Ellesbells

!!!!****My family has been through two horrible tragedies in the past month. My grandmother lost her battle with Alzheimers a few weeks ago. As we were working through that, my younger sister went missing. 10 days later, her ex husband confessed to murdering her and dumping her in the woods. I am broken, but trying to remain strong for my children and my nieces and nephew. We have a long road ahead. I will be taking some time away from Swapbot. I hope you understand.****!!!!

Hi! I'm Elle! I'm 31. I have two awesome kiddos, three doggos and two rat babies! I am stamp and postcard collector from Missouri, USA. My goal is to receive a postcard from every state in the USA!

I am also an amateur photographer. I stick to mostly nature and macros. I am obsessed with natural patterns. Spring and fall are my favorite times for photography. Daffodils are my favorite kind of flower to photograph.

My favorite colors are purple and teal. I love space themed things. Galaxies, nebulas, planets, etc. I also love owls!

I am a bit of a nerd. I love Star Wars and Harry Potter. They’re two of my favorite universes. I am a Hufflepuff/Ravenclaw hybrid and wouldn’t change it for the world!

Ig: elleybean89

I enjoy paper crafting most, but I love all crafts. Collages, scrapbooks, painting, knitting, quilting. I even tried making stained glass once. It didn't end well 😂

I love happy mail of all kinds!! I love mail art. I have more stickers and washi tape than anyone really needs. Etsy and Ali are two of my weaknesses! I could spend hours wandering through staples too!!

I have a day planner that I update religiously. I dream of one day going to a planner convention!!

-Harry Potter (Prisoner of Azkaban is my fave)
-Thrilers/Suspense - I Love Gillian Flynn
-To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
-The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger
-Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
-One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
-The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath -Anything by Roald Dahl
-Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

Honestly, I will read just about anything!

I am a bibliophile. I could spend all day in an antique bookstore. I love used books. They have so much character. Reading is my favorite thing to do!

I love everything from Classical to Dubstep. My playlist is rather...eclectic! My favorite band of all time is Queen. Classic rock is my go to!

I prefer my cards naked with a note of some kind. I’m a sucker for puns and lame jokes if you don’t know what to write!

-50 states postcards – As long as it has the state name on the front, it fits in my collection
-VW bus post cards
-Harry Potter
-Star Wars
-Disney – esp Princess and the Frog and Beauty and the Beast
-Nature – flowers, wild animals
-Anything from LouPaper
-Route 66 cards

~stamps
~postcards
~tea bag tags
~stickers
~washi tape
~buttons
~VW bus items
~shaped paper clips
~Newspaper Comics

A: Arizona, Arrows, Art, Aurora Borealis, Abstract Paintings, Alice in Wonderland
B: Books, Baking, Bees, Beauty and the Beast, (the) Beatles
C: Cacti, Crystals, Cookbooks, Cursing
D: Dreamcatchers, Dachshunds
E: Elephants
F: Fox, Flowers, Feathers, Fall Foliage
G: Gnomes, Giraffes, Grumpy Cat, Gratitude, German Shepherds
H: Hedgehogs, Hippie, Harry Potter, Hot Air Balloons, Hummingbirds, Hufflepuff
I: Ireland, Irises, Imagine – John Lennon
J: Jellyfish, Journals
K: Keys
L: Llamas, Lilacs, Leaves, Library
M: Mushrooms, Meditation, Mindfulness, Moon Phases, Mary Poppins
N: Nurses, Namaste, Narwhal
O: Old Photos, Owls
P: Positivity, Painting, Photography, Potted Plants, Pineapples, Postage Stamps
Q: Quotes, Question marks
R: Rainbows, Ruby Slippers
S: Succulents, Squirrels, Snails, Stickers, sloths, Star Wars
T: Trees, Typography, Typewriters
U: Umbrellas, Unicorns
V: Vintage Medical
W: Watercolors, Warhol, Washi, Wildflowers, Wizard of Oz
X: X-rays
Y: Yeah, I got nothing hahah!
Z: Zentangles