Comment: This was a gorgeous journal. :) Thank you so much!!

Comment: Swap requirements not met. 19/12/12 UPDATED The parcel itself arrived safely and there were 25 gifts. I am updating my rating from a 5 to a 3 after unwrapping all of my gifts. After giving Michelle the opportunity via pm to consider my concern about the quality of the swap I am rating a 3. This was a profile based swap except for 6 Christmas item gifts. I don’t give part packets of lollies as gifts, or miniscule amounts of things I have taken out of packages. I don’t believe that an EXPENSIVE swap as it is listed as would contain 3 pieces of card less than atc sized as 1 gift. Paying more than 11.40 postage is hardly justification for anything. WE ALL paid more than that for postage. Mine cost over $24 to post and that was in 2 separate parcels. It was listed as an EXPENSIVE swap. I may have still rated a 5 with no comment until I received rude responses with $#$@ profanity in them to my email, jumping to conclusions and making assumptions about whom I shared my swap with before deciding that it didn’t meet the criteria and practically accusing me of having an untoward agenda regarding it. Remote area is hardly a justification considering things can be bought online and posted in. EVERYONE with a pc and the internet can shop!. A crap swap is a CRAP swap! I am rating fairly and honestly. If I was looking for an easy way out to just rate you a 3, I would rate you down for not sending a tracking number and wrapping the 25th present specially as was required. Swap criteria not met. I am glad as swap host that I got you as a partner otherwise I may well have had a bigger problem on my hand trying to mediate the terms profile based and expensive with participants.

Comment: Thank YOu got it today . Very nice !

Comment: Thankyou so much for your lovely package. It made my day.You celebrate Christmas just like us. All the best with the new bub. Hope to swap with you again.

Comment: What A beautiful effort you put in2 y swap ty so much.

Comment: Thanks for the package and the extra goodies! I received it today!

Comment: thanks so much for the re-send! got them today!

Comment: Beautiful! Thanks! : )

Comment: beautiful. ty

Comment: I love the jouranl and all the information and brochures and extras that you included. I always wanted to visit Australia and now I am going to start planning a trip. Thank you so much!

Comment: It is so lovely! (it may have arrived a couple of days ago, we took a long weekend's break, but still at least a month with the postal services.)

Comment: Thank you so much Michelle, for the lovely note and the extra papers and stickers. I look forward to seeing your butterflies on the flickr . . .

Comment: Thankyou for a wonderful journal full of yummy recipes I can't wait to try.

Comment: Thank you for the lovely hearts :)

Comment: Thank you for the lovely quiltie, I love your interpretation of the theme and you binded it so neatly!

Comment: Thank you for the beautiful journal page. It is very beautiful.

Comment: Thanks for the great atc. Cant wait to add it to collection.

Comment: Lovely letter!! Will write soon!

Comment: Got the page today! Very cute!

Comment: Thanks for the lovely violets journal page. I appreciate the extras too.

Comment: Thank you for the journal page!

Comment: Very nice! Thank you. What kind of paint did you use on the background?

Comment: Ahhh you gotta love A4 paper! Yes, I am one of 8 males on Swap-bot, who are not in prison, looking for a date, or creepy! I enjoyed your letter and will reply soon. R

Comment: Thank you so much for the lovely mandala (that took an amazing 15 days to get to Holland from Australia)!

Comment: Thanks so much! I love all the sparkly thing and the pirate stickers. Great package--it made my day. :)

Comment: Thank you for the lovely page, Michelle. I am crazy about fairies, and this will be a great addition to my book. Kathy

Comment: Thank you for joining my swap and for the lovely red-winged blackbird art page :)

Comment: Greta swap, thanks!

Comment: Thank you so much for the lovely black tip-in page, and the extra papers and stickers!

Comment: beautiful map!

Comment: Thank you, its the time of year here when you just might see Fairies (little nature Goddess) among the ferns.

Comment: Thanks for the gorgeous chunky page--love the colors! Just a reminder for future swaps that your pages should be on something sturdier than watercolor paper--recycled cardboard from a food box is a good choice. Also, the putty you adhered to the back of the page almost tore a hole through the picture when I tried to remove it. You might try using painter's tape--it holds things securely, but peels off easily. :)

Comment: I really liked your Zentangle patterns, and colors. Thank you for doing such a great job.

Comment: Thank you so much for the beautiful inchies!!! :D Maybe we can swap them sometime again? Other colours?

