Jen2108

I am a 42yr old stay-at-home Mum, I am happily married and we have a ginger cat. I have enjoyed penpalling for many years and decided to start swapping lovely things through snail mail last year after doing a few blog swaps organised by others.

A few things about me;

• my favourite colour is pink
• my favourite season is autumn
• I love a cup of tea and cake
• I love cats
• I love crochet, sewing, baking, cooking and reading
• I take delight in cute girly things
• my favourite holidays are Halloween and Christmas
• I love owls
• I love the moon!
• I love fairies, gnomes, pixies, elves, toadstools

• Crochet
• Dressmaking
• Hand-stitched crafts
• Cooking and Baking
• Reading

• Writing paper & envelopes
• Washi Tape
• Whimsical creatures - fairies, gnomes, elves, pixies etc
• Cute stickers - themed with cake, cookies, cute animals, fairies, yummy things (no reward stickers)
• Notelets
• Chocolate - good quality such as Cadburys, Lindt, Hersheys, Nestle etc (I hate cheap chocolate) and I prefer milk chocolate as opposed to dark
• Bookmarks (no tourist ones, just cute ones)
• Butterflies
• Cute magnets (no tourist ones please)
• Lipbalm - I love scented and pretty ones (new and sealed please!)
• Handcream (new and sealed please!),
• English-breakfast Tea, Earl Grey Tea, Assam Tea, Lady Grey Tea....I don't like fruit or herbal teas.
• Notebooks
• Cute pens
• Gingerbread Men
• Baking cutters, sprinkles, cupcake cases
• Cute erasers especially scented ones!
• Kawaii stationery
• Dovecraft stickers
• Photo Frame
• Owls - I love cute owls!
• Christmas tree decoration to hang on my tree
• Books - not necessarily the authors shown as I have read a few, but open to new ideas of the same vein (Amazon are good at suggesting similar reads). I don't mind receiving second-hand books.
• Cute mugs - think pink, girly, cute, vintage
• Cute socks - I am a UK size 7 (41), I don't like trainer/sneaker socks (the really really short ones that sit inside your shoe)
• Something handmade - maybe a christmas tree decoration, a hanging heart etc.
• I love scented things - I love the smell of lemon, vanilla and cherry. I also like warm smells like toffee and spices
• For thrifted clothing swaps, I would appreciate tops or a sweater. I am a stay-at-home Mum so I don't wear office attire. I generally hang out in jeans and a sweater/top with boots, or pretty tops in the summer. I like girly stuff but no glitter or slogans please. Probably best not to get me trousers (pants) as I have rather long legs but tops are a safe bet. I take a UK14-16 / US12 / EU42 in tops.

And these are things that I definitely DO NOT LIKE!

• Coffee
• Jewellery
• Cheap chocolate, I'd rather have less good-quality chocolate than lots of cheap stuff and I prefer milk chocolate. I am happy with Cadburys, Lindt, Hersheys, Nestle etc.
• Anything peanut butter flavoured
• Anything by Bayliss & Harding - it dries my skin out badly
• Fruit teas or herbal teas
• Dogs
• Horses
• Sci-Fi / Fantasy
• Nuts, Crisps, Pretzels or any savoury snacks
• Cartoon themed things
• Origami
• Nothing to do with card-making
• Nothing religious
• No tourist items

Please don't send me second-hand stuff you have found around your house.....I didn't think I'd have to spell that out but it's become apparent that I do! :-0