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  1. twilighteyes
    12 Days of Christmas 2017 -- you can also read my answers from Switch Witch and 13 Days of Halloween 2017 in my blog if you want.

    Are you coveting anything currently available from Haus of Gloi?
    I'm super sad that my Rose City pumpkin butter is almost gone (and I don't see it on the site anymore - it was rose and patchouli.)
    * Snow Wolf, Turkish Delight, would love of a sample of Haus Amber and Nefarious Gingerbread Man. (Pumpkin Butter and any of the scrubs.)
    * Pomander, Fir Boughs and Incense, Serenity (butter bombs)
    * Candy Cane, Butterscotch (lip balm)
    * For perfume only, the birthday ambers are on sale and I was wanting to try Amber & Rose, Amber & Incense, or Amber Noir. The Fall Black Musks are killing me, I love black musk. I'm most interested in Black Musk & Nag Champa, Black Musk, Leather & Rose, Black Musk, Anise & Vanilla. I've never smelled their black musk though, so I hope it's good!

    Are you coveting anything from the Paintbox Soapworks update that just happened?
    Sorbetto or bath streusel only: Winter Stories or Figs in Honey. (no lotions or soap please.) I do love her goat milk body cream and wish she would make the lavender honey scented again. There are plenty other of scents on there I'd love too.

    Are you coveting anything from Cocoa Pink?
    - Scent wise: Black, Black Marshmallow, Black Vanilla, Black Velvet, Black Widow, Broomstick, Come-hither, Cozy Blanket, Fear of Ghosts, Genevieve, Lipstick Stains, Marshmallow, Monster in the Walls, Naughty, Sensory Deprivation Tank, Stanley Hotel, The Upside-Down, Vanilla on the Rocks, Vanilla Rose,
    - Product wise: ShampPink shampoo, dermabrasion sample, I'm 29 serum, either the coco mango or the voluptuous body butters, linen spray, sugar scrub. No perfume please.

    How do you feel about pomanders?
    They smell good - I used to make them for people.

    How do you feel about savor soaps?
    No bar soap for me please. I am not really a fan of whipped soap either, but I do like sugar scrubs so I added some of those to my etsy wishlist. I added some whipped soap too, but mostly for the scents that I liked, not for the whipped soap itself.

    Or Perfectly Posh?
    No thank you.

    Do you have feelings about fruitcake? We're talking whiskey soaked homemade fruitcake, not a brick in a festive tin.
    So I've only ever had one fruitcake that I liked -- cherry almond fruitcake (with pears, marzipan, and amaretto.) I usually beg my mom to make me one every year.

    Any strong nail polish and/or makeup preferences?
    I don't usually wear nail polish (except for BPTP polish!) but I have some on my etsy list that changes color (I'm a sucker for color changing things) and I'm really intrigued by ilnp. (Raven, Abyss, Moonstone, Birefringence, Westwing, By Nightfall, Ava, Walking Home, Missed Calls, Deja Vu....) Makeup wise, I only wear prescriptives foundation and powder. I love black eyeliner that won't smudge or smear (I've been using Stila smudge stick and kat von d tattoo liner but both of those still run a little.) I just got two lippies in another swap but I can always use more (light 'blue leaning' plums/rose.) I don't wear brown, yellow, gold, beige, or cream. I'm into silver, black, grey, purple, blue. Sometimes reds/greens but not often. I have a ton of loose eyeshadows but rarely wear them. I could use some good mascara.

    Favorite animals?
    Not in any particular order: Bats, pibbles, friesian horses. Mythological: hippocampus, unicorn, gargoyles/grotesques, toothless.

    Do you have a strong preference for consumables (soaps, candles, food, etc.) over other stuff?
    I have a strong preference for things that are useful as opposed to things that just sit. Games, shirts, foods, yes! (no bar soap please.)

    Would you be interested in Colorpop?
    The only palette that calls to me is the Yin to your yang. For lippies, I like Ice Cube, Sauce, Baewatch (ugh, I hate the name though), and the Amethyst crystal balm. Black eyeliner.

    Would you like any holiday music? if so, do you prefer a CD or MP3?
    No thank you.

    Do you like toffee or fudge?
    Fudge yes, but no nuts or anything in my fudge. Love butterscotch or peanut butter! Plain chocolate is awesome too but my mom makes that, as well as toffee, every year.

    How do you feel about amigurumi (little crochet stuffies...animals, characters, ornaments, etc.)?
    I like them! (We make and sell them on our etsy store.) My most favorite one ever was a pit bull amigurumi that was gifted to me.

    If I were to crochet you something wearable, do you have any preferences? Do you like hats, scarves, gloves, other? And would you prefer something fun and whimsical (e.g. fox face hat or owl mittens), something delicate and pretty (e.g. lacy wraps or scalloped boot cuffs), or just something like a basic, no frills beanie or cowl? Do you have a Ravelry account and a list of favorite patterns?
    I really don't like most crocheted wearables, I prefer knitted. I am on Ravelry as misstwilight and I do have some bundles under my favorites called "make for me." Please don't make anything out of my general favorites.

    What kind of hot drinks do you like, and if tea or coffee or cocoa or cider or alcohol, give specifics?
    Lately I have been mostly using the keurig to make coffee and tea (or using cold brew coffee.) I do have some coffee beans and tea on my amazon "edibles" wishlist. I like black tea, especially flavored or cinnamon, and mint tea - especially with licorice. (I hate chamomile.) I love sweet hard cider, especially JK Scrumpy and Ace's pumpkin cider. Ghiradelli Double Chocolate cocoa and Vosges Parisian drinking chocolate are my favorites. Alcohol wise, I like just about everything but mostly things like amaretto, baileys, kahlua, sinfire, vanilla vodka, marshmallow vodka, etc.

    What kind of candles do you like, scent, etc?
    Vanillas, spices, woodsy, smoky, incense, marshmallow, patchouli, resins, tobacco.

    Mixes or seasonings for the kitchen?
    I'm probably pretty good on spices since I don't cook much.

    What is something new in your life that you wish you had more "things" for?
    Probably my altar. I could use an altar cloth and some other items.

    We do a lot of baking and holiday good ridiculousness around here...house specialties include lebkuchen (flourless, they're mostly nuts, spices, candied fruit), marzipan, butter caramels (flavored or plain), shortbread crisps, and savory cheese shortbread. Any of these sound appealing?
    Nothing with nuts please. (It's a texture thing - I like nut butters though.) We do caramels too but I'd love to taste yours, especially flavored! Mmmm savory cheese!

    What are your top places to get a gift card from?
    ooh, hard to say. Smellies wise: BPAL/BPTP, Moonalisa, Nocturne Alchemy. Food wise: Panera, MOD Pizza, Qdoba/Chipotle, Trader Joes Otherwise: Amazon, Twisted Fiber Art, The Loopy Ewe, Paradise Fibers, Fresh from the Cauldron (etsy), Teeturtle, ThinkGeek, Costco. I'm sure I could think of more but really anywhere would be a treat.

    Which holiday symbols/themes do you like the best (or least)? Such as Santas, snowflakes, reindeer, etc.
    KRAMPUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also snowflakes.

    Do you like puzzles?
    I play a lot of puzzle games on my ipad but I don't do anything that requires me to hold a pen/pencil and I no longer do jigsaw puzzles (no place to put them, all of our tables are covered in other projects like cutting boards for fabric, sewing machines, etc. plus one table to eat at.) I went from a huge house, to sharing a basement, to having one small room, so my stuff is pretty crammed in here.

    Do you have a strong preference for numbered packages vs randomly picking with maybe a few hints along the way?
    Nope. Either way is fine.

    Are you jonesing for any particular BPAL right now? Anything you are just dying to try, even just a sniffie?
    Beautiful Macabre, Mummies of Mexico City. (for sniffing)

    How do you feel about the following flavors/ingredients:
    Coconut? I like coconut chips and toasted coconut, coconut oil for cooking, coconut sugar for baking, but I'm not really a fan of things like mounds or almond joy.
    Mint? I love mint tea (especially combined with licorice root.) Mint frangoes are sometimes good, but otherwise I'm not a huge fan of mint and chocolate, it has to be something I'm in the mood for.
    Lavender? I love lavender everything. We made lavender vanilla liqueur this year, as well as cordial for lavender lemonade.
    Rosewater? Also made rose petal liqueur, rose jam, etc. Nom!
    Cardamom? Yes.
    Candied citrus peel/marmalade? My mom received some homemade candied orange peel in a recent ravelry swap and they were SO GOOD. Yes. (not a fan of marmalade though.)
    Anything to absolutely avoid? flavor wise, I'm just having a hard time thinking of what to absolutely avoid beside things like mincemeat, pecan pie, lutefisk, things with nuts or marshmallows (texture, not flavor), etc.
     

    Would you like anything crafted for the storage or transport of the BPAL? (Travel imp containers, boxes for 5mls, bottle cozy, etc.)
    I use ammo boxes and mint tins for imps and I have tons of boxes (both travel and storage) for bottles, so I'm good there. I wouldn't mind wall display type things for BPAL though! Like nail polish racks or coffin shaped shadow boxes with bpal sized shelves? Someday I am going to order the BPTP wall sconce for bpal bottles.
    If so, do you prefer them to be plain or decorated? Either or!
    If decorated, are there any motifs or art that you'd particularly like? I love celtic knots (ravens, dogs, horses, ferrets, just knots), swirly things, nightmare before christmas, bats, corvids, gargoyle/grotesques, skulls/calaveras, eye of horus/ankhs, krampus. More on the darker/gothy side.
  2. twilighteyes
    ***  Prefer CLEAN makeup / nail polish (clean ingredients) ***    *** fair trade or organic food / tea / coffee / chocolate when possible ***
     
    8/8/21
     
    Would you be interested in a cross stitched Halloween ornament?
    Sure!  I would probably hang it on the wall though?  I don't have a tree.  And it should be good for all year since I display gargoyles/grotesques, bats, skulls/skeletons/bones, corvids, etc. all year.  No pumpkins, witches, zombies, scarecrows, or a lot of orange please.  
     
    8/11/21
     
    Are there any collage artists in the mix?   I would LOVE to curate one of spooky autumn goodness if my person were to be interested!
    As long as it is more bones/ravens/bats/goth and not harvest/orange/pumpkins.
     
    Have you seen the Dragon con list?  & would any of them appeal to you?
    I have a fairy.  
     
    Which Harry Potter house are you? 
    I am pissed at JKR because transphobe, but I still love Harry Potter, so it's ... difficult.  In the olden days, Pottermore always placed me in Hufflepuff (eew, yellow!  but .. honey badger?  YES HONEY BADGER.)  but on Ravelry in the House Cup group I was a Slytherin (probably because I had made Slytherin things for other people and some snake things, haha.)    Which is hilarious because I'm way more attracted to Gryffindor and Ravenclaw.    I do adore badgers though.  
     
    8/12/21
     
    Do you like any art from these two sellers? They are local artists and I will probably pick up some stuff for myself soon! 
    https://www.etsy.com/shop/CaitlinMcCarthyArt -- I like The Faun (Straight out of Pan's Labyrinth.)
    https://www.etsy.com/shop/BatinYourBelfry -- oooh!  Plague Doctor pin!  The Black Dog Runs at Night (TWIN PEAKS YESSS), Hour of the Wolf pin (OINGO BOINGO!), GHOST STEED PIN, ok, there are a lot.  I added them to my etsy wishlists under stickers, pins, and art.  I love Krampus, Black Philip, Mari Lwyd, etc.   Prefer FRAMED if possible, SILVER colored things... 
     
    I make beautiful and very lightweight yarn-and-ribbon hairfalls - would you like a set in the colors and length of your choice? If yes, name up to four colors and length in inches!
    Black, silver, purple, blue!  ummmmmmm I'm not sure on length.
     
    Would you appreciate a skein of handspun yarn? If yes, what weight? What colors? How do you feel about beads? Any allergies to typical fibers?
    It depends -- plied, yes (not a fan of singles.)  Semi solid or gradients.  Fingering (500-600 yards preferred), DK, Worsted, whatev.   I prefer blacks, greys, purples, blues, blurples, blackened red (like MadTosh's Tart), jewel tones.  No neons or pastels.  I have 6/0 beads but I don't make beaded things (with knitting) very often.  O_o   I'm very allergic to acrylic.     I really prefer merino and silk.    Now, larger beads for bracelet and necklace making is totes different.  I would love beads made from stones (obsidian, rainbow obsidian, labradorite, amethyst, hematite... anything silver, black, purple, blue, green.)
     
    Do you like stickers? Patches? Buttons?
    Yes, meh, maybe.  Pins for sure.
     
    Do you spend time in the outdoors?
    Unfortunately?  It's freaking HOT or freaking COLD here.  Neither of which I enjoy.  Also I have chronic respiratory issues and the smoke is awful here.  I have N95's just to go outside to feed the animals.  I miss the Western side of the state.
     
    Do you enjoy cooking and/or baking?
    Yes, but rarely get to do it since I'm staying with family and one of them is a total kitchen / food control freak.
     
     
    8/13/21
     
    The Paintbox Soapworks Weenie collection went live today! Would you like anything?
    Fairytale in Bath Struesel or Sorbetto!  Hex on the Beach bath streusel or Sorbetto!   I've always wanted some of the Clean Slate scrub too!   Other favorite scents are GTFO and Blackbird.  Any of the sorbettos in the sample size is great.  Red Cow bath streusel sounds amazing as well.  And Rice Pudding.  OMG, Man in the Moon!  Queen is Dead!   
     
    The Pickety Witch is taking pre-orders for their new Halloween pins (estimated ship date: early September). Have any caught your eye?
    I love them!!!  Vampire Bat enamel pin and Black Phillip - Autumnal are probably my favorites.  I've had Black Philip on my wishlist for years now, lol.  Vampire Bat looks new!
     
    Zeep's Spooky Collection drops some time next week. Here's the scent list. Would you like any wax melts, candles, whipped soaps, sugar whips (whipped soap/scrub hybrid), body butter sugar scrubs (moisturizing scrub), meringues (lotion), bath bombs, or bath rocks from Zeep?
    I have never tried Zeep!   Bath bombs, bath rocks, whipped soap, sugar whips, and body butter sugar scrubs all sound amazing, assuming no parabens, phthalates, SLS, etc.   I do have a wax burner too!   The scents that sound good to me are:   Boo-nilla Scream, Hocus-Pocus, Jack-O-Lantern, Season of the Witch, Candy Corn Sugar Cookie.  Wax:  Ghost Stories, Haunted Mansion, Halloweentown, Fireside Pumpkin, Candy Corn Cake, Pumpkin Queen, Salem.
     
