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ok. i know many of you already know each other from glittter but i still love the idea of an intro so that any new people can get a sense of who is here. i don't want people to feel left out!
who are you? what floats your boat, where do you live and what makes you crafty?
I'm Michelle. I live in NC. I don't like it, but i'm coming to terms with being stuck here. At least I know where everything is. I'm unemployed and working on my own business making jewelry and other hand made things. I'm studying silversmithing and I'm working on a political science degree. I think I'll be about 80 when I finally finish. I've been married for 5 and 1/2 years, we've just decided to start working on a baby. Until then we'll just have to baby our 4 cats, dog and rabbit. I like to make jewelry, knit/crochet, paint with pastels, sew.... I'll try any craft once. I spend way too much time on the internet.
I'm Kristen. I like high fives, tea, superbowl parties, beer in green bottles, dinosaurs, well-seasoned potatoes, hobbits, halo, squash (yes, the vegetable), pinatas, plasma grenades, pillows, Chicago, Captain, and anything pickled.
I was kristenasaurus on old Glitter.
I'm Nikki. I live in a small town in BC, Canada. I'm 18, and currently taking a year off to travel and relax before going back to university. I spend too much time reading library books. I also like to listen to music, write, hike, cross-country ski, cook, and send mail (mostly through PostcardX). I'm less crafty than some here - I do a few papercrafts, a bit of crochet, and a lot of mending. I'm trying to teach myself to sew and knit. My major project at the moment, though, is the vegetable garden.
Hi, I'm Jen. I'm 31. I work in IT for a state school in northern New England and I'm working on a Master's in Adult Ed & Development. I've been on the getcrafty boards since around 2001 and I love these new forums.
I've been happily married for almost 2 years and we just bought our first house last fall.
The following currently float my boat:
*Yoga
*My husband
*My guinea pigs
*Crossword puzzles - doing them and creating them
*True crime tv shows, books, audio books, you name it
*Viggo Mortensen
*Signing up for free samples online
*Ice cream
*Keeping a journal
*Baking
*Garnier Fructis
*Corn Nuts
The crafts I do most are crocheting, origami, beading, cross-stitch, and felt crafts ("are those crafts FELT?" - makes me think of that stupid old joke, "is your sweater felt?").
The tragedy of my life is that I will never EVER live long enough to read all the books I want to read or do all the crafty projects I want to do!
My main crafty thing is sewing, but I Stitch 'n Bitch at least once a week, so I guess I'm going to have to start claiming knitting and crocheting, too. But there's no craft I won't try once.
I live in North Carolina, but I didn't grow up here. I mentioned recently I wanted to move somewhere warmer and got back, "Wamer than here!?" As if it was freakin' Tahiti.
I believe knitters and crocheters should come together as a happy yarn-loving family. But I expect peace in the Middle East first.
I love Dirty Dancing, John Cusack, my dance class, urban legends, languages, dark chocolate, Star Trek, kilts, monkeys, strawberry daiquiris, Jimmy Buffett, and making messes. But I wish I had someone else to always clean them up.
you said it sister!Quote:
Originally Posted by wuzzled
Hello there. I'm Alyssa. I'm 21, and a junior at a tiny school in suburban Chicago. I'm a political science major/English lit minor.
I'm not nearly as crafty as everyone else is here. I'm making a valiant effort to change that, though. My biggest accomplishment of late in that venue has been painting the flowerpot my cactus, Chetward, lives in. I also love to cook, though, and I make a mean mix tape.
Things I heart: traveling (I'll be spending fall semester in China and Japan), reading, my dog, journaling (in my regular journal and my LJ), writing letters, and having random adventures with my very eccentric friends.
im abby. im 20. i used to post occasionally on glitter, i mainly just lurke.
i go to ball state university in muncie, IN and live with 5 other people. i'll graduate next may with a degree in entrepreneurship and spanish.
i love to travel, although i haven't been anywhere in a long time, and i love to cook.
i dont have a job but my boyfriend feeds me because i clean his house and wash his dishes.
i try lots of different crafts, some successful ones have been boxes, crotcheing, sewing, papermaking, and collages..and i like to organize things. heh.
