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coyotter

coyotter
Date Joined: October 9, 2008
Last Online: June 18, 2014
Birthday: September 10, 1976
Country: United States
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About Me

I'm a 35 year old librarian with two cats, three goldfish, and other assorted aquatic life. I've also been a veterinary technician, and my absolute favorite job ever was working with cows on a dairy farm.

Why haven't I swapped oodles in the years I've been on the site? *

I have a lot going on in my life right now and never want to sign up for something I can't commit to getting out on time, but I do have a fair amount of mail art/swap experience as I was on Nervousness.org for years, before the site crashed. You can find part my old feedback page here and my old profile page here. Since the main site was never recreated, these are just snapshots from what's saved through archive.org.

Mostly, I like to do handmade swaps, and I love looking at someone's profile to get inspiration to create something that they will enjoy. I love when people list their favorite colors and critters as that gives me a great starting off point :)

*I actually had someone deny me participation in their swap (even though I had the listed required number of completed swaps with hearts) because I'd been here a long time but haven't swapped much, and she thought it was "fishy". Sometimes, Swap-Bot's cliquishness frustrates me, but such is life.

Favorite Crafts

sewing, fabric critters, art dolls, ATCs, postcards, decos, altered objects, jewelry (kumihimo, beads, wire), polyclay beads & critters

Things I love

  • Handmade plush - This is my favorite thing to trade for.
  • Art dolls - I even traded with Lynn Dewart once!
  • Masks - I love to make and paint masks
  • Beads - I sell jewelry to pay for the addiction ;)
  • Decos - I love finding the perfect pieces to add to someone's book.
  • Tattoos - neeeed more iiiink
  • Gears - Steampunk!
  • Leather - I get most of mine from pow-wows or as gifts
  • Feathers - my dashboard is getting filled with them...
  • Wood, rocks, lichen, etc - yay nature walks!
  • Photography - I won a D-SLR in a contest!
  • Postcards - getting mail is the best :D
  • Yarn - so many wonderful textures & colours
  • Animals - of all kinds, particularly otters, coyotes, foxes, rabbits, owls and bats
  • Monsters - RARR!
  • Sushi - soooo good
  • Interesting fabric - if only I had more space to store it!
  • Halloween!! - it's my favorite holiday
  • Art supplies & ephemera - who doesn't like this?
  • Skulls & bones - I have an impressive collection

I'm not that into...

  • Pink - I fail at being girly
  • Precious Moments type cutesy figures

Favorite Books

One of my all-time favorite comfort books is The Wood Wife by Terri Windling.

Others include the Lord of the Rings, The Fox Woman by Kij Johnson, and Something Rich and Strange by Patricia McKillip (or anything by her, really).

I also read a whole lot of graphic novels.

See more at my goodreads page: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/67004

Favorite Movies

Hellboy 2, Pan's Labyrinth, Labyrinth, the Dark Crystal, Serenity, Moulin Rouge, To Wong Foo

Favorite Music

Regina Spektor, Neko Case, the Distillers, Heather Nova, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Fleet Foxes, 30 Seconds to Mars...

Favorite Television

Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek: TNG, Doctor Who, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly

Ratings

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Comment: Amazing package. Thank you so much for the tea, which I love. The trail mix, which my 17 year old son will probably eat before I get home today, the bath pillow, which my 10 year old daughter immediately ran off with, the stickers, I love dogs and the paper...oooooo.....paaappperrrr.....
koalascout rated for Softies galore!!! on Apr 5, 2010
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Comment: TY-i love it
fleasha rated for Softies galore!!! on Apr 5, 2010
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Comment: Thanks for the jelly fish. I must say that when I first saw the jelly fish, I was like, huh? then I read the note... then I swished it around as if it were in water... lt was like it was really in the water... I love it! That was a cool surprise. . The yarn that you used totally makes it work. Thanks.
Response: Thanks! I was going to make something more ambitious, but had unexpected medical badness that put me out of commission for about a week, so that set me back. I do like the Jellies, though, and I agree on the yarn - it's Lion brand Homespun.
mommascrapbooks rated for Softies galore!!! on Apr 3, 2010
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Comment: Love the jellyfish! Thanks so much!
luluvision rated for Softies galore!!! on Apr 3, 2010
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Comment: Thank you for the cute jellyfish!
jaims rated for Softies galore!!! on Apr 2, 2010
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hydro75 rated for Quarterly Art Dolls- 2010- March on Apr 1, 2010
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Comment: She's a beauty! Love how she seems to be leaping through the sky and taking the colors with her! :) Thanks so much, Robyn!
Response: You're welcome! I love making dolls like her :)
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Comment: Beautiful necklace and so unique. I know it will get lots of compliments when I wear it. Thanks for the beads as well.
Response: Thanks! I looked at the gorgeous jewelry you make and wanted to send something totally different, so I went with the kumihimo :)
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Comment: What a beautiful piece. I really love the ornament you created for me. Thanks so much Robyn : )
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Comment: Thank you so much for the super cool ornament!
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Comment: What a neat ornament! Thanks so much! It went right to the tree.
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Comment: Thanks for the heart and the extras!
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Comment: Thanks so much for the CD, sorry it's taken me so long to rate.
madsquirrel rated for Follow the Letter Mix CD October on Oct 23, 2008
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Comment: thanks so much!!

Rating Overview

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5.0000 9 0 0
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Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Uncategorized
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Comments

thehappyhoneybee on Apr 3, 2011:

Hi there--I saw out your Good Reads list and thought I'd invite you to check out our group District 13 . Please consider joining (and adding just a couple of YA faves to your profile) if you're interested. Cheers!

wolfeagle on Jun 18, 2010:

Welcome to Swapbot! Hope you have a blast here.

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