Comment: How cool, that you live so close to me:)

Comment: Thank you so much!

Comment: Thank you for the Lucky's Pub postcard, I love it! I know what you mean about time flying by. My oldest granddaughter is almost 18! Happy birthday to your twins.

Comment: Thanks for the Hocking Hills State Park pc. You've Got Mail is my go-to movie for a wide range of emotions!

Comment: Hello! Thank you for your beautiful Colorado postcard! You definitely need to visit this gorgeous state, I highly recommend Red Rocks or Garden of the Gods if you do.Thanks, Kimi

Comment: Thank you! :)

Comment: Thank you for the Amish country postcard. I've never been. I guess I never realized they were tourist spots. Youre right, it's good to know where the locals go when you're visiting someplace.

Comment: Thankyou for the awesome postcard.

Comment: I LOVE my postcard but you knew I would!! I didn't know there was a Hunger Games fandom - do they reenact the games - OMG!? I guess it might be on par with the Game of Thrones fans??? I'm happy as long as they don't put me in the games, lol!! xxMuggleMom

Comment: I love the Florence vintage card and your answers. I have not seen a woodpecker recently.

Comment: I'm so sorry for the late rating ... I'm sending you a message via Swap-bot to explain. Have an awesome rest of your day! 🌹🌹🌹

Comment: Thanks for the NYC card! I love these aerial views for cities.

Comment: Thank you so much for the birthday card!

Comment: Cute postcard and what a cool hobby!

Comment: Thank you!

Comment: Thank you for such a great postcard. I know you found it creepy, but I now think I need to go read the book it is based on.

Comment: Thank you! :)

Comment: Thank you for the cool trivia facts, and I love the cherry blossom postcard so much!! Have a good day!

Comment: This did make me laugh. Thanks for the card!

Comment: Thanks Julia, for the large PC of the Marchiondo building. I can see why it's an unloved PC. The yellow alone on the building ew!

Comment: I love the Smoky Mountains.

Comment: Thanks, auctions are fun, but I never got a haul of postcards before. rich

Comment: Thanks!

Comment: Thanks so much! Your paper is so cute!

 

Comment: I think the ad cards are underrated, don’t you? I’m happy to give this one a good home! :)

 

 

Comment: Loved the Zebra. Thanks.

Comment: Awesome list! Thank you!

Comment: Thank you for the beautiful postcard of the Grand Canyon! I traveled there 2 summers ago. Very scenic area. When I saw the card, I immediately thought of the great time I had when visiting. Thank you for the memories! Have a wonderful weekend.

Comment: Thanks for the postcard! Ive loved Take5s since I was a kid😊.

Comment: Thanks for the pc. Loved the elephants!! I still host Sunday Stealing. Love to have you back. My blog is now funnytheworldcom.blogspot.com

Comment: PH and WIYM are both faves of mine as well - hope to see you in some more swaps!!

Comment: Hi Julia. I received your PC; thank you so much. Awesome choice and I absolutely love the vintage PC! It's going in my conversation binder.

Comment: Thank you for the Anne Taintor card! I’d love to start making & swapping ATCs and zines, but I have a huge mental block. I know I just need to sit down with a couple elements and just go for it.

Comment: Thank you for the card! :⁠-⁠) I love mashed potatoes too, I love getting them done well after years of my father's attempts. Ugh, restaurant cooking for the win!

Comment: Oh the caverns are 100% going on my travel bucket list!!

Comment: Super cute postcard, you're right, it's perfect for February! I love the groundhogs, too.

Comment: Thanks for the beautiful flower postcard! Even if those are weeds, they are still. beautiful, but I think a field of dandelions is beautiful too!! And I didn't know the Cascades had volcanos!!!!

Comment: Thank you for the wonderful card.

Comment: I love this memoir! Thank you so much for the wonderful card!

Comment: Thank you for the vintage founders tree PC with some of your favorites. Ma was just talking about how mashed potatoes are the best way to eat potatoes.

 

Comment: Thank you so much for the black and white cat on bike postcard! It does seem Victorian and also steampunk! I love it! Thanks again!

Comment: Thank you for sharing your faves with me!

Comment: Thanks, welcome back to swaping. Richard

Comment: Thank you for the super cool cave PC! I haven't had a chance to visit this place yet.

Comment: Thanks!

 

Comment: My daughter and I love The Book Barn! It’s such a wonderful place! I’m so glad you found it! xo

Comment: That sounds like a great trip! Thank you for the pretty vintage postcard.

Comment: I will check out that movie Happiness for Beginners. Im watching Rewired... kinda cool too

Comment: Thanks for the St. Joseph Pier postcard and sharing the potato surprise recipe. I will be trying those. We love potatoes, onions, and peppers.

Comment: Thanks for the Lake Michigan PC. And your alien joke was great!!! Lol

Comment: Thanks!

Comment: I'm sorry that stinks! I wish we had had smart phones when we had my first dog, we have maybe 20 pictures of him and we have over 1,000 of Jedi. I also wish we'd had them before my friend died in a car accident I would have liked some pictures with her.

Comment: Thank you for sharing this postcard that holds such a wonderful memory for you. I can see that this is a truly special place for you.

Comment: ow that was a bad thing to break. A friend of mine was on an Amtrack train with her laptop and left it on the seat and when she came back someone had sat on it ....yep and ruined it.... I hope your was under warranty. thank you for the resend too. love the tree pic too. 8/20

Comment: I love your card and telling me about your relationship with cars. Thank you.

Comment: I love the lighthouse PC that you sent. Thank you. I loved your picnic foods you listed! It made me hungry too, especially the banana pudding!

Comment: Thank you for a great ATC.

Comment: Thanks so much for the resend! I love the ATC and all the extras (especially Pusheen).

Comment: Thanks for the Hermione card!

Comment: Thank you for the adorable snow themed ATC! It is quite lovely.

Comment: Love the lighthouse - thanks

Comment: Thank you, I love this postcard. I want to join you all for dinner, please!

Comment: Wonderful. I really like the title and how you put the randomness together. I think I'm going to need to host another one of these swaps. Your zine definitely brightened my day JG. :)

Comment: Thank you for the pc and lolz, school delays stink for everyone. Glad we are past those days:) Hope spring is right around the corner for all of us!!

Comment: Beautiful! I love the deep blues and purples. You have an eye for colour and layout. P.S. I also like the rural envelope and matching notecard.

Comment: I think I got the 2 coins messed up but both with same rating. This is another great coin and I love how you did the skirt/dress. It gives me some ideas for several things. Love your work! Hugs, Mona

Comment: Thank you for this lovely card. It is a great addition to my collection! Hugs, Mona

Comment: Thank you, I love the quote you put on your ATC!

 

Comment: I love your resolutions! how are they going? I am also cleaning, organizing and donating! We've donated 2 big black bags full of clothes to charity so far! I love this!! Cleans out the old to make room for more storage! xx gabi

Comment: Sitting in the cold, while you are wet sounds so miserable.

Comment: Thanks for a fun ATC.

Comment: Thank you for the cool Michigan card. I also enjoy visiting St. Joe MI. Fun place! Good luck simplifying your life in 2022. That's a good resolution!

Comment: Thank you for the cool Poe ATC. I love it. Aloha!

Comment: Great list for the New Year! New England is beautiful but would like to return when the leaves turn their colors! Love your postcard of Holland Lighthouse! I seen it a few year ago, so bright in color!

Comment: Thanks for the great ATC. I love blue budgies! The little nest charm was a perfect touch. Thanks again :)

Comment: Thank you for such a special coin. I love that she is reading The Wizard of Oz, still a favorite of mine. Hope your holidays were fabulous. Hugs, Mona

Comment: Thank you for a super cute atc!! Happy New Year and thank you for swapping!

Comment: Thanks for the St. Joseph Lighthouse postcard. I love lighthouses, but have learned just how out of shape I am when I climb up 🤣

Comment: This is a fantastic Coin. You did a lovely job-neighbor. Hope to swap with you in the New Year!

Comment: Fun card and fun choices!

Comment: Awesome Tiger. Thankyou

Comment: Beautiful ATC! Thank you so much!

Comment: Thank you for such a sweet ATC; I love it!! Merry Christmas!

Comment: Thanks for the Clifton Mill postcard. I would love to see it in person. I do not know how to play chess.

Comment: LOL I love these types of postcards!! They're so hilarious. You write so poetically about the things that bring you joy--like shoot, they're bringing me joy right now too! :) Thank you for sharing, and happy holidays to you & yours!

Comment: This was so much fun! The roller coaster postcard arrived first, and I love them, so it was a great choice. My favorite roller coaster I've been on has to be the Montu from Busch Gardens Tampa. But I also haven't been to Cedar Point, yet. The purple and yellow gecko was also a great choice! You are an excellent swapper that I would be glad to have as a partner any day! <3 Thank you.

Comment: Thanks for the Amish Country postcard and sharing about your favorite ornaments. You do have some special ones!

Comment: I adore this snowy winter ATC. Thank you!

Comment: Thanks for the lighthouse merry Christmas

Comment: Merry Christmas!! Thank you so much! Loved your zine.

Comment: Thank you for the wonderful ATC, I love it! Happy Swapping!

Comment: Julia, thank you for this ADORABLE snowman ATC that you sent me. I adore it with my whole entire heart! Everything about it is perfect and I can't wait to add it into my collection:) I am so grateful to have received this from you! Thank you so much again! Sending hugs! Addie<3

Comment: I am going to give those snowball cookies a try! Thank you!

Comment: Snowball cookies are in my top 5 too. Thanks for the adorable trash panda! :D

Comment: Thanks for the pc, I love it! I've watched that movie SOO many times! I would watch it over and over again when I was younger, looking for all the signs!

Comment: What a beautiful snow scenery of mountains & your snow quote! I love them ! ! Thanks so much! Merry Christmas to you as well!

Comment: Thank you for your Zine.🎄

Comment: Thank you thank you, Julia for such a personalized ATC. I love it!

Comment: Thanks for the beautiful PC.

Comment: Great Aristotle quote. Thanks

Comment: I love so much in your zine. The cookies look like Mexican Wedding cookies. Yum. And the Christmas Menu sounds delicious. I want to eat it. It is fun to see what everyone eats over the holidays. Thank you!!

Comment: Hope you had a fun thanksgiving with your family!

Comment: Thank you for the lovely ATC. Sorry about the late rating ❤️

Comment: Thank you for the pretty postcard. I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving. I ate lots of food and took lots of naps. Take care and keep on swapping. <3 and V!

Comment: Super cute. Thank you.

Comment: Super cute. Thank you.

Comment: I love the postcard, thank you!

Comment: I also said I would want to wake up and be wide awake when I needed. I am not a morning person lol. Thank you!