I'm Alysha. I'm 29 and live near Sydney in Australia. On Glitter I was GerberaGirl (I think that was how I spelt it), though I didn't post all that often.
I'm currently working towards a BA (Internet Studies) so all things geeky are interests of mine as are all things crafty. Craft wise, my current obsession is knitting, but I'm just a beginner so I've made a few scarves and just finished a cell phone cozy. It was meant to be a kitty phone cozy with little ears, but I did something wrong and it looked like a hood...so maybe it is a monk cell phone cozy.
I love cooking and have a wee addiction to collecting retro (50s, 60s, 70s) cookbooks, I have over 40 now.
Hopefully I will post more here and not lurk so much :)
I'm Pinn, I'm 23 and right now I'm living with my family in Tokyo but I'll be moving back to my home town in Thailand in July. I knit and sew and crochet, I love working on any fabric. I'm trying to expand to wood works and build my own furniture but it'll have to wait till after the move and I finally have some out door space to craft in. I'm also in love with illustrating and hope to make a living out of it.
I guess that's all I was dumplingrrl on the old glitter too.
hey there. i'm roxy (but my real name is robyn), i'm 22 and live in canada. two days ago i wrote my very last university exam, and in june - with any luck - i'll be graduating with an honours b.a. in english. in september, i'm moving to toronto to live with my boyfriend in sin in a fantastic condo that we really lucked out in getting. i'm taking a postgraduate course in public administration which will hopefully load me with enough intellectual ammunition to land me a job.
other interesting factoids:
i have two cats, whom i will dearly miss upon my departure.
i love to cook soups. today's will be a sweet potato curry.
i should crochet more, but i've only learned out how to make square/rectangular shaped objects.
i love to read. and i love feminism. i especially love to read about feminism.
and i have the summer off from school, so i will most definitely be spending an inordinately large amount of time posting here.
hoping this wasn't too long,
roxy
Hello! I'm patricia - I was trishie on the old glitter. I'm going to be 32 on Friday! Ack! I live in Providence, RI and i'm currently working on a library science degree while working for a company that does academic web publishing support. I'm a huge information geek. I have 2 cats who I mention regularly. I love to knit and cook and sometimes I attempt to sew with marginal success. I want to learn to crochet but everything I crochet turns out lumpy. I'm a very messy person and I'm currently covered in cat hair.
Hey there. I'm 32ish, and a cataloger for my native state of NC, though until recently I was living in Texas & subsequently Arkansas. I mostly lurk, and quilt (obsessively). I also folk dance and cook and have dogs and cats and lots of their hair on everything.
My name is Antonia, and I lurk around here, and did on Glitter as well. I love this place, it is wonderful to be in the presence of so many other crafty folks! I am a recent transplant to Davenport, Iowa from the Milwaukee Area. I live with my boyfriend and our boxer.
As you can tell from my name, I LOVE beading (rather obsessively), I also enjoy crafting with seashells and other odds and ends, making cards, rubber stamping, and cross stitching. My goals are to learn quilting and crocheting. I grew up in a very crafty home...and will be forever grateful!
Also, Happy Birthday to Mishapville (Patricia)...I will be 27 on Friday!
Hi! I am Tiffany. I was Firel*x on Glitter a while back and then switched to Topazdebutante because I was born in November.
I am a Sr in College. I graduate with my B.A. in Communications next month. I work on campus and tutor student athletes on the side. I currently live in sin and we are trying to decide if we want to move to AZ once are lease expires.
I like to make soap, scrapbook, marble magnets/tacks, survival kits, collages..you name it..
I also like to bake but I suck at cooking especially with the electric stove in our current apartment.
