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arielrobin

arielrobin
Date Joined: December 17, 2009
Last Online: July 11, 2010
Birthday: August 16
Country: United States
My Etsy Shop

About Me

UPDATE 6.23.2010 - Our beloved baby sister is terminally ill. She and her son are moving in with us today so that I can help take care of her these last few weeks.

As you can imagine we are all distraught. I can't even contemplate what life will be like without Debbie. She's one of the "sun people" - you know - the kind of person that everyone else seems to gravitate toward simply because they love to be around her. She always made people laugh and feel good about themselves.

I won't have a lot of spare time to do swaps for a while. If I have time at all, I'll do one at a time.


I'm a mother of two, a daughter who is serious about everything and a son who finds humor in everything. They balance one another, and myself, out.

We have two dogs, a darling excessively spoiled pug puppy, and a pointy-shaped deer chihuahua who seems to be all elbows and knees.

I love vegetable pizza, paper, electricity (a must for air conditioning considering where I live - south Texas :), shrimp with ketchup, Tae Bo and dental floss.

I particularly enjoy doing altered art, paper crafts, paper wreaths, paper dolls, puzzle dolls, quilling, making row/paper houses and recycling old stuff into something new...such as turning old window frames into wall hangings.

I enjoy going to flea markets, garage sales and market days. I always manage to find little treasures I can use in crafting at them.

Favorite Crafts

  • Altered art

  • Assemblage Dolls

  • Altered charm bracelets

  • ATC's

  • Paper crafts (not scrapbooking though)

  • Quilling

  • Scherenschnitte

  • Paper dolls

  • Puzzle dolls

  • Paper flowers

  • Paper wreaths

  • Recycled crafting or "upcycling"

  • Paper & row houses

  • Making Charms

Wish List

  • Fabulous Beads

  • Quilling papers

  • Quilling books

  • Dominos

  • Tiny hangers for paper dresses

  • Charms (used garage sale/thrift store ones are fine)

  • Large jump rings

  • Bottle Caps (unusual or foreign - I have tons from the US)

  • Hang Tags

  • Blank ATC Chipboard Cards

  • Unusual Brads

  • Ephemera

  • Victorian looking things

  • Buttons (unusual looking or vintage white, beige and cream color scheme)

  • Metal charms or beads from old bracelets (I find them at garage sales, thrift stores, etc.)

  • Tiny treasures (broken toy pieces, bits of glass, interesting figures from gumball machines, whatever)

  • Eggs (wood, paper mache, glass, marble, etc.)

  • Pictures of vintage bird houses

  • Pictures of colorful or vintage birds (from the pages of magazines or books such as National Geographic, or from post cards, etc.)

  • Foreign language text pages

  • Paper dolls

  • Old clock or watch parts

  • Old keys

  • Scrabble tiles

  • Poker chips

  • Silver/copper colored wire

  • Completed inchies

  • Row houses

Prefer Not To Receive

I don't particularly strongly dislike those mentioned below...to each his/her own....and I certainly wouldn't give a bad rating if I did receive them but they're just not my 'thing".

  • Religious themed items - but I do like Victorian angels

  • Kawaii stuff

  • Sewing & crochet related items

  • Post cards

  • Tea related stuff

  • Altered matchboxes

Flaker List

People who have flaked either on me or on their partners on a swap I hosted.

FLAKERS

PMS Don't Make Me Kill You #2 by msliz

Dollar/Thrift Store Grab Bag for Newbies by Kylelame

Altered Puzzle Pieces by MeiLong - One partner has been angeled.

NON RATERS

Dreaming of a Spring Row House by mom2sammy

Swap-Bot Ethics

I don't join a lot of swaps at one time in order not to get bogged down and I rarely tag.

I will always send. Even when things come up in my life to make it difficult,(and it has) I still send.

I usually contact my partner two weeks after the mail deadline (for domestic swaps) if I haven't been rated to see if my package arrived.

However, if you are my partner in a swap and are concerned about your package for any reason, aren't happy with it, or think it doesn't meets swap requirements please feel free to contact me. I'll always try to make it right.

I believe it is the responsibility of the sender to contact his/her partner personally, if they are going to be late. Posting to the forums or updating profiles doesn't count.

I will always rate, generally immediately after I receive the swap. If for some reason you don't get rated please feel free to PM me.

I firmly believe that communication goes a long way toward solving most problems.