Comment: We went to my stepson's house for a fine feast and good company. I hope your trip was equally enjoyable.

Comment: Hi Julia! This postcard is amazing! I love all the trivia facts you sent! I’m so excited that you sent dancing people! Also I have those same moth stickers and I used almost all of them in the first week. They’re my absolute favorite!

Comment: Great card Julia! Thanks!

Comment: Thank you. November makes me think of Thanksgiving and family too.

Comment: We ate the mac-n-cheese with tuna growing up too. What a fun card. As I shared on the other rating, my mail is finally getting delivered.

Comment: I adore the fall card you created; my favorite time of year. Thankfully my mail is finally being delivered and I received both your cards on the same day.

Comment: I love Pandas! Thank you!

Comment: First off, That is so cute, your children picked out the recipes! Tell them for me, they choose really well. All 4 recipes sound so delicious! The Corn casserole, I have this recipe. But not with same ingredients. But thank you very much the 4 of them and also the 2 extra blank recipe cards. Love them & will give them a try! Happy Holidays to you & your family!

Comment: Thanks for the super cute Adventure ATC!

Comment: I love the pc! Thanks! I haven't seen "End Game". Thanks so much for joining my swap!

Comment: Thank you so much for the *awesome* ATC! I absolutely love this collage and the mask is perfect. :D I'll DM you about must-sees for Salem, but thank you, again, for a great piece to add to my collection. xoxo

Comment: Love the postcard and your note!

Comment: Hi neighhbor! :) Thanks for the great autumn postcard! I appreciate the story of where you got the postcard. The leaves have been beautiful around here for quite a while. Take care!

Comment: Thank you for the fun card! Will definitely send you a letter soon!

Comment: Sorry I’m so late.Thanks for the ATC - I like the technique you used.

Comment: Thanks for the interesting list! Checking some of these out!

Comment: Thanks so much Julia, for the PC of Blackwater Falls State Park and your great answers! Out of the 5 you mentioned, I too would learn how play guitar and Calligraphy. My hubby sort of knows how to play guitar. Last year, I bought him a book Learn play Guitar for dummies. I always laugh at that titles for these kind of books, ha ha ha! But the Guitar I'd love to learn on, is an Electric one and hubby has the Classical type Guitar. But alas, I'll never be able afford an Electrical one.

Comment: What a lovely coin! Thank you.

Comment: Thank you so much

Comment: I love this Alice ATC! Thank you!

Comment: I hope you had a great weekend with your friend in Charlotte sounds like a great time. I live in MD so we see signs for a smash up derby every September and in years past joked about getting a junker to enter. That hasn't happened but I still think it would be fun. Thanks again for the art and hope to swap again sometime.

Comment: Thank you very much I really LOVE the postcard. There are a lot of musicals that I adore on it. Yes, it looks like you will be fine in those 24 hours. :)

Comment: Thank you for the nice card

Comment: Thanks for the swap and the pretty card. That’s a good question. It never occurred to me that there might be another.

Comment: Such cute stuff! I love the envelopes!

Comment: Thanks for sharing! I haven’t gotten very far into Star Dew Valley but it is fun! I love the post card and the stickers btw!

Comment: Love this steampunk atc, Julia!! I love going to Goodwill, too, always find something useful!! Thank you!!

Comment: I love this Zetti doll ATC! Thank you so much! Its a great addition to my collection :)

Comment: I like cardinals . Your ATC was very nice - very tastefully done. Thank you. Barbara

Comment: This accounting ATC IS GREAT!! No one has ever sent me one haha! Here's to sending you virtual red wine cheers and luck, hell is coming up for me in January

Comment: Thanks for the Ohio Caverns postcard - I haven't visited there, it looks like an interesting place! :)

Comment: Very good idea and you put it together nicely! Thank you!

Comment: Thank you for the Postcard! I love the stickers! Have you read the book? I might just have to check it out. :D

Comment: Great ATC! Thank you so much

Comment: Oh, how creative! Love the laptop! Thank you for a great swap.

Comment: I live your ATC and your choice of snacks! Thanks again for doing this catch up swap with me

Comment: Thank you! What a pretty PC you chose to send. I've wanted to get a Fitbit but I think more for the sake of "having one" rather than trying to be physically fit! Lol!

Comment: Thanks for the swap and the great PC. I love caverns but I haven't made it to the Ohio Caves yet. It's now on my B-list.

Comment: 🧙‍♂️ LOL about your comment about making a HP house - I thought the same but I would have been hard-pressed to do the Weasley's Burrow with 4 houses stacked up. Probably would have been the lousy Privet Drive!! ⚡LOL. xxMuggleMom

Comment: A little spooky and very pretty. Thank you so much!

Comment: Wonderful set! Love the butterfly and antiquing!! Thanks .. I almost hate to add anything it’s so nice..!

Comment: OMG! I was so surprised to see that you made me a Quick-Draw McGraw ATC. I LOVE IT!! That was so sweet of you to take the time & make me something special. You are so sweet!! Take care :)

Comment: Thanks for my saucy postcard and Haiku. I loved it! It made my day and put a smile on my face. Take care and keep on swapping...

Comment: The mermaid ATC is adorable! Thank you!

Comment: Love the ATC! Great layout and imaginative materials and finishes.

Comment: Love the film strip you used to accent Lucy, and the matting - thanks, I'll love to add this to my ATC collection! I hope mine gets to you soon (mailed Sept 23).

Comment: Yes 2020 gave of lot's of strangness to use on this one! Great ATC! Thank you.

Comment: I LOVE the ATC. I am an Elvis fan:) I visited his house once - only got to the outside gate but it was exciting!

Comment: Julia, WOW! I am just at a loss for words when I opened up this swap from you! I have tears of joy in my eyes when I saw the adorable parakeet Pokemon card:') It looks exactly like my Kiwi bird! This truly means the entire world to me and is very special and dear to my heart. I am so beyond grateful and appreciative for you making this for me. I really can't thank you enough, I wish I could give you more hearts!! I actually do have a 1968 GTO! It was my dad's and he handed it down to me:) Thank you so much for everything, I wish I had better words to describe how much I love this ATC you made. I will cherish it forever!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart, sending you hugs! Addie<3

Comment: I love love love “get your kicks”. I like your nick as well… minivan dreams… my daughter got me hooked on minivan remodeling on YouTube… I have done road trips for a while my sis lives on east coast and we do art trips too… you made a great atc just for me!! That midnight background gave me chills and the design is perfect thank you so much! Love it and your thoughtfulness

Comment: I love the Edward Gorey rainbow lady you made for me!!! Absolutely wonderful. Aloha

Comment: I can’t believe you made me an Alice in Wonderland ATC! I LOVE it!! Thank you so much :D

Comment: Omgsh I thought I had rated you after our messages! I am so sorry for the delay!!! Thank you so much for your beautiful ATC and facts, lovely as always!! 🧡🧡

Comment: Gorgeous background! Thanks so much!

Comment: Julia, love your "take" on the fish bowl! Really looks like water! Cute 🙂 thank you.

Comment: Absolutely love your creativity! Genius pocket ATC and the thought in the details - the quote is spot on! Must think of something for a private swap - tho- I'm more curious to see what you come up with as I like how you think outside the box! xxMuggleMom

Comment: Thank you for the great Mad Hatter ATCoin. I love it! Aloha

Comment: Thanks. This reminds me of so much.

Comment: Hi Julia, thanks for joining my swap! I'll for sure be hosting more, haha, good to hear! What an odd find on the PC, I love it

Comment: Such a wonderful ATCoin! wonderful use of materials for this design. Praying for your daughter and all of you. Just breathe, as from your coin is good advise. I will be praying for healing, endurance and peace.

Comment: Tysm very cute ❤️

Comment: Thanks for the really nice ATC. I love the hot air balloon. I also like the map background and frame. Good job!

Comment: 🥰🥰 the PoAzkaban themed ATC!!! I am inspired to make some myself now!! Clever to insert his birthday date as his #!! I'm over the moon about the holographic postcard extra. And you even addressed the envie as a Hogwarts letter from Dumbledore and you even choose an owl and deer stamp. Chef's kiss😘💋 - Perfection!! The postie gets excited to see my envies now and this one was her favorite so far! I just moved to Utah so she's liking my happy mail envies! LOL. Thank you so much for joining the swap - I'm excited to do another one now - Hermoine birthday is 19 Sep - wanna do a private ATC for her?? xxMuggleMom

Comment: What a beautiful ATC, Julia! Thank you so much, it's a wonderful addition to my collection. :)

Comment: Wonderful ATC, and love the sentiment behind the image on the card, hugs. Thank you and Happy Swapping!

Comment: Thanks for joining my swap. I love the ATC & little goodies you sent. Happy Swapping!

Comment: Hi Julia, thank you for the resend and fun Florida facts!

 

Comment: Thank you for the happy, bright sun ATC. I love the torn paper technique. Happy Swapping!

Comment: I love the airmail idea! It’s perfect!

Comment: Cute ATC. Thank you!

Comment: This was GORGEOUS!!! Honestly I love literally anything Titanic themed, so this was right up my alley and more awesome than I could have imagined! TYSM 💗💗💗 & we’ll definitely have to do some more private swaps! I loved this 💖

Comment: Thanks for the cute ATC. Aloha

Comment: I love the gnome… Hilarious! Thank you!

Comment: Love seeing your ATC creations, thank you very much!

Comment: Thank you for the Golden Girls card! I love it

Comment: O.M.G. i am absolutely obsessed with this atc!! it was actually my first atc swap and i am so so happy with it! mario at the beach is the cutest thing ever-- and i love the little charm on there! so neat! thank u so much <3

Comment: I think you did a great job with Charlie Brown! Thank you!

Comment: I loved your ATC and yes, I knew it was a potato! I just came back from a road trip to Idaho and drove through some potato fields, lol. Thanks again!!

Comment: Thank you for this ATC. really enjoyed the note you sent as well.

Comment: Love them both! I'm super lucky! Thank you!

Comment: Love my beach babe - thanks!

Comment: Thanks for the HI ATC with lots of great facts!

Comment: Thanks for sharing your "vision" ATC with me. the material you selected work so well together and the construction of the whole and butterfly are very impressive. And, you cloud washi tape was so fun too!

Comment: Thanks for sharing!

Comment: Thank you so much. My daughter had a cabbage patch and later a boom box. She was born in 1980. My mom loved THE HOFF! LOVE THE BACKGROUND ITS PERFECT.

Comment: Loved the ATC!!! I didn’t know that vidalia onions could only be called vidalias if they were grown in GA!!! I haven’t been to the Coca Cola world in forever!!!! 💖

Comment: Thank you for the Harry Potter atc,it is the first one that someone sent to me.

