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craftynut

craftynut
Date Joined: September 12, 2020
Last Online: October 29, 2024

Country: United Kingdom

About Me

There are no postal strikes at the moment but that does not rule them out completely. Hopefully, the backlog will start to clear. I am disappointed though because from 31st January, we can no longer use old stamps for postage. I prefer the old picture stamps and used these whenever I could get hold of them. Now, we can only use the rather large ones with the funny code bit attached.

I mark swaps as sent after I have either put them in the postbox or taken them to the post office if they need to be weighed. Sometimes if I put items in the postbox on my way home from work, it means I have missed that day's collection and it may not be collected till the next day. Be assured though, if I mark as sent then the swap has begun it's journey. Occasionally we have what we call in England, bank holidays, which means items could be sat for 2 or 3 days in the post box. Unfortunately, there is nothing I can do about this and it may mean, the postmark is different to the send date. I have no control over when post is picked up from the postbox.

If you feel you have not received my swap in a reasonable length of time, please message me. I am sure we can sort it out. Also, I always rate. If you have not received a rating, then it has not arrived.

Just to give you an idea, international swaps can take up to two months to reach me but that does not matter because I am very good at being patient. I will usually wait at least that long before messaging to say a swap has not arrived.

I love to be outdoors. It doesn't matter whether it is sitting in the garden, going for walks in the woods or camping. Sometimes we put the tent up in the garden just for fun. I spent a night out in a thunder storm. It was amazing seeing the tent light up with the lightning.

I like to spend my spare time creating things for the grandchildren. I like to knit, sew and attempt to crochet.

I live on a dairy farm with my husband and some of the children, the rest have their own families and homes. We have several pets 4 dogs, 3 geese, 7 chickens, 6 calves- they are not part of the farm, a pond with fish and tropical tank in the house.

Favorite Books

I would like to read much more than I have time to. I read a lot of children's books as I work in a primary school. At the moment my favourite authors are Julia Donaldson and Karen Kingsbury. Have discovered a new author, Edward Marston. He has written a load of books about a railway detective during Victorian times. I guess I like them as in my spare time I volunteer at the nearest steam railway.

When I go anywhere I like to get children's books in the language of that country.

Favorite Crafts

I will try nearly anything, although I am not very good at art but I enjoy giving it a go. I prefer to mess with fabric or paper/card. I produce better results. Knitting is what I do most, followed by sewing. I am aiming to do a crazy quilt for my bed.

I am beginning to dabble with junk journaling, journal cards, making envelopes and pockets. I have been watching You Tube videos to learn more. I have several made and just need the time to fill them.

I have discovered paper napkins and love them. I am going to have a lot of fun seeing what I can do with them.

I have found the theme that I like when I make junk journals. I love vintage. So now I collect old tickets, photos, receipts and anything really. My favourite recent buy was a collection of greetings cards from the 1920s. I have quite a stash of old postcards and love to read them and discover about people. Also, now having a go at Zentangle inspired art and ATC's and having loads of fun.

I would love to build a fairy village in the garden for the grandchildren.

Favorite Television

We do not watch television but we do watch DVDs. We watch boxed sets of TV series inbetween repeatedly watching Star Wars, although I have not got all the films yet. The rest of the family prefer action films.

A B C of likes

This may take some time to do. A little will be added at a time.

A- animals of the large kind, Aboriginal art, autumn and autumnal colours,

B- books, buttons, birds, blue

C- cows, celebrations from other countries, candles, castles, cross stitch, crazy quilting

D- dragons,

E- Emerald - the colour, embroidery

F- flora and fauna, fresh cut grass,

G- grandchildren visiting, Gruffalo,

H- Harry Potter,

I-

J- jigsaws, jumping in puddles, junk journals,

K- knitting, keychains,

L- learning something new, languages ( I would love to be able to understand much more than I do), Lego,

M- mushrooms,

N- New Zealand (my favourite country), needle-felting,

O- owls,

P- postcards, patchwork, pocket letters,

Q- quotes that make you reflect or uplift,

R- reading, ribbons,

S- sewing, stationary of all kinds, social history, storms, Star Wars, space, stamps,

T- trees, turquoise

U- upcycling - I will try an reuse anything,

V- visiting National Trust places - or anywhere old, vintage ephemera,

W- watching the birds on the feeders, wool - I have lots of it, woodlands, walking,

X-

Y-

Z-Zog,

Dislikes

Impatient people especially drivers, earwigs, feeling like I have wasted time, anything rude or crude, tea, coffee, make-up, roses, potatoes, cooking,

Thank you

I just wanted to say what an amazing site swap-bot is. I have had some really amazing post.

