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Juniebird

Juniebird
Date Joined: January 13, 2017
Last Online: March 20, 2023
Birthday: June 30, 1959
Country: United States
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About Me

I'm the mother of five grown children, with two still living at home; and the grandmother of five, ages from 3 months to 17. We are a close family and enjoy movies, TV, museums, parks, festivals, family game nights, and just hanging out together.

9-23-2022 Busy season at work is winding down... or is it? I'm still feeling pretty brain dead at the end of most days. I just want to relax - read or watch TV. Can't get motivated to do much. I'm hoping that I'll feel more energized once it starts to cool off. Fall is always my favorite time of year to get out and DO!

Postcards

I enjoy swapping postcards. Hand made or store bought, postcards bring a little bit of cheer to an ordinary day. I have a slight preference for receiving them naked and written on unless it's a swap for adding to my stash.

Zazzle cards (or the like) are fine with me. I've found the quality to be good on the ones I've seen, I don't really understand why some people don't like them.

My favorite kind of postcards are:

  • colorful
  • scenes from nature
  • arty
  • from an interesting place
  • whimsical
  • positive or uplifting

I especially like receiving postcards that include a fun note or quote or joke on the back, and tell me a little something about the person who sent it.

Other swaps

In addition to swapping postcards I've also particpated in some simple flat envelope swaps. I think it's fun to share stickers, extra notecards, and washi samples. (I do love me some washi tape!) I can sometimes use other kinds of paper ephemera also. I'm not really picky about what I receive, if I can't use it I will usually just pass it on in the next swap.

I'm enjoying the tea swaps I've joined. I started out drinking mainly Chai tea but, through the swaps, I have been introduced to a wide variety of teas and so far I love them all! So feel free to send all kinds, I'm willing to try anything.

I especially love decorating the envelopes that I send stuff in and I really enjoy getting decorated envelopes in my mail box. Mail Art is the best!

Favorite Crafts

I like paper crafts mostly. Acrylic paints. Brush pens and gel pens and markers (oh my!). Collage. Even watercolors, although I just play around. I have a couple of art journals and/or smash books - I'm not really sure what to call them. I really enjoy making postcards and greeting cards to send to my family and friends. I try to recycle or upcycle whenever I can.

Miscellaneous

I love pretty / beautiful things - flowers and gardens of all kinds; fun patterns and prints; sunrises and sunsets; rainbows; the moon, stars, and the night sky; natural scenic wonders.

My favorite color is aqua blue or turquoise. I also like pink and red.

I like animals... especially cats and birds... especially owls! Other favorite animals are woodland creatures (foxes, deer, rabbits, etc.) songbirds (chickadees, cardinals, wrens), frogs, lizards, and garden insects.

Some other things I enjoy: Baseball (big Astros fan here!); bird watching and nature walks; Chococat and Keroppi (Sanrio); Spring and Fall; Christmas; Ancient / Classical Greece; Wine, Margaritas, Craft Beers; Mexican Food; Street Art; Coffee and quaint coffee shops; Books, especially sci-fi and fantasy, Monty Python, MST3K, geocaching.

Other favorites

Books / authors - JRR Tolkien; Mary Renault; Rosemary Sutcliff; Steven Brust; Emma Bull; Dave Duncan; Ann Leckie; Dave Hutchinson (my tastes run to sci-fi / fantasy)

Movies / TV - Star Wars; Star Trek; Back to the Future; Ghostbusters; White Christmas; You've Got Mail; Indiana Jones; Guardians of the Galaxy; My Neighbor Totoro; Fantastic Mr. Fox; Princess Bride; The Birdcage; Knives Out; Master and Commander; The Good Place; Abbott Elementary; Brooklyn Nine Nine; Severence; Parks and Rec, Ted Lasso, Ghosts, Only Murders in the Building - new favorites: Slow Horses and Poker Face! (I seem to prefer action / adventure / funny / nerdy stuff!)

Music - Muse; Radiohead; Saint Motel; Weezer; Muse; Metric; The Dear Hunter; Panic at the Disco; Wolf Alice; Grouplove; Mother Mother; Amanda Palmer; Beach House; AFI; The Killers; Tame Impala (mostly Alternative)

