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----- Ephemera Swaps -----

Creators of art using Vintage, Military, Gypsy and other Ephemera types and themes. JOIN US!

** HOARDERS ANON** Group.

HEAH CHECK OUT MY NEW GROUP FOR BRAND SPANKIN' NEWBIES!!! Junior Swappers We'll swap EVERYTHING except email and postcards...Join on in if you have 0 - 25 swaps, no ratings of 1 or 3, OR if you haven't been rated yet. Make sure your profile is filled out first.

ABOUT
SwapBotters Unite:

This Non-Swap site, but a Social Network Is NOT a part of the Official Swap-bot Website. It is a public Network were anyone can view EVERYTHING without having to join. However, if you'd like to post, videos, photos, or discussions and blogs, you have to join (just as you would any other Social Network or Group). It is NOT A PHISHING Website. There is nothing for sale there, and noone will be members who are there to lore you into anything except sharing your Swap-Bot goodies.

It is a Social Network for fellow swappers who swap at Swap-Bot.com to gather, make friends, converse, brag, and share your Swap-Bot Goodies. ALL Swaps must be accomplished here at the Official Swap-Bot.com web site.

If you choose to do private swaps via the Network, you must understand that it is at your own risk with no way of rating your partner via the official rating system at Swap-Bot.com

Don't Be A Swap Taker/Lifter or Non-Rater of Swaps. You may just get listed:

Send your Swaps out or you may end up BLACK LISTED by your partner. To be removed - you'll need to make good with your swap partner that put you there.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If You receive a swap package from me, and you believe that it does not meet the minimum swap requirements, PLEASE PM or EMAIL me right away so that I can fix it for you. Communications is Critical.

Okay, If you swap with me and your package doesn't meet the swap requirements, please don't get mad if I contact you about it. I'm doing you the favor by not rating you on impulse. I do believe in redemption.

        --- Also, know that I DO NOT condone ---

"drama" and will not feed your addiction if you are a "drama queen/king". I will always give you the chance to make things right so that I can rate fairly.

Speaking of rating - the Swap-Bot Rating system (which I don't totally agree with) is cut and dry. With that said, "I DO NOT rate on whether I like your art or package. However, I will give a heart based on that. I rate whether or not your package met the rating guidelines (with a few minor exceptions that I will notate in the comments of why I rated you what I did).

So please, let's make this fun. There are rules for each swap, so if you join a swap, go by the rules please. That way, everyone is happy.

IF YOU SEND TO ME:

FOLLOW THE RULES OF THE SWAP - the rating I give will be strictly based on that.

Please be ON TIME with your Sends. I WILL RATE a "3" automatically and with out notice for LATE SENDS (A "Late Send" = not postmarked on or by the Mail by date). So consider this as my LETTING YOU KNOW in advance.

I pledge to other swap-bot members to:

1. Rate for every swap i take part in.
2. Rate as soon as i am able to get on line after swap is received.
3. Rate Fairly, I will only give a 1 rating if a swap hasn't been received and that no contact has been made from the sender. I promise to pm member first to give them the chance to resolve the situation first.
4. I will only give a 3 if i feel that the swap didn't meet the requirements and that the partner choose's not to correct the swap.
5. I will try and leave a message on all ratings to state what i received and what i was happy with, even if its just a thankyou.
6. I will not use slander or badmouth anyone when given a rating, facts is all that is needed when rating a 1.

