lyssathemermaid

MY 1 RATING WAS NOT DESERVED! @Lucybelle rated me 1 out of spite for rating her a 3 for unmet swap requirements and sending late. She has 11 ONES and is now partially suspended, suspected of having 3 flaker accounts. I don't know how to fix my rating, and am very saddened to see my rating go down unfairly :(

Flaked on by @LeaTheShark for Witch's Brew unusual crystal & tea swap & @sarahmaus33 for Rated R Spooky ATC

Now enough of the bad swap talk~ Introducing myself, Lyss! I'm a military wife of an active duty soldier and an avid traveler. after roadtripping the entire east coast this year and moving back and forth from New Hampshire to Florida, we just relocated kicking off the new year in the midwest! One of my favorite things to do is admire wildlife. When i was in Florida i loved to see the little geckos roaming around, spot dolphins or sea turtles in the water. I am so thrilled to be in armadillo territory now, i am kind of obsessed with them!

I love traveling and exploring local finds! I adore receiving things that feature your native language (newspaper clippings, cards, book pages) i collect them and also use them in crafts! local goodies have a special place in my heart and i love seeing what local businesses near you have to offer, whether its being gifted something in support of their business or simply recommending me a store you think i would like!

I always love doing private swaps from different countries and items of their origin, never hesitate to reach out if you have any interest!

I have a fascination with bugs, often finding them cute and pretty (moths, beetles, even spiders)

One of my favorite things is handcrafted items. Jewelry especially, and I also love animal amigurumis! i adore hand drawn and hand painted cards, ATCs, etc. I like everything from pastel and neons to gothic/dark. I really enjoy victorian goth aesthetics! I dont wear earrings but adore necklace pendants, rings (although its hard sometimes finding something that fits a 4.5/5) or bracelets! I love gemstones, irredescent beads, semi-precious gem beads, anything creepy cute or weird, "fairy-core" or witch themed (just not pirate-y skull and crossbones). I DO NOT like kawaii things unless its tasteful.. does that sound bad? LOL I adore Pusheen or other cute/weird characters, but please stray away from sending kiddish ones

🌷 Important about me 🌷

i am a self-proclaimed witch with neon green hair 💚 Please do not think this affects anything! We are not evil, we are ordinary kind people here to live in peace. I am very respectful and celebratory of other's diversity and simply ask that you do not mis-judge me because my beliefs may be different from yours. 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙬𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙚𝙣𝙟𝙤𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙄 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙛𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 / 𝙤𝙧 𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙢 𝙪𝙣𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙬𝙖𝙥𝙨! 𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙗𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚 💚 𝙙𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝘽𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙩.. 𝙧𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙒𝙄𝙇𝙇 𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙮! 𝗜𝗳 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲

I was raised in a house where my mother would always use her hoodoo + root worker knowledge for protection, this has made me adore doing hoodoo root work as well- one of my favorite things to do is make gris-gris bags, and there are so many wonderful herbs that are unheard of by many. Due to this i get.. bored.. with magickal things that are too simplistic (example: combining household herbs with a crystal like quartz)

i collect crystals and stones and love them all- However, im not interested in the usual "beginner crystals" tumbles like amethyst, rose quartz, etc. I prefer raw specimens! I collect more unusual or otherwise unique crystals and stones. For example, Oklahoma has a "rose rock" that cannot be found much elsewhere :-) Any specimen special like such i would adore! I also love any wire wrapped crystal/stone pendants!

• anything with armadillos, snails, sea turtles, manatees or seahorses on it!

• themed papers and/or washi for scrapbooking and junk journaling

• anything featuring kawaii characters Pusheen, my melody, or kuromi

• book pages, stickers, or newpaper clippings in your native language! I love collecting them and crafting with them!

• handmade papercrafts; like cute little flip books, etc

• alter items! i have a gorgeous chrome chalice i keep my sage in and i love adding new things.

• Grimoire pages

• Art Journal Pages

• cute lil animal amigurumis, i cant make them myself for the life of me!

