Hollycarole92

My name is Holly and I'm a full-time freelance journalist (my niches are travel, food and lifestyle). I love lots of things, some of them being fat books, cozy sweaters, adult beverages, Netflix marathons, traveling to new places, fun cookbooks, glitter and hobby jumping. I'm also an aspiring novelist and spend a good portion of my time writing adult historical fantasy.

Favorite authors include:

• Diana Gabaldon

• Holly Black

• Charlaine Harris

• Libba Bray

• VE Schwab

• SA Chakraborty

• Madeline Miller

• Cassandra Clare

You've Got Mail. That's it. That's the favorite, feel-good movie that no other can top.

Other favs include:

• PoTC

• Sweeney Todd

• Halloween series (both OG and new)

• Scream series

• Most Christmas movies

• Gossip Girl

• Doctor Who

• GBBS

• The Vampire Diaries

• Gilmore Girls

• True Blood

• Sex and the City

• Supernatural

• Penny Dreadful

• Peaky Blinders

• Halloween/fall-themed items

• Letter sets/notecards with envies

• Any kind of recipes and/or cookbooks and cooking magazines!

• Scrapbooking/art/smashing/junking supplies, any kind or style, just nothing dirty, used, or torn.

• Extras of your crafting supplies

• Anything sparkly or glittery!

ABC's of Things/Themes I'd LOVE:

• Autumn-themed items
• Books - if it's your favorite book, I'd love to read it, whether it be paperback, dog-eared, water-stained, whatever
• Cooking - I love recipes, cooking magazines, cookbooks, etc. Actually if you send me a cookbook, I'll love you forever.
• Dogs - love dog themed anything, especially black lab or patterdale terrier
• Envies - big, small, homemade, storebought
• Feminine - Pink, glitter, makeup, ribbons, girly girl stuff. ;)
• Glitter - so much glitter
• Home goods - I can always use extra stuff for my house
• Incense - any scent!
• Letter Sets - any kind, please with envelopes.
• Martha Stewart-esque, cutesy domestic type items
• Notecards
• Orange items
• Postage (any amount)
• Quick projects/tutorials
• Recipes (any and all)
• Stickers - themes that are relevant to the season
• Tapes of all kinds, washi or otherwise
• Upcycling
• Vintage - old is good, dirty/torn is not
• Writing - anything to do with writing is welcome
• Xtra surprises! ;)
• Yarn

I have loved to penpal since I was about 12 years old. I am always up to accepting a new penpal, but I have a few requirements to keep us from wasting our time.

• Must be at least 25+

• Must write first

• Must be looking for a long-term penpal relationship, not just a few letters here and there.

And that's it! :)

I DO NOT LIKE FLAKERS. IT IS STEALING. Therefore, I do not flake. If you have not received something from me, let me know. My post office is sometimes quite slow. Also, I always rate when I receive, so PLEASE do me the same courtesy.

Current Non-Raters:

@fruitbat5150 for Adventures of the Traveling PC R18

@queencordy18 for Adventures of the Traveling PC R19

@crafts4me for Traveling Letter Round #8

@CrystalTenshi for NH: Basic Profile Surprise Swap

Tag Flakers:

@lillianmarie for US Tag Aficionados 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 Tag

I absolutely love collecting and hoarding craft/scrapbooking/journaling/ATC/mail art/mixed media supplies! I love it when people send me their leftover supplies, no matter what it is. One person's trash is another person's treasure!

Although I love crafting, I'm a bit of an amateur (or at least I think I am). My current focus is mail art.

I only dislike receiving a few things -

• Items featuring cats (except for Halloween black cats, they're okay)
• The color yellow (like neon yellow, pastel is okay)
• Items geared towards younger kids (I don't need anymore kid-themed stickers, please)
• Patriotic themes
• Teacher/Reward stickers
• Foods/candies (lots of allergies)
• Masculine items