MAILING

I have decided that from this day (10-3-09) I will be mailing packages out twice a week following the swaps sign up deadline. It seems I'm going to the post office daily. So that is the reason for this. I am off work usually every other Friday and it would be easier for me to cut down on my post office trips. Thanks. B

 A B O U T ME:

I live to bead. I'm just starting to do Altered Art, ATC's and Dotee Dolls. (NEED DOTEE FACES please) I'm horrible at drawing. I'm really into the rolled paper beads now. Here's a set I made the other day, I call these along with the matchbox carrier - "Sunflower Bee-d"

 I WILL GO GA-GA! OVER

• Vintage and Military Ephemera

• Bling Dots

• Shiny Red Hearts

• Vintage Images

• Asian Ephemera

• Anything shiny in my birthstone (peridot)

"Art is what's in the Heart-sch122708"

I have NO ALLERGIES, love Hershey's Chocolate; Lays BBQ Chips, Sea Food, PB&J, and mostly all things fattening, including Dentine and Eclipse Peppermint Gum.

 My DON'T LIKES

I HATE black licorice, drama; I'm not fond of the "anima?/anime, kawaii'" stuff, also have very strong dislikes for unreasonable people, people that can't take constructive criticism (esp when they ask for it), people that don't appreciate you contacting them to correct a swap,

 NOTE about Tardiness

Don't expect me to hunt you down for a swap. If you're going to be late, communication is KEY. I will not be "checking up on you" except to PM regarding a problem with a swap. So don't expect that I'll be looking for clues at your profile.

 SOME LIKES

I'm drawn to things with hearts (doesn't matter what it is).
I ABSOULUTELY ADORE Asian type/themed wrapping paper, fabrics or origami papers.

I love things miniature and small, such as the little "homies". They are too cute..

Love the Tampa Bay Bucs (I grew up in Florida - so that comes naturally).

I'm married, no children and two dogs Defiance and Joey.. I work full time in my spare time and when not waiting on my husband hand and foot, I bead & and now mostly craft for swaps, the other time. I sing (not for a living).

If my house caught fire and I had to get out quick, I'd grab my camera, as many beads as I could dump in a biggest bag possible, my iPhone and my dogs Joey and Defiance.

I love thumbing and re-thumbing through all of my old and current bead magazines looking for inspiration.

I love shopping at Michaels, Joanns, Walmart, CreateForLess.com and local bead stores for beading supplies.

Would love stuff for making ATC's

and Dotee Dolls (my new found Art) from papers to fabric. Since, I'm still stuck in the 70's, I created this and call it - "In the Essence of Me"

With that said, 70ish stuff and colors and Vintage style stuff is lovely and would warmly be accepted.

If I get stickers - Hearts, Butterflies, Vintage and Dots are my favorites

I literally have stock in FMG (I live at that site), and "CreateForLess.com".

 COLORS

My favorite colors are Reds, Greens, Blacks, Browns, Yellows, Peridot, Lime, Black, Forest Green, Mustard, Orange, and earthy tones.

I NEVER FLAKE and am NEVER LATE on a Swap. My imagination is so wild - I warn you, if I'm your partner - "Be Prepared".

MY FAV ETSY SHOPS

• DDURDA

• Sun and Moon Crafts

• Kimberquinn

• Pattimacs

• DG Designs

• The Pendant Factory

• IMCreations

• Mystic Lily

 T.V.

Seinfeld, CSI:Miami, Flintstones, Columbo (basically all of the 70s t.v. shows), The First 48 hrs, Paranormal State, Criminal Minds .

 MOVIES

ALL Johnny Depp, Meet the Parents, Team America, anything with Robert DeNiro, The Anchorman (It's so bad, it's good), Anything with Terrence Howard, The Mummy Series, anything Ben Stiller, Anything Josh Stewart

 BOOKS

All Stephen King Novels (including the Bachman Series), Anne Rice (all), History, Beading, Altered Art books, A New Earth. Someone gave me the first book in the "Twilight" Series but I have yet to start the read. Hopefully, someday, I will.

HAVE I TAGGED YOU or owe a WTA Pkg?

*If you haven't received your item within 7days of the tag, please PM me a reminder with your addy info, the GROUP, and name of TAG/WTA. It's really confusing without all the info or the Note.

