MuggleMom

15 Apr - MOVING SOON - mail will be forward and I'll join international swaps when we get to the new location!

4/1/2021 I've been reaching out to partners (and partners has contacted me also) - seems there's a slowness in the mail - not sure why? US postal customers should sign up for FREE "Informed Delivery" which emails a scan/pic of every piece of mail being delivered daily. Highly recommend. It shows me incoming swap-bot mail.

PHOTOs- I take photos of all my swaps & envie's before I send them out - so I will email a copy of the photos if something goes awry or gaga with the US post to verify that I'm not a flaker or flaking. Please let me know if there's a problem and I'll gladly send it again. {Lessons learned from 2020 & COVID19}

I will contact you if my swap doesn't get there within a reasonable time because I like to know if the time & effort I spent making a gift made it to you. Do me the CURTSEY of acknowledging my efforts timely. RESPECT for all.

Aloha! I give ❤️❤️ BECAUSE in a world full of people judging, criticizing, thumbs up/down, like/disliking everything, if someone took the time out of their day to buy a stamp, send a card/note/letter, walk to the mailbox, etc... just to brighten my day, then I am grateful because nobody is forced to do anything they don't want to do.

So thanks in advance for giving of YOUR TIME, spending YOUR money to mail me your special creations. You didn't have to share so that speaks volumes of your character - in my humble opinion...if your dislike list is long, this too says much of your character. I'm here to learn and experience other people, not just "stuff" & "things".

I put a lot of thought & 💕 into sending out your happy mail because I want to bring a smile to your door.

Globe-Trotter!! Places I've lived: internationally: England, Turkey, Germany, South Korea, Italy, mainland Greece + USA: Hawaii, Montana, Nebraska, Utah, Texas, New Mexico & Maryland.

Favorite Vacations: Crete, Samos, Kos, Italy, Scotland, Ireland, Netherlands, France, Japan, Belgium, Wales, Guam, Mexico, US Bahamas, Wizarding World (Florida) .

❤️: HISTORY!! Which means lots of ephemera. I love to save old books from the garbage to collect old pictures. Adore ticket stubs and ledgers.

A big cup of TEA favorite(s) are: Tetley, PG tips, Barry's, Taylors (black tea), green tea, ginseng, oolong, peppermint, ginger, and white tea. But I will try anything once or thrice (lol).

SYMBOLS: butterflies, yin yang, dandelions, and kanji.

COLORS: rose gold, purple, dusty pinks and blues.

FOOD: I mention these food items because if you have PCs or make hand-made PCs, I would LOVE to get one. Or introduce me to something YOU like - it's not about me, right! Ramen, pho, sushi, pork dumplings, mochi, chi chi dango, gimbap, doner kebabs, baklava, jager schnitzel, honeydew boba tea, bao buns, wontons, dim sum, shepherds pie, strawberry cheesecake, scones, gelato, macarons, strawberry crepes, a good curry takeaway, fish & chips, pizza, Cadbury buttons & flakes, pancit, japchae, mac & cheese, cheese, and more cheese.

Genres: Historical fiction, literary fiction, sci-fi, YA, humor, space operas. Avid reader - 90% audiobooks but the occasional ebook and 'old school' paper. {I move a lot so can't lug them around as much}

*All Harry Potter (fav character is Peeves) *Jane Austen (Fav book is Mansfield Park) *Book Thief by Markus Zusak *Kite Runner & A Thousand Splendid Suns (made me snot cry) Khaled Hosseini *Memoirs of a Geisha - Authur Golden *The Princess Bride - William Golden *The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows *The Reader -Bernhard Schlink *Where the Red Fern Grows- Wilson Rawls *The Chronicles of Narnia- C.S. Lewis *The Expanse (series) -James S.A. Corey

Favorite authors: James SA Corey, Cressida Cowell, Stieg Larsson, Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff, Leigh Bardugo, F.Scott Fitzgerald, Meagan Spooner, Kate Morton, Marian Keyes, Jojo Moyes, Jennifer Worth, Jodi Picoult, Drew Hayes, P.G Wodehouse, Fannie Flagg, Alan Bradley, Nic Stone, Catherine Ryan Hyde, Stephen Greenblatt, Malcolm Gladwell, Fredrik Backman, Min Jin Lee, Lisa See, Alan Brennert

Fav Narrators: Jim Dale, Jayne Entwistle, Jennifer Ikeda, Bahni Turpin, Juliet Stevenson, David Tennet, Simon Vance, Emily Woo Zeller, Cassandra Campbell, Scott Brick, Will Wheaton, Luke Daniels, Davina Porter, Allan Corduner

Period dramas, sci-fi, and rude comedy - Downton Abby, Scrubs, Doctor Who, East Enders, Absolutely Fabulous, Firefly, The Office (UK & US), Parks & Recs, Raising Hope, Skins (UK version), The Great British Bake Off, My Name is Earl, Mr. Bean, Blackadder, The Young Ones, Riverdale, Game of Thrones, Call the Midwife, Broadchurch, Father Brown, Derry Girls, Inbetweeners, The Tudors, Friends, Supernatural, Mr. Robot, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Expanse (❤️Amos) Korean dramas

Movies: Stardust (Neil Gaiman) P&P, S&S, Mansfield Park (J. Austen) Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch (G Ritchie), lots of comedy

Mix Media ATCs (can't draw), Mini albums, flipbooks, steampunk, papercraft cards, balloon art, junk journals, washi tape.

Always working on upcycling & altered crafts such as tickets, playing cards, paper clips, etc. I love working with vellum or tracing paper.

My crafting style is vintage in all forms and manners, but I love the late 1500s through Tudor, Georgian, Regency, Victorian eras up to the 1960s most of all. 80's rock also.

I ❤️Kawaii also.

❤️Tim Holtz style and Graphic 45.

Pictures of old & unique lamp posts, wrought iron gates, old school red gumball machines, Craftsmans Victorian/Edwardian/Georgian architecture, Asian aesthetic, and some Jazz Age/Art Deco styles.

I love to collect rice & paper lanterns.

The sensenations of wabi sabi and hygge.

Calla lilies, bird of paradise, hibiscus, bougainvilleas, thistles, cherry blossoms, plumerias, dandelions, make me smile all day.

I ❤️❤️ Ron Weasley - who doesn't. My favorite characters are Harry (duh), Peeves the Poltergeist, Severus Snape (always), Fred & George, Arthur, Molly, Ginny, Charlie & Bill Weasley (no, not you Percy!!), Hermione, Dobby, Luna, Neville, Seamus, Prof Minerva McGonagall, & Prof. Lupin.

I AM HUFFLEPUFF.

Harry Potter, Doctor Who, Firefly, Battle Star Galactica, Star Trek, Princess Bride, The Expanse, all period dramas on BBC & PBS.

I found that if ppl make a small Amazon wishlist, then sometimes it's easier & cheaper to mail/send wish items. My list is small and cheap if you are inclined.