ByJQ

Hi there!

I am:

• a wife and a mother to 4 boys (from 20, 11, 10, and 2)

• a Virgo, Taurus rising, Scorpio moon

• a creative soul with a timid confidence in the output of said creativity

• a lover of calm and peace and love (good vibes... that sort of thing)

• a lover of outside (started with the beach as a kid and now learning to love the forest as thats what is in my backyard)

• an avid sports watcher - football, basketball, baseball, etc. ESPN is my go-to channel for background noise. :)

I love:

• good music (country, reggae, old rock, classical)

• when my kids are laughing

• being alone

• herb(s)

• the moon

• Bud Light and Southern Comfort

• the Georgia Bulldogs, the Jacksonville Jaguars, the New England Patriots, the Boston Red Sox, and the Boston Celtics

I dabble. I love to learn new things.

These are my current interests:

• developing a daily creative habit

• sketching

• learning to dye fabric and paper using plants

• exploring my inner witch (working on a new Book of Shadows type journal - size A5, making a ritual space in the forest, moon magick, gemstones, candles)

• planner/ calendar decorating 😁 I don't have much to plan but I love to visit my calendar each day with stickers! I love stickers!

These are interests that I keep going back to every once in while:

• sewing

• upcycling for said sewing

• paper crafting

• art journaling

• mixed media art

• jewelry making

• crochet

TRAVEL NOTEBOOK info: I have an Erin Condren leather folio thing. At this time I have several types of A5 notebooks in there. I am making my own calendar/bujo/art journal/book of shadows mish mash for 2019!!! Yay for fun!

• a zipper pencil pouch - not back to school but boho cute. ♡

• anything that I can add to my Book of Shadows journal (size A5). Especially related to the moon, Pachamama, or Virgo.

• prayer flags that I can hang in my forest spiritual space

• sage, palo santo, loose herbs or resins for smudging. charcoal disks

• small mortar and pestle

• gnomes or mushrooms for my forest gardens

• anything related to the moon or moon phases

• anything related to herbs (cannabis included)

• dangly charms and such for my travelers notebooks really want these

• stationery - loose sheets or letter sets, note cards, envelopes

• stickers

• postcards (store bought or handmade)

• wax for sealing

• an inkwell/pen holder for my dip pen

• ink samples (for dip pen or fountain pens)

• fun shaped paper clips

• labels to use for addressing envelopes

• I love to try all kinds of teas.(My kiddos love Earl Grey)

• tarot cards or oracle cards

• dreadlock beads

• A5 or smaller size booklets for my traveler journals (homemade would be wonderful)

• anything with gnomes or mushrooms on it (stamped images, die cuts, etc.)

• fabric of all sorts!!
  *scraps in fun designs or colors and/or fun textures always welcome

• tid bits (or larger) that I can dye with plants: *natural fibers such as silk, wool, cotton, hemp, linen, etc. *fabric, thread, yarn, handmade paper

MOST SMELLY THINGS GIVE ME HEADACHES

The exception to that is herbal type smells (lavender, rosemary, etc) or vanilla. These I can handle if they aren't too strong. Thank you for considering this before you mail. ♡♡

I like to re-use things... especially packaging. If you receive an envelope that you can tell has been previously used - please don't be offended. Its my little effort to help our Mother Earth.

Also - feel free to message me if there is an issue with a swap. I am happy to communicate and definitely willing to re-send, if sufficient time has passed. I'm easy going... I promise. :)