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strawberrymilkmade

Date Joined: March 23, 2011
Last Online: June 20, 2013

Country: United States
www.strawberrymilkmade.com
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About Me

Alt text Hello! I'm Lani. I live a dual life that would do James Bond proud. Except in a cuter, less threatening way: I am all justice-business by day & naughty illustrator by night. I love seeing postage stamps on packages.

Alt text I'm raising a 2 year old daughter, Mo. She personifies love & happiness. She's number 1 in my heart.

Alt text Looking for swap or purchase: Old kawaii stationery memo pads, sticker flakes & mixed memo grabbies. 2005 or older.

Alt text If you have any comments or concerns about a swap, messages are welcome. Please write to me before rating or commenting on my profile. I appreciate the courtesy. (Especially since I put a lot of TLC into my swaps.)

Favorite Art

Favorite Manga:

SKIP BEAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Moyashimon: Tales of Agriculture もやしもん

Honey & Clover: Shinobu Morita & Hagumi Hanamoto

Paradise Kiss: Yukari "Caroline" Hayasaka & Miwako Sakurada

Otomen!!!

Kimi Ni Todoke

Ouran High School Host Club: Kyoya Ootori, Tamaki Suou, Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin, Haruhi Fujioka

Nana: Nana Osaki

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time: Chiaki Mamiya & Makoto Konno

Sakuran: Kiyoha

Sailor Moon (all Sailor Scouts, Tuxedo Mask, Luna, & Artemis. hahaha I feel like 12 years old listing this.)

Lum Urusei Yatsura: Lum & Ten-chan!

Ranma 1/2: Ranma, Ryoga, P-chan

Cutie Honey: Honey Kisaragi & all Honey versions

Katekyo Hitman Reborn!: All of the Vongola family, especially Reborn

Vampire Knight: Zero, Yuuki, & Kuran

Manhwa: Bride of the Water God

Favorite Colors

Alt text Purple, blue, & green!! All shades!

Alt text Pastels, neon, rainbows, mint green, black... I like all colors, but Orange is last on the list.

Some days it's Karen O, other times it's Rainbow Brite.

Wish List

Alt text For my daughter: kawaii stuffies, Fairy Kei accessories, giant pom pom hairclips or bracelets, hairclips, vintage children's books, cute leggings (adult size fits her just fine) or high socks (size 2 year old), bouncy balls, anything for age 2+. She loves opening packages along with Jefe! (... Still getting used to "Mama," okay?! hahaha)

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60's & prior retro items
1960's girls/illustrations
accessories (love bold styles: earrings, ring, bracelet 5.5" wrist, long necklaces)
beads (esp. glass, rainbow colored, bow, star shaped)
black safety pins
chains!!! (plastic or metal, any color, for jewelry making not s&m! naughty mind!) ❤
copic markers ❤❤❤
deco den supplies (Japanese clay, cabochons, bow shaped clay canes, sparkly goodies! swoon!)
deco tape (esp. cats, boy/girl characters, lace patterns, bows, animals, food...) ❤❤
die punchers/cutters (esp. looking for tiny airplane & tiny umbrella) ❤
envelope patterns/stencils
fabric (especially kawaii, cute patterns, tiny patterns, stars, strawberries, polka dots, etc.)
fashion magazines (old or new, from Japan or Korea)
used foreign postage stamps & old US stamps
handmade crafts of Etsy quality
ribbons
rubber stamps (the kinds I love: cute & tiny, patterns, big empty jar, little bows, big bows, cats, anything kawaii)
Sakura pens
scrapbook paper (esp. in a pad, I don't own a single one.)
spools of multi-colored thread
star shaped jewelry
stickers
tiny stickers (stars, hearts, bows) ❤
tiny tiny confetti glitter (like little hearts, stars, bows)
vintage buttons
Tsukineko/Versacraft/ink pads (Strangely, I don't have any pink or purple. I'd love anything though!) ❤❤❤
washi/paper tape/MT masking tape ❤❤❤

I love these brands/styles & anything like them: Baby the Stars Shine Bright, Angelic Pretty, Alice and the Pirates, Innocent World, HellCatPunks

Yeahhhh this list is slowly turning into my shopping list! I'll get these things some day, eventually. :) (Can I list "true love" here, too?!!)

Kawaii Wish List WIP

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Alt text Kawaii stuffies & hair clips for my daughter.

