betsyhoneyvenom

I'm married, have one cat. You can find me at eBay,flickr,LiveJournal,Wordpress.

Likes:kawaii,vintage. Japanese,Scandinavian,German,French. Bunnies,kitties,wild birds,woodland creatures. Pink,blue,brown,yellow,red,white,cream. Natural,organic,green. Hawaii,oceans,mountains,forests. Simple,tiny,dainty,clean,mod,ditsy. Wood,cotton,wool,linen,paper,glass,ceramic.

I collect kawaii (cute Japanese or other Asian) stationery and housewares (zakka).
I like kawaii stuff by Mindwave,Crux,Q-Lia,Pool Cool,Kamio,San-X(favorites are Ruu and Suu,Neko no Panya,Sora Neko,Necorin,Fuwa Fuwa Keeki Bakers,Happy Sun,Nagomemakuri,Kinokoron),Sanrio(favorites are My Melody,Tenorikuma,Sugar Bunnies,Mashumaromitaina,Tiny Poem,Deery Lou),Ibis,Fancy Lobby,Komatorae,Cram Cream,Decole,Shinzi Katoh,etc.

I really love kawaii images of smiling cups,food with faces,clouds and sky things, woodland creatures, leaves and trees and clover and mushrooms, cute bears on clotheslines and other laundry-related images, knitting & sewing related images,little girls- especially in big hats or bonnets or kercheifs,Unazukin/Russian dolls/matroyshkas,baby animals,baby animal illustrations with food photos,bakers of all kinds,food with pandas, and really whimsical or slightly weird things like cubic animals,singing cubees,tarepanda,usacolle,craftbabies,bathtub head.

I also collect and knit/sew for Takara Blythe, Ddung, vintage 11.5" Dollikin/Action Girl, Susie Sad Eyes,Osyalle,vintage vinyl/rubber Hawaiian cute kids,and other dolls.

I like to knit, especially with Noro,Dragon Tale,Harrisville,Brown Sheep,Dale of Norway,Jamieson and Smith,many self-patterning sock yarns,and Knit Picks yarns.

I like to sew unique and useful things like bags, table and kitchen linens, aprons. My favorite fabric designers,companies,types are Kaffee Fassett,Michael Miller,Aunt Grace and other 30s repros,Moda,Windham,Japanese imports including Lecien,Cosmo,Kokka,Diabo,Hobbyra, plus vintage cotton prints including calico,feedsacks,Holly Hobbie,Petticoats and Pantaloons. I also love polka dots, gingham, ticking, natural linen, cotton lace.

I am very inspired by Japanese craft books,by vintage goods,by folk costume,by other crafters, by nature.

I enjoy mostly natural and organic foods, but do indulge in Japanese candy and high quality dark chocolate. I like coffee, not the flavored ones, real whole bean fair-trade organic is best, and teas, bags are good but loose is better.

Allergies and food intolerances:Cigarette smoke, highly scented products,corn,artifical sweeteners and flavor enhancers (acesulfame-k E950,aspartame E951, cyclamates E952,neotame,saccharine E954,sucralose E955,alitame E956,aspartame+acesulfame E962,MSG E621,glutamates E620),banana,chamomile.

Dislikes: Of course, I understand it's swapping, but these are things I wouldn't enjoy and would pass on ASAP. In Kawaii/stationery:San-X Tire Dog,Buru-buru dog,Sanrio Cinamoroll, 3-d renderings of Hello Kitty, most Morning Glory,Diddl,Suzy's Zoo,Disney merchandise(except Tigger),Loony Tunes merchandise. Generally don't like images of creatures in distress, like kamio angry bunny or pool cool help me. Usually don't care for very heavy black outlined scribbly and frantic artwork like Q-lia Go! Go! Bear, Love Junk Sweets, or Kamio Sweet Funny Collection.

In dolls:dislike almost all bisque,reborn,Bratz,Barbie(except mod Francie).

In food: anything artifically flavored or colored, any with weird chemical preservatives,any kind of corn including corn syrup,flavored coffee,most milk chocolate(Meiji or real English Cadbury is good),allergic to chamomile.

In craft supplies: Red Heart yarn.

In general: religious items,violent images, scented items.

I have a cat, she is not generally allowed around my stationery or craft supplies, but if you are allergic and in a swap with me, please leave a message or put this in your profile and I will work around it.

Björk,David Bowie,Cake,The Clash,Eurythmics,Macy Grey,Natalie Merchant,Willie Nelson,Sinéad O'Connor,Dolly Parton,Red Hot Chili Peppers,Robinella,Ruby (Lesley Rankine),Hank Williams,Yaz,a lot of other stuff.

The Adventures of Baron von Munchausen,Amadeus,Arsenic and Old Lace,Bringing Up Baby,Carrington,Dangerous Liaisons,Eric the Viking,Four Weddings and a Funeral,Gosford Park,High Plains Drifter,Kamikaze Girls,Labyrinth,The Libertine,Marie Antoinette,Matilda,My Neighbor Totoro,Orlando,Peter's Friends,Ran,Sirens,Spirited Away,Tank Girl,Time Bandits,The Wicker Man (1973),a lot of other things.

AbFab,Azumanga Daioh,CSI,Damekko Doubutsu,ER,Haré+Guu,Heroes,The Job,Kamichu!,Last Comic Standing,Japanorama,Lost,Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi,Martha Stewart,Northern Exposure,My Name Is Earl,The Office(US version),Sakegake!!Cromartie High School,Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

knitting,sewing,papercrafts,mixed media

Douglas Adams,Emily Dickinson,Neil Gaiman,Frank Herbert,John Irving,Tanith Lee,Toni Morrison,Terry Pratchett,Kurt Vonnegut Jr.,Edith Wharton,Virginia Woolf,Elizabeth Zimmermann and several others.