Tell us about yourself!!

[Former_Member]

Here is a location where you can leave a mini bio of sorts for the Secret Santa Promotion. For someone to make you or get a gift for you, it would be helpful to get to know you a little better. We can go with some age ranges for example: 18 to 29, 30 to 39, 40 to 49, 50 and up. You could list your favorite color, favorite movie, flower, time of year. Just list some things that make you ... well, you!

Let me know if you have any questions....here...I'll start us off.

[Former_Member]

I'm almost 48, Libra, favorite color is Peach and green, but like most colors. Except red, not a fan of red. Love glass beads, arts and crafts. I collect all things Coca~Cola (have massed quite a collection too!) Favorite movie: Wizard of Oz. I enjoy cooking and food network shows.

Dislikes: reptiles, brussel sprouts, that's all I can think of right now...

[Former_Member]

Hi my name is Huong and I'm a bead-aholic.
I'm 42 and a Pisces, yet I have a fear of water (go figure). Because I'm a February baby, I love purple and I also love navy blue. I love the movie Lilo and Stitch; pretty much anything tropical, beachy, relaxing and fun. I enjoy music (think George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley), science fiction (think Star Wars, Transformers), and love World of Warcraft (although I don't have time to play it anymore).

Of course I love beading and making jewelry :-D

[Former_Member]

Hello all! This is so exciting! =) I've been wanting to get more involved in my Etsy shop and promoting it cause Tophatter raised their fees.. :(
My name is Courtney and I will be 24 on Jan 5th so I'm a capricorn. (still not used to being 23 so we'll see how that goes, lol! I actually told someone I was 18 the other day then had to stop and look at my drivers license and correct myself.. I'm kinda ditzy like that, haha!)
I have the 2 bestest kitties in the world!! Their names are Munchkin and Georgie! (I post pics of them on my blog if you want to see them! http://wickedkarmajewelry.blogspot.com) I'm a Christian. I'm a HUGE nerd! Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Star Trek, World of Warcraft, comics, Harry Potter. I like Twilight too and yes I realize it sucks... lol! I just think Taylor Lautner is the most beautiful guy I've ever seen! I also have a thing for werewolves, Oz from Buffy (also an obsession! LOVE anything by Joss Whedon, Firefly, Dr. Horrible, so excited that Joss did the Avengers.... SO EPIC!!), Lupin from HP..
Sunflowers are my favorite flowers, I'm a hippie. =) But I also like buttercups, white tulips and blue or purple roses. Purple is my favorite color and the color I like the least is gold. I'm a ginger kid so I wear a lot of green. I have extremely sensitive skin, since there are sellers on here that sell bath and body products I feel it important to mention. I love winter and mountains. As far as music goes I like anything but rap, my favorite bands are Imogen Heap, Aerosmith and I love Miranda Lambert. I'm an actress/dancer/singer and I am working toward my BFA in Musical Theatre. I also have a movie obsession, I like all genres but fantasy is my favorite and the only books I read are fantasy. I really like retro stuff and my bathroom is all rubber duckies!

[Former_Member]

Wish we had a "LIKE" button for these! Keep 'em coming JenuinePeeps!

[Former_Member]

i'm 30 something but will be over the hill in about two years. I am avid runner. I dislike anything to do with drama in relationships in the real world. My favorite colors are red, green, orange, pink, blue, and black. I am consistently using lip balm. Collections: you mean my work stash is a collection I thought it was "hoarding" i love music that is uplifting and positive. I love crosses and lambs (no joke read the mercy thompsons series and you will understand).
I love good deals when they can be had.

i'm looking for toe socks all the time. toe what you say? The socks that have individual toe slots. I wear those funky shoes that slots for all five toes. It helps stretch out the muscles in between runs. I just started martial arts as well.

any other questions..convo me

[JDsBowCreations]

So far I am the oldest one here! I will be turning 62 on October 28th which makes me a Scorpio. I had Halloween birthday parties when I was a child and loved to go trick or treating. My most favorite color is the deep royal purple and my least favorite color is gold/mustard yellow. I have olive skin so most yellows do not look good on me. I also love royal blue, red, emerald green-mostly I am considered a winter colored person. I have dark hair (only my hair dresser knows for sure) so the bright colors look good on me.

