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Newlybird17

Newlybird17
Date Joined: October 2, 2016
Last Online: May 31, 2023

Country: United States

About Me

I'm a nurse living in suburban NYC, I've always wanted to be more creatively fulfilled. Mail art has been a fun outlet for me to explore my creative tendencies. I've especially enjoyed MMSA swaps in the past but the postage stress for handmade cards sent me here. I have trouble starting projects, so I really appreciate the direction. Favorite colors include purple, green, magenta.

I love cats but have an allergic husband, so I dote on a pesky yet adorable labradoodle named Furley. We added a pet cockatiel to the mix during Covid, his name is Pineapple. Then we got a rescue parakeet named RIo. I've done a lot of scrapbooking in the past, but presently, I prefer magpie, gratitude, and writing journals.

I love decorating for the holidays and the IDEA of entertaining. But in practice, I enjoy the cooking, arranging a "tablescape" but wish I had a ejection chute for my my guests after two hours LOL.

I enjoy shopping for antiques but am trying to reconcile my collections with a small house. Decks of cards, Disney pins, and small assemblage items bring me delight. And I love any kind of anthropomorphic animal! They're impossibly cute!

Please contact me if you haven't received a swap from me, I will be more than happy to resend. My PO is pretty reliable, but the unexpected can happen. Thank-you!!

Favorite Music

I love 90s music, old school New Wave, Light FM, (especially 70s Yacht rock), Motown, some Broadway (Rent, Les Mis), Glamour hair metal,

Favorite Books

Favorite book ever is The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher, I enjoy Maeve Binchy, Anita Shreve, Anne Rivers Siddons novels, short stories, tend to prefer uplifting books and themes. We have a little free library in our neighborhood, and I've found some good books by Fanny Flagg. The Goldfinch, travel novels, biographies (lately Ronnie Spector, Valerie Bertinelli, Geena Davis, Matthew Perry, Paul Newman, Julia Haart, ) I know this Much is True by Wally Lamb,

Favorite Crafts

My favorite craft has been collage. I love vintage labels, ephemera, all kind of bits and pieces. I love STICKERS of all types, I still have my sticker books from when I was a child, and am working on altering/updating it. I used to do a lot of scrapbooking, but prefer smaller art journals these days. Magpie Journals, Gratitude Journals, and composition notebook calendar datebooks. I like using unique quotations, song lyrics, recycling cardboard packaging. I've been in Fodder School both 1 and 2, love their ideas and the supportive environment.

Postcards, etc

Any kind of postcard is welcome, thanks! If you have any SUNSET postcards lying around, I'd love them. I live in a densely populated area, and I miss that I can't see the sunset easily. I also love random List Papers. Christian/Religious themes are ok too, I recently got a lot of inspiration from a Wake Pray Slay sticker, lol.

Favorite Television

Kim's Convenience, Lost, Portlandia, Mad Men, Mozart in the Jungle, 80's sitcoms, Curb your Enthusiasm, Louis CK (I know, I know), the Love Boat, Seinfeld, Twilight Zone, Schitt's Creek, Enjoyed Haunting of Hill House, Last Tango in Halifax, Dead to Me, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Jersey Shore, Cobra Kai, Brothers and Sisters, Handmaid's Tale, Transparent, Young Sheldon, Never Have I Ever, Modern Family,

More likes and interests

I enjoy collage, especially working on my Soul Collage deck of cards. I've been in Fodder School, both 1 and 2. I love going to museums, and exploring New York City with my family. I love decorating the house for the holidays, and having family game and movie nights.

My family

My daughter is 13 and her favorite things include: her pet birds Pineapple and Rio, playing the piano and clarinet and bass, lacrosse (she's a Goalie, God help me), cross country running, all kinds of animals, especially dogs, birds, hedgehogs, squirrels, and chipmunks.

Back After a Break

Hello all, and apologies for my Irish Exit. I had to take some time, while working at a stressful management job. Finding myself approaching the Winter with a lot of extra postcards and stickers available. Happy to be back swapping!

