kfaye

MAILING SITUATION:

My mailbox got burned in the Bobcat fire, so I am using my work address for incoming swaps. We are closed on Saturday, so my mailman can't deliver. So, you might get a tracking notice "unable to deliver" , but he will come back on Monday, so don't worry ;)

FYI: I mail out from my local post office of Valyermo (see above), which is very old, tiny & rural. Nobody is even there...you just go in and drop mail into the chute! Things don't get scanned until they reach the next city.

Where I live:

I live in beautiful Juniper Hills, which is in the foothills of the Angeles Forest/San Gabriel Mountains above the Mojave Desert in Southern California. I am near a ski resort, fishing lake, a natural spring, rock climbing/hiking area, an abbey retreat and the Poppy Reserve. There are wild animals & lots of wildflowers. Its very peaceful here with amazing sunsets and at night you can see many stars because there are no city lights. There is also an airforce base nearby, so I see a lot of really cool stuff flying around.

natural spring by my house

My Hobbies:

I love to travel, go on nature hikes, take photos, try new restaurants, visit botanical gardens, museums, old graveyards, cathedrals, tea houses and flea markets. At home I enjoy organic gardening and have chickens, a beehive and a koi pond. I do a lot of crafts: painting, paper crafts, jewelry making, resin, pysanky eggs, a little sewing and other random things.

one of my favorite wildflowers: Aster

FAVORITE STUFF:

My favorite color peach/coral.

Favorite number is 3.

I am a petite size small and size 6 shoe.

My favorite scents are lemon and grapefruit.

My favorite teas are popped rice, cinnamon, & black teas with caffeine, jasmine, Earl Grey & fruity teas too. I don't care for chamomile, green tea or mint, but when it comes down to it, I'll drink those too!

MY BELIEFS:

I am a Leo and spiritual, but not religious. I love nature, being healthy and positive thinking.

wildflowers in spring

I like Boho style, Alice In Wonderland, British royalty, Celtic, India, cactus, Ganesha, Frida, mermaids, woodland fairies, pixies & elves.

FAVORITE STORES:

World Market

Victorian Trading Co

one of my hiking spots

HANDMADE THINGS:

Whatever your specialty is or something handmade from where you live.

kitchen scrubbies

altered items (match boxes, bottles etc)

art/ATCs

felted animals and foods.

knitted, crocheted, sewn items.

reusable cloth bags for gift giving in medium & large sizes.

pretty tags you made.

paper mache items

crocheted Barbie clothes

origami puffy stars (my cat loves these!)

Items from around the world..like what a place is known for making.

THRIFT SHOP ITEMS I WANT:

Polly Pocket characters-the tiny ones from the 90s (see above).

am collecting Starbucks 14 oz FULL size mugs: the BEEN THERE series & want: New Mexico, Utah, Kentucky, Florida, Chicago, New York, Washington & Oregon.

Fawns.

Native American jewelry,

A small Capidimonte rose.

Aurora Borealis Crystals.

Swarovski crystal figurines.

brooches.

Curiosity cabinet items.

crystals, minerals, fossils.

anything Victorian looking

POSTCARDS SWAPS:

Alice In Wonderland,

Disney,

Mythical,

Holidays.

town

STOCKING STUFFER SWAPS:

Amazon list

Fabric in themes & styles that I like.

Metallic pen gold or silver.

Nicely handmade items.

hummingbird nectar

Old trade beads, Vintage beads, Crystal (Swarovski) or glass beads. I don't care for plastic beads.

Jewelry Findings: clasps, jump rings etc...

something handmade

something from my themes/styles I like

colorful sunsets

WITCHY SWAPS:

Books.

Nature related things.

a piece of real turquoise or turquoise jewelry.

Spirit/Goddess dolls.

moon phase.

astrology items.

Complete "good intension" spell kits, or cleansing kits.

amulet bags.

Coins/charms.

inspirational or painted rocks.

something you made.

BEAUTY SWAPS:

Amazon list.

pretty barrettes an adult would wear.

hair ties.

Clear top coat polish.

facial cleanser.

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Angeles National Forest

EXTRAS: If you want to include extras, a tea bag sealed in it's original wrapper would be much appreciated. I really don't care to receive loose papers & samples of washi tape. If you have any extra postcards or unwanted ATCs, I'd like those! I also love it when people send me seeds they've collected!

hiking area

Other Things I like , the ABC thing:

A: Abalone, Aloe vera

B: Books, Beatles, Bracelets

C: Cameos, Crochet, Clay, Clovers

D: Daffodils, Diamond Painting, Disney

E: Embroidery, Eucalyptus, Earrings, Eyeliner (colored-not black)

F:, Flowers, Felting, funnel (tiny)

G: Glass Cutter, Goblet, Gilmore Girls, Greeting cards, Green, Grey, Gold, Gourds, Graffiti (papers/photos)

H: Hearts, Handkerchiefs, Hyacinth, Hawaii, Hourglass

I:Irish, India, Ice packs, Ink pens, Iridescent, Impressionism, Islands, Ironwork

J: Jewelry, Jade, Jokes, Irish linen, Jupiter, Jars, Jesters

K: Kaleidoscope, Kachina Dolls, Knots, Knitwear

L: Lemons, Leo, Lace, Lampwork Beads, Leaves, Leggings, Lilacs, Lint Rollers, lockets, Looms, Lye

M: Moon, May poles, Murano Glass, Marigold seeds, Maxi-Skirt/Dress, Magnum P.I., Marionettes, Marie Antoinette Masquerade, Metro, Maps Masks, Mousepad, Macrame, Moccasins

N: Necklaces, Nail Brush, Napkins, Needlepoint, Nests

O: Olives, Orange, Ocean, Oils

P: Pumpkins, Pearls, Pink, Pottery, Poe, Paper Pockets, Poppies, Prisms, Puppets

Q: Quartz Crytals, Quail Eggs, Quilts

R: Roses, Radishes, Rainbows

S: Sun, Stars, Silk, Sachets, seashells, Strawberries, Scissors, Sculptures, Stevie Nicks

T: Tissue, Tassels, Talisman, Tambourine,

U: Umbrellas, Undies

V: Velvet, Victorian, Vatican Souvenirs

W: Winter, Wicker, Wisteria, Whimsical Things

X: Xmas wrapping paper

Y: Yellow, Yoga, Yule

Z: Zuni Jewlry

the lake in winter

FOOD/CANDY, TOILETRIES & SCENTED $1 STORE ITEMS - I HAVE FOOD & SKIN ALLERGIES & MIGRAINES. thank you :)

I do not keep a planner, so I can't use page tags or other planner things.

Loose papers/note papers stress me out.

I HATE pencils & therefor erasers & sharpeners too.

No Christmas decorations please.

I have no use for kid craft kits or little kid toys & stuffed animals.

I don't think anyone likes reward stickers.

I don't care for country decor, camouflage, animal print, evil, gory or bad-ass looking things.

I have way too many socks (95 pairs), scarves (72) and notepads (69) from swaps LOL!

Joshua trees & the Abbey down the road.

I send all my swaps with good intentions. If you ever have an issue please send me a message and give me the opportunity to correct any mistakes. Thank you.

yucca flowers about to bloom!

HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY!!