Comment: What a brilliant story that was, I would probably do the same to my kid as well. Love it, and it totally made me hungry. Happy Swapping!

Comment: I love the ravioli. My husband actually still loves it, but I can't stand it. I prefer Spaghetti-Os myself.

Comment: Thank you !

Comment: Thank you so much! This is such a cute ATC!

Comment: Thanks for joining my swap & for being a great group member. I love the ATC you sent. It will fit nicely into my collection. Happy Swapping!

Comment: A really beautiful ATC with a quote that’s dear to my heart. Thank you so much.

Comment: Thank you!!

Comment: Thank you for the cute ATC. I really loved the 20s theme! I look forward to doing them again next month. Cheers

Comment: Love love love this atc!!! Just what Like in a card ...creative, aesthetically appealing, and my favorite things in my profile! And that kite and string...amazing...many hearts !! Thank you very much!

Comment: Thank you for the delightful Delaware-themed ATC!

Comment: Julia!! Oh my goodness, WOW! I just adore this ATC you made! It is so creative and adorable and beautiful! I love it so much, my mouth dropped when I opened the envelope and saw it! Thank you so SO very much for this beautiful ATC. I will cherish it forever and I can't wait to add it into my collection. I am so grateful for you! Sending hugs! Addie<3

Comment: I love your cheeky, fishy ATC! Thanks!

Comment: What a wonderful take on this atc with a hole !! I think this is amazingly creative ... what a great idea include the “hole” with the card and placement was just perfect! Loved the experimental background it came out great... thanks so much

Comment: WKRP in Cincinnati! Humming that tune. Loves it as well. Great 70s ATC Thank you❤️

Comment: Thanks for joining my swap & for the great ATC. It fits perfectly into my collection. Happy Swapping!

Comment: Tysm! ❤️

Comment: Thank you Julia for this beautiful ATC. Have a lovely spring!

Comment: Thank you for the beautiful ATC! <3

Comment: Thanks for the cute ATC. I love the skirt made from sheet music.

Comment: Thank you so much for this California ATC!

Comment: Hello Julia, got your Free themed ATC for our swap today.I so loved it !! Thank you.Very creative !

Comment: I LOVE the ATC and especially liked the jackalope card you sent it in!! Jackalopes are a secret tiny obsession of mine. :-)

Comment: Thank you so much for the great Marilyn ATC! Glad to add it to my collection (‾◡◝)

Comment: Thank you for the beautiful ATC. Very well made and I love all the layering. Thank you for a wonderful swap.

Comment: My brother & I used to sell lemonade, but never got many customers. Every time I used to see kids at their stand, I’d & buy a glass. There aren’t too many any more because I think they require a license now. How sad! Thank you for a great memory!

Comment: THank you for the lovely ATC! Staying out of the heat is the perfect excuse for more time to make art :)

Comment: Thank you for the zines :) Really impressive that you rebuilt your first engine when you were 12! So cool ^^ And the Cincinnati Chili... wow. Soooo much cheese! I would definitely try it if I ever came to your neck of the woods. Have you made any more zines like that (An Ohio Thing)?

Comment: Thanks! Love the Beatles and still have an album from the 60’s

Comment: Love the coin. You would think growing up with 3 brothers, I would be a big sports fan, I really don't watch unless I am at a football party. I do watch if it is a really important game.

Comment: Terrific ATC! I love the stamp & it is perfect for this technique. Thanks for creating it for me.

Comment: Thanks for the coca-cola pc and for participating in this swap.

Comment: Thank you for the AMAZING vintage nurse ATC, I just LOVE it. :)

Comment: Hi Julia, I want to start out this rating with A BIG THANK YOU for your patience in receiving this rating on this swap. Since my surgery, I have had a difficult time, post-op infection, continued slow healing, and GI issues. I really enjoyed swapping with you, so I APPRECIATE your patience. The mail in Colorado continues to move slow, both in and out of the state. PLEASE be Patient with my mail as I never know how it will be handled after I turn it over to the Post Office. Thank you for your beautiful Just Bee ATC.The bee looks so happy sitting on his/her flower. I look forward to adding your ATC to my ATC Collection. I haven't had the opportunity to swap with you before on Swap-bot. Over the last 8-9 months, I have met a lot of new swappers, new swappers to sending me a swap for the first time. This first experience has been WONDERFUL! . I look forward to swapping with you in the future. Until then, HAPPY SWAPPING! I also have some extra nice goodies that I think were sent with your swap. If these goodies belonged to you, Thank You very much. If not, I'm sorry about this. Barbara sleepingrover2010

Comment: Thank you so much for the lovely ATC. I love the quote you included. Such a sweet swap <3

Comment: Thank you so much for the sweet ATC. I love the way you designed the little tea party. Such lovely work <3

Comment: Love these atcs, Julia! The "Bewitching" one is going in my Halloween collection! And love the pattern one, too! I don't sew as much as I used to but still have several of my favorite kids' patterns - hoping for grandkids, I guess!! Thank you so much!!

Comment: I absolutely LOVE the ATCs and your choice of subjects! I think that you did a great job with the drawing. Thank you so much. They got here in an expected time :)

Comment: Thank you so much for the coin, it is beautiful! Also for your kind note ♥

Comment: love it!!

Comment: This strawberry ATC is so pretty, and I love the summery quote! Thank you very much!

Comment: I love this ATC, your idea/design...amazing, so fun. Thank you for a great swap.

Comment: I love the beautiful vintage lady you sent! I think this is my first time receiving a tag-shaped ATC. Thank you for the swap!

Comment: I’m sorry it took me so long to rate you. I sent your swap down someplace weird, haha. And I love your atc. The quote on it is great. Thank you.

Comment: I love this and now I want spam and pancakes! Thank you

Comment: Awesome, I do collage. I think you did a fantastic job, thank you.

Comment: Thanks for joining my swap & for the girly ATC. You did a great job on it & your collage skills are awesome. Take care :)

Comment: Very cute!!! Tysm

Comment: Love what you sent- very much my style haha! Have a great day!

Comment: well done! super cute!!!

Comment: Thank you for the adorable dog Atc, love it!

Comment: I love her! I can't believe she's your first coin - you did a fantastic job, thank you!!

Comment: Thank you for the great Mothman ATC! It was great to hear you've actually been there! I'd love to go!

Comment: I could eat a bowl of pork chops. Lol. Thank you.

Comment: Oh what a gorgeous ATC card! You did such a great job and I really love it! I wish I could give you some extra hearts for that beautiful envelope too! Thank you so much!

Comment: Love the ATC! I enjoyed reading your letter and mini-zine. I've never had Cincinnati Chili, but it sounds delicious. Having lived in Texas and California, I'm a girl who loves her chili, but I'll have to add some Middle Eastern spices next time I whip up a pot. I love Middle Eastern food, so it seems like a great spin on a classic. Thanks for a great swap!

Comment: Julia, hey we need to swap David Hasselhoff stories!!!! What’s yours? These ATCs are great. As always super fun swapping with you!

Comment: Loved your ATC! I also really liked the facts you chose and it was awesome because almost all of them were ones I hadn’t come across yet so the learning continued! Thanks so much for participating 💖

Comment: Thank you so much for the cute ATC. It is indeed "blissful". And I love the lighthouse notecard.

Comment: Thanks for the fun starters! Will start work on them soon.

Comment: Lovely work... especially the clothes on the like! How clever ... any gnome would love this adorable cozy home! Thank you for this card and that amazing envelope! So talented !

Comment: Thank you for such a cute card! I love the vintage looking bunny, so cute. The envie was also fabulous. Great swap. Hugs, Mona

Comment: The Gold ATC is so pretty! I love the extra embellishments you put on it! The stickers you included are so adorable, I love the little fish! Thank you so much! :D

Comment: Great ATC! I, too, used to read that book often and also watched the movie whenever it was on TV. Glad to hear you’re enjoying the series!

 

Comment: Such a beautiful "dreamy" ATC! Awesome work of art, thank you! :D

Comment: Omg. This has to be my favorite ATC that I have received in a long time. I have to be honest as when I signed up I was like Kelli what are you doing as you don’t even like pink. Lol. I had fun making mine, but might have a new found thought on the color pink now. Thank you so very much.

Comment: Oh my gosh!!...thank you so much for the absolutely adorable 🐱kitty ATC!!....my fav is that cute little silver heart charm💜...I love your pretty lighthouse card, too...I watched "Yours Mine Ours" movie last night and the characters moved their combined family into an old beautiful big house attached to a lighthouse...I would so love to live there right off the ocean!....anyway...super cute ATC...lucky me!...cheers!

Comment: Thank you so much for the Geisha starters and the other set as well ♥

Comment: Beautiful ATC - thanks!

Comment: Hi Julia! Thanks so much for the beautiful Pin Up Starters. I love the image that you used and the colors are so pretty! I hope you had fun with the theme. -Vanne

Comment: Hi Julia! How lucky I am to have you as a partner twice in one month! I love your witty "Oopsie Daisy" ATC...flirtatious and perfectly themed. :D Thanks for another great swap.

Comment: I love them all. Thank you

Comment: Thanks!

Comment: Thanks for the cute starters. I'll get them worked on and passed along soon. Aloha

Comment: Thank you for the beautiful ATC. I love the embellishments. Have a wonderful day!

Comment: This was a super fun ATC - thank you so much for it!

Comment: Thank you for the lovely beach paradise atc! 💙

Comment: I love this starter set! Thanks, I can't wait to work on it.

Comment: Hi Julia! I absolutely love your ATC! First, the neon coral color of the envie and notecard is one of my favorites...activates some happy spot in my brain LOL. And the ATC itself, from the funky corner cuts to the adorable house and mailbox under a full moon...just so charming, and definitely a favorite! Thanks again! <3

Comment: Thank you for the card my cat also plays with her tail!

Comment: Thank you so very much for the ATC, you did a great job and it will fit perfectly into my collection. I love the title stay curious.....=)

Comment: These ATCs are great! I don't usually do coordinating sets either, but you are inspiring me to try.

Comment: Hi Julia - Such a beautiful turtle starter set! Is your background paper handmade? It's gorgeous 😍,

Comment: I really, really, really love the zebra ATC! All the details just fit together perfectly. I especially love the saying. Thank you!!!

Comment: Julia, I'm so happy you sent me a mermaid atc. You made a really high quality atc! I also appreciate the pretty feathers, which I will use in my collage art. A great swap!

Comment: Love the steampunk card! thank you so much.

Comment: Thank you for the cute ATC. The candy machine image is really sweet and I love the composition!