I love spring and fall. Summers can get too hot and winters get too cold and snowy. I love to curl up with a good mystery, fiction or romance novel. I love to cook and I am a coffee, wine and hot chocolate drinker.

I like most music - except rap - and grew up with Aerosmith, Moody Blues, Styx, Chicago, Three Dog Night so anything from the 70's I love. Not too familiar with current music although some of it is good.

I am also retired from a local hospital where I was an Administrative Assistant in the Security department.

[JDsBowCreations]

Forgot to mention that my favorite flower is a rose, but like just about any flower which is why I put flowers in my bows!

[Former_Member]

Hmmmmmmm, where to start?!? I just turned 45, but don't feel that old :) My kiddos are almost 6 and 8. We all like to be crafty.
I love purple (mediums to darks) - I know, that one is surprising - LOL! Tulips, anything raspberry flavored or scented, listening to contemporary Christian music, seeing beautiful sunsets/sunrises, playing with the kids in the snow, technology/computers - took me a while to get an iPhone and now I love it and wonder what I did I ever do without it!
I'm really into crocheting right now and want to get back into beading.

Can't think of anything else right now to put up here.

[Former_Member]

Hi all! I'm 33 and mom to a 15 year old boy and 4 year old diva girl. I'm married to a younger man, but not quite a cougar. I'm half Sicilian half Cherokee Native American..strange mix, I know! I was born in Tarboro, NC and now live in the boonies in the Pocono Mountains of PA. I'm a little bitty thing at 4'11" and shrinking! I have several tattoos and piercings. I love anything that has to do with vampires or the paranormal and yes I am a Twi-hard! I'm obsessed with Lord of the Rings, Edgar Allen Poe, Elvis and Johnny Cash. I love cold rainy days, but dislike the heat of the summer. I like to hike, bike, yoga and snowboard. My favorite movie is Dracula with Bela Lagosi. My favorite color is black. I'm a vegetarian for the last 5 years, but cheated 2 weeks ago with GrammaLea's beef jerky. I love fine art, fine wine and cheese. I am a free spirited, adventurous Sagittarius who enjoys dark humor and dislikes long walks on the beach :D

[Former_Member]

LOVING the bio's ladies!!! You're killing me here.....keep 'em coming!

[Former_Member]

Hello everyone
I am 35 and the proud mom of my son Dakota who will be 18 soon. I am also the "grandma" or has I prefer a DoMa to Ayden 3 and Sydney 6 months (They are my neices, whom I raised babies).
I spend most of my time in the home caring for my disabled parents. I am married to my best friend.
I have strange taste ... I love history and literature. My favorite books are Pride and Prejudice and Withering Heights. But I also love Anime and Sci-fi! Dr. Who is my absolute favorite show. I also love Big Bang Theory and Downtown Abbey. (told you I was strange!)
My favorite colors are Robin's Egg blue and green. I am Irish and Cherokee Indian and I actually collect Irish porcelain. My favorite flower is the Calla Lily. I listen to every kind of music except Rap.
My favorite holiday is HALLOWEEN!!! Love it.
My favorite season is Autumn.

[Former_Member]

I LOVE THESE BIOS. Such a wonderful way to get to know my teammates.

LOL, Jen collects zombies and she doesn't hide them in the closet.

AJ and Shelley, have you traced your family trees? Are you from the same Cherokee tribe?

I'm visualizing Swag wearing toe socks and practicing her martial art kicks.

Courtney, thumbs up to a fellow WOW'er and Harry Potter fan (I love the books).