Other than that, I have a purse obsession and I want a cat.
Hello all!
My name is Emily and I was mostly a lurker on the old boards but I'd like to start posting more here.
I live in Boston and I work at a University. I'm planning on going back to school in September for my Masters in Art Education. I too live happily in sin with my boyfriend and two cats.
I was an art and theater major in college and like to do any and all arts and crafts projects- but I have a very small attention span so there are many projects in different states of finished. And my art supplies are slowly taking over the bedroom.
As for things that I LOVE, there are many, but I'm currently obsessed with Boca Burger riblets, bubble tea, making lists and crossing things off, fudgecicles, that new mr. clean magic eraser thingy, and planning my porch garden.
Hi, I'm Leigh, still revafisheye. I was mostly a lurker/occasional poster on the old glitter (since 2000, I think), but aim to be more active here. Why you ask? I always find inspiration in this community and it's time to give back.
I am 32, live in NYC, am an editor/ghostwriter for a vanity press and have been known to act/sing in plays/musicals. I am a single, feminist, vegetarian fag-hag, but am not easily offended and will listen to anyone's viewpoint with an open mind (or at least I try). Craftwise, my short attention span and I float from project to project, often leaving the previous one unfinished. I most consistently crochet, do collage, make stuff with duct-tape, make purses and cross-stitch.
Things that keep my boat afloat:
Mates of State, musical theater, tea, my thanksgiving journal, diet Coke, the prospect of becoming a French bulldog owner, road trips, humorous writing/performance (as long as it’s smart), haiku, making lists, all dogs (particularly the squished-face varieties), my computer, monkeys, pirates and cheese.
PS- I have a secret HipHomeEc crush on CraftyChicaAZ. I have loved reading her posts since the old glitter days and I am so happy she is a part of this new incarnation. She is so inspiring. Oops...I wasn't supposed to say anything.
I'm Xuli. I've been posting a lot at Glitter but I really like a lot of the topics that have come up on this board and would like to start being more active here too.
Hi, my name is Laura. I was LauraLee on the old glitter boards and I'm also LauraLee on Supernaturale. I like to keep things simple.
I'm 26, a mental health case manager and I like to sew, cut my own hair, read, make felt wallets, knit and about three hundred other things.
I live with my boyfriend of five years and my two cats, Frida and Captain Murphy.
Right now I live in Ypsilanti, MI but I want to move to the Pacific Northwest.
Okay, that's all.
oh how i love a list!Quote:
Originally Posted by pottymouth
i'm cindy. i like my son, my 2 dogs, my mr., and craftin' it up.
hello,
My name is Maggie. I'm 25 and live in Seattle, where I work in public broadcasting. I like to sew, knit, write poems, take polaroid pictures and snuggle with my cat Henry.
ooops. I just posted an introduction on the "craft-up" board before seeing this thread.
I am Juna (aka Jennifer, but most of my friends call me Juna, it's not just a screen name). Many, many things float my boat. I do sew (for myself and some for sale), but I feel that what attracts me most to these boards is my tendency to find something beautiful or functional or just plain weird and think, "hmmm, now how can *I* make that?" I find that same spirit on these boards and it's so wonderful to be immersed in it!
Very pleased to meet you,
juna
I'm Rhi. I was 'Mathias' at Glitter as well, but I mostly only lurked because it was a little overwhelming for me. I've been checking these forums out for several days now, and I can feel an addiction blooming. You guys seem to have a cozy community here.
I am 25, will have been married for 4 years next month, and am comfortably busy with my four cats and two dogs. I have been doing social work for about 3 1/2 years now and I think I am just beginning to get a grasp on how to leave my job at 4:30pm and not take its zaniness and sadness home with me.
I love just about everything involving writing from decorating stationery to making envelopes to writing thank you notes to buying stamps to my tiny column at Jaded Times.
I adore my sewing machine and my flower/herb gardens.
