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akingslow

akingslow
Date Joined: July 27, 2008
Last Online: January 21, 2009
Birthday: July 28, 1952
Country: Australia
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About Me

I am a mother of 3, DS 36yrs, DS 19yrs and DD 17yrs and grandmother of 2 girls, 5 and 3yrs. I have been married to my second husband for nearly 28yrs, My first husband died very young when we were in our early twenties. I still work about 45 hrs a week in 4-5 different jobs, depending on the week, I mainly do bookkeeping/office administration, but I taught accounting and IT full time for approx 30yrs and I still do that one day a week. I have been doing art and craft in some way since I could walk, I helped my mother knit aran sweaters to sell in the touriest shops before I started school. I could also sew and dabbled in lots of crafts throughout my life, including the making of scrapbooks. I took up scrapbooking as we now know it about 8 years ago, but found the CM type of thing very boring very quickly and drifted off back to my old roots of scrapbooking very quickly. I found a way to combine the old with the new. In the last couple of years I have discovered ATCs, Altered Journals and the like and I am loving the trading and swapping via groups like yahoo and Flickr. I still don't think of myself as an artist, but I love playing around with bits and pieces and perhaps one day I will have enough confidence in myself to call myself one.

I like vintage and shabby chic styles, but I also like individual types of art and prefer items made from found and recycle objects rather than specifically commercially made items. I am rather classic in my colours and whilst I enjoy other's work which involves bright colours I tend to be more subdued in my own work. Whilst I have only submitted art to publications a few times, each time they have been take up. I have been published in the Premier issue of AlteredArts Magazine, also Scrapbooking Creations, and a couple of Australian mags. I have also had worked displayed in a couple of Online magazines and sites.
I collect old lace, buttons, sewing items, braid etc. I have also collected material for some years. And I have for a long time collected Childrens old Annuals and school readers. I am a bit of a horder and a frequent vistor to Antique and opportunity shops to see what I can pick up. I buy far more that I ever get time to use, so half of my house is given over to storage of my (S)crap as it is affectionally called by my family. I like the 40's and 50's styles of fashion, and so does my daughter who now has a large collection of vintage clothes and accessoris. I like all kinds of music, but my preference is for country and western, r & B and rock. I like reading and seeing a good movie that makes me laught, cry and feel entertained at the end of it. I like tall men, who can hold a conversation without getting stired up or boring. I like intellegent women who don't need a man to exist, but who can exist with a men without controlling his every moment. I love good food and good conversation. I love warm weather and good friends to enjoy it with. I love the silence of my own company when everyone else has gone to bed. I love seeing other peoples art I live experimenting with my own art

I dislike been taken for a fool. I dislike men who think all women have a place and that they should stay in that place. I dislike people who promise and fail to deliver. I dislike trashy movies, I dislike spending good money on shoddy items. I dislike having to pay a fortune for a boring plain bra, just because I have big boobs. I dislike been treated like a has been, just because my hair is going gray. I love that I am still alive and kicking LOL

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Crinolinelady rated for X~Mas Card Swap International on Jan 6, 2009
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Comment: Thank you for my CHRISTMAS CARD I loved getting cards this year from around the world. 'Happy new year" to you. from here in Australia. Lee-ann
Response: Glad you received it, it seem to take heaps longer to you, than to anyone else. Hope you had a great Christmas and New Year. JOan
Mondestrunken rated for X~Mas Card Swap International on Dec 15, 2008
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Comment: Thank you! The card was lovely :)
Response: Glad it finally got there, that was a long time travelling Have a lovely Christmas and New Year Hugs Joan
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Comment: Thanks! I love it all!
Response: Great glad it got there safe and that you liked the items. Have a Lovely Christmas and a safe and Fun New Year Regards Joan
Spinsagoodyarn rated for X~Mas Card Swap International on Nov 25, 2008
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Comment: Thanks for the cute card and nice note! Merry Christmas to you, too!
Response: Thanks for the favourable rating and glad it arrived in time for Christmas, Regards Joan
aghebert rated for X~Mas Card Swap International on Nov 25, 2008
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Response: Happy you received ok and thanks for the nice rating regards Joan
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Comment: Thanks for lovely card :)
Response: Glad you liked it and that it got there in time for Xmas, Have a great time and a fantastic New Year
scowlette rated for ~*~Postcards#4~*~ on Nov 24, 2008
5
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Comment: thanks for the lovely vintage card!
Response: Thanks for the rating and comment, glad it arrived ok
richara rated for X~Mas Card Swap International on Nov 23, 2008
5
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Comment: Thankyou for the card. I support RSPCA too.
Response: Glad you have got it so soon, Have a great Christmas and New Year Joan
OnyxLight rated for ~*~Postcards#4~*~ on Oct 24, 2008
5
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Comment: Thank you for the great P/C! Sitting on the beach!!! We're breaking out the winter gear here! LOL
Response: thank you for the great rating, and it is cold again today although the weekend was quiet hot. enjoyed this swap
vanessalouise rated for ~*~Postcards#4~*~ on Oct 23, 2008
5
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Comment: thank you so much for the lovely postcard
Response: glad it got there ok, and that you liked it, thanks for the great rating, this is only my second swap through swapbot and it is nice to get. Regards Joan
sewcrazy rated for One Envelope Scavenger Swap #2 on Sep 24, 2008
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Comment: Thanks for everything. It was an enjoyable envelope to go through. I like the way you interpreted everything.
Response: Thanks for the nice comments, and I am glad things were to your taste.

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