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astarael

astarael
Date Joined: June 9, 2008
Last Online: October 25, 2009
Birthday: November 1, 1989
Country: Australia
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About Me

PLEASE NOTE: I live in Australia so please make sure anything you send to me complies with Australian customs restrictions as they are quite strict. If you send something disallowed it may be confiscated and I may not receive it. The restrictions may be viewed here: http://www.daff.gov.au/aqis/mail/cant-mail

and in more detail here: http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=4369#e1038

Although it's probably best not to at all, if you are sending food items (inc. tea and coffee) to me, please specify on the customs declaration that the food is "commercially packaged". Please also specify the value of your package as "NCV" or "no commercial value" or I may be charged an import duty tax on the package.

NOTE FOR POSTCARD SWAPS: unless the swap specifically requires it, I would prefer not to receive "touristy" postcards but rather more "arty" or handmade postcards. This is just my personal preference so it's really up to you! :-)

ABOUT RELIGIOUS ITEMS: please do not send me any religious items. I have nothing against any religion, but would just prefer not to be sent such items. It's not that I find any religion offensive, on the contrary I'm all for religious freedom, but do not believe swap-bot is the place to be heaping your religious values onto others who may not neccessarily share them. NOTE: I have no problem with people who share mutual beliefs swapping items relating to those beliefs WITH EACHOTHER, but I think that where a swaper (e.g. me) has stated a preference not to receive such items, or items only relating to a particular religious persuasion, then such preferences should be adhered to, out of courtesy, if nothing else. In addition to that, I'm not really religious myself so I don't really have any use for religious items.

I'm an 18 y.o. girl studying for a Bachelor of Pharmacy at Monash University in Parkville in Melbourne. Some fun facts about me: I'm a twin (have a twin sister Anna), I'm a vegetarian, I'm left handed and I share a birthday with Hello Kitty!! At some stage in the not too distant future I'd like to learn Spanish. My favorite colours are purple, green and blue.

My interests include
desserts and cakes, reading, listening to music, playing piano when i get the chance, Hello Kitty, Daria, origami, German, Germany, collecting postcards and nice paper, knitting, waffles, icecream, chocolate, strawberries, craftster.org, recipe books, cute things, baby animals, travelling, other countries and cultures, foreign languages, yoga and origami.

In my spare time, I like crafting, baking, eating desserts, drinking tea, reading, listening to music, spending time with friends, shopping when I have money lol and being a "check out chick" at Bunnings Warehouse in Eltham.

For a more detailed swapping profile, please refer to the following post of my blog: http://la--estrella.blogspot.com/2008/06/swapping-info.html

Favorite Crafts

I love paper! I love anything to do with paper, but particular interests of mine include making and decorating handbound journals and notecards/postcards. I'm not really into scrapbooking. I'd perhaps like to get into it in the future haven't really done any before.

Other crafts I enjoy include knitting, origami and making things with beads.

Things I'd Like to Receive

NOTE: as far as postcards go, I prefer handmade postcards or "arty" postcards, I'm not so into touristy postcards.

Paper, postcards, stamps, cute/cool stationary, origami paper, accessories (e.g. small purse, scarves, some jewellery etc). Note: I don't really wear heaps of jewellery and prefer simpler things to really heavy stuff that looks like you have a chandelier hanging from your ear. On that note, I do have pierced ears lol.

Other nice things for me would be any thing to do with trees, birds, owls, deer, Le Petit Prince (in any language, not just French), Miffy, Elmer the Elephant, Babar the elephant, Hello Kitty, Felix the rabbit (German), things to do with Japan, things for my room (e.g. trinkets, decorations etc.).

My favorite colours include green, purple and blue. I especially like aqua/turquoise/teal type colours. Also, I love the combination of brown and aqua.

I'm also very interested in human rights/social justice as well as the environment so anything relating to this theme would also be nice.

Things I DON'T like

Things I don't like include meat, spiders, cockroaches, dung beetles, apples, grapes, zucchini, icky poo brown, really 70's and 80's patterns and in general other yucky stuff. Also, I don't really like swear words.

Favorite Characters

Le Petit Prince (aka der Kleine Prinz or the Little Prince), Felix the Rabbit, Babar the elephant, Elmer the elephant, Hello Kitty, Chococat, Diddl (German)

Bad Swappers

The following a swappers who I would avoid swapping with in future:

@mississippi1965 - flaked on her partner in a swap I organised. Was very difficult to contact and then lied to both me and her partner.

@thehorses - flaked on me in the 3 Wishes International Swap. She read the messages I sent her but never responded.

