If you haven't received a swap from me in a reasonable amount of time, please contact me. I know USPS can and have made a lot of mistakes. I will gladly resend.😁

About ❤️s

I love to receive and give out hearts. I'm not really picky and will give most people a heart. However, if you send a postcard to me with a sticky note attached, and it has been mentioned in the swap or group to never ever put sticky notes on the cards, you will not receive a heart. It leaves a horrible sticky mess on the card that doesn't come off, makes it difficult to write on, and you ruined someone's postcard for them.

Stamps

I prefer stamps off of paper. If I am to be completely honest, I can't stand stamps on paper unless I am the person to cut them off the envelope or you have made it into ephemera or something similar. I have a load of stamps I need to let soak to remove the paper backs. (I find soaking to be the easiest way to remove stamps from paper. Tepid water. If the stamp is a self-stick one, [U.S. Forever stamp] I've found soaking for several hours or overnight usually is required. Google search this for more tips.) I make sure any stamps I put in bags or swaps have been removed from the paper and the backs are not sticky. I would absolutely love if you did the same! ❤️ I realize some swaps state the stamps can be on or off paper. I promise if you remove them from paper and they aren't a sticky messy glob, I will give you a heart ❤️ and a five rating. 😁 Nothing extra required at all.

Pass Along Items

Please, please, please make sure you don't send me MY pass along item (one created by me or for me) before it is finished or send me an item I've already contributed to. I realize mistakes happen, I've done it before myself, but please check and then double check. I appreciate your care in this matter. 😁

I've got quite the collection of Friendship Books/Friendship Sheets. I don't mind them, but I know a lot of others don't care for them; therefore, I am going to limit the amount I will be accepting.

Friendship Books: I will only be accepting one friendship book/friendship sheet per pass along swap. (Of course if the swap states differently or it's a FB/FS swap, follow the rules of the swap.) I don't mind if it's a last signer and I don't mind if it's an International book, but please only one per swap. I am overwhelmed with them right now.

Bags: I am happy to receive any amount of bags in a swap. I am perfectly fine with receiving up to 3 homers or last signer bags.

Decos, Lyrix, Slams & Junk Journals: Please only send one per swap. I have a little collection of these and I need to work on them before receiving any more. Homers/Last signers are still set at one per swap. This is NOT in addition to the one already mentioned.

Sticker Slams/Books: I'm seeing that sticker books are different than sticker bags. I'm happy with receiving any amount. Only 2 homers at a time, please.

TPC: I'm happy with receiving any amount of these as well as any amount of homers. I already have a nice little horde going on, so if you would like extra, that would be greatly appreciated.

With all pass along items, please make sure to include the send to's email address and current mailing address, or if you can return, please note that. I have a few decos and bags that are just sitting because I don't have a current mailing address and no one has responded to my email requests. Another thing, please note that you passed on any pass along items you send on to someone else; otherwise, you run a risk of receiving it again and again and again and no one likes their pass along items just rotating and not being completed.

Please do not copy anything from my profile verbatim to put on your profile!

I have worked hard on my profile to make it the way it is. It has taken me a year to learn how to use Markdown and the ropes of Swap-Bot. I understand you may have the same topics or even link the same image. I don't care about that, but don't copy a paragraph word-for-word and tack it on your profile. Isn't that plagiarism?

I love getting mail. All of it except for bills and loan offers. Those aren't fun or exciting at all. I love paper crafting and all things paper. Stationery, stickers, junk journals, ephemera, bookmarks, tags, etc. I'm currently in the process of making my first junk journal. (I have been for a while now. lol) I seem to be in a slump and need to find something to inspire me. I also like video games, reading, watching movies and TV, various types of music, shopping, sleeping, thrifting, baking and especially eating what I bake.

