RWB411

IF I FORGET TO RATE YOU, PLEASE SEND ME A REMINDER P.M. - THANK YOU!!

5/9/12: 100th swap mailed today - yeah!!!!

8/2/12: A general ATC plea: please oh please, make them with sturdy backs! Cereal boxes, paper pad backs and the like are great for backings.

3/13/13: always trying to reign in on my stash so no extras please. thank you!

Hi! I'm a New Englander (or, as we say, New Englandah) living near the ocean on Cape Cod. I started doing ATCs a couple years ago and have become happily addicted. I enjoy other craft swaps too. I'm a member of New England ATC+. We gather monthly and swap on 2-3 themes a month. If you live within a couple hours of Boston, check us out on meetup.com.

I have lots and lots of likes! It was fun building this list. Hope it's not overwhelming to read over.

1. ferns
2. all kinds of birds esp. shore birds and birds of prey
3. cookies
4. kitsch
5. Victorian influence
6. I want to learn more about steampunk
7. Sharpies
8. bright colors
9. interesting color combinations
10. warm colors
11. Taoism
12. cookie fortunes
13. elephants - I COLLECT COOL ONES
14. Hindu deities
15. subtle humor
16. lyrics, words, letters, poetry
17. New England
18. Colorado
19. Oregon & New Mexico
20. guatemalan fabric
21. turtles
22. animal totems
23. symbology
24. cute stuff
25. six word stories
26. found objects
27. reducing, reusing, recycling
28. owls
29. the beach
30. shells (esp. big ones)
31. horseshoe crabs
32. rusty bottlecaps
33. dark humor
34. art journals
35. altered books
36. stars
37. magnets
38. wind-up toys
39. 60's and 70's stuff
40. Peanuts (esp. Snoopy)
41. metallic paint
42. red, black and white (hence my name)
43. aqua, bright pink
44. detailed Sharpie work
45. mandalas
46. folk music icons like Dylan and Joni Mitchell
47. metallic paint
48. sparkle varnish
49. graveyards & gravestones
50. art in the Where's Waldo? style
51. Look-Alike books
52. interesting kids' books
53. crayons
54. Jello Girl (1920's Jello ad campaign)
55. yard sailing; flea marketing
56. ATCs that push the boundaries
57. MassMOCA, ICA Boston & Fuller Craft Museum
58. folk, alternative country and blues music

1. most sports
2. things that are too conventional
3. ATCs that have flimsy backs
4. fuzzy yarn & string
5. girly, girly
6. cutesy, cutesy
7. lots of attachments
8. fine tip ballpoint pens
9. cut outs

chunky books, ATCs, collaborative journals, photography, painting, drawing, mandalas, collaging, boxes, challenges, doodling, some 3D stuff. I love museums - especially 20th and 21st century art, abstraction, modern and art that pushes the boundaries, makes you think or laugh.