I am presently making marble magnets as thank you gifts for all the folks who donated to me for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer (such an awesome experience) and I am getting itchy and excited about finally setting up my "craft room" in one of my spare bedrooms.
I'm Martha and I've been Martita on glitter old and new since 2000. I'm 28, live in the Adirondack mountains of NY and work in PR and Marketing for a non-profit that provides reproductive health care, education and advocacy. Can you guess which one? I quilt, knit less than I used to, paint, write, and am currently planning a wedding (but that's over July 3rd.) I live with Mr.Tita. I have a dog names Moses.
Oh Martita, we are so happy to have you over here : )!
Hi. I'm totally new to this community. What a find! Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Brenda, and I live in the suburbs near Ratland. I grew up with a Mom and Grandma who quilt and sew and a Grandpa who's dabbled in everything. For me, I seem to have found a niche in cooking, but I like to dabble like my Grandpa.
I'm on the edge of turning 19, and I'm getting my AA in Accounting at community college. I plan on moving on to a nice little private college that's just down the Interstate from where I am.
Hmmm, I love...
eating what I cook, watching movies on AMC and TCM, vinyl record albums (they're cheap and still awesome!), reading short snappy books on rainy afternoons and lingering over long books before going to bed, Viggo Mortenson, Hugh Jackman, and lots of other things that I couldn't even begin to list.
hi. my name is denise and i live in portland, or but grew up in the bay area in california. i spend my days taking care of my 6.5 month old girl named yoshimi. when i have free time (and that is very seldom) i like to run, sew, read, cook, and do all sorts of crafts. i also love snoopy.
It's me Sofagirl, but I am confused as usual.
Jen
hi! i am kayte (formerly of the lady miss variety).
i live in greenpoint, brooklyn with a roommate but my boy and i are looking for places together soon.
i am a visual merchandiser by day and do far too many other things by night. i like to make felt accessories (i sold my first wristband last week!), cards and stuffed animals. i would like to quit my job and never have a boss again.
i also volunteer for ladyfest.
i am 27 and i'm starting to feel it.
i am mostly extroverted and very social. i like to go to parties and such and i am really into finding fun and free things to do in brooklyn. i am almost always up for something and if it'sweird i am even more up for it.
i read tons of books and i do it extremely quickly. right now i am on a non-fiction kick.
i am unapologetically a feminist.
i have never driven a car and hope i will never have to.
i am not so successful at veganism-i slip up alot.
i am very happy to be back on getcrafty!
robin. amigarabita on glitter. i live in new hampshire and i'm a mum with 2 girl children. i like to knit, run, watch redsox games, wine, music, swimming, a clean house, farmer's markets, summer, getting flowers, giving flowers.... this could be a while...
Hello Ladies! EarthTones here...I am relatively new to the craft boards and have the same screen name at Glitter and Craftster.Quote:
Originally Posted by jean
Most days I am lucky if my boat falls at all, lol. I am a social worker by day (work with the homeless) and love to make things at all other times (sometimes I even sneak a project with me to work ;-) My craftivities include painting, stained glass mosaics, ceramics, jewelry making, paper crafts/rubber stamping and most recently knitting. I taught myself how to knit from Stitch n' Bitch after crocheting since I was a child. I was so psyched when I taught myself how to knit, and my fingertips have been sore ever since!Quote:
what floats your boat
Quite honestly, I just love making stuff. My nails haven't been well manicured in a coupla years because I am constantly working on a project that jacks them up, and that's fine by me! I would love to take up carpentry/woodturning, but that's way off in the future.
Other things that float my boat (in no particular order): sunshine, rain, laughter, the smell of toast (don't ask, I don't know why, lol), my family, my friends, my craft tools, dancing, travelling, reading, a brisk walk, a cool breeze, the ocean...
I live on Long Island, NY about 45 minutes outside of Manhattan.Quote:
where do you live
At the risk of boring you and making your eyes cross, I will direct you to the answer to what floats my boat.Quote:
and what makes you crafty?
