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inventacharm

inventacharm
Date Joined: February 21, 2008
Last Online: July 6, 2025
Birthday: October 5
Country: United States
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About Me

Updated April 2024

Snail Mail Instagram: @snailmaildalia

Please note that I mark sent when my swaps are out of my hands, so it might be postmarked a different date than when I marked it sent.

I will always make good on my swaps. Please let me know if you have any problems with my swaps before rating and I will do the same for you. :)

My user name comes from one of my favorite songs:

Hides himself / Invents a charm / That makes him invisible / Hides in the air -From Bjork's song Hidden Place

She/Her. I'm always obsessed with one thing or another. these things include:

  • Mail art
  • Collage
  • Zines
  • Audrey Hepburn
  • Fairy tales (Grimm)
  • Moomin
  • Miffy
  • Ballet
  • Moths
  • Postcards
  • Marie Antoinette
  • Cats
  • Swans
  • Joan of Arc
  • Hearts (anatomical and otherwise)
  • Vintage/vintage inspired crafts/children's books
  • Deer
  • Alice in Wonderland
  • Red Riding Hood imagery
  • Old movies
  • Anything vintage/vintage inspired
  • Stitching/embroidery
  • Handmade things that are made with love and care

Favorite Music

Weyes Blood, Bjork, Ethel Cain, Magdalena Bay, Beach House, Jeff Buckley, The Stills, Florence and the Machine, My Bloody Valentine, M83, Explosions in the Sky, Broken Social Scene, Radiohead, Cibo Matto, Lykke Li, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Bat for Lashes, Interpol, Arcade Fire, My Morning Jacket, also shoegazy bands/music, among others...

Favorite Books

I love anything historical. My favorite book of all time is "Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson. I also like stuff by Haruki Murakami, Tracy Chevalier, and the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris. Currently trying to get back into reading again.

Favorite Movies

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Total movie freak... my absolute favorites are Breakfast at Tiffany's, Marie Antoinette and The Royal Tennenbaums. I also love anything by Michel Gondry, Sofia Coppola, Hayao Miyazaki, Wong Kar Wai, Tim Burton and Wes Anderson. Other favorites include: Inception, Black Swan, Tron: Legacy, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo(David Fincher's version), Belle de Jour, Badlands, Breathless, Rosemary's Baby, Amelie, A Very Long Engagement, The Wizard of Oz, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Science of Sleep, 2046, KiKi's Delivery Service, Eyes Without a Face, House of Flying Daggers, Cat people/Curse of the Cat People(B&W version), Alice in Wonderland and many many more...

Favorite Television

The Borgias, Pushing Daisies, Dark (German Netlix show), Fleabag, The Bear, Babylon Berlin (German Netflix show)..will update later

Favorite Crafts

Scrapbooking, sewing, doll making, embroidery, collage, drawing & painting.

Postcards

I like anything with (but I'm not picky, anything you send me I'll apprciate!):

  • Alice in Wonderland
  • Pre Raphaelite images
  • Vintage movies
  • Vintage fashion
  • Audrey Hepburn
  • Vintage anything
  • Fairies
  • Artists (especially the impressionists and pre-Raphaelites)
  • The Little Prince
  • A24

Dislikes

  • Religious items
  • Anything with lack of effort
  • Anything with gore
  • Blurry printed out pictures (I don't mind getting printed out images/ephemera, just as long as the picture is sharp and clear)
  • Kawaii (except My melody and little twin stars, I quite like those!)
  • Anything with cigarette smell ....

