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margaeli

margaeli
Date Joined: July 25, 2014
Last Online: November 3, 2024
Birthday: March 4
Country: United States
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About Me

UPDATE January, 2023: so 2021 & 2022 were washouts for swapping. I’m finally beginning to emerge from my cocoon. We’ll see how long this continues…..

UPDATE April, 2021: after taking most of 2020 off and living in a COVID cave, I was in the hospital twice in February, 2021. I'm beginning to feel the need to return to swap-bot; so here I am.

PLEASE contact me if you have NOT received a swap from me in a timely manner. I always send my swaps by the due date. If you have not received a swap, I will GLADLY resend. So, please contact me before rating a 1 or 3.

My favorite mail art is sending/receiving postcards, both store-bought & handmade. I enjoy sending the cards through the mail WITHOUT an envelope -- live life dangerously!!!

I love birds, real & crafted. I have a cockatiel who has been my pet for about 19 years. I love to craft with birds -- I have various rubber stamp bird images (from desert dweller - quail & roadrunner to tropical storks of various kinds). I love die cutting bird images & sewing them on postcards & ATC's.

Favorite Books

FAVORITE Books: science fiction, mysteries.

Favorite authors: CJ Cherryh, Deborah Harkness, Dana Stabenow

Favorite Crafts

I've crafted most of my adult life; I've quilted, cross-stitched, scrapbooked (including Project Life) and now my biggest passion is for paper-crafting. I make lots of greeting cards, ATC's and post-cards. My adult daughter & I will craft together -- we made ATC's as thank you gifts for her co-workers. I have recently gotten a Gelli plate and am attempting to learn more about monoprinting.

I love earth tones -- browns, greys, greens, blues. I'll tolerate pink but it's NOT at the top of the favorite colors list!!! I'm NOT a fan of neons, though I'm sure my young adult granddaughter would love it!!!

Swapping

Postage stamps, washi tape, book paper (new and/or vintage), baker's twine, unusual ephemera, birds (who knew, right?), butterflies, flower die cuts -- any of these items in earth tones will be MOST welcome.

I'm a dietitian by training and have recently retired from the work-a-day world. I LOVE food and LOVE receiving food packaging/magazine advertisements from overseas. Some of my favorites that I've gotten in swaps are just food ads torn out of British & Aussie magazines; the packaging from food products in So. America & UAE. Sounds silly, but one of my favorite pen holders is the peanut butter container that I purchased in Canada > 20 years ago. Skippy is ubiquitous but it's cooler from Canada. :)

Ratings

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Comment: Thanks for the colorful chunk & joke -cute!
samsstuff rated for Chunk-O-Cardboard - November 2023 on Dec 13, 2023
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Comment: Thank you for the chunk & the great quote!
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Comment: Good quote! Happy holidays!
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Comment: Thank you so much for this special mail. I am very sorry you had to wait for so long to get this rating. I hope you are alright and still creative. Have a blessed season.
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Comment: Thank you for the beautiful Hoopoe bird postcard. We have woodpeckers around up and you’re right the Hoopoe does remind you of them minus the headdress. I’m a bird nerd so I enjoyed this card! Have a wonderful day!
Jbondbull rated for WIYM: World Postcard Day 2023 on Oct 19, 2023
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Comment: This is a cool postcard. Thankyou.
NJack19 rated for OATC: Halloween2023 on Oct 10, 2023
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Comment: Very cute ATC. Also, thank you for the xtras you sent. Happy swapping friend :)
Reisegern rated for WIYM: World Postcard Day 2023 on Oct 10, 2023
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Comment: Thanks for your lovely postcard that you sent to me for World Postcard Day. I enjoyed reading your message and the postcard image is lovely.
findeerror rated for Chunk O Cardboard - March 2023 on Apr 13, 2023
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Comment: This is a lovely chunk of cardboard with a lovely sentiment written on the reverse. Thank you for swapping!
NRGordon rated for Chunk O Cardboard - March 2023 on Apr 6, 2023
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Comment: Thanks for the swap and your note. If you found: https://wcyy.com/theres-a-haunting-road-in-maine-that-has-a-wicked-history/ the picture at the top of the article right in front of my home. The pointed shadow on the lawn on the right is the morning shadow from the roof of our house, mid-morning.
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Comment: Omnomnomnomnom
RootedInNatureArt rated for OATC: Masterboard ATCs on Mar 21, 2023
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Comment: This ATC definitely is titled correctly "Travelers". Nice job! And thanks for all the very interesting stamps. Fun to see how other countries design their stamps. You must know someone in Australia that saves their used stamps and sends them to you. What a great idea! Also, it was fun to go on Instagram and see your whole master board and find that part that "my" ATC came from and how it started out. :-)
boriquaz rated for OATC: Masterboard ATCs on Mar 20, 2023
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Comment: really cool masterboard, loved checking it out on your insta. Thanks and Happy Swapping!
georgiafae rated for OATC: Masterboard ATCs on Mar 19, 2023
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Comment: Fun piece of your masterboard! Thanks for the extra postage stamps-I love to use them in my swaps!
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Response: Thanks for the rating.
AnDark rated for ATC int #27 - sender's choise on Feb 15, 2023
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Comment: Thanks for the ATCs and extras. Did you make the creepy one especially for me? If so, I appreciate that.
Response: Yes, I did. I was out of town last fall for the birth of a new grandchild and didn't get to do much in the way of Halloween or Christmas crafting. So your "creepy" made me very happy. I'm glad that you liked it. Happy swapping.
Bramble rated for ATC int #27 - sender's choise on Feb 8, 2023
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Comment: Thanks so much for the cards, and the wonderful package of stamps!
Response: Thanks for the ❤️. That was a fun swap. Happy swapping.
luluvision rated for AMA: Bird Mail Art on May 8, 2021
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Comment: Thank you so much for the beautiful bird ATC! It's great! I also love your shimmery envelope and vintage bird postage stamp!!
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Comment: Thank you =)
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Comment: Thank you very much for reading my profile and sending floral and bird stamps! Can't wait to use them in my journal, take care!

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Comments

AncientPlanter on Jun 27, 2019:

Hi Margaret! Just letting you know that I mailed out today a replacement for the AAA:Say Something ATC that never arrived. This time I went to the post office counter and had him hand cancel it in front of me so it better make it. It should take a week at the very most to arrive in Arizona from Oregon. Here's hoping this one arrives!

Juliajae on Mar 13, 2015:

Hi Margaret! Nice to make the connection! I saw you in the alter a photo swap :) Looking forward to swapping! -Julia-

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