Ratings

I try my best to rate every swap I receive, but I sometimes get a little confused, especially if I don't get a chance to get onto swap-bot for a few days. If you think I should have rated you for something and I haven't, just send me a friendly PM to remind me!! Thanks :D

Ratings

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Comment: OMG, wot a package!!!, loved it all, right down to handmade envie! Sorry I'm rating late just got the package from my neighbour who was in hospital.
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Comment: Wow, wow, trippelwow! Lovely yarn, lovely woodenbuttons and a huge thanks for the sewing patches. You are a great swapper :)
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Comment: Awesome ! Thanks for all the goodies you sent it to me .
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Comment: Thank you for the pretty earrings!
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Comment: Thank you soooo much! I really love both pairs of earings you sent they are lovely!!!!
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Comment: Thanks for the email Pia! I hope you get time to take the extra photos soon! I'm glad I figured out how to read the Word document (I don't have Microsoft word) :-)
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Comment: thankyou for the lovley bag, i have put it under my sons push chair ready for my next shopping trip. It was wrapt up beutiful to i love the tape you put round the paper i must invest in some!
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Comment: Sorry for the late rating I loved it thanks so much!
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Comment: Hello Pia, I received your felt egg ornaments recently one with diamonds stitched on it and the other with circles stitched on itl. I like the colors you used and I look forward to hanging the "big" eggs on my Easter tree in my home. Thank you for sharing your crafting skills with me through the felt eggs. Hope we get to meet in future swaps. Until that time arrives, Happy Swapping! Barb sleepingrover2010
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Comment: Thanks for the fun ornaments. I'm gonna go hang them up right now :)
sima rated for Scavenger Hunt #2 on Mar 29, 2009
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Comment: What a wonderful package! There was so much thought and care that went in to it - I really enjoyed opening it yesterday. I wish I could give more hearts!
bobilani rated for Gnome Tourist on Mar 27, 2009
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Comment: Thank you so much for the awesome package!! I love the all the photos of your gnome - and he is such a cute gnome!!! :) I love the little mini gnomes and the hand stitched postcard and the little mushroom button - it was all very cool :) Thanks again!
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Comment: i loved your answers. put a smile on the dial for a while.
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Comment: thanks¡¡ so great¡¡ i love them all¡¡¡
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Comment: Thank you! I enjoy reading your answers, it puts a smile on my face :-)
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Comment: Thanks :) I enjoyed reading your answers
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Comment: Wow a twin! Thanks very much for your answers!!!
puzzlepiece rated for Profile in a Box on Mar 4, 2009
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Comment: Thank you very much for my box! Everything was excellent :)
hanfmuk rated for Not A Tourist Postcard Swap. on Mar 4, 2009
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Comment: Thank you so much for this postcard - it's absolutely awesome and the next time I have some strawberries I'm definitely going to try and recreate these little dogs!
emilyf rated for Not A Tourist Postcard Swap. on Feb 25, 2009
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Comment: Thanks for the lovely postcard. I like all the cool stamps so much!!

Rating Overview

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Comments

spaceanddeath on Sep 18, 2009:

Just invited you to Swapping for a Better World, a new social justice swapping group I'm starting. I thought you might be interested based on the info in your profile. Please feel free to suggests others to invite if you like.

Thanks!

smokeandmirrors on Jul 28, 2009:

Hello! I am hosting Profile In A Box #2 and would love for you to participate again! Hope to see you there! :-D

mutiny on Apr 8, 2009:

Hey! There are some new Glytter Kytten swaps up now - hope you can join us! mutiny :)

glytterkytten

weeatcrayons on Mar 30, 2009:

We have some more new swaps up at Rainbows & Rainclouds. You should come check out what we have up here! Come check out the forums and make your own suggestions for swaps, we have a contest going on!

hayatiggs on Mar 21, 2009:

Come join the Whimsical Woodland Wonderland group $5 Etsy Profile Surprise Swap!

weeatcrayons on Mar 17, 2009:

Come see all the new swaps we have up at Rainbows & Rainclouds!! There's some edible yummies, beads, paper scraps and stationery swaps going on!! Come join us in the fun!!

Avalance on Mar 15, 2009:

Enjoy your set(s) ^^ I am new there so not really good at creating big sets yet!

eiko on Mar 1, 2009:

new group swaps at Kawaii Koalas ^-^

<3

purr on Feb 5, 2009:

G N O M E -- T O U R I S Twhimsy

Check out our 1st ‘Whimsical Woodland’ Swap!
Click Pic Above For Link ♥ Hugs –Hailey (Purr) ♥

giraffeandrabbti on Jan 19, 2009:

Hurro!

Come and join the :: Kawaii Koalas :: Kawaii Valentine Swap! ♥ ♥ ♥

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