Alt text Items I collect: deco tape, letter sets, mini letter sets, loose sheets, memo pads, sticker sheets, sticker sacks, sticker flakes, envelopes, rubber stamps (Pretty much anything. hahaha)

Alt text By Designs:

any cat-themed deco tape (ESPECIALLY NyanNyanNyanko deco tape)❤❤❤
big stickers from sticker sacks (I like to decorate my laptop & daughter's things with these.) ❤
black cat anything (except San-X Socks Kuttsushita or Jet-Toy. Jet-Toy scares me. haha) ❤
Christmas/Winter themed
Deco tape: Mamegoma, Little Twin Stars, cute girl designs, cats, fairytales ❤❤❤❤❤❤ (Oh, I hurt for these!)
Drawn girls/boys (Love Tomo, Baby Jam, Little Witch Town, etc.) ❤❤❤
Fairytale theme ❤❤❤
Food with faces ❤❤
Food with drawn characters ❤❤❤
Halloween themed
Loose memo sheets with envelope patterns ❤❤❤ (I just joined a swap for them & found I only have 3 envelope memo sheets! Gahh! I'm making them by hand now.)
Mermaids ❤❤❤
Milk ❤❤
Pandas
Sakura
Strawberries

Alt text By Brands:

Crux: Biikaa-kun (Beaker-kun), Biizuu-chan (Beads-chan)
Kamio: Love Cat, Blacky Panda, Hard Candy ❤❤❤
Lemon Co: Anything. LOVE this brand.
Midori: Anything
Mind Wave: Baby Jam, Ichigo Ichie, Little Witch Town ❤❤❤ (I would drop to my knees in kawaii heaven if I ever got this! Especially the letter set!)
Pool Cool: Fizzy Girl ❤❤❤
Preco: Anything. LOVE this brand.
Q-Lia: Honey Candy, Little Fairy Tale, & Candy Dolls
San-X: Nyan Nyan Nyanko, Sun Chan, Beer Chan, Mikan Bouya, Sentimental Circus, LE characters
Sanrio: Little Twin Stars, Deery Lou, Keroppi, Masyumaro, Nyokki & Penne, Robowan
Youmec: Anything! LOVE this brand.

Alt text Dislikes, please do NOT send to me: Jetoy Choo Choo, kawaii photos of real people/animals designs, Hello Kitty, Piggy Girl, Socks Kuttsushita, Tarepanda, or Rilakkuma. (No offense. He's just not the bear for me.)

(When I say "Anything," I really mean, "Anything BUT..." hahaha)

Favorite Music

Alt text The Smiths, OMD, The Cure, Marvelous Toy, JayMay, Joan Jett, Acidman, Elefant, The Pixies, New Order, Amuro Namie, Shinee, Cut Copy, El Perro Del Mar, Kasabian circa 2004, Elefant, 2PM...

There are too many bands/musicians/singers that I like & my taste is all over the place.

1960's Rock, 1980's New Wave, K-Pop...

I am a huge Paul McCartney fan! Love The Beatles.

Favorite Fairytales & Books

Alt text Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Goldilocks, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Alice in Wonderland

Alt text A lot of the Brothers Grimm/Charles Perrault works

Le Petit Prince

MIA Mail

Alt text Swaps never received:

Kayoko x SMM & What I sent.

♥ Pretty Bow Swap: Revised ♥ by PinkyPao.

Ratings

PinkPosy29 rated for Make someones day for 46 cents #10 USA on Jun 9, 2013

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Comment: Thanks for all the goodies!

Response: Phew! Yay! Glad the 2nd package arrived. <3

CupcakeSprinkles rated for HUGE 4x6 Memo Sheet Swap #2 on Jun 6, 2013

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Comment: Thank you so much Lani, you didn't need to send me that many extras lol! I don't mind receiving diecut and tabbed ones :) they're awesome to wrote notes on and stick into my planner! Don't worry about it next time, just drop me a note :) thank you so much again for all the cute memos you send to me ^^ ❤❤❤

Response: Thanks for the rating, Linda. <3 I'm really relieved it arrived safely. I'll be sure to message you next time, so I don't stress out so much. (@_@) I hope you're having a great summer! XO

kelliramirez rated for Instagram Love ☚ on Jun 5, 2013

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Comment: you were supposed to let me know you were from swap-bot in one of the comments you left but ill give you a 5 since I'm sure it was just an honest mistake :)