    8/14/21
     
    Does anyone here like vintage halloween? 
    Sometimes - I'm into bats, crows, skeletons - so vintage of those is fine.  I don't care for the vintage cats / moon / people.   Vintage Krampus is perfect.  But y'know, for Yule time.
     
    It seems like a lot of shops’ Halloween lines have items related to the same standard fandoms, such as The Nightmare Before Christmas, Hocus Pocus, Disney’s Haunted Mansion, Beetlejuice, Addams Family, etc.  Do any of those (or other ones) particularly resonate with you?  
    I'm not a huge fan of Hocus Pocus but I love the rest (except Beetlejuice -- I like Lydia and other things from the movie, but not Beetlejuice himself, lol.  They did way too good a job of making him hideous.)  NMBC is my fav and I love the Haunted Mansion and Addam's Family.  
     
    How do you feel about atmospheric/novelty scents and novelty food items? Things like "new car candle" or "eyeball jawbreaker" or whatever.
    I'm not too excited about "new car" scent but if, say, it's in a pack with other stuff I like -- like the car jar pack I have on my wishlist from  Yankee Candles then yes.   I like the non-harry potter brand butter beer stuff that comes out around halloween - I might have one a year just for fun (I *rarely* drink carbonated things.)  Meh on novelty candy.
     
    If you like tea, how do you want it delivered? Loose? Bags? Tiny little messenger pigeons (subject to availability)?
    I prefer loose leaf tea and I can always use more 32 oz tea brewers that dispense out the bottom, like the ingenuiTEA.
     
    Would you prefer to receive ONE HUGE (more expensive) GIFT and 12 inexpensive ones, a few more expensive, or all about the same price?
    I'll let it up to my 13 Nights curator! 
     
    What are your fandoms, if any?
    Firefly, NMBC, Doctor Who, LOTR, The Locked Tomb, Labyrinth, Princess Bride, V for Vendetta, Sandman, sooo many more in past blogs that I can't remember off the top of my head.   Witcher, Umbrella Academy... 
     
    Do you collect things like tarot decks?  If so do you have a wish list or a list of ones you already have?  Would you like a silk tarot bag?
    I have:  Crow Tarot, Wise Dog Tarot, NMBC, Game of Thrones, Last Unicorn, and a Vampire deck somewhere.  I would love the Dark Wood tarot!  And I'd love a silk tarot bag or charging crystal slabs.
     
    Do you like rocks/crystals?  What colors / kinds?  Would you like them with holes drilled (either as a pendant - you'd need to stick a bale in, or a bead?)
    yes!  all of them!  Especially black moonstone,  moonstone, howlite, carnelian,  sodalite, rose quartz, blue green kyanite, rhodonite, black heart rhodonite, garnet, black opal, mystic merlinite, zebra jasper, crocodile jasper, red tiger's eye, lepidolite, lapis, dragon blood jasper, lemurian crystal, malachite, septarian, ruby kyanite, citrine, ruby, garnierite, rubellite, dumortierite, black kyanite fan, labradorite, spectralite, aqua aura, hematite... anything blue, purple, grey, black, rainbow-y or that has helpful properties.  So like, everything.
     
    I like palm stones, towers, pocket pebbles, spheres, bowls, pendants, beads / holes drilled, cabs, chunks, druzy, everything!
     
    My mom has an etsy store - she makes bags.  Do you love anything from it? 
    I love all kinds of project bags, dice bags, bpal bags.  I adore sugar skulls, bats, ravens, anything gothy.   Cotton or canvas with satin lining. Silk.  yesss.  I pick out a lot of the fabric for the store (hence all of the skulls and NMBC and mystic things, so you can see an idea of what I like.)
     
    Let's say you want something knitted.  What are you most interested in?  I have a "make for me" list on Ravelry, lol.
    * What colors would you prefer said knitted object in?  black, grey, purple, blue, blurples, greens, blackened reds, jewel tones.  No navy, orange, yellow, brown, cream.
    * Stripes, gradient, semi solid, variegated?  Stripy mitts or socks, gradient mitts, shawls, shawlettes, infinity scarves/double cowls.  semi solid is good too.
    * What type of yarn would you prefer?  I prefer merino, merino silk, mcs.  mcn is ok.  I love tencel shawls or shawlettes too.
     
    Are you interested in receiving any of the following homemade / home dried / home canned goodies? 
    YES.  I would love to try almost anything!!  lawardrop makes spectacular canned goodies too.
     
    8/16/21
     
    How do you feel about oracle decks?
    I have a kickstarter one on order - The Knitters Oracle.  Haven't used any other ones but I'm open.
     
    Would you like witchy/ritual oils/sundries? Any limitations (e.g. deities you won't work with)?
    yes!  I have only worked with Hecate and Expedite.  Open to any.
     
    Is there anything you would like to try from the UK specifically? (e.g. Lush exclusives)
    OMG YES.  Bird & Blend tea, LUSH, Whittard tea, chocolate -- I'll add things to my Amazon wish lists (tea is under beverages, chocolate under snacks, LUSH under bath / body.)  My son loves future primitive's ghost smoke whipped soap!  I hope they make some this year, last year they only did soap and conditioner.
     
    Oh, and are you into astrology?
    Not super, as I don't know my birth time.  I've always wanted my chart done accurately.  (Virgo.  Metal dog.)
     
    What size shoe do you wear (inc wide/narrow, etc)?
    It depends on the shoe!  Most fluevogs women's 12 or larger except a couple styles that are 11.  Most other unisex type shoes are probably men's 9, women's 11.  Women's shoes are probably a 12.  So weird because I was a women's 10 forever and all of my 10's still fit me?    I'm probably wide since my feet are swollen - kidney issues, whee.
     
    Do you like/would you want to receive comic books? Any favorite genres or characters?
    Nah.  Graphic novel compendiums are great and I have some on my amazon wish list but they're $$$.
     
    Would you like a palm stone, or anything else, from Haute Macabre?
    OF COURSE.  Witche's Cross pocket pebble, moonstone, black moonstone, howlite, carnelian,  sodalite, rose quartz, blue green kyanite, rhodonite, black heart rhodonite, garnet, black opal, mystic merlinite, zebra jasper, crocodile jasper, red tiger's eye, lepidolite, lapis, dragon blood jasper, lemurian crystal, malachite, septarian, ruby kyanite, citrine, ruby, garnierite, rubellite, dumortierite, black kyanite fan.  Any of the spheres, palm stones, pocket pebbles, or whatever!    (I have spider's web obsidian, velvet obsidian, shungite, fluorite, selenite, black tourmaline.  I can always use more obsidian though, especially the flat scrying mirrors or crescent moon shape, they're just kind of spendy.  I love towers too, but again they're probably out of the price range for this swap.)
     
    Would love to try Velvet Void, It Wasn't Just a Phase, Occultism.  There are tons of other things I'd love too but my wish list there seems to have disappeared -- I logged in and checked, has all of my orders but my wish list is gone.  argh!
     
    What's your favorite flower(s)?
    Pretty much everything purple, blue, black, and super fragrant?  (or white for a moonlight garden, also fragrant.)  I like tulips and bearded irises in the spring (same colors), lilacs, grandiflora / floribuna / rugosa / tea roses (must be my fav colors AND/OR super fragrant, lol.)  Lavender of all kinds.  Star gazer lilies.  
     
    What's you favorite woodland creature?
    Unicorns!
     
    Do you prefer receiving a big box with all of your goodies, or is it okay if one or two things are shipped directly to you separately (with notice!!) for customs/shipping cost purposes (i.e. if there's something customs might not allow in from the States that can be shipped from within your country)?
    It's ok if they're shipped separately as long as I know not to open them.  
     
    Would you like a fabric face mask? If so, do you prefer a dome shape or a pleated shape? 
    I like really large pleated ones, I don't think I've had a dome shaped.  I prefer ties over ear elastics as those never fit me.
     
    I have a literal stockpile of skincare products.  Can I interest you in cleanser, sheet masks, moisturizer, sample things etc etc.?  Or a general pampering package? What is your skin type?
    So I *just* started doing a new face regimen with products from The Ordinary so I kind of want to stick with their things for a while and see how they work.  I have their cleanser and so many serums.
     
    Anything from here?  ChocolateStorybook on Etsy
    any of the cake / vanilla / classic / cottontail / unicorn / blue raspberry -- I added to etsy wishlist under noms.
     
    I have been enjoying the incense from here hand-dipped incense sticks | Hexennacht and here Hand-dipped incense sticks | Mr. Hex (mr-hex.com)  Any thing interesting from either site?
    Hexennacht:
    All Soul's Night - molten marshmallow blobs on scorched sticks, plumes of woodsmoke, and hot, glowing campfire embers on a cool autumn night.
    Calm the Fuck Down (essential oil blend) - lavender, vanilla, ylang ylang, bergamot, aged dark patchouli.  (would be nice in atmosphere spray too)
    Tabac - fresh tobacco leaves, unlit pipe tobacco, blonde tobacco absolute.
     
    Mr Hex:  
    Catto Va-meow-ah (Tobacco Vanille - Tom Ford type)
    Witch's Mew (Yankee Candle - Witch's Brew type)
     
    8/16/21
     
    Would you like some delicious coffee? If so, do you prefer whole bean or ground? If ground, what grind? Also, light or dark roast? Flavor preferences?
    If it's super special, sure!  I do love flavored coffee so if you have any whole beans from your local special coffee shop I would try some!  Dark roast.  Cinnamon, Irish cream, orange chocolate, hazelnut, black forest.  When I lived in Toronto I would always go into second cup for Irish cream!  And when visiting upstate new york (well, business more than visit) I stayed in a hotel across from an awesome coffee shop that had the best chocolate orange and Black Forest, so I brought home beans.
     
    I may be going to the Renaissance Fair this weekend (if not this weekend then soon and multiple times), any Ren Faire goodies you may like? 
    Always!  I can't think of anything specific but I love love love ren faires and shopping at them.  Sometimes I buy buttons, torcs, leather goods, rings, etc.  I get a lovely metal rose at the Colorado Ren Faire.  (I collect nice roses made of different materials like leather or metal.)  I got purple horns at one in Maryland.  (shrug)  

    I always go to my town's local Farmer's Market and they have booths selling things like candles, Gourmet Pickles, Flavored Oils and Vinegars, dog treats (like bones and animal feet), honey, and bath products. Would you like any of these things?
    HONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   I love dill pickles.  ALL THE DILL PICKLES.  And dill pickled garlic.   I do love flavored basalmic vinegar (white or natural), especially if it's super thick.  I have orange and huckleberry from one of our local vinegar peeps.  (no oils please.)   No bar soap.  Bath bombs and other products are welcome as long as they are clean (no SLS / parabens / phthalates, etc. etc.)  My dogs would love dog treats.
     
    Do you have a preference for numbered packages for each night of the swap vs randomly selecting from unlabeled goodies? 
    Don't have a preference. 
     
    If you didn't say much about your reading preferences in your survey but would be interested in receiving books, can you elaborate a bit?
    My goodreads and amazon book wish list should tell you.  *wink*   prefer ebooks (strong preference to .mobi but I can do .epub if necessary) unless I posted them on my wishlist as hard copy or whatnot.    Mostly epic fantasy with some urban fantasy and sci-fi thrown in.  A little cyberpunk.  
     
    Are you interested in cocktails, be it recipes, infusion kits, tools, supplies, specialty bitters? 
    Mmmmmmm infusion kits and samples of alcohol would be awesome.  I had a big list of samples I wanted to try on one of my older blog posts.
     
    8/18/21
     
    Is there something that you definitely prefer to not receive in any category (anything to avoid if you hadn't/forgotten to mention)?
    Bar soap, candles of unknown quality (sihaya ones seem ok for me, but I have major chronic respiratory issues and inexpensive candles seem to exacerbate my symptoms), anything with food color, corn syrup, added msg, artificial sweeteners (other than stevia.)  I try to only do fair trade /organic /  ethical chocolate.  There is a list of good chocolate companies at the ethical chocolate link and I have a ton on my amazon snacks list too.  Ummmm no acrylic yarn; any yarn you find at a big box craft store is probably not something I want - sorry!  I have like 1,000+ skeins of yarn so I am uber picky.  I think I'm overloaded on lip balm right now.  
     
    Are there patterns/prints (more guidance than general Halloween/Autumn) you like for things or are you open to whatever I may find that speaks to me? 
    I have tons of prints on my etsy and amazon wishlist under artwork lists.  What I really need though are FRAMES.  I have sooo many prints from Brian Serway that I haven't had a chance to hang yet because I am out of 8x10 matted frames and I don't have an income right now, so frames are kind of a non priority.  So if you send a print and it isn't framed, it will go into hibernation with the rest of my non framed art.     I have lots of knitting patterns on my ravelry wishlist but ... I haven't been knitting lately and I have over 14k patterns.  But of course I do always want to knit the new stuff that just came out because dorky brain.  And then none of my 1k skeins of yarn will be right for it and I'll need new yarn!  It is known!
     
    Any significant other or other special person? Like if I wanted to send you specialty cocoa for a date night, would that be OK? I am making up the cocoa part, but you get my drift.
    Nope.  Unless you count my dogs, they both sleep under the covers with me and are pretty much my platonic life partners.  I'm also currently living with my parents (in their late 70's), my son (early 30's) and his friend who is on this forum (their alias here is chase.)  We also have goats, sheep, and pigs.  The pigs especially think they are special and people.  (lots of photos on my instagram.)
     
    I would love to request folks to to put their wish list in this thread and link in their signature. I would love to decant from my oils if I have any my person is looking for! 
    I already have a post in that thread and linked in my sig.  I also have a wishlist on my google docs destash page that is probably updated more frequently.  *blush*
     
    If you happened to list some favorite fandoms earlier, would you also name your favorite character(s) from those fandoms?
    Death and Delirium (Sandman), The Goblin King natch (Labyrinth), The Man in Black / Westley (Princess Bride) but Inigo is awesome too.  Kind of equally V and Evie from V for Vendetta.  Lydia Deetz from Beetlejuice.  Jack and Zero from Nightmare Before Christmas.  Toothless from How to Train your Dragon.  Demogorgon from Stranger Things.  Everyone from Firefly but especially Wash I guess (I have his dinosaurs.  We do make cunning hats tho.)  Hmmm 10th doctor.   Loki (MCU.)   Gideon (Locked Tomb.)  Legolas / Arwen / Strider (LOTR.)   Geralt & Ciri.  (Witcher)   Klaus (Umbrella Academy.)   Krampus (does he count as a fandom?)   Black Philip (again... does he count?  lol.)   Agent Cooper and his coffee!  (Twin Peaks)  The Unicorn (Last Unicorn)   Cheshire Cat (Alice in Wonderland)     Orlando Bloom in everything.  Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge (but not with the hair cut in Star Wars, lol.)   You can probably tell some of them by looking through my wishlists. 
     
