Ariaya

Aug 29, 2025 - Given the current state of mail, if you are not in the US, please let me know if you did not receive a swap from me and I'll resend. I've had 50/50 luck on sending and receiving non-US swaps.

I'm an avid craft-a-holic, or so I'm told. I'll try most crafts at least once, and hang on to the ones I really enjoy. I love junk journaling, mail art, zines, reading, cooking, and just about every kind of fiber and fabric art. I'm starting to experiment more with drawing, painting and mixed media and I'm really enjoying that too! I'm also learning to play the piano.

Favorite themes

• dragonflies
• Winnie the Pooh
• fantasy
• mythology & folklore (especially Scandinavian, British, or Welsh themed, but all are awesome)
• spirituality in general
• plants & flowers (abstract or realistic)
• druid or pagan spirituality
• witchy aesthetic
• Super heroes (preference to women or PoC heroes)
• Abstract and macro photography
• Rainbows
• LGBTQI+ positive stuff
• Strong women and women standing up for themselves
• Gender bending of fiction tropes & characters
• Geeky pop culture - Marvel, Wonder Woman, Star Trek, Star Wars
• D&D, Daggerheart, & other TTRPGs
• bad a** women
• Jungian Psychology & Play Therapy

Music

Music varies with my mood ... anything from folk, to soft rock to country. Hard Rock, Rap and techno are generally not on my 'listen to' list, but there are definate exceptions to that!

• ABBA
• The Beatles
• Peter Hollens
• Acoustic & Acapella folk music
• Musical soundtracks
• S.J. Tucker
• Damh the Bard
• Hamilton Musical & musicals in general
• Kacey Musgraves

Movies

I like movies and TV Shows that are fun and entertaining. Movies especially are an escape are an escape.

• The Hobbit / Lord of the Rings
• Black Panther
• Wonder Woman
• Antman
• All the Marvel movies
• Star Wars (yes, all of them)

TV Shows

• Dr Who (all generations. Tom Baker, Matt Smith, and Jodie Whittaker are my favorite doctors)
• Mythbusters (Build team all the way!)
• How it's made
• British Bake Off
• Nailed it
• Murdoch Mysteries
• Hilda
• Queer Eye
• Star Trek

Current crafty interests

• junk journaling
• Crochet
• knitting
• spinning yarn
• digital illustration & design
• journaling
• fountain pens

Stuff I like to get

• ATCs of any kind - digital, mixed media, drawn, painted, collaged, whatever
• Zines of all kinds
• Journals & journaling supplies (My journals are often 5"x8" or 13cm x 20.5cm. I also have smaller journals.)
• Junk Journaling backgrounds, printables, and ephemera (I love vintage stuff as well as printables)
• blank postcards and notecards
• bookmarks (especially handmade or created - digital art is appreciated)
• Washi & journaling stickers in the themes above
• doilies, lace, paper napkins for junk journaling
• sheet music
• book pages
• knitting and/or crochet supplies (nothing scratchy, but all sizes of yarn are appreciated)
• stitch markers in general colors or above themes
• something from your homeland or culture that I can use
• bowls (small ones for serving toppings are great too!)
• Pagan altar items or spell components
• minatures or toys for SandTray therapy
• anything handmade

My preference is for things that are useful, but I also love physical mail.

Stuff I don't want

• Lavender or anything with eggs (I'm allergic)
• Scratchy Acrylic yarns (acrylic blends are okay as long as they are soft)
• Wall Art
• AI Art