Comment: Thank you for the ATC. I really like your take on it and what you wrote in your note. I think it is very clever how you illustrated that in your ATC.

Comment: I love your beachy/pin-up ATC, thank you so much! 😍

Comment: Enjoyed this ATC! Thanks for the washi! Hello neighbor! I did nursing training at Urbana hospital back in the late '70's.

 

Comment: Thank you! I love this beautiful painting of Rome! Gorgeous!! I hope you are staying warm with all of this FREEZING COLD Weather! We have 2 feet of snow here and it's not melting any time soon! Spring is comin'!! Hopefully SOONER than later! HAHA but the groundhog said 6 more weeks of WINTER. I veto his predictions! x Gabi

Comment: Great! I'll get working on them!! Thank you!!

Comment: Thanks for the padding valentine ATC

Comment: Oh great background - endless possibilities! Thank you ❤️🐿️❤️

Comment: Thanks for the great ATC. You're right...that dog is so cute!! Take care :)

Comment: Great pc-- Thank you! Oh you are one who loves DIY?? I'd love to see your newly finished wall!! Gabi

Comment: Thank you so much for your postcard. I love it :)

Comment: Thank you , I loved your postcard. Aurora

Comment: Ohhhhh, I LOVE this!!!!! This turned out so cute. Thank you for the great ATC and the extra little treasures you sent.

Comment: Thanks so much for sharing!!

Comment: Thank you for such an awesome swap! I love the pretty PC and your answer. Hugs and stay safe! Kim

Comment: Great card and message. Thank you!

Comment: Three beautifully crafted cards arrived and I LOVE all the marvelous details. Thank you SO much!

Comment: Thank you for the caverns pc. I love the story bout ur twins. Micah is 11 too. When are their bdays? Micah is a may baby. All the best

Comment: Thank you for the sweet postcard, Julia!

Comment: Thank you so much for the absolutely gorgeous ATC.

Comment: Sweet Sweet Sweet - Such a Sweet ATC. One of my all time favorites and thank you for the papers too 🐿️❤️

Comment: I'm so sorry!! That's so unfair. <3

Comment: How creative are you?! I love your ATC. Great swap.

Comment: Thank you so much for these beautiful ATC's! I just adore them with my whole heart! I can not wait to add them to my ATC collection! Thank you again SO SO MUCH!! -Addie<3

Comment: Julia - Great paper quilting! Thank you.

Comment: Congratulations on your new Cricut! Love the winter ATC. Thank you.

Comment: Ill be writing to you soon, Ive never heard that joke, gonna have to tell the kids that one, lol

Comment: I love this peppermint lady!!! Thank you so much!!

Comment: Thank you for the Amish Country postcard and morse code message. This is what I deciphered: HELLO FROM OHIO. I HOPE YOU CAN READ THIS. This was a fun swap!

Comment: This “I” gave me a giggle! Love the way you braided the whip. Superbly put together.

Comment: Thank you for the lovely Christmas ATC. Aloha

Comment: Thank you for this christmas card and ATC.

Comment: Thank you for this very stern looking little witch and her companion black cat ! I love the bow detail and the background. Really nice ATC ! :)

Comment: Hi Julia! Thanks so much for the adorable Poodle Starters. I have some ladies in town that have those big Poodles and have their fur died all kinds of colors. Sometimes like a rainbow! They make quite a splash at our yearly 4th of July parade. I hope you had fun with the swap. Thanks for joining! -Vanne

Comment: Thank you so much for your awesome Hendrix ATC! :D "All Along the Watchtower" used to be one of my favourite songs to drive to when I was young. I loved the thought behind this, and it came out really well done. It's a unique one to add to the collection too, so double thanks for that! xoxo

Comment: Hi Julia! Thanks for the awesome Hand Starters. Perfect theme for this week!! I hope you had fun. Take Care -Vanne

Comment: Ha ha! I used to work in a water quality lab - perfect punny ATC for me. I love it. Thank you so much!

Comment: Thank you so much for the ATC! You definitely took a very unique and what looks to be a time consuming approach to this piece. I appreciate it. xo

Comment: Thank you for your very lovely little witch ATC. She is so cute!

 

Comment: Thank you! Love your starters ♥

Comment: Thank you so much for the great Gnome ATC. I love it. And thanks for the additional Halloween ATC. I love her too. Aloha

Comment: Interesting choice!

Comment: Hi Julia - I think you’re the closest to me swapper I’ve ever had- thank you for the the great haunted hAlloween card!

Comment: Awesome starter set! I'm really looking forward to working on them

Comment: Thank you for these cute little witches ! ^_^

Comment: I quite like how you put together this photo booth theme ! I'm curious about the photo you used though... Is it something random or you/people you know ?

Comment: Thank you for the cute witch ATC. Aloha

Comment: Hi Julia, just received your purple eggplant ATC JAMS. Will mail out to 3rd person next Tuesday, next Monday post office closed for holiday. AnnaL.

Comment: Super cute!! I got this a couple of weeks ago and I missed rating it. It got buried in my craft explosion :) Really pretty composition. Thank you

Comment: Lovely. Thanks for goodies.

Comment: Thank you!

Comment: WOW! These Starters came out so cute Julia! I love the "Trick or Treat" and the Spider is so fun. I love them. Thank you so much for joining the swap. -Vanne

Comment: Hi Julia! Thank you so much for the adorable Scarecrow Starters. I love the image that you chose. I hope you had fun with the theme. -Vanne

Comment: Thanks for the lovely ATC!

Comment: Thanks for these awesome blueberry starters! I can't wait to work on them.

Comment: Hi Julia for the cool ATC you made, will add my touches to it & will mail off to 3rd swap person tomorrow morning (Friday 10/02/20. Have a wonderful week and Craft On! AnnaL.

Comment: How cool that you have this vintage Green Giant promo ephemera! Thank you for sharing some - I’ll get these moving along shortly!

Comment: Really cool ATC! Thanks so much!!

Comment: Thanks for the cool atc and washi tapes! 💕💜💕

Comment: I thought you drew Ohio just fine!! I thought that grey “paint” was a wonderful shade and I was going to ask what brand it was til I touched it! Nice work thank you

Comment: Hi Julia!! WOW!! Thank you SOOOOOO much for this cute adorable swap!! I loved everything, how neat it was, the cool stuff you sent for me and the envelope was amazing!!! Also, the portfolio you sent it all in was so cool! Such a joy!! Have a wonderful fall! Stay healthy and safe!!

Comment: Thank you so much for the ATC cards and that summer scene is SUPER cute!!

Comment: Thank you so much for the wonderful dream catcher ATC. It is absolutely wonderful. Aloha

Comment: Thanks for such a special package. Loved everything. This has been so much fun. Take care. Nathalie

Comment: Gorgeous, I love it! You're very talented!

Comment: Thank you!

Comment: Thank you.

Comment: Thanks for the funny octopus pirate! Aloha

Comment: Love the lace background :) truly pretty in pink !

Comment: Thanks - great collage work on the ATC!

Comment: So cute! Thank you so much!

Comment: Thanks for the great starter set and ATC backer cards! I will get to work on these and move them on.

Comment: Julia - Wow you have done it again. The ATC is so cute and I love the layers and the bathing beauty! Thank you.

Comment: This swap I am in love with <3 What a great card and idea.

Comment: Wonder zine, thank you tons! <3

Comment: Fantastic starters! Can’t wait to get JAMmin’ on these beauties!

Comment: Such an adorable little mini postcard! Thanks!

Comment: Thank you for the Prince starters! Love him! 😍😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️

Comment: Thank you for the fun ATCs. I especially liked the "Girls Gone Shopping" one.

Comment: So lovely! Thank you so much! I can't wait to write back!

Comment: Love the f-bomb ATC! It made me laugh! Thanks for the extras too!

Comment: Awesome, thank you. They fix in my collection to a tee!

Comment: Thanks for the awesome ATC and all the extras! This one arrived safely 🙂

Comment: Julia thank you for the lovely summer drink ATC. I will have courage. Stay safe.

Comment: ❤️ Wowzah, you sure do stay busy! Loved hearing about your family geocaching adventures and enjoyed the part about your mom calling it “driving the getaway car” 😆

Comment: Will get them going

Comment: Great starter set! One of my favorite themes! TY!!

Comment: Thank you for your fun Zine!

Comment: I love your recipe zine so much!! I love to cook for my family and this looks like something they might love. Thanks so much!! Best wishes!

Comment: I love the quote! I’ve never heard of that series.

Comment: I love the Virgin River series on Netflix, the books are on my TBR list already. And you're right about the jelly beans - Sunkist are the best!

Comment: I really loved reading your answers. Very fun and some are so funny, esp Your will to live. I am aware of the Virgin River series, but never read it, and no idea it is on NetFlicks. So good to know.

Comment: Thanks for the lovely atc you sent me. It is wonderful ! Thanks also for the washi tape samples you sent me and it was so fun to get an envelope with the cute front. Love your drawing!

Comment: Just beautiful ty

Comment: Thank you for the list of books! I will add a few of them to my request at my library to pick up once construction on the roof is finished!

Comment: Thank you so much!

Comment: Thanks for the cool ATC (very creative!) and the extras! Happy swapping!

 

Comment: Thank you for the lovely ATC. You inspire me to add more detail to my own. It's lovely.

Comment: Hi Julia Thank you. I Will make. A hug Fabiana

Comment: Thanks for the swap. Its always nice to see how others differ from one's self. Like, you enjoy airline travel and I would rather go any other way. Time allowed, I would walk first. Not scared of flying. It is just a pain every sytep of the way.

Comment: Summer is definitely not my favorite season either haha. Thanks for sharing! I had fun reading :)

 

Comment: Yes, Sonic limeades! I don't have a Sonic nearby, but I went out-of-state a few weeks ago to check on family, and was able to grab a Cranberry Limeade on the way. So sour, but so good!! If you're not inundated with penpals, I'd love to connect further :)

Comment: Thank you for the comment :)

Comment: Thank you for the neat postcard! We have Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. Beautiful, too! Thank you for the re-send!

Comment: I love the Marblehead Lighthouse postcard, thank you! I've been to many lighthouses here on the East Coast (and even spent the night in one!) Hope to visit the Great Lakes area some day and see the many lighthouses there too! :)

Comment: Hi Julia, your adorable postcard arrived in Virginia today - looks like it had an adventure maybe as the post mark date was 2/13! I didn't love Captain Marvel as much as the others but of course I will see any and all of the Marvel movies!! Your profile was really cool to read - you sound like an interesting person! Have a great day! :) Dale

Comment: Good for you! Cars are definitely not my thing!

Comment: Thanks! I think it's a cute card.

Comment: Your pc cracked me up, definitely one of my faves in my collection!

