JIanBoutique

I have not been on SwapBot in sometime. I've recently started trading again. I also have made sure to go back and make good with anyone who had a bad trade with me. It's the right thing to do.

I am 31. I am currently battling Cancer and am spending my time making paper goods and knitting. I have a super supportive boyfriend and family. Creating and spending time with loved ones is keeping me focused and positive!

I have a shop on Etsy called J. Ian Boutique where I make and sell origami boxes, hand made packaging and cards. I'm also trying to do more creative origami stuff and hope to start producing mobiles and paper flower arrangements over this year. It makes me happy and is something I can do no matter how I am feeling.

I love swapping! I think this will be a great way for me to come across new supplies, great music, and new people! Like my profile? Drop me a line! I love to chat!

I love making things. Right now I have an Etsy shop for my paper crafts. I also love to knit, sew, paint, draw and play with photography. On occassion I also like to coordinate craft and art events. My passion always seems to come back to paper crafting. I love it. There's a ton of diversity there and it's something I can do no matter what time it is or how I'm feeling!

Paper I like: Amy Butler K & Company G.C.D October Afternoon S.E.I DCWV anything with Star Wars origami and chiyogami Me and My Big Ideas anythning interesting and full of color!

I love rubber stamps, paper punches, handmade envelopes in all sizes, homemade stationary.

Elvis Costello, Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura, Pearl Jam, Janis Joplin, Madonna, The Owls, The Smiths, Viva Voce, Joy Division, System of a Down, The Doors, I love soundtracks and mix cds. I like trying new things!

I have strange taste. I like old movies, I love really campy bad movies. I like a good comedy or drama. Not too into action. A general list of favorites in no specific order:

Fast Times at Ridgemont High John Waters movies Joan Crawford movies old Frankie and Annette movies Heather, Jawbreaker, Mean Girls Apocolypse Now most John C. Reilly stuff Will Ferrel doing anything Lost in Translation Magnolia Royal Tennenbaums Psycho beach Party

I could go on and on.

Movies I'd like to own: Pecker, A Dirty Shame (unrated) Pink Flamingos, any good documentaries, anything with Will Ferrell ACCEPT Old School, Anchor Man and Best of SNL Vol. 1, Inglorious Bastards, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Darjeeling Limited, any of the old Frankie and Annette movies, ANY Joan Crawford or Bette Davis movies, Mean Girls, He's Just Not That Into You, Music and Lyrics, Better Off Dead, Say Anything, any old cult films, real bad trashy movies like Gigli or Glitter.

I go to the library every week, so I try and read as often as possible. Sometimes I read a book a week, sometimes it's just once a month. I read a lot of non-fiction. I love a good biography or true crime. I have a slight obsession with historical fiction and Phillipa Gregory books. In a nutshell, a good read to me is anything with lots of emotion OR it needs to be good and trashy. I like non-fiction that has a lot of scandal. Books I have loved:

A Treasury of Royal Scandals by Michael Farquar * Joan Crawford: Hollywood Martyr * Hollywood Babylon by Kenneth Anger * Are You There Vodka It's Me Chelsea by Chelsea Handler * Silent Bob Speaks by Kevin Smith * Philippa Gregory novels

I love unusual patterns. Please see my Etsy shop to see examples of what I work with: http://www.etsy.com/shop/JIanBoutique I love anything K&Company. I'm really into Amy Butler paper. I love anything with a designer they do. (Jen Yanok, Carolyn Gavin) I also love any Star Wars themed paper, anything with Sanrio characters, traditional Japanese paper and even Martha Stewart paper. I like pink, red, purple, and bright greens. I try and find papers that aren't your ordinary scrapbook paper. I use Two Peas in a Bucket a lot as my distributor.