smokeandmirrors

Profile updated January 25th, 2013

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Hi, my name is Laura, I’m 24 years of age and live in Melbourne, Australia with my fiancé Nathan and our three cats; Noodles, Kink and Mini Minx. I am marrying the man of my dreams in September this year!

I have a flickr account where I try to upload photo’s of everything I send and receive so if you want a surprise don't look! :-D

I must say here that I do re-gift some items. While I do appreciate the effort sometimes items are just not right for me. I would prefer to pass them on and make someone else happy with them rather than leaving them in my cupboard.

I re-use and recycle mailing products such as satchels and boxes so don't be alarmed if you receive a parcel that looks a little beaten up! The contents will be safe!

These are some of the things i love to receive. I also have another longer list lower on my profile which sort of summarises everything. :-)

No crafty items please!!!

Keyrings/Keychains
You can guarantee i will LOVE any keyring you send me! I currently have over 770 in my collection. My favourites are the tourist/souvenir type keyrings from any town, country, state, county, tourist destination, museum, zoo, aquarium, landmark, company/business, product, store etc. but I also collect any other types too.

You can view much of my collection HERE I'm still in the process of trying to scan and upload the rest!

Weddings
I am engaged to my wonderful partner Nathan and we will be getting married in September this year. To aid me i could use any of the following as I'm creating an emergency kit, just in case anything goes wrong on the day. I would love any of the following to put into the kit:
- A pack of bobby pins
- Purple or white hair elastics
- Spare earring backs
- Small pack of tissues
- A small bottle of hand sanitiser

At this point the above list is all i am in need of. This may change when i have enough of certain items but for now this is all. :-)

Lord of the Rings/Tolkien/The Hobbit
I am a !!HUGE!! fan of The Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit and Tolkien's other works; i just love them!! So if you could send me absolutely ANYTHING (aside from magazine clippings) about Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit or Tolkien's other novels i would be ever so grateful!!!! They can be items based on the books or the movies as i love both!

I would especially love any small collectibles that you have of Lord of the Rings such as bookmarks, trading cards, stickers, pickers/tazo's etc. as i am trying to complete my collections of these.

USED Postage Stamps or Unused Australian Stamps
I collect used postage stamps from any Country. Please try and always use stamps on any letters/parcels that you post me. Please do not send me stamps that are torn, drawn on or have sticky tape on them as these are no good for a collection. I can also use 60c Australian stamps for me to use :-)

Dr. Seuss Books
I collect Dr. Seuss books. I only wish to receive second hand books if they are in good condition please. At the moment I am looking for the following titles:
- Dr. Seuss’ Sleep Book
- Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?
- Daisy-Head Mayzie
- If I Ran The Zoo
- On Beyond Zebra

Christmas Items
I love Christmas! The following are Christmas items i would like to receive. I don't need anything that's not on this list as i have plenty of other supplies already:

• Christmas socks (Ladies Size 2-8)
• Children's illustrated Christmas books/stories (Love these!)
• Clear/Empty Christmas baubles

Please don't send me Christmas notepads, pens or erasers as these will go to waste.

Books
I would love any of the following books; second hand is perfectly fine provided the pages aren't missing :) Thrift/Op shops usually have some fantastic books!
- Anything written by Tolkien or about the Lord of the Rings
- Any books written by Terry Pratchett or Neil Gaiman

Socks
I am always looking for new socks with something unusual on them. Things such as dragons, skulls, cats, Christmas etc would be great! Any style except toe socks or knee highs please! (Australian ladies size 2-8)

Favourites/Wishlist Items
I always love receiving anything off my Etsy Favourites or my Book Depository Wishlist. Lots of under $5 items on both and Book Depository offers free shipping.

Feel free to send items for my fiancé Nathan or any of our cats in any swaps/tags/raks/wishes that you send me. :-)

For my fiancé Nathan (Birthday 5th July - Age 23)
- Unused Australian Club Nintendo Points Cards (They come in selected Wii/Nintendo games)
- Video Game Strategy Guides (Used is fine)
- Anything for or to do with Super Nintendo, Nintendo or Nintendo 64; including games, accessories, spare cords, nintendo collectibles (Used is fine)
- Video Game or Computer Magazines. Doesn't matter how old or how recent - from any console/platform. (Used is fine)
- Clinkers (Milk or Dark)
- Cookies and Cream Kit Kats
- Gummi Bears or worms
- Mario Kart, New Super Mario Bros Wii, Super Mario Galaxy, Zelda or other Nintendo related trading cards, loose or in packs

If you live in Australia he would also love:
- Nori Sheets (At the supermarket in the Asian sections)
- Tinned seafood (Tuna, salmon, muscles, oysters)
- BBQ Sauce or Spicy/Chilli sauces. (He loves these, the hotter the better!)

If you need more ideas just PM me!

For Noodles and Kink (Birthday: 4th February - Age 4)
- Cat food treats(Cravers, chicken jerky, dried fish etc. etc. Any of those little treat packs)
- Any toys with bells on or in
- Any small cat food tins or small food sachets (Any brand)
- Toys with feathers or fluffy bits on them.
- Cat dry food (Any brand)

For Mini Minx (Birthday 13th July, Age 8)
- Tins of Tuna
- Cat food tins or cat food sachets (Any brand)

Please do not send any cat toys with long thread or string as this is a health risk for cats if swallowed and also none of our cats like catnip or vibrating toys (they are scared of these!).