-TAGS Scheduled to mailout:

• 10/21 *TAG Active Swappers Only! - to @TAnn - Key chain from my country

• 10/24 *WTA Junior Swappers - to @sosiejude Halloween Theme

• 10/30 *For the Needy - Junior Swappers to @glaeken (6 x 6 ) Christmas Patterned Papers

 -TAGS EXPECTING (tagged on):

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 -TAGS N' WTAs Received on:

• 11/02 *The Kits Club - TAG Along Kits from @Tanglecrafts - zine-making/basic bookbinding kit (10/13 - delay due to Postal System Issues, as per PM from TC.)

• 11/02 *Bingo Bingo Bingo - WTA Envie of Embellishments

• 10/16 *ASO TAG - lovely flowered pattern paper from @TAnn (and a beautiful RAK FB as well made for me.) Thanks so much Tracy.

• 10/05 - @hoppyloo - Crafting Queens Destashing - Foreign Language Newspapers

I send all of my swaps before the mail by date. Please at least acknowledge you've received my package by rating. My swaps always meet minimum requirements, so even if you do not like it, you must rate at least a 5. The following list is a list of the NONE RATERS. If it's been over 30 days since the date I've sent to my partner and they still haven't rated me, they will be listed here:

NONE YET

Links to my Bot Groups and Other Places I frequent: JOIN ME!

The Kits Club

Check it out! for all of you swappers that love swapping supplies for any type of kits (Dotee's, ATC, Fabric, Paper, Beads etc...) Stop on over. We have other types of swaps as well. Check out our KIT OF THE MONTH WTA in the Forums.

JUNIOR SWAPPERS FOR NEWBIES ONLY with 0 - 25 swaps completed. This group is for those NEWBIES that have not been rated and those that have been rated 5.0 and above ("above" meaning having HEARTS); and have 25 or less, swaps completed.

CHECK THE FORUMS OFTEN for Fun Group Activity and other areas that will teach you a few things about Swap-Bot.com.

ACTIVE SWAPPERS ONLY! A serious group of swappers who swap any and everything.

A.I.M.M. High Ready to challenged? We will swap ATC's, Inchies, Matchboxes, and Magnets. Aim for the highest rating possible in your swap package. No throwing together of packages here. So only join if you take time, pay attention to detail, check profiles, and put forth effort and thought in creating your swap packages.

My Social Network – The A.T.C. Net

Craft Fair

Vintage & Treasured

Created by Hand

and

Swap-Botters Unite

OTHER PLACES I FREQUENT:

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HERE ARE A FEW RECENT FAVORITES BY ME:

Also check The PEEK-A-BOO Gallery for more swaps, RAK, WTA, TAGS, etc... that I've sent, received and just would like to share with you.

My Angels for the dreaded Flakers: Watch out for these folks - THEY DON'T SEND:

Stitch Marker Frenzy - to Notabelle for FLAKER - amandapage

Surprise Me Minis - to Beadweaver for FLAKER - Slamminissa

Word Challenge ATC - to PansySuz for FLAKER - Craftyjackie

Courtesy of Raven -

Courtesy of RyeRye -

Courtesy of Raven -

               --- THANKS & C R E D I T S ---

FROM:

Juliajae on Mar 12, 2009:

Beautiful "Ode to Spring" ATC! Thank you Stefeni :)

Wickett6029 on Apr 26, 2009:

Your crafts are absolutely gorgeous!! (I'm so envious!) :-)

Beadweaver on May 28, 2009:

Thank you so much for Angeling me. I love the whole package. Thank you! = )

Notabelle on Jun 4, 2009:

What a wonderful package you angeled for me. I love the stitch markers you sent! And the extra charms was a step above!! You are a great host and a super swapper! Thanks you!!!!

RyeRye on Aug 13, 2009:

Thank you soi much for the envie with ribbon and the stellar vintage jewlery. You never let me down.

