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Hi, my name is Eleanor.

Me in a nutshell: Artsy-litsy, kinda flitsy, quasi-bohemian. Semi-gothy, slightly crunchy, completely quirky, nature-based, contemplative mom.

Semi-retired from the publishing industry, I now work part-time at a bookstore where I love planning and hosting author events. Crazy customers and eccentric writers are part of my everyday life. I spend the weekends with my husband who is a chef and an artist. We enjoy going to ethnic grocery stores and to thrift stores together. I mostly 'thrift' for art supplies, books, cookbooks on afternoon tea and New Orleans cuisine, framed subversive cross-stitch sayings, bohemian outfits, and unique odds-and-ends.

Swap-bot inspires me to make art every day!

See some of my swaps on Instagram: @ mail _ swap _ maven

-any of the following with a pagan or mystical theme: stamped images, stickers, washi, decorative paper, images and words cut from magazines, old books, or other printed matter, coloring pages, handmade art, stationery, happy mail, recipes

-decorated envelopes

-lavender and violet

-foxes, mushrooms, forest creatures and scenes

-magical beings like fairies, unicorns, mermaids, dragons, gnomes, etc.

-books, reading, libraries

-mindfulness and meditation

-chakras, yoga

-art journaling

-classic women writers

-space/stars/moon/cosmos

-botanical art

-herbs

-crystals

-quotes

-collage, magpie journaling, glue books

-afternoon tea

-writing, journaling, morning pages

-quotes on creativity from writers and artists

-tarot

-leopard print

-reading habits: classic literature, science-fiction and fantasy, buddhism, paganism, creativity, art and writing how-to, cookbooks on baking, and British or New Orleans cuisine, magazines: Stampington, Flow, Mollie Makes, Interweave Crochet, Magical Living, Meditation, Tricycle, etc.

PLEASE DON'T SEND:

-pics of horror, gross things, spiders

-ugly, green-faced witches--I prefer beautiful witches

-Disney, cartoons, kawaii

-dollar-store note cards or solid washi tape--I have plenty already

-dirty, bent, wrinkled, discolored, old, smelly, unusable stationery

-chamomile tea or paper-wrapped tea