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ariestess

ariestess
Date Joined: January 25, 2012
Last Online: October 31, 2024
Birthday: December 4, 1969
Country: United States
The Dark Avalon Scrolls
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On Time Zones

Because it has become an issue recently, I must add this information: I live in the Puget Sound region of Washington State. That puts me in the Pacific Standard/Daylight Timezone, aka PST/PDT.

When I send out a swap, I send it by 11:59pm in MY timezone, which is also the Swap-Bot timezone.

I don't cater to anyone else's timezone. As long as the swap is sent out and marked as sent by the end of the day in my timezone, it's still listed as sent on time, as this is the way it was explained to me when I joined Swap-Bot back in 2012.

If this is an incorrect way of going about sending out swaps, I request that people link me to the section of the rules/FAQs where it says otherwise. Until then, this is the way I will continue to operate with my swaps.

On Communication & Swaps

On Sending Swaps

I press "sent" when I put the item in my mailbox or drop it off at the post office down the street. This sometimes means that I have missed the day's pickup, which means it'll go out the following day. I do try to take holidays and weekends into account when sending items out.

If you should receive a swap from me that's marked postage due, please PM me and let me know how much was owed and your paypal address, and I'll refund it to you.

On Rating Swaps

I admit I've been slow in getting some ratings done in the past. The issues that predicated that should be dealt with now, so I will rate as quickly as I can upon receiving your swap.

I DO consider the send by date a requirement to getting a "5" on a swap. This is how it was explained to me when I first joined this site, and it's how I've always worked with my ratings. For further information, please see below on how communication can adjust this.

On Communication

I'm BIG on communication. If I'm going to be late with a swap, I will PM you [and usually the swap coordinator, as well] with an ETA of when it will be sent, as well as once I've actually sent it. If I have tracking on a package for you, I'll PM you with that information, as well.

If you communicate with me that your swap will be late before the deadline, I'm usually quite good about still giving you a "5" if you keep up with your end of the bargain and send by your revised send date. If you don't communicate with me before the deadline, I don't know that there may be extenuating circumstances, so I will rate accordingly.

About Me

The short version

Dyke. Pagan. Pet lover. Writer. Creatrix.

The long version

I was born on 4 December 1969, which makes me a Sagittarius with Libra moon & Scorpio ascendant. But I was born like 3-odd weeks early, or so I'm told, so I need to look into the variations for a cusping Capricorn yet. At 10 years old, I knew I was at least bisexual, and that there was more for me than conventional Christianity. So eventually I came out to my family: In 1994 as a pagan & in 1995 as a lesbian. I interchangeably call myself either pagan or witch, and follow an eclectic solitary tradition. Despite the "chic-ness" of how it sounds, mine is a rather personalized path, currently more fluid than rigid, and will quite possibly stay that way. I've come to feel that life is more fluid than rigid, so I believe it's better to 'go with the flow' than try to hold back the flood.

I currently live in a fabulous house in the Puget Sound area with my partner and our good friend, as well as 4 cats. We've nicknamed our house "3 Dogs House" and all have nicknames :: I am Spotty, my partner is Doggie, and our friend is Soggy.

I have been writing in one form or another since I was about 7yo. Writing is in my blood; I can't NOT do it. Primarily I write poetry, fanfiction and original fiction, though I am known to dabble in meta from time to time.

I like a little bit of everything, but I'm seriously opinionated. I can be very silly...or very serious.

If you have a question, ask. Depending on how personal it is, I may answer it or I may not.

On Christmas & Easter

As stated above, I am pagan. While I primarily celebrate Yule and the Spring Equinox/Ostara, I am happy to receive swap items that are related to Christmas and Easter, provided they aren't religious in nature.

If you have questions about any other holidays, please feel free to PM me about it.

Favorite Crafts

  • crochet
  • cross stitch
  • scrapbooking
  • doodling
  • painting
  • making cards
  • iris fold
  • beading
  • jewelry making
  • making candles
  • making spa goodies

Favorite Colors

  • purple
  • pink
  • black
  • silver
  • copper
  • jewel tones

Things I Collect

  • donkeys
  • sea glass
  • lighthouses
  • bottles of water

    I have a good-sized collection of bottles of water collected from various places around the world. I use these in some of my rituals, and love to add to my collection.

