Jan 5th 09: I'm back, somewhat... cause I miss sending/recieving mail! I think that I'm all caught up on the my swaps, but if you haven't recieved from me, let me know. :-)

If you have to send to me, please contact me before you do. To those I owe swaps to, I am committed to to sending them out and will definitely send to you.. I just might be slow putting it together.

Hi everyone! I'm new here and am hoping to become active. I love sending out packages and recieving mail (so much fun!). I've participated in swaps in various communities through LiveJournal, bookmooch.com, and bookcrossing.com.

I'm Pat, from Canada, a 22-year-old student.

I love crafting and art. I knit, make beaded/metal jewelry, sketch, and am learning to sew. I dabble in pretty much anything. I'd like to make my own journals and work on my drawing skills. I love reading as well as writing and journalling. I'm a bit of a shopaholic (love clothes!). and, I take dance classes which I love.

I also have a kitten, a gray tabby named Eternity, and he loves toys (but hates catnip).

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. :)

If anyone would like to swap one-on-one, just send a PM and I'll be happy to swap with you. :)

I send out all my swaps. If I'm sending late, I will definitly contact you. Please contact me if you don't recieve a package from me and I'll do what I can to rectify it. :)

~beads: glass, semi-precious stones, metal charms, silver, cutesy charms, supplies (dislike plastic beads)

~ gemstones I like: bloodstone, moonstone, rose quartz, and citrine

~hearts, butterflies, stars, plaid, cute/fun patterns (dislike: polkadots, skulls, animal prints)

~buttons, ribbon

~cute socks

~kitties, monkeys, white tigers

~creatures! (as long as they're cute and not too scary :P)

~ yarn (cotton, wool blends, bamboo, some rayon) as long as it's not itchy (I don't really use acrylic, not because I'm a yarn snob, but because most synthetic fibres make me itchy/stuffy and I can't work with it..blends with cotton are sometimes ok though)

~ healthy low-fat/low-cal vegetarian/vegan recipes (however, I'm on a very restricted diet, so food-related/edible things are lost on me)

~ knitting/crocheting/sewing/beading patterns

~ original art/crafts

~ handmade anything

~ bellydance, movement therapy, NIA, dance, exercising

~ post its (but not memo pads unless kawaii)

~ charm bracelets and necklaces

~ headbands, clips, bows, cute hair stuff

~ foreign films (fav director is Igmar Bergman and love Asian cinema and French films)

~ body mists (scents I like are citrus, vanilla, white tea, green tea, refreshing scents)

~ paper craft supplies and embellishments (I"m accumulating a lot of paper scraps though)

~ stickers (any and all are welcome)

~ homemade paper, evelopes, cards, etc

~ journals (medium to thick, lined or blank)

~ hand sanitizer :P

~ sharpies, pens, office supplies (no thin notebooks though, don't use them)

~ cupcake theme (non-edible)

~ totes/messenger bags

~ goddesses, the divine feminine, paganism

~ Ancient Egypt, Asian culture, India

~ TOFU!!! I love tofu themed anything!

I like neutral, earthy colours, grey, black, white, pink, light yellow, browns, blends, grey and pink, prown and light brown, grey and white (ok, I love grey) (dislike: very bright/neon colours, orange, olive green)

60's music, indie rock, world music, elliot smith, margo guryan, rainer maria, ani difranco, the weepies, azure ray, etc. etc.

Bellydance and workout music is very welcome!

I love fiction, magical realism, historical fiction, satire, poetry, and women's lit. I'm trying to read more fantasy and non-fiction, but I'll read almost anything.

Right now, I'm really looking for books related to crafts, art, creativity, writing prompts, and classics.

I dislike mysteries, weird alien sci-fi, and most biographies.

please do not send me: food,candy,tea,chocolate-no food,please (I'm follow a restricted diet)

peaches (I'm allergic and don't like the colour either), celebrity-stuff, hollywood, teeny fabric scraps, fur (even fake fur), eyelash yarn, skulls, crawly bugs, bath stuff: lotions/bath gels, strong/flowery scents, orangey gold tones, animal patterns, candles/incense, cat nip, reward/religious stickers, anything you would not like to recieve yourself :)

I'm pro-choice, open-minded, very liberal, LGBT-friendly, non-religious, spiritual, religious-tolerant, people-tolerant, genuinly friendly, kind-of-girly-kind-of-not, quiet, non-conformist, knowledge-seeking, homebody-ish, introverted, perfectionistic, type person.

I'm not easily offended and I tend to indulge my dark/morbid side.

~ clippings/ephemera from countries other than Canada and the US

~ stuffie diy kit (I'd love to make one!)

~ paper craft/collage supplies (I'm just getting into it again and so, my stash is quite small)

~ cpop, jpop, kpop mixed cds

~ metal washers (any colour/size)

~ stickers (no reward/religous/peta/political)

I'm makin ATCs now!! :P

To Send:

**note: I can be sometimes slow sending out forum tags..I will definitely send it out. :)

need to sent crocheted flowers to someone.. PM me. :)