 

Comment: thanks Julia

 

Comment: 2 And 3 are me, I love cook books and I can't bake. Thanks for the Chicago card, my daughter lives 50 minutes south of there.

 

 

Comment: I recently got a bag of mail from my mother and this card was in there. Thank you for taking the time to send it.

Comment: Got here safe and sound! Love the card! Happy Thanksgiving

Comment: Thank you for the pretty PC. Hope you find something to do for the Holidays

Comment: Thanks!

Comment: Thanks for the Snape card! He's my fav character! I laughed when you said you got hufflepuff and wrote this face: 😐 Hahah

Comment: Thank you for the postcard and yes! Let's interview Jerome Bettis and ask him ALL the questions! Here we go Steelers :)

 

 

Comment: Thank you so much for the Mississippi state flower postcard!! It will fit in perfectly to my state symbol postcard collection!! Stay warm this winter!!

Comment: thank you for the beautiful lighthouse postcard

Comment: What a pretty card! Thank you. I love the stickers on the envelope - so cute! I remember my first holidays post D. They feel strange. I hope you are able to enjoy Thanksgiving and the holiday season.

Comment: Thank you - enjoyed reading the zine!

Comment: Thank you for the PC. Your dad's ring sounds really special. I'm glad you were able to have it.

Comment: Thank you so much for your card!

Comment: very cute card! thank you so much! ♥ happy halloween! ♥

Comment: Thanks, Marc

 

Comment: 10/17/2018-Ty for the OHIO PC. Happy swapping.

Comment: Thank you! Happy Halloween!

Comment: Love the card. I have never seen HP coloring cards thank you!! My favorite candy is Reese's too!!! Can never go wrong with peanut butter right!!

Comment: Hi Julia, Thanks for the nice PC and the field trip story. I'll bet they had fun. I miss things like that when my girls were young. Sorry for the initial mistake. Best Wishes, Neal

Comment: Thank you so much for the card!

Comment: Love the squirrel!

Comment: Hi to Bella!

Comment: Thank you for the cool PC. I hope to go to Las Vegas one day too!

Comment: Thank you for the great card!

Comment: I find that I get lots of the same partners too but it's fun! I've never been to Alaska but want to do the "cruise" up there one day. I hear it's fabulous! Thank you!

 

 

Comment: Thanks!

Comment: I think I'll try to arroz con pollo first! Also, thank you for the lovely recipe cards I can also color!

Comment: Looks like a fun place for a vacation! Thank you for the postcard and note about your trip.

Comment: You nailed it! I love the coke PC! Thank you! 🙂

Comment: Great PC, love vintage images. My next kitty may be an adult b/c of my age and I hope it's a cuddler, my current one isn't, we tend to just co-exist until he wants something! Thank you!

Comment: I totally agree with your answer! 😴

Comment: Love HP! Me and my daughter have several board games that we love to play. Thanks for joining the swap and Happy Swapping to you....

Comment: Thanks- and giraffes are one of my favorites.

Comment: Thank you!

 

Comment: Thank you!

Comment: Thanks for the pretty postcard, Julia!

Comment: Love the blue ocean on the PC, hope the color is real! My brother lived there for a little less than a year so I didn't have time to visit! Thank you!

 

 

Comment: Thank you for all the recipe s and recipe cards. I can't wait to try them.

Comment: Thanks for the pretty bird and book receommendation. I will check it out.

Comment: Thank you - good to swap with you again!

Comment: Love, love, love the recipe postcard (and buckeyes, no less!) and the verse and the doughnut stickers. Thank you!

 

Comment: Your p.c.- loved the quilt hanging on the line in the back yard full of blooming flowers. Loved the unicorn sticker and loved that some of your simple joys include “great chocolate and gossip/celeb mags. Thank you 😀

Comment: I haven't seen that Lucy episode, but it sounds funny! Mine is when she takes ballet lessons!!

Comment: Thanks for the postcard! I rarely go to Fisherman's Wharf, but I'll keep your recommendation in mind if I end up in that part of town any time soon...

Comment: I liked your postcard! Sounds fun! Thank you!

Comment: You have an awesome story! What an awesome encounter!

Comment: Wow! That is a big horse! Thanks for the nice card! The boys did like it.

Comment: Too funny about David Hasselhoff.

 

Comment: Thanks for the great card!

Comment: I do love this swap! I am guessing you are not writing a book about your twins?

Comment: Thank you for the HP card! When we lived in Nebraska there was construction going on I stg every other street. Everyone was always late unless they left at least 45 earlier than normal.

Comment: Thank you so much for the card and super cute letter set. ♡

Comment: Thank you for the pretty San Francisco postcard! I hope you were able to have at least a little fun in Las Vegas!

Comment: What a great card, the view is awesome!

Comment: Julia, thank you for the West Quoddy Lighthouse postcard. Did you know that there are almost 425 lighthouse in New England and some in Vermont?. I bought the book and it is very interesting reading. Shirley

Comment: I'll guess writing a book..? :)

Comment: Thank you very much for the postcard of Amish Country, it is beautiful. Sorry for the delay in the rating, but I had a complicated health condition that kept me out of the system for several months ... thanks for your understanding ...

Comment: Thank you for the lovely postcard! I really like the Dickens quote you chose

Comment: You picked my all-time favorite place in the world! I hope you get there some day, and take me with you. I'm an excellent tour guide :)

Comment: What a great idea for a vacation! Thanks for sharing!

Comment: Your fantasy vacation... Can I steal it? I haven't yet been to Hawai'i and would love to go there! :-) Great trip! Thank you for sharing! :-) <3

Comment: thank you!

Comment: Thanks for swapping with me!

Comment: Thanks for the great postcards and Easter card. Also, for the extras, Have a Happy Easter.

Comment: I just got your mini zine, Julia! Thank you much. I'm a crazy-avid reader too and so enjoyed hearing about some of your all-time favorite books and series. I adore Harry Potter too, and will definitely check out the others you recommended. (And good reminder re: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie--I love it too and have wee little grandsons I need to buy it for. :) <3 I'll let you know by e-mail if/when I read the authors you recommended. (Might be a bit--my to read list is always huge! :D) Thanks again and happy swapping--and reading!

 

Comment: Hi Julia, Thanks so much for the great Fred Flintstone rock, I love it!! Thanks for the papers, washi tape and heart stickers too!!

Comment: Thanks for sharing! That sounds like an interesting book, even if it's not quite what you were expecting. I admit, when I saw the title I thought of the video game, haha!

Comment: Hi Julia! Thanks for the sweet St. Paddy's Day card - it is ok that you sent the same one - if I like something once, I usually like it twice! LOL! Wishing you all the best! Hugs and Happy Swapping! ;)

Comment: It's great tying your family history with a book!!

Comment: Thank you very much for the Heineken postcard.

Comment: Hi Julia! Thank you for the cute St. Pat's card and stickers! I love, love, love St. Pat's Day and hope to attend a local parade - I have plans that evening with my bestie and she is saying no to the parade because she thinks we cannot behave - sigh! Still trying to convince her we can! LOL! Hugs, Happy St. Paddy's Day and Happy Swapping! ;)

Comment: thank you

Comment: Thank you for the wonderful swap!

Comment: Julia I received your cute little zine today. I love that you included quotes from your favourite books and must admit I'm a sucker for children's books too.

 

Comment: Thanks for sharing. :)

Comment: Nice to have children involved. Thanks

Comment: Thanks for the very cool postcard!! Have a great day! Shelley

Comment: What a super fun and cute zine! I love your list of favorite books. I like Harry Potter too! I'll have to take a look at the other ones! Thanks!

Comment: My grandmother use to read Muir before she couldn't read anymore, so I did know of her. This book sounds great, and you a lucky you don't have to wait years for the next one.

Comment: Love your "mantra" quote. I may be using that one!

Comment: Hello Urbana! I think I've mentioned to you before I use to live in Mechanicsburg for several years. Love the Amish postcard, didn't have this one! I love to go to Sugarcreek/Millersburg also! The baked goods and candy are my favorites. I've been to the Pennsylvania Amish and Southern Ohio communities but like Our Northern ones better! Thanks again, Take care, Judy

Comment: Thank you for a wonderful postcard and quotes! <3

Comment: Thanks for swapping with me!

Comment: Hi Julia Thank you for the email I liked reading your answers Spicemom

Comment: Wow, that is a long series. But I've read 24 of the Stephanie Plum, so I can't talk, right?

Comment: Thanks for sharing your answers!

Comment: Thank you for the recommendation of the Bellingwood series, it sounds very light and wholesome.

Comment: Sorry for the late rating! I loved your PC sooo much - definitely one of my favorites! Best of luck with your resolutions (they sound kinda fun!)

Comment: Thanks, Love the puppy card!

Comment: Cute card.😍

 

Comment: Thank you so much! It sounds like a fun Christmas. I hope 2018 is a wonderful year for you! Hugs, Diane

Comment: Hi Julia! Thanks for the lovely vintage pc and for remembering we have swapped before! LOL! Hugs and Happy Swapping! ;)

Comment: Thank you for the pretty card and sharing with me what you received for Christmas. I hope that you had a great holiday season.

Comment: I adore the typewriter PC! Thanks Girlie!!

Comment: I once bid on a 55 gallon drum of legos on ebay. It went for $100. Have a great day!

Comment: Thank you so much for the Harry Potter postcard! It will go nicely in my collection :) LOVE the fantasy draft name haha my team name was Russle & Flow (Like the movie Hustle & Flow) Seahawks fan here! Your stamp is awesome also. I was looking at the Hedwig stamp on Zazzle. Have a awesome day!

Comment: I love that you used Calvin and Hobbs! Thank you!

Comment: Thank you and Happy New Year!

 

 

Comment: Hope you are having some great Holidays! ;-) Hope You have a HAPPY NEW YEAR TOO!!!! ❤¸♥♪♫*¨*•.¸¸❤ ENJOY a great 💙💚💛❤️💜 rating! Blessings, cc

Comment: Love your large variety of deco items. Stay warm and have a wonderful New Year!

Comment: ha ha ha lol thanks for the profile gifs love the comic

Comment: Hi Julia - sorry for the late rating! I was just looking through my spreadsheet and realized I hadn't done it yet. D'oh! I thought I had. The holidays made me nuts. I'm sorry Bea flaked on you for this swap. :( I hope you and the kids enjoyed my angel package. I'm sending warm weather and sunshine from California!

Comment: Thank you.

 

Comment: Great resolutions - some are on my list too!! Good luck and happy 2018!

Comment: Thank you :)

Comment: Thank you! Hope you had a good time on your vacation :)

Comment: Thanks for the great card.

