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Date Joined: December 1, 2007
Last Online: November 19, 2009 Birthday: October 26, 1978 Country: USA My Flickr Photos My Amazon Wishlist My Etsy Favorites |
NOTE: I post pictures of my swaps on Flickr... so if you want to be surprised, don't look at the pictures!
My name is Jennifer, and I am a happily married 30 year old Christian (got married on 07/07/07!). I have a little 10 year old beagle named Dottie. I'm definitely NOT a girly girl as i love to surf and snowboard. I live in Southern California (just outside Los Angeles), but lived a few years in the San Francisco bay area, and was born and raised in Hawaii. I am an Asian American: half Okinawan and half Chinese and possibly enough Hawaiian to fill my little finger :). I love traveling and love all types of cultures and food. (My husband and I went to Italy for our honeymoon! and to Paris for our 2nd honeymoon!) I love baking, cooking, and eating! I love food so much that I've made it my job to protect it (i work as an Agriculture Specialist for the federal government). so, being an "aggie", i love bugs, plants, and animals. and, i have a pet tarantula named piggie. :) i am also a utilitarian, so i love stuff that is cute/beautiful/artsy and FUNCTIONAL. :)
and just to explain my user name: hippofairy... some one once asked me online if i was a big fat gay guy. no i'm not. my reasoning for my name is: if a hippo had a fairy what would she look like? a manatee! i think manatees are beautiful. and i love hippos so what could be a better name?
Also, i always aim for hearts and appreciate the same in return. i only send packages that i would love to receive. and i love to give hearts too. send me extras! :) i give hearts!
and, if you are supposed to receive a package from me and it hasn't arrived yet, please contact me before rating me a "no send." i will do what i can to fix the situation (like, if the package got lost in the mail, i can try and put together something and resend). Much Mahalos!
sewing (easy stuff like stuffies, totes), paper crafts (like notcards and greeting cards), beaded jewelry, pin back buttons, soy/beeswax candles
COLOR PREFERENCES:
ocean colors (blues and greens), night colors (purples, blacks/greys, starlight white), and forest (deep greens, browns)
my favorite websites / blogs:
Sew, Mama, Sew!
How About Orange...
the purl bee
One Pretty Thing
Feed Your Soul
Dashboard Confessional, Linkin Park, Bob Marley, Blink 182, Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, Dance Hall Crashers, Weezer, Rock/Alternative, all Hawaiian, Christian
stuff anywhere from classical to heavy metal, but not too much into rap/R&B or country.
Da Jesus Book, my NIV bible, all Harry Potter, books by Neil Gaiman, the Chronicles of Narnia, The Inheritance Series (Eragon, Eldest, Brisinger), the twilight saga (my favorite is the uncompleted "midnight sun"), classics,
and more murder/mystery and fantasy... not so much into gushy romance or horror
and i love crafting and cooking/baking books and magazines too.
AND i'm loving audiobooks on CD, too. especially radio theatre! :)
Films: Amelie, Nightmare before Christmas, WALL-E, Dirty Dancing, Top Gun, Dark Crystal, Lilo and Stitch, The Little Mermaid, Casablanca, the Shining, Little Miss Sunshine, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (the old 80s version), Labyrinth, films by Bitterfilms (like "billy's balloon" and "rejected"), Wallace and Gromit (and Shaun the Sheep), Hayao Miyazaki films (like Spirited Away and Totoro and Princess Mononoke), and I LOVE MUSICALS (like Singing in the Rain, the Sound of Music, Grease)
Television: NCIS, House, Heroes, Good Eats, Ace of Cakes, Everyday Italian, Travel Channel, and Fine Living, Martha Stewart, Sponge Bob Square Pants, The Muppets (Jim Henson), Invader Zim, Top Chef, Life, CSI:Miami (i think it's the funniest show on TV!)
WISH LIST
Other themes / lovely goodies
and i'd love you forever if you sent me a pair of knitted/crocheted socks (cotton or bamboo, not wool)!!!!
but i'm pretty easy to please, so if you like it... i probably will too!

I DON'T WRITE TO THIS BE PICKY... just to let you have more information about me and what i don't care for. if you put your heart into the package i will be happy with anything you put together for me.
I've been on Swap-bot for a while, and have had a few experiences with flakers. I haven't gotten angels for these swaps yet.
Will you angel for me?
If you are swapping with me from a foreign country (anywhere other than the USA):
Please do not send any of the following to the United States, since they are restricted or prohibited in international mail:
* Alcoholic beverages:
U.S. Postal Service regulations prohibit sending alcoholic beverages through the mail (18 U.S.C. 1716(f)).
* Other restricted/prohibited items:
There are other categories of merchandise whose importation is also restricted or prohibited. These include, but are not limited to certain foodstuffs (meats/meat products, fresh fruit), certain domesticated and wild animals, some plants (seeds and other propagative material), products made from endangered species, narcotics, and certain weapons. (The Customs regulations governing these classes of merchandise may be found in Title 19, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 12.)
Most of the items that are prohibited or restricted are regulated by other government agencies; the Customs Service enforces those regulations on their behalf at American ports of entry. The penalties for attempting to enter restricted or prohibited merchandise vary according to which law has been violated and, in some cases, can be severe.
A more complete list of prohibited and restricted articles is available in our brochure, Know Before You Go, which lists the agencies whose import regulations—governing, for example, hunting trophies, flowers, or small arms—Customs enforces. Please request this publication from your local Customs office if you have detailed inquiries about products or merchandise you suspect may be prohibited or restricted.
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Comments
You are very welcome I enjoyed the process of writing it though I had concerns about my handwriting. :)
Hey Jennifer!
Your Etsy Favs November swap is on its way to ya! I spent over the limit of $5 bones because of how kind you were to have to repurchase the last swap for me!! Enjoy!
Thank you for my first Christmas card for this season. It's up on my wall. Cheers...Anne
Received the stars from 32degrees via Etsy Favs. Thanks ((hugs))
Thank you for the beautiful Grand Canal post card !
Soory forgot to add...thank you for the Christmas card you sent to both of us!
Hugs,
Bobbie
Thank you for sending my daughter, Rachael, a Christmas card from my wish list! She is tickled pink! This is here first Christmas card this year.
Hugs,
Bobbie
Hello Jenny! You sent me a postcard on postcrossing and if you hadn't I'd probably never know about swap bot!
Thanks so much
Katelyn
Thank you for the Hawian postcard for the Cheap postage tag. It was great.
Thanks so very much
for the yummy hot cocoa you sent me for my CPG wishlist! Perfect timing:)