EdenGirl

I need to start this with an apology- I first joined Swap Bot 3/4 years ago, shortly after this I lost my job and pretty much hid from anyone and everyone including Swap Bot. Im really sorry for letting down the person I was in a swap with at the time and have not been able to make it up to her as she's not been on Swap Bot for two years... I hope my past won't put you off wanting to swap with me, I have lot's of things I'd love to swap and share with you! :)

On to bigger and better things!

I'm currently self-employed: I print T-shirts & I bake cakes! I've printed t-shirts for as long as I can remember but 2 years ago decided it was time to do something about all the ideas and dreams I had so I took the plunge and started my own business. The cake baking is more recent- I baked my first cake a microwavable syrup pudding at 2 and a half (yet I am still rubbish at making a cup of tea) and have always played around with baking. Recently a HUGE cake shop and decorating school opened right near my house and I was instantly addicted! I took all 3 Wilton classes, attended the international cake show and begged for cake goodies for Christmas! I love experimenting with new flavours and can't seem to bake anything these days without covering it in edible glitter. Evrything is better with edible glitter!

One day I will have the time to complete all the little projects I have stored up in my head and in various little notebooks which I leave lying around all over the place.

I've had many different jobs- from Bookstore Assistant to Professional Dancer, from Aromatherapist to Model but my real passion lies in making things beautiful and my heart is in Event Design & Management.

Soooo many! I love die cutting (I have a bigshot & a Craft Robo) because it's so simple but so effective, I especially love using it to cut fabrics and felt to make cute embelishments.

I enjoy- *altered art (esp. vinatagey styles) *jewellery making (I'm addicted to PMC) *airbrushing (though i've mostly only done this on nails or as body tattoos, i really want to learn it on a larger scale) *also enjoy messing around with Photoshop!

TV- My fave shows tend to be "hang-over tv"- the type of things you can watch on a lazy Sunday!

I like watching factual stuff- especially anything on homes/diy - Location Location, Property Ladder, 60 Minute makeover. Or cooking- in particular Come Dine With Me for its great bitchy narrator! I also enjoy watching documentary (mostly the simple channel 5 ones which are brilliantly accesable and easy to watch)

I love sci-fi/fantasy stuff like Heroes, 4400, Lost

Um.. I'm also a fan of Top Gear (though by association only- my partner is involved in the show and I quickly become less of a fan when he's had a stressful day or has to go abroad for filming!*Even more annoying when this happens on my birthday! Booooo)

I try to avoid trashy/tacky stuff (i said TRY) but I can't resist America's Next Top Model.

Hate hate hate Big Brother/I'm a Celebrity etc etc

And I thought I didn't watch much tv!

Movies- Oooh lots but to narrow it down I'll reel off the first few faves that spring to mind- The Princess Bride National Treasure Inside Man The Labyrinth Happy Gilmore

Books- I used to work in a book shop and it was a wonderful (if sadly dead-ended) job. I've always loved being surrounded by books.

I like things with pretty pictures- Huge fan of Nigella Lawsons cookery books, mainly for the pictures though as so far every recipe I've tried has come out awful- and i'm a pretty good cook) Preston Baileys books on events and *styling are gorgeous

I love big coffee table books on beautiful things- art, architecture, events, fashion and I dream of having a house big enough for my own library room so I can pile them all around- on shelves, on tables and on cute stcks in corners. *I also like reading hits and tips on home decor/crafts etc

I love-

*Pink! and polka dots, silver, lime green (though definately not all at the same time!)

*Colour combos- Baby/Pearl Pink with Glossy Black(a la my bedroom) Pink&Brown (esp polka dots! think vintage bakery!) Dusky pink with sorta-dusky-limey green Aurora Crystals/sequins with just about most other colours *Big sunday roast dinners- homecooked, in a pub, in a swanky restuarant I just LOVE Sunday roasts!

*Walks by the river, the Sea, a lake- walking anywhere near water really! even just splashing in puddles (yes, I know, I'm 5)

*Climbing trees

*Being a domestic Goddess

*Recipes for Cupcakes or Popcorn

*Shooting stars

*Snowglobes

*Vintage swirls and Rococo/Damask-style prints

*Inspiring quotes

*Handmade things, esp altered art.

*scents- Cinnamon, Tropical scents- Melon, Pinapple, Coconut (think suntan lotion!) Powdery smells (baby powder, subtle rose)Violet (as in the sweeties...) Cherry. These are also my favourite flavours!

*Things in the style of Love Hearts sweeties- stickers, charms, embellishments

*Yellow things... I'm not keen on orange either

*"peel-off" stickers (y'know, those gold and silver things for card making..)

*I am allergic to cigarette smoke (and incense smoke), dust & (weirdly) micropore surgical tape. I also have a phobia of Ketchup & mayonnaise...

