Toupti

What I pledged

~ I'm french speaking. Sometimes, I might sound rude even tough it's not my intention because my english vocabulary is limited. Please don't get offended by my messages if they don't sound wright. Thanks ~

I'm quite at a "beginners" level in crafting, so please be indulgent. I love trying different mini projects. I discovered here the love of doing matchboxes, ATCs, matchbook, bookmark and book thong. However I still need a lot of practice.

I always send stuff that I would like to receive and I put my heart in preparing the packages I send. I put time, love and efforts. That is also why most of the time I will join swap with only one partner. I'd rather spend more postage on one nice personnalised package than spend postage on more partners but with less stuff in the enveloppe to keep cost low.

I work full time for the Federal gov. and have no kids, but I'm married with a wonderful guy for now 3 years.

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I have 3 friends diagnosed with MS. In order to help research, I'm collecting pop can latch and plastic bread tags attach. If you have any spare ones, please send them over, it will be greatly appreciated. For those who are not sure what they are

These should be seen only as indications as to what I like. It's not a wish list

I love...

~ crafts (even if I'm not good at creating, I lack imagination)

~ anything blue, espacially navy, purple and royal blue (combined with sunshine yellow). I also like mix of pink and brown. Dark greens are also nice (earth colors). In fact I do like most dark colors but not really pastel colors. Finally, I love the red/white and blue american mix of colors.

~ blings, anything that glitters

~ cats, hamsters and dogs (espacially Chihuahuas and Chinese Crested)

~ palm trees, beach and sun

~ keychain, keyrings from any city/state/country. I collect them

~ my iPods (I have 3 and my husband has one)

~ anything with Happy faces (notepads, stickers, t-shirts, bookmarks).

~ Sunflowers, gerberas.

~ sun and moon

~ Teas (I try to replace by coca cola addiction by tea to diggest a big meal so I usually prefer anything lemon or minty)

~ Anything mint flavored. Sometimes, also cinnamon, raspberry, lemon or spicy flavors.

~ Kawaii stuff that I just discovered (but I don't have enough to swap).

~ Medium point blue ink pens.

~ Blank notecards.

~ Low fat or low suger recipees, I'm on Weight Watchers (and I'm almost 70 pounds down now)

~ Unmounted rubber or acrylic stamps. I started using them and I enjoy it. (If anyone have some that they're no longer using, I'd be glad to have them).

I don't like...

~ anything vanilla, peach, orange and licorice flavored or scented

~ Black Teas

~ anything to "fruitty" or "sweet" flavored (for example, I'll prefer dark chocolate to milk chocolate)

~ bugs, worms

~ buttons or stamps (I really have no use for them)

My husband is a big car lover, but espacially Mustangs. In fact, he just bought one and had it personnalized a bit. You can view it

He also loves anything related to airplanes (he's an airplane engine mecanic), PS3, aliens or house renovations.

I read a lot. My favorite authors at this moment are Kathy Reichs, Jeffery Deaver, Jefferson Bass, Tom Clancy, Linda Fairstein and Patricia Cornwell. However, I also love discovering new ones.

• almost anything related to animals
• Tea
• matchbox 32ct (my favorite!!!)
• matchbook notepads
• ATCs (I'm only beginning, but loving it!!!)
• bookmarks, book thongs
• dotee dolls
• keychain
• cell charms (blue) or beads

I'm also open to private swaps. Don't hesitate to PM me if you wish to set up one with me.

I love almost all kind of animals but my preference is to cats. However, since my husband is too allergic for us to have one, I now have a white long hair hamster and his name is my username here (Toupti).

Eventually I would love to have a Chinese crested or Chihuahua dog, but my husband is reticent.

@Connie67 for the "New Ink Pen" swap. However, the nice coordinator @Moohalo told me she would angel... AND SHE DID with a wonderful package!!!

A second flaker... :- {. It's @Blitzy for the "oh how i love knee high socks" swap.

@shopannies and @skirts are Flakers in a swap I hosted "~ Fridge Magnet - No Theme ~ EDITED". This was angeled by a nice person as a surprise. This was unexpected and very kind of her. This great person is: @17papergoddess

@Tearcandy flaked in my "Differents Flavours Tea Challenge #2". I angeled myself for this one.

@wolfyne flaked on me in a swap I hosted called "Make me a cell phone charm".

@StaleAmber (angelled by @TexyDeb thanks so much) and @lisaeise are flakers in my Profile Related Bookmark Swap

@canadamomma and @csamara27 are flakers in my New Ink Pen swap for Canadians, I angeled myself for this.

@craftyjackie has flacked in more than one swap I'm hosting... booohhhhooo !!! At least I was her partner in one of them so I was flaked on, but none of my participants for that one swap. @Shinywen has angeled for one of them, thanks so much)

@marie61 flaker in my Matchbook Notepads International ~ Sender's Choice swap.

@csamara27 flaked on me in a private swap where she was suppose to send me handmade dreamcatcher,

I truly hope this will never ever happen to me (to flake on others) and I will make every possible effort to never do it.

It's so sad to put effort in a swap and not to get anything in return. It's also not fun for the host/coordinator.