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urbexarchaeology

urbexarchaeology
Date Joined: June 25, 2015
Last Online: August 11, 2020

Country: United States
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About Me

NEW ADDRESS! Mail sent to previous Kenosha address will be forwarded.

Post-apocalyptic scavenger girl currently living in the future ruins of Chicago. I love Industrial/EBM music, cats, speculative science fiction, abandoned buildings, old rusty junk, the Mad Max movie series, fishing, useful vintage industrial design, travel and road trips, New Orleans, club dancing, upstate Michigan, thrift shopping, robots, and sushi. My most recent obsessions are planner supplies (I have a very simple and plain Blue Sky planner), stationery and letter writing supplies (especially Punch Studio), Dollar Tree, couponing, the passage of time, and the Animal Crossing and Monument Valley video games. I recycle/reuse/repurpose as much as I am able, and I will always prefer handmade, repurposed, or vintage to store bought new. I am fortunate enough to make a living as an artist - for a steady paycheck, I'm a leather artisan working for a friend's company, and I also have my own hobby business making jewelry from post-industrial found objects.

Recent news:
(3-14-17) Started to get into couponing, but not in an extreme reality TV way, just want to save some money on the things we already buy. I put in a list below if anyone wants to swap or gift me some coupons they aren't using!

(2-6-17) Finally broke down and got a planner, just a fairly plain and inexpensive Blue Sky one but I wanted to have a lot of choice about how it was decorated (most big name planners are WAY too girly for me). Now I am totally obsessed with planner supplies.

Favorite Stickers

I love stickers, and I do a lot of swaps for them. If you are interested in my preferences, here's a short list, and thank you for checking!

  • planner stickers, especially functionals and icons
  • cats
  • fleur de lis
  • crowns, crowned animals
  • stars, planets, space, celestial
  • crows, ravens
  • vintage, shabby chic, French/Parisian
  • damask, Rococo, swirls, scrolls
  • elegant adult Halloween

Favorite Music

Industrial/EBM/synthpop - Faderhead, Neuroticfish, Stromkern, mind.in.a.box, Gesaffelstein. For those of you that aren't familiar with this genre, think the Tron Legacy or Matrix soundtrack and you'll be at least close. I have been an active member of the Goth/Industrial scene for many, many years. I also enjoy popular electronic dance music - Usher, Ke$ha, Lady Gaga, Tiesto, etc.

Favorite Movies

I am a huge movie fan in a very narrow genre. The Mad Max movie series is my all-time favorite - Beyond Thunderdome is the best of the best. Other favorites include Blood of Heroes, the Predator series, Equilibrium, The Matrix, Blade Runner, Oblivion, Tron Legacy, In Time, the Alien series, Pandorum, and The Island. I will watch anything speculative science fiction, dystopian, post-apocalyptic, and cyberpunk. I also like documentaries.

Swapping info

I live in Chicago but receive my mail at my workplace in Wisconsin. My mail at home isn't secure and tends to go missing from my apartment foyer.

For swapping purposes, I like planner supplies, stationery, letter sets, and stickers. I like creative and unusual themes best but cats and vintage French/shabby chic style are always reliable choices. I make all kinds of things, and love to try new projects.

I have an A to Z likes list below in a separate section.

Dislikes - Please, no coffee, childish cartoon characters - Diddl, Snoopy, Pooh, Disney, etc. (although kawaii is okay as long as it's cats, especially San-X Kutusita Nyanko and Sanrio's Chococat), Christian themes, Christmas, Thanksgiving, candy or food, cosmetics, or anything related to human babies/children (animal babies are fine). I have nothing against these or you if they're your thang, I just have no interest in or use for any of them. Thank you!

Swap problems?

If you don't receive anything from me within like two weeks of the due date, please let me know and I will be happy to resend. I am paranoid that my things might get lost, stolen, or eaten by postal machines and would definitely want to know if they go missing. Also, please don't hesitate to let me know if something arrives postage due so I can compensate you - I recently read about various reasons this can happen EVEN IF you mail directly from the clerk at the post office and this makes me uneasy. :(

A to Z likes list!

  • A - abandonments, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Animal Crossing video game
  • B - beachcombing, Bob from Animal Crossing
  • C - cats, clear/cling stamps, crowns, crowned animals, crows/ravens
  • D - Dia de los Muertos, damask pattern
  • E -
  • F - factories, found objects, fleur de lis
  • G - gray
  • H - handmade, elegant adult Halloween
  • I - industry, Industrial music, inchies, industrial design
  • J -
  • K - Kutusita Nyanko
  • L - letter sets
  • M - Michigan (upstate), machinery, maneki neko, Marie Antoinette, masks/masquerade
  • N - New Orleans, Neko Atsume
  • O -
  • P - Punch Studio, paper craft, planner supplies
  • Q -
  • R - road trips, robots, Route 66, recycled/repurposed, rust (the color and the patina)
  • S - science fiction, shabby chic, sasquatch, stationery, stickers
  • T - thrift shopping
  • U - urban exploration
  • V - vintage French style
  • W - washi tape, writing letters
  • X - Xyron sticker makers
  • Y - Yeti
  • Z - zines

Coupons

Any brand:
* Paper towels
* Canned or frozen vegetables
* Dishwashing liquid
* Cleaning products
* Toilet paper
* Spray butter

Brand specific:
* Tidy Cats lightweight cat litter
* Colgate and Arm and Hammer toothpastes
* Crest mouthwash
* Ban roll on deodorant
* Yoplait or Dannon light yogurts
* Smart Ones, Lean Cuisine, or Healthy Choice frozen meals
* Purina One cat food

No baby or dog items, please!

