flofirenzie

I live in the Sonoran Desert and love a good dust storm followed by a cleansing rain. I have lived in the Arizona desert (Phoenix area) for most of my life.

If possible please use real postage stamps instead of a metered strip because I love to use cancelled stamps in my art. THANKS :

I am also greatly appreciative of mail art. Ever since I saw this cool mail art junque journal from @starrgazer have been wanting to make one. First I have to collect a lot of cool envelopes!

I love to read good stories. I especially like the science fiction of Isaac Asimov, Anne McCaffery, and Orson Scott Card. I also like historical fiction.

I like to do crafts! I have had some kind of needle in my hand since the first sewing needle was given to me by my mother when I was nine! I learned how to bead when I was in 6th grade. I love seed beads and am just getting back into bead embroidery and silk ribbon embroidery. I knit and crochet. I love to sew, aprons, quilts, toys, clothes... I make books and journals. I love to alter altoid tins. I make little photo albums to put inside them. I love to read.

My Family: I am married and have 3 grown children who all live in different states. Most of our travels are to visit each other. We have two dogs, a mutt and a wolf-dog. There is a family of cotton tail rabbits that live in our back yard along with variousd birds including hummingbirds and roadrunners.

Please do not send anything with floral fragrances or floral perfumes.

I take my commitments seriously. If you have not received a swap from me or it is not a 5, please contact me ASAP.

I am willing to trade handcrafted items, arts and crafts items, handmade books and journals, and almost anything involving needlework such as sewing, crochet, embroidery, and knitting, If you want to know more of my likes and what I am willing to trade, look through the swaps that I have done. If you see something you'd like, let me know.