Ratings

Taimat rated for CPG List Lovers Swap #3 - US on Jun 1, 2023
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Comment: Thank you for such a fun postcard! And wow, you've had so many cool jobs! (A flower shop sounds like stressful-fun, haha.) Thank you so much for serving in healthcare~ <3 Have a wonderful day!
Begokschaf rated for Stuff the Mailbox #43 on May 31, 2023
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Comment: Thank you for the goodies
HappyMail4You rated for Stuff the Mailbox #43 on May 31, 2023
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Comment: Thanks so much! I usually pass along folded cards in other swaps (I just don't use them much) but I LOVE this one that you sent, it's definitely going to be used for something.
lawchick rated for Stuff the Mailbox #43 on May 30, 2023
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Comment: Wonderful! Thank you
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Comment: Thanks Colleen for the great postcard and music memory. I grew up loving Bruce. You are right about paying attention to the nuances of lyrics though. Sometimes they say crappy things!
patricia8288 rated for Stuff the Mailbox #43 on May 29, 2023
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Comment: Thank you for the lovely swap.
TwoTurtles rated for Stuff the Mailbox #43 on May 29, 2023
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Comment: Thank you for the nice variety of items. Happy swapping!
Fullsteampowell rated for Ugly PC Swap #72 on May 27, 2023
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Comment: I haven’t been to Daiso in awhile, but their smaller counterpart Miniso has gotten a lot more expensive lately. Sadness.
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Comment: Love it. The "ugly" stickers are surely not going to "get away" being nailed down with packing tape. LOL! It will become a piece of ephemera in my junk journal tonight & I'll chuckle every time I flip through & see it. Thanks.
Risna rated for Dog Postcard Swap (newbie friendly) on May 26, 2023
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Comment: Thank you for the lovely dog PC! Had an Irish Setter growing up. Unfortunately I don't have one these days. My roomie wouldn't approve plus I don't have enough time to treat a pet like he/she would deserve.
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Comment: Thank you for the card! :⁠-⁠) Lol I love the idea of your dog trying to play along with the clarinet (or is he warning you about it?)
SatisHuman rated for CPG List Lovers Swap #2 - US on May 18, 2023
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Comment: Thanks for sharing! Love the tied up cowgirl.
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Comment: Great job covering with stickers, very cute selection!!
momto8cats rated for CPG-N QUICK: Pet Peeves PC - US on May 15, 2023
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Comment: Your pet peeves are so calm compared to mine! Your list is shorted than mine, too! Hee hee. Thank you for your list & the postcard!
Response: LOL Interesting. . . My reactions to my pet peeves are definitely NOT calm. That day some guy had his GPS on for 10 minutes in a subway tunnel had me CRAZY, internally of course. "Signal Lost"
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Comment: Thank you! :)
AzEkologi rated for Chunk O Cardboard - March 2023 on May 14, 2023
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Macw1975 rated for Bad joke postcard swap #9 on May 11, 2023
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Comment: Cute card & I totally chuckled at the joke. Thanks!
Courtney rated for Bad joke postcard swap #9 on May 5, 2023
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Comment: Thanks for the very silly joke! It's a good one. Thanks for participating in this swap.
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Comment: Thanks!

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Comments

Millia on Mar 13, 2023:

Wishing you a lovely spring β™‘

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Meisje on Mar 13, 2023:

Spring profile deco Happy spring β™₯

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Newlybird17 on Mar 11, 2023:

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enchantedgabi on Mar 11, 2023:

happy spring!

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kizzlets on Oct 2, 2021:

Hi, thank you for sending my traveling sticker book back! If I recall, that was the first swap participating in a "traveling sticker book", so I'm happy it came back to me. I haven't had success with traveling sticker book either, I've had one come back to me (because I purposely left 4 pages in it and teared the rest out haha). I appreciate you sending it back to me! ~kizzlets

theaterfan23 on Mar 8, 2017:

Silly me forgot to put a stamp on your card for the recent St. Patricks Day Card swap so it got returned to me. I did a resend and sent it out this morning!

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