americasyankee

Hey I am currently taking a break from swapping... except for my wishlist group... don't worry I will be back soon. I have had several wholesaling contracts put in for my shop. So I am really busy and a lot of the swaps I do are handmade swaps so I need to take a break... I don't like to send poor packages... so this is necessary. :) I will be back in a little bit. Anyone interested in items from my shop let me know! I do custom and wholesaling! :) My items are great for people who send present swaps or wishlist swaps. :)

Hi! My name is Melanie and I am 23 years old. I am married to the love of my life Aaron. Aaron and I have a beautiful 19 month old daughter named Lilly. She is my world. My husband is a minister and also works for Time Warner Cable. I am a childrens minister and a stay at home mom... I also sell crafts for a little extra income... I love to create. It is my passion. I love to make little dresses for my daughter. Eco-friendly items like shopping bags and baby items. I love to do silk ribbon embroidery, small sewing jobs, quilts, create designs for purses, Cook, scrapbook, etc. I am involved in a lot of Charity work in which most of my crafts are either geared to or the proceeds go to...

Hubby- His name is Aaron, his birthday is October 24, 1984. He is a minister. He is the hugest New England Patriots fan you will ever find... just see my house for the blatant evidence. :)

Daughter- Her name is Lillian Rose, we call her Lilly or Lady Bug. Her birthday is July 25, 2008. She is cute as a button and has a sweet personality. Loves lady bugs and girlie items. Love dresses and little hats and bonnets. :) She is a 2t and loves girlie!

IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PACKAGE FROM ME EMAIL ME PLEASE!!! I ALWAYS SEND!

My husband and I are Christian so the bulk of the music I listen to is Christian. I love Toby Mac, Dc Talk, Jeremy Camp, Michael West, Mary Mary, Kirk Franklin, Group 1 Crew, Rebecca St. James, Skillet, Casting Crowns, and many more.

Craft books... any type of Children's ministry books... I love to get ideas... I am not a huge fan of craft books... only because ones that I come across are really expensive and I tend to only want to do only a few things in them...

The Notebook, The Mummy..., Scarlet, Gone with the Wind, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Fireproof...

Leverage, Burn Notice, Ugly Betty... I love under dog shows...

Charity Crafts, Scrapbooking, Cards, Ribbon Embroidery, Sewing, Dress Making, Crocheting, Quilting, Beadwork, Jewelry, Baby Gifts, Embroidery, Cross-stitch...

Stuff for Lilly ... I love hand made dresses and items. :) Pink is wonderful... the cuter the better... lol... sized for 2t.

Household Items- I love to decorate my table for seasons and holidays... my table seats 6 and is oval. Placemats with a matching table runner... or napkins would be awesome! I would love these themes... hearts (v-day), shamrocks, Easter, 4th of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas, spring, summer, fall, winter... and of course boston red socks or new england patriots!! lol.

HANDMADE ITEMS

Christian items...

Tea cups with saucers ( I collect them)

Embroidered Items ( you made... and supplies... like floss or hoops

Personalized Items such as jewelry, embroidery, stationary, etc. My initials are MMG.

Cheery colored fabrics- I am in desperate need of LADY BUG FABRIC... my little girl loves them and I love making her things with lady bug fabric but nobody sells it here...also Organic fabric and girl (disney princess, cherry and brightly colored fabrics)

New England Patriots items... we live in south carolina and they obviously do not sell anything here....

Stampin' up items

Quilting Items (mats, cutters, fabric, etc.)

CHILDRENS MINISTRY ITEMS AND BOOKS!!!! Used books are fine with me by the way.

Cookbooks- love paula deen and cooking for kids cookbooks

Scrapbooking items- I always need cardstock... 8.5"x11" and 12"x12" :) I always need embellishments! Metal.. Prints... stamp images... jolee items... ribbon... buttons... etc. Surprise me!

Photo Boxes for Organizing crafts

Christian Wall art & Wall hanging crosses (I collect them) :)

Seeds/bulbs for my garden

I collect High Quality Journals- usually over-sized... but not always... leather, velvet covered... cute designed... but good quality...

Theme Items: Christian & Cherries

Favorite Colors: Pink... green....

1. NO BODY WASHES- I am allergic

2. Anti-Christian/anti-american... anything racist...or such items...

3. Buttons.... I am on button overload... please no buttons... unless they are lady bug or hello kitty buttons...

Thank you to msthammond for Eclipse and Breaking Dawn! I appreciate it so much! :)

Thank you to PrincessButterfly for the RAK.

Thank you to jnolan05 for being my angel.

Ok so if your anything like me I love tips on how to use things I wouldn't think of using... or recycling things I wouldn't normally... etc. So I would like to pass them along...

Christmas Cards/Birthday Cards- Idea 1: Scrapbooking! I use mine in scrapbooks... Christmas for me always yeilds a lot of cards that I hate tossing away. So now I use the best ones as headers in my Christmas scrapbooking pages... I place them in the top left corner and cut the edges with specialty scissors... most cards are either embossed or have beautiful manger scenes or funny birthday poems.... and guess what you just saved those cards from taking up space in the land fill! :)

Idea 2: (Thank you Katwoman) Cut thee card in half and use the pretty side for postcards swaps. And if it has writing on it then use stick glue and put pretty paper or matching paper to that side.....