Thank you everyone.

Ratings

Abbeyo91 rated for GH: A Postcard to 2 on Oct 28, 2024
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Avi rated for Pocket letter #sewing/fashion on Oct 25, 2024
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Comment: Thank you! Received it today…like the stitched elements in the PL
Response: Glad it got there. Took it's time..
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Comment: Thank you so very much for the beautiful playing cards inside such a beautiful cars❤️❤️❤️❤️
knittymarie rated for Weekly Letter Diary #8 on Oct 22, 2024
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Comment: So sorry for the late rating. This did arrive in a timely manner and then I put it somewhere safe to read before I rated it and we all know how that works...
SunflowersAndBarbedWire rated for Christmas Postcards on Oct 21, 2024
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Comment: I love every one of these postcards and I can't wait until I get to send these out to someone!
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Comment: Thank you so much for your lovely letter! The butterfly formed postcard you wrote on was really awesome! And wow! That murder mystery steam train sounds so exciting and thrilling! Now I feel like joining something like that myself...I wonder if something like that exists near me :D
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Comment: Thank you
krspellman rated for Playing Card Swap: Round 4 on Oct 15, 2024
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Comment: thank you so much for the great cards!! :-)
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Comment: I LOVE World Postcard Day! Thank you for the Robin Hood PC! I LOVE this movie! SO cute! Have a lovely day! ~ Gabi ps- Love the Porridge postage stamp!! hahah thats brilliant!!
junemoon rated for Tell Me A Story #2 on Oct 10, 2024
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Comment: Thanks for the story ,,, mine was different ( of course liked that the protagonis had to explore the building and then dig for the box... but I wantedto know what the journal was about-- it was supposed to be "historic" so is it about someone important, or about a battle or a romance or a ship wreck.., If you are curious about what I wrote, send mean address and I will m story and send it to you.
Brightpinkpig rated for Matchbox swap on Oct 10, 2024
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Comment: What a beautiful altered matchbox I love it. Thank you for the awesome keyring I love it 🤩🤩🤩🐷
churlann rated for Ugly PC Swap #86 on Oct 9, 2024
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Comment: Thank you for the postcard. Not really sure about it either.
ayahsantos rated for Global World Postcard Day on Oct 1, 2024
5
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Comment: Thank you so much!
LavenderSprinkles rated for Foodie Postcard INTL #2 on Sep 28, 2024
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Comment: Thanks for the postcard. The writing on it was washed somewhat due to the heavy rains here. But the ice cream cone shells are cute. Have a great day. Happy swapping.
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Comment: I received both swaps the same day. Thank you for all of the cool playing cards of 2s! All are new to me and fun. Plus another beautiful notecard that can be reused. Yea!!🩷
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Comment: Thank you for the Aces Playing Cards and extras! All new to me and great cards!! The notecard is beautiful and I will reuse the front.
JBuchner rated for Playing Card Swap: Round 3 on Sep 26, 2024
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Comment: Thank you!
inoracam rated for Playing Card Swap: Round 5 on Sep 25, 2024
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Comment: The St Pauls card you used is really cool, thank you. And thank you for the 5s! I didn't have any of these yet, but also please don't worry if you send me cards you've sent before (if you get matched with me again). I appreciate all the cards, have a great rest of your week!
AzEkologi rated for BIRD POSTCARD SWAP #2 on Sep 25, 2024
5
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Comment: Hey there! I loved the Kingfisher PC! I see them once-in-a-while, but I too find that we don't seem them that often. It's been at least a year for me too, maybe more. Best, Rick!
kittyfun rated for Global World Postcard Day on Sep 24, 2024
5
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Comment: Thank you for the pretty postcard!

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Comments

hazelwitch3 on Jan 12, 2024:

Hi Kirsty, A belated thank you for the wonderful advent stuffed envelope/box you put together for me! Everything was so carefully and wonderfully chosen and I'm absolutely delighted with all of it. The nativity scene was the stand-out gift and it stood proudly on our hall table throughout the Christmas season. We played the Christmas trivia game on Boxing Day, had the candles on the mantlepiece on Christmas Eve, and I've just finished showering with the "edible" (lol) shower gel! So you were very much part of our Christmas festivities. As someone who enthusiastically supports my local charity shops, I'm also glad that your giftgiving supported Age UK, a good organisation. P.S. Although there was no way you could have known, my partner loves rabbits and was delighted with the wee rabbit in the box!

Meisje on Dec 22, 2023:

Have a great Christmas ♥

kerst

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