Mariposadreams

I'm Nicky from Staffordshire in the UK. I set up my account and have never used it so thought that I would now like to join in with the swapping community and make friends, craft items and receive likewise.

I have been married to Chris for 17 years and we have 3 cats, 2 dogs and 2 rabbits. I am a huge animal lover (obviously!) and would love more pets. We do have 2 chickens too but they are homed at a friends as we can't have them at our home due to limited space.

I love crafting of all types particularly jewellery making and some papercrafts and have always wanted to join in with something like swap-bot and so discovered it purely by chance. I have also recently discovered crochet and so am learning that too.

I'm a big fan of Pinterest and love the fact that I can do swaps on that too. Here is the link to my Pinterest boards, you will see I have a very eclectic mix of boards - https://uk.pinterest.com/birminghamrose/

I am reliable and am able to mail internationally. I am into recycling and will often use recycled packaging and envelopes. I am environmentally friendly and am interested in issues surrounding this.

Fridge magnets of all types.

Country Kitchen type things/New England/Shabby Chic/Vintage fabrics/vintage items

Recycled items/upcycled items

Reusable bags

Tote bags

Pretty scarves

Oriental things

Russian Dolls

Handmade things/Ornaments

Anything pink, purple, yellow or rainbow!!

Anything cute/sparkly/pretty/glittery/girly

Anything peacock or flamingo or hummingbird

Hello Kitty/Sanrio/San X/Kawaii

Rubber Stamps

Stationary

Journals/Notebooks

Animals/butterflies/dragonflies/peacocks/flamingoes/hummingbirds

Fairies/Faeries/mermaids etc

Dots/Spots/Hearts and Flowers

The very hungry caterpillar

Chocolate/dried chocolate covered fruit

Deco tape / washi tape

Socks (size uk6)

Crafting materials

Stationary

Candles

Handmade envelopes

Address labels (please please, I don't know how to make these so would appreciate some)

Photos

USA and Hawaii

Candy or sweets from your country

Postcards

Lipgloss/Make-up/Nail polish/Nail Art/Perfume

Jewellery/Earrings

Ethnic things

Hair accessories

Pretty wools and yarns

Tea (English Breakfast, Assam, strong teas, Black Tea with fruit, My favourites fruit teas are sweet fruity flavours) I don't mind if it's bagged or loose. Please no mint teas

Favourite Books and TV / Movie I love reading all kinds of books, an am quite partial to chick lit books but when I am in the mood for some real reading then the list below offers some suggestions of what I like to read and watch.

The Bible

Cookery books (Jamie Oliver, The Hairy Bikers, Nigella Lawson, Delia Smith and many others.

Gardening Books.

Christian non fiction books.

Biographies

I love Winnie the Pooh books, The Secret Garden, Black Beauty, The Borrowers, Roald Dahl, Fairy Tales, Aesops fables and many many more.

I also have fond memories of ladybird books from my childhood and often scour the charity shops for ones that I remember.

Favorite Television

My favourite television programmes include:

Documentary type programmes - eg True life, Border Force, Emergency Bikers, A & E etc, other Medical Dramas

Gardening programmes and Home Savvy etc, also Wife Swap etc

Come dine with me and other cookery programmes.

Children and baby programmes such as toddlers and tiaras, supernanny, one born every minute, a baby story etc.

I also love The Walking Dead and also Fear the Walking Dead (its sister series)

My favourite films are the girly ones, LOL. Dirty Dancing, Pretty Woman, Sleepless in Seattle, You've got Mail, Notting Hill. But I also can go for the extreme too, The Fast and the Furious, Roadhouse and Most Harrison Ford films.

Religion I am Christian so do not send me any Wiccan or Witchcraft items. I am open to receiving items that portray other religions such as Islam, Judaism, Sikhism, Buddhism etc, such as Christmas ornaments and the like.

Please do not send me..... I do not wish to receive anything that is horror, pornographic or bad taste. I also do not wish to receive anything that is anti-Christ, wiccan, witchcraft or devil-related.