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Swan

Swan
Original Member
Last Online: November 7, 2009
Birthday: April 19
Country: USA
My postcard site
My creative blog
Postcrossing - My favorite place on the Web
My Book Wishlist at bookcrossing
My Etsy Favorites

About Me

I just love to read. Especially books that are based on a true story or non-fiction books. I read and write English and German fluently.

I'm on Postcrossing, sending and receiving postcards from all over the world.

I like singing in the choir and in the shower; listening to good music; stickers; bright colors like red, yellow, and purple; the fall season with its colorful leaves; wildflowers, poppies, sunflowers, dandelions; the smell of the air after rain; salamanders, butterflies, ladybugs, snails, squirrels; traveling notebooks, handmade postcards; sitting under a tree and enjoying the nice weather and the things around me; berries and bananas, good food; sunsets; taking photographs with my digital camera; close-up pictures; my hometown Luebeck where I grew up; watching a landscape from a plane; going to church on Sunday morning; cute socks; chocolate, filled gingerbread hearts; true stories...

I reuse packaging. It's fun to do and saves a lot of resources.

Favorite Crafts

Handmade postcards, journaling(drawing, writing, stickers,...), traveling notebooks, ATCs. I haven't done crochet for a long time, but I'd like to try again soon... I love stickers - glossy, sparkly, textured or just any kind of special stickers are especially fun.

Favorite Music

Classical (e.g. Bach); contemporary Christian (e.g. Keith and Kristyn Getty, Michael Card, Michael W. Smith); The Mamas and the Papas

Favorite animals

Salamanders and newts, birds (especially the small songbirds and ducks), interesting insects, snails, sheep, and in general any wildlife.

Favorite Books

Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury), The Screwtape Letters (C.S. Lewis), Safely Home (Randy Alcorn), The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency (Alexander McCall Smith; I've read the first, listened to vol. 2-4 as an audio book and would like to continue...), the Bible, Moomin. In general, I like non-fiction and fiction based on a true story. I like it if I can learn something interesting in an enjoyable way. I can read English and German fluently. For a list of books that I'm looking for so I can read them please check out my Bookcrossing wishlist and my Amazon wishlist (I'd be happy with anything in used condition, doesn't have to be new and of course you don't have to buy at Amazon).

Favorite Television and Movies

Television: Monk, Star Trek Voyager, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Trading Spaces, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Amazing Race, The Biggest Loser

Movies: Ice Age, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Copying Beethoven, The Final Inquiry. Hayao Miyazaki's films, such as Howl's Moving Castle. Kung Fu Panda.

Other Favorites

Colors: Red, orange, yellow; rich jewel-tone colors

Things to eat: Berries and other fruit, chocolate (good quality, preferably fair trade, no cheap brands like Hersheys...), filled gingerbread hearts/cookies

Clothing

Shoe size 40-41 German, 9 1/2 US. Size for T-shirts: XL. Socks should be at least 50% cotton or other natural fiber, my feet sweat too much in acrylic. T-shirts cotton only, no acrylic mix. I'd be especially happy to get something made of organic cotton or other eco-friendly material.

Wishlists

Some items that would probably make me especially happy:

  • state quarters that I'm still missing from my collection (2003: Missouri P; 2004: Florida P, Iowa P; 2005: California P, Minnesota P; 2007: Montana P, Washington P; 2008: Oklahoma P, Arizona P, Alaska P, Hawaii P and D)
  • Any kind of handmade "book" (e.g. handmade notebook, altered book,chunky book, nice deco, art journal, travel journal, mini scrapbook)
  • Books to read (see wishlist - used books are fine as long as they are in readable condition)
  • Moleskine like notebooks (the real thing or imitations...)
  • nice Lefthanded item (calendar, tool, ...)
  • interesting paper, maybe with something embedded or a cool texture... (anything at least the size of an ATC is fine)
  • Clothing made of organic cotton or other eco-friendly material
  • fair trade items (e.g. coin purse, ornament, bracelet, small notebook) or even one you bought in a scratch and dent sale and fixed yourself. I love bargains and I love it when the person who originally made the item gets a fair price for it.
  • Anything from my Universal wishlist on Amazon

Items my husband would enjoy:

  • anything related to pinball
  • large soaps (preferably 7oz/200g or larger; he especially likes fruity scents like strawberry and more masculine smells like mint)
  • bar of shave soap
  • good quality black liquorice (such as Katjes, Haribo, or Panda brands)
  • pens that don't have separate caps (he tends to lose the caps)
  • a pad of squared paper
  • audio books on CD to listen to on his commute

Things I don't like

  • Please don't send me anything that smells smoky. It makes me sneeze and the smell is so hard, if not impossible, to get out.
  • I don't have holes in my ears, so I don't wear earrings.
  • I don't like any kind of coffee. And I don't like peanuts (I'm not allergic, so traces are fine, but please not peanut butter cups etc.).
  • I don't really like Pooh the Bear very much...
  • When sending craft supplies, used stamps and such are fine, but don't send me photocopies of mediocre quality on regular paper or something like that.