Comment: Thank you :)

Comment: Thanks for a great profile decoration. Merry Christmas.

Comment: Thank you so much for visiting my profile and leaving such lovely pics!

Comment: Thank you for the lovely Christmas images. All the best 🎄🇦🇺

Comment: Thank you ❤¸♥♪♫*¨*•.¸¸❤ for the HAPPY DECEMBER pictures on my profile ;-) 💗 🎅 🎁 🎄📷 ❆ ☃ ☕️🍭 🎎...I HOPE you have A GREAT DECEMBER & ENJOY a great 💙💚💛❤️💜 rating! Blessings, cc

Comment: ♥ Thanks for the inspiring pics. I think I have a postage stamp of that Charlie Brown scene. Have a great Holiday Season.

Comment: Thank you for your vintage Christmas postcard! And happy Christmas time to you and your family!

Comment: Thank you for the pretty Christmas postcard.

Comment: Thanks!

Comment: I love the vintage-style postcard you sent with Santa driving his Christmas convertible! Happy Holidays to you and yours.

Comment: Thx for the n8ce Santa card! Merry Christmas!

Comment: Thank you for the cute card!

Comment: Thanks! I bought these same Vintagey Dover PC's just for this swap! Merry Christmas! = )

Comment: Thanks for the fun postcard!

Comment: Lovely PC. Thank you so much. ❣️❣️

Comment: Thank you

Comment: Thank you for sharing your beautiful images.

Comment: Thanks for a vintage Santa card---they are one of my favorites. I'm thinking of sorting out those and creating a collage from them on a pretty large stretched canvas to display with my other holiday decorations. Thank you and have a Merry Christmas!

Comment: Thank you for your pretty Christmas card :- )

Comment: Thank you, I love the vintage style.

Comment: I absolutely love this PC. It is so me. Chocolate chip cookies are my daughters favorite. Thanks so much.

Comment: Thank you for the lovely handmade card! What a fun tradition you have! Hope you have a great holiday this year!

Comment: Thank you ❤¸♥♪♫*¨*•.¸¸❤ for the great November picture swap! Blessings for November & ENJOY a great 5💙💚💛❤️💜 rating! Blessings, cc

Comment: I love that one of the images was the Peanuts Gang! Thank you!

Comment: Love your pics. Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving, too.

Comment: Great light house. When I liven in NC, I was never able to see any of the lighthouses that are there, too far from the coast. But I sure do love looking at them. Thank you!

Comment: I had legit the worst day ever, only to come home and see such a wonderful gift. I really cant wait to use it and that is something I have been wanting forever. it was so very very kind of you to send the seal kit, I use them on every letter and I'm sure the lovelies that I send the seals to will enjoy the new stamp. thank you so so much!

Comment: Thanks for the super cute 'stir it up' pc it fits me perfect. the joke was awesome to .thanks Julia. happy Halloween!!!!

Comment: Found Waldo!!

Comment: Thanks! Happy Fall y'all!

Comment: Thank you! Sorry for the delay in rating. I was out of town for two weeks.

Comment: Thanks! I still haven't found Waldo, either. I'll keep looking. Haha! <3

Comment: Thank you for the beautiful zine and letter! I definitely want to check out your blog when I get the chance :)

Comment: Hi Julia, thank you so much for the lovely minizine. You did well and also had some things that I should do mezelf, haha!!! And more importantly .... did you keep yourself to it????

Comment: Lovely group of photos.

Comment: Hi! Your card arrived today! It's a nice card! Thank you very much! :)

Comment: Thank you so much for the awesome card! Love the glitter that makes the gold truly shine - sometimes the leaves can really look like that. I hope you have an awesome autumn!

Comment: Very nice thank you

Comment: I love the journal! Thanks!

Comment: thank you happy fall

Comment: Thanks for the awesome postcard and stamp!!! So cool that they match 😉 Nice to meet a fellow twin mom who has enough time to swap as well!

Comment: Thank you for the lovely quilt card!

Comment: Thank you for the great October pics! Enjoy a lovely 5💙💚💛❤️💜 rating! Blessings, cc

Comment: Thanks for the great roller skates postcard and the quotes. : )

Comment: thank you for your letter!

Comment: thank you :)

Comment: Julia, thanks for the postcard!!

Comment: This letter really touched me. I'd love to write back. Thank you for sharing!

Comment: Thank you for the card... and I can't wait to try out that chicken recipe!!! Thank you!!

Comment: Thank you!

Comment: I hope the fall weather has finally arrived for you!

Comment: The postcard is adorable! Thank you!

Comment: Visually exciting and fun.

Comment: Thanks for the pictures! I especially loved the Hogwarts one!

Comment: Thank you!

Comment: Thank you for the lovely swap! ENJOY a lovely 5 💙💚💛❤️💜 rating! Blessings, cc

Comment: Perfect! Loved it!

Comment: thanks! I've never been to Amish country :)

Comment: Thanks for the great postcard!! Have a nice day! Shelley

Comment: I haven't had a chance to make the recipe yet but I will have to bring this to the next party I get to! Thank you

Comment: Julia, thank you for the postcard of the Great Smoky Mountains. I live in Nc but the opposite side of the state. Hopefully by the time the hurricane hits the Smokies it will have petered out. Shirley

Comment: Love all the cards, thanks.

Comment: Hi Julia! Thanks for the great Amish pc! I have never visited an Amish community yet, but think I should! Hugs and Happy Swapping! ;)

Comment: A new lighthouse card for my collection. Thank you!!!

Comment: Thanks, Julia! I played clarinet in HS too!

Comment: Thank you for all the interesting facts. You must have a lot of time if you read Harry Potter 4 times last year.

Comment: Thanks for the PC.

Comment: Thank you so much for hosting these! They are my favorite swaps. Everything you sent was amazing and so fun! Updating to let you know the bracelet was received and it very cool! Thanks!

Comment: Thank you! Loved everything!

 

Comment: The recipe sounds great. Thanks!

Comment: Thank you so much for your wonderful postcard!!

Comment: Thank you

Comment: Those jokes are awesome! One of my favorites is from a site called tumblr. "Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad. Philosophy is wondering if ketchup is a tomato smoothie. Common sense is knowing ketchup isn't a smoothie."

Comment: Thanks! What a liceky autumn scene

Comment: Thank you!

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Comment: If I could give you more stars I would! This is amazing!!!! Coolest swap ever. What's the E tie-in? I have guesses. :)

Comment: What a cool postcard. I love it. Great quotes too. Thank you 💜

Comment: Thank you so much for the beautiful postcard of the Smokey Mountains! Hugs, Diane

Comment: Thank you for the selection of postcards!

Comment: I love the variety of postcards you sent me. Thank you!

Comment: Thank you for the beautiful pc! Happy to hear you had such a lovely trip. :)

Comment: Thank you for the pretty card. :) I haven't been to the Amish country in Ohio, but have seen some areas in Michigan. :)

Comment: Love the Dumbledore and such a good idea to send it straight from Amazon. Thanks!

Comment: Ooh I love Amish country!

Comment: Thank you for the adorable necklace :)

Comment: Thank you so much, my first received​ :) I love your card. Thank !

Comment: Thanks for the great card!

Comment: Thank you for the beautiful card

Comment: French is failing miserably. I have just about given up again. Postcard was cute, thanks!

Comment: thanks

Comment: Great PC - love the church. Just got back into town, sorry bit late on the rating. Have a great day. Take care, Annette

 

Comment: I am a chocolate fan too. thank you for the cute postcard.

Comment: Thank you for the beautiful vintage postcard. Happy April and Happy Spring to you =D.

Comment: Thank you for the beautiful postcard od Blackwater Falls! Happy swapping to you too! :-)

Comment: Thank you for the recipe! This sounds so good and i cant wait to try it!! =]

Comment: Thank you for the recipe! This sounds so good and i cant wait to try it!! =]

Comment: Thanks for the Harry Potter card!

Comment: I really appreciate you resending! I think that's crazy that you and your kids both experienced the carousel! It's so pretty!! Thank you!

Comment: Thank you! Yum! I love a good sub!

Comment: Great card, thank you. Yes, it has been a long time since we have been partners.

Comment: Thank you for the cute pictures!

Comment: Thank you so much for the beautiful necklace! I love it!

Comment: Thank you!

Comment: Thank you for the great †Happy Easter👯Deco🐰Swap🌼pics on my profile! They sure brightened the place up! LOL ;-) I hope you enjoy your 💙💚💛❤️💜 rating! Blessings, cc

Comment: Doesn't get much more perfect than what you chose for me. Thank you !!

Comment: Julia, thank you for the chicken recipe. It looks good. I think my husband will really like it.

Comment: Thank you for the yummy recipe!

Comment: Hi Julia Thank you for the yummy recipe Spicemom

Comment: Hi Julia Thank you for the yummy recipe Spicemom

Comment: Thank you for the recipe!

 

Comment: Hi Julia! Thank you for the lovely flag postcard. Like you, I am so looking forward to a colourful outdoors again! I do like winter but I think I'm ready for the warm weather now! Take good care :)

 

Comment: Hi Julia, Thank you for sending me the Star Spangled Banner Flag postcard. I like that it is a photograph of the flag in motion, and will happily add this to my collection. God Bless America.

Comment: Thank you much!

Comment: Haha, funny saying about the Cadburys! Thank you for the cute card & stickers. I checked out your website too :)

Comment: Thanks for your comments :)

 

 

Comment: Thank you so much

Comment: Thank you so much for the card and stickers!!

Comment: I LOVE this journal so much. It's so amazing! Thank you SOOOO much! I can write about my crazy life in it. It's always an adventure.

Comment: Thank you for the beautiful postcard!

Comment: Pipsticks!

Comment: Thank you for the letter. I like your idea of a goof off day :)

Comment: Yo, thanks so much for swinging by to have a look and a comment! It's so nice to have someone come visit your instagram, don't you agree? Have a lovely day :)

Comment: LOVE your fridge!

 

Comment: Thanks for sharing the content of your fridge!

 

Comment: Thank you for all the wonderful insta-love!!! <3

Comment: Thank you 😀

Comment: Thanks a lot for your card!

Comment: Thank you so much, dear. What a pleasure it was to read your letter. Getting inspired to write my reply 😊

Comment: Thank you for sharing. I have problems with candy section too :)

Comment: Thank you!

Comment: I love love love this PC! Thank you so much for the HP card!

Comment: CUTE bunny ears!!!

Comment: They make really cute bunnies! I love how you added not just ears but noses and whiskers,too! Very creative-thanks for sharing!

Comment: Great swap. We have Aldi supermarkets in the UK too.

Comment: Thanks for sharing pics of your store. We don't have an Aldi's in my area ... yet.

