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Hi guys, apologies for being away for soooooo long, have had a lot going on, so I'm going to try an catch up on messages etc. and ease my way back in to swapping!!! Have missed the bot and all ye guys loads!!!!! xXx

Waiting on a private swap from @ladywolfsong since March 2011 :(

Awaiting a group tag from @FragileBystander for the August (2011) Goodies Giveaway Tag in the ~All You Can Eat group

06 October 2011: RAKs sent to @heidiling @kayleena @darkshines & @JessicaH2H

Hot Chocolate TAG sent to @kmug too!!

10/10/11 Dead Heads and Screme eggs sent to @Miabiff DESPERATELY SEEEKING: Scraps/ Small pieces of winter/Christmas themed fabrics to make small quilts for my sprogs!! PM me if you can help, and we can set up a private swap! xXx

Hi, thanks for stopping by. Hope you are well today!

I'm Gilly, 26 and from Ireland. Here are some facts to get to know me better.

I am:

~ a Mum to the two most amazing little sprogs on the planet, Dylan 5 and Arabella, 9 months

~ a baker and home-maker: I love trying new recipes, and will try anything once

~ a collector: I adore pigs, penguins, flamingos, cupcakes, hot chocolates from around the world!

~ a Munster rugby fan

~ a fluent Irish speaker

~ a dreamer & a schemer (in a good way, I only have a minor evil streak, I don't let it bubble up often though I promise!)

~ A drinker, but a thinker

~ afraid of the dark, but fearless when it comes to anything else!!

~approachable, outgoing and understanding so feel free to contact me for any reason!!

~ so much more than I can fit in this wee box, and without totally overloading you with me ha ha!!

Me & my sprogs

I just love 'Labyrinth' and anything by Kate Mosse.

My other fave authors include Phillipa Gegory, Patricia Cornwell, Jane Austen, Cathy Kelly, J.K. Rowling, John Grisham, Kate Jacobs and Katie Fjorde.

I adore books with chocolate or cupcakes on the front. I love to pick up and scan baking books so have them littered around the house.

Vintage craft books or books with pink spines I'm trying to collect!!

My fave movie of all time is 'Footloose' But have loads of faves;

All the Disney films especially 'Tarzan'

The Holiday

Family Stone

Four Christmasses (I love Crimbo films!!)

Miracle on 34th Street

Elf

Fred Claus

Human Centipede

Harry Potter (especially Goblet of Fire~ Love Krum!)

LOTR

How to Lose a Guy in 10 days

Princess Bride

An Officer & a Gentleman

My partner tells me I'm a fan of trashy tv but I'll let you judge...

At the mo my favourite show is 'The Great British Bake-Off'

I love property hunting shows like 'Location, Location, Location' I'm a big fan of Kirstie Allsopp, loved her 'Home-made Home' show

My other faves are; ~ Desperate Housewives ~ Next Top Model ~ 4 Weddings ~ Inbetweeners ~ Don't Tell the Bride ~ Drop Dead Diva ~ The Wire ~ Come Dine with Me

Sewing, Knitting, Card-making, Baking

I've recently sewn baby shoes, new lining for an antique moses basket, baby dresses and a mobile.

Have knitted a few country cottages and a baby bonnet...

At the moment I'm embroidering a whole load of napkins for a Spring picnic, would love to personalise them for all my guests so feel free to send me random plain napkins you have lying about!!!

Would love your ideas for homemade Christmas decorations

~ Pigs, penguings & flamingos (I collect anything piggy!!)

~Cupcakes

~Crafting, especially from things I've collected in the woods

~Baking

~Car Boot Sales

~Chocolate ~ White, Plain, Milk, Nutty, Caramelly I love it all!!!! (but hate coffee or alcohol flavoured and can't stand turkish delight, as for mint, it only belongs in toothpaste & gum-Not in chocolate!!...)

~Christmas

~Snow

~ Sylvanian Families ('cos you're never too old...)

~Travelling & languages

~ VW Camper vans/ bus

~Blogging

~ Drinking tea in front of the fire in a thunder storm!!

~reading stories to my little man

~ Pigs: have loved pigs since I was wee and collect kids books starring pigs, ceramic pigs, teddies, homewares, wearables- anything with a pig is fabboo in my book!

~Metal cookie cutters

~ Cupcake things to decorate my kitchen, and anything to decorate cupcakes!!!

~ Sylvanian Families

~ PEZ dispensers

~ Buttons/ ribbons/ fabrics

~Recipes + tutorials (Recently been joining some fun recipe swaps but can't find recipe cards here, instead have been recycling index cards, so would love to receive any blank/written recipe cards!) xXx

I love receiving goodies/treats that I can't get here in Ireland. I'm a big chocky fan and would love to swap for:

• cookie dough tubes (cannot find them anywhere here)

• Pop Tarts

• M&Ms (I can get crispy, original and peanut here)

• Hot chocky sachets

I'm always up for one-on-one swaps if there is anything I can send you from Ireland drop me a pm....

I promise to always send on time and put lots of thought + effort into what I send. I will also always rate positively when I recieve something, and am quite understanding of things getting lost in the post or problems with late postage.

*****************************************I currently have tons of LBs available if anybody would like to recieve some feel free to PM me!!!!*************************************************** Looking forward to swapping with you,

Gilly xXx

I have 2 wee ones at home, and here are some details of things they like. Please don't feel the need to send them anything, unless it's a swap especially for them!!!

Dylan or Sir Dylan of Dundalk, as he likes to be known is 5. He'll be 6 in November and likes all things boyish!! Knights, pirates, cars, trains, lego, PEZ, stickers, art supplies etc ~NO WAR TOYS PLEASE!!

Arabella will be 1 at the end of October. She is a right little madam. Anything pink and cute!! Loves raisins!!!