Ratings

DebP rated for Postcards with Buildings on Nov 6, 2009
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Comment: That is a very cool building. I've never been to Disneyland, but that concert hall looks awesome.
katehawk rated for Postcards with Buildings on Nov 5, 2009
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Comment: i cannot believe such an amazing architecture place exists! i really need to go there and see a concert sometime. my mind is totally blown away from how beautiful that building is. go disney! thank you :)
HappyMom rated for Christian Symbols/Jewelry on Nov 5, 2009
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Comment: Lovely necklace! Thanks so much for the special treat!
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Comment: Thank you so much for the very cute book.
Response: I'm glad you like it.
ButterflyPrincess rated for Gimmie Mail #1 on Oct 24, 2009
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Comment: Thank you sweety! :)
funkylukecosmicart rated for Gimmie Mail #1 on Oct 24, 2009
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Comment: how cute was that.. socks in the mail.. and not just socks...but stripe socks.. and xoxoxo
Clarian rated for GSS - Postcard Swap on Oct 24, 2009
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Comment: Great to receive your postcard. Thank you for a great swap!
joppagirl rated for Native American Postcard Swap on Oct 24, 2009
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Comment: Thanks for the great card, it was interesting reading it and also your explanation of what Pasadena means.
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Comment: thanks for the great postcard! :) and thanks for sharing your visit to the USS Midway. i'll be sure to stop by and check it out when i'm in San Diego! :)
knitchick308 rated for Native American Postcard Swap on Oct 23, 2009
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Comment: I love this card- I love owls. You picked a great card for me- thanks
bellamuerte42 rated for Gimmie Mail #1 on Oct 23, 2009
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Comment: Thanks so much for taking the time to send something i mentioned in my profile! I appreciate that so much!
RandysCricket rated for Gimmie Mail #1 on Oct 23, 2009
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Comment: Thank you for the stickers and for putting all that effort into things.
tyingknots rated for Gimmie Mail #1 on Oct 22, 2009
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Comment: Thank you soo much for the neat Butterfly Table Confetti. I plan on using them in my cardmaking.
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Comment: thank you i loved it!!!!!
Simone rated for Prayer of Thanks on Oct 15, 2009
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Comment: Thank you for sharing with me
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Comment: Thank you so much for the cool beading project! I'll have lots of fun with that! Awesome choice. Thank you.
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Comment: Thanks for the nice card!
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Comment: Thank you for the postcard.
ladydy5 rated for I Love Mail..... on Oct 10, 2009
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Comment: I like to give hearts when I know someone checked my profile before sending and you did, thank you.

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Comments

shinywen on Nov 7, 2009:

Swan thank you so VERY much for the marvelous candles and soap! You truly made my day. Love them all! Muchos gracias. =)

Vblarney on Nov 5, 2009:

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tyingknots on Nov 5, 2009:

Thank you so much for granting me a wish from the Wishlist group !! I love the cotton yarn - the colors you picked are GREAT !! ~Big Hugs~ Sharon

LisaM746 on Nov 5, 2009:

Thank you so very much for the cotton yarn!! It makes me so happy!! You are #1!! : )

Justmeth81 on Nov 5, 2009:

How awesome are you?? I can answer that ~ WAY AWESOME!!! Thanks so much for the WONDERFUL things you sent in your BOX of Goodies from my Nov Wishlist!!!!

tampagirl on Nov 5, 2009:

THANK YOU!!! for the wishlist goodie!!!

poeticpaper on Oct 27, 2009:

Thank you for the awesome smelling bamboo and tigerlily candle and the soap for my Oct. Wishlist!

paflip25 on Oct 24, 2009:

Thank you so much for the great postcards, stickers and box top from my wishlist! I love everything. Best wishes, Erin

mellyrose89 on Oct 19, 2009:

No worries! =) I'm glad you like it

thatzghetto on Oct 13, 2009:

Thank you soooo much for the wonderful October wish. I wish you could have been here to see Justin's face when he got his tin and soaps. He was the picture of pure delight.

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