croqzine

Current: creative director for a crochet magazine.

Past life: I edited and published CROQ zine, a self-published print magazine about hip crafting and indie business. I created DollarStoreCrafts.com, a blog about making stuff from stuff from the dollar store.

I looooove being creative and handmade stuff. Love crafts!

I am mostly interested in swaps of handmade items.

I have a lot of craft supplies to share if that is your thing. Let me know what's on your list.

*Lapel pins, earrings, necklaces.

*vintage stuff, including kitsch

*colors to decorate with: neon, cmyk, teal/blue green, orange

*quilts

*granny squares

*graphic/bold designs in decor

*coffee! (french press) and tea (black teas preferred!)

*graphic art-inspired stuff

*modern art-inspired stuff

*deconstruction is fun

*autumn leaves

*stashbusting and using what I have!

*handmade stuff

*I am a huge fan of creativity!

*finger puppets

I do:

*sewing

*crochet

*jewelry

*assorted other fun stuff

*I can do a LOT of different things, and have dabbled in soooo many crafts, so try me.

IF YOU MADE IT WITH LOVE AND CARE, I WILL LOVE IT!!

*handmade earrings or necklaces

*quilty stuff (blocks are good!)

*reusable grocery bags (including fused plastic)

*Altered t-shirts for me (women's L/xl)

*kitchen decor stuff (potholders, towels, etc)

*mini versions of stuff is usually a hit with me

*bookmarks, postcards, ephemera

*perfume!

*mainstream cartoon characters or licensed stuff