How do you tell someone is a crafter? By the amount of glue and glitter she has on her and the various colors of her fingertips. 😁

💞 I've seen a lot of people don't like Kawaii, gothic, butterflies, childish items, ice cream, Harry Potter, cartoon items, bookmarks, or puffy stickers. I love it all! Scratch and sniff stickers and puffy stickers remind me of my childhood, and as I'm getting older, I don't mind reminiscing. 😉 I prefer lace, girlie, floral,🌹 fairies, shabby chic, botanical, butterflies,🦋 dragonflies, pink,💗 red,❤️ blues,💙 and neutral color items. I'm not really crazy about the color purple,💜 but I will accept items that are purple, just not a purple theme please. On the topic of dragonflies, I don't much care for dragons, 🐉 though unicorns 🦄 and Pegasus are okay. Now gnomes... Gnomes need an entire paragraph all to themselves. 😁

I absolutely love gnomes!!! A fat little guy or gal with fuzzy hair poking out from his/her hat. What could be more cute? If I could have given birth to a baby gnome, I probably would have had kids. hahahaha! Anything with a gnome on it, I'm all for it. Send me a gnome or something with a gnome on it and you will have all the hearts in the world from me.

I just want to add a clarification here. Cute gnomes to me are the little fat ones with their beard poking out from under a hat. They can have eyes, but usually don't. The females are chubby too and usually have braids and a hat. Now those gnomes that you find in grandma's flowerbed...I'm not too crazy about them. I read somewhere someone called them "stalker gnomes." I tend to agree. They stare at you creepily. 👀

My latest obsession is Sanrio, especially Cinnamoroll. I find that little puppy to be the cutest looking thing next to gnomes. haha.

I prefer strange and loud rock music. The louder the better. I take my music with a bit of a sharp edge, but I can listen to most anything at least once. Some of my favorite artists are HIM, Shinedown, Rob Zombie, Bad Omens, Disturbed, Metallica, Black Veil Brides, Five Finger Death Punch, Falling In Reverse and 30 Seconds To Mars (yes, even their new stuff.)

Junk journaling, card making, any paper craft, macramé, jewelry making.

American Horror Story, American Horror Stories, Grotesquerie, True Blood, Breaking Bad, Orphan Black, Bates Motel, Big Sky, Good Girls, Young Sheldon, Ghosts, FBI, Animaniacs, Big City Greens, Mom, and Laverne and Shirley.

As far as horror and gothic things go, I'm not afraid of bloody and gory. I'm okay with scary 🎃HALLOWEEN🎃 things. Just no actual dead people. That's a bit creepy.

🎄CHRISTMAS🎄 I realize what the holiday is all about. I also realize it's extremely commercialized in the United States. I do not mind religious items for Christmas as long as they are Christian related. That doesn't mean I want a glittery candle with the Virgin Mary on it, but a religious Christmas card or stamp or something with shepherds or the Magi or a nativity is not going to upset me.

🧙‍♀️🔮 WITCHY 🧙‍♀️🔮 I am not Pagan or Wiccan, but I have no issues with those who are or witchy items. I have practiced spells and divination. I think of it in more of a psychological sense than religious. That being said, I love tarot cards. I think the imagery is amazing. I've started getting into Lenormand and oracle cards, but have yet to purchase a deck. Soon though. I have always loved crystals and wands. My favorite crystals are malachite, sodalite, moonstone, sandstone, and lapis lazuli. I'll always take a rose quartz as well. I need more love in my life. 😁 I have studied crystals and herbology. Unfortunately, I do not have a green thumb and killed my herbs. I'll buy them dried from now on. I like sage and sage bundles. I like essential oil too, but please don't send any. I can't have lemongrass in the house and I find that some have a very pungent smell. This also goes for incense. I have only found a few scents I like and I bought those from a little Asian lady, who sadly, is no longer in business. Pentagrams, lunar symbols, altar clothes, athames, wands, etc. are welcome. I realize athames and knives can't be mailed to some states, so I don't really expect you to send me a sword. haha

I'm not really fond of it, but I don't hate it. If you send me a scripture or quote from someone, I'm not going to be upset. If I sign up for a biblical related swap -- which probably will never happen -- I definitely don't mind.

I ❤️ lists, so this was fun to fill out.

•What is your favorite drink? Probably Fresca currently. I don't drink alcohol, so it's Fresca and cranberry juice.

