Ethaina

9/7/09..I would like to send out an apology for leaving my fellow swappers hanging. Several weeks ago my 5 yr old son accidentally put both, bare feet through a glass cabinet door. He's doing well now, no nerve damage or severed tendons but we spent a lot of very exhausting hours at Children's hospital to have glass removed that was wedged between the bones in his feet. I will begin working on all my past due swaps this week and will do my best to get the those that haven't rolled around yet out on time. Please be patient with me, your swaps WILL get there, even the resend I owe Sally.

I would never flake on a swap unless dead or in a vegetative state and try to do ratings the same day the swap arrives if possible but on occasion life intrudes on my creative process!! I think I've gotten caught up on all my swaps but if for some reason you didn't get something I owe you or I haven't rated your swap please contact me. Our mail here is also notoriously slow so things don't zip in and out as they do in some places....we've got one post lady in a 1700's era log cabin in the local historic village...I'm not sure but I think they still deliver by pony express......

ATC's are my newest addiction! Love anything crafty but especially crochet, scrap booking and beading. So any supplies for the above are always welcome during swaps such as crochet hooks, any size since I misplace them on occasion, crochet patterns, papers, stickers, scissors, labels, interesting beads, craft paint, etc.

Favorite Color:Purple but love all the colors of nature. Kitchen Colors: Tans, Pea Greens, Brick. Love Chocolate, especially chocolate covered cashews!! Fuzzy Socks to lounge around the house. Love Earrings and chunky rings, especially Sterling but like the standard base metal designs too. I'm an x-ray tech so love anything to do with the profession and buttons, t-shirts, keychains, etc with bones or skeletons on them. Love candles and scented wax tarts which I have going almost constantly. Collect dried herbs, crystals, shells, incense, witches, anything harvested from nature without hurting the environment.

DIY programs, Design on a Dime, crafting how to's, CSI, Forensic Files, Cold Case Files(the real thing, not the Hollywood version), Bones.

Love just about everything from Classical to soft jazz and hip hop. My most beloved choices are pan flute, relaxation and meditation CD's. Also adore audio programs of Joseph Campbell, Deepak Chopra and Wayne Dyer.

Absolutely love anything by Serrilyn Kenyon and J.R. Ward. I read for relaxation.....my job challenges my brain so during my relaxation time I want to whisk away the to a world of fantasy!! So any items associated with the Dark Hunter Series or Brotherhood of the Sword are right up my alley! Love Body Art books and tattoo magazines.