TheGraceMartin

NOTE - I was just in my post office and was informed that one of our regular postal workers is in India for 3 months and that another left to work somewhere else. This is resulting in some of my mail being delayed. Packages shouldn't be a problem as I have to go in the post office to mail those, but anything that I sent out in my actual mail box might not be sorted for a few days. This is going to affect some postmarks so I wanted to make everyone aware of this. From now on I'll be dropping my mail off at the post office to avoid this, but please keep this in mind when you receive my mail.

Thank you!

Hello! My name is Grace and I am so excited to be a part of the Swap-Bot community.

I am 25 years old and I live just outside of Chicago. I work full-time during the week as a nanny for a family with four little girls, and I also have a part time job on the weekends at a rock 'n' roll general store.

I love writing letters and have quite a few pen pals. I always try to make my letters as beautiful as possible. I'm always looking for new penpals too so just ask if you're interested!

I recently ventured into the world of making ATC's and I'm obsessed! Mine are still rather basic but I am learning and experimenting.

I was also given an envelope press and I have been having a blast making envelopes!

-Alice in Wonderland

-Alphabets

-Audrey Hepburn

-Burlesque

-Caves

-Circus

-Curly Hair

-Daisies

-Doctor Who

-Dragons

-Edgar Allen Poe

-Fairies

-Glitter

-Grace Kelly

-Greek Mythology

-Hanukkah

-Harrison Ford

-The Hobbit

-Lord of the Rings

-Marilyn Monroe

-Music Festivals

-Nail Polish

-Peter Pan

-Pin-Up Girls

-Pirates

-Punk Fashion

-Rainbows

-The Red Hat Society

-Sherlock (BBC)

-Sleeping Beauty

-Smaug the Dragon

-Tattoos

-Tea

-Tolkien

I love animals, and visit The Brookfield Zoo as often as I can. Here are some of my favorite animals! I would be happy to receive any items relating to these creatures:

-Bats

-Elephants

-Flamingos

-Foxes

-Giraffes

-Jack Russell Terriers

-Octopi

-Owls

-Peacocks

-Polar Bears

-Puppies

-Rottweilers

-Tigers

-Wolves

Oh I just adore Marvel. I love the comics, the films, the TV shows... All of it.

My favorite characters are:

Hawkeye

Hulk

Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier

Loki

I also have a tattoo of a quote from Captain America: The Winter Soldier on my right foot

...till the end of the line

I love Halloween and am always, always open to receiving Halloween goodies any time of year!

Anything that fits into a Halloween theme is perfect too.

-Autumn

-Cemeteries

-Day of the Dead

-Disney Villains

-Edgar Allen Poe

-Frankenstein

-Haunted Houses

-Pumpkins

-Skeletons & Skulls

-Tim Burton

-Zombies

I have one dog. Ginger is a Jack Russell Terrier and my best friend. :)

Ginger LOVES treats and anything that squeaks. She is OBSESSED with tennis balls that squeak. She could play fetch all day if we let her and would always be happy to get some new balls in the mail!

If you ever really want to make my day, you can send me a gift certificate to one of my favorite stores!

Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/giftcards/?ref=ftr

Discovery - http://www.discoveryclothing.com/giftcardinterface.htm?roSound=[object+Object]

iTunes - http://store.apple.com/us/personalize/itunes?product=ITUNESGIFTCARDS-101703

Red Bubble - http://www.redbubble.com/gift-certificates/new?ref=global-nav-top

Target - https://www-secure.target.com//c/giftcards/-/N-5xsxu#?lnk=gnav_giftcards

Walmart - http://www.walmart.com/cp/96894

I absolutely love to color and am always on the hunt for fun coloring books!

I am OBSESSED with geometric coloring books and/or mandala coloring books.

I'll be happy with anything though, just take a look at my likes and it shouldn't be hard to find something!

I'm pretty open to anything you want to send me, but I am allergic to pineapple so please save any tea/candy/food/etc. with pineapple in it for someone who will be able to use it. :)

I also don't like SpongeBob Squarepants or any cartoon aimed at adults (Family Guy, The Simpson's, etc...)

I always send my swaps out on time and will message my partner if there's any delay. I won't rate down for a late swap if there is communication before the deadline.