  • harbor seals
  • hyenas
  • african painted dogs
  • snakes

    Main favorites :: eastern/western diamond back rattlesnakes, black mambas, king cobras, & aruba island rattlesnakes

Things I Love To Get

  • anything from my collections above
  • anything purple [bonus points if it's sparkly]
  • fun postcards
  • stickers
  • fun note cards to use
  • fun stationery to use
  • pens & markers [I prefer 0.5mm or fine point pens]
  • fun little stuff to put in my bujo
  • yarns of all types
  • Disney stuff [especially Eeyore, Princess & the Frog, & Moana]
  • Miyazaki stuff [especially My Neighbor Totoro & Kiki's Delivery Service]
  • Don Bluth movies
  • coloring books
  • little toys & trinkets
  • silly putty
  • stuffed animals
  • toys & treats for my cats
  • candy

    prefer dark chocolate to milk or white chocolate, UNLESS it's good Swiss-type milk chocolate

    PLEASE NO FOODS WITH ASPARTAME, NUTRASWEET, AMINOSWEET, NEOTAME, OR PHENYLALANINE. I am highly allergic.

  • Kinder Egg toys

    The whole, unopened eggs themselves are illegal in the US, but I love collecting and making the toys. I won't honestly miss the chocolate all that much.

Things I Do Not Want

For the most part, if you send me something that meets swap requirements, but I can't use personally, it will go into a bin I have of "pay it forward" items that are used for other swaps or just to send to people randomly.

That being said, there are some very specific things that I absolutely DO NOT WANT.

PLEASE NO FOODS WITH ASPARTAME, NUTRASWEET, AMINOSWEET, NEOTAME, OR PHENYLALANINE. I am highly allergic.

  • Makeup of any kind -- I don't wear it and won't use it
  • Perfumes of any kind -- Strong smells can trigger migraines
  • Obvious junk/trash -- If you wouldn't be happy to receive it or display it publicly, then neither will I

The ABCs of Me...

This is by no means complete, so I'll be updating with time as things change.

  • A :: apples, avocado, arrow motifs, animals, ASL, astrology, African painted dogs, Avalon, Atlantis, Arthurian legend, anise, ameythyst

  • B :: bats, bagels, bananas, birds of prey, beluga whales, big cats, ballet, black, bottles of water [see "Things I Collect" for more info], bisexuality, Beltane, bindrunes

  • C :: cats, crochet, carrots, crickets, coloring, coloring books [kids or adults], candy, copper [color & metal], cross stitch, card making, comparative religion studies, curling, Christ mythos [emphasis on the Gnostic interpretations], candles, crows

  • D :: Dutch Bros, donkeys, dilly beans, dyeing my hair, doodling, diving, dogs, dachshunds, daisies, dark chocolate, Disney stuff [especially Eeyore, Princess & the Frog, & Moana], Damien [the series], Don Bluth movies, docks

  • E :: elk [esp Roosevelt elk, aka yellow butts], earthworms, etymology, egrets, eagles, essential oils

  • F :: fairies, fingerspelling, fish, fruit, fans, flowers, frogs, fawns, fog, foxes, fire, fables, fanfiction

  • G :: ghost stories, ghosts, gravy, geese, grapes, gray, Greece [& all things Greek], Greek mythology, Gnosticism, Glastonbury Tor, gargoyles, Gargoyles [the animated series]

  • H :: harbor seals, hyenas, history, hockey, honey, Hamilton

  • I :: icicles, indigo, ink, icebergs, ice cream, iris fold, Imbolc

  • J :: juice, jellybeans, jetboat tours, jellyfish, jaguars, juniper, jawbreakers [candy], jewel tones, Judas Iscariot [Gnostic interpretation]

  • K :: kingfishers, kittens, kangaroos, kitchen witchery, knowledge, Kinder Egg toys [not the candy, just the toys]

  • L :: lighthouses, labrador retrievers, learning, liver, lavender, love, lesbianism, lions, licorice, laughing, lakes, Lammas, Litha

  • M :: music, Mary Magdalene [Gnostic interpretation], magic, marionberries, mountains, mice, monkeys, musicals, moon magic, moon [all phases], The Morrigan, Morgan le Fay, Mother Earth, maple syrup, mail, Miyazaki movies [esp My Neighbor Totoro & Kiki's Delivery Service], Mabon

