michlove

IF THERE'S POSTAGE DUE ON A SWAP, let me know. I'll reimburse you. I try to send out really stellar, mailable swaps but sometimes the post office is picky!

I love nature and birdwatching. I bake bread weekly. I have two boys that are 8 and 3. I love all things paper, especially rubber stamping, card making and junk journals. I lead a pretty charmed life. Thankful I’m still kicking around this earth.

I love nearly all music. Some of my Favorite Artists

1. Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass Band

2. Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Teddy Pendergrass

3. Miles Davis, The Beatles, Alabama Shakes

4. Pearl Jam, Eddie Vedder, The Temper Trap

5. I love NPR's tindy desk concerts on youtube

Too Many!!! Could never pick a favorite

1. The Pillars of The Earth

2. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

3. The Fountain Head

4. The Iliad

5. Many Anthologies of poetry & short stories

6. John Steinbeck: Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden, Cannery Row, Of Mice and Men

7. Coates: Between the world and me

.....On and on

I love Quentin Tarintino.

• Django is my all-time favorite. (still haven't seen once upon a time in Hollywood)

• Oz: Return to the Emerald City

• Mrs. Maisel on Amazon Prime

• Young guns

• Beetlejuice

• The Grinch

• Nightmare Before Christmas

• Sewing * Paper crafting * paper making * stained glass * letter writing * embroidery * gardening * seed saving * flower drying * sketching * writing poems, * short stories * journaling * collages and mixed media * making postcards

• camping
• outdoor themes
• field sketches
• Wildlife
• jungle
• forest
• flowers
• Stationary
• sticky notes
• stickers
• Crafted items
• postcards
• vintage anything
• old photographs
• estate sale goodies
• unusual images or items
• unique papers
• junk in general
• 30's, 40's, 50's fashion
• pinup girls
• yoga
• new age
• progressive
• feminism
• LGBTQ positivity
• environmentalism
• any birds, chickens, ducks

-religious Items.

(I am Spiritual, but not religious.)

-politically conservative ideology.

-school/teacher supplies

I have discovered that I like strange and unusual postcards! Nothing will offend me I assure you. I've come to value having a few funny and offensive postcards that I've picked up on trips because I have so much cute stuff and not a lot of 'different' stuff. Cute is good, don't get me wrong. But I also value obscure, odd, ugly or just plain ol' wtf. Anything goes with postcards! I also enjoy stickers, doodles, and neat handwriting/lettering. I try hard with lettering, to make it look good and any inspiration I can receive is appreciated.

I love all teas. Really. I don't think there's anything I've had that I haven't enjoyed. Starbucks Tazo teas are always delicious. My favorite Green Tea to date is Dong Wong. I'll try anything :)