Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Meet dblalock

Swapbot Name: dblalock
Swapbot Profile Link: (the webpage link to your profile page on swapbot) http://www.swap-bot.com/user:DBlalock
Age: (approx if you’re not comfortable) 53
Country:USA
 

I collect: Stationary, note cards, lettersets, blue and white things
My favourite colour is: Pink or blue and white
Please don’t send me: spiders or bugs, anything dirty, witchcraft, scrap papers-I have tons!
My hobbies/interests are: Writing letters, reading, journaling, paper crafts, altering tags
I like to write letters about: My daily life, family, pets and living on a farm
25 words or less, tell us about your personality: I'm easy going, laid back, tender hearted
I am obsessed with: My new blog sunshine penpals http://sunshinepenpals.blogspot.com  It's becomming a hit!
I can’t stand: Rude people, fish, but I love to catch them!
I love to make: Journals, sashy scarfs
I really don’t like: Things I won't use
My Blog link: (if you have one)I have 2  http://sunshinepenpals.blogspot.com  and  http://journalingbyfaith.blogspot.com

Anything extra? I cannot find postcards here in hick town so if you get any from me they will be ones bought in yard sales or thrift stores

I am/am not interested in private swaps  I am
A few words on the kind of pal I'm looking for:  I prefer someone around my age as we seen to have more in common, someone who just wants to share about their daily life.  I'm not interested in email penpals.

Meet Taralynnjane

Swapbot Name: taralynnjane
Age: 30
Country:USA


I collect: Bits of things. I like tiny things, wooden spools, vintage emphera, postage stamps ( especially floral ones!), book pages and markers. I really collect lots of things but these are a few of my faves.
My favourite colour is: Green! Any shade of it :) But I also love all jewel tones and earth tones and right now I am into citrus-y colors...I don't know why I usually do not like them that much. 
Please don’t send me: Food, religious items, stickers, cheap craft supplies.
My hobbies/interests are: I dabble in lots of craft/ art forms. I crochet, draw, paint, sew, write, read, cross stitch, etc. I grew up doing all sorts of crafts and love it. I also love to garden. 
I like to write letters about: Simple things. Random things. How my day went. Short stories. I am a mom with two small children and sometimes I write about them because they are my life right now. 
25 words or less, tell us about your personality: I am shy, funny, sarcastic, friendly unless crossed, I am loyal and have a big soft squishy heart that I guard with machetes. 
I am obsessed with: Lots of things. Depends on the season and my mood. 
I can’t stand: Flakers. People who wait till the last minute to do a swap and send me something really terrible. 
I love to make: ATCs, crocheted goods, PCs, cards, jewelry, softties, and really anything. I just love the process :)
I really don’t like: racist, rude, ignorant people. I do not like items that smell- they give me migraines and make me nauseous. I do not like super girly- frilly stuff for the most part, there are exceptions but its best just to say I don't like the lot! I also do not like meat and most dairy products.  


Anything extra? I cannot always get a letter right back to you but I promise its coming! I have two little boys that are 3 years old and 9 months old and they run me ragged all day! 

I am/am not interested in private swaps: I am always interested in swaps! I love them :O)
 
A few words on the kind of pal I'm looking for: I am looking for someone who is easy going and I can share books or drawings or just fun stories with. Someone with a good sense of humor and will not be easily offended. Someone with children would be very nice but is not necessary ( I almost didn't put this in here because I don't want to scare anyone away!!)

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Meet Countrymom

Swapbot Name: Countrymom
Swapbot Profile Link: (the webpage link to your profile page on swapbot)
Age: (approx if you’re not comfortable) 50
Country: USA

 

I collect: Cookbooks, Stickers, Pez Dispensers, Beanie Babies, Keychains, Magnets, anything with Sock Monkeys, anything with Hello Kitty
My favourite colour is: Blue
Please don’t send me: Things with skulls, no gothic, licorice, No Halloween stuff.
My hobbies/interests are: Reading, Baking, Nascar Racing, Couponing, Going to yard sales, thrift stores, flea markets, birdwatching, gardening, just doing things with my family.
I like to write letters about: Anything
25 words or less, tell us about your personality: I am shy, quiet, can be silly at times and a good listener.
I am obsessed with:
I can’t stand: Snakes, spiders, judgemental people
I love to make: I'm not very crafty, but I am learning to make my own cards.
I really don’t like: The colors orange, green, yellow
My Blog link: (if you have one)

Anything extra?  I am a Coffee drinker.  I love my keurig

I am/am not interested in private swaps  Yes I'm Interested.

