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fortannam

fortannam
Date Joined: January 20, 2019
Last Online: December 23, 2024
Birthday: March 16
Country: United States

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ABC's of Me: updated November 2024 A: “A” monogram, art, apparel, avengers, apples, address labels, Autumn, altered books, acrylic paint pens

B: buttons (the sewing kind), books (see that section), bookmaking, blue, balloons, buckles, bling, boho, that blue that sometimes looks purple, baking, book pages, Bluey

C: coffee anything, cross-stitch, costumes, cats, crafts (see that section), Christmas anything, crochet, cupcakes, chocolate-dark, collage, cookies

D: design, desserts, drawing, dachshunds, donuts

E: ecru, eolienne, eyelet, embroidery, embellishments, ephemera, envelopes (collage/handmade), enamel pins

F: fabric, fine art, fashion, fonts, fat quarters, Fall, fringe

G: grimm, gelato, glue dots

H: hello kitty, history, hand bags, holly/Christmas, handmade, Halloween

I: ink, indigo, ikat, inchies

J: juxtaposition, junk journal

K: kites, khaki

L: letterpress, lace, letter sets, lap quilt

M: music (see that section), muji, maps, moos, mountains, mug rugs

N: nature, night owl, notecards

O: outdoors, oatmeal, owls, old book pages

P: postcards (vintage, touristy, artsy, homemade), painting, pouches, paper crafty/handmade, printmaking, patches, pins

Q: quilt (crumb, lap, scrappy)

R: royalty, random crap, retro, religious, roses, ribbons, rain, rocks (for painting)

S: sewing anything, scraps (of fabric/trims/paper), shells (especially abalone), spring, sharpies, skeleton keys, sunflowers, snow

T: tea (mint or ginger are favs!), theater, theatrical, television (see that section), textiles, typography, toggles, trims, tassels, twinchies, texture, twinkle lights

U: useful things, urchins, ultramarine

V: vintage everything, violet, variegated, Victorian

W: water color, wrapping paper, wall paper, winter, washi tape, washi stickers

X: xerox (old, vintage)

Y: yellow, yardsticks, yuletide, yachts

Z: zippers – all kinds/styles, zines

3-D: printed items, stuff with filling, paper pop-up

Dislikes

  • anything for kids (mine are out of the house)
  • actual food items
  • tea (I'm a coffee girl)
  • anime/graphic novel/video game related
  • beauty products (lotion, face mask, etc.)
  • nudity/horror/violence
  • licorice/anise
  • cigarettes/smoking

About Me

I am a button (the sewing-kind, not the pin-on kind) collector and enthusiast! I’m a member of the National Button Society, World Button Association, Oregon State Button Society, and Portland Button Club. I continue to learn about button collecting and history. I help with various social media and publicity functions for the button organizations.

I have a dedicated craft room with shelves of paper, fabric, beads, rubber stamps, yarns, trims, patterns, crafty magazines, and jars of buttons. I like yarns, cording, and threads. I like paper, paper crafts, and sometimes sew paper to fabric. I have a sewing machine, a serger, and a cover-stitch machine.

My college degree is in fine arts and I’ve taken classes in oil, watercolor, etc. I also minored in Costume Design and so love history of clothing. My “medium” is more into fabric and fiber. I love vintage fabrics, buttons, trims.

My favorite color is that dark blue that sometimes looks purple.

I have taught sewing classes, costume design, and materials development classes.

I put my love of sewing to work in the sportswear and outdoor apparel industry. I am full time apparel developer for a big global company, with 25 years of experience. My work in the industry includes project management, developing garments, fabrics, and trimmings.

Favorite Television

I like The Antiques Roadshow, various Marvel shows, and historical fiction subjects (mostly due to the history and costumes). I'm a Star Wars and Star Trek fan by default (my family loves it so I watch). I also love the entire 6 seasons of Grimm – mostly because it was filmed in Portland and I personally know a lot of the extras & side characters from working with modeling/talent agencies here in Portland through my jobs. I also like to watch crafty YouTubes!

Favorite Crafts

I've been painting rocks to leave around the community. I recently worked on a team doing costumes for a musical! I'm not sure I'm patient enough to do a whole quilt, so I'm working on some mug-rugs! I have made hundreds of masks for the pandemic! In between I discovered (through a swap!) "scrappies". I like to sew fabric and paper together. I am working on sewing my scraps of fabric together to make some hand-made scrappy postcards and baby items.

