I‘be been a crafter for as long as I can remember. There isn’t much I haven’t dabbled in. I have made and sold dollhouse miniatures, art dolls, ceramics, soap, inlay rings, and junk journals. I’ve even had a few of my Art Dolls published in magazines once upon a time. I also make stained glass, do some leather tooling, work with polymer clay. Right now I make a lot of junk journals and miniatures. We have 2 cats and 2 dogs. If you have allergies to animals let me know and I will try my best to keep your swap dander free. I make sure swaps are completed and mailed on time. Most times, I mail early. If something comes up which prevents this, I will email my partner and give them a heads up.

Paper Clay Polymer Clay Art Dolls Ceramics Paper Crafts Miniatures

HEARTS:

I give hearts for heart being put into the swap, not because you threw in some extra stuff. I only participate (usually) in swaps where the swap is handmade. I put a lot of time and effort into each swap. I would rather you keep your extras and spend some more time on the swap to make it special. If you choose to throw in some extras anyway, just because, then I think that's really sweet of you. :)

FIVES:

If the postmark on the package is on or before the swap deadline, you will receive a five from me. If you put effort into it I'll also give you a heart and a glowing comment.

THREES:

If the postmark on the package is after the swap deadline by more than 3 mailing days or the swap doesn't meet the swap guidelines, you will receive a three from me. This is not carved in stone as I may decide to still rate a five in certain situations.

ONES:

If I have not received a swap package by the 15th mailing day after the swap deadline, you will receive a one from me. Should the package show up after I rate you with a postmark that was on or before the deadline, I will change your rating to a five. If it arrives after I rate you with a postmark after the swap deadline, I will change your rating to a three.

My favorite colors are aqua, turquoise and pink I collect miniature owls, tiny bisque dolls under 2 inches tall, old photographs, and ephemera, and wood carved birds. I love coffee! My style is part farmhouse, part cottage mixed with just a dash of shabby chic.

My Least Favorite Colors are yellow and orange (unless in Halloween theme)

Food items, tea, teddy bears, socks, perfumed anything, stuff that smells like cigarettes.

These are some things that annoy the crap out of me.....

1 BEING TOLD THE SWAP PACKAGE MUST HAVE GOTTEN LOST IN THE MAIL

Please spare me the "Oh it must have gotten lost in the mail" speech. I have been buying and selling online for the last 20 years and of the 14,000+ items that have been shipped either to me or from me, ALL OVER THE WORLD, not a single package has ever gone missing.
I find it hard to believe that only swappers on Swap-bot have their mail go missing.

2 RECEIVING SWAP PACKAGES THAT REEK OF CIGARETTE SMOKE

Please, please, please air out or wash items before sending them to me if you are a smoker. I absolutely hate the smell of cigarettes. I have received several swap packages that I had to air out for a week or more before I could enjoy the hard work that was put into creating the swaps.

After reading all of this, you might be thinking that I'm kind of a grouch, but I'm not. I'm actually really laid back. I've done A LOT of swaps over the years on various platforms and these things have occurred more than I'd like.