    8/19/21
     
    Do you have an Amazon link?  Can you post it?? 
    yep, it's in my sw help signature link and I posted it again here:  https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/OITDSSITKNDN?ref_=wl_share

    if you are a knitter/crocheter, are you over on Ravelry?  If so, what’s your user name there??
    yep, misstwilight:  https://www.ravelry.com/people/misstwilight
     
    8/20/19
     
    I make homemade fire ciders, would that be of interest? Non-alcoholic and they are quite fiery. 
    Not unless they are super delicious.  My mom made a big batch of fire cider once and labeled it as "caution, may make you puke" so no one would drink it.  hahaha.  We do make our own elderberry syrup (elderberries, honey, apple cider vinegar) so I'm totally not opposed in the slightest to home made remedies and supplements.
     
    Are you interested in getting other BPAL items besides perfume, like hair gloss, bath oils or T-shirts?
    It depends on the scent of hair gloss and bath oil!  *wink*   I'm going to pass on the t-shirts though, I destashed all of my women's babydoll ones (xxl was too small) and I don't like men's / unisex t-shirts.
     
     
    8/21/21
     
    So partner, would you be interested in a Frankenbag done in Halloween prints?
    As long as it's mostly black, purple, etc. with no orange.    ALL THE SUGAR SKULLS AND BATS.
     
    Y'all with furbabies... Are there any food allergies/sensitivities or quirks to know about?
    dogs:  I avoid anything sourced or produced in china because of all of the things found in dog treats / food that come through.  I do try to do grainless and avoid legumes as well.  Dried liver or homemade cookies with nut butters and pumpkin (make sure your nut butters do not have any xylitol or artificial sweeteners!)  
    pigs/goats/sheep:  They're good.  They get lots of things from our garden and a lot of leftover fruit and veggie scraps along with their grain/hay.
     
    how do you feel about (ethically sourced) butterfly / moth art (in a jar or shadowbox)
    They don't bother me but they really aren't my style either.  I do have some butterflies in a shadowbox sort of frame (completely sealed) that I got in Panama in 1981 or 1982 or so.  Death's Head Hawkmoth might be cool.   I recently beheld a "tarantula moth" at our house - he was so cute!  (Polyphemus moth - Giant Silk moth!)
     
    I may have preemptively picked out 2 Halloween-themed mugs with cute matching spoons, before I knew who my match was going to be! So I leave it to you: Bat, or Cat?
    I will *always* choose bat over cat but please do not send me mugs unless they are on my wishlist!  I am drowning in mugs!  I collect the Starbucks City Mugs (although I would prefer the ornament or demitasse size for space reasons) but mostly to drink out of I prefer 18-20 oz mugs (stainless / ceramic) with a lid to keep out the dog hair.  
     
    8/22/21
     
    If you mentioned aversions to any common Halloween decor items (skeletons, witches, spiders, etc.), how encompassing is that? Specifically, is a "kid friendly" drawing of that same item on a piece of decor (like, a book cover or wrapping paper) still a preferred pass? 
    I had to go back and look at what I posted for aversions.  None!     It's just that I prefer stuff I can re-use (wrapping paper / bags) or can have out all year.  I use my NMBC shopping bags all freaking year at the grocery store, for example.      And I have skulls / skeletons / bats / ravens / gargoyles / grotesques up all year.  Not really into witches, spiders, black cats, zombies, or any harvest-y things (fall leaves, pumpkins, orange, corn, scarecrows, etc.)  Tim Burton-esque is very much my style with black and white/purple crooked lines, black swirl-y hills, etc.  
     
    Would you be interested in receiving a never-used eyeshadow palette from Nororiously Morbid (gothy colors) and/or a never-used eyeshadow palette from Pretty Vulgar (romantic neutrals)?
    I haven't worn eyeshadow for the past four years (I rarely ever leave the house) but .... I do love some smoky eye and gothy colors.
     
    8/23/21
     
    I live in Japan. Are you interested in anything specifically Japanese I could get for you here (doesn't necessarily have to be Halloween themed)? For example, are you a fan of the anime Demon Slayer and want merch? Are you interested in trying some fun kit-kat flavors? Do you need a new set of pretty chopsticks?
    ALL OF THE KIT KATS.  I can get green tea and cranberry nut ones here but any other flavors!  yas!  I also collect Starbucks City Mugs so if they have any Japanese mugs in that style, would love!  Japanese incense!  Origami paper!  All the things!
     
    there is an excellent chance teeturtle will have a sale in time for this swap: anything (particularly tshirts or socks) that appeal? Sizes?  
    I have a bunch of t-shirts on my amazon universal wishlist under clothing.  The largest women's size (2x?)  Their socks don't fit me unless they've started carrying men's sizes.  Honestly their shipping is SUPER slow so I don't know that you would have time to order.
     
    Haus of Gloi Fall Part 1 drops soon, anything here you like?  https://www.hausofgloi.com/blogs/blog/fall-lineup-2021
    I have always wanted to try Ghost Puffs and I have an empty Candy Corn bottle that is amazing!
    Ghost Puffs:  Bubbling Scrub, Eau de Parfum, Butterbombs, REFRESHER SPRAYS!  Lip balm (Ghost Kisses!)  
    Candy Corn candy bowl perfume.
    The Amethyst and Tranquility butter bombs sound good too.
     
    8/24/21
     
    Could you use a journal or sketchbook? 
    No, I don't write - my hands don't work well at writing.  I am however trying to start painting (which is funny when I can't write legibly) and I might be able to use some nice watercolor pads and a watercolor set.  Or maybe watercolor pens?  (I have lots of brushes.)  I could also use a starter set of oils.  
     
    Do you need BPAL storage?  Imps?  Bottles? 
    Nope, I'm destashing so much that I've been giving away my bottle storage boxes.  I'm probably going to sell all of my imps and ammo cases as well.   (major respiratory... skin breaking out from perfume... too lazy to change my scent locket all the time...)
     
    Do you wear socks?  What kind?  No show, ankle, knee high, over the knee?  Fibers?
    Hardly ever.  Bare feet and sandals the majority of the year except for boots when I go out to feed the animals in the winter (snow from Nov - Feb at LEAST, sometimes September - April.)  However, I could use a bunch of nice no show or ankle black cotton.  Inexpensive in a pack is totally fine.
     
    Do you have a favorite candy(ies) [or prepacked individual snacks] that you wouldn't mind filling up your box as packing material? Or teas/coffee blends you'd enjoy? If you prefer none of this, that's fine too! 
    I think most of the tea and snacks I like would be much too expensive to fill up a box as packing material!    Unless you can find a ton of the "iced tea" tea candy (I usually get it at an international market in the Seattle area, DK Market.  I have a hard time finding any in the Spokane area but maybe I just haven't found the right place) - it's super light, I put it in my swaps and sales.  
     
    I'm going down the Shore for a few days! Any treats you'd like from a cute beach town- salt water taffy? Fudge? Wrist fans? Tie-dye beach dress...?
    What are wrist fans?   I want to go with you!  A tie dye beach dress could be fun but it would need to be like a size 22.  black, purple.
     
    How do you feel about fancy marshmallows?
    They're ok.  I haven't been impressed by any that I've tried.  But if you could make rose or lavender, I'd be down.  Or clove!
     
     
    8/25/21
     
    We've asked about candy, but let's talk specifically about gummies. Do you like crazy shapes, sweet/sour? 
    Sweet over sour.  Don't really care about shapes too much.  Usually I just get the Black Forest organic gummy bears at Costco or Wine Gums from World Market.  If I splurge and get weird shapes and flavors, I'll soak them in vanilla vodka or something.
     
    Anything from these Etsy shops? 
    Kodiak Sea Charms
     
    nope
     
    Halloween Hill Studio, 
    too pumpkin-y, not enough bat
     
    Grave Markings
    meh, glow in the dark moon is ok.  
     
    What about the Mutter Museum's gift shop? 
    too spendy.
     
    8/27/21
     
    I grow mugwort and it's harvest season. Would you like dried leaves for bathing or tea? Or a bound bundle for smoke cleansing? (Its said to be excellent for divination or lucid dreaming, but do not use if pregnant.)  its also a digestive bitter and tastes great on chicken.
    I would love more bound bundles and some dried leaves!
     
    I grow loads of other herbs and I'm drying them now. Any favorites you might like? Mint, basil, oregano, chives, lemon balm or others?
    Yesssssssss all of them plus lavender and vervain if there any.
     
    I grew a huge load of onions and garlic. Any interest?
    Hello, yes.  ALL THE GARLIC.  And Onions.
     
    Feathers? I have geese, ducks, peafowl, chickens and quail. So I collect their shed feathers and share them with people I like.
    ALL THE FEATHERS but especially peacock tail.
     
    I grew a boatload of Green Shiso this year and plan to make a shiso pesto with it. Would you like some? (Nut wise it has pistachios) 
    If it is shelf stable, sure!
     
    I also plan to experiment with infusing it in vodka. I'm planning a plain shiso infusion and a shiso citrus infusion. If they turn out would you like some?
    Yes!  I love unusual vodkas.
     
    8/28/21
     
    Would you be interested in this hand sanitizer dispenser/keychain that doubles as a light (its eyes light up when you press between its eyes!)?  (see photo here)
    YES ALL THE BATS although really I have no use for a keychain or hand sanitizer dispenser but it's so cute!
     
    If you're into tabletop games, what games do you already own, and/or what type are you interested in?
    I don't really have people to play with very often but I have Unstable Unicorns Control & Chaos (from the kickstarter, not the regular game), Exploding Kittens NSFW version, Talisman (god, that's ancient - I played it before my son was born and he's 31!)  I have some games on my amazon wishlist but not very many since ... out in the middle of nowhere, no one to play with except when I can convince my mom and son to play with me.
     
    8/29/21
     
     DO YOU LIKE TRUE CRIME STORIES? 
    Not especially.
     
    DO YOU LIKE SEASONAL MAGAZINES ON BAKING AND DECORATING?
    No, I don't really do magazines unless I want a specific knitting pattern and there is NO other way to get it.
     
    If you are enthused by the idea of receiving coffee, do you want whole bean or ground? AND do you have flavors that you like (or definitely hate and never want again)?
    Whole bean or k-cups.  I hate Green Mountain k-cups and most el-cheapo ones.  I love Peets, Tim Hortons, Dutch Bros, Deathwish Coffee k-cups.  For bean, I love Vivace from Seattle (either of their roasts is fine but I always tend towards the ones described as caramel-y or foody and the darker the better), I can do Starbucks small blends/special blends, some seasonal blends, and Sumatra.  (Right now I'm drinking Casi Cielo and I have some Anniversary blend from over a year ago, lol.  We just found the grinder so most of my beans are really old but so far they seem fine.  shrug.)   I've found some chocolate orange, black forest, irish cream, and other flavors that I like at coffee shops - (but never the ones from the grocery store or bulk bins.  They SMELL good and I'm always tempted but the coffee I make with them is always nasty.)   I'm totally open to trying your favorites.  I'll drink medium and blonde too, dark is just my go to.
     
     
    8/30/21
     
    Would you be interested in some very size-inclusive tights? There are Halloween patterns, but also most colours under the sun, and are very comfy.
    Not right now, I'm about to start physical therapy, seeing a dietician, etc. and am hoping to lose like 100 lbs, lol.  So no new clothes until I am at a new weight!  (except t-shirts and hoodies, I don't mind if those are too big.)
     
    What about indie chilli sauces/chutneys/jams? What type of chilli/spice level?
    I like habanero and jalapeno level heat occasionally and I add sour cream if too hot.  Chutneys that is harder to do, so maybe way less heat on those.  I do love pepper jellies but my dad made like 50 jars of it last time (kind of the bronco berry arby's style) so I'm good for a while but if it's a specialty of yours I would still love to try it!  I think I have one jar of plum chutney left so I'm getting low.  I was thinking of making some peach but ... not sure yet.  I adore spicy dill pickles too, especially with lots of garlic!  Dill pickled anything really -- carrots, beans, whatev.
     
    In case anyone else shares a love for adorable tiny plushies, any interest in v soft and cute vegetable/fruit plushies? There are also small animals.
    My dogs would totally steal them.  I do adore tiny goth amigurumi and plushes - egyptian, cthulhu, equines of all sorts, baphomet, black philip...  I like the super dark but cuddly.  (like the squishables!!)
     
    The Polish Pickup/Indie Pickup is live for wishlisting, and will ship in time for this swap (this year). Anything strike your fancy? (It's not just nail polish...there's jewelry and bath scrubs and wax tarts and all manner of things. It's fun!)  https://polishpickup.com/
    I could use some really good nail strengtheners since my right thumb nail is splitting and won't freaking stop; it's down in the nail bed so I can't cut past the split.  I like shimmery and holographic polish but no glitter as I have a hard time getting that off.  Only five (seven) free polishes please - I looked through the ingredients and the ones I listed below seem to be ok.  Some of the polish on that site is definitely NOT... found some nice colors that contain Ferrocyanide and/or Camphor and/or Toluene.   Since I am really picky about clean ingredients, I didn't even look at the other bath and body.
    * Ring magnet
    * Paint It Pretty Polish | Party At The Castle
    * Whatcha | Night Of Mischief
    * EDK | Halloween's Finest Trick or Treaters
     
    8/31/21
     
    Anything here sound good to you? https://gryffonridge.com/
    yes, all the things.  
     
    Hayden Evens Art has released some new Halloween and Disney-themed prints and stickers.  Do any spark your interest?
    I'll look through and add any to my art / sticker etsy list if I find any.
     