Response: I actually wasn't done commenting/browsing. I haven't clicked "sent items," yet. I only did a little skim while I was out of town. I hope that explains that. :)

littlestar714 rated for Littlestar714 x StrawberryMilkMade on Jun 3, 2013

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Comment: Lani you totally outdid yourself! There were sooo many extras and so much awesome stuff you gave me! I am extremely happy with this swap! If you ever want to do another one just let me know! Thank you so much!!! :D

Response: You, too, Jess! I loved the swap, thank you. WHO is that cute little girl on the strawberry sticker?!!! xD She is on my big time WANT list now. haha

biohazard rated for Instagram Love ☚ on Jun 3, 2013

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Comment: thank you!! loove yours tamps!

Response: Thanks for adding me, biohazard! Your Instagram is super cool. I actually haven't completed this swap/marked it sent, yet, but hopefully you don't mind more likes/comments from me! :3

Angdev rated for Instagram Love ☚ on Jun 1, 2013

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Response: I actually wasn't done commenting/browsing. I haven't clicked "sent items," yet. I only did a little skim while I was out of town. I hope that explains that. :)

indigorose rated for Instagram Love ☚ on Jun 1, 2013

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Comment: Thank you for all the nice comments! :)

bruxbaby rated for Make someones day for 46 cents #10 USA on May 22, 2013

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Comment: I loved this swap and everything you sent. Thanks so much!!

Response: Yay! Thank you, too! <3

bizzles rated for Big 4x6 Memo Swap With a Surprise!!! on May 22, 2013

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Comment: Aw, Thank you! Your package DID make me feel like a winner! I absolutely LOVE the Monokuro Boo Sticker Flakes!!! The envelope was decorated so pretty and everything was packaged so nicely, it made me feel like I was opening gifts! I love all the extras, especially the tear out memos. They are really cute! thanks for all the great cuteness and extra <3's for you! Id love to do a private swap with you sometime!!! Msg me! Oh, the stamps on the package are wonderful too! Thank you for spending the extra time, to really make my day. You, my dear, are a Darling swapper! <3 <3 <3 <3

Response: YeeeahhhhhYAAAAAAY!!! xD Phew! I am so happy to read this feedback! haha Thanks, Bizzles. I get so worried about mailing off memo sheets--like "PLEASE do not be bent or watered or lost!" Thank you for letting me know they arrived safely with such a sweet rating. I'd love to do a private swap some day! I don't know what I have that I didn't just send to you, though. LOL xD Those mixed memo grabbies really get me!

ColoradoKate rated for KSU: Pick Your Own Theme Kawaii Package!!! on May 7, 2013

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Comment: ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!!? :D What a great package!!! I was JUST thinking about how I wanted some new Kutusita Nyanko lettersets, and these ones are just great. Thanks so much for the memo pad too - I really think you spent too much! ;) The extras are super duper too - I will definitely use the card holder, and I've never seen those rip-apart memos before! I'll use the smaller ones on packages for my return address. Love it. :) Thank you so much! xoxoxox

Response: YAY! Mission accomplished! xD I'm so happy it hit the spot. Thank you for letting me know it arrived safely & how much you enjoyed it. I'm always happy to get you as a partner, Kate! XO

nanetteyf rated for Private Swap: NanetteyF x StrawberryMilkMade on May 4, 2013

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Comment: Are you trying to make me cry too?? I think by your thoughtfulness you are :-). I don't have the words to tell you how much I L❤VE your piggy artwork on the bag and coin purse ( btw, I totally needed one, and now I've got the cutest one in the world!). I love piggies so much! I wish I could collect everything with your piggies on them! (Your my new kawaii craze 😝) as soon as I got your bag, I dumped everything out of my old one and started using is right away! I even got a complement on it wanting to know where I got it, and I very proudly told them "my friend made it for me!" :). And the book you sent.... Where did you get it from?! I can't believe I've never seen this book, it's incredibly sweet and adorable! I had the best time reading it to my kids, who after it was done put on a play about it for me! So cute! :) I really can't thank you enough not only for a wonder swap but for your friendship too! Thanks lani :)