•What is your favorite alcoholic drink? See above

•What is your favorite food? Manicotti

•What is your favorite snack? Chocolate, anything chocolate 🍫

•What is your favorite fast food restaurant? Hmmm, I don't do fast food often. Perhaps Taco Bell, but that could just be because I'm craving it.

•What is your favorite restaurant? Chili's 🌶️

•What is your favorite animal? Goat 🐐

•What is your favorite sport? Baseball ⚾

•What is your favorite sports team? Atlanta Braves

•What is your favorite book? Where The Crawdads Sing

•What is your favorite movie? Ghost

•What is your favorite band? HIM

•What is your favorite song? Dragula

•What is your favorite decade? 1980s

•What’s your favorite childhood memory? Swinging from the swing that was attached to the poplar tree in the backyard.

•What is your favorite place to relax? Home

•What is your favorite thing to do? Sleep

•What is your favorite hobby? Paper crafting. Folding, gluing, taping, inking. I love it.

•What’s your favorite thing to do before bed? Play games on my phone.

•What is your favorite place? Bahamas

•What is your favorite vacation spot? California coast

•What is your favorite job so far? Substitute Teacher

•What is your favorite subject in school? Biology

•What is your favorite/ideal profession? Professional Sleeper

•What is your favorite color? Blue 💙

•What is your favorite season? Spring 🌱

•What is your favorite weather? Sunny, but cool.

•What’s your favorite breakfast food? Sausage links

•What’s your favorite bucket list item? I plan to go to Switzerland sometime in my lifetime.

•What’s your favorite country to travel to? Any? I've never been to another country.

•What’s your favorite thing to do at the beach? Bury my toes in the cool sand.

•What’s your favorite television show? Bates Motel

•What’s your favorite streaming platform? Probably Paramount+, but that could be because I get it for free.

•What’s your favorite video game? Favorite of all time would be Pac Man. (I just admitted my age there, didn't I?)

•What’s your favorite breed of dog? Puli. Those mop dogs are cute!

•What’s your favorite vegetable? Is it possible to have a favorite vegetable? Carrots🥕, I guess.

•What’s your favorite store? Sephora

•What’s your favorite hair color? Red or orange/red.

•What’s your favorite thing to do on Friday night? Sleep 😝

•What’s your favorite type of music? Head hurt

•What’s your favorite place to go with friends? To lunch.

•What’s your favorite childhood book? Horton the Elephant

•What’s your favorite childhood toy? My Fisher Price cash register. (I'm really dating myself.)

•What’s your favorite memory of school? Graduation 😆

•What’s your favorite flavor of ice cream? Tiramisu

•What’s your favorite chocolate bar? Mars (and they don't make the darn things in the states anymore! 😢)

•What’s your favorite Italian dish? Manicotti

•What’s your favorite cereal? Raisin Bran Crunch

•What’s your favorite thing to eat on pizza? I have 3. Bacon and chicken with bbq sauce. 🍕

•What’s your favorite comfort food? Mac and cheese

•What’s your favorite Starbucks drink? Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino

•What’s your favorite buffet food? Lo mein

•What’s your favorite cartoon character? Rat from Pearls Before Swine

•What’s your favorite Simpsons character? Selma Bouvier, Marge's sister. Who doesn't love a big hair, chronic smoker?

•What’s your favorite superhero movie? Aquaman

•What’s your favorite scary movie? I Spit On Your Grave YIKES!

•What’s your favorite musical instrument? Saxophone 🎷

•What’s your favorite state that you’ve visited? Oregon

•What’s your favorite type of vacation? Anywhere with a beach 🏖️

•What’s your favorite thing to do at the carnival? Ride the carnival rides.

•What’s your favorite thing about traveling? Being with friends

•What’s your favorite board game? Clue

•What’s been your favorite age so far? 25 (Little did I know it then.)

•What’s your favorite holiday? Christmas ⛄🎄

•What’s your favorite Halloween costume? Evil witch

•What’s your favorite outdoor game? Baseball ⚾

•What’s your favorite fairy tale? Cinderella, but the morbid version lol

•What’s your favorite type of shampoo? Tigi Catwalk Oatmeal & Honey. (Smells like oatmeal cookies.)

