starrycat

!ReAd Me FiRsT! If you do not receive anything from me, please contact me about the swap- I always send and will resend if necessary.
The international post seems to be taking longer than usuall to reach some of the people I'm swapping with for some unknown reason that I have not been able to figure out yet....as it is, if you are waiting on a swap from me and you are NOT in the US, please send me a message so I can keep a log of the different packages and where they were going to see if its only certain countries or similar packages that are causeing the delay's, as well as arrnage resends if need be...

I kept dragging my feet about redoing my profile this year- i'm not sure why I hate filling out profiles so much, ha ha. I found that my tastes for what I love to swap and what I don't need or have no interests in has changed over the past year a bit...or perhaps I'm becoming picky....lol. Mainly, I'm interested in swaping Kawaii goodies to a point, different types of handmade crafts, teas, candies, jewelry, makeup, accessories, Japanese fashion goodies, Asian themed dolls and dishes, bento and chopsticks...and things of that nature.

About me personally, I'm currently 28, and I'm single. I have two roommates who always want to know what new goodies I am getting in the mail! I work full time for FedEx Freight as a Customer Service Rep, and I am also working on my bachelor's degree with a dual major in English Language Learner Studies and English. I like to travel and love things from different parts of the world, especially foods and candies. So far, I have been to Mexico, Canada, India, Nepal, N. Ireland, Germany, France, Mozambique, Swaziland, and Japan. I am a believer in Jesus Christ, and I would also request that I not be sent anything symbolizing any other religions/spiritual beliefs, or anything pagan/occultish in nature.

Now on to more fun stuff to find out about me!

My list of favorite crafts keeps dwindling because I don't have time to do anything hardly anymore....ha ha.

What I do enjoy is drawing, painting, making jewelry and accessories, fiddling with graphic design projects, and occassionally making post cards.

I would be interested in learning how to make amigurumi's- if anyone has any easy tutorials and how-to's for making amigurumi's I'd be interested!

I'm also developing an interest in making things for my Blythes and Pullips!

To that end, since I make jewelry, accesories, and things for my dolls, I like ribbon and lace that I can use for projects such as that. Wired ribbon is fine IF the wire can be easily removed.

Movies are a passion, and I spend many an hour watching movies while I'm doing other things...like school work or crafting. I have too many favorites to mention, but genre's I like are action/adventure, suspense, comedy, foreign- movies I've watched most recently and enjoyed include Prince of Persia; Sands of Time, SALT, Knight and Day, Inception, The A Team, Grown-ups.

Movies that will always be favorites are Posiden, The Bourne Trilogy, The Transporter, Flightplan, Pirates of the Caribbean, Returner, Casino Royale ( I LOVE Daniel Craig as James Bond), Sahara (love Matthew McConahey as well), The Dark Knight....my tastes in movies tend to be rather like a guy's I've been told.

I do not like and have no interest in the Harry Potter movies, Horror movies, or the Twilight Series.

Television prefernces tend to flow along the same vein as movies as far as likes go with ONE major exception- I love Say Yes to the Dress! Randy kills me, I love him, ha ha. I also like other reality based shows of that nature, like Horders, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Cake Boss (another major fav), Undercover Boss, Trading Spaces, While You Were Out- guess you could say I like reality shows like one would find on HGTV or TLC....none of this Kardashian/Survivor crap.

Prime time entertainment- I have to admit that I am a sucker for becoming fans of shows after they are no longer on tv...ha ha. Case in point, I love wasting time watching Friends, the old SNL when Adam Sandler and the crew were on it, Everybody Loves Raymond, George Lopez.

Favorite shows of all, however, happens to be Bones, 24, Cold Case, Without a Trace, Lost, X-Files, The Office, The Middle, Modern Family, Cougar Town, Alias

A Few of My Favorite Things:

Kawaii goodies from brands like San-x (My favorite!), Q-lia, Crux, Lemon, Mind Wave,Sanrio. I'm not as picky about kawaii things as some BUT as a rule, I don't typically like korean brands, only Japanese brands! Check out my likes and dislikes for specifics!

Cute pens and pencils

Glass, resin, pottery, bone, horn, clay, lampwork, crystal beads and silvertone jewelry findings

Cabocans, charms and pendents for jewelry/accessory making.

Jewelry- see the likes for specifics!