Wishlist

  • Anything fairy tale themed (especially Little Red Riding hood stuff)
  • anything Alice in Wonderland (especially the John Tenniel illustrations)
  • Handmade zines
  • Postcards
  • Pierrot/French clowns
  • Clear stickers
  • Artwork
  • Anything you think i might like
  • Address labels with my address (I've received a few in some swaps and I loved them!)
  • Swap cards/swap inserts (love!)
  • Pretty decorated envelopes in swaps
  • Washi samples
  • Vintage/Old book or music pages
  • Anything botanical/flower themed
  • Fruity teas
  • I'm a Libra so anything with the Libra zodiac sign

Favorite Mail Themes

  • Vintage Botanical
  • Victorian/Edwardian
  • Gothic
  • Old Fairy Tales
  • Dark Academia
  • Cottagecore
  • William Morris/Arts & Crafts Style
  • Medieval/Lady knights/Joan of Arc
  • Marie Antoinette/Rococo
  • Art Nouveau
  • 1950s aesthetic/Old Hollywood

Ratings

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Comment: Thanks for the fun stuff!
rarjones rated for FTLOC#2-BIG Happy mail swap- US on Jul 6, 2025
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Comment: love everything! Happy swapping!!
Response: Glad to hear it! Thank you for the heart!πŸ˜ŠπŸ’—πŸͺ·
ginny19590 rated for CPG N-BIG Happy mail swap -US on Jul 5, 2025
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Comment: Tk you so much for he awesome envie of happy mail........=)
Response: You're very welcome, glad you liked it!πŸ˜ŠπŸ’Œ
greenbug728 rated for Greeting Card with Stickers #7 on Jul 4, 2025
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Comment: Thank you sooo very much for your amazing envelope and fun card! Everything is perfect! I also really love all the awesome stickers you included as well! Your envelope is so awesome! Thank you so much for all the extra time and effort you put into creating it for me! Have a great weekend. :)
Response: You are very welcome! I love putting together these kinds of swaps, it's so fun. Appreciate the lovely feedback.πŸ˜ŠπŸ’—πŸŒΌπŸ’ŒπŸŒΈ
swappinglewis rated for Beautiful Art Postcards on Jul 4, 2025
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Comment: Thank you so much for the postcard! I love this art style as well so this will fit great in my collection!
Response: You're very welcome, so glad you liked it!πŸ˜ŠπŸ’—
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Comment: Thank you for the pretty card; tea to try; cute washi, and another kitty card for my collection, yay! :)
Response: You're very welcome!πŸ˜ŠπŸ’—πŸŒΌ
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Comment: thank you so much for all the wonderful floral goodies! the envelope art is absolutely beautiful as well! happy swapping (ΛΆα΅” α΅• α΅”ΛΆ)
Response: I'm so glad you liked it! I have so many floral things so it's nice to share!🌸🌼πŸͺ·πŸ˜ŠπŸ’
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Comment: Seriously a pleasure to receive another swap from you! You sent a beautiful swap! I love how you decorated the envie and am blown away by the generous goodies! Thank you again!
Response: Aw thank you so much for the kind comment, I'm so glad you enjoyed the swapπŸ’—πŸŒΈπŸ’πŸͺ·πŸŒΌ
swappinglewis rated for Fill Them Mailboxes! #2 on Jul 3, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for all the goodies! I can't wait to use them!!
Response: Glad to hear it!πŸ˜ŠπŸ’ŒπŸŒΈ
Hoxiedove rated for 3 Things In An Envelope #21 on Jul 3, 2025
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Comment: I knew when I seen the envelope I was going to love your swap!!! I love the postcard I love turtles and frogs!!! Thank you so much for all the beautiful goodies!!! Happy swapping!
Response: I'm so glad you liked it!πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—
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Comment: Thank you for the lovely card and stickers and stamp tuck ins. My cozy show go to is kdramas. Watching You're All Surrounded right now.
Response: Interesting, I've never watched a kdrama but I know they're super popular. Thank you for your comment and heart!
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Comment: I love your postcard and all the fun embellishments! :) Thank you!
Response: You're very welcome. Thanks for the heart!πŸ’—πŸ˜ŠπŸ’Œ
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Comment: thanks for the Illenois PC which happily, had a very interesting map of Illinois.l
Response: You're very welcome.
HausOfImps rated for Weirdo Pen Pals #4 on Jul 1, 2025
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Comment: Interesting! Thank you for the lovely extras as well. It was actually nice to get an introduction. You know we will swap again. P.S. - Did you get the yearbook?
Response: Glad to hear it, we have to talk about the theme for our next swap!πŸ˜‹ Yearbook? Not sure what you mean πŸ€”
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Comment: I loved everything, from the items you selected to the decorations on the envelope. Such a beautiful swap, thank you.
Response: I'm so glad you liked it, thank you for the heart!πŸ’—
angelstar rated for Bird or Butterfly PC Swap #12 on Jun 30, 2025
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Comment: I love it! Thank you so much! You asked what is my favorite bird and I can't choose one. I love them all. We used to have a blue bird around here, which I didn't see this year. We do have lots of ravens, which I love too! And hummingbirds are definitely great when we see or hear them. Thank you for the wonderful postcard with all the stickers!
Response: It's hard to choose, isn't it? I love ravens too!πŸ¦β€β¬›πŸ–€
RNRISLOVE rated for Fill Them Mailboxes! #2 on Jun 30, 2025
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Comment: tHANK YOU FOR ALL THE GREAT THINGS YOU SENT.
Response: You're very welcome! Thank you for the heart!
matchamari rated for Fill Them Mailboxes! #2 on Jun 28, 2025
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Comment: Wow opening this swap made me feel like I was reading a fairytale. It's hard to pick a favorite item because I genuinely loved everything you thoughtfully curated. The flower playing card was so cool because I haven't seen botanical playing cards like that before. The moose stencils was great because my husband actually calls me moose. I loved the botanical theming and I know that using these items is going to bring me joy for many nights swapping/Postcrossing to come. Thank you again and take care!
Response: What a nice comment, thank you so much. I'm so glad you liked it and found it meaningful.πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—
LadyMalchav rated for Coloring PC #8 on Jun 27, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the wonderful postcard!
Response: You're very welcome, thank you for the heart!πŸ’—πŸ˜Š
kiwivandal rated for Mission 2: Echoes in the Archive on Jun 26, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the lovely postcard! I love that you have them all themed out - I hope to see the whole collection in the photo album!
Response: Yay you got it! I kind of deviated style on the 3rd mission lol. Thank you so much for setting up these swaps/this group, you're amazing.πŸ’—

