roboduck

Living in a tiny apartment and downsizing my collections of stuff and project materials. Can't help but want to swap them for items that will be of use to me :)

I first joined swap-bot a few years ago under the name 'robocluck', but I deleted the account when I realized that I was hooked and it distracted from my studies XD

Now I'm in a pickle. I participated in quite a few swaps and had great ratings, but since there's no recovering my old account, I'm starting up again from square one. :)

I love putting together packages/swaps, so expect a hand-written note at the very least :)

I need to destash in a big way, so I plan on being quite generous with whatever items you select(or the random mystery envelope

~+~ Ephemera, Collage/Atc Supplies ~+~

-A few misc brads, small atc-size buttons and beads

-Religious/spiritual themed cutouts

-Very random assortment of stickers(Disney, My Little Pony, The Incredibles....)

-Pages from a Chinese(Mandarin? Cantonese?) newspaper

-Pages from a Greek book, has many small notes hand-written above text, but it still looks great :)

~+~Misc Items~+~ -Rosaries from a collection I'm downsizing

-Small hairclips I had been using to create my own, but I can part with a good chunk of 'em.

-ATCs: I'm getting rid of most of my collection. I can accompany these with one or two cards that I'll make specifically for the swapper

-A few random 1-inch buttons

-small metal 'snaps' of various sizes for sewing projects

~+~SPECIFIC ITEMS~+~ -Felt for embroidery projects(not dollar store stuff plz). any colour, any size.

-"sad/big eye" art.

-SWAN Manga by Ariyoshi Kyoko Vol 9

-DVDs: * Amadeus(original release) * Karate Kid *

Current obsession: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

~+~Likes~+~

Retro, Kitsch, Religious, Vintage Shoujo(Think Makoto), Mexican Folkart, Pensylvania Dutch Hex signs/folk art

Rats, Pigeons, Raccoons, Squirrels,(urban wildlife?)

Pretty/unique brooches. My fav. so far is my seagull brooch :)

Interesting/foreign coins, Croissage needles, miniatures, religious/good luck/cultural specific items (medals/statues/art/prayer cards/shrine charms..)

Sacred/Immaculate/Sorrowful heart, lotus, Ivy

Orange, red, yellow, brown, olive green, purple

Zombies, survival horror, Miyazaki, Avatar(animated), Supernatural, Jem and the Hollograms,

~+~Dislikes~+~

-Generic Halloween Trick or tricky stuff(unless Kitsh/interesting vintage), same goes for any other holiday

-Swaps that show no care, whether from not reading my interests, or a poorly thrown-together craft that has no effort behind it(note: don't be intimidated if you don't have 'super artistic skills', anything made with love and care shows and I appreciate them)

Embroidery, ATCs, shrines, paper crafts,...

I like trying out new things all the time, and especially love working on small pieces since it allows me to put quite a bit of detail/thought/care into them without taking forever to complete them.

I am currently reading the manga series Swan. Its a super-retro shoujo based around a girl wanting to become a professional ballerina and it doesn't get more inspiring or girly than that.

I'm also interested in WW2-era "Make do and Mend" fliers and propaganda put out by the Brittish for those staying on the homefront.