Comment: Thank you for not one, but TWO mandalas. Lovely! :)

Comment: Thanks for the lovely mail art goodness. :)

Comment: Michelle, I almost forgot to rate you for the wonderful Ostara egg that you sent. Beautiful.

Comment: I loved my Red Riding Hood. I was completely bummed that the gorgeous paper you made to go with it got damp in transit and bled. Thanks so much for the great swap!

Comment: A beautiful journal arrived in my letterbox today. Thank you so much. Very clever how you made it and all the quotes are just perfect for me. Many hearts xx

Comment: Beautiful! I didn't know it had arrived cause my curious daughter opened it before I saw it and put it on her dresser!! Thank You! Blessed Be!

 

Comment: Thank you for the pretty hand painted page.

Comment: THANK YOU- I love it.

Comment: soooo excited to get started!! love your journal, and the random things you have added...just my style!

Comment: Thank you Michelle for my Notebook.. and for the cute little card :)

Comment: What a wonderful surprise package. 1st- I love your stationery, but more importantly, I felt as I was reading your letter that I was reading a letter from a long time, very dear friend. I really enjoyed your letter and we have a lot in common it seems. I loved the questions and I have immediately written you back and my answers are in my letter...so you will have to wait to find out what my answers were, and I would love to do a private swap with you. You set it up anytime your ready. Thanks for a very heart felt swap. (I loved the bookmark). Ok, I think I covered everything I wanted to say. Whew!!!

Comment: I love these, especially the witches hat - that is so much fun. I cannot wait to have a full set of these, the colours look so good together already.xxxx

Comment: I love love love your inchies - always do. :D

Comment: I got your envie today. Thank you. Unfortunatly there where no postage stamps or anything like it on the envelop. So I got a noun :(:(:(:(

Comment: What an amazing journal! Thank you for sharing your January with me and all the beautiful tidbits!!

Comment: Thanks so much for the box and goodies. Very creative :-)

Comment: Awesome book! I love the cardstock idea!

Comment: I loved the art journal page. Thanks

Comment: Thank you Michelle!

Comment: Love the journal you made for me. How do you make those?

Comment: Thank you! Love your envelope...and my kids love the stickers.

Comment: Thank you for the lip balms! They are awesome! I will get your books out to you this weekend!

 

Comment: Post offices seem to have messed with this one quite some - but I got them now and loooove them. Thank you so much! :D

Comment: Beautiful work Michelle, I love the artwork you have sent to me, you are truly talented. Thank you so much.xxx

Comment: Thank you so much!! Sorry I rated so late!

Comment: Thank you for all the beautiful and thoughtful gifts you included for this swap, I loved every one of them. The goddesses book is awesome! And especially thank you for sending because I know the postage was crippling :( xxx

Comment: Beautiful goddess with a really sweet energy. I wish I had a fraction of your talent! Xxxx

Comment: What a terrific page! Well done - and amazingly, the baby looks a lot like my one year old grandson. Thanks so much for creating - and sending - this beautiful page.(I enjoyed the envelope as well. Have a wonderful holiday!

Comment: Sorry so late! I moved and things got crazy.

Comment: Loooooooooove your inchies! :D They're so special. :D And thanks for the extra paper. :)

Comment: Thankyou for the beautiful journal page. I love it and the poem.

Comment: This was great! Thank you!

Comment: They are so pretty, such a great start to this series. I cannot wait to have them all and put the whole rainbow together. Thank you for joining the swap :) xxxxxxx

Comment: Thank you for the matchbox. I love your flickr images. You are very talented.

Comment: Thank you for your wonderful Halloween envelope, it looks great! Also big thanks for the extra cards.

Comment: what a great art journal, Michelle! i really love it - such pretty pages, and it was so inspiring. thank you so much! :D

Comment: Thank you so much, it's beautiful. It's handing high up in the kitchen :)

Comment: Thanks for the postcard.

Comment: Thanks for the great photos! So interesting to see what grows wild over there.

Comment: What an awesome skull! I just love it!! And tell Taylor that hers is awesome too, she's quite the little artist, what a ton of talent she has!!!

 

Comment: Thank you for a beautiful envelope :)

Comment: Thankyou so much, the journal is lovely. It is so nice the you made the whole thing yourself and included so much artwork. As someone new to the Wiccan path your wiccan entries are really helpful to me. You really brightened up my mailbox.

Comment: I LOVE these shells SO much! I lived on the beach for years and I miss it so much, Thank you for bringing that back home to me <3

Comment: I got your mail art envy yesterday. I sure wish I could draw. Your art is beautiful. Thanks so much and for the note card you enclosed.