S.T.F.U. WTA 1 st honorary winner.

tallysoma on Aug 11, 2009:

oh my gosh! i just got my package for the thrift store treasure hunters tag and it is amazing. thanks so much for the wonderful items. my husband says some of the buttons are from a WWII army uniform. his dad was in the war and helped liberate the concentration camps in germany. the buttons will hold a special place of honor since my father-in-law destroyed his uniform (out of anger) when his oldest son enlisted. once again...thanks so much

cindi tallysoma

macka on Aug 13, 2009:

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, I got my ASO group tag today and you really spoiled me. The notecards are lovely and all the Asian things are great. The rainbow and mushroom stamps are too cute. You must of read my mind cause I have been looking for a mushroom stamp for a couple of weeks now. You are awesome!! Thanks again, Mary

grimmlynn on Aug 15, 2009:

Stef-

Thank you so much for my profile surprise package. I was in awe of all the beautiful goodies you sent. It felt like my birthday! I love the earrings especially. The lady bug beads are adorable, too. Everything else rocked my socks off! You put together one amazingly awesome package for me! Did I mention thanks?

~Hugs~

Jeni

jadedmama on Jul 22, 2009:

Thanks so much!! LOVed the book and pattern!! :)

lilychouchou on Aug 20, 2009:

Thank you for all of the amazing old and broken jewellery you sent me for the Happy Swap-bot RAK group. Thanks also for the special little things you added, that Asian pendant is amazing! You are very generous and I so enjoyed going through it all. :D

Starsnow on Aug 23, 2009:

What a perfect TSTH WTA Surprise! The gardening book is a great addition to my collection! Thank you!

RyeRye on Aug 24, 2009:

I just received my RAK of incredible old jewelry finds from you and I am just thrilled! It is gonna take hours to go thru it all. You are so generous and kind! Thank you!

misumisu22 on Aug 29, 2009:

love my rub-on stickers! your goodies are on the way!!

macka on Sep 2, 2009:

Thank you so much for the dotee doll kit from the Kits Club. Sorry I am so late in thanking you. It was very much appreciated. Thanks again, Mary

groundhoggirl on Sep 5, 2009:

Oops...forgot to thank you ESPECIALLY for my groundhog!...Love him, love him, love him...He's going on the wall of fame...thanks again for a super swap!

LomoLover on Sep 12, 2009:

Love the origami papers received for WTG game! Thank you Thank you!

Stefanija on Sep 19, 2009:

Thank you soo very much for the awesome headband scarf!!:) just perfect:)

namesarefun on Sep 23, 2009:

Stef! I received a wonderful package from YOU!!!! For the ASO - WTA Sept. It was oragami papers, and I can't wait to use them! And gobs of chicken fabric!!! I can't seem to find any around my small town, and yet you found different ones that I didn't have! You really go the extra mile for ALL of the swaps that I have had with you! Consider yourself hugged!! I am getting closer and closer to having enough fabric of chickens!! YEAH!! THanks!! Lois

namesarefun on Sep 23, 2009:

Ah! Another package from one of my favorite swappers!! (SBS - Tag) You made me the most wonderfully purple matchbox, and set of inches! Love them! I may try this weekend with the supplies that you sent! Thanks! Lois

loricritt on Sep 22, 2009:

Thanks for your lovely comments on my ATC. Totally made my day!

ButterflyPrincess on Sep 25, 2009:

Thank you for the comment on my profile. Way cute. ;)

plumtoothpaste on Sep 29, 2009:

thank you for the felt and thread from the tag! i love the colors! and i'll have your faces in the mail tomorrow, i think! it'll be my first day off work, since i got back from vacation.

grimmlynn on Oct 2, 2009:

Thank you so much for the ribbon drawers. They are going to come in handy and I have tons of ribbon that is going to fit in there! Thanks again!

grimmlynn on Oct 8, 2009:

I received my AWESOME assortment of plastic fruit beads and you are too generous. They are too cute! Thank you so much!

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