A few words on the kind of pal I'm looking for:  Someone that is funny and with a great sense of humor and does not matter how much I write if it's 1 page or 5 pages.  Someone to except me for who I am.

Meet Jess12

Swapbot Name: Jess12
Swapbot Profile Link: (the webpage link to your profile page on swapbot): http://www.swap-bot.com/user:Jess12
Age: (approx if you’re not comfortable) 25
Country: USA


I collect: My fiance says that I collect collections. I have a lot of them, but the ones I'm most interested in at the moment are glass insulators, heart shaped rocks, vintage bitters bottles, National park related items and nature themed coffee mugs. I also collect random ephemera for journaling.
My favourite colour is: Blues, greens (not olives so much), and teal (my kitchen is all teal)
Please don’t send me: bath/body items or foods with coconut, raspberries, cranberries, peppers, nuts, or melon because I'm allergic to them. Super girlie pink/purple/glittery.
My hobbies/interests are: I love the outdoors! I'm a state park naturalist which is pretty awesome because I get to do what I love everyday. I've recently started working on an art journal and have become mildly addicted to it. I enjoy pen paling and getting to know people through their letters.
I like to write letters about: daily life, hobbies, pretty much anything!
25 words or less, tell us about your personality: I'm a dorky introvert, who was born a few decades too late style-wise, and who is very clumsy :)
I am obsessed with: John Muir! (the father of our National Parks System) He is so awesome!
I can’t stand: My food touching or mixed together!
I love to make: pretty things that make me and others happy. I'm learning to machine sew which is a lot of fun. I like to paint (although I'm not very good at it). And I love to fill journals and swap them with people.
I really don’t like: cats
My Blog link: (if you have one) I don't have a blog

Anything extra?

I am/am not interested in private swaps: I am interested in private swaps

A few words on the kind of pal I'm looking for: Someone who is easy to get to know, with similar interests/hobbies, and is looking for a longterm penal

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Meet LucyMayleen

Swapbot Name: LucyMayleen
Age: 19, 20 in June.
Country: USA
 
I collect: Washi Tape, ATCs, inspirational quotes, fabric, journals, polymer clay figurines- a little bit of everything, just call me a hoarder! (More on my profile ;p)
My favourite colour is: Purple!
Please don’t send me: religious items, nuts, coconut, tea, blank notecards
My hobbies/interests are: Reading YA fiction, historical fiction, fanfiction, and manga. Writing fanfiction and long letters. Penpalling, crafting, journaling, history, foreign languages, watching anime and playing Legend of Zelda or Mario video games.
I like to write letters about: Day-to-day life, things I think a lot about, an occasional long-winded rant, random trivia, anything that pops into my head, books I read, my crafting endeavors, favorite music.... everything except politics, math, or religion!
25 words or less, tell us about your personality: quirky, shy, scatter-brained, clumsy, awkward
I am obsessed with: Yoshi, admittedly a few anime series, Legend of Zelda, Marvel comics, Batman, fairy tales and retellings, dystopian fiction
I can’t stand: blood, veins, gore, horror, sexism, close-minded people, rude people, people dragging their feet
I love to make: Soap, lotion, ATCs (although I'm not very artistic)
I really don’t like: Healthy food. :c
Anything extra? I'm looking for regular penpals and/or swap partners! I'd love to do any writing-focused journals, creative writing challenges, ANY kind of challenge even if I turn out to not do so well at it (it takes a challenge for me to branch out and try things), long letters, ATCs, postcards, etc.

