About me
Born in Germany, lived in Virginia for nearly 20 years, California for 5 years, Istanbul, Turkey for about 5 months, and have happily settled in Seattle, Washington.
Graduated with my M.A. in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) in Spring 2010 and now I'm a university ESL instructor. Languages include English, French, a little German, a little Turkish, as well as bits and pieces of several others.
Total language geek, baker, paper crafter, collage artist, domestic goddess, and budding seamstress.
Loves!
If it has to do with most anything period, vintage, retro, antique, rockabilly, steampunk, you can bet I'll probably dig it.
I adore musicals, film noir, singing, photography, roller derby, clothes, reading, creative writing, birds, collage and ATCs.
I love traveling and have been to 15 countries and 26 American states. So many places to see, so little time and money.
I actually enjoy cleaning, I try to recycle everything I can, and I love keeping a neat tidy house.
I love the smell of clean laundry, baking, cinnamon and clove, and freshly cut grass. I like natural organic food and products. I'm not a vegetarian, but sometimes I like to pretend. :)
I'm an absolute tea fiend and I believe that it's totally worth it to spend good money on good tea, chocolate and books.
Happily engaged to the most wonderful man!
Oh, and it must be said: if you strike me as being even slightly creepy - you belong to questionable groups, you have questionable tastes listed in your profile, or you have a questionable lack of photos of your own - you get BLOCKED. It's as simple as that.
- JoinedFebruary 2007
- HometownWashington, DC/Northern Virginia
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Testimonials
Kristina is one of those artists who's 'edgy', but her work is also totally real. It's been an absolute pleasure trading ATCs with her, and getting to know her a little in the process. You can almost witness her growth as an artist, and she's also helped me (and I'm sure other artists) to try new things in their art … Read more
Kristina is one of those artists who's 'edgy', but her work is also totally real. It's been an absolute pleasure trading ATCs with her, and getting to know her a little in the process. You can almost witness her growth as an artist, and she's also helped me (and I'm sure other artists) to try new things in their art as well! She's just really cool! :)
Read lessMercurialmagpie is a FANTASTIC trader. She always includes lots of fun extra goodies in the envelope as well as a sweet note. Last week I got an ATC from her that we hadn't even discussed trading. I left a comment saying how much I loved it and a week later it was in my mailbox. IT MADE MY FREAKING DAY. Needless t… Read more
Mercurialmagpie is a FANTASTIC trader. She always includes lots of fun extra goodies in the envelope as well as a sweet note. Last week I got an ATC from her that we hadn't even discussed trading. I left a comment saying how much I loved it and a week later it was in my mailbox. IT MADE MY FREAKING DAY. Needless to say Kristina is awesome and everyone should be pawing their keyboards trying to get a trade with her. In short, trading with her is like eating at the cool kids table.
Read lessMercurialmagpie's ATCs are beautiful ~ I luv mine. She is my first contact in this group and it is a delight to trade with her ; i think she may have started a new trend ~that of sending a few bits and snippets with the card. That is such a giving sweet gesture, it warmed my heart. Thank you Mercurialmagpie!
I was stoked when Kristina asked me if I wanted to trade ATCs - she makes gorgeous vintage-look collaged cards - a style that I love! And not only did she custom make an ATC for me, but she also sent other little bits and pieces of paper and ephemera for me to use on my own cards. If you ever get the chance to trade … Read more
I was stoked when Kristina asked me if I wanted to trade ATCs - she makes gorgeous vintage-look collaged cards - a style that I love! And not only did she custom make an ATC for me, but she also sent other little bits and pieces of paper and ephemera for me to use on my own cards. If you ever get the chance to trade with mercurialmagpie, do!
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