EJ1981

13 August 2009 - My little girl has arrived! She was born five days early, on 07.08.09 at 10.32pm, weighing 7lb exactly and measuring at 52cm. We named her Mia Eden. I am so in love with her! So while I'm adjusting to mummyhood, I'll be absent for swaps for a while. Once Mia and I settle into a routine together, I'll be back again!

29 July 2009 - Well, it's only 2 weeks until the due date of my baby rolls around, so for now, I am not signing up for any swaps - as I'm not certain I'd be able to commit to them (I'm hoping bubs wants to arrive a little early!). I'll still be checking out swap-bot every day while I can, but if I disappear for a while, then you all know why! I hope to be back as soon as possible, but as this is my first baby and I have no idea what to expect, it may be a couple months before I'm in rotation again. But I will definitely be back! :)

07 March 2009 - Just a note to say that I'm scaling back on my swaps a bit, as my husband and I are super busy getting the house and nursery ready in time for when bubs arrives - there's so much to be done! Once everything settles down, I'll be right back into it, I promise!

Hey there! I'm Ebony, a 27 year old Australian female. I'm very happily married to my wonderful husband, and now we have our first baby on the way, due in mid-August 2009! It's so exciting! We also have two very cheeky dogs and two cats (but secretly, between you and me, I'm much more of a dog person!). I lived in Japan for a year from mid-2006 to mid-2007 so I love anything with a Japanese / Asian theme. I love anything creative, but my biggest passions are scrapbooking, cardmaking, ATC's, cooking and penpalling.

• ATC's
• Skinny's - I am just new to these!
• Altered Art - my latest obsession!
• Journalling / Journal jars - I have just completed my first and cannot wait to start journalling!
• Penpalling
• Paper Bag Albums
• Altered board books
• Cooking / Baking
• Off-the-page books
• Mini Albums
• Scrapbooking

My favourite themes for swapping are as follows:

• Vintage
• Colours (faves listed below)
• Birds
• Owls
• Japan
• Retro
• Cupcakes
• Wedding
• Girly / Pretty
• Holidays
• Flowers
• Bling
• Oriental
• Kawaii
• Shabby chic
• Nautical
• Paris
• New York
• Rainbows
• Butterflies

Include:

• PURPLE!!!
• Pink
• Red
• Black
• Brown
• Yellow
• Orange
• Grey
• Aqua
• Green
• Metallics

• ATC's
• Bling
• Owls
• Scrapping supplies (esp. ribbons!)
• Glitter
• Birds
• Chocolate
• Skulls
• Nailpolish
• Funky pens
• Memo notes
• Foreign candy
• Altered matchboxes
• Hand cream
• Buttons
• Paper flowers
• Acrylic stamps
• Coloured Inks
• Coloured Sharpie markers
• Board books
• ANY Tim Holtz products!

• Anything orange flavoured
• Cheap make up (I have very sensitive skin)
• Stickers
• Cats
• Sloppy seconds - I put a lot of effort into my crafts, and also a lot of thought into any extras I send, so it's not very nice to receive a package filled with another persons scraps.

• Ribbons and lace of any length and colour
• Brads
• Childrens board books to alter
• Coloured Sharpie markers
• International cookbooks
• Cooking utensils, cookie cutters, etc.
• Journalling tags
• Charms
• Scrapbooking papers
• Glitter
• Letter tiles, such as Scrabble, etc.
• Foreign chocolate
• Used postage stamps
• Paper flowers
• Acrylic stamps
• Embossing supplies
• Buttons of all shapes and colours
• Funky gel pens (I esp. love the glittered ones!)
• Memo notes
• Metal embellishments
• Chipboard
• Filled matchboxes
• Whimsy jars
• Journals of any kind
• Anything Tim Holtz!
• Address labels (I have no idea how to make my own!)
• Clear ATC sleeves
• Vintage ephemera - ie. old tickets, maps, dictionary pages, old book/foreign language papers, etc.

I will always send my swaps before the deadline, and if for whatever reason I'm running behind, I will communicate with you to let you know. If you haven't received a swap from me in the mail, please contact me before you give me negative feedback, as sometimes I don't trust Australia Post!!! I put a lot of effort into the things I swap, and I do expect the same in return, as it's only fair.

I rate quickly and fairly, and I give hearts according to the level of effort put into the swap. I don't think it's fair for swaps to be rated on extras. If an extra is relevant to the swap, or if I think it is something my partner will like (I always read my partners profile), I'll send it, but I can't always do this and nor do I think others should.

As well as group swaps, I'm more than happy to participate in private swaps of any creative kind - so if you're interested, let me know! :)