Glad to be here...
Denise, Yoshimi is BEAUTIFUL!
hi! I hope y'all don't mind me joining you here. I'm the same jasmineT from the other boards (original and new glitter) aka jessica, jess, or jessa. I live in Rochester, NY. I'm a 29 y.o. domestic goddess to my husband, 2 daughters, and dog.
My life is full of contradictions. We're broke but happy. Left wing evangelical Christian. Love to garden but allergic to the sun. Believe in natural food but can't give up taco bell or salt and vinegar potato chips. Spend too much time on the computer but then complain that there's not enough time to finish projects. Love a clean and spotless house but hate to do dishes, laundry or vacuum.
Current obsessions are: japanese gardening, hypertufa, home decorating projects, getting organized, getting rid of clutter, looking at moss with my kids, alternative education, trying for a 3rd bambino, and wishing that the person grinding trees for the last 3 hours would STOP!
Other crafts I dabble in are: bookmaking, collage, computer graphics, photography, sewing, spa products, and rudimentary knitting and crochet
Thanks! not only is yoshimi a cutie pie, she's really sweet too! she's got a great temperment. i love her more and more each day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mathias
i'm linda, i'm 24. i work for a magazine in new york city and i like to crochet, sew, glue things together (just not my fingers!), and make pretty much anything i can that's cute and useful. after i finished school (where i was getting an art degree) and moved to the tinyness that is NYC, i found that craft took over my creative urges-- so now i make things that are useful AND decorative. yay.
i really enjoy amusing myself, and acting like a kid- having fun, not letting things get to me.
and i'm very much a lurker with sporadic posting explosions but maybe that will change. :)
yay! i've driven a car, but hate to. viva mass transit!Quote:
Originally Posted by waxfruit
My name is Tracey. I'm 21 years old and a senior at a tiny li'l liberal arts college in MD.Quote:
Originally Posted by jean
Things that float my boat include but are not limited to my wonderful boyfriend, stickers of all sorts, free concerts in DC, watching weird cartoons like The Oblongs, reading people's LiveJournals, watching people juggle and wishing that I could, collecting purses and handbags and winter scarfs, playing board games and video games and word games and games of all sorts, and poetry!
What makes me crafty is my love for counted cross-stitch despite my lack of finished projects. I start them, get distracted, begin another, and repeat. I love to papercraft! :) Scrapbooking, card-making, the occasional origami penguin when the mood strikes. I write, read, and speak poetry. Writing can be considered a craft I think. I'm constantly creating messes and rearranging and attempting to declutter them and reorganize which seems to always lead me to a crafty project. I tried to learn to knit, it was terrible. I cannot knit. So I tried to learn to crochet. I thought I understood it, apparently I didn't. So I cannot crochet either. I also try new crafts. I'm terrible in craft stores, I could spend hours there. And I just bought one of the new DMC Linea embroidery kits in the hopes of keeping my hands busy since the semester is over and I'm left with the television and junk food in the kitchen.
Sorry for the rambling. It's late.
I must admit that's no excuse for me, I always ramble. I'm loquacious, which is just a fancy-schmancy word for talkative :)
I'm Jenn, I live in Alaska with my husband who was stationed here in the Army.
I luv anything and everything crafty!
I love: sewing, my pfaff, knitting (but I'm just learning and so far not doing so well!), collaging, making cigarbox purses, painting, stamping,
I also dig coffee, kids, my two insane cats, my jeep(even if it is a stupid stickshift!), my husband, traveling (just came from living in Germany), folding laundry (it's soothing to me. Go figure.), incense, thrift stores (my mecca!), curling my hair, cooking, volunteering, mornings, skiing (though it ends up as snowsitting a lot), hiking and camping, reading...
I'll sum it up by saying I'll try anything once, and if I like it, you'll never get me away from it!