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Mirelfea

Mirelfea
Date Joined: March 28, 2012
Last Online: March 18, 2016
Birthday: November 10
Country: Sweden

Who am I?

I'm a 27 year old mother, wife, university student, upper secondary/college teacher and language nerd. In my free time I enjoy life at home in my tiny red and typically Swedish house together with my husband and son, growing things, reading and going for walks and runs outdoors. My tea collection is my pride and joy. For more information, check out my wishlist ;)

The joy of giving

To get presents for your birthday, for Christmas or just as a surprise is fun, of course, but I actually think I enjoy even more to try and think of the perfect gift for someone. I always check my partner's profile for preferences, even when it's completely sender's choice, since I really want the envelope to give my swapping partner's day a silver lining. I only wish I was better at paper crafting and such to make my swaps more decorative :/

IF YOU HAVEN'T RECEIVED A SWAP OR A RATING FROM ME IN GOOD TIME AND SHAPE, PLEASE PM ME AND WE'LL FIGURE OUT WHY. So far I have never sent out a swap late without a very good reason or missed a rating that I know of, and I'm not planning on starting either.

My wishlist

I am a devoted collector of tea bags and if I receive a letter or package containing such I will be super happy! :D I collect the wrappers the bags filled with tea leaves are in, not the bag itself, although I also enjoy drinking tea and therefore don't mind if the tea wrapper still contains tea for drinking.For me, it's always been all about the wrappers, which makes me wish for individually packed (sealed) tea bags :)

I always feel better about sending my swaps in envelopes that are either a bit crafty or at least colourful and nice. At the moment I find my self at a loss for this kind of envelopes and am forced to send out swaps in regular white ones. For this reason I'd also be incredibly happy to receive some new pretty envelopes (perhaps in a less mainstream colour than the regular white ones or with some kind of print that sets them apart) to use in future swaps! Notecards and such are also the kind of thing that would make me happy since they're both pretty and useful : )

Some tea preferences

I collect all tea wrappers, no matter the size, form or material, but I do prefer the "standard" size that fits neatly into the kind of plastic pockets used for baseball or hockey cards. I'm not at all picky about the design of the bag (plain white with just some letters written on them is just fine) although I get a bit extra happy when I come across those kinds of tea bags that really are tiny pieces of art.

For drinking I'm a big fan of rooibos and teas tasting of orange, raspberry, blueberry, rhubarb, cranberry and other kinds of refreshing fruits and berries. Also ginger, cinnamon and other teas well suited for cold winter days eventually get drunk in this house, by me or my husband, when the right occasion arrives. If you have any flavours or combinations of flavours that are a tad odd, this is also really interesting to me.

Teas not flavoured at all are not among my favourites when it comes to drinking them but I still collect them gladly! So, black, green, red or white doesn't matter and neither does the caffeine contents. I also collect mate and infusions as long as they're in the right kind of bag. If you've only got non-flavoured ones it's OK. However I get up to do my most elaborate happy dance when receiving a beautiful tea bag where the designer has really made the most of this little paper envelope and it's also flavoured with something fruity fresh or slightly different.

Creativity

Being a busy mother and teacher also working on the house, I have little time to be creative in any other way at the moment. Every now and then though, when my son is sleeping, I thoroughly enjoy some quality time on the couch under ablanket with my crochet needle and some yarn. My big long-term commitment project is working on a bedspread for our kingsize bed while I also make some attempts at learning anew how to knit, producing oddly fitted baby sweaters in the process! :P

Most other forms of creativity I watch and admire from a distance. Scrapbooking I've tried and decided to leave to those who have a real talent for it. I love their work and how they can make something truly beautiful out of plain everyday objects. When it comes to sewing, my skills are quite limited (I still get very excited every time I manage to sew new, rather plain curtains for a room in our house) but I'd like to learn how to sew clothes. I constantly get ideas for dresses, skirts, sweaters and vests and some of them want to be crocheted, some knitted and some sewn, so to be able to realise the ideas I'd better get started learning by doing. As soon as I find the time for it between all those other, much more boring things that have to get done first...

Learning by doing

I've created a group for newbie swappers who would like to exchange tea bags with people all over. It's called Newbie Tea Swappers if you'd like to join. I'm not sure how much time I'll have to arrange swaps etc. the upcoming months, but if you're interested in becoming an officer and hosting swaps there you're more than welcome! Check out the group page for more info.

