Quote from: Tak on April 02, 2016, 08:49:12 AM

I was browsing and came across something that I thought my partner would like, but, of course, I've already reached my budget. So my six year old pulls out the money she got helping with my mom's chickens and says "since it's mine it doesn't count towards your budget" and she buys it! So I guess, partner, you're getting a little extra gift from my daughter. 

What a sweet gal. Make sure she gets to write a note in the box so she can get a special thank you!

I second this! 

How do you feel about "Asian" stationary - the kind with the cute erasers and pens in strange shapes?

Out and out love it! The cuter the better!

How do you feel about Ramen noodles?

I like baked ramen noodles, not fried. The ones I've had are bundled like soba or udon noodles rather than in a brick. I'm allergic to mushrooms but not direly so, so I can take a little in among other flavoring but no straight out mushroom flavor. I'm also pretty wimpy about hot and spicy. Other than that, I love ramen!

Partner do you like/use mugs? And to add on to that, how about coffee/tea?

I collect tea cups but I do have a few mugs. I love the vintage Care Bears mugs with heart handles. I have one - Tenderheart Bear. I would love a vintage MLP mug as well. Mugs with the characters I like are always appreciated. I drink tea almost every day and I love it. I like tisanes and hot cocoa, but nothing remotely coffee flavored. I like the way coffee smells but it tastes just awful to me. I like black tea that goes well with milk and honey best of all but I also like fruit and chocolate tisanes for evenings. I don't like flower flavored teas (jasmine, rose etc.) or bergamot flavored teas. Although I enjoy non-flavored black, green and white teas I already have a good supply of all three so I would prefer to try new flavored ones. I love chai! My favorite tea companies are Mariage Frères and Lupicia. I also like Harney and Sons and The Tea Spot. I'm one of those pretentious hipster foodies so nothing with artificial flavors, colors, preservatives and the like, please.

I'm always happy to see a tea or chocolate is Fair Trade and/or organic.

-What are your “other” collections?
The best way to describe my collections are by what themes I collect and then what goods I collect:

Themes

- Macoto (I have the books "Nihon no Ohimesama" and "Shoujo Romance")

-Kitty Cucumber (I have the books "Kitty Cucumber Plants a Garden" and "Kitty Cucumber and her Friends")

-Powerpuff Girls (Bubbles is my girl)

-Cicely Mary Parker flower fairies

-Vintage “girly” cartoons: Jem and the Holograms, Lady LovelyLocks, Baby Miss Piggy, Chipettes, Rainbow Bright, Care Bears, Poochie, Rose Petal Place, MoonDreamers and Peppermint Rose

-Sanrio characters - Jewelpet, Charmmy Kitty, Bonbon Ribbon and Hummingmint (I collect Twin Stars too but I’ve been lucky with receiving their goods in the last few swaps)

-San-X characters - Berry Puppy and Jewel Cat

-Shoujo: Nurse Angel Ririka, Saint Tail, Wedding Peach, Hime-chan no Ribon, Sugar Sugar Rune, Princess Tutu (I pretend the manga doesn't exist), Kobato (I'm not crazy about Iorogi's animal form and I don't like the anime), Magical Emi (I prefer Emi art to Mai and I don't collect Topo goods), Creamy Mami (I prefer Mami art to Yuu and I don't collect Nega and Posi goods), Sailor Moon (I don't like the nineties anime artwork - Sailor Mercury is my favorite and then Sailor Moon, I prefer the inner senshi to the outer and beyond) and Cardcaptor Sakura (I prefer the manga art-style and I don't like her first sealing wand; I'm not crazy about Kero-chan and Spinel Sun and would prefer artwork featuring the children characters rather than older characters - other than Nadeshiko, Sakura's mom, of whom there's never enough artwork)

-Tiny Toons (Babs and Fifi are the focus of my collection)

-Studio Ghibli: Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Castle in the Sky, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Whisper of the Heart, Howl’s Moving Castle and From Up on Poppy Hill

- Vintage book series: Anne of Green Gables, The Little Colonel, Betsy-Tacy and What Katy Did

-Books and goods related to Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen

-Lisa Frank (but not people, frogs, and her recent panda bears, teddy bears or unicorns either although I do like those last three in general.)