Comment: Thanks for the cute postcard! I'm ready for (a consistent) spring too!

Comment: Hi Julia! Thanks so much for the fun share about what you would do for a goof off day! I have never heard of Berlin, Ohio but it sure sounds fun and I would be all over the pie and other wonderful foods! I love pie and my family doesn't - grrr! Sounds like a fun day and maybe something I should check into for a long weekend! Hugs and Happy Swapping! ;)

Comment: Thank you for the nice postcards! The vintage Florence one is my favorite.

Comment: Great pics...Thanks hun :)

Comment: I love the little stickers yyou used to decorate! Thank you!

Comment: Thanks for the super cute card! I loved the greetings in all the different languages!

Comment: Thank you so much for blinging out my profile with such cute pictures 😀

Comment: Thank you!! I love gifs :)

Comment: Thank you for card and message. A closet for games??

Comment: LOVED the Harry Potter postcard, and you used my favorite quote! 5 stars for you :)

Comment: Cool pc & love the stickers!

Comment: I love the Harry Potter pc, thank you!!

Comment: Thank you for the fun ATCs. Love all the embellishments, especially the way you did the hot air balloon! BTW, this was not an easy challenge for me either. But it was great to stretch the mind! Thanks again! p.s. I love your sticker on the back of the envelope!

Comment: Thank you for the great postcard

Comment: Thanks for the excellent 56 Chevy card! I like cool, crisp autumn days too! But now I'm kind of hoping to finally get some snow next week. Best Wishes!

Comment: Perfect card! Love it! :) Thank you :) Last week Northern Lights were out bright and dancing across the sky...very beautiful :) Hope you get to see them at some point :) Thank you again for the awesome card :)

Comment: Thankyou for your meaningful comments.

Comment: Thank you! It does look beautiful...

Comment: Hi Julia! TY for the fun St. Paddy's Day card and the stickers! I love St. Paddy's Day and am hoping to make the parade on Saturday until old Man Winter strikes - grrr! They said a chance of snow - yikes!! Yep, I'll be wearing green so there will be not pinching! LOL! Hugs and Happy Swapping! ;)

Comment: Loved your swap...thanks!

 

Comment: Thank you for the things you wrote..have a wonderful spring!!

Comment: Thank you! Looks like my Mom's neighbors place.

Comment: Thank you for the great postcard! :)

Comment: Thanks Julia for the adorable prairie dogs postcard. :)

 

Comment: Thank you for the postcard! I love the quote ♥

Comment: Love the Amish PC ! Thanks !

Comment: Thanks for the PC and the donkey's thoughts! a fun swap.

 

Comment: Thanks!

Comment: Love the family effort on the postcard! I also think it may be a lion ... 😁 Tell your kids thanks!

Comment: Love the postcard. Thank you so much!

Comment: Thanks for your answers! ;)

Comment: Thanks so much for the lovely postcard - Happy February

Comment: Thank you for your answers!

 

Comment: Thank you! :)

Comment: Hi Karen! A lovely colourful card, front and back :) Love the Jack London quote too! Nicely done. Thanks so much. Raoul & Jeanette.

Comment: LOLz, great card! Definitely a head-scratcher! Thank you for the chuckle!

Comment: Hi Julia Thank you for the yummy recipes and blank recipe cards Spicemom

Comment: Thank you for the cute card. I hope you have a terrific day!

Comment: Tis a good blog full of life and helpful information.

Comment: Love the card with the cute puppy - Happy Valentine's Day!

Comment: I really like this ATC and the fact that you tied it to one of my hobbies - sewing. Thank you!

Comment: Thanks for your comments :)

Comment: Thank you for the card! I grew up in western PA and should have spent more time exploring eastern OH. Beautiful bridge!

Comment: Well for having a lot of car PCs you picked a good one!! Thanks Julia :D

Comment: Loved reading about your trip to Myrtle Beach. You aren't the first person to tell me about it, which means that I'll have to visit it one day myself! Thank you Julia!

Comment: Thank you for the beautiful post card. The weather here in IL has been similar. Dreary! I cannot wait for spring!

Comment: Thank you for sharing your memory with me! It's wonderful.

Comment: Happy January :)

 

Comment: Thank you! I hope you have a good time at the World of Outlaw!

Comment: Julia, thank you for the great postcard where Billy the Kid's grave is in New Mexico. Shirley

 

 

Comment: Great name! :)

Comment: Julia, thanks for the snail mail!

Comment: Thank you for the Halloween card.

Comment: I really liked your story. That is so cool that you both did drag racing! What an awesome hobby! Do you still race? Thanks very much for telling it to me, and sending me the story on a car-themed postcard! Cheers. :)

Comment: Thank you for the kitty card, hope you are still enjoying Harry Potter.

Comment: Thank you for the beautiful PC :) I keep thinking from time to time that I'd love to live in an Amish-style community, but then I remember I love driving and the internet lol.

 

Comment: Thank you for the great card, its a great addition to my collection as I have very few Massachusets cards. I enjouyed hearing about all the great things you did this summer. Whaat fun for you.

 

Comment: Beautiful postcard, thank you!

Comment: Ooooh I went to Sedona 2 years ago and I agree, it's beautiful! Thank you for the card! :)

Comment: Thanks!

Comment: Buggies on the window is perfect!!!!

Comment: You're right - I did not have this particular Ohio map card! And it's sooo cute! Thanks a bunch!

Comment: Great Card!! Thank you, be fun to walk along that beach.

Comment: From one proud American to another: Thank you, my patriotic friend, for the decorated postcard and sincere sentiment.

Comment: Thank you for sharing about your summer on the cute notecard! Wishing you a happy-peaceful autumn, xo.

Comment: Thank you so much for the AWESOME card, I love it!!!! Cudas are great!!

Comment: Thanks for the patriotic PC! I love our Country but we surely need some help in this upcoming election! = /

Comment: sounds interesting :-) thank you very much <3

Comment: thank you so much <3

Comment: Thank you for the PC! I hope your wish comes true :)

Comment: Great Postcard and list. I am with you on the cool crisp fall days! Happy mails

Comment: Thanks for sharing!

Comment: Thank you!

Comment: Belated thank you for the lovely Tangled card (one of my favorite scenes :) and Rowling quote, Julia :D Hope you are having a good summer!

Comment: Thank you for the birthday wishes. I hope you have a great birthday as well!

Comment: Thank you for the postcard and the book recommendation.

Comment: Thanks for the nice Ohio card :)

Comment: Thank you for the birthday wishes!

Comment: Pretty PC!

Comment: Thanks

Comment: thanks for sending!

Comment: Thank you for all the sweet birthday greetings. Hope yours is great as well.

Comment: Great goals...so did you make it? I hope so! Thanks for the great mailbox postcard too! Happy swapping!

Comment: Thanks a bunch for the handmade birthday card, Julia --- very nice work! Oh, and I love your user name!! eepy

Comment: ♥♥ Great!. Thank you for your song sheet. You did the same as I did and gave actual links to the songs. Great minds think a like!

Comment: Thanks!

Comment: Thanks for the great pc

Comment: Thanks!

Comment: Thank you!

Comment: Hi Julia, thanks so much for the kitty cat card. I love all your "happy's" too except the dirt race! lol Only, because I've never been, so I'm not knocking it until I've tried it. So I just will have to try this out! With every good wish, Jane

Comment: Thank you for the postcard!

Comment: Beautiful beachy ATC! TY!

 

Comment: Love the postcard! Thanks so much! You're handwriting is amazing and the Bellingwood series has been added to my to read list

Comment: Great card and love that verse from 1 Timothy. Thank you!

Comment: Thanks for the recommendation! I've never heard of that series, I will have to check it out!

Comment: Beautiful PC and perfect quote! Thank you, Julia!! Have a great day! Gabi

Comment: Thank you so much! The baby goat was absolutely the cutest. ♥

Comment: Thank you very much!!

Comment: Julia, thanks for the snail mail!

Comment: Dear Julia - thanks for your card and the recomm! Great!

Comment: Hi again, it's been awhile since we've been in a swap together. I liked the Amish card, I always love driving through Amish country.

Comment: thank you for the lovely swap

Comment: I love to read books and you sent such a lovely pc of a woman sitting on a beautiful porch reading a book. What a pleasant surprise! The Bible verse is one of my favorites. Thank you for sharing it with me.

Comment: I have never been to the Grand Canyon but I'd love to visit! Thanks!

Comment: Thank you so much..

Comment: Thanks for the Beale Street, Memphis postcard. I've never been to Memphis. Hopefully one day :)

Comment: thanks

Comment: I agree with you: what a blah postcard! Sometimes I'm amazed at what gets mass produced into a postcard!

Comment: Thanks!

Comment: Thanks!

Comment: Thanks for the fun Route 66 card. I actually drive a short bit on Old Route 66 on my way to work everyday!

Comment: Thanks for the grocery store PC. Definitely not like grocery stores of today. Does remind me of a store in Ohio that I've been to a few times.

Comment: Thank you for the Paris postcard! It would be awesome to watch the world go by at that little cafe. 💜

Comment: Thanks, Julia! I do like Michael Jackson! My favorites are Black or White & Beat it!

Comment: Thank you for the ATC - I love the sand castle charm.

Comment: Thank you so much for the lovely PC...and what a great username! Hope to swap again soon! :)

Comment: Thanks for the great Elvis Card!! Love it!

Comment: Thank you for your honesty. I really liked reading your answers. Thanks.

Comment: Thank you for the beautiful Elizabeth Taylor card (I'm hoping she is in the queue for forthcoming Legends of Hollywood postage :) and for sharing more about yourself -- I also loathe people who lack common sense, love mashed potatoes, but dislike heights. I have also always wanted to play an instrument in a band, chamber ensemble, or orchestra -- I sort of envied the camaraderie my instrumentalist classmates had, although I guess I had something similar with my fellow voice majors/choirmates. What is your favorite frog and/or rock in your collection? HOpe you are having a good week!

Comment: Thank you for the great postbox card! I love it. It's officially summer here :)

Comment: Cute kitty card! I get road rage EVERYWHERE. On the road and at the grocery store! :D I also love mashed potatoes and am afraid of heights.

Comment: Thanks for the beautiful postcard. It will add nicely to my collection, Happy swapping,Linda

Comment: Why was Cinderella bad at sports?

Comment: Thanks for the two atcs...love them

Comment: Thanks for the card, note, and goodies. My little one says THANKS too! I was trying to keep one of his bear cubs, but he wouldn't let me. :-/ He did allow me to scan them and make my own stickers with them though. :-D

Comment: Cool ghost story, I was definitely creeped out!

