Christine6035
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Date Joined: May 8, 2017
Last Online: September 27, 2025 Birthday: October 3 Country: United States |
About Me
I'm a retired 3rd grade teacher and live with my husband and dog, Uma, in a suburb of Chicago.
I love garage sales, estate sales and thrift stores. Collect sugar and creamers, paper ephemera, and dollhouse miniatures.
I love to slow stitch and make junk journals. I upcycle as much as I can. Also into postcrossing and pen paling.
Favorite Books
Love to listen to books in the car and at home. Some that I really enjoyed are:
My Brillant Friend / Elena Ferrante.
The Woman in White / Wikie Collins
The Forgotten Garden / Kate Morton
The Girl on the Train / Paula Hawkins
The Blood of Flowers / Anita Amirrezvani
The Painted Veil / W. Somerset Maugham
Purple Hibiscus / Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Big Little Lies / Liane Moriarty
The Goldfinch / Donna Tartt
The Invention of Wings / Sue Monk Kidd
The Great Gatsby / F. Scott Fritzgerald
The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian / Sherman Alexie
White Tiger / Aarivind Adiga
Gone Girl / Gillian Flynn
State of Wonder / Ann Patchett
The Garden of Evening Mists / Tan Twan Eng
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan / Lisa See
Black Swan Green / David Mitchel
I also read non-fiction on art, creativity, and personal development.
Favorite Crafts
drawing
painting - acrylics & watercolor
mixed-media
encaustics
collage
creating mandalas
doodling / coloring
kniting
book arts
upcycle art - like junk journals.
I also have done quilting I have a ridgid-heddle loom.
Favorite Television
The Office
Seinfeld
Frasier
House of Cards
Breaking Bad
Veep
Mad Men
American Crime
Bloodline
The Killing
Succession
Documentaries
I Like:
Ephemera - most everything!
Texts other than English
Vintage - anything!
Tea & Coffee stained paper
Sheet music, book pages, illustrations
Labels, tags, bookmarks
Tissue paper, napkins, wrapping paper
Lace, ribbon, fibers
Stickers
Playing cards
Greeting cards, notecards, stationary, postcards
Washi tape
Found objects
Beads
Floral, paisley, geometric
Boxes
Wizard of Oz
Halloween
Office Supplies
Art Supplies - pencils, markers, paint, ink, stencils, stamps, pastels
Herbal tea
Essential oils
Crystals
Dislike:
Caffine, cigarrette/cigar smoke, fruity or food scented items
I prefer:
Currently, I'm into collecting:
playing cards - any (vintage are my favorite)
post cards - any including handmade, prefer naked and stamped (touristy and vintage are my favorite)
stickers - no puffy, reward or planner
vintage ephemera - real vintage items, no reproductions
Thank you for reading! Please contact me with any questions or concerns about any of my swaps:)
Ratings
Rating Overview
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| 5.0000 | 1053 | 0 | 0 |
| Completed | Fives | Threes | Ones |
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| 834 | 1175 | 0 | 0 |
| Type 1 | Type 2 | Type 3 | Uncategorized |
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| 8 | 730 | 96 | 0 |
Currently In
- PTG: Halloween Postcard #4
- LSRUS- WORLD POSTCARD DAY 2025
- OG's World Postcard Day 2025 - Global
- PILES OF POSTCARDS Swap #17
- IFM: Halloween Postcard #4
- Playing Card Swap: Round 2
- Touristy Postcard Scavenger Hunt #11
- 🎃 Halloween Sticker Bombed Postcard 🎃
- FOUND IMAGE POSTCARD, US - OUTDOOR
- ✈️ 🌍 Touristy Postcard w/Prompt #1
- Mini Penpal Postcard #1
- PH: Write a Fortune Cookie Message on a PC
- PH: Halloween Themed Scavenger Hunt #6
- Chunk-O-Cardboard Int’l - October 2025
- Chunk-O-Cardboard - October 2025
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- Not Your Usual Postcard
- Paper on Steroids USA & Canada Only
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Comments
Thank you for the beautiful envelopes and postcards you sent via the Random Flat Envie tag!
Thanks for the junk journal themed goodies for the themed envie swap!
Thank you Christine for sending the ephemera train home and adding some extra “padding”! Hope you managed to find some cool bits!
Happy Birthday! I hope you are having a spectacular day. I wish you all the best. Take care, Judy.🎂🎈
Welcome to the OFAP group! Jump right into Morning Coffee or any other thread!