AmyMarie

UK Swappers: I would love Dr Who postage stamps on swaps I receive or a private swap with you to get the sheets of Dr Who postage stamps!!!

New Zealand Swappers: I would love to do private swaps to get the Dr Who coins being released this year.

For those who get me as a partner in MailArt swaps that give a range of options, I do NOT collect nor have use for ATCs and would prefer homemade postcards, decorated envelopes, zines, etc.

Private Swaps: I am willing to do private swaps with established swappers. Besides things in my profile below, I would love to receive older, unused (US) postage stamps since I do not have a source for them [I like to have a variety to use on items I mail out]. I also have ATCs I made some time ago to send out to interested swappers. I no longer make or collect ATCs so I do NOT want to receive ATCs.

I have finally jumped in to do a MailArt 365 (began mid-February 2013).

I am married and have 2 rescued cats. I am an aunt to 5 nieces and 2 nephews. My parents now live much closer to me and I love being able to spend more time with them. I love to travel - domestic and international destinations. I enjoy trying new things, seeing new places, and learning about other cultures/regions and people. I love being in nature and especially near water (waterfalls, lakes, rivers, oceans). I love performing short-form improvisational comedy (improv) - like the TV show "Whose Line Is It Anyway?". I enjoy reading books, usually mysteries and fiction but I do read non-fiction (food/health, biographies, history, etc.). I watch too much TV and "collect" art/craft supplies more than I use them (I hope to flip my TV watching and art-making time usage soon).

I enjoy creating art - collages, altered items, rubberstamping, paper arts, bookbinding, greeting cards, scrapbooking (more simplistic style focused on the photos to remember people, moments, events, and trips instead of using tons of embellishments).

Things I enjoy making:
--hand-bound books
--recycled homemade paper (from shredded bills/junk mail)
--artistamps (faux postage)
--mail art
--zines
--hand-carved rubber stamps

I collect the following items:

• postcards [see Postcards section below]

• faux postage/artistamp/artist's stamps

• postal "paperwork": Airmail/Hand Cancel/Fragile/Priority etc. stickers, custom forms, other forms, etc. from other countries (outside the USA) or in languages other than English

• (envelope) wax seals and wax seal stamps

• old inkwells, writing sets, fountain pens, wood-turned pens, dip pens, and writing inks

• Currency (coins & paper bills) from around the world and special USA collections [I am missing US Quarters of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, US Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, and many of the released US National Park Quarters.]

• pressed pennies / elongated coins (EC) [Please NO Disney and NO Bass Pro Shops]

• cast iron trivets (antique)

I would love to get Maxicards (maximized cards = postcard picture, postage stamp, and cancellation mark all on same side and all depict the same item / image)!

I am a member on PostCrossing and have collected postcards since I was a child. I prefer postcards sent naked (not in envelope) with postage stamps (not metered postage) and something written on the back - even just a short message. If you do not know what to write, here is a list of 20 ideas: http://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2013/02/05/20-ideas-of-things-to-write-on-postcards

Store bought postcards: waterfalls, mailboxes, post offices, mail/postal theme, letter writing / correspondence theme, doorways, windows, National Parks, State Parks, landmarks, historical sites, UNESCO sites, earthworks, lakes, oceans, skylines / scenes / images of your town / city / country, images of regional traditions / culture, maps, nature scenery, Dr Who, Star Wars, also check out my likes section below for postcard ideas

MailArt (homemade) postcards: using art, collage, drawing, painting, ephemera, rubber stamps, etc.; etegami; photography

traveling, waterfalls, mail art, improv, postal / mail themes, fountain pens & ink, milk chocolate, hand-bound books / book arts, paper engineering, autumn, trees, nature, connecting with people, learning, other perspectives and cultures, ancient civilizations, science fiction, playing board & card games, hanging out with friends, antique & vintage items, earth tones and shades of purple and green, rubber stamps, embossing powders, fun pens, interesting blank journals & sketchbooks, small/miniature items, papers/flat items with different textures, foreign coins, travel tokens (bus, subway, etc.), dragonflies, owls, unique designs, candles [votive & tealights], books, celestial/astronomy, trying different foods & cuisines

I really am fascinated by ancient civilizations / history, symbolism, and science fiction - especially all combined. Shows like Dr. Who, Stargate (SG1, Atlantis), Star Trek (TNG, Voyager), Firefly, and Warehouse 13 are fun to watch. I like the gadgets like the Doctor's screwdriver, the communication "tins" in Warehouse 13, the DHD and other artifacts in Stargate, etc. The symbols/languages in Stargate and the ancient texts are creative fun - I like codes too. Some day I may take the time to make my own versions of such things (smaller scale) as an art/craft project. The knowledge and inventions the ancient civilizations had - especially from the Eastern cultures - amaze me.

cigarette/cigar/pipe smoke (I am allergic)

foods and lotions containing wheat (allergic)

neon or florescent colors

overly glittered items

black licorice and anise

dill weed

caraway seeds

coffee

3-D Collage like shrines, cigar boxes, and matchboxes

Book Arts

Paper Arts and techniques

Paper Engineering

Altered Art

PostCrossing.com & collecting postcards

The Environment and ways to lessen my "footprint" and save energy (and $$)

Trying ethnic cuisine from different areas and countries