whisperwings

Swap unto others as you'd have them swap unto you ◕‿◕

I joined swapbot in February 2007 *

On Flickr I am nani_ani

I believe ratings are important so I try to rate as soon as I receive. If you think it has taken too long I don't mind if you jog my memory with a gentle reminder . ◕‿◕

I reserve the right to rate a 3 without notice if you are sending late and don't pm me and it is more than a few days late sending (allowing for postal pickups and weekends) This is in fairness to all the swappers who work extra hard at getting swaps out on time as required.
I will contact you before rating 1 if your swap is not received so it can get sorted. Please message me if you don't receive expected mail from me. While most of what I send arrives in 10-14 days, International mail can have many holdups along the way and more time is sometimes needed if those snails are taking the scenic route.

I give lots of hearts but not just because of the extras. I appreciate something extra you think I can use but it does not automatically earn you a heart. If I send extras please don't feel obligated to give a heart, I do it in the hope of brightening your day.

When posting to me please don't put my user name on the outside. Thank you.

POSTING MAIL TO AUSTRALIA Australian Customs Information

I am a retired teacher and crafty grandmother living in a small country town where we collect our mail from the general store. I do the office work and running around for two businesses we run from home.

NOTE About POSTCARDS : I enjoy unique or unusual postcards and any that make me smile. My favorites are art postcards. Artists from your local area would be wonderful as would handmade postcards that you or someone else makes. I've just discovered recipe PC's and would love those also. I like bright and cheerful colours but that is not a requirement. If they are hand made they are better in an envelope to cope with long distance travel regardless of swap requirements but that's up to you and how you feel your card will survive . ◕‿◕

THINGS I REALLY ENJOY

* My family and looking after my grandchildren whenever I can.

* I am a Christian with a sometimes devilish sense of humour .

* living in a small country town

* bush camping ... no power, log fire, sitting under the stars.....

* orange, yellow and red.I like to combine these with black .

...purple!

...daisies, red poppies , lavender

...making altered books , handmade journals, chunky books, skinnys,inchies & postcards and ATC's

...cats on postcards and notecards especially if they are ginger or black

...cats on fabric...cats on anything!

...postcards or chunky pages with quotes on them

...collecting inspirational quotes

...just about anything handmade will always be appreciated

...Heavy horses ( think clydesdales, suffolk punch, shire horses etc All those big hardworking farm horses of old)

...pelicans

...camels

...stencils

...the perfume of freesias and the aroma of vanilla.

...Chocolate and chocolate covered turkish delight

...Coolmints and Minties

...white tea

...Nescafe cappuccino.

...ephemera and embellishment, pieces of felt, buttons & beads.( I'm a packrat at heart) ◕‿◕

... Art Deco & Arts & Craft style

... Sudoku/soduko (have to keep those braincells active)

... travelling around this great land I live in and checking out thrift shops & book shops along the way. I have travelled to many other places too....Europe ,UK, Egypt, India, Sri Lanka (when it was still Ceylon), Singapore.

MY UNFAVOURITES

Please don't put my username and swapbot information on the outside of envelopes and packages.
I would prefer not to receive.....

→ Halloween items

→ Skin products & strong perfumes... I have skin allergies .

.. Snowmen

→ Clowns

Any thing romantic but not erotic that takes me away to foreign places .

A lot of my collected books are Historical & Geographical as well as craft.

Would rather spend time crafting than watching TV ! *

CRAFTS

I have dabbled in most things. Right now I enjoy watercolour painting, handmade postcards, chunky and not so chunky pages , making altered books, journaling , mixed media art and experimenting with plastic shrinkies .

I knit and sew and enjoy using felt.

I have a large collection of craft books and I would like to work my way through all of the great ideas but alas there are just so few craft hours available in any day .

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Tags to send and to receive (just for me to keep check)

To receive..take a couple...garneteve

* Forum tag:Oz/NZ pay it back......Nov 22 2007... Dalwil

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