UPDATE 18/07/2024: After an 8 year long hiatus I am back on SwapBot. My last login was 13/09/2016 - where did the time go?!?

I will update and edit my Profile in the coming days, so please have a little patience with me.

Hello, and welcome to my Profile. :)

I'm an avid Snail Mail fan and enjoy sending and receiving mail so much it should be illegal!

Reading has been a passion since I was about 7 years old - took to it like a fish to water and never lost my fondness for it. When I don't/can't sit down to read, I like to listen to audio books. I normally read non-fiction, but also like novels based on historical figures. The odd one out is T. Pratchett... - I love his witches, and can't get enough of their antics and (for lack of a better word) wisdom! :D

Hmmm - difficult one! Mail Art, sewing, quilting and cross stitching definitely take up most of my time, so they win hands down. As long as my hands are busy I'm one happy girl.

Even though I have been sewing/quilting/stitching for a long time, the incredible sense of achievement with every project that I finish is as great as with the very first! Maybe it is because I am self-taught, and still can't believe that I can actually do these things. :) (Which is probably also why I don't have boxes of WIP's stashed away in the basement - I want to finish every project I start so I can pat myself on the back... lol)

Recently I taught myself to crochet because I wanted to crochet hats and blankets for preemies. It's slow going, and I've only managed a few beanies, blankets, and a scarf for my sister.

We travel often, and then I tend to spend a lot of time on crafts I can make up a small 'travel kit' for. The good thing about that is that I tend to try my hand at crafts and techniques that at home, I normally would not have considered.

I have two typewriters, and I use them often. The red typewriter is called 'Baby', and the funky-70's-yellow one is called 'Boeing'. Yes. My typewriters have names. Yes. I'm weird. If you're ever in a letter swap with me, you will probably get a letter typed on one of these manicure-destroying machines. :)

Quite easy to please as I'm not too fussy and believe that there is no such thing as bad mail! There is however, such a thing as insulting mail. Insulting mail is when you send me broken, torn, smelly, half-used items. Not cool - it really does insult me that someone can think so little of a swap partner. No-one deserves your old and busted crap. If you want to get rid of such items, take a walk to your trash can and dump it.

Coffee, coffee, coffee... My favourite beverage! Not only will I inflict serious bodily harm on someone for a cup of it, I like anything and everything connected to it.

Because I spend a good deal of time writing letters and doing Mail Art, anything connected with that puts a smile on my face! I'm not really the cutesy type (except when the mood takes me) and prefer 'classic' things - good writing paper, fountain pens, wax seals, letter seals, rubber stamps, etc.

I have a wicked sense of humour and like the piece of mail that makes you laugh out loud as much as the next person. :D Pretty hard to offend, truth be told. That being said, the two things that will offend me, is racism and people trying to shove their religion down my throat. Despite my username, I do not run around doing the devils work, polishing his horns, buffing his hooves and stoking the fires of hell - thus, am in no need of being 'saved'.

Please do not send any edibles unless the swap calls for it, or it has been agreed upon in a private swap. I have recently developed a severe and debilitating allergy to certain preservatives/additives and the list of things I can eat has become frighteningly short. (Sept. 2014)

My favourite flowers are Pansies, Sweetpeas, Geraniums and Gerberas. Actually, I love all flowers - even those that others consider weeds. :D Pansies, Sweetpeas, Geraniums and Gerberas are just put on a little (highly polished) pedestal because I associate them with my childhood.

I don't really have a wish list, but I do realize that it makes things a lot easier for partners in certain kinds of swaps. PLEASE NOTE: although I would enjoy receiving things from this list - it is exactly what it says: a Wish List, and not an I Want List. I not only appreciate every single item that I receive, but also the time, effort and money you have put into sending something to me - a complete stranger!

• Something handmade by you
• Your favourite recipe
• Your favourite joke, quote, or saying
• Your favourite poem
• Shaped confetti
• Project Life/Sn@p Cards (travel, beach, holidays, or pet themed or related)
• Onion skin writing paper
• Punch Studio stationery
• Magnetic list pads
• Gorjuss items (esp. Ladybird)
• Alphabet stickers
• Interesting food picks (wood or plastic)
• A Quarter from your State/Territory
• Is there such a thing as a Mason Jar rubber stamp? If so: yes, please, and thank you! lol Thanks @pkpeace (Patty) for granting my wish!
• Recipe postcards
• Anything featuring seahorses/seahorse related
• Anything featuring typewriters
• Anything featuring mailboxes
• Fabric Fat Quarters
• Fabric scraps - bigger than 3x3" / 8x8cm
• Sock Monkey items (anything really - stickers, paper, pencils, etc.)
• DIY Sock Monkey kit
• A Sock Monkey (yeah, small chance of that happening but thought I'd put it out there... lol)
  Thanks to @WPREGEL (Wendy) and @hollycm6 (Holly) I am now the proud owner of two crazy cute Sock Moneys! :)

A note on how I rate:

I rate according to the SB criteria. As easy as that. Fair and honest rating is the only way to find out what a swapper is like - both the good and the bad.

I rate upon receiving (except when I travel, but then there will be a notice at the top of my profile.) Please extend me the same courtesy and don't make me beg for a rating/confirmation that you received my swap.

Communication is vital. If you are going to be late mailing out a swap - please let me know before the send by date. I know that life sneaks up on us when we least expect it. If you don't communicate, I will rate a 3 no matter how fabulous the received swap is. The send by date is not a suggestion, but a deadline you agree to the moment you sign up for a swap.

If I receive nothing from you after what I consider to be a reasonable amount of time, I will PM you. Once. If I hear nothing from you after a few days, I will rate a 1.

There is a lot of what can only be called 'guilt-rating' going on. I will not be guilt-tripped into a better rating. Save yourself the effort of trying, because I will not budge on this issue.

I really enjoy putting together private swaps, so please feel free to drop me a PM if you are interested. Profile based, handmade items, or special wishes for German goodies - anything goes so don't be shy! :)

Please note that I will Angel all swaps that I host.

Mailed out my 100th swap 24.01.2013

Mailed out my 200th swap 17.06.2014

Mailed out my 300th swap 08.03.2016

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