  • N :: night, nature, notebooks, numbers [4, 9, 13, & 44 especially], numerology, noodles, nuts, narwhals, nymphs, Native American/First Nations mythology

  • O :: obsidian, oceans, owls, orchids, olives, octopi, Once Upon a Time, oak trees, occult, orchestral music, Ostara, Oregon

  • P :: pickles, PURPLE, pink, pinnipeds, painting, postcards, pens [fine point 0.5mm or finer preferred], Pentel RSVP fine point pen [purple or black ink], pigs, peas, pizza, peace, piano, pagan, peaches, plums, poetry, peppers, Pacific Ocean, phoenixes, poultry, penguins, pyramids, pudding, psychometry, piano, pasta, photography, puddles, puppies, posies, pansies

  • Q :: quietude, quills, quivers, quotes, quartz, quinoa, quesadillas

  • R :: rabbits, rivers, ratties, red, rye bread, reading, rock collecting, rain, rubies, rice, roses, robins, Regina Mills, Robin Hood, rainy days, ravens, rituals, recipes, Raggedy Ann & Raggedy Andy, Redwoods, runes

  • S :: selkies, seas, seals, swimming, synchronized swimming, Shakesepeare, songbirds, silver, sea glass, snakes [especially eastern/western diamond back rattlesnakes, black mambas, king cobras, & aruba island rattlesnakes, aka the hotter the better], stickers, stationery, silly putty, stuffed animals, soap making [glycerin only], stones, singing, shells, sharks, smiles, stars, spiders, sand, Samhain, salmon, spirituality

  • T :: Thera, Tsagaglalal [She Who Watches], trees, tigers, twinkies, toys for my cats, tacos, tea, tomatoes, tomato juice, thunder, thunderstorms, teddy bears, talismans, tarot, tarantulas, tranquility, turtles, tortoises, Tillamook Lighthouse, Tillamook Creamery [ice cream & cheese]

  • U :: unicorns, umbrellas, the universe, the Umbra, underdogs, unity, Umpqua Lighthouse, Umpqua ice cream

  • V :: variety, vaginas, velvet, violet, vipers, vegetables, volcanos, violins, valleys, voodoo, variegated yarn, visionaries, violets, viridian

  • W :: water, winter, West Coast, Washington state, Wisconsin, Wisconsin River, whales, wells, wishes, witches, watermelon, writing, whiskers, wizards, waffles, windmills, wolves, women, wings, webs, woods, wanderlust, wildflowers, wax, waves, wading, wind, Wicca

  • X :: Xena: Warrior Princess, xylophones, xylitol [alternative to aspartame]

  • Y :: yams, yo-yo, yarn, Yule, yoga, yogurt, Yaquina Bay Lighthouse, Yaquina Head Lighthouse

  • Z :: zebras, zippers, zodiac, zen, Zentangle, zaftig

Bad Apples

Welp, I used to have this section for bad traders, flakes, and non-raters, but suddenly it's disappeared on me when I was trying to update it. At this point, I'm not going to try to go back and figure out it again, as I'd archived all of the older swaps once I'd added the people here, but I'll just start over again and add people here as I need to...

