Fifitrixabelle

I am going to have to take a little break from swapping so i won't enter any more swaps until mid November. Hopefully I won't miss too many great swaps!!

I always send my swaps so if there is an issue I am happy to resend, just message me!

I am an office worker in Dublin, Ireland. I love to sew and craft in my spare time. I love reading, movies, music and all things vintage! My favourite season is Autumn, its lovely to watch the change in nature. Christmas is my favourite holiday, I look forward to Christmas for months beforehand! I love nature, animals and am passionate about animal welfare and higher welfare in farming.

It is illegal to send liquids, pastes and gels in the post from Ireland so I try to avoid items like that, although I do occasionally sneak in something small like a lip balm! That is why I don't generally include those things in my swaps even if they are on people's wishlists.

Tom Waits, Bonnie Prince Billy, Vic Chesnutt, Vashti Bunyan, Karen Dalton, Baby Dee, Antony & The Johnsons, Daniel Johnson, etc,etc!!

It's hard to chose just a few but the ones that stand out at the moment are Breakfast of Champions and pretty much anything Kurt Vonnegut, The Famished Road, Half of a Yellow Sun, The Doctor and pretty much anything Damon Galgut, and much, much more....

Delicatessan, City of Lost Children, Whitnail & I, Barton Fink, and too many more to mention!!

I love card making, sewing (I am a beginner) and trying to come up with ideas for using scrap fabric! I love fabric shopping, trims and lace and buttons!!

Please send things like:

• stamps and ink pads
• patterned paper or cards
• die-cuts and embellishments
• punchies
• cute stickers
• fabrics, buttons (sewing), ribbons, lace trimming/ribbon
• patterned tape/deco/washi tape
• folk art patterned paper, fabric or stamps
• all and any craft supplies
• cute handmade things
• anything vintage related
• anything rockabilly
• 20s/30s/40s/50s/60s imagery on paper, card or fabric
• kooky Japanese stationery or fabric; anything Kawai
• note cards or blank/unused cards of all kind
• anything Christmas related, especially if its unique to where you are from
• border stickers
• magazines, especially vintage
• vintage ephemera
• good quality hand-made items
• notepads
• scrapbook items
• scarfs, t-shirts(M-L)
• tote Bags
• flavoured coffee,cocoa and flavoured hot chocolate (love Land O Lakes!)

• second hand items in good condition are welcome

• I LOVE to try candy/sweets/chocolate from other countries, I really like:

• Chocolate covered licorice (its impossible to get in Ireland and I LOVE IT!!!)

• Da capo bars
• Hershey peanut cups (my husband loves these!)
• Cherry Ripes
• Dark chocolate
• Anything with coconut or nuts or toffee

Please do not send things like:

• colouring pencils
• erasers or pens
• damaged paper or card items
• anything with a really strong smell!
• postage stamps
• Hello Kitty stuff
• Socks
• overtly religious stuff unless it's for kitsch purposes!

I don't flake, its a matter of principle. If you haven't received something, please get in touch with me!

I have seen a lot of people naming and shaming flakers so I have decided to do the same thing.

I have been flaked by:

Isopali - STUFFED ENVELOPE SWAP INTERNATIONAL

RangDang - Bit Fat Destash Swap

WhatCirca - Big Fat Envie Swap

Loves2Swap - I

FlowerChild91 - Preparing for Christmas