• herbs etc! ex: blue flag root, mandrake root, periwinkle leaves, five finger grass, etc. theyre very hard to find near me

• crystals or incense from your local witchy shop

• handmade jewelry! I adore hand made pendants, necklaces or rings

• gemstone chips

• 4 mm - 6 mm beads!

• ATCs

• drawings

• touristy stickers from your country

• anything hand-made

• anything celestial, with sun/moon/stars

• poems written by you!

• anything with any of my ABCs of likes on them

• shared knowledge of your witchy practices, i am always intrigued to learn more!!

i am not offended by darker or otherwise weird themed items or art, i enjoy it just as much! Halloween things are loved all year round, too :-)

A: Animals, Art, Aquarius, altar-items, armadillos

B: Blueberries, Bats, botanical, beads, bracelets, butterflies, beetles, bugs & bug art!

C: crystals, celestial, culture, caterpillars, creepy-cute, cottagecore, cecropia-moth, cherubs, Chrysocolla, Charoite

D:

E: english bluebell flowers

F: Fairies, Fruits, Flowers, Forest

G: Gel Pens, goth, gemstones, gnomes, glitter

H: Honey, honeybees, herbalism, hermit-crabs, HALLOWEEN ❤️

I: Irredescent, iris-flowers

J: Jellyfish, jam

K: Kewpies, koalas

L: Lace, luna-moths, lilacs

M: Moon, Moths, Mail Art, Milka, Magick, Manatees, mushrooms, mythical-beings, manta rays

N: Notecards, neons

O: Ocean, octopus, oddities

P: Plants, pansies, poodles, pendants, pastel-goth, plague doctor art, paganism, patchouli, peace

Q: quests

R: Recipes, roses, rubber-stamps, rosy maple moths, rabbits, raspberries, ravens, reindeer, rhinos

S: Stickers, sun, stars, snakes, seahorses, snails, snacks, spooky, strange, strawberries, snapdragons, styrax-benzoin

T: Tea, Tattoo-style, thrifting

U: Universe, unicorns

V: Vintage, veggies, violets

W: Washi, woodland-magic, witchy

X:

Y: yard-sale finds, yetis, yuzu

Z: zebra calcite

For any swaps regarding teas, chocolates etc. i decided to add this in! I am not too picky and like trying new things :-) and i LOVE honey of all flavors! any time i travel, i make sure to stop at a local shop to grab some of the local honey. My favs I've "collected" are blueberry honey from Maine, raspberry honey from Connecticut, and a jar of honey from Germany & Texas from fellow SB members!

favorite flavors: mint, chocolate, blueberry, raspberry, anything unusual

PLEASE EXCLUDE:chamomile, green tea (i prefer black tea!), peach, mango, blackberry or mixed berry flavors, non-flavored tea such as breakfast tea and white chocolate

When it comes to incense, perfume roll-ons or sprays i dont enjoy anything powdery floral! i like a more crisp fresh floral, like the true scent of a flowers petals. For example i LOVE a true gardenia scent! But dislike a powdery rose smell

my absolute favorite scent is styrax benzoin, it is quite hard to find where i am :(

patchouli is tricky, i find i love some but noticed darker patchouli just smells like wet dirt and moss to me.. eek!

Other likes: nag champa, vanilla, sweet+smokey scents or sweet+spicy scents, fruity+sensual scents

Other Dislikes: ylang ylang, citrus scents like mandarin orange or grapefruit, honeydew melon, mossy scents

• no anime, manga, or cartoon-y type things
• Office supplies- please dont send sticky notes, paperclips, highlighters, pens or pencils. I prefer things like journals, notecards, cute memo pads or washi!
• Kid items. i dread receiving reward stickers, and things like toy story, frozen, elmo, etc.. i do not have kids and have no interest in kiddy things!
• nothing religious or political, respectfully. With the exception of pagan related items or other magickal elements
• nothing regarding certain fan bases. Examples: star wars, Harry Potter, Disney etc.
• dragons
• stereo-typical witch themed items. You know what im talking about.. the green old Halloween witch with that hat and broom!