    So would you hate or be into more miscreant Halloween vibe decor - like wholesome figurines repainted, creepy dolls, goats with horns, (fake) animal skeletons, things in jars? Is anything too dark, morbid, or recoil worthy?
    ALL THE GOATS WITH HORNS AND ANIMAL SKELETONS (real or not real.)  No room for things in jars and no creepy dolls kthx.  I don't really have room for figurines either... mostly for stuff that hangs on doors or walls really.  
     
    do you use any sorts of semipermanent dyes or do anything fun/wild to your hair? are there any hair products you like?
    I shave the sides and backs of my head, bleach my hair, dye it bright colors... or just dye it blue or violet black or a wine-red.   I love Aveda hair products and Artic Fox hair colors (bright purples, blues, and wine-reds.)
     
    what about skincare? i am pretty into k beauty and am curious if others are interested in any aspects of this.
    Right now I'm using The Original serums and cleanser.  
     
    9/2/21
     
    Cellar Door Bath Supply Co.'s Halloween & Fall collection is out (https://cellardoorbathsupply.com/collections/halloween-fall-collection? anything you might be interested in?
    Black No. 1
    Michigan Moonglow
    Once Bitten
    Zombie Repellent
     
    These all sound good.  I would take candles or soap in all of them.  (I KNOW I SAID NO BAR SOAP BUT.)
     
    Regarding tea, what type of tea do you prefer? Black tea, green tea, herbal tea? Any type of tea you really don’t enjoy? 
    I think I covered this already but I drink mostly black tea.  Sometimes herbal (my Breathe Easy and Throat Coat or Aveda Tea/Licorice Mint.)  Very occasionally green (especially Jasmine.)  I do not like rooibos, mate, or pu erh.  White tea is ok.  I like matcha but I mostly purchase the matcha packets that you shake up with water because I don't have a milk steamer or the whisk/bowl things that go with matcha.  (mmmm matcha lattes.)  I love bubble tea too but not sure if that counts here.    Mostly lavender milk, rose milk, jasmine milk, or honey milk.  Tapioca pearls ftw.
     
    9/4/21
     
    are you interested in eco-friendly menstrual products? There are some beautiful gothic print reuseable pads I'm looking at specifically.
    I keep hoping mine will just totally stop.  I'd be down with trying some reusable pads or a cup.
     
    9/6/21
     
    Bath and Body Works? I know this is a bit of a love em or hate em company, but I really love their foaming hand soaps and scented hand sanitizers and my kids like their body wash, so I'll be placing an order with the next good sale. Anything that catches your eye?
    Too many unclean ingredients in their body care.  I don't mind the wall flowers but I have a ton because I don't use them very often.   The Marshmallow and Fireside roomspray is a yes.   Would love that in a wall flower too.
     
    9/14/21
     
    I'm making homemade applesauce this weekend with apples I picked last weekend. I'm going to try my hand at canning for the first time (got my mom, the experienced canner, on speed dial lol) If I succeed would you like a jar?
    If it's unsweetened, sure!
     
    9/22/21
     
    How do you feel about sniffies?
    Meh.  I would like at LEAST a little bit of 'fume to skin test.
  3. twilighteyes
    Master Supplemental Questions List:
     
     
    8/8/21
     
    Would you be interested in a cross stitched Halloween ornament?
     
     
    8/11/21
     
    Are there any collage artists in the mix?   I would LOVE to curate one of spooky autumn goodness if my person were to be interested!
     
    Have you seen the Dragon con list?  & would any of them appeal to you?
     
    Which Harry Potter house are you? 
     
    8/12/21
     
    Do you like any art from these two sellers? They are local artists and I will probably pick up some stuff for myself soon! 
    https://www.etsy.com/shop/CaitlinMcCarthyArt
    https://www.etsy.com/shop/BatinYourBelfry
     
    I make beautiful and very lightweight yarn-and-ribbon hairfalls - would you like a set in the colors and length of your choice? If yes, name up to four colors and length in inches! Remember- this can be part of your Halloween costume! 
     
    Would you appreciate a skein of handspun yarn? If yes, what weight? What colors? How do you feel about beads? Any allergies to typical fibers?
     
    Do you like stickers? Patches? Buttons?
     
    Do you spend time in the outdoors?
     
    Do you enjoy cooking and/or baking?
     
     
    8/13/21
     
    The Paintbox Soapworks Weenie collection went live today! Would you like anything?
     
    The Pickety Witch is taking pre-orders for their new Halloween pins (estimated ship date: early September). Have any caught your eye?
     
    Zeep's Spooky Collection drops some time next week. Here's the scent list. Would you like any wax melts, candles, whipped soaps, sugar whips (whipped soap/scrub hybrid), body butter sugar scrubs (moisturizing scrub), meringues (lotion), bath bombs, or bath rocks from Zeep?
     
    8/14/21
     
    Does anyone here like vintage halloween? 
     
    Examples:
     
        
     
     
     
    It seems like a lot of shops’ Halloween lines have items related to the same standard fandoms, such as The Nightmare Before Christmas, Hocus Pocus, Disney’s Haunted Mansion, Beetlejuice, Addams Family, etc.  Do any of those (or other ones) particularly resonate with you?  
     
    How do you feel about atmospheric/novelty scents and novelty food items? Things like "new car candle" or "eyeball jawbreaker" or whatever.
     
     
    If you like tea, how do you want it delivered? Loose? Bags? Tiny little messenger pigeons (subject to availability)?
     
     
    Would you prefer to receive ONE HUGE (more expensive) GIFT and 12 inexpensive ones, a few more expensive, or all about the same price?
     
     
    What are your fandoms, if any?
     
     
    Do you collect things like tarot decks?  If so do you have a wish list or a list of ones you already have?  Would you like a silk tarot bag?
     
     
    Do you like rocks/crystals?  What colors / kinds?  Would you like them with holes drilled (either as a pendant - you'd need to stick a bale in, or a bead?)
     
     
    My mom has an etsy store - she makes bags.  Do you love anything from it?  We can also do box bags, draw string bags, dice bags, etc. and if you want a different type of material or a different fabric pattern, I'm open to links to specific things.   (yes, we have harry potter things.  We bought most of it before JKR showed herself to be a twat since we buy lots of bolts at the same time - yes, we have a whole room stuffed full of fabric.)
     
     
     
    Let's say you want something knitted.  What are you most interested in?  (hat, fingerless mitts, scarf, shawl, cowl, infinity scarf, shawlette, gnome, doily, coffee mug cozy, talisman bag, dice bag, soap sack, washcloth (I have a pattern with the leviathan cross for bpal), amigurumi / toy, bracelet, cuff, necklace, other?)   (Can you link to a photo of what you envision or a pattern on ravelry?  Or put it on pinterest or something if you have that.)  
    * What colors would you prefer said knitted object in? 
    * Stripes, gradient, semi solid, variegated?
    * What type of yarn would you prefer?  ("wool", BFL, merino, merino/silk, merino/silk/cashmere, merino/cashmere, just silk, just cashmere, tencel (non-animal, plant based), other?   I also have non-dyed organic wool (mill spun) from our own sheep - finnsheep and shetland.  The finnsheep is dark brown (sun bleached black sheep from Sarge and our two black ewes we can't tell apart so they're ewe 1 and ewe 2) or a lighter silvery beige (from freckles) and the shetland is white.  (we just call her shetland.  They're mom's sheep, she should have named them, lol.)  Most of my stripy yarn is either merino or merino cashmere.)
    You can check out some of my finished projects on Ravelry if you like (click on the project for more photos)  (I'll have to make a list of which items are available  because I knit a lot of things and then just put them in a cabinet and gift or sell them.)
     
     
     
    Are you interested in receiving any of the following homemade / home dried / home canned goodies?  (just erase the ones you don't want when you answer to make it easy?)
    (see list in this post under spoiler because long)
     
     
     
    8/15/21
     
     
    How do you feel about oracle decks?
     
    Would you like witchy/ritual oils/sundries? Any limitations (e.g. deities you won't work with)?
     
    Is there anything you would like to try from the UK specifically? (e.g. Lush exclusives)
     
    Oh, and are you into astrology?
     
    What size shoe do you wear (inc wide/narrow, etc)?
     
    Do you like/would you want to receive comic books? Any favorite genres or characters?
     
    Would you like a palm stone, or anything else, from Haute Macabre?
     
    What's your favorite flower(s)?
     
    What's you favorite woodland creature?
     
    Do you prefer receiving a big box with all of your goodies, or is it okay if one or two things are shipped directly to you separately (with notice!!) for customs/shipping cost purposes (i.e. if there's something customs might not allow in from the States that can be shipped from within your country)?
     
    Would you like a fabric face mask? If so, do you prefer a dome shape or a pleated shape? 
     
    I have a literal stockpile of skincare products.  Can I interest you in cleanser, sheet masks, moisturizer, sample things etc etc.?  Or a general pampering package? What is your skin type?
     
    Anything from here?  ChocolateStorybook on Etsy
     
    I have been enjoying the incense from here hand-dipped incense sticks | Hexennacht and here Hand-dipped incense sticks | Mr. Hex (mr-hex.com)  Any thing interesting from either site?

    8/16/21
     
    Would you like some delicious coffee? If so, do you prefer whole bean or ground? If ground, what grind? Also, light or dark roast? Flavor preferences?
     
    8/17/21
     
    I may be going to the Renaissance Fair this weekend (if not this weekend then soon and multiple times), any Ren Faire goodies you may like? 
     
    I always go to my town's local Farmer's Market and they have booths selling things like candles, Gourmet Pickles, Flavored Oils and Vinegars, dog treats (like bones and animal feet), honey, and bath products. Would you like any of these things?
     
    Do you have a preference for numbered packages for each night of the swap vs randomly selecting from unlabeled goodies? 
     
    If you didn't say much about your reading preferences in your survey but would be interested in receiving books, can you elaborate a bit?
     
    Are you interested in cocktails, be it recipes, infusion kits, tools, supplies, specialty bitters? 
     
    8/18/21
     
    Is there something that you definitely prefer to not receive in any category (anything to avoid if you hadn't/forgotten to mention)?
     
    Are there patterns/prints (more guidance than general Halloween/Autumn) you like for things or are you open to whatever I may find that speaks to me? 
     
    Any significant other or other special person? Like if I wanted to send you specialty cocoa for a date night, would that be OK? I am making up the cocoa part, but you get my drift.
     
    I would love to request folks to to put their wish list in this thread and link in their signature. I would love to decant from my oils if I have any my person is looking for! 
     
    If you happened to list some favorite fandoms earlier, would you also name your favorite character(s) from those fandoms?
     
    8/19/21
     
    Do you have an Amazon link?  Can you post it?? 

    if you are a knitter/crocheter, are you over on Ravelry?  If so, what’s your user name there??
     
    8/20/21
     
    I make homemade fire ciders, would that be of interest? Non-alcoholic and they are quite fiery. 
     
    Are you interested in getting other BPAL items besides perfume, like hair gloss, bath oils or T-shirts?
     
    8/21/21
     
    So partner, would you be interested in a Frankenbag done in Halloween prints?
     
    Y'all with furbabies... Are there any food allergies/sensitivities or quirks to know about?
     
    how do you feel about (ethically sourced) butterfly / moth art (in a jar or shadowbox)
     
    I may have preemptively picked out 2 Halloween-themed mugs with cute matching spoons, before I knew who my match was going to be! So I leave it to you: Bat, or Cat?
     
    8/22/21
     
    If you mentioned aversions to any common Halloween decor items (skeletons, witches, spiders, etc.), how encompassing is that? Specifically, is a "kid friendly" drawing of that same item on a piece of decor (like, a book cover or wrapping paper) still a preferred pass? 
     
    Would you be interested in receiving a never-used eyeshadow palette from Nororiously Morbid (gothy colors) and/or a never-used eyeshadow palette from Pretty Vulgar (romantic neutrals)?
     
    8/23/21
     
    I live in Japan. Are you interested in anything specifically Japanese I could get for you here (doesn't necessarily have to be Halloween themed)? For example, are you a fan of the anime Demon Slayer and want merch? Are you interested in trying some fun kit-kat flavors? Do you need a new set of pretty chopsticks?
     
    there is an excellent chance teeturtle will have a sale in time for this swap: anything (particularly tshirts or socks) that appeal? Sizes?  
     
    Haus of Gloi Fall Part 1 drops soon, anything here you like?  https://www.hausofgloi.com/blogs/blog/fall-lineup-2021
     
    8/24/21
     
    Could you use a journal or sketchbook? 
     
    Do you need BPAL storage?  Imps?  Bottles? 
     
    Do you wear socks?  What kind?  No show, ankle, knee high, over the knee?  Fibers?
     
    Do you have a favorite candy(ies) [or prepacked individual snacks] that you wouldn't mind filling up your box as packing material? Or teas/coffee blends you'd enjoy? If you prefer none of this, that's fine too! 
     
    I'm going down the Shore for a few days! Any treats you'd like from a cute beach town- salt water taffy? Fudge? Wrist fans? Tie-dye beach dress...?
     
    How do you feel about fancy marshmallows?
     
    8/25/21
     
    We've asked about candy, but let's talk specifically about gummies. Do you like crazy shapes, sweet/sour? 
     
    Anything from these Etsy shops? Kodiak Sea Charms, Halloween Hill Studio, Grave Markings
     
    What about the Mutter Museum's gift shop? 
     
    8/27/21
     
    I grow mugwort and it's harvest season. Would you like dried leaves for bathing or tea? Or a bound bundle for smoke cleansing? (Its said to be excellent for divination or lucid dreaming, but do not use if pregnant.)  its also a digestive bitter and tastes great on chicken.
     
    I grow loads of other herbs and I'm drying them now. Any favorites you might like? Mint, basil, oregano, chives, lemon balm or others?
     
    I grew a huge load of onions and garlic. Any interest?
     
    Feathers? I have geese, ducks, peafowl, chickens and quail. So I collect their shed feathers and share them with people I like.
     
    I grew a boatload of Green Shiso this year and plan to make a shiso pesto with it. Would you like some? (Nut wise it has pistachios) 
     
    I also plan to experiment with infusing it in vodka. I'm planning a plain shiso infusion and a shiso citrus infusion. If they turn out would you like some?
     
    8/28/21
     
    Would you be interested in this hand sanitizer dispenser/keychain that doubles as a light (its eyes light up when you press between its eyes!)?  (see photo here)
     
    If you're into tabletop games, what games do you already own, and/or what type are you interested in?
     
     
    8/29/21
     
     DO YOU LIKE TRUE CRIME STORIES? 
     
    DO YOU LIKE SEASONAL MAGAZINES ON BAKING AND DECORATING?
     
    If you are enthused by the idea of receiving coffee, do you want whole bean or ground? AND do you have flavors that you like (or definitely hate and never want again)?
     