Goods

paper dolls, charms, stickers, washi tape, ribbon, tea cups, notebooks (I like perforated pages and colored paper best), folders, binders (that fit the folders - like old school Trapper Keepers), fountain pens, pens and pencils with fun features (like kaleidoscopes, glitter tubes, light up tops, dangling charms or hidden stampers), pencil tins, cute eraser collections like those by Soundy, rubber stamps (especially PSX’s botanical illustrations with the scientific name - I have Wisteria, Pansy, Lilac, Iris and Rosa [Cabbage Rose]), trading cards, doll clothes and goods for my J-doll (Pullip Type 4 body)

Notes:

*The best things are of course goods I collect done in a theme I collect like my treasured Kitty Cucumber paper dolls, or my beloved Sailor Mercury Star Power Stick pen. When it comes to magical girl anime, I especially love their magical objects themselves and as jewelry and decorative motifs on everyday things.

*I make mixed media and collage style art pieces so I'm always happy to receive paper ephemera and artwork.

*I don't like the villains from any of the above so I don't collect anything with them on it.

-What are a few items on your "wish list"?

•Outfits for Liliana (my J-doll) based on outfits from my favorite magical girl titles as well as any Pullip outfits for the Type 4 body.

•"Macoto no Ohimesama" and "Dreaming Girls" by Macoto

•Creamy Mami Satin Pouch Series: Multipurpose Case, Magical Wand Shiny Pen, bag charms, flash drive and Magical Chopsticks.

•Poochie stampers.

•Sailor Moon transformation lockets from S through Stars, Pink Moon Stick gashapon, Kaleidomoon Scope gashapon, Moon Stick ballpoint pen, Spiral Heart Moon Rod ballpoint pen, Cutie Moon Rod ballpoint pen, Pink Moon Stick ballpoint pen, 20th Anniversary Miracle Romance Prism Ball Point Pen (Sailor Mercury version), Sailor Moon Crystal Serenity Frixion Pilot ballpoint pen (blue), Moon Stick metal “make up” charm, Crystal Star transformation brooch metal “make up” charm, Space Time Key metal “make up” charm, Cosmic Heart Compact metal “make up” charm, Stained Charm Luna & Artemis and GE Animation Crystal Carillon Necklace

•Saint Tail TokyoPop manga volumes 2, 3 and 4 and Saint Illusion Cane Charm

•Kobato manga

•The "Further Chronicles of Avonlea" Bantam edition from the eighties not the nineties

•The Cozy Corner editions of "The Little Colonel Doll Book," "The Little Colonel's Good Time Book," "The Giant Scissors," and "Mary Ware, The Little Colonel's Chum"

•Hardbound Betsy-Tacy books

•Hardbound copies of "Clover" and "In the High Valley" from the What Katy Did series

•Hardbound editions of Georgette Heyer’s "Frederica," "Arabella," "Pistols for Two" and "The Grand Sophy"

•PSX botanical illustration stamps other than Sunflower or Primula -- my most wanted are Viola [Violet] and Narcissus [Daffodil])

•Powerpuff Girls trading cards Series 1 Mojo Jojo Villain (Pink Foil) Chase Cards; Series 2 Promo Cards; Series 3 Promo Cards and the Movie FilmCardz Rare FilmCardz, Ultra-Rare FilmCardz, Foil Cards and Promo Cards. As for MLP FiM trading cards I need cards 13, 14, 32, F5, F6, F9, F12, F14, F16, F18, F22, F23, F25, F26, F27, F35, F37, F38, F40, F43, S2, G1, G2, G3, G4, G5 G6, G7 and G8 from the first series, 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 34, 35, 38, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 49, 52, 54, 56, 62, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68, 69, 73, 77, 78, 80, F1, F3, F4, F6, F8, F9, F10, F11, F12, F13, F14, F17, F18, F19, F20, F21, F22, F23, F24, F25, F26, F27, F28, F35, F37, F38, F40, F41, F42, F43, F44, F45, S(tandee)1, S2, S3, S5, S6, S7, S9, S(ticker)2, S3, S4, S5, S7, S10, S12, S13, S15, G1, G2, G3, G4, G5 G6, G7, G8, T7, Value #1, Value #2, Value #3, Value #6, Value #7 and Value #9 from the second series and all of the cards from the third series.

-What is your favorite color?
Iridescent, pink, mint green and silver

-What are your favorite candies/snacks?
bubble gum, filled chocolates (no dark chocolate, liquor or coffee flavoring or coconut though)

-Would you rather have the whole budget go towards one item or several cheaper items?
No preference

-Any allergies?
I'm allergic to cigarette smoke, mold, eucalyptus, synthetic fragrances (like air fresheners) and mushrooms.

- Do you mind home-made items? What type of home-made goodies you like?
Home-made items can be unique and beautiful! My favorite home-made things I have received in the past are: jewelry, knitted and crocheted goods, ribbon embroidered goods, a sticker, an ornament, sewn accessories and art! I love getting art!

- How do you feel about ATCs (Art Trading Cards)? If not ATCs is there a different size artwork you don't mind receiving?
I love ATCs! I like art of any other size too!

