It's hard to describe yourself, your personality, your life, in a few paragraphs.... I live in northern MN with my husband, kids, pets... unfortunately swapping sometimes has to take second place. I admit I have been late on swaps (due to health and family reasons), but I am always in contact with those that I am late on sending and they all mostly have been very forgiving (and I have done the same to people that contact me about being late). Swapping and getting fun mail is my "outlet", my way to relax. But lately it has become more of a "chore" and I did fall behind for a bit. I had to change the due date on some of my swaps because of this (but changed them back when some got very upset). Most are very polite and forgiving and understand that they will get their swaps. And others... well... do you really need to get SO upset? Would you really be THAT rude to me in person??? Really???

About my ratings:

We had some family health issues (husband very ill and in hospital / in & out of Mayo Clinic, son in hospital, my 4-wheeler/ATV accident) and 2 of my swaps were delayed. (Unfortunately one swap had 4 partners, which resulted in a few 3s, just from one swap.) And yes, I was late on sending these out. I hope this doesn't affect my ability to join swaps in the future. As for the 1... well... that has been sent twice, and now I have to re-make and re-send a third time. As you can see, I have many past & current 5's and hearts.
I understand if you feel since I don't have a perfect 5, maybe you are uneasy about letting me join your swap. Please contact me if you feel the need to drop me from your swaps, it's just the polite thing to do. Thanks.

UPDATE - Feb. 18, 2013:

I am sorry, we have had a lot of health and family issues. Recently, my husband was injured. I am not trying to "jerk" anyone around. Please be patient and understanding, not rude and mean! I am going to finish up my swaps and ratings, and leave for awhile, just need a break from this place....

UPDATE - April 2013:

Things are more stable now... going to try a swap here and there, I miss SB :( Thank you everyone for your kind emails & comments.

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Postcards:

~ Lighthouses ~ Mansions/Castles ~ new/unused/good condition/in an envie

Themes:

~ 80's Stuff: JEM, My Little Pony, Cabbage Patch Kids, Care Bears (wish bear and funshine bear)

~ ANIMALS: Frogs, Owls, Zebras, Carousel Horses

~ CAROUSELS

~ Disney: Little Mermaid (Ariel), Snow White

~ Fantasy: Mermaids, Dragons

~ Kawaii (esp. Sentimental Circus, San-X, any frogs, donuts/cupcakes/treats, toast)

~ LIGHTHOUSES (esp. Split Rock Lighthouse in MN)

~ NASCAR: Richard Petty Motorsports (esp. #43) & Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (#88)

~ Sanrio (esp. Keroppi, My Melody, Little Twin Stars, and some Hello Kitty)

~ Shabby Chic

~ Steampunk

~ Telephones: esp. old ones where you had to dial up the operator to be connected -- see pic here

~ Tim Holtz anything, really.

~ Typeography/Newspapers/printing presses

~ Vintage (Victorian era), skeleton keys, clocks/timepieces

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Here is a list of what I would like to receive,

it doesn't mean that I would not like or appreciate something that is not on this list!

Favorite colors: blues, greens, earthy tones

Packages created and sent with TLC :o)

Decorated envelopes / packages - I love seeing your creativity!

Book Pages - vintage (NOT musty smelling), esp. LOVE ones in languages other than English

STICKERS:

~ Cute stickers (modules - from those sticker strips like Sandylion or Mrs. Grossman) or sticker sheets (non-teacher / reward ones though, also please no TINY stickers).

~ Scrapbooking / 3D Stickers (You know... Jolie's brand, or any sort of cardboard sticker with a little foam sticky circle on the back...) Stickos brand is great, too!

~ Vintage 80's stickers

Rubberstamps - anything from my "Themes" above, bible verses, phrases, flowers, cute woodland creatures, clear acrylic stamps preferred over wood.

Postage stamps from your country on the envelope you send me, or extra used stamps you don't want :o)

Postage stamp bags and traveling sticker bags, memo bags, kawaii bags, label bags, ok any kind of bag really!

Candy/Treats:

~ Reeses Peanut Butter Cups, esp. the EGGS around easter time!

~ Gummi Worms & Bears (esp Haribo brand)

~ Rice Krispie Treats

~ Toblerone

I can always use things like pocket wet wipes, pocket Kleenex packs :o)

I can also use cute personalized address labels (if my name is spelled correctly, otherwise it's junk.)

Deco tape

Organza bags

Things I don't mind receiving if you are having trouble figuring out what in the world to send me:

Notecards w/envies

Letter sets

Drink mixes (hazelnut instant coffee, hot chocolate, Crystal Light)

Small journals

Postcards

Stickers

Handmade envies (any size)

Pretty pictures from old calendars or magazines that I can make into handmade envelopes

Stamped images on cardstock

ATC-sized (2-1/2" x 3-1/2") or 4x6" pieces of patterned paper/cardstock

Love just about any kind of paper crafting, especially ATCs, rubberstamping, homemade cards, friendship books, decos, inchies, twinchies, and eventually am going to put together scrapbooks/smashbooks for my kids. Would love to try an art journal and am getting a little more into painting (making my own backgrounds, etc.) A few other things on my to-do list: bottlecaps/magnets/pendants, beading/jewelry, and felt work (yes, including hand-sewing.)

READ HERE:

http://swappermania.blogspot.com/2012/01/for-all-you-swap-botters.html

* See pics of friendship books I’ve made here.

I have been pen palling & swapping friendship books, decos, etc. for years and have met so many great people along the way. And even more here on swap-bot! Lately my favorites are N&N (nice and neat) FBs, label/goodie/memo/craft bags (no excess sticker bags at the moment plz.), and exchange slips. I also swap mommy fbs, and am always looking for more people to do private swaps with... just drop me a note :)

Postage Due Mail

My name with an "e" on the end.

Perfume (I have what I like, and have sensitive allergies to a lot of different kinds.)

Make-up (Don't wear very much.)

Body Lotions (I have the kinds I like already and it multiplies on its own, I swear!)

Smoky/Musty items... I'm allergic to cigarette smoke & mold

Dirty items...yuck

Dark things

Dark colors

Overly bright colors

Scary things

Halloween related items

Dark chocolate

Sports like wrestling, soccer, tennis, golf

Modern art

Wilted flowers

Forgotten dreams

Post-modernism

Profanity

Sexual/Revealing things

Dangerous/Illegal things

Nail polish

Hard candy

Big/gaudy jewelry (just not for me)

Rudeness & bullying

Banana flavors

Bad quality stickers (meaning...don't send me dirty, bent, previously used stickers or stickers from various sources that are just all stuck together on a sheet, please...).

Free from charities/Tiny/Teacher-Reward Stickers

Dirty, Bent, Damaged Postcards

Colors I Don't Like...

Puke Green

Black

Neon Colors

Characters I Don't Like...

Harry Potter

Winnie the Pooh (Tigger & friends are ok, just Pooh)

Halloween

Witches

Vampires

Werewolves

Skeletons

Skulls

Zombies

Creepy Crawlies

Themes I Do Not Like

Magic

Halloween

Spiders

Teacher Items

Goth

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