Ratings

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Comment: Vintage stationery! I moved a lot in my twenties so my vintage stationery got lost in the shuffle. I love this one, it's such a different presentation.
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Comment: Fun to be partnered with you in this swap! Cool fold n send--I'd never seen that kind before! The escape room sounds fun. Next time I bet you'll get it. Enjoy your time in Riviera!
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Comment: Thanks so much for your artful pocket letter. Heather. Love how your cards all flow together in the space vista & how you continued the theme with your planet shaped letter & starry mini-envies. The stickers are great fun, & of course you knew I was a sucker for fortune cookie fortunes (even if they give us platitudes rather than fortunes so often these days!) Delightful swap. Thanks for hosting it..
Kraftylady777 rated for Envelope of Stickers #29 on Jan 5, 2017
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Kraftylady777 rated for mpu: advent 3 on Jan 4, 2017
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Comment: Thank you and Happy New Year
Kraftylady777 rated for mpu: advent 4 on Jan 4, 2017
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Comment: Thank you and Happy New Year!
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Comment: Thank you for the savaged necklace that you made for me.
JeanetteC rated for mpu: day 25 on Dec 1, 2016
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Comment: Really excited about the octupi and sea theme...thank you!
oblivionspin rated for mpu: Advent 5 on Nov 25, 2016
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Comment: Thanks for the nautically themed envelope :D
JeanetteC rated for mpu: Advent 5 on Nov 25, 2016
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Comment: Lovin' the skulls Heather...thank you!
cbzcando rated for mpu: Advent 5 on Nov 25, 2016
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Comment: Such a pretty envelope! Love this ticket washi :)
Heynowokay rated for mpu: Advent 5 on Nov 25, 2016
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Comment: Your kitty washi game is on point, thank you!
craftyone rated for mpu: advent 3 on Nov 24, 2016
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Comment: Hi, Heather - can't wait to open (but will, smile) Thank you!
tanjah76 rated for Rad Women Minizine on Nov 18, 2016
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Comment: Hi Heather, Thank you for your inspiring Rad Women Magazine. Love the story about Abby and the quotes you wrote in there. I hope Abby and the cats are okay. Take care, Tanja
JeanetteC rated for mpu: advent 4 on Nov 17, 2016
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Comment: Thank you Heather. I love whales!
witchelm rated for Rad Women Minizine on Nov 17, 2016
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Comment: Thank you for the great zine, I really enjoyed it
oblivionspin rated for mpu: advent 4 on Nov 15, 2016
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Comment: I really really dig the envelope you used. Praying mantis sticker is sweet too :D
cbzcando rated for mpu: advent 4 on Nov 15, 2016
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Comment: Love, love, love the stamps you used! Thanks for brightening up my mailbox :)
JeanetteC rated for mpu: advent 3 on Nov 15, 2016
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Comment: I adore the beach stickers, and the look on that sea gulls face! Thank you
Heynowokay rated for mpu: advent 4 on Nov 14, 2016
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Comment: Woohoo, more kitty stuffs. Thank you!

Rating Overview

Overall Hearts Stars Hosted
5.0000 347 16 18
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Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Uncategorized
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Comments

MNJoviGirl on Aug 20, 2020:

HI YA STRANGER! Jodie in Renville, MN

CurlyTea on Nov 27, 2018:


Snowball fight!

CurlyTea on Oct 31, 2018:


Happy Halloween!

MNJoviGirl on Sep 29, 2018:

I DON'T have an address for you. Hope to hear from you soon .

Jodie

MNJoviGirl on Jul 30, 2018:

Miss you lots! Haven't heard from you in ages. I could not find your address to than you for those wonderful postcards you kept sending me@

Jodie

Renville, MN

Mye on Jun 30, 2018:

Thank you very much for the samples you sent me for the Themed Washi Tag ❤❤❤

ReadMoreBooks33 on Apr 7, 2018:

kiddomerriweather on Mar 31, 2018:

Thank you so much for the pressed pennies. It was so sweet of you to think of me even though I didn't post a wishlist this month. It really made my day. <3

Ryleighsmom on Mar 29, 2018:

Thank you so much for the fab wishes you sent via AWG March wishlist!! ❤️❤️

heatherknits on Mar 29, 2018:

Thank you for the awesome vintage fold-and-seal letters for the AWG March Wishlist!!

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