I'm Janis from McKinney Texas. Yee Haw! My husband and I have been married for 23 years. I have 17 year old twin boys and a 21 year old son who is developmentally delayed due to a rare chromosome disorder called "Ring 4". He is a great kid. He graduated from high school, has a part time job & is the sweetest kid you'll ever meet. He went to Clifford's 50th Birthday Show & look who was there....none other than Ronald McDonald himself.

I love killer whales...all whales really, but Orcas are my all time favorite

I also love Steve Perry! He is such a wonderful singer & (although I haven't actualy met him) he seems like a really great person. I am a Steve Perry trivia master (which my kids think is A. Extremely amusing & B. Kinda weird. I love 80's music & always watch Totally 80's videos on VH1 or listen to the Sirius music 70's & 80's channel when I am crafting.

I enjoy making people laugh & am usually the "clown" in a group of people. I also like to make people happy & try to send out swaps that are meaningful to them or that make them smile.

I love SwapBot because I get to swap for things I enjoy, try new things & meet new friends. My favorite thing to swap is ATC's. I also enjoy swapping Twinchies, Inchies, Sticker Books, Deco Books & Slams. I am always up for a private swap for any of these items so PM me if you'd like to swap. I swap USA only due to postage costs & wait times.

I am founder of the group Experienced ATC Swappers USA. I have really enjoyed the group & all the great, high quality ATC's I have received. There are some very talented people in the group. I am co-founder of the American Swappers Group as well. We do all kinds of swaps in there...ATC's, PC's, $1 bin swaps, Scavenger hunt swaps & so on. It's a great group so check it out.

I am only interested in swapping the following items...

• Sticker Books (no category sticker books please)
• Sticker Bags, Goody Bags, Memo Bags, Stamp Bags, other fun bags, etc.
• Decos, Lyrix, Quotes.
• Slams, fat slams, list slams, etc. (no sticker slams please.

I do not swap any books or bags made for people outside of the USA. If you send them to me...(I really don't want them) but I will eventually pass them along.

I LOVE animals!! I have 4 dogs...all rescues.

I have a doxie mix named Baloney, a Schnoodle named Sprocket, an Akita mix named Hero & a Border Collie Mix named Larry-Boy.

I also have 2 tabby cats...Pumpkin (orange) and Rudy (Grey).

• PET HAIR ALERT: Since I have pets, I have pet hair. As much as I try, I can not avoid getting a dog/cat hair stuck on the mailing tape. One might even slip into the envelope so I want to appologize in advance for this. No one has ever complained about it, but it does worry me. Please do not swap with me if this is an issue. I say "If you don't see a pet hair, it's not a JannieB original!!"

Likes/Wishlist in no particular order...

• My #1 favorite thing is to receive ATC's!
• I also love Inchies & Twinchies.
• My favorite animals are whales...especially killer whales so anything with a whale on it will make me happy.
• I would love a Snoopy rubber stamp or some Snoopy stickers.
• I love old Miami Seaquarium, Sea World or Marineland items.
• Anything Dachshund
• Buttons! I have an old glass 5 gallon jar that's about 3/4 of the full so I am still looking for more buttons. Any & all are appreciated!!
• Magic Mesh or small weave metal screen or something similar.
• Vintage, Steampunk, Zetti ATC embellishments & ephemera.
• Film negatives, slides or old viewmaster disc.
• Faux postage or faux postage stickers.
• Vintage or reproduction black & white catalog pages.
• Nice sticker sheets (any theme)
• Handmade reusable Swiffer wet jet pad(s)
• Any Tim Holtz/distress style metal embellishments.
• Old paper Milk bottle caps
• I LOVE little worry dolls so any I receive are wonderful!
• Wooden nickels
• Good Luck anything - Pennies, coins, tokens, clover, charms.

Things I don't like...

• Improperly packaged items
• Strong smell of cigarette smoke
• Nudes
• Gore, or gross stuff like dismembered babies, medical specimens, serial killer art.
• Spiders

Please do not send...

• Journals
• Recipe Cards
• Key Chains unless it is a killer whale.
• Paper punch outs
• Anything angel, fairie, pixie themed
• Postcards larger than 4" x 6" unless it is for a paticular swap.
• Jewlery of any type
• Napkins
• Rubber stamps with letters on them unless the letter is J.
• Scented Sachets or perfume scented items
• Loose paper or sticky memo sheets
• Books or Bookmarks (I do audiobooks)
• Gems or rhinestones
• I HATE GLITTER, spangles, confetti & sequins (Stickles & glitter glue are fine)
• Make up, Nail Polish, Perfume, any Bath & body stuff
• Items from Dollar Tree (I go there all the time)
• Food or drink of any kind
• Iron Ons
• Disney Princesses Characters
• Donald or Daffy Duck
• Marvel Comics Characters

I am sorry for making this list so long, but I have been forced to add several items to the list lately due to receiving a number of bad swaps.

If you want to make me a personalized ATC, I love the following themes:

• All Whales (esp. Killer whales), Narwhals, Sperm whales & Beluga whales too.
• Dacshunds (or any dog)
• Cats
• House Shaped or other shapes
• Steampunk theme
• Any Vintage theme
• Distress, Grunge, Tim Holtzy type
• Backyard birds - Love blue jay, chicadees, cardinal
• Zetti themed
• Keys & Clocks
• Edgar Allan Poe
• Ravens
• Mushrooms & Gnomes

I love sending swaps & making people happy!!

I am very reliable & will always send on time. If something comes up missing (don't we all love the post office) I will ALWAYS re-send. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE contact me before giving a negative rating so I can make it right.

Please don't hesitate to PM me if something doesn't look right. I welcome any FRIENDLY guidance or reminders that I receive.

Smoke Stinks - I prefer not to swap with smokers unless you are very careful about keeping your items away from the smoke.

I do not allow users in my swaps that have 1 ratings & have not tried to make them up. If the user you owe the swap to is still active on SwapBot you need to make up their swap before joining my swap. If they will not allow you to make it up there must be a note to that effect attached to your 1 rating.