for the beautiful playing cards! They arrived a while ago, but I took a while to review them, sorry. I especially love the Winnie the Pooh and Harry Potter cards. And thank you so much for the lots of extra stickers! 🩷
Response: Glad you like them! Thanks for rating and for the heart!
MsMarvel rated for PILES OF POSTCARDS Swap #10 on May 24, 2025
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Comment: I just got your card today it was postmarked March!!! That’s crazy it took so long to get here!! Thank you! 😊
Response: Yes, I have been receiving postcards that took a month or more as well. One was from about 35 miles away! Thanks for the heart!
KrystalCook84 rated for PH: List 5 Series-Fav Couples (Real or Fictional) on May 23, 2025
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Comment: Thank you so much for the cool list
Response: Thank you for the heart ❤️
user6248 rated for You Choose the Theme Postcard Swap #35 on May 22, 2025
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Comment: Such a cute card! And smart on the double letters - I was stumped on that one myself but love your take on it.
Response: Thanks for rating! Glad you like the card :)
marinda rated for You Choose the Theme Postcard Swap #35 on May 22, 2025
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Comment: Thank you!
Response: Thank for the heart!
HausOfImps rated for Playing Card Swap: Round 12 on May 22, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the cute stickers and great cards! I love the Virgo and Salem Witch Museum ones :)
Response: Glad you liked them! Thanks for the heart!
young46356 rated for You Choose the Theme Postcard Swap #35 on May 22, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the yellow card. Yes, I enjoy my job too. Rich
crimsonrivulet rated for PCS: Oops, all hearts! on May 20, 2025
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Comment: Christine! Thank you for all the great heart cards! And thank you for the postcard! I love it! 💜
Aynora rated for Postcards With a Prompt #331 - US Only on May 20, 2025
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simcoe54 rated for PH: List 5 Series: Favorite Flowers #3 on May 20, 2025
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Comment: Thanks for the lovely flower pc and for sharing your list of fav flowers.
MamaKek rated for IITC: 5 Random Cards 3 partners on May 17, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the great cards!
Karen07 rated for PCS: Oops, all clubs! on May 17, 2025
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Comment: Thanks, Christine!
HausOfImps rated for IITC: 5 Random Cards 3 partners on May 16, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the awesome care assortment! I love the numbers one the most. And I was getting low on Lisa Frank stickers so those were very much appreciated!

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Comments

SFreer on Oct 16, 2023:

Thank you Christine for sending the ephemera train home and adding some extra “padding”! Hope you managed to find some cool bits!

cookies37 on Oct 3, 2023:

Happy Birthday! I hope you are having a spectacular day. I wish you all the best. Take care, Judy.🎂🎈
jukejan on Jul 14, 2018:

Welcome to the OFAP group! Jump right into Morning Coffee or any other thread!
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