GeorgeBee

As of 28th August 2008 my boyfriend was involved in a car accident and has suffered a break to his thigh bone and ankle, as well as multiple smaller injuries. He was also diagnosed with a form of lung disease usually seen in men in their 50's, he is 21.

As of the 1st September it has been confirmed that he has emphysema :-(

Well he's back home now but living downstairs at the minute so I'm spending a lot of time spent with him with no computer :-( I still have just as little time now he's home as he needs help with everything including going to the loo. I have been calling him my 'man-baby'!

Well just as we were getting ready for a bit more normality as it was coming up to 13th October and Matty was due his cast off - whooohooo! Well it came off, and another went on as his bones aren't healing well - so another 6 weeks in a cast! And he will be spending his birthday in the cast as well :-(

Well the cast is off!!! Whoo hooo! But now he has a moon boot on at least until 22nd December :-( So even if he has the moon boot off then he still won't be walking for his birthday, xmas or new year! And the doctor's don't know whether his ankle will ever work again - the outlook just gets brighter and brighter...

Thanks for everyone's support!

About Me:

Anyway a bit about me, my name is Georgina, although most people call me George. I am a trainee accountant from Cambridgeshire in the UK.

I like to craft and have dabbled in jewellry making, nail art and sewing over the years although the only crafts I really do now is hand and machine sewing and ATCs.

I live at home still with my parents, boyfriend, Matty, dog, Ollie and parrot, Ratbag. And yes, he really is called Ratbag, he's my boyfriend's. If you'd like to send either one of them something then Ollie likes furry toys and hypo-allergenic treats and Ratbag is a small parrot (a Conure), something to bear in mind, and likes jingly jangly things!

PM's, Ratings, Etc.

• PM's: I always answer PM's, if I don't I have probably assumed that it is one which doesn't require answering. If this happens and you do require an answer give me a gentle nudge. I would appreciate an answer to PM's I send but it seems to be getting a rarer thing!!!!

• Receiving Ratings: If you haven't rated me after one month of me posting out your package I will PM you voicing my concerns about the package having gone missing and go about agreeing a two week waiting period. I will then contact you after 6 weeks and re-send if nothing still hasn't arrived. Nothing I've sent has gone missing yet, touch wood. I always obtain a proof of posting certicate from the post office unless it's something ultra small like an ATC.

• Giving Ratings: If I haven't rated you then I haven't received your package as I always rate on the same day as receiving. I will contact you after 6 weeks voicing my concerns.

• Extras: To me extras do not equal hearts. I try to avoid swaps that have that as part of the swap description, I very, very rarely give extras and I'd prefer not to receive them unless they are profile based or something I can use, for example ATC or bigger patterned papers are good, magazine cuttings and stickers are not. If you do send extras, it does not guarantee a heart! To be honest I'd rather you spent an extra 10 mins working on an ATC than 10 mins chucking in some extras that I'll probably just pass on.

Fancy being an angel?

I have been flaked on the following :-( :

Favourite Animal ATC by @Jellybeanjoe2

Private Swap by @Riah11479

Private Swap by @ClareyFairy

Pokemon ATC by @bwvalentine

And also some have been lost in the post and promised re-sends never showed:-

Mystery Colour Swap

And finally a big, big thank you to the following people who were kind enough to angel me in other flaked swaps:

@Bugtussle

@Nolagirl

@Amandalee

@Cakebomb

@Brokenfaedoll

My boyfriend, Matty, often opens my packages as he is home when the post comes, unlike me, and he gets jealous of all the packages I get so if you would like to include a little something for him feel free to.

Likes:

• Dragons

• Thick Socks: Don't even have to be mens sizes they can be a normal womans size as his feet aren't huge and he steals my socks enough! And they can be pink with flowers, it really doesn't matter, he'll still wear them!!! He likes the M&M themed socks too!

• Gamer Stuff: He lives on the Xbox 360 so little game things or stickers would be enjoyed.

• Ice Cream Goodies: He is an ice cream monster, I swear!! He'd eat ice cream and ice cream only if he could, so cool ice cream spoons, bowls or toppings he'd love.

• Historical Stuff: He likes Roman things and Spartan things. The whole armour, swords, colleseum stuff.

• Egyptology

• Fishing

Dislikes:

• Books: Please no books as he has severe dyslexia.

• Notebooks, Pens, Etc.: For the same reason as the books.

Just a little bit about me and my boyfriends food and drink likes and dislikes!

Me:

Likes:

• Jelly Belly Beans - Especially fruity flavours or sour ones. And I also love the Candyfloss and Bubblegum flavours. Oh and apparently Matty has a liking for these too now!!!!