I am interested in private swaps!

A few words on the kind of pal I'm looking for: Talkative, nerdy- I don't have any penpals more than ten years older than me, but if we share common interests I don't think age will matter. I'm really more interested in in-depth, fangirly letters that come from loving the same things than casual "This is who I am, this is how my day went, let's talk about the weather and a few things that happened today" penpals if you know what I mean- less "general" penpals, I suppose! :)

Meet Windmuse

Swapbot Name: Windmuse
Age: 23
Country: USA

I collect: Animal/plant stamps, emphemera, & bits of things for use in art and penpalling.
My favourite colour is: rust or grey 
Please don’t send me: glitter or confetti
My hobbies/interests are: art, mail, travel, museums, massage, people watching, reading, rock climbing
I like to write letters about: Whatever is on my mind. Meanderings and musings that may or may not be related to what was in my day.
5 words or less, tell us about your personality: Changeable, laidback, distractable, trusting
I am obsessed with: things beyond the norm
I can’t stand: when my boyfriend smokes
I love to make.
I really don’t like: regimented schedules
My Blog link: is nonexistant
Anything extra? I have two ferrets. ^_^

I might be interested in private swaps.

A few words on the kind of pal I'm looking for: I am looking for someone to exchange thoughts with. Perhaps pieces of our days or lives. I don't need to know everything, but I do enjoy the glimpses into another's world. You can be anyone from anywhere. :)

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Meet av0

Swapbot Name: av0
Swapbot Profile Link: http://www.swap-bot.com/user:av0
Age: 27 on April 22
Country: Canada
I collect: Docorative skulls, colorful and not ultra-realistic (who wants real looking skulls in their home? Not I), Yarn (not acrylic, unless it's really nice acrylic), tea and coffee (I drink it every day, usually multiple times per day, but I have a rotating stockpile), piano and violin accoutrement for my kids, stationery (like tea and coffee, I have a rotating stockpile), postcards, dreadlock beads/coils, ear plugs/tunnels (I'm sitting and 2g, slowly getting back up to 1/2 inch again).

My favourite colour is
: Green, purple, cerulean.

Please don’t send me
: Scrapbook material, religious items, candy (husband is diabetic and attempts to be sneaky), frilly/girly items (if you can describe it as "kawaii", I won't like it), anything at all related to Twilight.

My hobbies/interests are
: Knitting, spinning woolens, gardening, yoga, Your Fitness on the Xbox 360, attempting (over and over) the Whole30, reading (*grabbyhands*), writing a book (well, recording my stream of consciousness, so it's a hot mess), baking, cooking.

I like to write letters about
:Daily life, stream on consciousness, life updates, books that made me think, and so on.

25 words or less, tell us about your personality
: I am a rather quiet, but friendly, person. Once you get to know me though, all bets are off. I find humor in the absurd, and am fond of cynical humor and bad puns.

I am obsessed with
: Glee and Supernatural. Reading.  Am trying to change my soft and mushy body into a paragon of human fitness by training for my first 5K run in August, but that's slow going. Husband is diabetic, so we're trying to find ways around eating delicious things that won't f with our blood sugar levels. I also love to cook and bake anything that looks vaguely delicious. Kitchen experimentation is where it's at!

I can’t stand
: Twilight, homophobia, discrimination toward people with mental illness

I love to make
: Yarn things.

I really don’t like
: Zines, ATCs, inchies, "kawaii" things, the word "moist" (among other words), Celine Dion,

My Blog link
: I used to blog. Now I facebook.
Anything extra?  I am First Nations (Cree). I love reading about medical oddities. I work in a library, and plan on working in (or partnering with) libraries for the rest of my life.  I'm going to pursue my bachelor of Education in the fall.
I am interested in private swaps

A few words on the kind of pal I'm looking for: Someone that enjoys terrible humor like I do, a lifelong learner, a yarn enthusiast, maybe. Oh, and someone that enjoys reading. That one is a must.