Favorite Books

I recently finished reading “ The Occasionally Accurate Annals of Football” by Dan Patrick, and not too long ago read “The House of Gucci" - and saw the movie too. I've read "How to Read a Suit"! I keep cross referencing it with "How to Read a Dress" that I also have! I also enjoyed "Worn Stories" - a collection of stories from famous people about one single garment/piece of clothing that has stuck with them. It's super interesting!!

My favorite books are historically accurate fiction about places or people (not science fiction/fantasy/romance/horror/etc.) I like something that is at least loosely based on reality. I enjoy travel writings, biographies, and text-book type books on textiles, fashion, sewing, costumes, costume history, etc.

Favorite Music

My favorite music depends on the day. I love everything from Classic Rock to Classical, from Country to Alternative Grunge, from Showtunes to Pop. Everyone in my family plays and instrument and/or sings – except me (I play the radio). I’ve always been around music and had an appreciation – but for me it’s driven by the mood.

I've been catching a few documentaries lately - the one about "American Pie" was fun, and I caught a bit of the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert (I'll have to go back and re-watch that one).

What I Expect From Swap-Bot

I am hoping to connect with people from all over the world. I love learning about people and other cultures. Swapping should be fun and without stress, no drama, just loving, positive people trying to connect and grow!

I will almost always have my items ready to mail as soon as I get my partners snail mail address, so if you don't receive something from me, please let me know! I'm always happy to re-do.

I will NEVER flake!! I will also ALWAYS rate as soon as I receive your item(s)!

I PLEDGE TO RATE!

Ratings

BluGinhm rated for Chunk-O-Cardboard - December 2024 on Dec 20, 2024
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Comment: Great chunk! And I love the jokes! Thanks so much!
Eulegirl rated for Chunk-O-Cardboard - October 2024 on Dec 19, 2024
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Comment: Thank you for the fun Lucky Charms cardboard and the jokes!
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Comment: Thank you for the postcard and all the Christmas jokes on it! I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎄🩷
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Comment: Thank you for the Christmas card, stickers and tag! I hope you have a great Christmas!
Response: glad you liked it! thanks for the heart!
Rosa1 rated for Chunk-O-Cardboard - December 2024 on Dec 9, 2024
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Comment: HaHaHa! Thank you!
Response: glad you liked it! thanks for the heart!
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Comment: I love the "out on the range" holiday card. Coincidentally, I have been reading a bunch of westerns. So the card is perfect. LOL, In my family, we always listen to Christmas music on July 25, have dinner and decide on the theme for the year. This year, we made "ugly" holiday tees.
Response: glad you liked it! thanks for the heart!
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Comment: Thank you for the little Christmas house card, it's adorable. I appreciate the tuck ins too
Response: glad you liked it! thanks for the heart!
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Comment: Merry Christmas! Thank you for the extra goodies :)
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Comment: Thank you for the Christmas card and fun extras! Merry Christmas. :)
Response: glad you liked it! thanks for the heart!
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Comment: Thank you & Happy Holidays!
Response: glad you liked it! thanks for the heart!
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Comment: How cute is this little card. Thank you also for the little extras. Have a wonderful Christmas Season.
Response: glad you liked it! thanks for the heart!
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Comment: Thanks for card and enclosures. I also love Christmas. Your card is the first of ten to arrive.
Response: glad you liked it! thanks for the heart!
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Comment: Love the cowboy card and the stickers! Merry Christmas!
Response: Glad you liked it! Thanks for the heart!
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Comment: Thank you so much for the lovely cereal box postcard! It's so colorful, I really like it ❤️ Your handwriting is beautiful too! Wishing you a happy swapping and happy holidays!
Response: Glad you liked it! Thanks for the heart!
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Comment: Thank you for the chunk.
Lady rated for Chunk-O-Cardboard - November 2024 on Nov 16, 2024
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Comment: Thank you! I sometimes have to really scratch my head to figure out what to say. Don’t always want to talk about the weather.
Response: Glad you liked it.! Thanks for the heart!
myancey rated for Chunk-O-Cardboard - November 2024 on Nov 13, 2024
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Comment: Great jokes !
Response: Glad you liked them! Thanks for the heart!
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Comment: Thanks Anna
Response: Glad you liked it! Thanks for the heart!
RedheadLady rated for Chunk-O-Cardboard - October 2024 on Oct 28, 2024
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Comment: Thanks for the cool chunk.
Response: Glad you liked it! Thanks for the heart!