panda1957

Hello Everyone,

Update: Jan 10,2024 I have been out of the loop and alot has changed. Are there any sewing, crocheting, knitting swaps? I know postage is more but maybe flat box. If you want to swap privately, you are welcome to email me. Thanks

JFYI- I am back after taking a break, I will not be doing a lot of swap with home schooling my grandson in the 9th grade. . Thanks, Elli

This is just a little about myself...if you have question send me a PM.

My name is Elli and I am 50+yrs old, I have 2 children, 1 grandson, raise Skinny guinea pigs, Chihuahua/Rat terrier(Cherry). My husband is retired from the military and we live in Georgia, I am a southern girl and he is a yankee boy (damn yankee, he never went home). LOL. I have worked in a video store, day care center, youth center, furniture store, gorcery store for about 15 yrs...bakery, deli, flowers and produce. I was a Scout Master of a scout troop for 2yrs. I am a stay at home lady, homeschooling my grandson and doing crafts with all the other house hold duties.....LOL. Of course it is last on the list...I do teach some of my crafts to others in my home.

I enjoy crafts of just about any kind; sewing, crocheting, knitting (still learning), cooking, home school grandson, scouting, raising guinea pigs, and etc.

I belong to (http://www.craftster.org) you find me under the name of (panda). My avatar is the same as here. So you can check and see I do not flake on swaps...I also do angeling for people who are flaked on.

Drinks: All time fav Pepsi, coffee, tea/ice tea, coco/hot chocolate. A stress day is when I have to have a Pepsi and chocolate bar.

Chocolate: I like to try different ones. I love chocolate, dark on top of the list, cadbury fruit and nuts, almond joy, mounds, york patty, milk chocolate, any taffy, saltwater taffy.

Candy: Hasbro Gummy Bears, jolly ranchers, starbrust.

Cookies: Ole stand by chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, White Fudge Holiday Shortbread and Nutter Butter.

Collections: panda hence the name, shot glasses, key chains, state magnets, magnets, hat pins(lapel pins), post cards. Craft supplies are always good to have.

Scents - all time fav vanilla, anything with vanilla, mainly a nice clean smell. Incense or candles again nice clean smell. I know that is hard to pick please if it smells nice then by all means send it. NO MUSK get bad headaches please.

Clothing - No a big fan of others sending me clothin just uncomfortable with it. But will exchange simple things like socks, hats, scarves, gloves, hair accessories, and Tshirts (like the state or country ones, md-lg for hubby, myself 3x-4x). But would prefer for my grandson mens large.

Allergy Info -I have small animals as you can tel at beginning of bio. There is also a wood burning stove too. I try not to craft in those areas. FYI - Smoking Free (cigarette) household. Please let me know if you have any problems with these allergies, I will do my best to avoid them for you.

I keep adding to it as I think of things. No I do not have any website, wistlist or etc., stilling learning how all of these work.

I enjoy watching; CSI, CSI-Miami, CSI NY, NCIS. Dancing with the Stars, Survivior, Ghost Whisper, Paranormal State. I like to watch craft and home improvement shows when they are not repeating them. I enjoy the cooking channel of course who would not....food yea! Especaily if someone else is cooking. Just to pick on program is hard cause I like learning about everything.

All time favorite is Split Second, The Thing, The Fog, then Pretty Woman, Hope Floats, Green Mile, Pratical Magic, Harry Potter, just about any SCI FI. The list could go on..........

www.craftster.org - Panda is the name if you need to check out my history. No Flaking on my part.

Flickr is under 12 panda12

I love to sew and have 2 foot lockers of patterns. Even the old one that are being brought back. You know the ones you see in the store with to new look and old one in a corner.

I love to crochet even though it is hard somedays with corpal tunnel and tennis elbow. I can make my own patterns just not good at writing them down. Shelf taught on reading directions.

I enjoy knitting and wish I had listen to my Mother years ago. The only bad thing is she would get so mad cause I tend to knit like left handed people. So now I am relearning knitting. Knitty Gritty help me out alot....

I absolutely love to cook and have been cooking since I was about 8 years old. My favorite is of course southern cooking. I enjoy it when we (family) all get in the kitchen and play around and come up with stuff from the cabinets.......off the wall.

I enjoy a to do other crafts but not as good with them...but always willing to try. I go to the library and check out a lot of craft books to learn how as well as the internet.

I am open to all crafts especially receiving crafts from fellow crafters. I like to be surprised at what the come up with and how they put it together. So it is really hard to say I have one favorite cause I do enjoy them all. JFYI you are welcome to send any recycle or upcycle items. I enjoy receiving homemade crafts whether you make it or someone else.

Colors - I am open to colors, texture, and etc. PLEASE not pink or very little pink.... ;0). Ok ok , will try to pin this down a little better. I tend to wear a lot of earth tone colors. I like black, red, green's (hunter, sage, kelly, etc), I like all colors. You know that when you craft some things just look better in certain colors. Please if you have made something for me and not sure about the color send it anyway, even pink. I am easy to please.

CRAFT PARTNER #1 Koalascout - she is my daughter and you can find her profile under her screen name here and www.craftster.org www.wist.com/koalascout YOU CAN SEND ANYTHING KOALA RELATED WOULD BE COOL. thank you in advice.

CRAFT PARTNER #2 Arthur (12yrs) is my grandson and Koalascout son. When crafting I try to get him things ... believe it out not he like crafting. Plus he will not know about it.... surprise. These are just some of the things he likes:

Collections: stackers (stacking cups), rocks, light up pens(the one you write with)

TV Shows: NCIS (both), CSI (miami, vegas, ny)

Animal: cobra (king), wolf, guinea pig

Book: goosebumps, animorphs, any sci fi, any mystery, any ghost stories (based on true ghost stories), like reading about history and will research places he has been

Movie(s): die hard series, harry potter, twilight, anything that has a wrestler in it (ex. the marine), like scary movie all of them, some sifi and mystery movies

Singer/Group: bowling for soup, aerosmith, ac/dc, ozzy osborne

Song: 1985, crazytrain, janie's got a gun

DS/gameboy game: pokemon

Gamecube game: legend of zelda; carina of time

Playstation game: any wrestling game

Wrestler: sting, eddie guerreo, undertaker, stone cold steve austin, the rock(Dwayne Johnson), matt hardy, john cena

T-shirt: adult medium or large

Color: black, grey, blue, white, yellow, orphan blue (a sad blue)

Does not like the color pink

He is computer junky (love to read stories) and has ipod. Avided bookworm....reads, reads, and reads. Wish he did more math....LOL.

We set up a wish list for him too, work in progress: www.wist.com/artcobra

www.craftster.org
(mine) www.wist.com/panda
(daughter) www.wist.com/koalascout
(grandson) www.wist.com/artcobra

I just wanted to let everyone know I do reuse or recycle my packaging as much as possible. I do try to remove address of previous send.

I pledge to rate for every swap I get.. and I appreciate that if you are sending to me and are going to be late - please send me a note.. I always try to contact my partner before I rate a 1 or a 3.. I am a seasoned crafter, but I appreciate the love and effort put into everything I get from the novice to the expert... ;0).

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******** FLAKERS *********

Small plushie swap USA only - Mailed 1-6-2010 flaked on by CraftyAlien

Crochet or Knit Cup Cozies - mailed 1-22-2010 flaked on by embers

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FYI - send out of Fridays, payday.

If you do not receive your package please contact me and I will send out replacement. Thank you Panda.