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Hi Everyone,

My name is Tracey, born and raised in Montreal, Quebec and currently living in Toronto. I live in the west end of the city with my hubby, four daughters, my dog Loopy & three cats, Cynthia, Meadow & Dusty.

I love sending & receiving "snail mail". I LOVE MAIL ART! I have a great appreciation for cute, uniquely designed, pretty, colourful envelopes, letters & parcels. If you’re able to put more than one stamp on your envelope, that’s super awesome and will make my day :-) I love all kinds of stamps, they make me happy 😆

I enjoy and appreciate all types of creative art. Some of my favourite ways to express myself are through:

• surrealist / mixed media collage
• zines
• handmade postcards
• watercolour
• flipbooks
• art journals & glue books
• acrylics

Not a list of demands, just some of my favourites - & surprises are great :-)

• mail art - please show me your talents!

• handmade postcards what a treat to receive a lovely creation made by you 🤗

• handwritten letters & postcards tell me a little about yourself, your interests, your life, your thoughts, something we have in common

• decorated envelopes with lots of stamps My favourite :-)

• zines I’m just starting to get into them and would love to receive some to build up my collection :-) any zine is welcome - either one created by you or a random zine made by someone else (as an extra)

• flipbooks with lots of pockets

• small items such as paper goods/ stickers / sticker flakes in glassine envies & tiny paper bags

• vintage / retro card’s & paper goods (any kind)

• vintage fabrics embroidery, needlepoint, small squares of patterned fabrics (especially small flowers), pretty handkerchiefs, embroidered patterned ribbon, interesting lace (I’m happy with even small pieces (2”x2”) of any of the above mentioned) current fabric pieces are also awesome:-)

• interesting buttons, beads & baubles

• wax seals

• magazine cutouts interesting images that i can use for my collage projects

• ephemera whimsy woodland, cottagecore, “vintage”, retro images of children’s book illustrations, forest animals, toadstools & mushrooms, acorns, pine cones, flora & fauna, botanical, birds, forest trees, mythical creatures & faerie lore, celestial theme, space & galaxy, Matryoshka dolls

• stamps I’m crazy for stamps - I collect them and use them in my creations. New stamps and/or used stamps on or off paper / cancelled is great.Stamps from your country 1950's - 1980's stamps - AMAZING! (even damaged stamps are great, as I use them in my art)

• handmade crocheted, cross-stiched, felted, painted, silkscreened, letter-pressed, collaged, or sewed tiny woodland animal friends & toadstools🍄

• matchbox crafts

• stickers retro inspired woodland forest animals, (especially deer, fawns, foxes, squirrels, hedgehogs, rabbits) toadstools & mushrooms, acorns & pinecones, ravens, vintage fairytales (especially Little Red Riding Hood & Alice in Wonderland, Hansel & Gretel)

• washi tape woodland forest animals, toadstools, botanical, sprinkles, confetti, tiny polka dots, neons & bright patterns, geometric shapes & patterns, grid, snail mail, moomin, kawaii

• rubber stamps anything related to snail mail letterpost, "please deliver to", "handle with care", "happy mail", "snail mail", "airmail" or faux postmark stamps. Woodland forest animals (fox, deer, hedgehog, owl, raccoon, squirrel), toadstools, mushrooms, acorns, leaves, trees

• polaroid pictures from the 1970’s /1980’s

• vintage /retro children's book illustrations I love them all, but especially in colour from the 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s. I like to incorporate them into my art creations. I know they’re difficult to part with, quality copies are great too 🙌🏼

• any illustration / image of Little Red Riding Hood. I collect them :-)

• authentic vintage/retro wrapping paper 1950’s - 1990’s - any size

• vintage black & white photo / postcard old creepy photos of people / pets are my favourites)

• vintage postcards that have been written on (pre 2000)

• kawaii sticker flakes, complete letter sets (envelope + two letter sheets), memo sheets. Some of my favourites are Deery Lou, Hummingmint, Homekoro, Nyokki & Penne, Pandapple, Sweet Coron, Abauchuu, Puchi Puchi Milky & Tenorikuma. I love images such as rainbows, clouds, cuteness, candies, sweet treats, ice creams, popsicles :-) (please save Hello Kitty for someone else, I have enough 🥴)

• candy I love candy 🍭 especially candy unavailable in Canada. Hard candies, soft candies, chewy & fruity, gooey & sweet & gummies of all kinds. Cotton candy, toffee, caramel, jelly beans, bubble gum, mentos, chiclets, licorice & lollipops.

• favourite flavours blueberry 🫐 cherry 🍒 cotton candy 🍭 watermelon 🍉 bubble gum 🍬grape 🍇 raspberry, lime, tangerine 🍊 mango 🥭

THE FOLLOWING IS FOR POSTCARD SPECIFIC SWAPS ONLY

• handmade with effort put into them (and the swap allows)
• retro children’s book illustrations
• all vintage
• postcards from the 1970's / 1980’s
• toadstools & mushrooms
• motels
• cemeteries & graveyards
• abandoned places (psyche hospitals, amusement parks, ferris wheels, & towns)
• vintage woodland themes & animals
• fawns
• vintage fairytales
• botanical
• flora & fauna
• snails
• crows
• mythical creatures
• victorian gothic
• Alice in Wonderland
• Little Red Riding Hood
• Hansel & Gretel
• Wes Anderson
• Frank Lloyd Wright
• Bauhaus
• cityscapes & street shots

If I’m lucky enough to receive an awesome handmade postcard from you, please feel free to send it in a clear protective sleeve so it doesn’t get damaged while travelling 💌

• anything religious
• candles/incense
• colouring pages
• Disney/child
• teacher reward stickers/stickers with flags of different countries
• free/ad postcards
• foam cutout things
• napkins
• makeup
• earings
• anything you wouldn’t want to receive yourself +old dirty items, wrinkled/folded/old random papers, swaps that smell like cigarettes/sloppy thrown together swaps +swaps with no thought put into them (sigh)

I truly enjoy the art of swapping. I always take the time to read my partners profile and see what I can create for them & what kind of goodies they like. Even when it’s “sender’s choice “. I always try to tailor my swaps to my partner as best I can. I want my them to be really happy when they open my mail 🙌🏼🥳 I put a lot of time and effort into my swaps. I prefer quality & thoughtfulness over quantity 🙌🏼 thanks in advance :-)

This swapper is "flake-free" - I always send my swaps out before the due date has passed and always make a trip to the post office to make sure that the correct postage is being applied to the envelope/ parcel. That being said, if you haven't received my swap way past the date, something has gone wrong in the post. Please contact me personally and let me know before leaving a poor rating

I always try and rate as soon as I receive your mail :-)

I give a heart if I think my partner has put time and effort into the swap - if they've thought about what they're sending, read my profile, chose items they know I would enjoy etc...