•What’s your favorite day of the week? Saturday

•What’s your favorite month of the year? May

•What’s your favorite girl name? Mikessa

•What’s your favorite boy name? Addison

•What’s your favorite method of communication? Texting

•What’s your favorite kind of gift? Jewelry

•What’s your favorite thing to do on your birthday? Eat the sugar-laden dessert I get. 😁

•What’s your favorite Christmas tradition? Looking at Christmas lights

•What’s your favorite thing about yourself? My sense of humor.

•What’s your favorite card game? Uno

•What’s your favorite 80’s song? You Give Love A Bad Name by Bon Jovi

•What’s your favorite form of art? Sculpting

•Who’s your favorite relative? My maternal grandfather.

•Who’s your favorite author? Stephen King

•Who’s your favorite musician? Ville Valo

•Who’s your favorite actor? Jason Momoa

•Who’s your favorite actress? Nicole Kidman

•Who’s your favorite designer? Marc Jacobs

•Who’s your favorite person to cheer you up? My BFF

•Who’s your favorite pet? My Symon cat.

•Who’s your favorite childhood friend? Paula

•Who’s your favorite Harry Potter character? Hagrid

•Who’s your favorite person from history? Albert Einstein

•Who’s your favorite superhero? Wonder Woman

🗑️JUNK OR TRASH💩 I can't believe I have to note this, but please no magazine clippings, paper scraps or junk mail, etc. I don't mind memo notes, origami, or scrapbook papers. I don't want your used magazine pages or junk mail unless you upcycle it.

🚫NO FOOD!🚫 I'm not up for food item trades. I think they are just a bit odd. Candy, tea, coffee, crackers, and chocolate will just be thrown away. Please save your items and postage for someone who wants it. No tea, please.🍵 I like tea and coffee items, I just don't care to swap food. Tea, coffee, candy and chocolate themes are welcome.

I'm also not big on cosplay, anime or superheroes. Marvel and DC are okay, but I am just not too interested.

🛁BATH & BODY🛁, I've decided to make a change to this. I like bath & body 🛁, perfume, and makeup 💄, but I do not like dollar store items. A nail file (as long as it's not metal or an extreme grit - think black emery board) is fine.

I actually like dollar store lip balm. Balm, not gloss!!! The kind in the hard plastic tube with the little dial on the bottom or the EOS containers. NO CARMAX though! It reminds me of my high school days and someone I would rather not remember.

🚫I do not like dollar store makeup, lotions, hair products or soap.🚫Ulta brand (Sweet & Shimmer), Bath and Body Works, Sephora, etc. are fine. I know they have sales where you can get items 5 for $5 or a few dollars.

Hair items from the dollar store are okay, usually. Meaning scrunchies, hair ties, clips, brushes, combs.

I do not have a bath tub 🛁, but I can use bath bombs in a shower, though they aren't as fun to watch dissolve. Please make sure they are highly scented, otherwise I'm just dissolving Epsom salt and that's no fun, especially in the shower. Epsom salt packets are okay too. I can sprinkle it on the floor, but once again, scented only and NO LAVENDER or lilac scent. Ick! Rose, orange, citrus and the invigorating scents are perfectly fine.

Absolutely NO FACE MASKS! Those horrible paper things give me claustrophobia. I'm like the cat with cheese on his face. hahahaha! 😁

Thanks for understanding. 😊

"What do you dislike?" list:

•What foods do you dislike? Mushrooms, oysters, potted meat, Vienna sausages.

•What chores do you dislike? Taking out trash, mowing lawn, cleaning bathtub/shower.

•What kind of weather do you dislike? Snow! Second worst would be freezing cold temperatures. 🥶

•What fashion trends do you dislike? The crotch of pants hanging down to your knees. Skinny jeans on guys. Exposed underwear. The latter goes for girls too. I don't want to see your dirty bra!

•What kind of people do you dislike? Stupid! Stupid and rude is even worse. Then there are those phoney people who you just want to smack. lol

•What job task do you dislike? Janitorial. 🚽 Cleaning the men's restroom was the worst!

