Hello all!
My name is Jen and Im originally from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. I currently live in northwest Tennessee, right across from a soy field. I go to school full time at the University of Tennessee at Martin and work weekends at a local hospital. I craft in my spare time and love going to flea markets to look for vintage items, especially jewelry! Here are some of my favorites:
Favorite Music
I listen to everything from Slipknot to Sinatra! Literally.
Favorite Books
I’m a big fan of the Twilight series, Harry Potter series, Notes on A Scandal, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers and any books by Dean Koontz, John Saul, Jennifer Weiner and John Grisham (I’ve read everything by the above authors) I want to read more from Chuck Palahniuk, Zoe Heller or more cookbooks and books about crafting handmade soap using cold process or sewing. You can check out my list of books at www.goodreads.com
Favorite Movies
Any Harry Potter, Snatch, Trainspotting, A Christmas Story, The Dark Knight, Notes On A Scandal, The Kite Runner, Milk… and many, many more
Interests
Ink (The Tattoo KInd), Anything Egyptian, Saltwater Tanks, Good Books, Crafty Things, Crafty People, Finding Sea Glass at The Beach, Coins From Far Away, EDDIE IZZARD!, Running With Scissors, Slaying Dinosaurs, Did I mention Egyptian Anything?, Ginormous Coffee Mugs, Apple Sweaters, Trashy Gossip Mags from Other Countries, Dust Bunnies, Unicorns named Hank, Nursing classes, Twilight, IKEA, National Geographic, Natives With Clothing On, Frost On The Window, Not Having To Scrape Ice Off My Car, Cup Cakes, Belly Dancers, FeltUp PantsMonsters, Sharpies, Nurse Duckies Floating In Alcoholic Drinks, Viking Horns, Ring Toss, Ponies of A Different Color, Running on The Beach With No Shoes On, Deliciously hot English men, Laughing Til I Start Crying And Almost Drive Off The Road, Dark and Milk chocolate, A Good Pair Of Stilettos, Coin hip scraves, Good Times, Good Friends
Favorite Television
Grey’s Anatomy, Lost, House, Oprah, Six Feet Under, SATC, The Sopranos, Bones, Ghost Hunters, Law & Order, Without A Trace, CSI (The Original), Are You Being Served?, Keeping Up Appearances, Ugly Betty, Dr. G Medical Examiner. Looking for old episodes of your favorite TV show? Try www.hulu.com
Favorite Crafts
I seemed to acquire this unhealthy addiction to homemade soap lately. I also love paper crafts, warm snuggly knit items and handcrafted silver jewelry.
More Please!
Photography, Sharpies (Any size point), Music (I listen to pretty much everything), Stickers (Yay!), Anything Egyptian, Swap labels, Scrapbooking goodies, Your business cards (I collect ’em!), Foreign maps & newspapers, Flyers for local events, Foreign coins
No Thanks…
Religious Items, White chocolate, Anything with nuts (stupid allergies!), Flavored tea (I do like chai though), Yarn (Im a bit of a yarn snob, really), Anything for kids (as I dont have any)
A Few of My Favorite Websites…
www.capecodtimes.com I like to keep in touch with things going on back home.
www.boston.com Ditto.
www.saltwaterfish.com I have 2 salt water nano tanks (a 12 gallon & 28 gallon) and two fish (a Clown & a Green Chromis)
www.newmoonmovie.org For my love of all things Twilight
www.jkrowling.com For my love of all things HP
www.etsy.com The best place to sell hand made goods. (My two stores IssueGirl & StrangeCandy)
www.craftingincolor.ning.com Im a proud member of Etsy’s Crafting In Color Street Team!
www.ikea.com Love the store, love the website
www.ancestry.com Im obsessed with tracing my family history (See www.the-latini-project.blogspot.com)
Private Swaps
I’m always up for private swaps. Just leave me a message in the comments section. 🙂
Hey,I came across your blog on the GYS facebook.
It seems no one on the actual site is very active as I sent about 10 emails out a long time ago now and have only had one reply – from a complete trickster.
I was wondering,since you’re in America which is the place I want to swap with most (even above Japan!) if there’s anything you want from Scotland/The UK and if you’d like to swap?
Emma,
I would love to swap with you. I’ve sent you an email.
Thanks,
Jen