mhurley5

Date Joined: January 17, 2012
Last Online: April 30, 2012

Country: United States

About Me

I have been a nurse for 24 years and worked with the elderly for 36 years. I have an associate in Science in Nursing, a bachelor's degree in Liberal Studies and I am currently working on my MS in Applied Gerontology. I live on Cape Cod very close to the ocean. The ocean is my favorite place to be. I love to walk the beach and collect shells, rocks, and sea glass. I love to ride my bike, walk and hike. I roller blade the Cape Cod Canal which I also love. I have three boys. One lives in heaven, one in Miami (22y.o. working on his Ph.D.), and the other works for Coach in NY. I live alone in a house too big for one person but have one bedroom for son's visits, a guest room/exercise room and an art studio. I will be 50 soon but feel 20. I refuse to be, dress, or act like an old lady. i am currently looking for a job, hopefully writing i Gerontology and/or in the creative arts. I have a doblack pug, Ginger and two cats Wicket and Gizmo.

I currently write one blog about jewlry making and other crafts. I am new at it so it probably will improve. I will soon be starting another blog about the "End-of-life: Death and Dying." This is one of the fields in Gerontology I am an expert in. The other field is Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias, in which I am certified qualified dementia care provider as well as a certified qualified dementia care specialist, through the Alheimer's Association.

I design jewelry, multi-media paintings, make cards. I crochet, sew, and quilt. I hate RAP and opera. I love books and do some book binding. Don't do much television watching. Rarely watch movies. I really enjoy gardening and working on my yard. I collect china tea cups, postcards stamps, things with cats, unusual miniatures and perfume bottles. (probably collect more, just can't think of anymore at the moment.)

Likes and Dislikes

I have many allergies so please do not send me anything cosmetic such as soaps, shampoos, conditioners, make-up, lipgloss, nail polish, etc. I am also allergic to Nickel, peaches, walnuts and latex (includes no rubber or elastic)

I love dark royal plum purple and dark royal green. A little pink, black, and gold would go with most of my things.

I love odd things to make jewelry with. I also love broken jewelry and watches.

I do many crafts but NO scrapbooking so I prefer if craft items can be used in mixed-media projects, or for card making.

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artchild rated for Ephemera ROYGBIV #2 (Yellow) on May 19, 2012

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Ramoontje78 rated for QUICK 20 glass beads swap #12 on May 7, 2012

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Comment: I'm sorry, but till now I give you a one, because I still didn't receive anything yet :(

Cadfael57 rated for QUICK 50 stamps swap #77 on Mar 16, 2012

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Comment: Thank you very much for the stamps ;-)

cassiecards rated for Another Craft Destash on Mar 13, 2012

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Comment: Thank you for all the goodies!!!

juliedro rated for FaveCrafts Valentine's Card Swap 2 on Feb 27, 2012

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Comment: hi! Many thanks for the card :) I like it though I'd make the glitter more stable (it was all over the card and inside the envelope). I love glitter but getting it all over the place isn't a good idea. I am not giving you a heart, but I am giving you an encouragement 5 as your swap left late ( I see the 14th on the US stamp? and deadline was the 11th of February). Hope you fill your profile info and hope to see you around! 2) ok, no worries then:) but take care, swappers here do look at the postal stamp date. The mess was't big(about none), i didn't pull it right out, i looked first. I learned my lesson after a card with lots of big heart confetties set loose :P The card idea I like, it's very nice. Keep going! :) and I'll give you a heart too :) have a great time crafting!

Response: Sorry you got the card so late. I gave it to my mother to mail around Feb. 7th because I wanted at least one heart stamp on it and I did not have any handy and she said she was buying some. I hope at least you got a heart stamp. Sorry, about the glitter. I sent the same cards to my sons and normally they would say something if they made a mess. I also banged and blew off each heart so maybe the glue was not effective. Hope the mess was not to bad to clean up. I am glad you liked it and got it. Again sorry for the mess.

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