[Former_Member]

Okay..so I am a 27 year old mother of a 7yo girl and 5 yo boy. Been married for 6 years to my best friend whom I met 10 years ago. I love to create anything whether its crafting barbie furniture, clothes for the whole family, drawing and painting..baking cupcakes while watching DC cupcakes with my 7 yo :). I LOVE to read and usually drive my family nuts when I do cause I get into it. Loved all the Twilight books and movies, read all the Hunger Games too, like any of A Rice books as well as Diana Diamond. My favorite color is orange, almost any shade of it but prefer the burnt, sunrise, colors of fall type :) My favorite movie is Tombstone which is totally odd for me because I am totally into scary movies, superhero anything movies as well as all the besties lord of the rings, clash and wrath of the titans and all that. I LOVE to laugh so I have a many collection of comedies and currently my favorite comedian is Kevin Hart..makes my tummy hurt listening to his stuff SOOO funny. Don't have a huge preference in flowers as I don't care for them much - anything orange would be fine :) I prefer fall for the colors, spring for the smell, winter for the snow, and summer for those wonderful days on the beach with the family. I have 2 pups and a cat...my cat is a diva with a belly and tiny paws - quite a combo (Priya) my oldest pup is Precious a Corgie/cocker mix who is 8 yo..given her breeds she's short and stout :) Schnookie is my teddy bear/pom mix and is a young 1.5 yo. I just recently got into Vampire Diaries ..only cause I had time on my hands and Netflix :) didn't want to like it but I totally do and I'm a Damon fan all the way. I enjoy jewelry but have a sensitivity to some of it, rings(sz 6) are my favorite though I get a green finger..guessing cause of nickel or something? not sure so I prefer real gold or glass etc. I wear glasses and have short hair so I don't do alot of hats, love fun scarves and bags!

I'm a whopping 5"1 and 2/3 or something or other lol short and prefer to be inside cuddled on the couch watching tv, movies or reading. Lazy bones!


Its been great reading all the bios ladies!!!

[Former_Member]

I am a photographer (www.dananichole.com) if you are curious and I started making headbands out of buttons amongst other hair items for my little girl. I was surprised at how expensive they were in shops/boutiques and yet they were so pretty. I knew I could make all kinds for less money and just as interesting.

When people began commenting on them every time we went out, I knew that I was onto something. So I began making them and thus...my Etsy shop was born. I honestly can say I believe I love making these lovely creations more than I do taking photos! lol....

Each item is made with love, I take my time and pay attention to detail. I package them as if each one is a tiny present for you to open and they are sent with love. I know I love getting and giving gifts so this allows me to do a little of both when you buy from my shop!

So much fun!

God is my ♥, all things are possible through Him. ☺ I am a wife, a mother of one little girl and a step mother of two. A former corporate world operations manager who left all that behind to pursue art and stay home with my sweet girl.

[Former_Member]

Hi. My name is Angela and I am 26. I am a graduate of Long Island Culinary Academy in Professional Pastry and Baking. I'm engaged and I currently live in NY until April because my fiance` and I will be moving to Salem, MA.

I am not the average person. Lol. I absolutely LOVE Halloween and Autumn. Maybe a little too much. To me, Halloween is not a holiday. It's an everyday thing. It's also why my fiance` and I are moving to Salem because we know we will absolutely love it there and they are super big on Halloween.

I'm a major bookworm and I've read so far almost 300 books in my lifetime. Baking is my passion so I decided to make it a career. I am working at a small family owned bakery as their baker. It's also where I had interned. I love to listen to Goth music and also many other genres.

That's all I can think of for now.

[Former_Member]

HI HOWDY! :)

I am 31 going on 15 :) I love to laugh! My favorite saying and one I have tattoo'd on my back is Live, Love, Laugh. I love love love love penguins! I love all things sweet. My favorite movie is Titanic, my favorite color is purple, favorite song is My Bestfriend by Tim McGraw. I am married to my best friend, the love of my life, and together we have a gorgeous daughter named Maddie :) I love things that are knitted, I love candles, I love soaps/lotions, I love jewelry of all kinds, I tend towards the bright colors. I like purses, hand bags, totes. I am a pretty girly girl :) I would love just about anything! Did I mention I LOVE PENGUINS? :)

[Former_Member]

Hi Girls!!!!

I am 33, and a proud mom of 2 handsome boys, 5 and 3 years of age. I've been married for almost 9 years (we complete 9 years on Dec 26) to the lost wonderful man(he's my best friend now) in the world!!!! Thanks to our wonderful system of 'arranged marriages' we have in India (forgot to mention we are originally from India), where parents look for matches for their kids, taking into account the horoscope(a chart which is usually prepared based on the planetary positions at the time of the child's birth), family background, religion and a few other factors!!!! Trust me, it's not easy on them.....

