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Update: I now have the internet and my login! Hello, Flickr, and Swap-Bot. I'll be catching up on mail and ratings ASAP. I sent a few pieces of mail out before I moved and have received 3 since I moved.

Under my urban exterior, I'm a hippy at heart. I love farmer's markets, having long hair, organic goods, all natural craft material, no-cruelty silk, handmade gifts, etc. Animals and the environment are very important to me. I daydream of leaving the plastic city life behind and buying a cabin and learning to live off the land. Hopefully, one day. (Once I get over my addiction to sparkly things.)

Some of my favorite quotes are from Eleanor Roosevelt:

Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people.

It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.

People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.

I'm the master of needle breaking! Sewing needles don't like me. Neither does the thread tension setting. I'm a masochist who likes to try sewing tiny little objects and failing over and over again.

I also dabble in other various forms of arts and crafts that aren't so painful: water color, gouache, acrylic, oil, crayons, sparkly glitter, beading, wires, clay, paper, wood, envelope making, etc.

Amateurish at most, incredibly lucky on occasion.

I relish using material for things they're not made for. It's like breaking the school rules! Sweet!! But sometimes that gets me into trouble. Ugh, sour.

Items:

• vintage goods (1960's & prior. Esp. accessories, pinup art, sewing goods, magazine clippings, and office supplies)
• hand crafted hair clips/bobby pins (crochet, sewn, etc.)
• fabric
• buttons
• Fimo clay blocks
• fruit or flower clay canes
• beads
• cabochons
• brads
• lace (esp. black... anything but cream. I have loads of cream lace.)
• glitter (Oh, Martha Stewart does it right! Super fine and pretty wins my heart. But I really do love all types.)
• gel pens (Anything by Sakura FTW)
• embossing powder (Any kind, right now I only have clear fine)
• stamp pads
• rubber/clear stamps (especially of alphabets, patterns, and jars)
• pigment powder
• markers/pens that show on black
• eco spray paint
• tiny tiny glass jars
• Friendly Plastic
• no.1 fav = kawaii Japanese goods (I love the older or more strange/unique/obscure characters. Not so fond of Sanrio or Rilakkuma/TarePanda. Any other designs are a green light! Used goods or just sheets are welcome. Of course, new items would be amazing.)

Designs:

• argyle
• plaid/tartan
• checkers
• polka dots
• ice cream
• strawberries
• cute food
• fairy tales (Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Alice, Sleeping Beauty)
• drinks
• candy
• Le Petit Prince
• anime/manga
• Asia artists, boys and girls drawn

Colors:

• all, the more colorful, the better! (But tastefully, yeah? haha Not like color vomit, please.)

Shapes:

• buttons
• bows
• sakura/cherry blossoms
• apple blossoms
• ume/plum blossoms
• stars
• droplets (tear drop)
• bottles
• jars

Animals/Mythical Beings:

• pandas
• all felines
• mermaids
• bunnies
• dinosaurs
• lambs
• alligators
• llamas
• alpacas
• dragons
• wolves
• foxes
• peacocks, those showy tubby cute things!

Scents:

• Lychee
• Apple
• Citrus
• Cranberry
• Coffee

Miscellaneous:

• Strongbad
• Forrest Griffin
• 80's Transformers
• Mac Danzig
• Bruce Lee

Crazy wish list: (Swap? let me know)

• large (around 1 & 1/2") die cutters/punchers, especially scalloped edged oval/circle/squares/hearts... I might faint if I ever get one of these. One of those things I keep intending to buy, but never do.
• I just stepped on a needle. Over 1cm into my heel. I think I need a pin cushion pretty badly now. (I've been holding out for my dream Amigurumi cactus pin cushion, or stuffed kawaii food pin cushion or some cool vintage pin cushion. But then I'd need to learn how to crochet or sew properly or get really lucky. Which is slowly happening, but not soon enough. Surprisingly, there was very little blood. A lot of pain, though. Yeah... yeah... This is definitely on my to buy list.)
• Crop-a-dile or an efficient eyelet puncher device. Used, old, anything as long as it really works! I might drop down on my knees in gratitude. haha (Seriously, you don't even know...)

If I did anything that merits less than a 5, please give me the chance to correct it before rating me.

I absolutely do my best, full effort to please you the first time around! But I understand that everyone has different tastes, and if you have any advice on how I can improve, or need to resend, I'm very open to it. It's a learning experience after all.

Just a list, so I can keep track of things.

Sent and waiting arrival confirmation:

• Dangerous Moustache souvenir
• Maggles45 mini resend

(Thank you for your consideration.)

Please do not send any food/edible items.

I don't have space for things like stuffed animals, but I love kawaii charms that are 3" or smaller.

Love seeing stamps on envelopes!