•What traits do you dislike in others? Automatic rudeness. At least start out open minded.

•What music do you dislike? Reggae, some Jazz, some Country.

•What is a movie genre you dislike? Documentaries are not my favorite. 🎥

•Is there a color you dislike? Brown and purple. 🤎💜

•Do you dislike any animal? Skunks, mice, rats.

•What holiday do you dislike? Valentine's Day, for various reasons. ❤️

•Which of your body traits do you dislike? My thin lips. 👄

•What do you dislike about traveling? It makes me extremely tired. 💤

•Do you dislike anything about your city? The drivers. 🚗

•Do you dislike airplanes? I've never flown on one. 😯

•What do you dislike about social media? Fake accounts/Scammers.

•What scents do you dislike? Skunk 🦨, mildew/musty, trash.

•Do you dislike stage plays? Nope, I love them.

•What school subjects did you dislike? Physical Education. I still don't understand the point.

•What event you attended did you dislike? I wasn't too thrilled about my high school reunion, but I didn't hate it.

•Are there any words you dislike? Just words that aren't words, such as anyways and snuck. I realize snuck was added to the dictionary recently. I don't care! It will never be a word as far as I'm concerned.

"Some people object to the sneaky upstart..." "No common verb follows the precise pattern of snuck: the past tense of leak is not luck, of streak is not struck, of creak is not cruck, of peek is not puck. It's as if snuck just sidled on in and made itself at home in the language, and most of us took it for a native." - 'Sneaked' or 'Snuck': Which Is correct? It's a Modern English Mystery merriam-webster.com

•What ice cream flavor do you dislike? Licorice 🤢

•What is your least favorite season? Winter ❄️

•What fitness activity do you dislike? All of them. lol Squats, because I can't do them anymore.

•What sports do you dislike watching? Basketball 🏀

•Do you dislike meditation? Oh yes! I can't focus on my breathing long enough without falling asleep. 😴

•Do you dislike waiting in lines? I absolutely hate it. My ADHD doesn't allow for it.

•Did you ever have a nickname you disliked? I'll only let one person call me Missy now.

•What travel mode do you like least? Raft? I don't know, never tried it.

•What do others assume about you that you dislike? Just because I'm tall, I should like basketball. I hate it.

•Do you dislike being alone? It depends on what I'm doing. Usually I like being alone.

•Do you dislike crowds? Oh yes!

•Do you dislike shopping? Nope! I love it. 🛍️

•Do you dislike deadlines? Yes!

•Do you dislike having your picture taken? I sure do.

•What career would you dislike? Janitor or dairy farmer. 🐄

•Is there a public figure you dislike? Donald Trump, but hate would be a better word.

•What don't you like to hear people discussing? Me! I hate when you can overhear someone taking about you.

•Do you dislike fast food? Nope!

•What do you dislike on pizza? Anchovies, though I've never had them. I just don't think salty fishy things sound appetizing. Mushrooms 🍄 are an absolute no!

•Do you dislike the pressure of competing? I absolutely hate competitions, especially at work.

•Is showing emotion something you dislike? I hate being so upset I cry. 😢

•What do you dislike most about public speaking? All of it!

•Is following rules something you dislike? It depends on if I think the rules are stupid.

•What bad habits, in general, do you dislike? Poor grammar and eating while on the phone.

•Have you had a dream you disliked? Many!

•Does hunting/fishing bother you? Fishing, no. Hunting, yes.

•Do you dislike being questioned? Yes, but not as much as I dislike being accused.

•Is being corrected something you dislike? I. Hate. It!

•Are there any flower scents you dislike? Canned lilac. Fresh lilacs smell nothing like the air freshener stuff.

•Do you dislike tattoos/piercings? Yes, when you have so many you look as if you have a doorknocker hanging from your nose.

•Tell me about a first date you disliked. He went 60 miles in the wrong direction even though I gave him directions, was three hours late, then blamed me for overdrafting him.

•Do you dislike sudden plan changes? Yes! Don't change the directions on me.

•Do you dislike sticking to a schedule? No, schedules are good. I know what to expect