Ratings

Sunnie rated for Chunky Row House 2 on Jun 30, 2010
5
rating
Comment: Thank you so much for the lovely chunky row house ,I actually said "WOW that's beautiful" out loud to myself as I opened it, I love it, thank you again :)
Response: Thanks for the rating. I'm really glad you liked it...and that it got there in a timely manner. :)
SummerGypsy rated for Chunky Row House on Jun 15, 2010
5
rating
Comment: Hi Ariel, Thank you so much for the beautiful house!! I adore it! You were quite the early bird, too! Lots of hearts for you! :)Marilyn
Response: I'm glad you like it. Thanks!
Moose rated for Private Arielrobin - Moose on May 16, 2010
5
rating
Comment: Thank you sooo much. What a wonderful package to receive. But i have one question. It's not entirely clear to me what the glass object is. I absolutely love it but i have been wondering what it is ;-) (besides being very pretty indeed !)
Response: It's a Venetian glass hat pin. I'm glad you like it. Thanks for the rating.
boatingbelle rated for Paper Dress Garland Swap on May 4, 2010
5
rating
Comment: Thank you for your pretty string of dresses
Response: You're very welcome.
Yarrow rated for Tree Of Life ATC on Apr 29, 2010
5
rating
Comment: Thank you for the absolutely beautiful tree ATC! So creative and textured--appreciate the time you put in making this unique art card. Thanks!!
Response: Thank you, I'm really glad you liked it.
Ashalah rated for Private Swap - arielrobin & Ashalah on Apr 24, 2010
5
rating
Comment: Just got my kitty bracelet today!! I absolutely love it!!! Thank you so much!!!
Response: I'm glad you like it...thanks for the heart. :)
ifluctuate rated for Collage Fodder Ephemera Swap on Apr 23, 2010
5
rating
Comment: lots of great items! thanks so much!
Response: Thank you, I'm glad they arrived and that you liked them.
Cocoa rated for Altered Puzzle Pieces on Apr 21, 2010
5
rating
Comment: The puzzle pieces are so creative !!!! I love them. I will say it was a puzzle opening them :) LOL You are very clever!
Response: I'm glad you liked them. :) Thanks for the rating & the heart.
heavendevon rated for Altered Puzzle Pieces on Apr 21, 2010
5
rating
Comment: Beautiful work-thank you so much!!!
Response: you're very welcome, thank you.
cokram rated for Collage Fodder Ephemera Swap on Apr 8, 2010
5
rating
Comment: Wow! What an awesome package! I can't wait to make things out of all the ephemera you sent me!!!!!! So many interesting snippets! This package deserves more than one heart!
Response: Thanks. I'm happy you liked the package....thanks for the heart. :)
Lauriez rated for Collage Fodder Ephemera Swap on Apr 8, 2010
5
rating
Comment: ooooh! such alot of interesting goodies you sent! I love it all, thank you so much! can't wait to start using it in creating! :)
Response: Glad you liked the collage papers, thanks for the heart. :)
5
rating
Comment: Thanks so much! I especially loved the buttons - can't wait to find a way to use them.
Response: Thank you, I'm happy you liked it.
5
rating
Comment: Thank you for the AWESOME buttons. I had to look at each one individually. The assortment was FABULOUS. Thanks again.
Response: Thanks, I'm glad you like them....and thank you once again for your wonderful swap. :)
sockmonkey rated for March is Craft Month on Mar 12, 2010
5
rating
 
Garrent rated for Quarterly Art Dolls- 2010- March on Mar 12, 2010
5
rating
Comment: Such a beautiful and unique art doll, thanks!
Response: You're welcome. I'm glad you liked it.
moravanka93 rated for Burnt Paper ATC on Feb 22, 2010
5
rating
Comment: Why can't I give more hearts than one??? I would give you a million if only I could!!!! Thank you for the GORGEOUS ATC! I absolutely love the dragonfly!
Response: Goodness, thank you! I'm happy you liked it.
Fritosmom rated for Burnt Paper ATC on Feb 22, 2010
5
rating
Comment: Totally awesome ATC. Thank you so much.
Response: You're welcome, glad you liked it!
MissMayhem rated for Arielrobin and MissMayhem on Feb 19, 2010
5
rating
Comment: Thank you for the package! It was great, and it got here really fast!
Response: You're welcome. I'm glad you liked the stuff. Looking forward to the bottle caps.
5
rating
Comment: Thank you so much! I love them, they are so beautiful. You are so talented!
Response: Thank you Maranda!
lltip rated for Puzzle Doll for Ephemera on Jan 26, 2010
5
rating
Comment: I loved, loved, loved this gorgeous puzzle doll. I have never seen one like it and am adding her to my collection of paper type dolls. Thanks again for a great swap!!!
Response: Thank you, I'm so glad you like it....and thanks for the heart and star!

Rating Overview

Overall Hearts Stars Hosted
5.0000 26 5 5
Completed Fives Threes Ones
24 32 0 0
Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Uncategorized
1 3 20 0
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Comments

T on Jun 29, 2010:

THANK YOU so much for the lovely Charming Charms you sent in the Inspire Me group envie tag-- they're wonderful!

ellie on Jun 7, 2010:

I wish I could rate your for the beautiful altered puzzle pieces you sent to me because my partner did.

Thanks for all the work you put into them to make them so special

CraftyAnnie on Jun 3, 2010:

Thanks so much for sending the beautiful altered puzzle pieces since my partner "flaked" on it. What a great swap host you are! I just love the pieces, they are wonderful! I'm so glad you sent them, so I can see how they should be.

arielrobin on May 29, 2010:

You're very welcome @ wolfeagle.

wolfeagle on May 28, 2010:

Thank you so much for being an angel x 2 for the Big Fat Stuffed Envelope Swap. It is greatly appreciated. ((Angel))

SEMOkraftee on May 24, 2010:

Just took a peek at your Flickr photos. There were simply too many that I LOVE to comment on each one. WOW! Your charms and pendants are wonderful. Did not see a thing that I didn't think was amazing. Looking forward to swapping with you in the future.

Pookledo on Apr 19, 2010:

Thanks for the great tag on crafty recyclers. Shout out if you ever want to do a private swap. You send cool stuff! :)

SEMOkraftee on Apr 5, 2010:

!!!<3LOVE<3!!!! the Chunky Chicken/Rooster House charm!!! Thank you!!

arielrobin on Apr 5, 2010:

I'm glad you liked it Abby, you're so welcome. :)

Ruthshi on Apr 5, 2010:

Hello po, this is Abby, and I want to thank you for the necklace. My mom gave it to me, and I was so surprised! I love it.♥

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