- What kinds of things from your collections are you NOT wanting to get or do not care for or do not prefer to receive?

•AV materials - I have never managed to get a single audio/video cassette I’ve owned into a digital format I will regularly use. I don't play many videogames. I can't stay focused on audio books and the like. I’m enough of a hipster (and old-timer) to have a record player and do love songs from old cartoons but unless you find them at a yard sale they’re just not worth the money.

•The following types of clothes/accessories - Screen-printed tees, buttons (otherwise known as can badges), hair scrunchies, rings and backpacks.

•Most toys, figurines and stuffed animals – Due to a lifetime of collecting cute things, I have run out of room for things that serve no purpose beyond looking cute. The exceptions to this are replicas of magical items like transformation lockets or wands for which I will always find room and miniatures which are so teeny tiny I can tuck them in anywhere. (If you handcraft a plushie for me though, I assure you my stuffed animals can squish over and admit one more – same thing with customized ponies/dolls.)

•Bath and beauty products – due to my allergy to synthetic fragrances and my sensitivity to dyes etc. I have to opt out of bubble baths, shampoos and the like but adhesive bandages are still okay!

What is your favourite character or animal for your collection/s?

I don't have a favorite from Macoto's creations, from Kitty Cucumber, from Cicely Mary Parker flower fairies (although I probably prefer girls to boys just because they tend to be associated with prettier flowers - my favorite flowers are roses, violets and daffodils and for bushes/trees cherry blossoms, wisteria and lilacs), from MoonDreamers (well, I like the female characters better), from Peppermint Rose, from Totoro, or from Betsy-Tacy.

Powerpuff Girls: Bubbles

Jem and the Holograms: Jem, but the other Holograms are close behind

Lady LovelyLocks: Lady LovelyLocks, Silkypup and Silkymane

Chipettes: Brittany

Rainbow Brite: Starlite

Care Bears: Cheer Bear, Share Bear

Poochie: Poochie

Rose Petal Place: Pitter Pat and Rose Petal

Nurse Angel Ririka: Ririka, but I love Seiya and Dewey too

Saint Tail: Meimi and Asuka Jr, but I also like Seira and Ruby

Wedding Peach: Momoko and Yousuke but I like the other love angels too

Hime-chan no Ribon: Hime-chan and Daichi

Sugar Sugar Rune: Vanilla Mieux

Princess Tutu: Ahiru and Fakir

Kobato: Kobato and Fujimoto

Magical Emi: Emi

Creamy Mami: Creamy Mami

Sailor Moon: Sailor Mercury and Sailor Moon

Cardcaptor Sakura: Sakura and Syaoran

Tiny Toons: Babs and Fifi

Kiki's Delivery Service: Kiki and Jiji

Castle in the Sky: Sheeta and Pazu

Princess Mononoke: Yakul and Ashitaka

Spirited Away: Chihiro and Haku

Whisper of the Heart: Shizuku and Seiji

Howl’s Moving Castle: Sophie, Howl and Calcifer

From Up on Poppy Hill: Umi and Shun

Anne of Green Gables: Anne

The Little Colonel: Lloyd, Betty, Joyce and Mary

What Katy Did: Katy and Helen

If your collections involve things where there are humans and animals, which do you prefer?

It definitely depends on the theme which the long, long list above makes plain.

If you have toy and non-toy collections, do you have a preference about which gets focused on?

I like a bit of both if possible.

How do you feel about jewelry? Do you have pierced ears?

I do have pierced ears. I love jewelry! I own Kuma Crafts' Crystal Star Compact, Eternal Compact, Crescent Moon Wand, Sailor Mercury Henshin Wand, Creamy Mami's Lumina Star Wand and Eternal Sailor Moon necklaces for instance.

How do you feel about Funko POP figures?  If you don't normally collect them, but I happen to find one of one of your favorite characters, would you mind receiving one?

I like the mystery minis for G4 ponies. I have Muffins (black), Muffins (glow), DJ Pon-3 (glow), Fluttershy (black), Lyra Heartstrings (black), Octavia (black), Pinkie Pie (black), Rainbow Dash (black), Spitfire (black), Sweetie Drops (black) and Princess Twilight Sparkle (regular). So, I need all the rest ostensibly but honestly I don't particularly want Muffins (regular), DJ Pon-3 (black), Applejack (black), any Discord, Maud Pie (black), Princess Cadance (black), Shining Armor (black) and Spike (black). Other than the ponies, I don't find the extreme chibi/cute-ification very appealing.

If I find an item in your collection that is open/gently used, but is still in good condition, is that ok? Or do you prefer everything to be MIB?