    8/30/21
     
    Would you be interested in some very size-inclusive tights? There are Halloween patterns, but also most colours under the sun, and are very comfy.
     
    What about indie chilli sauces/chutneys/jams? What type of chilli/spice level?
     
    In case anyone else shares a love for adorable tiny plushies, any interest in v soft and cute vegetable/fruit plushies? There are also small animals.
     
    The Polish Pickup/Indie Pickup is live for wishlisting, and will ship in time for this swap (this year). Anything strike your fancy? (It's not just nail polish...there's jewelry and bath scrubs and wax tarts and all manner of things. It's fun!)  https://polishpickup.com/
     
    8/31/21
     
    Anything here sound good to you? https://gryffonridge.com/
     
    Hayden Evens Art has released some new Halloween and Disney-themed prints and stickers.  Do any spark your interest?
     
    So would you hate or be into more miscreant Halloween vibe decor - like wholesome figurines repainted, creepy dolls, goats with horns, (fake) animal skeletons, things in jars? Is anything too dark, morbid, or recoil worthy?
     
    do you use any sorts of semipermanent dyes or do anything fun/wild to your hair? are there any hair products you like?
     
    what about skincare? i am pretty into k beauty and am curious if others are interested in any aspects of this.
     
     
    9/2/21
     
    Cellar Door Bath Supply Co.'s Halloween & Fall collection is out (https://cellardoorbathsupply.com/collections/halloween-fall-collection? anything you might be interested in?
     
    Regarding tea, what type of tea do you prefer? Black tea, green tea, herbal tea? Any type of tea you really don’t enjoy? 
     
    9/4/21
     
    are you interested in eco-friendly menstrual products? There are some beautiful gothic print reuseable pads I'm looking at specifically.
     
    9/6/21
     
    Bath and Body Works? I know this is a bit of a love em or hate em company, but I really love their foaming hand soaps and scented hand sanitizers and my kids like their body wash, so I'll be placing an order with the next good sale. Anything that catches your eye?
     
    9/14/21
     
    I'm making homemade applesauce this weekend with apples I picked last weekend. I'm going to try my hand at canning for the first time (got my mom, the experienced canner, on speed dial lol) If I succeed would you like a jar?
     
    9/22/21
     
    How do you feel about sniffies?
  4. twilighteyes
    Is there anything you forgot to put on your Qs you wish you had?
    Ermmmm a winning lottery ticket!  
     
    If you were down with knitted or crocheted items:
    do you prefer a wearable or amigarumi? If wearable, is there something you’d really like? If amigarumi anything you love?
    I definitely prefer amigurumi, afghans/blocks, mandalas, doilies, etc. if crocheted unless tunisian crochet.  I don't have a need for anything knitted since I'm too hot 99.9999999% of the time and wear t-shirts/camis/capri pants/open toe sandals pretty much all year but there are quite a few knitted amigurumi on my "make for me" list on Ravelry.   I'm 100% a yarn snob though and prefer merino or merino/silk.  Silk and silk/linen are ok too.  Tencel is good.  I'm not a fan of MCN or cashmere in general because of the pilling; same goes for single stranded yarn in general.  Plied is my friend.  No variegated yarn on wearables.  Pretty much any yarn is ok for amigurumi though.
     
    Teeturtle is having one of their megasales - any tshirts, or whatever, that strike your fancy? Size/fit?
    I'm a Women's 2x at Teeturtle and I LOVE their shirts but unless they've dramatically sped up, their shipping may be too slow for this swap?  Unless you have it shipped direct.   Ummm I Lovecrafting would be great.  I'll look more tomorrow; I might have a bunch on my Amazon wearables wishlist (I use the universal wishlist button so they go directly to teeturtle.)
     
     
    What is the best book you've read recently?
    I'm not good at rating books or "recently".. (time is such an illusion for me!)   Right now I'm reading "A Chorus of Dragons" by Jen Lyons and need to start book three (but I keep getting interrupted by library books becoming available.)  Just finished "The Other Side of the Sky" by Amie Kaufman.   Last night I started "Child of Light" by Terry Brooks.    My favorite books off the top of my head are The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss, The Locked Tomb (however many, no longer a trilogy) by Tamsyn Muir, and all of the Fitz & Fool books by Robin Hobb.  And the Naomi Novik Scholomance books.  Oh, and the Murderbot books.  
     
    What are some examples of decorations you would enjoy?
    I have ornaments on my amazon holiday wishlist and on my etsy wishlists (especially the ones under Krampus.)  NMBC ornaments FTW!  (links to my wishlists are in my Signature under SW help.)  Skeletal unicorns, bats, krampus, .... 
     
    Is there any kind of accessory or product you'd want for your hair?
    I could use more stretchy cotton headbands.  There is some hair color I'd love under my bath/beauty wishlist on Amazon.
     
    What is your jewelry style?
    I only wear silver colored and I'm allergic to most metals, so I don't actually wear much jewelry.  I would like to get my ears pierced again someday, this time with a bit of a larger gauge.  I can wear sterling silver and surgical steel.
     
    Are you interested in fandom themed items based on the movies/shows you're into?
    Nightmare before Christmas, yes yes yes.  
     
    Are you interested in spicy sauces/jams etc?
    yes!  I love pepper jelly and jalapeno level spicy things.
     
    Are you interested in Thai snacks? e.g. Thai brand crisps, wafer roll type things, savoury small crackers
    I buy the coconut rolls in bulk at costco so I'm good there.  I'm picky about organic and stuff and I'm trying to cut back on cracker type things.  
     
    I make light-weight yarn-and-silk-ribbon hair falls. Would you be interested in getting some?
    Maybe?  black and purple forever!
     
    What are your favorite animals or mythical creatures?
    Bats, ferrets, corvids, pit bull type dogs, narwhals, dolphins, whales of all types, rats, my sweet piggies/goats/sheep.  oh, duh, horses.  Especially Friesians.
    Hippocampus, fantasy equines of all kinds (kelpies, unicorns, pegasus, any type of mythical water horse or mythical creature with horse form.)  Gargoyles/grotesques of all sorts.  
     
    I actively support Defenders of Wildlife and am curious if any of these would be of interest?   
    I love everyone!   All the ones I looked at were $$$$$ though.
     
    I'm candying citrus peel this year. Oranges, mostly. Is that something you would like? Chocolate dipped? What about homemade caramel sauce?
    OMG YES.  YES.   And more YES.  to everything.
     
    Do you like adult coloring books at all and if so do any of the ones from this store strike your fancy? 
    Not a coloring person, sorry.  
     
    how do you feel about solid perfumes? 
    Not a fan.  Honestly most perfume right now isn't working for me because of my respiratory issues and my skin breaking out with contact.  
     
    Is there anything in particular you'd want from the UK?
    Bird & Blend tea!  Whittards tea!  Chocolate!  LUSH!  Future Primitive!  Anything else I need to try!  (Jaffa cakes?)  Pudding steamer!  Sticky toffee pudding recipes!  Christmas crackers (do yours have better gifts inside than ours?  ours suck most of the time.)  good wine gums!  alllll the things!
     
    Are you ok with paper books at all?
    It depends on the book.  I'm ok with coffee table books, cook books, knitting pattern books, etc. (I can take a photo or scan the pages I want to use and then use them digitally in the event of cook/pattern books) but I have a really hard time reading paperback novels because of my eyes.  I don't have any reading glasses and I'm constantly fighting with my prescriptions at the doctor because I feel blind all the time.  Either they give me a too strong prescription so I can't see *anything* close up at all or too weak and I can't see the TV or road signs.
     
    Do you already have expansion packs for your fave card games?
    I pretty much only have two card games - Exploding Kittens NSFW version (no expansions) and Unstable Unicorns - the control box and the chaos box both from the kickstarter (no other expansions, no main game.)  My son has Cards against Humanity and Joking Hazard but I don't know which expansions he has or needs.  I'd love CAH because I do have "special" cards for it (I joined their "Holiday Bullshit" every year they had they ran it!)
     
    Are you interested in perfume samples/decants, or only full sizes?
    I'm really not a fan of decants or samples, they usually go to live in a box and are never seen again.  Unless it's something I *REALLY* want to try or really love and can't get.  Yep, there's that duality.  But any imps that are from the lab and aren't special ones, I've probably already tried (except for the new RPG's.)  I don't mind receiving them; I'll just give them away with sales / swaps though.
     
    Are you interested in oracle decks?
    I like oracle decks!   I just received one from a kickstarter; The Knitters Oracle (Alex Tinsley.)
     
    How about wax melts?
    I love all scented things (even if my lungs don't) and I do have multiple wax burners.
     
    how do you feel about fruit infused sugar/syrup? I have epic amounts of both, due to my candying this year. I have lemon, citron, orange and cherry.
    YES PLEASE.  Either sugar or syrup or both.  All the flavors sound good.
     
    how do you feel about candied quince?
    Sure!  
  5. twilighteyes
    Haus of Gloi yule update:  Would love Snow Wolf in the exfoliant*, scrub, whipped soap*, and/or room spray.  Any of the butterbombs sound amazing (except for white chocolate/peppermint) but especially the Holly & Oak.   Plum lip balm!  
     
    PBSW's Yule Update:  Comfort & Joy, Snowbird,  In Dulci Jubilo - A sacred blaze of beeswax & bayberry candles casting smoking shadows in chapel corners on Christmas Eve   this one also sounds amazing.   
     
    Sugar Spider:  Body Scrub   --  Suikerspin, Chantilly Creme, Blond Sugar, Blue Marshmello.  Or Buttercream in there too.  (ALL THE VANILLA)   if SLS / paraben / phthalate free.  (I couldn't find anything on the site about this and I haven't asked Brooke because I haven't been able to afford any since she opened Sugar Spider.  lol.)
     
    Solstice Scents:  I would love Estate Vanilla or Estate Amber EDP samples.  Whipped soap or bath salts would be welcome if SLS / paraben / phthalate free.  
     
    Any interest in any of the following in a krampus theme?
    + Tee (sizing?)
    I do already have two Krampus t-shirts (both are red, one from BPAL) but ALL THE KRAMPUS SHIRTS are welcome.  A black one would be nice.  I prefer women's cut, 2X or larger.  Would really love a super light weight zip up hoodie with Krampus on the back, black or dark grey.  I couldn't find any to add to my wishlist.   I'm too hot 99.9999% of the time (thyroid + weight gain) but I'm on a weight loss regimen right now (have lost over 15lbs since taking out my IUD, TMI sorry - that thing made me gain so much weight!) so I'm hoping when I get down to a reasonable size again that my temperature will even back out.  Then I'll love oversized sweat shirts / sweaters again!  
     
    + mask
    I would LOVE a Krampus mask but I really need ties (the ear loops don't work for me) and I like really big masks.  I was thinking I might attempt to make one with my leftover Spoonflower krampus fabric.  Would definitely welcome awesome Krampus fabric.  I should go see if there is any new stuff at Spoonflower since I haven't looked in a couple of years.
     
    + jewelry (necklace?  Earrings? )
    My ears (and other multiple body parts) are no longer pierced (sniff) and I haven't been wearing any jewelry so it would just look pretty in my jewelry box.
     
    +socks
    I wouldn't say no but I honestly only wear socks like 2-3 times a year these days like if I absolutely have to go walk in the snow for some reason.  Open toed slip on wedge sandals forever!!!  (usually I can make it to the car without having to walk in the snow.)  also I have size 11/12 feets and need men's socks.
     
     
    What is something you can't get where you live that you wish some nice person who lives somewhere else would send you?
    Usually I make a friend in Arizona go buy Canon's Sweet Hots and ship them to me by the HUGE box but I still have a few jars left right now.   I can't find any Toom locally and I'm too cheap to order it; I've tried to find other brands of garlic dip / garlic sauce, like Teta, but nothing available around here.  (Like grocery stores here even carry Yellow Bird.  But garlic sauce?  no.)  Next time I go to Seattle I can probably find some if I remember to look.   Ummmm I can't really think of anything else right now.    edit:  oh!  If you're on the East Coast, I'd love to try chocolate from L.A. Burdick, especially the chocolate mice and truffles.   
     
    Most things I can get ... unless we're talking stuff from outside of the USA or restaurants or from the past.  (dang, I super have The Morbs right now.)     Please send a really good Indian restaurant with a little grocery store that has paneer.  And an Ethiopian food grocery store.  And minions to make me food.  And Japanese kit kats.  kthx. 
     
    However, I do love to try your favorite things that are local to you --- coffee (whole bean or k cup), tea, chocolate, truffles, bath stuff, things from farmer's markets or little indie shops, local raw HONEY (ALL THE HONEY), whatever.
     
    Do you have a particular Krampus favorite? Does one type seem most Krampus to you?
    I love Cat Krampus too, so cute!!!  (That humanoid Krampus has the right feet though; I guess Krampus has one cloven hoof and one human foot according to some lore that I read.  shrug.)   But yeah, I love the "cuter" Krampus' and less the vintage humanoid.  Silhouette is good too.  
     
    Abigail Larson and Iren Horrors both have Krampus things on their society6 page (stickers, mugs, prints, phone skins, everything) and Abigail also illustrated a Krampus book in case people are fans of their art.  (you can snoop my ALL THINGS KRAMPUS amazon list if you want to look)  Abigail has done some BPAL bottle artwork.
     
    This one is super cute too, although very whimsical for a Krampus (and too expensive for the swap, lol.)

     
     
    Also I'm totally in love with this Cat Krampus cookie cutter:
     
    https://www.etsy.com/listing/838606658/cute-krampus-cookie-cutter-half-goat?

     
     
     
     
    WHAT WOULD BE YOUR PERFECT KRAMPUS SCENT, SWAP VICTIMS?
    I'm thinking evergreens, vanilla, and tiny bit of alpine snow.
     
    If you got earrings, could you live with them having little jingle bells? Or would that drive you MAD. They are the ball type, not actual bells. Just one bell each.
    No earrings for me.  (I do have a pair of Yule Converse High Tops that are red and green plaid and have bells on the little tag that comes out of the back so I jingle constantly as I walk.)  (just like these ones!   So bells in general aren't out.)
     
    Homemade fruitcake with fruit soaked in booze for weeks- naughty or nice? 
    Homemade could be ok depending on fruit and booze?  ?  I super love this recipe I have for cherry almond fruitcake (soaked in amaretto) that is nom.   I totally soak the fruit in the amaretto and then use WAY MORE amaretto than it calls for to soak the cake.    I'm going to go with NICE.  Store bought is naughty.  
     
