I am Kathy Skaggs. I reside in Denison, which is a small town in Texas in the United States. I'm married, have 4 kids; 8 grandkids; 2 dogs (a poodle and a schnauzer); 1 twenty two year old tuxedo cat, and I work as a rural mail carrier for the US Postal Service. I have a vintage antique booth at a place called 301 Mercantile in my home town. I love crafts, art, decorating, attending vintage, antique and collectible auctions, geocaching; traveling; and life. I am a non-smoker and my cat is an outside cat for those who are allergic to them, because sadly I am also. Do not feel sorry for her, as she is feral and prefers the outdoors. She is spoiled rotten. My dogs do not shed as one is a poodle and the other is a schnauzer. And they are not interested in being in my art studio, as I tend to knock things off on them from time to time. Ha! However if you are allergic to grand-kids there is nothing I can do about them, as they follow me everywhere and are very fascinated with my studio and my artwork. If something should arrive with a bit of cat hair or dog hair enclosed, it is not going to hurt me. I just can not live with them. Allergy shots are great!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

If I sign up for a swap and you did not get your swap item and it says I sent it, then it is lost in the mail. Get with me before rating me, as I will make it right.

I am not a Flaker, nor will I ever be.

If my artwork arrives damaged, please let me know immediately, so I can make it right.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Please rate me ASAP

Rating is the only way I have of knowing you got your swap and if you are pleased. Ratings are important, as some groups require a certain amount of ratings to join their groups and I love getting them and hearing from my Swap partners. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I like listening to some Country music and Pop/Soft Rock, but while I am delivering mail I turn the radio off most of the time, because I love listening to the sound of nature and thinking about my next creations.

I do not read much although I love reading. But since I have little free time I choose to make art instead of reading. I once wanted to be a childrens' writer and illustrator, but I never got around to it. I love reading children's books to my grand-children and I especially love pop-up books. I also read craft books and catalogs. And I listen to books on tape while delivering mail when I am tired of designing art in my mind.

I have a lot of favorite movies, but I like period movies; westerns; Little House On the Prairie; Gone with the Wind; Dirty Dancing; Pretty Woman; The Titanic; etc.

I like watching most reality TV and shows such as: Big Brother; Survivor; The Bachelor; The Bachelorette; So You Think You Can Dance; The Voice; The Bold and the Beautiful; Young and the Restless; Project Runway; Master Chef; Game of Thrones

I love art dolls of all kinds. The more unusual the better. Of course I also like the beautiful glittery ones too! For years I made ACEOs/ATCs; Children's Nursery Decor and Paper Piecings, which I sold on Ebay. I have a love for Mixed Media Art; Altered Art and assemblage; Paper Art Dolls; Art Journaling; Pinterest; Christmas Ornaments; Painting Rocks; Painting Driftwood; etc. For awhile I was tired of making ATCs, but I am back to loving them now. I also like making APCs, Twinchies and inchies. I alter matchboxes, paint on driftwood ad rocks and so many more things.

I like most colors, I love metallics; teal; turquoise; purple, lavender; pink; spring green, and even black. I love shabby chic; Boho and gypsy colors. If you like it I probably will also.

~Surprises!

~Postage Stamps that have faces of people are animals so I ca use them to make stamp people ATCs.

~Art Dolls of all types - Spirit; Nature; Dotee; Art Dolls; Handmade Paper Dolls

~Distress Markers; Copic Markers and Glitter Pens

~ Fibers; Trim; ribbon; seam binding; tulle; or vintage lace

~Vintage Buttons

~ Sea Glass or Sea Pottery

~ Foreign Coins

~ Pages from foreign books. I do not care if they are folded. I just want pages from languages other than the English language.

~Vintage Hat Pins

~ Embellishments

~ Charms

~ Miniatures

~ Chocolate (No coffee flavors or artificial chocolate) I love chocolate with nuts, peanut butter, etc.

~ Decorative Tape

~ Jewels; Rhinestones and crystals

~ Embellishments

~ Die Cuts

~ Rubber Stamps and ink

~Embossing Pens; Powder and ink

~ Stencils for Mixed Media

~ Dresden Foil Trim for ATCs and Inchies

~Distressing Ink

~Fun shaped Brads

~Silk; ribbon; paper, jeweled or any small flowers

~ Any Tim Holtz; 7 Gypsies..Ten Second Studio..Graphic 45 products

~ anything Steampunk-related or small metal odd objects

~Pieces of vintage sheet Music

~Scrapbook Background Paper (Unusual or eye catching)

~Playing Cards (Poker Size) for APC swaps. Single cards are fine.

~Quality stamp Pads

~Artwork that my 4 year old grand-daughter can do. I have received art where someone wipes a little paint on a card and slaps a sticker on it and that is so unfair. I will be rating accordingly from now on.

~ Teaching Stickers

~ Kawaii (Most of this I am not interested in, although I do agree some of it is adorable)

~ Hello Kitty (I am not collecting and will pass it on)

~ Disney (I have plenty at the moment)

~ Gum

~ Chewy Candy

~ Coffee

~ Tea

~ Mints

~ Chocolate that is artificially flavored = Yuck!

~I do not smoke and can not stand the smell of something that is reeking in the smell of cigarettes.

~ Sorry I do not collect postcards. If you send them to me I will probably pass them along to someone who does. The only postcards I am intrigued and might keep are vintage whimsical: cute children; animals; people etc.

~This may sound like I am picky, but really I am not. I am not going to be mad if I get any of this stuff. I am generally appreciative of anything you would love to send me. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I have an APC collection that I just started collecting that will be miscellaneous. (Anything goes :-) )

Currently I have 4 APCs in this collection:

Ace of Spades Collaged (2)

Queen of Spades Mermaid

10 of Diamonds Mermaid

I am involved with groups where we send each other gifts, so I will list a few things I would love in my Stocking at Christmas or in a Grab Bag

~ Things similar to my Etsy Favorites (Wishlist) Link is above.

~ Anything similar to the items on my Pinterest Wish List Board. (Link Above)

~Sun Catchers

~ Tiny detail paintbrushes with precision tips.

~ Waldorf Inspired Dolls and things.

~ Miniature Poodles less than two inches

~ Beautiful Seashells

~Tiny miniature Seashells

~ Chocolate that is not artificial. (None with coffee flavors)

~ Small unique Tins

~ Miniatures or Tiny Figurines - Glass, crystal, resin, pewter, brass, Carved Wood, Clay, Polymer Clay, Porcelain, etc. (Vintage or current)

~Unique or antique Marbles (Especially the Shooter Size)

~Antique or unique Dice; Vintage Monopoly Pieces

~ Miniature vintage figures that came on the glasses at the Sonic Drive Inn or other Drive Inns or restaurants.

~ Walnuts with a surprise tucked into them.

~ Craft Supplies (Anything listed above)

~ Used Craft Books (About anything I have listed above)

~ Clay or Ceramic Cookie Molds, Presses or Stamps

~Vintage Jeweled Hat Pins

~ Vintage or Antique Keys (Not replications)

~ Nail Polish in Neutral, Light or Pastel Colors (No Red)

~ Printed Address Labels

~Succulent Plants in tiny Pots

~Unique Pin Cushions or Pin Keeps

~Tiny Home Made Dolls

~Wide Headbands seen in my Pinterest Wishlist