Comment: Thank you! So sorry for the delay in rating!

Comment: I loved your journal! It's quite apocalypse-y. Made me smile :)

Comment: Taija, I love my little Sipulikollo! It is absolutely gorgeous and I would give you 100 hearts if that were possible! I love the story too! Hugs from Alaska, Sherry

Comment: Thank you for the great package. I absolutely love the post cards. I can not get non-tourist cards in my area. The return address lables are so cute and I am looking forward to using the rubber stamp. The other items will come in handy as I write to my list of college students. Thanks again I love it all. <3

Comment: Very lovely, thank you! Karolina

Comment: I love this ATC so much, Taija! You are a wonderful artist; thank you for sharing some of your original art with me...you really tapped into the essence of the Victorian mourning obligation!

Comment: Very cool stuff! Thanks so much!

Comment: Such a wonderful package! I love the felt Day of the Dead skull - and that's coming up as Halloween in the US so I can wear this in the run-up to our holiday! Thank you.

Comment: You decided on an awsome image for the envi. I really like it and of cause the felt in it.^^

Comment: Thank you for the 2 very special cross stitch patterns. Yes, I already have plans for both pieces. Happy swapping

Comment: Wonderful zine - I love both your doodles(/sketches) & notes. Your artwork is awesome! Thanks for a great swap. :)

Comment: Love it. Love your drawing style too.

Comment: I love your doodles! What a marvelous zine. Thank you so much for sharing :)

Comment: What a beautiful piece. I love it so & will add it to my wall of Mail Art. Thank you!

Comment: WOW!! I love my swap package, thank you thank you thank you! The pens of course (yay!), all the little crafting bits and ephemera that are *so* well tailored to me, the homemade stickers... Oh, did you alter the MLP in the photo? It's so cool! But the best thing (ever!) is the ATC. I mean, it's Princess Peach, it's xstitch *and* it's freaking glow-in-the-dark!! Its awesomeness defies description. The goal for this swap was "to promote a minor seizure of happiness". Yes. Mission accomplished.

Comment: I totally love your style! My boyfriend and I will plant the art items this weekend...the knitted tags are so amazing I will have to force myself to let go of them, the stickers are adorably quirky/fun, and the wishing stars are a great idea. Thanks so much for a great swap!

Comment: Thank you for the fantastic matchbox!!! It was full of so many incredible items, I LOVE it!! I received the embroidery package about 4 days before the matchbox so I was waiting each day with anticipation knowing it would be there soon :) Thank you so much, I thoroughly enjoyed everything ♥

Comment: Sorry for the delay in rating you. Thankyou, I love your zine pages (and the cute little cloud!) and really enjoyed reading what you wrote =)

Comment: I absolutely love your pages, so original and fun! I love your style! Thank you so much :)

Comment: I so enjoyed your zine pages! They are very creative.

Comment: I love these! Your little monster not wanting to go through the maze was hilarious :) Thank you so much! I also love your list of things to do on a rainy day, good ideas!

Comment: I adore your chunky book page ! You put so much work in it ! Thank you !

Comment: I just love my spider stuffie!! Thanks so much!!

Comment: Very interesting bands, thank you! :)

Comment: Wow, what a great package! I just love the handbill and the mermaid embryo is very creepy cool. Thank you so much!!

Comment: The pocket protector monsters are the cutest things ever, they are so soft!!! The birth certificate and their story are just amazing. Thank you so much!!!

Comment: Absolutely beautiful mermaid. Fabulous art doll!

Comment: i seriously LOVED your zine and am kind of jealous of your awesome layout. what program do you use?!? p.s- your note made me laugh, anyone on here who takes swap deadlines that seriously is psychotic

Comment: I LOVE my little jellyfish! The colors are all of my favorites! It definitely brightened my day - thanks!!! :)

Comment: Thank you for the card, it was very good. :) Many thanks.

Comment: Those are REEAAALLLY cool ATC's! They are my favorite so far!! Thank you so much! ^.^

Comment: These are really awesome, and I love how they look. Thank you so much!

Comment: You put a lot of effort in this package thank you!I sometimes do keychains with jewlery material and totally understand how hard it is^^ thanks for this wonderfull surprise!

Comment: Undoubtedly the BEST and most favorite ATC I've received in this series!! It's perfect, wonderful zetti! LOVE it! Keep it up! :OD

Comment: I love the zine...Thanks...

