RavenMiller

June 21st.

Please don't give up on me. They shut the gas off so I don't have hot water now, and have to pay quite a bit to get it turned back on. I have not given up on sending my swaps, and realize that many are overdue. Please give me the chance to get things sorted out.

Thank you.

UPDATE: June 1st.

I have a new job that starts tomorrow. I am working hard on getting delayed and overdue swaps out as soon as I can. Any of them that do not go out this week, will go out in two weeks when I get my first check. Thank you for hanging in there with me, and for giving me a chance.

Apparently, it seems that the swaps that I have ordered online are having trouble reaching their destination.

I believe it is a problem with my bank, and not my post office.

I am working to remedy the situation. Please bear with me, and PM me with any issues you may have so that I may fix those too.

I am behind on a few tags, I am working hard to remedy those.

UPDATE: I will be delayed in postage funds until June 1st. I am trying to contact everyone that this will effect. If I miss you, please PM me.

I am not signing up for anything else, until I can get these caught up.

Thank you for helping me through a dificult time, and for your patience as I remedy this financial situation.

Please note: since I am VEGAN, I do not use ANY ANIMAL PRODUCTS. This includes wool, gelatin, silk, chamois, feathers, leather, honey, beeswax, whey, casein, milk, etc. If you have questions about this, please ask. Thanks!

I PLEDGE TO RATE. If you do not receive a swap, please contact me before rating, and I will make amends. Postal blips happen. If the swap says sent, it means it's in the hands of the post office.

Hello, my name is Raven.

I found out about this site through Facebook, and thought I would come and give it a try.

Although I have not had an opportunity to do too many crafts in the past, I am eager to learn, and to experience the crafts of others.

I imagine that this site will be a great place to meet other people, as well.

I have a small but growing collection of spoons, shot glasses, keychains, and magnets from every state in the US. I am trying to collect internationally, as well.

I collect military gear: patches, medals, pins.. etc.

I also collect money, magazines, CDs, recipes/cookbooks, and newspapers from all over the world. I enjoy learning about other cultures - including their music and food tastes - and how they live.

I love to cook and I collect cookbooks and recipes - especially those that are either foreign (with and without translations), and/or vegan, vegetarian, raw, and organic. I am vegan and I am big on health and nutrition.

As far as craft things, I collect beads, buttons, ribbon, little trinkets, and paper. I do not scrapbook - per se - but I have been making FBs and decos since I was sixteen. I also make decorative/chunky books. My new creations are ATCs, and matchboxes.

I love listening to music and collect music CDs, as well. I enjoy music from all over the world, especially world, folk music or acoustic. There really isn't any kind of music that I do not like at one point or another - with the exception of music that is racist, sexist, or homophobic. Oh! - and I LOVE country music.

I read tarot cards and am trying to build up a collection of tarot decks. So far, I have three tarot decks, and two oracle decks, and am always on the lookout for more. Since tarot decks have to be a gift given by someone else, this collection is taking a bit of time to build.

New Collections:

• Decorated Matchboxes
• ATCs
• Decorative/Chunky Books (I don't have any yet)
• Kawaii
• Bento
• Dotee Dolls

I Regularly Swap:

• FBs
• Decos
• Slams
• Crams
• Bags (all kinds)
• X-Slips (and wishlists)

I have two beautiful pit/lab mixed puppies; Kodi and Kindle (both males). They are about a year old and they are truly my babies.

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• Themes: gothic, dragons, military, pagan/Wiccan, Krishna Consciousness, dogs, vegetarianism/veganism..

• Scents: Patchouli, clove, ginger, white tea, green tea, sandalwood, amber, bergamot, pear, opium, rain, melon, cinnamon..

( I do NOT really care for: Jasmine, Lavendar, violet.. NO AMBERGRIS, the stuff makes me stop breathing.)

• Colors: Black, silver, blue, green, brown..

• Color Combos: Black/Silver, Blue/Silver, Brown/Teal..

• Animals: Dogs, dragons, frogs, squirrels, owls, turtles, lizards, butterflies, birds..

• Sweets: Chocolate (prefer white and dark - vegan only please) coffee flavored, hard candies with unique or exotic flavors, foreign candy..

• Salty: Crackers of all kinds, nuts (especially almonds, pistachios, and pecans), sunflower kernals, chips (especially rice, soy, or vegetable chips.)

• Drinks: Coffee, tea, cocoa, cider, natural sodas, foreign beverages..

Please no foods with saccharin, aspartame, or splenda in it. I am very sensitive to artificial sweeteners, and they make me ill. Stevia (a leaf sugar), however, is allowed - and welcomed, in fact.

• candles and incense
• bath salts, bubbles, bombs, and beads
• LUSH products
• vegan, vegetarian, or raw food cookbooks
• pagan/Wicca books
• scarves of all shapes and sizes
• oils for my oil burner
• Buttons, Beads, and Brads
• Stickers
• foreign candies
• "Instant" noodles (ramen and rice) and soups
• salsas and mustards
• tarot decks
• Magic: The Gathering
• Treats/Toys for my fur babies

• punchies of all shapes and sizes
• decorative and metallic papers
• address labels
• ATC blanks and ATC labels
• Confetti (but NOT loose glitter)
• FB/Decos Swappers

(This section is in development)

Music: * Bob Marley * Krishna Das * The Indigo Girls

Movies: * 2012 * The Day After Tomorrow

Books: * Skinny Bitch

I will add more as I think of it - but since I am not used to talking about myself, I invite you to ask me questions and I will answer them in my profile.

Thank you.