• Pineapple and Mango Candy

• Sour Candy

• Milk/White Chocolate

• Hot Chocolate - I really like unusual flavours! Whittards and Land Lakes are both awesome brands!

• Dried fruit

• Pocky

• Anything - Thats not on my dislikes list!

Dislikes:

• Onions

• Toffees, Chewing Gum, Large Boiled Sweets, Lollipops - I have TMJ disorder and these can really be quite painful to eat!!!

• Spicy Food - I'm really not a fan of spicy food, that includes peppery too!

• Chocolate with Nuts - But the boyfriend does so who cares lol!

Boyfriend:

Likes:

• Milk Chocolate - especially with nuts!

• Cheese and Onion Flavour

• Ice Cream Toppings - He's an ice cream monster and always has crushed chocolate bars on it so any toppings would be fab!

Dislikes:

• Jelly Babies and Beans

• White Chocolate

Both of Us:

Likes:

• Jolly Ranchers

• Gummy/Chewy Candy

• Microwave Popcorn - Especially if you can get sweet flavours!

• Salt and Vinegar Flavour

• Cheese Flavour

Dislikes:

• Liquorice

• Dark Chocolate - Gives me chronic stomach ache!

• Tea and Coffee

I am happy to do private swaps for any number of things!!

• British Items: If you want any typically British items do not be afraid to ask! I am more than willing to help. Whether it's Cadburys or Paperchase goodies just let me know and I'll see what I can do!

• Dotee Dolls: I make custom dotee dolls, if you'd like to see examples please see my Flickr. I can do movie characters, random characters or just surprise dotee's based on your profile. These take a lot of time though, at least 6 hours + as well as quite a lot of materials especially where capes and skirts are involved. I put a value of approx. $15-25 on each dotee, it depends on how much work is involved.

• Felt animal keyrings, magnets, pendants and pins: See my Etsy for examples of ones already avaliable or request a custom one. These are valued at approx. $10 each.

Please be aware that handmade custom items may take up to a month to be made and sent to you.

• Sewing: I do a lot of hand sewing, see my Etsy and Flickr for examples. I also recently got a sewing machine so am experimenting with this too.

• Dotee Dolls: I do not collect these but do make character dotee's for collectors. See my Flickr for examples.

• Baking: I love to bakes cakes and buns. I prefer baking as opposed to cooking but do still enjoy both!!!

• ATC's: I've only just started making these but am loving it!!! My favourite techniques are rubber stamping and watercolours and I often combine the two!

• Orange/Red: Especially in regards to decorative things as my bedroom is decorated in warm colours.

• Purple

• Royal Blue

• Turquoise

I do like most colours though the only except is pastels but I don't hate them!

• Pigs

• Elephants

• Chameleons

• Owls

• Birds

• Penguins

• Turtles and Tortoises

• Cats

• Sharpies - Sharpies, sharpies, SHARPIES! Loving these right now and any and all colours are welcome!!!

• Bath & Body Works Eau De Toilette: Scents I would really like are Black Raspberry Vanilla, Chocolate Amber, Exotic Coconut, Freshwater Cucumber and Irristable Apple. I don't mind if they are little used and wasn't your thing, as long as they have the box in good condition, I love the boxes as much as the perfumes!

• Bento: I have the cutess bento box now, so any little accessories would be fab! My box is Cinnamaroll so anything blue/white themed would be even better!!!

• Drinks Coolers: The plastic ones you freeze then pop in your drink.

• Amigurumi Animals

• Paperchase Products

• Wax Tarts

• Woodland: Cutesy deers, mushrooms, gnomes, etc.

• Stationery: Letter sets, writing paper/sets, envelopes, notelets, memo blocks, address labels, swap cards, etc.

• Kawaii: I love all the characters!! San-X (Kerori, MonokuroBoo, Mamegoma, Chococat, Badz Maru, Tarepanda) and Kamio are some of my fav brands. All very hard to find around here :-(

• Fabric: Plain, patterned, I am not fussy! Cotton is preferred!

• Matryoshka Dolls

• Buttons

• Musicals

• Patterned Tissue Papers

• Disney: Favourite characters are from Lion King, Whinnie the Pooh or Alice in Wonderland. Not keen on Mickey, Minnie, Donald, etc.

• Eyeshadows: Only MAC or Fyrinnae please, in bright colours!

• Socks (Fun ones): UK size 4-7, which can be viewed as a 'Medium' or Continental size 39. Love thick ones in particular, especially Totes!

• Knickers: I prefer boy shorts, (if unsure what these are look at the knickers on the 'Dorothy Perkins' website to see). UK size 12, Continental size 40.