*country-style things (apples, geese/ducks, roosters...) *Clowns (urgh, scary) *babies (sorry but all that Anne Geddes stuff just freaks me out!)

*I don't wear earings- had 9 piercings before I realised I'm allergic to pretty much all earrings

*Ornaments, I like small ones ONLY if they're handmade

*Pamphlets/booklets on peoples views and opinions- religion, animal rights etc etc. Though I can't imagine anyone being so self-righteous that they would send this kind of thing.

I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to receive- (grab yourself a cuppa, this is the long bit! lol)

*American Pop-tarts because there are AMAZING flavours (like Cinnamon Roll, Apple Cinnamon and Splitz)that we just don't get here in the UK :( The same with Ben & Jerrys but sadly it wouldn't survive the posting... Also Girl Scout cookies- I've never tried them...

*A hand soldered slide pendant, Vintage/Altered art style (especially with instructions as I just can't seem to get the hang of soldering them!)

*Victorian-style Paperlace cards

*Paper cuttings- http://www.skinnylaminx.com/2008/02/cut-tut.html

*American crafts magazines, Esp. on Altered Art- crafts over there are soooo much more advanced/popular than here in the UK

*Jessica Simpson Dessert Treats- another thing we don't have in the UK :(

*A knitted Cupcake or Doughnut with sprinkles

*Scratch & Sniff stickers! (y'know the ones that match their picture- eg/ a cute strawberry that smells of strawberries, ice creams that smell of ice cream flavours etc)

*Melamine/Plastic bowls with photo prints of food inside

*Things with hidden secrets! Secret compartments, secret musical buttons, Secret hidden images- I like cute surprises!

*Shaped eyelets and brads

*A flower bulb planted in a dainty patterned tea cup

*Cupcake/Ice cream sprinkles in cute shapes and colours

*Handmade things

*A matchbox stuffie (actually make that lots of matchbox stuffies!)

*small Disney snowglobes

*Blingy things- crystals, diamantes, rhinestones, glitter- especially if it's white/irridescent or pink!

*Cupcakes! pictures, stickers, recipes, embelishments, charms, pendants... anything cupcake!

*GumballMachines/Candy machines.. as with cupcakes- stickers, charms, embelishments etc

*Castles- Fairy Princess style! As with the above- stickers, embellishments, die cuts etc

*Texture- I love papers etc that are embossed, flocked or have an unusual feel to them

*lipbalm in quirky shaped pots (I'd LOVE a cupcake one!)

*Embellishments- for scrapbooking, cards etc

*Patterned scrapbook papers esp. by Doodlebug, DCWV, Urban Lily, K&co

*Ephemera

*Funky printed fabric- I'm a big fan of those with Hawaiian girls or Vintage pin-ups, pretty much anything shown here- http://www.beachfabric.com/index.html

*Hello Kitty & Japanese cute stuff but NOT Pokemon (I overdosed on Pokemon a few years back..)LOVE food with faces...

*Socks with strawberries or Cupcakes on!

*Pick n Mix- I love "penny sweets" especially when there is a mixture of them, but not from the UK (I have a sweetie jar that I keep fully stocked at all times)

*Unusual papers- textures(as mentioned) embossed, vintage, paper lace, laser cut paper, handmade

*little notebooks

*things that are heart-shaped

*Little birds/butterflies made of sequins/feathers

*Cherry blossom- scents, rubber stamps

*Really small photo frames (not bigger than 3"x3")

*Lockets, esp. Heart shaped

Miniature things- esp. Chandeliers or Food-cakes, sweets. Dolls house/Re-ment

*Gingerbread houses & gingerbread men (though I'm not keen on the actual gingerbread food or gingerbread women!lol)

*Things in the style of Love Hearts sweeties- stickers, charms, embellishments

*I would love to try Pocky

I'm a newbie and have just signed up to two swaps!

The first is a tea & stuff to read swap, I'm not crazy about tea but I picked up some fab ones at a recent food fair and am dying to share them and am excited to see what comes back, particularly the stuff to read (perhaps I could swap my teas for hot chocolate or cold drink mixes? not sure if this is allowed?)

My second is a Cupcake and ice cream swap which I'm really looking forward to!

Have spent the last few days watching the clock tick waiting for the sign up date to close so I can get started!

You'll have to bear with me on this as I will add things periodically as they spring to mind so no doubt there'll be stuff missing... Fell free to ask/make suggestions!

*I make lots and lots of cards in numerous styles so I can offer these or supplies from my stash (brads, stickers etc)

*Die cuts

*Hello Kitty stuff

*Craft magazines

*English sweets etc

*Handmade felt stuffies (mostly cucakes/ice creams!)

*Filled/decorated Matchboxes

*Rubber stamps

*Hotel Toiletry Miniatures

*Socks! (there are two shops near me that do fab cute socks)

*Paperback books, mostly Dean Koontz (not so sure abot international postage though.. I'll have to check..)

Any suggestions just let me know!