Comment: Thanks for the postcard. I have thought about digital scrapbooking. I have SO many supplies and would feel SO guilty not using them. I haven't scrapbooked in so long and already feeling guilty about the supplies :)

Comment: So......why was Cinderella bad at sports? Btw......I love the postcard!

Comment: Awesome quotes! Thank you so very much!

Comment: Thank you

Comment: Nice job.

Comment: Got the second postcard, first one must be in the wind. Thank you.

Comment: Thank you for the beautiful graphic on my profile.

Comment: No clue! Why was Cinderella bad at sports? (also I love the beautiful mountain!)

Comment: Thanks for the 2 great postcards...I appreciate you reading my profile.

Comment: So, why was Cinderella bad at sports?

Comment: love the charm you added to your atc

Comment: THANX for joining & thanx FOR THE pretty & BEAUTIFUL Unicorn pictures you sent for this swap! THEY were real! ;-) I hope you ENJOY 5 hearts for an awesome swap! ❥ ♡ 💗 💘 💛 ~ ....Blessings, cc ~A little info that may be interesting to you too ;-) Unicorns in the Bible? by Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell on February 6, 2015... To think of the biblical unicorn as a fantasy animal is to demean God’s Word, which is true in every detail. Some people claim the Bible is a book of fairy tales because it mentions unicorns. However, the biblical unicorn was a real animal, not an imaginary creature. The Bible refers to the unicorn in the context of familiar animals, such as peacocks, lambs, lions, bullocks, goats, donkeys, horses, dogs, eagles, and calves (Job 39:9–12).1 In Job 38–41, God reminded Job of the characteristics of a variety of impressive animals He had created, showing Job that God was far above man in power and strength.2 Job had to be familiar with the animals on God’s list for the illustration to be effective. God points out in Job 39:9–12 that the unicorn, “whose strength is great,” is useless for agricultural work, refusing to serve man or “harrow (plow) the valley.” This visual aid gave Job a glimpse of God’s greatness. An imaginary fantasy animal would have defeated the purpose of God’s illustration. Modern readers have trouble with the Bible’s unicorns because we forget that a single-horned feature is not uncommon on God’s menu for animal design. (Consider the rhinoceros and narwhal.) The Bible describes unicorns skipping like calves (Psalm 29:6), traveling like bullocks, and bleeding when they die (Isaiah 34:7). The presence of a very strong horn on this powerful, independent-minded creature is intended to make readers think of strength. Unicorn Courtesy: Domenichino, Virgin and Unicorn, [working under Annibale Carracci], Fresco, 1604–1605, Farnese Palace, Rome) The absence of a unicorn in the modern world should not cause us to doubt its past existence. (Think of the dodo bird. It does not exist today, but we do not doubt that it existed in the past.) Eighteenth century reports from southern Africa described rock drawings and eyewitness accounts of fierce, single-horned, equine-like animals. One such report describes “a single horn, directly in front, about as long as one’s arm, and at the base about as thick. . . . [It] had a sharp point; it was not attached to the bone of the forehead, but fixed only in the skin.”3 The elasmotherium, an extinct giant rhinoceros, provides another possibility for the unicorn’s identity. The elasmotherium’s 33-inch-long skull has a huge bony protuberance on the frontal bone consistent with the support structure for a massive horn.4 In fact, archaeologist Austen Henry Layard, in his 1849 book Nineveh and Its Remains, sketched a single-horned creature from an obelisk in company with two-horned bovine animals; he identified the single-horned animal as an Indian rhinoceros.5 The biblical unicorn could have been the elasmotherium.6 Assyrian archaeology provides one other possible solution to the unicorn identity crisis. The biblical unicorn could have been an aurochs (a kind of wild ox known to the Assyrians as rimu).7 The aurochs’s horns were symmetrical and often appeared as one in profile, as can be seen on Ashurnasirpal II’s palace relief and Esarhaddon’s stone prism.8 Fighting rimu was a popular sport for Assyrian kings. On a broken obelisk, for instance, Tiglath-Pileser I boasted of slaying them in the Lebanese mountains.9 Extinct since about 1627, aurochs, Bos primigenius, were huge bovine creatures.10 Julius Caesar described them in his Gallic Wars as, . . . a little below the elephant in size, and of the appearance, color, and shape of a bull. Their strength and speed are extraordinary; they spare neither man nor wild beast which they have espied. . . . Not even when taken very young can they be rendered familiar to men and tamed. The size, shape, and appearance of their horns differ much from the horns of our oxen. These they anxiously seek after, and bind at the tips with silver, and use as cups at their most sumptuous entertainments.11 The aurochs’s highly prized horns would have been a symbol of great strength to the ancient Bible reader. One scholarly urge to identify the biblical unicorn with the Assyrian aurochs springs from a similarity between the Assyrian word rimu and the Hebrew word re’em. We must be very careful when dealing with anglicized transliterated words from languages that do not share the English alphabet and phonetic structure.12 However, similar words in Ugaritic and Akkadian (other languages of the ancient Middle East) as well as Aramaic mean “wild bull” or “buffalo,” and an Arabic cognate means “white antelope.” TO THINK OF THE BIBLICAL UNICORN AS A FANTASY ANIMAL IS TO DEMEAN GOD’S WORD, WHICH IS TRUE IN EVERY DETAIL. However, the linguistics of the text cannot conclusively prove how many horns the biblical unicorn had. While modern translations typically translate re’em as “wild ox,” the King James Version (1611), Luther’s German Bible (1534), the Septuagint, and the Latin Vulgate translated this Hebrew word with words meaning “one-horned animal.”13 The importance of the biblical unicorn is not so much its specific identity—much as we would like to know—but its reality. The Bible is clearly describing a real animal. The unicorn mentioned in the Bible was a powerful animal possessing one or two strong horns—not the fantasy animal that has been popularized in movies and books. Whatever it was, it is now likely extinct like many other animals. To think of the biblical unicorn as a fantasy animal is to demean God’s Word, which is true in every detail. Editor’s note: Originally published in Answers in Depth 2 (2007), https://answersingenesis.org/answers/in-depth/v2/.

Comment: THANK YOU so much for the Beautiful EASTER Profile pictures ;-) for the APDG ~ ✞ Happy Easter 2016 swap ENJOY 5 hearts for an awesome swap! ❥ ♡ 💗 💘 💛 ~ THANX & Blessings, cc

 

Comment: I love your postcard and most interesting note. Thank you

Comment: Thank you for the beautiful unicorn pics!!!

Comment: thank you!

 

Comment: Nice cards. Thanks

Comment: Thank you for some cute pictures

Comment: Nice choices. Thank you

Comment: Thank you!

Comment: thanks for telling me a little bit about yourself Julia! Enjoyed it! Have been to Dayton Ohio! Thanks for the PC from Dayton too! Hope you make your trip thru route 66 from start to finish! Living your dream!

Comment: Thank you so much for the beautiful unicorn images!!

Comment: I love the unicorns, especially the dark blue one...so pretty! Thank you! ♥♥♥

Comment: Thank you for the Bette Davis card and for sharing more about yourself! So cool -- I love Julia Child and road trips (my family used to take one every summer to see museums and landmarks en route to visiting family or attend a work-related conference). I have toyed with accounting since I have had to do minor bookkeeping in my jobs. A recurring dream of mine is waiting in the wings for an opera or musical that I don't already know/have memorized and having to go on -- but I wake up before I step onstage :p Happy Monday!

Comment: Hi Julia! Thanks for the great pc and quote! The daffodils are blooming and look great - I only had one crocus and it did not last but a minute - sigh! We had a heavy frost last night - Mother Nature is not being cooperative with spring breaking through! LOL! Hope she is nicer your way! Hugs and Happy Swapping! ;)

Comment: Thank you Tell them they did good! LOL They sent me 2 postcard fair ones. One redone-vintage little boy & girl at table and dancers in native dress.

Comment: Thank you so much for the beautiful Easter greetings!!

Comment: Thank you so much for the lovely postcard. I really loved it 😃

Comment: Thank you so much for the beautiful Easter greetings!!

Comment: Very pretty card! I'd love to go see that in person! Thanks for the quote too :) Spring is definitely springing here!

Comment: Thank you for the lovely Easter greetings. I hope you're having a great Easter! :)

Comment: Beautiful blooms! Are they Texas Bluebonnets? Yes, spring has arrived here in PA, too. Trees and flowers are blooming, birds are singing, and I'm sneezing. No worries, though. After a dark, cold winter I'm glad for brighter, warmer days. I love your quote, too. Thank you for a wonderful swap! ♥♥♥

Comment: Thank you for the lovely images! I hope you have a very Happy Easter <3

Comment: Thanks for the nice pics! Happy Easter!

Comment: Awesome Post Card. Thanks! Jennifer

Comment: Thank you for the great Easter deco on my profile.

Comment: Thanks for adding the Easter pictures to my profile page. The yellow cross is my favorite.

Comment: thank you! Glad PÃ¥sk!

Comment: Thank you so much for the Easter blessings! Happy Easter to you!! :))

Comment: Thank you! The little animal one kinda scared me when it opened its eyes, haha!

Comment: I love the ATC thanks and I used to go camping a lot when I was a kid too I havent been as much since I grew up but I would like to change that.

Comment: Thank you! :D

Comment: YES!! Thank you so much for the great Wigwam Motel postcard. We took a trip last year from Jacksonville, Florida up through Northern North Carolina. There was a similar motel there I had hoped we got to stay at where the rooms were shaped like wigwams as well, but sadly it had been closed down for many years and deteriorated. Love the cute robot sticker as well! Many thanks!

Comment: thanks for the cute Picatso PC :) cannot wait for spring here!

Comment: Thank you! Happy St Pats to you too!

Comment: Love the coffee card, thank you!

Comment: Thank you forr all the great stuff.

Comment: Thank you for the beautiful card!

 

Comment: Hello Juliea, Many heart filled thanx for your darling heart ATC! It is just too cute. I look forward to swapping with again in the future. Happy Swapping,

Comment: Lovely!

Comment: Cute!

Comment: Got your atc today it was beautiful, thank you so very much.

Comment: i just found that this swap is unrated, thank you, the card is very nice, you get post from me too:)

Comment: Horse kisses! Or bites, not sure which! Love the pc either way! Thanks!

Comment: Thank you for the beautiful card

Comment: Great card! Thank you! :D

Comment: Lovely romantic card. And I couldn't agree more about the chocolate. Thank you!

Comment: thanks, liked the ATC

Comment: Def a weird card, but it fits perfectly in my collection!! Love it - thank you!!

Comment: I love the ATC, it is too cute and definitely an extra special surprise! I also have a hard time finding what to write in letters! Love the sentimental circus paper, just so you know Shappo is the cute bunny character. I'll definitely write you back! :)