Funky socks

Wrist bands/cuffs

Paperboy/painter's hats (basically the style of hats you can get at Hot Topic...lol)

Leggings and long fingerless gloves...lol basically funky Accessories like you'd find at Hot Topic) this includes headbands

Foreign candies- esp Japanese

Plushies (Kawaii only)

Keychains/Cell Phone Charms ( I collect for my mini christmas tree or to hang off of purses, etc)

Chapstick/lip balm flavored like candy, soda pop, ice cream and desserts. I likes the werid flavors....lol

Chop sticks and bento accessories!!

Melting waffers

Tea and coffee

Asian dishes/trinkets/dolls

Origami paper

Mugs and glasses

Snoopy items

Candies- See the likes/dislikes

Fav. Color(s)- Orange, Silver, Black, Burgandy, Metallic Purple, Magenta, Aqua.

Funky note cards

Deco tape

funky erasers shaped like different things. I really like the Iwaco erasers.

Candies in particular (since I'm in candy swaps quite frequently, lol)- I will love you forever if you send me foreign candies!!! Be it from Japan, China, Asia, Europe, where ever, I will like it!!! I like Chocolate the most, but no White Chocolate!!! I prefer dark chocolate over milk, and I like both solid and filled chocolates, as well as exotic flavorings, like orange, mint, raspberry, strawberry, coffee, mocha, tiramitsu, cranberry, Irish Creme, liquer, etc. I also like hard candy, gummies, biscuit cookies, pocky, fran, and pretz, etc.

Favorite Kawaii characters/animals- Nyan Nyanko and Rilakkuma are my favorites! Like seriously, you can't go wrong with either of these two cuties! I also like Kamo Platapus, Black Animals, Suki to Issyo, Jewel Cat, Kogepan,Tire Dog, Boots Kutusita Nyanko, Ruu and Suu, Beer-san, Sushi Panda, Mamegoma, Monokuro Boo, Rice Ball Sushi Family, Afro Ken, Tarepanda, Little Twin Stars, Hello Kitty, Cinnamaroll, Tenorikuma, any Story book Characters (like Alice in wonderland, etc.),Happy Memorial Sky Bear, Charmmy Kitty, doggies, kitties, rabbits, kawaii girls, Cake Fashions, Milk Tea, Chococat, Sugar bunnies, pandas, Hard Candy, Baby Jam, Love Tomo, Girls School, Masyumaru, Brown Sugar, Hannari Tofu, Mezzo Piano, Cheese Family, Yogurt Kun, Milkuma, etc.

(more to come)

Candy: I DO NOT LIKE ANYTHING sour or super sweet, like shock tarts, nerds, smarties, sweet tarts!! Also, I do not like Coconut, and I am allergic to Walnuts and Pecans!!

Carmex lip balm

Kawaii food with faces unless the character is listed above,

Ghosts, witches, vampires, faeries, elves, dragons, zombies, devils and anything along those lines (like in images, kawaii characters, trinkets and nicnaks, and the like)

Spottie Dottie

frogs and insects

real animals, food, and people on Kawaii stationary goods,

JUNK

dollar store stationary, folded stationary. I ONLY collect kawaii stationary, so don't send me ANY stationary unless it's kawaii,Snoopy, or really cute!!! Also I don't want any more Orange Story, Morning Glory, or Korean brand Stationary goods! No Lisa Frank!!

Flowerly scented things make me want to gag....please don't send it. Exceptions to this will be listed in the likes section.

cherry flavored lip balm

plastic beads!!

Earl Grey Tea

This section is all about my girls and their brother- my blythes, pullip, and taeyang! Their pictures are coming soon, but here is a bit about each of them and their styles/likes.

~Kaya~
My first doll and the only pullip of the bunch! Kaya is tall and thin, and likes styles that emphasize her long legs and modern style. Kaya has long copper curls and has a punk style- she likes bright colors, though orange is her favorite color!

~Yuka~ Yuka is my dark haired Blythe who likes to wear wigs and experiment with new looks. Yuka is a true Harajuku girl and likes the lolita style- Frilly dresses. big shoes, and cute hats and hair accessories. Her current desire- to have an Alice in Wonderland outfit!

~Maia~
Maia is Yuka's older sister and is the calm one of the bunch! She is more into the Mori girl style and she likes creams, browns, and blacks! Maia likes to travel and dreams of owning a Japanese Kimono.

~ Merritt~ The newest member of the family is Merritt, the girls' steampunk/futuristic loving brother. He's into a futuristic punk style more than anything and is the first Taeyang to join the bunch!

The kids need to acquire a techinal home in the near future- more to come on what that will look like with their individual styles :)

None of my girls are really into things, more into clothes and enjoy getting new clothes and shoes for their closet! However, the girls do NOT like knits or crocheted items, nor do they like skulls, devils, or anything of the sort!!