Comment: Your zine rules, really made my day, loved reading through it, it's my new fave zine, shall cherish it. I shall send you my zine for this swap so you can see what I produced, hopefully you will enjoy it. ^_^ Btw, I love Tokyo Gore Police! Ever see Meatball Machine, Strange Circus, or Uzumaki? The snail from Tokyo Gore police reminds me a bit of Uzumaki (aka Spiral), if you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. RESPONSE: Yes, Chavv, or Charlie is my cohabiting boyfriend, well, a wee bit more than a boyfriend, we've been together for 11+ yrs. ;) Btw, I never rate under just for tardiness, it's the quality of the work from a swap. Your zine was wonderful! :)

Comment: I liked your Zetti Mermaid ATC, i thought it was very zetti!! I had never done Zetti before either, I enjoyed making mine also and will have to try more zettis!!

Comment: Beautiful! My shrine arrived just perfect. You had that thing packed like crazy. :) I can tell you put a lot of time into this piece. I love all the beadwork. Thank you so much for a lovely swap and for communicating well with me.

Comment: Thanks for the lovely odd little monster who my partner has named Nutchuck. I really love the little story you wrote too :)

Comment: Thank you Taija, for the great atc! I had no idea what to expect, but I absolutely love how you interpreted the theme. Very creative thank you!

Comment: Pardon my Finnish, but this was fucking brilliant. The spiral folder bit and the collage of words pics and drawings. Very old school punk rawk. A++

Comment: Thank you so much. I loved everything and the candy was great.

Comment: Thanks for sharing your zine with me. :)

Comment: well.. i do really love this card - but very dark!! A bit scary!! Wow - what imagination though!

Comment: I love your ATC! Your drawing is great. I need to figure out the best way to show it off! Thank you so much.

 

Comment: love LOVE it!

Comment: Thank you so much for the wonderful swap! I just love the hand drawn mermaid and the hand carved stamp. Beautiful! I like everything you sent and will use it all. :) The envelope is cute too. I received your package yesterday and it got here so quickly from overseas! Thanks again, great job!

Comment: So cute! Thank you so much.

Comment: Thanks for the cute insect ATC!

Comment: What a neat journal! Thanks! It was so fun to read and I love your illustrations - you are very talented. :)

Comment: Can I please tell you how much I love this doll? I love it! She's super cute, thank you!!!

Comment: I loved everything from the orange envelope to the rubber stamp! The zines were so great and that is such a cool ATC!! haha, I really like your handwriting too! Thanks

Comment: Great little zines and ATC (I pick up metal rings offa the ground on a daily basis), and many thanks for the Moomin items! I love Snufkin the best, and am oddly fascinated by the Hattifattners. :0) :0)

 

Comment: Thank you for the lovely zine and a new Finland stamp to add to my collection!!

Comment: What a sweet little zine! I hope you dont have to move again for a while :-)

Comment: i really loved the mermaid and seahorses-it is really special-you are very talented-thanks so much!!!!

Comment: Great illustrations and I appreciate that you wrote in English...great job all around. You should join http://wemakezines.ning.com/ to get more ideas and trade with others. ^_^

Comment: I received my mermaid today and I was totally blown away! She is absolutely lovely- Thank you so much...so very pretty!

Comment: Great mini-zine, and awesome for your first! Enjoyed it

Comment: loved your 'zine :) I also found out about 'zines through riot grrrl. I was 15 and moody and listening to a lot of Bikini Kill. I made my own 'zine until I was 18. Now ten years later I have started listening to Bikini Kill again (and Bratmobile) and making 'zines. Are you at all interested in pen-palling? PM me if you are. The Hotel New Hampshire is one of my all time favorites, too!

Comment: love it love it!! :D Great drawings too!! I hope to see your 'zine in future swaps :)

Comment: AHHH! I love your drawings! This is so great!

Comment: So cute...keep on writing ^_^.

Comment: I love your pets! lol Too cool. Thanks for all the great stuff. Loved the pics!

Comment: Waaaah, you sent me one of the best swap packages I ever got! Thank you so much for the cute little mugs & the lovely Moomin items :) All your future swap partners will be as happy as I am now, you're great! Thanks again! I would give you 1000 hearts!

Comment: Thank you for the snail mail and surprise inside :)

Comment: Thanks for the music all the way from Finland! I liked it all - the package, the music, and your notes.