     
    Cellar Door released a Krampus soap and candle today, in case someone is looking for a leathery Krampus scent for their person.
    ooooh I would love to try the cellar door soap and candle.  Bad Santa sounds amazing too.  (I hope they start doing other bath products in the future, their scents sound so awesome!)  I'd be down for soap ends too, like Black #1, Holiday Hearth, White Pine Wonderland, Tobacco & Oakmoss, Patchouli Haze, SEX MACHINE (sounds amazing.)   I KNOW ... I DON'T WANT BAR SOAP... UNTIL I DO
     
    If I were to send fudge from my ETSY shop, what would you like, my pretties?
    ALL OF IT.  THERE IS NEVER ENOUGH PENUCHE.  (and maybe Forest Fruit this time?  Chocolate peanut butter?)   And Christmas Pudding.  And your special homemade brandy to put on Christmas Pudding.
  6. twilighteyes
    1.  Would you like anything from Paintbox Soapworks Halloween line? https://paintboxsoapworks.com/new-limited-edition/2022-weenie-collection/
     I looked a PBSW and unfortunately most of their halloween stuff has at least one death note in each offering.   (I don't love coffee scented things or most floral, fruit, or dirt.)  I totally have a wishlist of their other offerings though!
     
    2.  Do you have any interest in Halloween or spooky squishmallows?
    I love all spooky/halloween squishable things.  Cthulhu, bats, plague doctor, baphomet, black philip... 
     
    3.  Anything from Bath & Bodyworks Halloween Line? 
    I really wanted their bat wallflower night light!  (I have a haunted house one from them.)   BUT I went into the store and my store had a really cool Raven (on a blue/gray pumpkin) wallflower night light!!!   I want it!!  I also sniffed all the things and added what I like to my amazon fragrance wishlist.  I was really happy to see that all of the aromatherapy body care is now made without sulfates, parabens, or artificial dyes.  I also saw a sign that their soaps are there too.  I hope the rest of their body care gets there.
     
    So anyway, I would gratefully accept car scent refills (and I love the crescent moon car scent holder), wall flower refills (and the raven wallflower), pillow mists (the aromatherapy line), candles, and fragrance mists or spray perfume.  And antibac.  
     
    So here is my scent list: 
    Dark Amber & Oud (candle)
    Vanilla bean (candle)
    Pumpkin Bonfire (this totally smells like CLOVE.  which is hilarious because their "pumpkin clove" scent smells like cinnamon.)  (candle or wall flower)
    Warm Vanilla Sugar (wall flower)
    Vanilla Birch (wall flower)
    Enchanted Candy Potion (spray, wall flower, anti bac)
    Vampire Blood (car scent, anti bac)
    Into the Night (soap, mist, or spray perfume)
    Eucalyptus Sage (aromatherapy line - pillow mist)
    Cedar Ylang Ylang  (aromatherapy line - pillow mist)
    Lavender Vanilla  (aromatherapy line - pillow mist)
     
    4.  Autumn/Fall scents I love:   Resins, woods, cloves, roses, vanillas.
    Ones I dislike:  dirt, leaves, apples, most fruits, most florals
    Are they different for home vs body & bath??  I'm more forgiving for bath scents but still have pretty much the same preferences.   Pickier on home because of my respiratory issues.
     
    5:  If I were to make you a set of arm warmers/ fingerless mitts, what color(s) & style would you like?  Gothy.  Black/Purple or Black/White stripes
    Long or short?  Medium
     
    6.  I'm going to Disneyworld in late September! I'll be going to all four parks and attending both the Not-So-Scary Halloween Bash and Epcot's Food and Wine Festival. Is there ANYTHING from Disney that you would like? Is there something you collect that perhaps you'd enjoy a Disney version of (tea, socks, enamel pins, plushies etc etc etc)???
    Take me with you!    Anything and everything NMBC (not socks though since I have huge feet.)  
     
    7.  I make lightweight hairfalls- would you be interested in some? Either to incorporate into a costume or just for your own year-round use? If so, name your colors and preferred length, and if you have any fiber allergies you want me to take note of!
    I have some hairfalls and never ever wear them (nor do I even leave the house most of the time) so would be wasted on me right now.  
     
    8.  I am going to Dragon Con for the first time! Which of these BPALs do you want?
    If they have Snake Milk or anything else on my BPAL wish list, I'm game but no peaches please.
     
    9-16 are my questions
     
    17.  How do you feel about raisin in baked goods? 
    It kind of depends on the baked good?  Oatmeal raisin cookies - yes.  Those bread rolls that are shaped like muffins from sbux?  yes.  Other things, not so sure.
     
    18.  Lego? If so, what types, minifigures?
    Not really my thing.
     
    19.  Favorite spooky fictional characters?
    Jack and Zero?   Demogorgon?   Hot vampires?   Goblin King?   Ringwraiths?  (Is Bad Horse spooky?)  
     
    20.  Luvmilks seasonal goodies are out! What scents and formats appeal to you, my little pumpkin?   https://www.luvmilk.com/mm2022.html#/
    Dusting Powder:  Scarecrow with Girlfriend or Lover
    Bath Milk or Salts, Sugar Scrub, :  Clown with Girlfriend, Pegasus with Girlfriend, Scarecrow with Girlfriend or Lover
     
    And I always adore their lip balm in Baby Bat and Aphrodite's Altar.
     
    21.  Would you like a Pyrex 4-cup Nightmare Before Christmas bowl with lid?   (Can also get Star Wars and various Disney ones.)
    I have enough of the 4 cup and 7 cup but I'd love one of the rectangular ones if you can find it!  (and I love pyrex 4 cup with bats!!)
     
    22.  August Tea's fall sale starts tomorrow, 20% off everything on the site with code FALL20.  Is there anything you would like to try, my Pumpkin?  https://august.la/
    OMG YES.  I have all kinds of wishes from here under my amazon beverage list.  And I have a "permanent" 20% off in the Summer Swap spreadsheet under offerings, you have to sign up with their email and they'll send you a coupon.
     
    23.  I grow lots of different herbs and I'm dehydrating loads of them right now, are you possibly interested in: catnip, sage (culinary and/or purple), oregano (Greek and/or purple), rosemary, plantain herb, chives, celery, licorice mint, lovage leaf, mugwort, mint, spearmint, chives, borage leaf, blackberry leaf, raspberry leaf, comfrey, lemon balm, or others? 
     I would love everything except catnip, mugwort, and lemon balm.
     
    24.  My peacock is molting his tail feathers, would you like some?
    I have a ton from you but will always take more!
     
    25.  I'm learning embroidery. Is there a simple motif or symbol (like a pumpkin, a black cat, flowers, spider web…) you might like hand embroidered?
    BAT... or pibble.
     
    26.  Would you like either a basket or a tablemat (that works as a place to put hot dishes as well as being decorative).
    I make both from fabric wrapped rope that is sewn together.  Could be a bread/rolls basket, a yarn bowl for knitting or crochet, or a big flat mat.
    Yes!!!  Either or both.  Preference to basket if just one.
     
    27.  I'm taking a trip to New Orleans, anything you'd like food or souvenir-wise? 
    Allll of the food.  I love me some crawfish etouffee or crawfish po boys from N'awlins.  Everything from Cafe du Monde (beignets probably don't ship well tho.)   I would totally want a Cafe du Monde mug if they were at least 18oz but I only see 11oz on their website.  Oh wait!  They have a "Colossal Mug" that is 24oz!  (I would use it for soup!)   Cafe du Monde coffee & chicory coffee PODS!!!  YES!!!  Also  I like the "coffee and beignet" magnet, patio and awning magnet, or the Fleur de Lis magnet.   Creamy or chewy pralines, cuccia chocolates... !   Also would totally take some Mam Papaul's red bean seasoning mix, king cake mix, gumbo mix, jambalaya mix...  Some kind of fun green hot sauce!   Voodoo doll, gris gris bag, candles, etouffee or fun cajun spices, local artwork or jewelry, post cards... 
     
    28.  Are your booklists linked somewhere, and up to date? 
    Link to my amazon book wish list is in my signature under wish list / SW help.  Books aren't really a priority unless I have them listed as "highest priority".
     
    29.  Do you have fur kids and would they like treats as well?? 
    My spoiled dogs always love treats.  Prefer USA made / grain free.   If you're in the Seattle area, I am almost out of my Mud Bay bulk cookies (grain free, all kinds!) and would love more.  Or a GC to Mud Bay.
     
    30.  Do you have any interest in trying my infused moonshine whiskey? I've been thinking of experimenting with autumn spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, clove) and maybe a chocolate chai. 
    Of course!!  Nom!
     
    31.  Any interest in spooky shape wax melts in your favorite candle scents? (What are your favorite candle scents?)
    Sure!  Probably vanillas, marshmallow, patchouli, clove... same as perfume scents too.  I used to have a spiced plum candle I adored.  I like men's/unisex fragrances in candles as well, like Drakkar Noir, CK1, CKB.  Nostalgic.   Witches Brew from Yankee is one of my favorite scents!    I probably have candle and melt scents on my wishlist (under PBSW), etsy lists, maybe amazon fragrance list, and up above under the Bath & Bodyworks question since I liked some of their candle scents this year.
     
    32.  How about lotion bars?
    I like the concept but I never use them and they end up going bad.   
     
    33.  Bird and Blend Tea Co. just came out with their Autumnal tea drop! Anything look good to you? (Also, if you're not a pumpkin-y person I invite you to explore their other offerings, cause everything they do is magical) Check 'em out: https://www.birdandblendtea.us
    I already have ALL the Bird & Blend on my amazon beverages wishlist.     Love love love!  (For the autumn season, maybe the sticky pumpkin chai, campfires & vampires?)
     
    34.  Do you need any BPAL storage?  Bottles?  Imps?
    Nope.  I have extra now because of all of my destashing.
     
    35.  Does anything catch your eye from my local tea purveyors? https://www.fridaytea.com/ (I hope they make more Womb of Doom soon!) or https://perennialtearoom.com/
    I think I have everything I want from Friday Tea.  I'd take things from Perennial Tearoom!  Smoky Russian Caravan, Almond Sugar Cookie, Vanilla Cream, Hot Cinnamon Spice (although really, could it be better than Harney & Son's??  I would have to pit them against each other), Ginger Peach, Northwest Blackberry, Seattle Chai, Lapsang Souchong, maybe the Turkish Blend?   
     
    36.  Can you use a mug?  What kind/size do you like?
    I prefer mugs with a lid (to keep out dog hair and small flying things) or soup bowl sized ones (for soup.)  I have some on my amazon wishlists.  I also collect the Starbucks City Mugs (demitasse size or full size.)   If a mug isn't at least 18 oz, I'm not really interested, lol.  (but the demitasse size take up less room and are easier to display.)
     
    37.  One of my favorite Etsy chandlers is having a sale, anything catch your feathery fancy?  https://www.etsy.com/shop/TeresaLynnsSimpleLux
    I still love super highly scented candles that absolutely REEK and waft fragrance while they're burning and also wax melts.    I have a couple of electric wax burners.  
    *  Clove Cigarettes
    *  Dragon's Blood
    *  Saffron Perique
    *  Sisters of the Moon
    *  Headache
    --- I just don't have the energy to go through each of their candle scents individually and they didn't think to put them all in the photos or anything.
     
    38.  Does anything appeal from the Nocturne Alchemy Halloween Update? I just placed my order, so I can add-on a treat or two for you until Monday night, September 12th! https://nocturnealchemy.com/collections/limited-collection 
    I am ordering Googly Bat, Vintage Werewolf, and the Sommeil but I added others to my Wishlist / SW Help.  I would love Neon Wolf,and/or Neon Vampiress and lots of decants!
     
    39.  Quick question - If I were ordering some marmalade or other jammy things, would you be interested in any of the following?  Orange Marmalade, Blood Orange Marmalade, or whole fruit jams in strawberry, peach, current, or triple berry?
    I have peach and strawberry so maybe triple berry, currant, or blood orange marmalade?
     
    40.  For decor what general Halloween style is preferred? Traditional, cute spooky, dark and gothic, horror, etc? More descriptive the better!!
    I don't actually decorate for Halloween, I just have kind of the same decor all year round that includes skeletal creatures, skeletal/NMBC themed kitchen set (when I don't live with other people anyway like right now I am living with family), bats everywhere, black and white Brian Serway artwork on the walls, Gideon/Harrow/Nona large prints (that need frames, lol!), Black/Grey/White marble (and wood painted to look like marble in those colors), granite grey desk, gargoyles/grotesques, cthulhu (I have the cutest little purple Cthulhu amigurumi from a Switch Witch!)   I also have things like Krampus, Labyrinth, NMBC, etc. Funko Pops, would love Demogorgon things, Black Philip, etc.  Also Unicorns and Equines (Friesians!) but spooky dark versions, so Kelpies and things too.  Like Abigail Larson / Iren Horrors artwork vibe with rich darker jewel tones (I have a Iren Horror's Hecate print as a phone case (from society6.) or Brian Serway's bats/equines/crows vibe.)   (Of the ones he has available right now, I have Dusk Mother, Nightbringer, No Nightmares, The Fox & the Crow.)    https://www.etsy.com/shop/BrianSerwayArt?  or https://bserway.com  so ... yeah.   I like jewel toned blues and purples (cool leaning) or rich cool leaning blackened reds or burgundys/wines as well for color pops.   Zero warm leaning colors like beige, orange, yellow, brown, etc.  (shudder)  I don't even really love orange pumpkins although I tolerate them for outside fall decor.    No inside though!!!
     
    So kind of a goth/dark/but also some cute?   
     
       I love coffin shaped frames and shelves/trays, bat shaped bowls/tray/shelves/key hooks (I'd LOVE an iron/metal bat with spread wings and little dips from his wings as hooks if that makes sense!  I have an octopus one right now that I hang necklaces and other things on.)  I have an altar for Hecate with a bone colored statue, iron cauldron, chalice, etc.  I'd love to have more altar space someday, I kind of took over St. Expedite's spot in the main house (sorry Expedite!)  
     
    Someday I hope to have a "map room" where I have large posters of maps from all of my favorite fantasies, like Middle Earth, Narnia, Four Corners of Civilization, Tamriel, Hyrule, Randland, etc.  But not anytime soon unfortunately.  It would probably also be the gaming room for tabletop and RPG.
     
    41.  (please read in thread as it's rather long)  Are you interested in anything from Solstice Scents? https://www.solsticescents.com
    I would love to try a sample of the Estate Amber!  I wouldn't say no to the Lavender Vanilla Glissade.  
     
