shdynasty

I used to be an active swap-botter during the height of the pandemic. I got burnt out and deleted my account. I've really missed swapping and meeting new people so here I am again :)

I'm Loey, 40-something lesbian living in Vermont.

Some things:

• If you know where my username comes from, we need to be best friends.

• I've been paper crafting for 20 years. My mom bought me an enormous value pack of scrapbook paper from Costco in 2002 and it was all over for me. I started making (horrible) cards and 12x12 scrapbook layouts. About ten years ago I discovered mini albums on Youtube and I was really obsessed with those for a while. These days I mostly make flip books for the pen pals I don't have and more junk journals than I can hope to use in three lifetimes. If you'd like to do a private junk journal or flipbook swap, please send me a message, I'd love that.

• Aside from paper crafting, I love to crochet, creative journal, write fanfic (hit me up for my AO3 if you're chill and open minded ;)) read and spend way too much time on Tumblr.

• In December of 2022, I discovered the colorful and beautifully queer world of BL and it's pretty much the only media I consume these days. There are a handful of Japanese BLs I love (the Novelist and all iterations, Our Dining Table and My Beautiful Man) but mostly I'm a Thai fan. If you're also into BL, I'd love to meet you. Please send me a message if you're feeling it.

• I love Regency romance novels and I'm one of those horribly obnoxious people who read the Bridgerton series as it was being published and doesn't care for the tv version. My favorite authors are Lisa Kleypas, Sarah Maclean and Lorraine Heath.

• I also love British historical mysteries: Sebastian St. Cyr, Charles Lenox, Charlotte Holmes, etc.

If there's anything I've left off that you'd like to know, please feel free to message me.

• Postcards
• Stickers, especially Kawaii, san rio or florals.
• International stamps (used or new)
• Wax seals
• Scraps of scrapbook paper and vintage paper
• Vintage themed stickers
• Grid paper
• Memo sheets
• Anything pink
• Washi tape, especially with writing
• Old book pages
• Ledger paper
• Vellum or glassine envelopes especially handmade
• Anything you made - ATCs, postcards, pockets, ephemera, collaged index card, etc.
• If you junk journal, any ephemera that can be used in a junk journal
• If you have acrylic or rubber stamps, I'd love some scraps of stamped with your favorite stamp(s)
• Free maps/tourist brochures from your hometown or a cool place you visited