Comment: Great envelope & thanks for the pc!!!

Comment: It finally arrived! Thanks!

Comment: Thanks so much for the ladder!! It is beautiful!! It will be of much once classes start back up :). Thanks!

Comment: Thanks for the doll, very cute I added him to my shelf :)

Comment: Nice job - she looks haunted!

Comment: Thank you so much for an absolutely beautiful and thoughtful Lugh swap! I loved everything about this package :) Just gorgeous (like you) :) xx

Comment: I loved the envelope!! Will write back soon!

Comment: Michelle, thank you for the lovely letter. I plan to write back soon!!

Comment: Thanks for the nice illustration. You may want to add some cardboard next time you send something this thin, my picture was pretty much ruined due to wear and tear in the postal system. :)

Comment: absolutely gorgeous piece of mail art! i'm absolutely floored! i adore it! :D

Comment: Thank you so much! I passed my last exam today AND I got a nice package when I got home! Can't wait to try out the tea ;) Thanks!

Comment: Thanks for the journal Michelle!! Look forward to reading it :)

 

Comment: thank you for the wild mermaid : )

Comment: I loved the hand drawn feel of this card and the duality of the tree itself! Very creative and beautiful. Thank you for making this ATC for me! All the best for a wonderful week. :-)

Comment: WOW he is awesome. Thank you so much. He will get a special place in my Lounge.

Comment: I love this book!! So beautiful and I love the art work:-). Thank you so much!

Comment: We are definitely swap friends! =D Thank you so much. I love it.

Comment: Gorgeous page. Tahnk you so much. Incredible artwork!

Comment: Thanks!

Comment: Received the pendulum today! It is beautiful & perfect!

Comment: Thank you so much for the great butterfly things. I love them all. Especially the picture-which is so special. Thanks

Comment: Let's try this again...LOL Tried to tell you how much I LOVED it when I got it on 2/24/11 but the system was down. I love the resend. Thank you for taking the time to do it for me. She's proudly on my wall now. <3

Comment: Thank you for the cute page Michelle :)

Comment: How fun to follow you on your move. I've always wanted to visit Australia. My kids are the same...night and day. ;-) Thanks for the letter and for the postcards, too!

Comment: Thanks for re-sending, the size was perfect this time! And its a lovely page, you are so talented!

Comment: Thank you Michelle the atc, was a wonderful treat! ;)

Comment: Lovely ATC, I really liked the coin embellishments. =D

Comment: Very nice! Thank you!

Comment: Well, this beauty was certainly worth the wait! I adore her. Is she made of polymer clay? (I'm sorry the postage cost so much. I consider it an even greater gift, though, because you were willing to send it so far away.) She is standing in a window in my art studio, surveying our yard below. Know that she has found a very welcoming home.

Comment: It was beautiful thank you very much.

Comment: Thanks. Very Creative.

Comment: Thank you! :) I enjoyed your swap a lot!

Comment: Thanks so much!

Comment: AMAZING doll. She is just gorgeous & is hanging above my altar. I LOVED the ATC as well. Thank you so much. You are welcome in ANY swap I host. =D

Comment: Thank you, thank you, thank you for everything! I've been sick this weekend so I haven't had a chance to read your letter yet, but all of the extra were WONDERFUL :] I will be writing you back very soon!!!!

Comment: nice card! happy holidays :)

Comment: Absolutely gorgeous! This lovely gem will hang in my studio with pride. Thank you so much for making it for me.

Comment: This was such a thoughtful swap! Your art is gorgeous! I loved the poetic description and love my dreamland. It will give me much inspiration. I can't wait to frame it and put it up somewhere in my house :-D Thank you so much! ~Gloria

Comment: Love the Christmas card thank you :)

Comment: Your ATC was really, really nice! Thanks so much for the gorgeous drawing. :)

Comment: Thank you for the beautiful picture of Kore/Persephone! I find her really interesting :)

Comment: Thank you so much it was a big pleasure today

Comment: Hi Michelle it was great to get your letter and chai.

Comment: I love getting cards from other countries. Thanks for the lavender tips. I forget how useful it is sometimes. Lovely card!

Comment: Thank you for the beautiful pictures, I loved all of them! I'm going to put them on my wall!

Comment: You sent me a "forgotten treasure" -- I remembered it as soon as I started reading, so it was like finding an old friend again! Isn't Browning wonderful? Thanks, and happy swapping!

Comment: Thank you for the very lovely poem, written in your beautiful handwriting, from so far away! Delightful to receive.

Comment: very nice letter!!! will write back soon