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Comments

kiwivandal on Jun 4, 2025:

Are you kidding me!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH for the amazing, fantastic and absolutely perfect robot friend. I love him so so much :)

kiwivandal on Apr 22, 2025:

lets try again, thank you for being my guinea pig :)

kiwivandal on Apr 22, 2025:

Welcome to the Paper Secrets Society! I am hoping this works I'm trying something new...

HausOfImps on Apr 20, 2025:

OMG, I lost it at the purse. That was so cool, thank you! And all of the extras were awesome and so thoughtful as well. I'm into Teddy Roosevelt as a theme but def need to brainstorm on that one. I want to make you something worthy of the title!

kiwivandal on Apr 14, 2025:

So glad to see you in my new swap! I'll be posting a few more soon :)

wolfeagle on Dec 24, 2024:

HH

Happy Holidays!

Leekoba on Dec 13, 2023:

Thank you so much for the awesome Gudetama socks for the Christmas 2023 Stocking Stuffers #1!!

Gudetama

catslikedinner on Jun 29, 2008:

i'm finishing up tonight and mailing it out tomorrow afternoon :) I can't wait for you package

catslikedinner on Jun 15, 2008:

I started crafting away ;) This is going to be the best swap! I can't wait. Have a good week.

catslikedinner on Jun 8, 2008:

Hey there, i'm in the Wes Anderson lovers group with you. I really like your idea for a mini painting swap where we send each other a painting of our a character in the royal tennenbaums. Or something you would see in there house. Would you like to do a private swap with me? I don't think anyone from the group wants to. let me know...Have a good day:)

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