Ratings

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Comment: <3 Special! Loved the man in the tutu dancing amongst daisies. Made me smile. :)
rsilvers rated for Try different teas swap #4 on Jul 25, 2013
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Comment: Thank you for the tea! I love how you describe your tea collection - I'd totally give you a second heart if I could!
FrancescaP rated for Try different teas swap #4 on Jul 24, 2013
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Comment: Thank you for the fantastic teas (I loved the Apple pie rooibos!) and the lovely card! Sure, I'd love to set up a private swap, maybe in September?
ailuutt rated for Try different teas swap #4 on Jul 23, 2013
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Comment: Thank you so much for the special collection of teas and your kind note! Hope you are doing fine, too!
lrm1980 rated for Tea and some spring excitement on Apr 12, 2013
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Comment: Thank you so much! I enjoyed reading your sweet note, and I can tell you checked my profile! All the teas look and smell so good! :)
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Comment: Thank you very much for the great teas and the lovely box! I'm an avid tea drinker and I always save wrappers for swaps, so if you'd like to set up a private swap, it would be awesome! :-) And congrats on the birth of your son!
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Comment: Once again, a fantastic selection of teas with beautiful wrappers! Love them all. My favorites, especially, were the Delisse and Hornimans (never heard of either). Thank you for swapping with me again, and I wish you and your family all the best this coming year! I know it'll be an exiting one :]
IngridRijnen rated for teabags swap on Dec 23, 2012
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Comment: Thank you for the many teas. Garant is new for me, so you made my collection grow. I made a note that you collect teawrappers, with next swap I will send you some.
sanna rated for Tea Lovers' December on Dec 13, 2012
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Comment: Thank you for generous amount of teas! As you know, I love those wrappers, and the teas will be great too. :) I wish all the best for you and your family for year 2013! Please let me know how are you, after the baby has born, and you have settled down. :)
Aiah rated for Long Letter and a Cup of Tea on May 31, 2012
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Comment: Thank you, Elin. I'm glad you feel better now :)
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Comment: Thank you for the tea :)
wikkedlilgrrl rated for Tea Swap #3 - Black Tea on May 11, 2012
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Comment: Thanks, your choices were GREAT! :)
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Comment: Thanks a lot for your lovely letter and the tea! They all smell amazing and I can't wait to try them :]
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Comment: Thank you for the wonderful selection of teas! Everything looks really delicious and I love the patterned envelopes of the Garant teas. Thanks as well for the great note you took the time to write out. Really appreciated that. My feline friend Little Moon sends her greetings to Zigge! Would love to swap again sometime. I've already been putting aside extras for you :]
IrishRed rated for Tea for Three #11 on May 2, 2012
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Comment: Yum-o! I tried one of the minty teas already & it's my new favorite! Thank you so much! Happy swapping! :D
operashly rated for Tea for Three #11 on May 1, 2012
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Comment: Thank you!
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Comment: Thank you!! FYI, the side of your letter tore open as well as one of the tea wrappers, so when I received this, one of the teabags was hanging out the side :p No big deal, just an FYI to tape the sides of your envelope next time.
Nela rated for Private teabags swap on Apr 24, 2012
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Comment: Hello Elin, thank you very much for all your teabags, nice card and extra tea too. I like them, they are all new for me. I adore wrapper with frog and Lipton Darjeeling Himalaya, they are really beautiful. I´m looking forward to another swap with you next time. :-)
mnemosynes rated for Tea for Three #11 on Apr 23, 2012
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Comment: So many teabags in that envelope i almost believed it was Christmas :) Which is even better: your package reached me without a stamp. I am presently bowing in your honour :)
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Comment: Elin, thanks a lot for your lovely tea swap, mine will be send today or tomorrow! Thanks for swapping with me!

Rating Overview

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5.0000 28 2 2
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Comments

sanna on Aug 1, 2012:

Hi, I just wanted to check how are you? And wish warm late summer days for you. :)

sanna on Apr 28, 2012:

Some mail is on the way to you... :)

kymm00 on Apr 10, 2012:

Yup, now that I know you're interested, I'll be saving the extras :] I'd still like to send you packets that have tea in them as well... but just in case I have some with wrappers only, I'll send them over. Currently have only a couple right now, but when I collect at least 5-6 (or however many you'd like) I'll let you know and we can arrange a swap :]

kymm00 on Apr 10, 2012:

Sure, I'd definitely be interested in exchanging once in a while. It's too bad I got rid of my doubles a while back since I didn't know anyone else who wanted them. I'll definitely be saving them from now on. The thing is I only collect tea envelopes from teas that I have tasted. Do you do the same? or are you happy with the envelopes alone?

kymm00 on Apr 9, 2012:

Hey! Another tea envelope and tag collector! Nice to see there are others out there who appreciate the tea packaging :]

alexalgebra on Apr 6, 2012:

Hi! Thanks for the nice comment :) I'm excited for your group - I want to do tea swaps, but it seems like they're always either for a massive amount of tea or to too many partners for me to be able to afford postage :p I can host, maybe next month after I get some swaps cleared off my dash :)

Jester777 on Mar 28, 2012:

Hello! I'll let you into my Tea group once you have 5 ratings complete, thanks for joining ~

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