If you are sending something for Nathan, or the cats please label it so i know who it is for!

Pirates of the Caribbean, The Lord of the Rings, Robin Hood: Men In Tights, The Chronicles of Riddick, Harry Potter, Love Actually, Moulin Rouge, Sin City, V For Vendetta, Identity, Saw, Batman, Wanted, Tokyo Gore Police, Repo: The Genetic Opera.

I am looking for DVD's that are listed below - Region 4 only please!! (Australia & NZ). Used is fine provided they still play of course!
- Saw V
- Hellboy
- Jaws 2 - Halloween III, The Curse of Michael Myers, Resurrection or the Remake
- X-Men I or II
- George of the Jungle
- Muppets Take Manhattan

Meat Loaf, H.I.M., Alter Bridge, Breaking Benjamin, Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons, Marilyn Manson, One Republic, The Pretty Reckless, Pop Evil, Aqua.

I love Rock, Pop, 50’s, 60’s, punk and Power Ballads.

I also enjoy musical comedians Weird Al, Tim Minchin and David O'Doherty.

Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Gilmore Girls, Drew Carey’s Green Screen Show, Stargate Atlantis/SG1, Joan of Arcadia, Desperate Housewives, Lost, Scrubs, Beauty and the Geek, Four Weddings, Master Chef, The Big Bang Theory, Pretty Little Liars, Revenge, How I Met Your Mother.

This is a summary of things I like to receive in swaps.

• Keyrings/Keychains
• Anything off my Etsy Favourites
• Anything off my Book Depository Wishlist
• Club Nintendo Points Cards (Unused - they come in select Wii games)
• Wedding Items (As listed above)
• Used Postage Stamps
• Dr. Seuss Books (As listed above)
• Christmas items (as listed above)
• Gothic/Skull/Dragon/Cat Socks (Ladies Size 2-8)
• Anything from my Etsy Favourites
• Items for my fiancé Nathan
• Items for our cats Noodles, Kink and Mini Minx
• Any Meat Loaf CD's; Albums or Singles (Second Hand fine)
• Unused Australian Postage Stamps (Any denomination, 60c stamps in particular)
• Address Labels for me (Preferably without my username please)
• Address labels that read either "L.Binek & N.Purdue" or "N. Purdue & L.Binek" with my address
• Blank address label sheets for me to print on
• Unusual snacks: sweet or savoury from Countries other than Australia
• Woolworths/Safeway, Jay Jays, ColesMyer Group, Big W/Wish, Officeworks or Harvey Norman gift cards. Any denomination would be wonderful no matter how small! (From Australia Only!!! - I use these to get photo's printed or pick up little bits and pieces for myself :D)
• Angels for any flaked swaps(These are listed below)
• Any Movies on DVD that are listed above. (Used would be fine)
• Birthday cards written to either myself or Nathan near our Birthdays.
• Cookie cutters in the shapes of the card suits: Diamond, Clubs, Heart, Spades

These are the items/things that i am really looking for or hoping to receive at the moment. If you could send me anything off this list i would be extremely grateful!!!

• Unused Australian Club Nintendo Points Cards (They come in select Wii/Nintendo games)

• Wedding Goodies! As are listed above.

• Old cassette tapes; doesn't matter what they are!

The list BELOW is a list of things i DON'T want. I'm amazed at how many people still send me items on this list! I really really don't want anything that is listed below, at all please.

• Scented or Healthy/Beauty items This means no candles, soap, incense, make up, body products, air fresheners, creams etc.

  • No food with the following flavours or ingredients: Mint, cherry, corn, aniseed or cinnamon.
    -Nothing pink, green or brown. Or any combo of these.
  • No tea, coffee or hot chocolate
  • No Religious items
  • No items with images of flowers or butterflies
  • No products made with animal fur
  • No hair Accessories (Hair Clips, ties, scrunchies etc. I wear my hair down so i can't use any of these items)
  • No items for arts and/or crafts. (This includes; thread, fabric, buttons, felt, scrapbooking, ric rac, ribbon, wool, etc.)
  • No postcards (I no longer collect these)
  • No erasers (I don't use or collect them)
  • No fridge Magnets (Unless they are Lord of the Rings ones)
  • No pens (unless i actually request them in a wishlist)
  • No hand bags, satchel bags, tote bags etc.
  • No bookmarks
  • Coin Purses - i just don't use them
  • Wine Bottle holders (I don't drink wine)

Bucket List Swap
Flaked on by all three partners!!!! :-O They were: @jayeme , @EllieSparkle and @Court88sc Angelled by: @blockstar , @draco and @liseylootas

Christmas Card Swap - Australia Only
by @mandymoo Angelled by @raspberryrose

SECRET SANTA GIFT EXCHANGE by @rhiann Angelled by @TeaNi

For My Other Half ~ Intl And then i tried to get it angeled in Angel Swap....For Those Who Have Been Scammed and was flaked on in that too! Angelled by * @Giraffeandrabbti *.

100 Baby Names by @AuntieM Angelled by * @MrsRankin *.

100 Things that make/made you happy by @AuntieM and @renbrant Angelled by * @neca84 * and * @Mappy *.