    42.  Do you have a strong preference for whether packages are numbered 1-13, thus curating your experience somewhat, or do you prefer the random draw method where you can follow your whims and open in whatever order you choose?
    Whatever is easier for my sender!
     
  7. twilighteyes
    1.  Would you like anything from Paintbox Soapworks Halloween line? https://paintboxsoapworks.com/new-limited-edition/2022-weenie-collection/
     
    2.  Do you have any interest in Halloween or spooky squishmallows?
     
    3.  Anything from Bath & Bodyworks Halloween Line? 
     
    4.  Autumn/Fall scents I love:  
    Ones I dislike:  
    My lovelies, what about you?  Are they different for home vs body & bath?? 
     
    5.  I make things from old sweaters.
    If I were to make you a set of arm warmers/ fingerless mitts, what color(s) & style?
    Options-
    Long or short?
    Solid - one fabric
    Stripes- bands of colors sewn together- like fun black & red, black & purple etc.  I currently have some nice cashmeres.
     
    6.  I'm going to Disneyworld in late September! I'll be going to all four parks and attending both the Not-So-Scary Halloween Bash and Epcot's Food and Wine Festival. Is there ANYTHING from Disney that you would like? Is there something you collect that perhaps you'd enjoy a Disney version of (tea, socks, enamel pins, plushies etc etc etc)???

    7.  I make lightweight, doll-like hairfalls out of things like silk ribbon and yarn. Would you like some, either to incorporate into your costume or just for personal year-round use? If so, name your colors, length and any fibers you could have an allergy to.
     
    8.  I am going to Dragon Con for the first time! Which of these BPALs do you want? https://us4.campaign-archive.com/?u=50266fc02a3b75767125e0ed2&id=9bf4d797e8
     
    9.  Would you be interested in a bag like we sell in our etsy shop?    https://twinklentwilight.etsy.com
    - if so, but you don't see fabric you like maybe link to some photos of fabric you like?
    - we can do small box bags or pencil / cosmetic / notions type bags too.  or with a drawstring on top instead of a zipper.
    - you don't HAVE to use them just for knitting/crochet, you can use them for cross stitch or even not as project bags.
     
    10.  If you are a yarnie, are you interested in a ceramic yarn bowl?  I have an extra Harry Potter (I know, I know) one from Lennymud that I bought before the whole JKR debacle and it didn't profit her in any form anyway.  I believe it's Gryffindor themed.
     
    11.  If you are a yarnie, I'd love to gift some yarn from my stash so give me an idea of colors / weight / material / yardage you'd like.  
     
    12.  Are you interested in trying some of our "thunder butter"?  It's like tiger balm or icy hot, but with herbs, beeswax, cayenne or ghost pepper, menthol, wintergreen. 
    cbd version or no?
     
    13.  I need to inventory our canned goods but do you like things like peach jam, cardamom plum jam, peach butter, plum butter, pickles, applesauce with nothing added, applesauce with red hots, dried apples or pears, bread and butter pickles, dill pickles, blackberry jam, huckleberry jam, candied jalapenos?  
     
    14.  Any interest in things from our garden like dried mint, catnip, lavender, rose petals, dill weed or dill seeds, sage, rue, mugwort, rosemary?
     
    15.  How about alcoholic things like rose petal liqueur, lavender vanilla bean liqueur, various flavors of mead (chocolate orange, strawberry mango, whatever my son is making)?
     
    16.  Pumpkin bread or zucchini bread?  How about blueberry zucchini bread with a lemon glaze?  
     
    17.  How do you feel about raisin in baked goods? 
     
    18.  Lego? If so, what types, minifigures?
     
    19.  Favorite spooky fictional characters?
     
    20.  Luvmilk's seasonal goodies are out.  What would you like?   https://www.luvmilk.com/mm2022.html#/
     
    21.  Would you like a Pyrex 4-cup Nightmare Before Christmas bowl with lid?   (Can also get Star Wars and various Disney ones.)
     
    22.  August Tea's fall sale starts tomorrow, 20% off everything on the site with code FALL20.  Is there anything you would like to try, my Pumpkin?  https://august.la/
     
    23.  I grow lots of different herbs and I'm dehydrating loads of them right now, are you possibly interested in: catnip, sage (culinary and/or purple), oregano (Greek and/or purple), rosemary, plantain herb, chives, celery, licorice mint, lovage leaf, mugwort, mint, spearmint, chives, borage leaf, blackberry leaf, raspberry leaf, comfrey, lemon balm, or others? 
     
    24.  My peacock is molting his tail feathers, would you like some?
     
    25.  I'm learning embroidery. Is there a simple motif or symbol (like a pumpkin, a black cat, flowers, spider web…) you might like hand embroidered?
     
    26.   Would you like either a basket or a tablemat (that works as a place to put hot dishes as well as being decorative).
    I make both from fabric wrapped rope that is sewn together.  Could be a bread/rolls basket, a yarn bowl for knitting or crochet, or a big flat mat.
     
    27.  I'm taking a trip to New Orleans, anything you'd like food or souvenir-wise? 
     
    28.  Are your booklists linked somewhere, and up to date? 
     
    29.  Do you have fur kids and would they like treats as well?? 
     
    30.  Do you have any interest in trying my infused moonshine whiskey? I've been thinking of experimenting with autumn spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, clove) and maybe a chocolate chai. 
     
    31.  Any interest in spooky shape wax melts in your favorite candle scents? (What are your favorite candle scents?)
     
    32.  How about lotion bars?
     
    33.  Bird and Blend Tea Co. just came out with their Autumnal tea drop! Anything look good to you? (Also, if you're not a pumpkin-y person I invite you to explore their other offerings, cause everything they do is magical) Check 'em out: https://www.birdandblendtea.us
     
    34.  Do you need any BPAL storage?  Bottles?  Imps?
     
    35.  Does anything catch your eye from my local tea purveyors? https://www.fridaytea.com/ (I hope they make more Womb of Doom soon!) or https://perennialtearoom.com/
     
    36.  Can you use a mug?  What kind/size do you like?
     
    37.  One of my favorite Etsy chandlers is having a sale, anything catch your feathery fancy?  https://www.etsy.com/shop/TeresaLynnsSimpleLux
     
    38.  NEW AND TIME-SENSITIVE QUESTION!
    Does anything appeal from the Nocturne Alchemy Halloween Update? I just placed my order, so I can add-on a treat or two for you until Monday night, September 12th! https://nocturnealchemy.com/collections/limited-collection 
     
    39.  Quick question - If I were ordering some marmalade or other jammy things, would you be interested in any of the following?  Orange Marmalade, Blood Orange Marmalade, or whole fruit jams in strawberry, peach, current, or triple berry?
     
    40.  For decor what general Halloween style is preferred? Traditional, cute spooky, dark and gothic, horror, etc? More descriptive the better!!
     
    41.  (please read in thread as it's rather long)  Are you interested in anything from Solstice Scents? https://www.solsticescents.com
     
    42.  Do you have a strong preference for whether packages are numbered 1-13, thus curating your experience somewhat, or do you prefer the random draw method where you can follow your whims and open in whatever order you choose?
     
     
     
  8. twilighteyes
    5/30/22
     
     Does anything, scent and / or product-wise, catch your eye from the Haus of Gloi summer drop? (https://www.hausofgloi.com/collections/summer) [you're free to pick stuff NOT from Summer as well, of course!  ]
    Marshmallow Rose summer refresher spray, summer whipped soap, summer sugar exfoliant, or bubbling scrub.   Chillaz or Buzz Off original summer refresher spray, 

    Yes, the rumors are true- I'll be in Paris this summer! Tell me up to five things you'd be happy to get from there, including any specific teas from Dammann Freres, my favorite french tea shop! (https://www.dammann.fr/en/#)
     
    I have no idea what is available in Paris besides perfume and tea and I'm down for both!  (especially vanilla perfume!)    Oh!  La bien Aimee is in Paris (yarn!!! Purple speckles!!!)
     
    For tea, Vanille, Rose, anything with Clove, anything with Anise, Smokey Lapsang or other Smokey tea.  Pretty much all of their black tea, kthx.  Violet could be fun too.  I like teas that will pair well with cream and honey.  (I do have Damman and Mariage Freres on my Amazon beverages list too!). Jasmine is always welcome.  I love most flavored black teas.
     
    Maison Souquet candles (Tobacco!!!) are probably too expensive.  
     
    hot chocolate from Angelina? Chocolate in general.  Local candy or snacks?
     
    a bar of soap?   Or something from Buly 1803 or just made in France, indie small batch is always great.
     
    authentic macarons?  Cheese?  Yeah, they probably wouldn't travel well.
     
    something from an artist in montmarte?
     
    anything gothy and local.  Buttons (wood, metal, carved, w/e), lace, ribbon?  
     
    any kind of cool French beauty products you think I'd like.
     
    5/31/22
     
    I recently discovered Khamila Luna and plan to place an order soon to get a present for my roommate. Is there anything you'd like from them?
    Maybe the creamy vanilla sugar scrub?  Some of the "men's" soap sounds nice but it would literally just go in my sock and underwear drawer.  (black musk / amber / tobacco / teakwood.)
     
    is there any small gift from mother nature that you'd like me see if I can source for you from old forests?  
    Anything!!  I love any gifts that mother nature offers up to you.   I love rocks, skulls, interesting wood lumps, leaves, tinctures or salves made from wildcrafting, everything.
     
    do you wear rings on all your fingers? how about a range smallest to largest? 
    I do wear rings in between top and mid knuckle, about a size 6.  I lost my favorite ring last time I was in Seattle, it was a little dragon that I'd had for over twenty years.  doh.  Otherwise I wear an 11 but I'm also doing a ton of weight loss so hopefully ring size will go back down.
     
    If your Sprite were to gift you magical items or workings... a) Would you be interested in that? b) If so, what intention(s) would you appreciate most?
    Yes!   Ummm I'm going to be having surgery in a couple months, so health is good.  Determination/motivation, healing, cutting ties with my past, self love, blockbuster/road opener, money, job hunting after surgery.
     
    Would you be interested in a set of (rpg) dice? If so, what colors/aesthetic?
    I do actually have some on amazon wish list under either geek or games.  I loathe gold/yellow/beige colors in any format so any numbers on the dies would need to be black, silver, or white.  I love opalescent, blues/purples (blurple), etc.  Glow in the dark is fun.  
     
    What's your favorite creature?
    My pigs and my dogs?   I can't just choose one creature.  I love corvids, bats, equines (especially friesians and warlanders and lusitanos), dolphins, pit bulls, and lots of fantasy creatures.  Leafy sea dragons!  I would love to have a hedgehog and a chinchilla someday, also a sugar glider.  I love ratties and ferrets too.  I would totally have a French Bull dog if I could afford one but more pitbulls need homes than frenchies, so pibbles it is.  I have a blue tick coonhound as well, pretty much same reason.  Problem dog who needed a home that wouldn't give up on her.  She is such a butt!!    I love snakes and lizards too.  Probably all creatures except spiders and wasps and non kindly creepy crawlies.  (I'm ok looking at spiders but I don't want one for a pet and they get relocated out of the house.  I have found many black widows here.  urg.)
     
    Do you like reading comics? If you haven't really read 'em, would you be interested in receiving a few that match your book genre preferences?
    Meh, I'm not super into comics anymore.  Graphic novels are a little better but my eyes are so bad that I really have to do ebooks where I can enlarge the font.  Sad face.
     
    I'm headed to Puerto Rico in July - anything particularly interesting you would like from there?
    oooh!  Fun!!!  I have no idea what is available there but yes, definitely interested!  (Did some googling)  Casa BACARDÍ Special Reserve or other rum?  Some local speciality spices (recao), jam, sauce, or hot sauce?  One of their cool wooden mortar and pestles (Pilon?)  A Guiro?  Mundillo lace?  Just a handkerchief or something small.  Butterfly art would be pretty cool too, I have some from Panama.  Food or snacks.  Local candy.  Anything really!!  
     
    Would you be interested in receiving a small bottle of home infused whiskey aged from commercially produced moonshine? Any particular flavors you might enjoy (examples include orange chai or cinnamon chocolate or hot peppers)?
    yes yes yes.  orange chai sounds lovely, or cinnamon chocolate.  Not a huge fan of "hot" peppers or pepper flavored drinks.  Honey, lavender, rose (not sure how flower ones would go with whisky ?)  I won't be able to drink for a year starting in like August or something so just a small tiny nip bottle is good.  
     
    Would you be interested in homemade shortbread that fits your flavor preferences?
    oooh yes.  I love chocolate shortbread but wouldn't say no to lavender or rose or whatever other kind.
     
    6/1/22
     
    If your bday is during the swap, how are you planning to celebrate?
    It is not.  My son's and dad's are though, usually cake/candles (for son even though he's over 30) and probably dinner out for both.
     
    Likewise, how do you celebrate relevant spiritual holidays in this time period?
    Lately I haven't been celebrating much since I'm so isolated out here in the middle of nowhere and all of my friends are on the West coast.  Sometimes a bonfire, or candles, or quiet contemplation, it just depends on what is appropriate for said event.
     
    Anything you want from the UK?
    Like, everything.  I love Bird & Blend tea!   I love cool things from UK Lush that we can't get in the US.  Other indie things are always good too.  As far as B&B products, I like things that are super highly scented.  Also I am hopefully trading for some Ginger Nuts, Jaffa Cakes, digestive biscuits, and some other UK goodies.  
     
    Seeds, y/n?
    Right now I think I'd prefer actual plants as we have a really short growing season here and seeds should have been started in March for summer things.  But I do have grow lights if it's seeds that I absolutely need and it will be house plants or something that is not an annual.  
     
    Are you interested in skincare/shampoo/conditioner?
    I use The Ordinary (like a set of things) so technically I'm probably good on skincare even though I bet my questionnaire still said I needed a good moisturizer.  I can always use good shampoo/conditioner and my dogs especially can use a good shampoo and conditioner!  I just got a new shower head yesterday so I can give them baths again without using cups of water to get them wet and rinse them.  (The handheld wand was clogged up.  FIXED!  BRING ON THE DOG SHAMPOO!)   I have dog shampoo in my Amazon wishlist "for the pups" -- really gearing towards a professional or highly rated one so I have a bunch of ideas in there.  For ME, I prefer non-SLS/parabens/phlatamumbles as stated in my questionnaire.
     