Though I'm a post graduate in Business Management, I soon realized that it is not what I want to do with my life. Like every girl, I used to LOVE jewelry from my childhood. After I got married and came to the US, I had plenty of time for myself (this was before I had my kids) and decided to try making jewelry for myself. As everything is self-taught, I decided to test out different designs and techniques/ methods that came to my mind. So I ended up making a set for pretty much every top I had!!!!! And soon I found myself making jewelry as gifts for my friends for the holidays....and all of them thought they were store-bought!!! That felt like quite an achievement , and they started pursuing me to have my stuff out for sale.... and here I am....with all you wonderful gals!!!

If you were to ask me what I would LOVE to do the most, it would be right here in my kitchen. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE to cook and bake. I have a couple of blogs (which very honestly I have not been able to do justice to, after I got on Etsy):

priyahobbies.blogspot.com
http://priyasjewelbox.blogspot.com/
http://thetravellingmenons.blogspot.com/

I love purple and hot pink!!! I love listening to music, especially when I'm cooking.... I love tote bags, purses and a whole lot of other things!!!

We are moving back to Asia, sometime in the middle of November, because Home is calling.... we wanted to be near our parents when THEY need us!!!!

That's all about me....I know that's a bit too LONG for a mini-bio!!!!

Priya

[Former_Member]

Sorry, my husband is the 'most wonderful' and not 'lost wonderful' man!!!

[Former_Member]

Wow Priya, I have a new found respect for arrange marriages lol Didn't realize it was still practiced today. Your boys are darling, btw :)


My name is Monica, I'm 34, I've been married 3 years...My husband is Asian, from Hong Kong and I'm hispanic/spanish...He's 9 years older than me :) I love being younger lol
We have 1 daughter, her name is Gia and she's 2 years old.
I currently live most of the time in Panama City, Panama. Due to my hubby's job, we're here most of the time.
I was raised in Miami....so I'm accustomed to big city life, the melting pot of people and I love it.
Even though I was born catholic, we did not get married by the church..In a way I think it freaked me out (big wedding, all the money that would be spent and all the people we know that had big weddings and then divorced, we felt it wasn't necessary haha).
I'm not a big fan of jewelry, on a normal day I only wear a ring or nothing at all, not even my wedding ring haha. I wear small earrings, unless I'm going out but I haven't been 'out' for a while haha That's what happens when you have kids.
Last books I read was the whole collection of eclipse, new moon, etc. Love them!
I love food! I went to culinary school in Madrid, Spain and I loved it. I worked as a chef but I have been home with my daughter the last year and 2 months.
Love makeup (even though most of the time I don't wear any), soap, nail polish (funky colors), skin creams, and anything that makes my skin flawless haha
I'm addicted to shoes!
Love candles!
Fashion jewelry makes my skin irritated/allergic (hence I don't wear a lot of jewelry).

I think that's about it :)

[Former_Member]

I love reading about you all. So cool.
Huong. I haven't done a lot of family tree things on the Cherokee side of my family. It is so difficult to get all the information.
Pandi, I don't wear jewelry very often either. I don't even wear my wedding rings everyday. Only when we go out. :)

[FireflyCabin]

Hi! I am 61 this month!! Yikes! I don't feel like all those years have passed by but they have. I have 2 married children and 6 grandchildren. I so love each and everyone of them. They all have wonderful fulfilling lives. I have been married to my high school sweetheart for 42 years. Yep, we got married the August after graduation, we eloped!! I have never missed having a wedding, would do it the same way all over again. Besides God, my husband is my ALL! We are a typical American family living in Virginia!

I am a big animal lover, always have been. My dream as a teenager was to be a vet and live on a farm! Didn't happen, but now I have 2 dachshunds. First time for dachshunds and will probably always have one now!

I don't wear much jewelry, just my wedding band and some earrings, I actually have 4 piercings!! 2 in each ear!! so I do like very small earrings, but that is it in the jewelry dept!

I have always sewn. Been sewing as long as I can remember and when we didn't have much money I made my own clothes. Still don't have a lot of money but I don't make my clothes anymore:) I love crafts too and have just now started making some cards. I always want to do new things, it keeps me young!

