michellew

Last updated: August 2012

I don't get to town on Fridays, so swaps ending on Fridays always kill me - I like to have the whole weekend to get things just so before sending off on Monday. So generally your swap will get posted on Monday, I hope you understand :)

I have the world's worst memory. I do my best to write down all tags and attend to them immediately, but please PM me if I have forgotten to send you something.

I live in country Victoria, Australia, on 150 acres with my partner, Chris. Chris has two teenagers, together we just have lots of animals.

I am in my 30s and find there is just not enough time to try and do all the things I want to.

In my "spare" time I work as a project manager / project engineer / water savings officer / whatever else they want me to do!!!

I love animals. We have cattle, sheep, goats - angora and dairy, a pig, a llama, geese, chooks, ducks, horses, a little dog (big dogs don't respect me and I kinda don't understand them), 2 cats and LOTS of bunnies (including an angora for spinning of course) and minilops (holland lops) for showing!

I like pretty cottage gardens, my current garden is just getting going and is a dreadful mess!

• Rabbit breeding & showing
• Horse riding (just hacking)
• Skiing (sooooo much fun)
• Dancing (Rock 'n Roll).....
• Sailing

• Sewing - pretty girly things mostly and stuffies
• Knitting & crochet
• Woodwork - I like restoring old furniture and boxes and stuff
• Other - I have played around with a welder, dabbled with jewellery making, made a little soap and tanned skins
• I have recently bought a spinning wheel and a drum carder, so I am experimenting with our mohair and merino

• Pink
• Aqua/turquoise
• handmade stuff
• shabby chic
• cupcakes
• glittery, pretty things
• animal related things
• coins & stamps
• patterns for sewing or knitting, anything that relates to old time crafts or farm activities

• vintage pictures for crafts : christmas scenes, deer, owls, kittens,bunnies, etc
• small paper or material flowers for crafting
• garden pictures, house pictures (especially from english or american country magazines) - shabby chic type
• kitchen things in pink, green or cupcake themes
• bits of old lace or ribbons
• pretty vintage material
• papers in pretty colours and patterns
• patterns for felties
• trinkets and charms
• moulds for making soaps and polymer jewellery

• dottee dolls - I don't get them - I like dolls that look like dolls, not squares with faces
• ATCs - I do like them, but I have 100s and not sure how to display or what to do with them now
• Label bags and books - I'm not sure what to do with them (I do like stamp, sticker and other bags though)

I'm sad that I had to do this, but here it is :(

• May 2008 Flaked on by junkdrawercreations for my very first swap [Handmade Recipe Book](Handmade Recipie Book Newbies Welcome)
• July 2008 No rating received from Dandelion for Boat Themed PC
• August 2008 Flaked on by kidesco for Friendship Afghan R1
• September 2008 Flaked on by teardrop the coordinator for Zippy Zip Zippers!
• November 2008 Flaked on again by teardrop for Michelle & teardrop where she said she would send the previous one with this one. She was sooo nice about it that I got sucked in.
• February 2009 Flaked on by ifoundmyglory for Aussie Swappers [Profile in a box](Profile in a Box) angeled by the lovely Net3811
• May 2009 Flaked on by milley08 for Aussie Swappers Crafty Wishlist Swap
• June 2009 Flaked on by mollypoppy for Small July Birthday Gifts
• October 2009 Flaked on by Alaindrea for Handmade Christmas Ornament
• May 2010 Flaked on by Stregatta for Random Handmade Owl Thingy
• September 2010 Still waiting on a rating from melzenitram for Roy G Biv Owl ORANGE
• September 2010 Still waiting on a rating from FleurdeBee for I'm Dreaming of a Pink Christmas...
• December 2010 Still waiting on a rating for Roy G Biv Owl BLUE
• February 2011 Still waiting on a rating from CozetteAsahi for Roy G. Biv Owl VIOLET
• April 2012 Still waiting on a rating from Camiliann for 12 Months of a Somerset Christmas 4th round