SouthsideTracie

Hello! I'm Tracie from South Bend, Indiana.

I'm a small business advisor by day and I have a freelance copywriting side hustle . I also resell on Poshmark, Etsy and Ebay. Mom to Mixi the cat and Pip the dog.

I rate swaps within 24 hours of receiving them. Current shipping challenges seem to be affecting swaps quite a bit lately. It's not unusual for swaps sent on the last day to NOT make it to me by the deadline (two weeks after the mail deadline). I try to be flexible with my ratings and I message senders before rating a 1, but please share the communication responsibility. If you send on the last day, let me know.

As dramatic as it sounds, I'm a bit concerned about the number of swappers who are making their own rules about when I'm allowed to rate a 1 or 3. I've cut waaaaay back on swapping to avoid those situations, but for the most part, I'm going to stick with the site rules, not every individual rule that seems to be out there these days.

• The Beatles
• Bob Dylan
• Bruce Springsteen
• Michael Franti
• Rockabilly
• Howlin' Wolf
• Chuck Berry
• Patti Smith
• The Clash
• Blues
• Old school punk
• Old school hip hop

Writers: Anna Quinlan, Stephen King, Margaret Atwood, Alice Munroe, Gabriel Garcia Marquez

• A League of Their Own
• Romy and Michelle's Class Reunion
• Wes Anderson films
• What About Bob?
• Marvel Avengers movies
• Groundhog Day
• Schitt's Creek
• Blues Brothers
• X Files
• British crime dramas

• The Body Shop strawberry, olive or mango shower gels and/or lotions
• Organic, cruelty-free shower gels and lotions
• Small business brands
• Aveda, Alba, Mario Badescu, Pacifica, Dr. Bronner's, The Honest Company
• Lush soaps, including/especially the small bars
• Lip balms in fruit flavors
• Fruit and flower scents are my favorite. I seem to be sensitive to lemon scent (even though I love it) - it aggravates my asthma
• Handmade, aromatic soaps
• I don't have a bathtub so as cool as bath bombs are, I just use them to make my drawers smell good ;-)

If you're in an Etsy Favorites or Amazon Wishlist swap with me and you can find one of my items from those lists for less money (Tim Holtz items, for example), go for it! Please make sure it's an exact match, though. Thanks!

• Quilting
• Collage
• Art journals, junk journals
• Die cuts, Cricut
• Paper crafts (I'm addicted to Treasure Books' YouTube tutorials right now)
• ATCs
• Handmade envelopes
• Altered postcards
• Anything with sparkles

• My favorite color is blue, particularly aquamarine (blue leaning just a tiny bit toward green).
• Blank notecards w/envelopes
• Retro design, especially 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s
• Letter sets, notecards, vintage stationery - I've been lucky to come across so much lovely vintage stationery lately at thrift stores and estate sales
• Sparkles, glitter
• Celestial themed paper items
• Vintage book pages, especially non-English
• Your artwork in the themes of bees, celestial, mail, pixies, 1980s
• Fabric scraps or squares - 1", 2", 3"... up to 6"
• Animals, especially dogs, sassy cats, squirrels, sea turtles, raccoons, bees (anything with these themes)
• Die cuts in any of my favorite themes
• Ephemera from the 70s and 80s
• Paper ephemera of almost any kind for junk journals, collaging and paper crafting (however, I don't create journals from junk, even though that's how junk journals started; no trash, please)
• Sunflowers, peonies, lilies of the valley
• Whimsy (nothing made for children, please)
• Milk chocolate - on its own, with nuts, with crispies, with creamy centers (Cadbury Eggs!), Reese's peanut butter cups - especially the minis!
• Gummies - bears, worms, mini bears, peach slices. But not gummy sours.
• Black tea (including flavored black teas) - store brand black teas are usually very good.
• A quirky sense of humor
• Pixies (with the little hat, no wings, a little mischievous)
• Stickers (not reward, kids, alphabet or free, please), I recently discovered AliExpress - how did I survive without that website?
• Quilts
• Swatch watches (really anything 1980s-themed)
• Fabric - bright patterns, Laurel Birch, Kaffe Fassett, florals, dog- or cat-themed, Christmas-themed, lime green, turquoise, mustard
• Vintage Barbie
• Mid-century modern
• The 1980s were my decade - big hair, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, neon colors, mini skirts, spike heels (reason for my 2012 foot surgery), rockabilly, new wave, thinking I could have that much fun forever
• Art glass, glass art, stained glass
• Thrift shops (I'm gaga over thrift shops!)
• Michigan, my Michigan (anything Michigan themed, Kalamazoo-themed, Lake Michigan-themed)
• Paris/France/French
• Ireland/Irish
• Belgium
• Marvel super heroes (different than DC super heroes - I'm a super hero snob and only like Marvel super heroes)
• Kindness
• Pens (Nothing too nice, I work with clients and my writing utensils disappear fast)
• Michael's, Hobby Lobby or Joann gift cards (for swaps with a specific $ amount - like stocking stuffer, holiday gift swaps, etc.)

Please don't send me: * Anything that would make a young child or tween happy. I like cute things, but nothing that's specifically for kids * Items you've received and don't want unless it's a match for something listed in my "I Like" section or matches the swap I joined * Items that should be thrown away because they're dirty, damaged or actual trash * Alphabet stickers, phrase stickers, word or phrase washi

I also don't want anything to do with * Politics * Racism * Religious messages * Animal cruelty (even jokes about) * Crude humor * Gratuitous nudity * Sales pitches * Dark chocolate * Green tea, herbal tea, rooibos tea * Gum of any kind (I have a lot of fillings and crowns) * Stickers that are meant for children - very basic design, limited intricacy, cartoonish characterization, are obviously for children
* Gingham fabric (checks) * Disney - it's just not for me

• I love used, in good condition items IF (and only if) they are among the things I've listed as liking or loving.
• Mini journals, handmade 'zines, ephemera for collaging
• Vintage or themed measuring tapes (I can never find one when I need one, not the paper kind, please)
• Handmade envelopes - some of you are so talented!
• Any flat item in the following themes: Bees, sea turtles, Paris, squirrels, raccoons