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pollywog

pollywog
Date Joined: May 26, 2024
Last Online: October 30, 2024
Birthday: September 29
Country: United States
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About Me

Hello! My name is Polly and I am a married mother of 2 living in Southern California. I'm an artist and art teacher. I love watercolor and printmaking. I love art history and ancient cultures especially Greek, Roman and Egyptian motifs. I love impressionism, romanticism and Fairy tale illustrations. I love crafting, DIY and decorating for all occasions. My favorite holidays are Halloween and Christmas but really I'll use any holiday as an excuse to decorate or be a little "extra". My favorite swaps are usually themed and/or have a bit of a craft element to them and I love receiving handmade items in return!

I have been participating annually, for the past 5 years, in a Halloween swap hosted on Instagram by a favorite artist so I was so excited when my sister informed me of swap-bot! I can't wait to start sending and receiving!

My Favorite things

-brown paper packages tied up with strings (happy mail)

-cute frogs

-flowers

-fruit motifs, especially strawberries, peaches and citrus

-mushrooms

-rainbows

-woven baskets

-geese

-houseplants

-gardening

-floral arrangements

-the zoo, animals

-museums

-mythology

-ancient civilizations

-dinosaurs

-books

-recipes

-baking

-stickers

-board games

-card games

-home décor

-lavender

-fall and spring

-cute Halloween

-vintage

-thrifting

-cottage core and academia aesthetic

-beach combing, nautical things

-foraging

-1st gen Pokémon

-Kermit the Frog

-Frog and Toad

-herbal tea, especially the fruity ones

-Fantasy

-Fairy tales

-Japanese Paper

-Origami

-Disney, esp. Alice in Wonderland, Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Peter Pan and Bambi

-arts and crafts

Favorite Artists

I'm always adding to my gallery wall at home. I love art, am an artist myself, and I have been collecting prints and postcard prints of artworks I love. Some favorite artists include Claude Monet, Winslow Homer, Arthur Rackham, Alan Lee, Brian Froud, John William Waterhouse, Albrecht Durer, Johannes Vermeer, Alphonse Mucha, JMW Turner, John Singer Sargent, Norman Rockwell, and so many more!

I love art history. Any original art you want to send my way is always appreciated as well!

Favorite Crafts

I love all sorts of crafts but have recently taken up embroidery and needle felting. I also finished my first quilt this year with tons of help from my mom and sister. I also love jewelry making, paper crafts, pressing flowers, drawing and painting

Favorite Books

-The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

-The Witch of Blackbird Pond

-The Screwtape Letters

-Bloody Jack: Being An Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary “Jacky” Faber, Ship's Boy

  • The Phantom Tollbooth

-Frog and Toad

Any fairytales or retellings and so many more!

Favorite Movies

-Tuck Everlasting

-Howl's Moving Castle

-Penelope

-The Princess Bride

-The Last Unicorn

-Sailor Moon R: The Promise of the Rose

-Jurassic Park

-The Labyrinth

-The Dark Crystal

-The Sound of Music is my favorite movie when I'm feeling down or sick

-Old classics and anything with Audrey Hepburn

Favorite Television

-Avatar the Last Airbender -White Collar -The Office -Schitt"s Creek

Things I collect

Crafting and painting supplies, supplies and sprinkles for cake/cookie decorating, enamel pins, postcards from my travels, books, lucky frogs and tiny frog sculptures, frog and mushroom tree ornaments (my Christmas tree is forest themed so anything like acorns, pinecones or forest animals), Halloween decorations and bakeware

Ratings

KIllerMal rated for Draw Favorite Pokemon PC Swap INTL on Oct 27, 2024
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Comment: The card you made for me is beautiful! You are talented in drawing! Poliwag is so cute, thank you!! >*<
Response: Thank you for the compliment! I'm so glad you liked it!!
melissanh rated for Stickers and a Sketch - October on Oct 27, 2024
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Comment: Aaaah thank you for sending me the dragon drawing! And the dino stickers! And the letter! Would it be okay with you if I replied to your questions by postal mail rather than on swap-bot?
Response: I'm so happy you liked it! Yes, I would love a response in the mail :)
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Comment: thank you. I love how you packaged it up.
Mistyinltown rated for HEUSA Handmade Halloween Card on Oct 24, 2024
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Comment: I love this card! Did you hand draw the crystal ball as well? Very talented! Have a Happy Halloween!
Response: Yes, I drew it :) I loved making it for you!
ch23 rated for Wands Up! Postcard on Oct 24, 2024
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Comment: What Harry Potter card doesn't deserve a heart! This Gryffindor crest is new to my collection so thank you ever so much.
nancylee rated for HEUSA: Halloween Loaded Bag on Oct 21, 2024
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Comment: Thank you for this fun seasonal swap. Haven't made or received one in ages so extra special . Have a beautiful day :)
Response: I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I had a lot of fun putting it together!
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Comment: That little pocket with the skelly made my morning, thank you for all the spoopy goodies! 💀 🦇 🎃
Response: Yay! I'm so glad! Happy Halloween!
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Comment: Thanks for the fun goodies:)
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Comment: Thank you for the wonderful recipe and goodies! Sadly, I don't have a waffle maker but maybe these could be pancakes!
Response: Darn! But yes they are delicious as pancakes as well, you may just need to add more liquid to the recipe :)
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Comment: Great swap! Thank you for everything.
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Comment: Thanks for all the goodies.
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Comment: Thank you for the great Halloween goodies.
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Comment: Thanks for the great assortment of goodies.
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Comment: Thank you for the card stuffed with stamped images, confetti, ac stamp, labels, and oh my goodness the Beetlejuice animated series sticker sheet! You know I love em! The 🪲🧃🪲🧃 movie was pretty exciting in 4dx, and fun to see some characters again.
FloridaButterfly rated for Stuff the Mailbox #51 on Oct 7, 2024
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Comment: thank you
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Comment: I absolutely adore all of the napkins that you sent to me! <3 <3 <3 thank you!!!
JenZen5 rated for Stuff the Mailbox #51 on Oct 5, 2024
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Comment: Thank you for the fun selection of item of items. Have a great day.
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Comment: What a sweet card, delightful enclosures, and I love how you decorated the envelope! Thank you. <3
MarHelene rated for Ugly PC Swap #86 on Oct 1, 2024
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Comment: Viking has some nice ones on PBS, I believe.
MissRJ rated for Stuff the Mailbox #51 on Sep 30, 2024
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Comment: Thank you so much! The Sanrio stickers you sent were darling 💕

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