jpbeads

I am a self taught artist, avid crafter and coffee lover from Malaysia. I swapped in 2013 and stopped a few years due to busy work schedules. I just joined a few and hope to swap more if I have more time.

I have a pet Hedgehog and her name is Millie. She is on Instagram if you want to follow her. @millie_thehedgehog :)

I used to make and sell my handmade crafts on Etsy and I have good feedback. I am a hoarder when it comes to supplies. I sell and de-stash my supplies and whatever I have extras on Etsy and FB.

I was introduced to this site by a friend who was looking for urgent supplies for a swap project.

I enjoy making jewelry & accessories, sew purses & bags, bookbinding and sewing little cards and notebooks whenever I have time.

I have many different craft tools and supplies. From jewelry findings, beads, sewing notions to patterned papers/ cardstock, stamps and decorative hardware for bookbinding/ scrapbooking.

Some of the things I like are:

1. 6x6 patterned papers/cardstocks (ephemera vintage designs or sweet bright patterned cardstock would be nice)
2. laces/ patterned ribbons (printed/ zakka)
3. decorative embellishments (brads, eyelets, flowers anything I can use for scrapbooking)
4. pencils ( new ones only - I have mugs filled with them but I really dont mind getting more of these! ;))
5. cute writing pads/ memo pads/ envelopes
6. ATCs/ journal page/ tags
7. Handmade cards/ books/ notebooks
8. anything you sew/ knitted/ crocheted (I am learning to knit/ crochet - If you want to send me yarns, I would like to have cotton or wool ones)
9. decor/ washi tapes
10. buttons, sewing notions/ supplies
11. stamps/ distress ink pads
12. metal charms (prefer antique bronze vintage charms)
13. fabrics (prefer 1/2 yard or more, although I keep even the smallest piece of scrap/ remnants, I rather have a big enough piece to sew a purse or more)
14. Teas (I don't have preference - send me something unique for me to try please)
15. Candies/ Chocolates (I love buying these whenever I travel abroad - I am not allergic to any nuts but I prefer candies/ chocolates without nuts in them)

I am happy to get any happy mail from anyone who is looking for a new penpal or snail mail buddy. I used to write alot when I was younger but got really busy with work and life since graduated. I hope I can spend more time doing something different and write to others with common interest in crafts, exchange views or crafty supplies or handmade items. =)

If you are interested to trade with me, I am happy to do "one-on-one trade" for craft supplies or handmade items from my Etsy store if you have something I'd like to receive.

I live in Asia and we are 12-18 hours ahead of your time if you are in US, Canada, Europe etc. I will mark "sent" only after I delivered my swaps on the same day or the next day. Postal marks on the parcels may be different by a day or two (usually mails in mailbox are retrieved the next day after I posted them).

Estimated delivery time is 3 to 6 weeks depending on the destination. Usually, it gets delivered to US, Canada and most part of Europe within 3-4 weeks and 2-3 weeks to Australia.

To keep my postage low, I send my swaps without tracking no. If you did not receive your swap from me over 5 weeks, please contact me and I will try to resend another parcel to you.

I prefer not to receive any these:

1. Jewelry or accessories
2. Gothic, evil or spiritual stuffs

Flakers and Blacklisted from all future swaps which I host:

1 @Mego (drop out after I have assigned partners)