Response: Ahh, Nanette!! This comment made my day! I am so happy you enjoyed the package. I did the same with the bag you made for me, too!!! I get compliments on it regularly, & say the same thing!!! xD I feel super special carrying it. I got the book at a shop in Berkeley. There were only 2 left! I was hoping you & your kids would enjoy it. (Yay!!! Mission accomplished!) Thank you so much, Nanette <3

CupcakeSprinkles rated for ILK: Sticker Sack Swap on Apr 16, 2013

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Comment: Ahhh! I love receiving from you Lani! Thank you so much for the sticker sack :D I actually have the Sentimental Circus one you sent but it's actually my favorite sack! I absolutely loved the extras you sent especially the Monokuro Boo and the food with faces! Do you have any more loose sets of food with faces? :D

Response: haha I KNEW IT. I don't think there's a sticker sack you don't own, unless it's 20 years old! xD I'm not sure of what I have, my stash really needs to be organized. (>_<) So glad you liked the mail & it arrived safely! You're welcome, Linda! :D

manders2280 rated for Easy swap with Sentimental Circus give away! on Mar 28, 2013

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Comment: Glad to see you back on swap-bot and thanks for the great swap and letter. Please tell your daughter I think the envelope is beautiful. I give my extra plastic deco tape to a friend with two daughters, 4 & 6, and they cannot get enough of it! I love the sticker too.

Response: xD Thank you for the warm welcome & feedback. I recently saw a 30 pack of tiny tiny deco tapes with dispensers at Target for $10! It was definitely designs targeted toward an American audience. Not very kawaii. I'm pretty happy that washi & deco tape is getting popular here, though. It used to be so hard to come by! (My daughter likes to have a strip stuck on her wrist & pretend it's a bracelet. So cute!) I passed on the message & she was so happy! <3

sebastian122 rated for Sebastian122 x StrawberryMilkMade on Mar 28, 2013

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Comment: I can't get past the pen! OMG!! SO cute!!! And the button!! SQUWEEEEEE!! Love the Milk Rabbit, and man that's a lot of stickers! Thank you SO MUCH!! I love it all! And the tag! TOO FANTASTIC!! And all kinds of caps! =D

Response: YAAAAAY! xD Victory dance! haha So fun to swap with you again, Pattie. Thanks so much for the feedback! I'm super happy you enjoyed the package!! <3

Grapefruit7625 rated for Easy swap with Sentimental Circus give away! on Mar 28, 2013

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Comment: Thank you for the awesome stuff! Love the apple memos. I love that brown vintage feel to it!

Response: Oh, I feel so happy to hear that. I wasn't sure if my partners would dig it or not... (But I tooootally love those memos! xD) Thanks for the feedback!

kromo rated for Easy swap with Sentimental Circus give away! on Mar 25, 2013

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Comment: Thank you for the flakes and the extras. I love SC. The foldable mini envelope is so cute. I think I will use it as a template to make more. Super cool swap.

Response: Woohoo! xD Thanks, Kromo, so happy you liked it.

Arabella rated for Make An Envelope - #11 USA on Mar 17, 2013

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Comment: Thank you so much, Lani, interesting, well-made envelopes! And thank you also for the nice note and extras!

Response: Awesome, Arabella! Thank you for the rating. I feel so happy that you enjoyed the package. <3

starrycat rated for ♡ Cute Valentine's Day Cards ♡ on Feb 14, 2013

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Comment: Happy Valentine's Day! Thanks for the cute card and the extra goodies you sent ^^

Response: Thank you, StarryCat! I'm happy to read you enjoyed the package. It was great to see you in a swap again. I hope you had a fun Valentine's Day! Thank you for the rating. <3

DecoraChan79 rated for ♡ Cute Valentine's Day Cards ♡ on Feb 13, 2013

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Comment: Aww...What a fantastic & Super cute Valentines card! I love the extra fun memo sheets! Thank you for a wonderful swap!

Response: Yay! I'm so happy you enjoyed the mail. I hope you had a wonderful Valentine's Day! Thank you for the rating. <3

provadia rated for ♡ Cute Valentine's Day Cards ♡ on Feb 8, 2013

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Comment: How sweet! I love the girl with the kitty! Thanks so much for the extras:)! Happy Valentines Day♥

Response: Thank you, Provadia! It was great to run into you again in a swap. I hope you had a wonderful V-Day! Thank you for the rating. <3

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