• Sewing Supplies: Fabrics, thread, bobbins, embrodiery thread, storage items, ribbons, buttons, etc.

• Butterflies: Especially warm coloured ones! I actually like caterpillars too! I am collecting the fabric/feather ones with wire attached so you can attach them to things. Only in colours yellow, red, orange, brown, gold, and any inbetween shades!

• GoodFood Cooking Books: Great books, look on my Amazon wishlist for any I haven't got!

• Letters: Just a nice penpal letter would make me happy!

• Fruity/Citrus Scents: Mango being one of my all time favourites but also love zesty citrus scents!

• Sea Monkey Items: Hard to get in the UK, anything is useful!! However specifically I'm looking for Super Food, Plasma III, Cupids Arrow, Gro-Kwikly, Sea Diamonds and a Million Bubble Air Pump.

• Plushies: I like plushies but prefer fur pile plushies as opposed to fabric/felt.

• Baking: I love baking cakes and things, but also enjoy just cooking so any cookbooks are welcomed!

• Storage Containers: Nice ones of course, not Tuppaware! Things to keep my crafty bits in.

• Pens: I can always use more pens, as I am forever losing them. I prefer roller-ball, gel type pens - nice smooth ones. Unusually thicknesses are always welcome because I have dystonia and it's nice to be able to swap to a different thickness of pen if it starts to cramp up.

• Ribbons: I can always use more ribbon. Only fabric ones and no wire-edged ones please :-D Also the really thin ones are really useful in my dotee making!

• Nut and Bee Products: Anything from here!!!

• Felt: Good quality wool felt only please I have enough acrylic stuff and hate it!! Black and white are always useful, as is caucasian flesh colour, but any other colours would be fab!

• Deco Tape

• Books: When it comes to book I am a really hard one to please. The only books I have ever been able to read, from start to finish, are Harry Potter books!! I lose interest easily, so if you can send or just recommend books you think I may like please do!!!! I also like wildlife, natural history type books especially with lots of pics as I use these as inspiration for paintings!

• Address Labels

• Needle Felting Kit

• ATC Making Supplies: Paper, glue, double sided tape, card, sleeves, etc.

• Rubber Stamps & Ink Pads: Any colour pads and any stamps except phrases like 'Happy Birthday' as I only want to use the stamps for making ATC's. Unmounted, clear, mounted, used, new all is a-ok with me!!!

• Rubber Stamps & Collage Sheets from here: Stamps can be completely unmounted!

• Suduko and Hanjie: Hanjie especially as I can't find any around here!!!

• Watercolour Items: Paints, pencils, sticks in particular, paint brushes, watercolour paper, etc.

• Crochet Kit: I'd love to learn how to crochet especially amigurumi!!!

• Sakura Pens: Any and all! Singular ones are just awesome, I don't expect packs!

• TandaStamps Giftvouchers: These would make my day! Or just the stamps of course! Unmounted are great!

• Spiders and daddy-long-legs

• Nail Polish

• Religious Items

• T-Shirts & Hats

• Jewelry: I have circulation problems and bracelets and rings often cut off the circulation to my hands and fingers so I only wear necklaces and earrings but am very, very, very fussy! I have a lot, and I mean a lot, of jewelry. If you realy want to send me something I would advise something from my Etsy favourites or something along those lines!

• Bags: I know, rather odd, a girl not being keen on bags. But to be honest I carry so much crap around in my bag that I don't like having to keep swapping bags!

• Second Hand Items: You never know where they've been lol! Especially jewellry - that really creeps me out!

• Cheap-o Make Up: I can have allergic reactions to cheap, chemically products.

• Animal Cruelty: Please do not send items which support animal testing. Lush and similar companies are always good! And I love it when you send me items where part of the proceeds have gone towards some sort of animal chairty!

• Pastel Colours

• Lip Gloss: Just not keen in it. But I do like lip balm, although not the pot kind, I like the sticks, as I have long nails and end up with more under my nails than on my lips with the pots!

• Floral Scents

• Bugs

• Notebooks: I have just realised that thanks to all the lovely swap-bot members I have enough notebooks/pads to last a lieftime heehee. I am still more than happy to receive sticky notes and memo blocks though!!

I try to recycle packaging as I buy a lot from online so have an abundance of used bubble envelopes. I will re-use them if they are in good nick and they will only be second hand, so when I send them to you that'll only be the second time that they will have been used.

I also use clean, second-hand bubble wrap if the items need it (breakable, squishable, etc.).

All my items will come wrapped in brand new tissue paper as well!

I will never send items in dirty or torn packaging!!

If you would prefer me to send items in brand new bubble envelopes let me know before I send otherwise, more than likely, they will be in recycled envelopes.