hello friends!

hi everyone :) :)

i'm really excited about starting this blog because i love to make stuff and i love to show others how simply it can be done.  i'm not a bullheaded anti-consumerism person but i do love it when i don't have to buy new stuff because i can simply make really awesome things out of old stuff.

so a bitty bit about me...
i'm gabrielle (long a, short e) and i love things with character.  this includes: kittens, chocolate, architecture, people, and summertime.  i love to laugh and have a good time, but i never have a good time in a room with a spider, john mayer music playing, or the smell or taste of garlic.

and a bitty bit about the blog...
swinkery.  well...i love words.  i stumbled upon the word "swink" which is a very old and seldom used word meaning "hard work."  don't get me wrong, i have my couch potato moments, but i also tend to feel really fulfilled when i'm working hard at something.  usually, when i am working hard, it has something to do with making or creating or doing something DIY or artsy.  swinkery itself is not a real word but i'll take the liberty to define it.  swinkery is, according to the dictionary of gabrielle, a collection of items born from a little hands-on labor.

let the fun tutorials begin!