Ratings

luv2kraft rated for CPG ~ ATC of the Month Feb on Feb 28, 2023
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Comment: Wonderful! Thanks so very much.
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Comment: Thanks for the neat Trafalgar Square pc. I've not been to London yet, but I do like British crime shows! The Grand Canyon is amazing as well.
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Comment: Thank you for the great washi samples and extras. πŸ’›
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Comment: Thanks! Loved the envelope and all the stickers! Happy mails
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Comment: Hi Lisa! Thank you for the cool sheep pc and the information you included! All the best! Hugs and Happy Swapping! ;)
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Comment: Thank you for the art- I enjoyed it too, always fun to create differently Happy Valentine's Day
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Comment: Your ATC is very special in its symbolism. And I agree with your wishes for 2023. Your dove is unique and the paper you used is pretty cool. Thanks!
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Comment: TYSM Lisa for the Dragon PC and your nice note. Which I loved both! I see you're a gal after my own heart, with your favorite genres being Sci. Fi. and Fantasy, Ha! i would love to find someone to swap books on those Genres or send each one another a postcard with book recommendations. Would you be interested in such swaps?
Response: I could definitely do recommendations, but I read books almost exclusively on my Kindle and/or checked out from the libraray, I hardly ever purchase them anymore. Books have gotten really expensive!
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Comment: Thank you for the pretty birds. These are some of my favorite bird drawings. I have bought 3 of the coloring PC books of hers (Avian Friends-Geninne D. Zlatkis) I follow her on facebook. I wish she still did the monthly calanders. I loved having them on my computer screen whenever I opened it.
suepier rated for ABC USA: C Is For Christmas Cards on Dec 29, 2022
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Comment: Thank you for the pretty Christmas card, snowman papers, postcard and stickers. It is a thoughtful surprise.
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Comment: I got the cutest card!! It made me smile and Juniebird went out of her way to make a special card to send me!:)
Zefaniya rated for ABC USA ~ Christmas PC Swap on Dec 20, 2022
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Comment: There's too many things to list as my favorite but it starts with pestering my husband with Christmas music as soon as November 1st hits! :)
CHOWEFACE rated for ABC USA ~ Christmas PC Swap on Dec 19, 2022
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Comment: Thank you, happy holidays!
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Comment: Thank you for the cute cat card. Hope your holiday is warm and snuggly.
grammypammy rated for ABC USA ~ Christmas PC Swap on Dec 17, 2022
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Comment: Thank you for the cute Christmas postcard! Yes, I have several favorites that I like to watch each year. How the Grinch Stole Christmas; Home Alone; Elf; Four Christmases; It's a Wonderful Life; The Santa Clause; Ernest Saves Christmas; and many more! I've already watched some of these so far this year but need to get busy on watching the rest. We've also watched some Hallmark and other tv Christmas movies. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
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Comment: Thanks for the cool postcard Lisa! I love sci-fi, it's such an open sandbox for imagination. There's so much going on in this picture for me to speculate on, haha. I agree though, I would prefer to get along with the dinos!
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heliogal rated for ABC USA: C Is For Christmas Cards on Dec 9, 2022
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Comment: Juniebird (I just love your swap-bot name!) The card you sent is just so beautiful I can't stop looking at it!!! And the stationery you shared the postalette and the kata kata papers are just gorgeous too!!! Thank you so much for such a thoughtful, quality swap I really just love it all!!!
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Comment: Thank you for this beautiful card! I will definitely be keeping this one to make into a Christmas Journal!! I love the goodies you tucked inside, too! Merry Christmas to you and your family!! May the new year bring you lots of love, laughter, happiness and good health! xx Gabi
skinny52 rated for ABC USA: C Is For Christmas Cards on Dec 8, 2022
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Comment: What a lovely Christmas card! And I love the extras that you sent! Thanks very much and Merry Christmas to youπŸŽ„πŸŽ€πŸŽ„

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Comments

goosey on Dec 7, 2020:

thank you so much for your addition to the hmpc #8 collab pc!

OrigamiGrace on Oct 31, 2020:

halloween

Happy Halloween!:)

goosey on Aug 21, 2020:

lisa, i absolutely love the wonderful assortment of papers i received today! thank you so much!

RiverTopanga on Jul 5, 2020:

Hooray! I am so happy you received the Collab card and enjoyed it. They are fun to create. Everyone is so creative! Hope you had a wonderful 4th! πŸ¦‹

DeAnnaVarela on Apr 28, 2020:

You have great taste in music!

OrigamiGrace on Apr 3, 2020:

Have a great weekend!!

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lambchoppy on Jan 28, 2020:

Hi there! Promoting a PC swap I'm hosting if you're interested. Have a nice day!

Sticker PC Swap #12 - USA ONLY

kiddomerriweather on Jan 13, 2020:

Thank you for the OMAE PC Plus Tag! I love the Hello Kitty PC and the little sloth that you drew. So cute!

stephiedee on Nov 1, 2019:

Hi, me again! πŸ˜† Thank you for the magical Halloween card! We had a quiet night and just about ate all the candy we bought for ourselves, lol.

stephiedee on Oct 31, 2019:

Ha! Well, wonders never cease. I'm glad it showed up, too. I can stop giving the PO the stink eye for now. 😏

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