I actually prefer nothing be MIB. I like to play/use my collections. (And yes, this does lead to them getting banged up a bit but it adds cheer to the everyday.)

To go with the Art Trading Card question someone else asked; do you have any OCs that you would like art of? Or just licensed characters?

Sonnet, the pony in my avatar, is fun to see in art but I don't prefer her to any of the other characters I love.

How do you feel about Ramen noodles?

I like baked ramen noodles, not fried. The ones I've had are bundled like soba or udon noodles rather than in a brick. I'm allergic to mushrooms but not direly so, so I can take a little in among other flavoring but no straight out mushroom flavor. I'm also pretty wimpy about hot and spicy. Other than that, I love ramen!

Partner do you like/use mugs? And to add on to that, how about coffee/tea?

I collect tea cups but I do have a few mugs. I love the vintage Care Bears mugs with heart handles. I have one - Tenderheart Bear. I would love a vintage MLP mug as well. Mugs with the characters I like are always appreciated. I drink tea almost every day and I love it. I like tisanes and hot cocoa, but nothing remotely coffee flavored. I like the way coffee smells but it tastes just awful to me. I like black tea that goes well with milk and honey best of all but I also like fruit and chocolate tisanes for evenings. I don't like flower flavored teas (jasmine, rose etc.) or bergamot flavored teas. Although I enjoy non-flavored black, green and white teas I already have a good supply of all three so I would prefer to try new flavored ones. I love chai! My favorite tea companies are Mariage Frères and Lupicia. I also like Harney and Sons and The Tea Spot. I'm one of those pretentious hipster foodies so nothing with artificial flavors, colors, preservatives and the like, please.

I'm always happy to see a tea or chocolate is Fair Trade and/or organic.

Partner would you prefer candy and a snack as an extra or something small from your list of collection stuff as an extra instead?

I'm currently trying to trim down a bit so something small from my list of collection stuff would be preferable to yummy, yummy candy and snacks.

Are homemade treats acceptable?

Sure! Who am I to deny someone their artistry? Obviously eating treats is the moral thing to do when someone makes them for you? Right?

How do you feel about "Asian" stationary - the kind with the cute erasers and pens in strange shapes?

Out and out love it! The cuter the better!

Would you like or do you like the adult coloring books? If so what kinda do you like?

I don't have a preference for adult coloring books over kids coloring books (especially of vintage characters) but I do like coloring. Of specifically adult coloring books, I like Dover's Mucha inspired coloring book.

How do you feel about candles? Like if I decorated a fancy candle for you based on your collection is that something you would like or are you not a candle person?

I love beeswax or coconut wax candles with natural fragrances and am always happy to add to my collection! (Should I have added candles to my list of other collections? I do have a fair amount of them...)

Would you like an extra for your pet or something? Like a toy(not treats I don't send animals treats due to sensitive diets).

It's kind of you to offer but our cats will be thrilled with the crumpled wrapping paper and the box you ship in.

Sorry this is so long and detailed but I hope the things on my "wish list" will give a clearer idea of what I like, rather than being a "must get these or I'll perish" sort of thing.

SunPony, the holidays have kept me crazy busy but I wanted to thank you for the great brag! I'm so glad you liked all the teas! I hope the Breath of Spring tea suits your tastes. I am still a little embarrassed by my ornament after the amazing one you made but I'm glad you like it. You were really fun to shop for and it was great being secret swap partners!

Are we giving feedback for this swap? I didn't know there were some that we don't so now I'm unsure.

SunPony sent me this perfect swap box! (Apologies for the massive photos)

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See the silver, pink and iridescent beauty? I kept every scrap of that paper and every bit of ribbon!

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Amazing chocolate! Seriously, this is every type of chocolate I like best. The Buckeyes are super yummy even if they are branded by Ohio State (I grew up in Michigan ).

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SunPony you picked my very favorite Lupicia blends! Are you psychic? I'm excited to see local specialty tea too. I love trying new blends! (I was intrigued by chocolate and tea from Ohio but then I looked up exactly where in Kentucky you are and I'm not quite as surprised any more - but you did get me Virginia chocolate too!  )

I took a photo of the cute retro kitty pencil kit but I can't get it to format correctly -- rest assured everyone it is super cute! Still, it was totally overshadowed:

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Can you believe that perfect Glory ornament? I may have to keep it out all year long. And the card with Glory and Rarity my two magical purple-maned beauties! I had to have them come out and model with it. I love it so much! (and the cute decorated envelope it came in as well)

Thanks so much SunPony! I think you may have spoiled me for presents from my family this year! 

They are simply adorable!

Is your Pullip doing the modeling body type 4?