Swap-bot Time: September 15, 2026 7:35 am
chrysotheme
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Date Joined: September 12, 2012
Last Online: September 14, 2026 Country: United States |
oh! hello
(notes & updates) π¬
- 2026/09/05
- sent tea @sarahk
- 2026/07/15
- updated profile after a long hiatus
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sipping
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- guava green tea
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about me
(she flings back her veil)
- Hi! I'm a millennial Aries (she/her) hailing from Los Angeles, California.
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(likes & interests include)
- Alice in Wonderland β‘ ancient Roman history & culture β‘ annotated literature β‘ baroque pop β‘ botanical gardens β‘ costume dramas β‘ crunching autumn leaves underfoot β‘ dappled sunlight β‘ dark red lipstick β‘ etymology β‘ fairy tales & mythology β‘ finding stray bookmarks/notes/etc. in library books β‘ libraries β‘ full moons β‘ gothic films & literature β‘ harpsichord music (Bach Β· Vivaldi Β· Scarlatti) β‘ late summer evenings β‘ magical realism & surrealism β‘ my pet white Havanese dog β‘ neo-classical paintings β‘ perfume β‘ quietude β‘ rain patter β‘ purple prose β‘ reading books & cut+paste zines (especially perzines) β‘ seltzer β‘ tea β‘ staying up late β‘ sunrise/sunsets β‘ watching silent films
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favorite crafts
(trimmings with scissors) βοΈ
- attempts at stitching/sashiko/embroidery on paper β cut & paste with paper ephemera & recycled materials β journaling β paper punch stamp journal β zines
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pins & things π
likes & wishes
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- beauty products
- fragrance samples/decants
- floral β‘ oriental β‘ gourmand scents
- scented/flavored lip balms
- fragrance samples/decants
- candies β‘ sweets β‘ snacks
- cherry is my default favorite flavor
- Asian or other foreign treats
- Japanese Kit Kats
- different flavors of Pocky
- White Rabbit candy
- Chupa Chups or
- gourmet lollipops
- macarons (not macaroons)
- Korean macarons are even more decadent
- Mary Janes
- Parma Violets
- almost anything else except Hershey's milk chocolate
- cute things β’β©β’
- Karel Capek (the tea brand, not the author)
- the Moomins
- drinks
- packets of hot chocolate mix
- peppermint ①cinnamon/Mexican ①coffee/caffè mocha ①white/vanilla ①chai ①almond ①hazelnut ①caramel ①etc.
- teas & tisanes
- oolong β‘ white tea β‘ fruit β‘ spiced β‘ cinnamon apple β‘ rooibos β‘ mint β‘ chai β‘ dessert teas β‘ etc.
- π« EXCEPT anything with jasmine, chamomile, licorice, ginseng, ginkgo biloba, or other strong medicinal herbs
- packets of hot chocolate mix
- paper
- 1" paper punch stamps of various patterns/colors/themes
- I'm trying to make a dog-themed page in my stamp journal, please send me doggy stamps!
- clippings & tear sheets from fashion magazines
- foreign ones are cool, but they don't have to be foreign
- paper stitching/sashiko/embroidery patterns
- themes: curlicues & filigreed flourishes β‘ heart-shaped things β‘ iridescence β‘ non-English text β‘ patterned endpapers β‘ wallpaper samples
- 1" paper punch stamps of various patterns/colors/themes
- stickers
- butterflies β‘ flowers β‘ stars β‘ teacups/teapots
- washi/deco tape
- butterflies β‘ Christmas β‘ damask/filigree/lace patterns β‘ floral β‘ gilded/foil/metallic β‘ jewel tones β‘ leopard print β‘ zebra stripes β‘ skinny β‘ tea-themed β‘ vintage-themed (Art Nouveau/Deco, Regency, Victorian/Edwardian, 1920s/1960s, etc.) β‘ yuzen/chiyogami β‘ etc. (I'm open to other kinds of washi/deco)
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dislikes π
(she sinks to the floor)
I won't rate these down, I'll just pass them along to someone who'll appreciate them:
- extra sour/bitter/spicy hot sweets β Hershey's milk chocolate
- strong herbal/medicinal tisanes with licorice, ginseng, ginkgo biloba, chamomile (I'm allergic to ragweed), or jasmine
- Dreamworks/Pixar/CGI or modern Disney characters
- some Tsum Tsum are fine (I just wanted to type "some Tsum Tsum")
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a request
(for a courtesy) π
- If you send me something in the mail, I ask that you please not put my Swap-Bot username on the outside of the envelope. (It's okay inside, or on a note/card.) Thank you for reading this!
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Comments
Thank you for the Pick Two Tag craft items.
hey Sherilyn, thanks so much for the wonderful Surprise Tag you've sent me! I'm excited to try the teas and the washi tape samples are just so pretty!
Thank you so much for the tea in the 3 tea tags forum game. I tried the Black Forest Cupcake tea today and it was so good.
Just received your glitter washi roll, thank you so much!! I really like it :)
Thank you for the very generous pencil case RAK! It was very sweet of you and I love everything!
Hi! I am one of your swap partners for the zine swap! A fellow swapper just informed me that I forgot to put my name on the envelope! Ah! Your "Chicago" zine is from me :)
The pick 2 tag arrived this week! Loved the t3 tea bags, 5 notebooks and 3 bookmarks! Thank you! Loved it
Thanks for the 3 Hot Drinks with a Twist Tag. Loved the hot chocolate and teas, looking forward to give them a try! I'm also loving the Alice in Wonderland sticker stamps, thanks!!