I LOVE the beach and spend as much time there as I can. This was the first summer ever that I was able to spend many weeks there. I have always had other commitments, work, taking care of my Mom. That is all behind me now, so we may even move there in a couple of years to our little trailer at the beach!

I like to read "clean" fiction, romance. I like the Christian novels, but I don't have time for much reading now, I stay very busy trying to take care of my shop on Etsy! I am a big movie fan, and love the old movies. I always have TCM on the TV while I am doing something!

I have enjoyed being in the BNR/S, and have found that the homemade soaps and such are great! Caribbeanscents is one of my favorite shops and so far I have loved everything I have bought from her. I found her here on the Jenuine BNR!

Well, I hope that helps, I left a big hint:) This is fun, especially reading about everyone! and of course Merry Christmas:)

[WindwoodGlass]

I guess it is my turn to admit my age! I turned 66 on September 4! I can't really believe it, though! The only thing about me that feels 66 years old is one knee!

I was married for 19 years, divorced and am in a very long term relationship. I have no children, but his four have "adopted" me - which is wonderful!

I love all things glass (naturally), and anything pink, purple - really all the jewel tones. Jewelry is a favorite - bracelets, necklaces and earrings (small on posts).

I love all the knitted/crocheted items on Etsy, but living in Florida doesn't lend itself to wearing anything warm! Much as I like it, it just isn't practical.

I love candles and soaps and can't get enough of them!

I'm an animal lover, although we don't have any at the moment. We travel back and forth to our lake place a lot during the winter, and having an animal just isn't practical right now. Maybe when we sell it.............

I've been retired for 13 years and love every minute of it. Once I discovered Etsy (I read an article about some artists in our newspaper), it has occupied a lot of my time. And my sales have really exploded since I got involved in the BNR/BNS world. I've made some wonderful friends on here!

I have tried almost every craft - sewing, knitting, crocheting, macrame, ceramics, decoupage, repousse', painting, but when I took my first stained glass class 24 years ago I was hooked! I knew that we would be selling our business, and I would retire at an early age, so I was looking for something to occupy my time. I found it! It has given me so much pleasure to create all the hundreds of pieces over the years.

I have run down for now!

[Former_Member]

Hi all! I am 20 year old French-Dutch-Slavic-German, and a a bit of a wierdo. I come from a family of 7 kids, me the oldest.

I love blue, jewelry( necklaces with pendants, pearls, clip or cuff earrings, no piercings), magical stuff(white magic, like fairies, mermaids and such, think Narnia), mysteries like Nancy drew or Agatha Christie, cute skirts, scarves, hats, candles with ocean or fruity or holiday scents, caramel and chocolate(forget that, I love all candies!), cute knick knacks, and any beach themed stuff.

I love animals, we own a cat, 2 dogs and a conure, and I work at a nearby stable. I am a bit small, only 5'4, my sister is taller than me(grr!). I have always loved superheroes, Batman and Sailor Moon(use to watch it as a kid) up at the top.

Something that makes people say 'What?' is that I am such a fangirl of anything cutesy, am a girly-girl, and yet I love Christian rock and murder mysteries. Go figure. As of yet, I have never been in a relationship, most of the boys are to busy chasing my 16 year old sister!

I love to climb a really tall tree and look down, you get a new perspective from that height. I'm afraid of the dark, when I was little, my older cousin told me stories about people who kidnapped children after dark. Later I went out to the garage for the ice cream and someone grabbed me! My "dear" cousin did it and I have been scared since.

I started sewing less than 5 years ago. My quest started when I signed up for 4-H sewing. For my project, i chose a three tiered skirt. I wrestled with gathering, choosing the right fabric and hemming,and came out triumphant! And fell in love with sewing in the process. I also love to crotchet and macrame. I am going to try my hand at wire wrapped jewelry soon :)

I have chosen not to go to college(for now). I like teaching myself, and am going to see how far I get.

Some of my favorite movies are The Phantom of the Opera, Narnia, Mulan, anything with Audrey Hepburn in it, and Black Beauty. My fave shows are Pysch, Criminal Minds, and Scooby Doo.

[Former_Member]

Love reading everyones bios!