Ratings

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Comment: Thank you thank cute Halloween card stuffed with stickers and your note. I won't be home to pass out candy, but we're lucky if we get any. My brother will be home with ma so maybe they'll hand out some candy. We have a bit I haven't opened yet just in case, but I won't be heartbroken if I end up eating the Reece's!
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Comment: Thanks for sharing! Trips to see family can be so fun!
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Comment: Congratulations on finishing this list!!!! Amazing job with all you were able to accomplish. And it sounds like an amazing way to end it with that trip. Cheers to you!!! :-)
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Comment: Great photos! Glad you got to catch up with your family! Sounds like a great September :)
sgjolinar rated for WC ~ Sept Stocking Stuffer 2024 on Oct 3, 2024
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Comment: SOOOOON!!!! <3
PrairieKittin rated for WC ~ 4 Found elementals on Oct 2, 2024
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Comment: Awesome!! The rock and the shell are gorgeous! I love everything in here. Thanks also for the tea and the little frame. Perfect size for zentangling.
Response: I've had that frame for a bit, but it never felt like it was "mine", so I patiently kept it aside until it said it wanted to go home.
DaisyNY rated for TUT ~ It's a String Thing #027 on Oct 1, 2024
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Comment: I haven't been able to find this yet, but I know you're a reliable sender, so I'm assuming that it was sent.
Kaytee2678 rated for My Playlist in July 2024 on Sep 25, 2024
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krspellman rated for SWAPS Dear Summer Diary on Sep 25, 2024
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Comment: thank you so much, I have your book and look forward to reading through it. :-)
kssunlover1947 rated for ZZ ~ Twinchie PC August 2024 on Sep 24, 2024
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Comment: Thank you for the card you sent. I will enjoy working on it to pass it on in the next round.
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Comment: Thanks for this fun zine to add to and pass forward. And thanks for doing part of my page for me. I love that you were so into it, that you didn't stop. It made my additions easy, and kitty corner to the page I have done before. Hugs from Alaska, Sherry
Response: When I realized what I'd done, I paused for a minute like "Shoot! Now what?" But then I just shrugged and was like "I'll leave a note for who takes that page next" and just continued. LOL
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Comment: Thanks for sending me this one to add t and send on. Hope you are having a wonderful fall! Hugs from Alaska, Sherry
Catt007 rated for ESG: My Favorite Photo - August on Sep 17, 2024
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Comment: Sorry for being slow to rate, looks like you had a lovely time and I love the Linus photo. ๐Ÿ˜บ
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Comment: Thanks for the photos, looks like a lovely time with your family
QuinGem rated for ESG: My Favorite Photo - August on Sep 12, 2024
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Comment: Thanks for sharing some of your reunion pictures!
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Comment: Thank you! I love butterflies too!
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Comment: Thank you! I'll do my part, then send it home. This was a fun series. Thank you for participating!
Response: It was a lot of fun!
DaisyNY rated for TUT~ It's a String Thing! #245 on Sep 1, 2024
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Comment: Thank you for the nice card.
DaisyNY rated for ZEN USA ~ Number 1 ATC on Sep 1, 2024
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Comment: The one with the neon green background - if Zentangle cards can be said to have a background - is particularly cool looking. Thanks!
Response: I wanted to play with color in this one ...and these just worked together somehow. I love how it turned out.
PrairieKittin rated for Tea and Tangle on Aug 30, 2024
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Comment: Thank you! I love the way you do paradox. I'm keeping the tea for cold season.
Response: With this particular string, I always do double paradox in the upper 2 spots, usually attempting the whole mirror image effect, so it looks this way.

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Comments

heliogal on Oct 26, 2024:

Hi Airestess thank you so much for the wonderful mail with the great washi and the Halloween sticker from Dutch Bros. So much fun to get!!!! This was for the Swaps in USA September WTA. Thank you again it was great to get everything!!

9O96O on Sep 18, 2024:

Thank you for contributing to my twinchie pass & paste postcard. I like the zentangle pattern. It arrived home this week. Here's what the finished PC looks like:

MisplacedfromPA on Aug 20, 2024:

What a perfect selection for me for the WTA Swaps in the USA. Camping. I live in the woods so they are absolutely what I need and will use. Thank you so very much.

tcornell on May 18, 2024:

Thank you for the fun package of goodies that you sent me for the Swaps In The USA April WTA! I love everything <3

Frodogaggins on Jan 19, 2024:

Dragon Appreciation Day profile decoration QUICK

nancylee on Jan 17, 2024:

Dragon Appreciation Day profile decoration QUICK

Thanks for joining

RiverTopanga on Aug 16, 2023:

Thank you so much for the fun cat and dog stickers... never thought to put sunglasses on our cats so many years ago! I love the colorful butterflies... and I haven't seen those owl stickers for a long time - they always make me smile ๐Ÿ˜ƒ The postcard is great, too! I know it's strange, but I thought of apples first when I saw your Washington address ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ Thank you for the fun WTA envie, it's wonderful.

CraftyMommaonaBUDGET on Aug 2, 2023:

Thank you so much for the Starbucks Layla and I love Starbucks!!!

yvonne401 on Jul 7, 2023:

Sent your Swaps in the U.S.A. June WTA today.

Blessings,

Yvonne

myancey on Mar 14, 2023:

Could u pls leave me a rating for alphabet songs -b? Thanks so much. Have a good day !

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