    Are you interested in tights? If so, what thickness, style, and size?
    yeah, no.  I'm doing weight loss right now and don't know what size I'll end up plus I just don't love tights.  PJ's forever!
     
    Do you use tarot decks? Would you like to receive more - and if so, can you list the ones you already have?
    I have a bunch of decks but I would love the Abigail Larson one on my Amazon wishlist.  I have .... Nightmare Before Christmas (Abigail Larson, lol!), Wise Dog (my dogs Jake & Lela - rip - are the Two of Cups), Game of Thrones, Last Unicorn, a Vampire one that was second hand, and a couple others that I'm blanking on the names.
     
    What do you think of the art on this website? https://www.printisdead.co.uk/
    I love the Bat & Peonies!  I like a lot of their skull items as long as they're not sepia / beige / yellow.  Raven and Full Moon, Lunar Cycle/Full Moon, Celestial Fox, Aurora Fox, uncolored Cat Skul, Bleeding Roses with white background, Skeleton Hand & Hellebores, Raven and Roses, floral pentacle (uncolored), Fox Skull (black/white either one - leaning towards one with black background), Purple Orchids (white background)... I didn't go through them all, but yes.  Although some just have too much color (totally ok on the mostly blue/purple ones.)
     
    Is loose leaf tea good, or do you prefer bagged?
    I way prefer loose leaf but I'll do bagged if the blend I want isn't available loose.
     
    I make arm warmers.  I make them from sweaters I thrifted.  They can be all one color, or stripes of different colors.  They can be long, to the elbows, or shorter.
    If you would like a pair, tell me your favorite colors.  Solids are more generally elegant, Stripes can be as wildly funky as you wish.  Long?  Short?  Cashmere?  Tell me your fingerless mitts arm warmer dreams.
    I love gradient and stripey armwarmers in black + color (usually blurple) and like mid arm.  Cashmere, merino, silk.  All good.
     
    6/2/22
     
    PBSW Summer collection is live!!!  Anything catch your eye?
    Ummmm 
    Bath Streusel or Sorbetto in:
    * Journey in Satchidananda
    * Red Cow
    * Moonshadow (and wax melts in this scent!)
    * The Queen is Dead
     
    Tiny samples of Crystalcore and/or Longest Day?    Oh!  I would love some Clean Slate scrub.
     
    6/4/22
    It's farmers market season in town and I have loads of lovely local artisans to shop from. Would you be interested in items from any of the following?
     
    The Rod Homestead (I love this one I helped fund her commercial kitchen)
    - dill mustard!  Honey anything.
     
    Working Class Coffee
    - looks like they only have one type of coffee in a k cup, so that would work, sounds good.
     
    Philly Nuts
    Yum!  Mango, peach, or pineapple cashews,  butter toffee or smoked almonds, and zomg honey roasted mixed nuts!!
     
    222 Creations
    not really my style
     
    Carol's Epiphany
    No thanks
     
    6/5/22
     
     
    I am learning to do embroidery. Would you possibly like a simple hand embroidered piece?
    sure?
     
    If you would like this is there a simple favorite flower or summer symbol, like a bee?
    a rose or lavender is great!  (Purple rose of course.)
     
    What kind of sprite would you prefer? A ninja or to know the ID right away? I like both styles for different reasons
    i like to be surprised at the end!
     
     
    6/6/22
     
    Are you ok with shunga label art (bpal?)
    I'm fine with it on bottles?  I wouldn't necessarily want it framed on my wall or anything.
     
    I dye yarn. Is custom yarn of interest to you?. Sure!
    - If so, colors? I have various weights of wool, sport and dk cotton, cotton thread in 3/2 and 5/2, and light fingering weight bamboo rayon that dyes like a dream
    so I don't really love variegated yarn.  I'm firmly in gradients, self striping, speckles, and semi solids.  Look at my ravelry stash and you'll see the colors I like.     Cool leaning Black, all the  cool leaning shades of grey, blurples, blackened reds, etc.   preferably blackened colors or jewel tones, no navy, no pastels, no fluorescent.  
     fingering through bulky is great for merino.  Light fingering bamboo rayon is fine.  Otherwise no alpaca, llama, bfl, cotton (except for worsted for wash clothes), etc.
     
    My European travels are expanding! Anything you want from Portugal or Berlin???
    oh, matchbooks from everywhere!!  If they let you fly with those.  I'll have to google when I get home to answer this more thoroughly.
     
    My friend makes cool art with garbage, is there anything here you might like?
    https://www.garbageforgood.com/
    mostly not my style but thank you.
     
    6/8/22
     
    Would you like items related to your astrological sign and if so what is it?
    Meh.  I'm a Virgo.    There is some Abigail Larson artwork for the zodiac signs that I like - I think I have her Virgo rendition on my society6 wishlist for one of the travel mugs but of course no one can see it because I can't figure out how to share it! 
     
    6/12/22
     
    what do you think of plushies?
    i love super cute amigurumi (like gothic and nerdy ones, I have a great vampire bat and a cthulhu as well as a black unicorn) but I have to be super careful because my dogs also love them.  To death.  By evisceration.
     
    Are there any Korean or Japanese food/craft/self-care items you would be interested in in receiving?
    i love Japanese incense but I don't burn a lot because respiratory issues.  Low smoke is good!  I could really use a good soy sauce dish for sushi but I can't seem to find any super gothy or cute ones and I forgot to look while I was in Seattle.  One with a lucky cat would be fun (blue?  No brown please.)  Japanese Kit Kats!!!!   Whatever else you think I might like.  
     
    Is there anything for your garden or houseplants that you need, or would like (tiny, hand thrown cachepot for a prized astrophytum, etc.), or are you proudly black thumb and shun any plant that isn't resin?
    I know this is not about plants themselves, but if did want to get me some plants, I love scented geraniums, the more unusual the better.  (Like no citrus or citonrella.)   Attar of roses, oak, musk, coconut, lavender, cinnamon, apricot, pineapple, cedar, strawberry, almond, apple, peach, ginger, nutmeg, etc.  https://www.colonialcreekfarm.com/Scented-Geraniums_c_29-3.html for example.   Other than plants themselves and maybe potting soil, I don't think I need anything, we have tons of plant tools and pots.
     
    How many books is too many books?
    so I read almost constantly but I get a lot of ebooks from the library and also my friend in France sends me tons and tons of ebooks.  So books really aren't a priority for me, I have sooooo many to read and the round will be over before Nona the Ninth comes out (almost on my birthday, I think a day off, lol) and that is the book I'm most excited about and would like my own copy of.  (My son ordered me the artwork from the covers of Gideon, harrow, and Nona... still waiting for it to arrive.). I love Gideon.  I .WOULD TAKE MOST things Gideon!  Also excuse caps, I'm typing in iPad and Zuul is getting in my way, because there is no iPad, only Zuul!!!!  https://www.tommyarnoldart.com/nona-the-ninth-torcom-publishing
     
     
    6/13/22
     
    I’m knitting up washcloths right now. Would you like some?
    I'm good, still living with others so don't need things like that.  

    any spices you need/want?  I’m fleshing out a Penzey's order!! 
    i have spices on one my Amazon lists!  I do love me some penzeys and would totally take some of their smoked salt and maybe some chili seasoning (900?) since we make a ton of "bad to the bone" vegan chili.
     
    your feelings on chocolate?  Milk chocolate, Dark chocolate, White chocolate? with or without nuts? How about truffly goodness?  
    you're obviously not my sprite because I have so much chocolate on my Amazon snack list.  I really try to do fair trade / slave free chocolate and a lot of those brands on my Amazon list meet that criteria.  I loooooove truffles.  White is not chocolate, chocolate must contain cocoa butter.  Nuts are good, especially almonds or pecans.  Milk is better in bar form, dark chocolate is good on caramels or truffles or in baked goods.
     
    6/17/22
     
    Do you want anything for your vehicle? Like bumper stickers or magnets?
    I don't put any stickers at all on my car or car windows anymore.  I used to but kind of fell out of the habit.  It used to make for interesting conversations on the ferry or in a huge traffic jam in Seattle;  I'd have people get out of their car to come talk to me (which makes me super uncomfortable!)   Right now I live in a red area so I try to keep my weirdness to a minimum.  I do have some pibble window vinyl things but I am too lazy to actually apply them since it seems like a big ordeal.  Plus they're packed up somewhere with the majority of my belongings so I have no idea where they even are, I'd totally forgotten about them until now.
     
    any interest in Japanese fashion-ish items? (kanzashi hair pins, and other things made form old kimono fabric, fans, tenugui, etc?)
    I would LOVE a stack of recycled kimono silk in blues, purples, greys, blacks, reds, greens.   Lots of it.  All the kimono silk.   But I rarely leave the house and don't have any place to put a lot of items that aren't consumable (I would absolutely use the kimono silk to make things) and I'm not fashionable.     
     
    6/21/22
     
    Would you use cbd infused bath products? 
    absolutely!  Parents have a medical license and grew a lot of their own last year (no one smokes here though.)  Mom makes infused coconut oil for edibles and salves for skin/muscles.
     
    What colors are your kitchen stuffs? 
    I am in a shared living situation right now and don't have my own kitchen, sad trombone.  When I do have a kitchen it's pretty much black, white, and pops of cool jewel tones (rich darker purple, burgundy, sapphire blue, sometimes green.)  And I have a skull / skeleton theme with NMBC cookie jars.  I shall never grow up.
     
    If I knitted up a scarf/shawl/something in the wearable area what colors would you like and please be pretty specific.
    I like gradients and honestly I mostly wear my white to black gradient shawls the most.  (and only shawlettes as I wear them like infinity scarves or double loop cowls.)   Sometimes I might wear cool toned blurples over a black or black/white dress.  Grey is good too. 
     
    —->. One big box or a couple starting now??
    Well, I've already gotten some!  But I'm good with little things all along or just one at the end, whatever is easier for my Sprite.
     
    How close to the final deadline would you prefer to receive your package?  Should we try to squeak as close to August 31st as humanly possible, or would it be okay to send the package earlier?
    If you're going to be traveling and need to mail sooner, do what is good for you.
     
    6/22/22
     
    I am afraid to send chocolate in this heat.  What other things might you enjoy? 
    Gourmet lollipops?  Handmade Marshmallows (not by me LOL)?  Flavored cotton candy? other ideas?
    I have lots of idea in my etsy treats list that do include flavored cotton candy and other things.  Tea is always good as well.  I can't have too many sweet things as I'm going to be going on a liver reduction diet pretty soon, I also won't be able to do caffeine, so maybe some herbal tea / tissanes?  I have a few hibiscus blends and other non caffeine on my wish list if you need to compare.  (I hate chamomile.  Please nothing with chamomile in it.)
     
    do you have any reservations about wearing leather, like in an accessory?? 
    No, I wear leather.  
     
    6/30/22
     
    Does any August Uncommon black tea or their other tea sound good to you?  (because sale on black tea until 7/4.)  
    I already have a ton of my Amazon Beverage wishlist.  However...
     
    In no particular order other than the order they were on the website:
    Golden Arrow (Smoky Toffee Black Tea)
    Outlaw (Smoky Cherry Black Tea)
    Civil Disobedience (Smoky Cardamom Black Tea)
    Gold Rush (Orange Rosemary Caramel Black Tea)
    (I'm not sure how I feel about malty flavors so I left the ones with malt out otherwise maybe a 4 cup sample of Bourbon Sugar Black Tea!)
     
    7/5/22
     
    So apparently there's this cute little outdoor market here that sells locally made dishcloths and similar- would you be interested in having some tea towels or similar from Portugal, dear Spritz?
    All of the cute locally made things that Suki picks out!
     
    7/22/22
     
    Anything look appealing from the Nocturne Alchemy gemstone scent drop today?
    Eternal Ankh Purpurite 
    Eternal Ankh Tanzanite
    A sample of the Malachite and/or Azurite
    ENTERNAL ANKH PINK   But it sold out already, weep!!!
    I was absolutely going to do an order RIGHT NOW and get a couple of bottles of pink but I guess it wasn't to be.  I still haven't ordered the summer LE's because I am so broke from having to buy hay for the winter.  So really, it being sold out has saved me from further credit card debt!  whew!! 
     
    I have already the Red, Black, and Fluorite (and love them!) and I've tried the Blue, Cobalt, and Claret. (I liked the Claret but I have sooo many red musk scents.  Or did.  I did a thorough destashing and might be almost out, ha.)
     
    After looking over the scent notes again, I can't believe I haven't tried the Orange (it sounds very incensey!) or the Purple (I think I was scared by the Jasmine but I've had NAVA's Jasmine work on me since then, so ...)  Would also love to try the Orchid and Spice.  Really I'd be ok trying samples of any of the ones I haven't tried, I just don't especially gravitate to florals or fruits.
     
    How about the BPAL Dragon*Con Peaches?
    No thank you, I don't really have luck with the peaches.  
  9. twilighteyes
    1.  Cellar Door just posted their Halloween goodies - I love their scents, soaps and candles - which of these might you fancy? https://cellardoorbathsupply.com/collections/halloween-fall-collection? 
    I'd REALLY like to try the Once Bitten soap and/or candles!!   Also Black No. 1, Sanderson Spice, Zombie Repellent, Lavender Pumpkin, , Michigan Moonglow, Graveyard Smash.  From their permanent collection, Sex Machine,  Tickled Pink (soon to be retired!!)
     
    2.  If you'd like handmade knit items, are you good with soft wools or do you prefer acrylic only?   
    zomg, no acrylic unless for amigurumi.  I love merino, merino silk, merino cashmere.. 
     
    2a. Are there any items you'd love for fall/halloweenie? (Ie mittens, hat, fingerless mitts, cowl, legwarmers)
    I always love fingerless mitts but I have really large hands so using stretchy cast ons and bind offs is a must!    I like double length cowls, shawlettes, etc.  Please look at my ravelry "make for me" bundle to get ideas. -- the gnomes and foxes are for my mom.  (I don't like traditional triangular shawls unless they are super special (like the bat and unicorn shadow knits or double knitting) and I don't wear hats except newsboy type caps with a brim or maybe some huge gothy sun hats.)
     
    3.  Anyone fancying the new Paintbox Soapworks or Witch Baby Soap Halloween launches?
    I haven't looked at PBSW yet but I have a wishlist of their normal things and summer things.  I know nothing about Witch Baby Soap and I'm super picky about soap because my hands are super dry.
    edit:  I looked a PBSW and unfortunately most of their halloween stuff has at least one death note in each offering.   (I don't love coffee scented things or most floral, fruit, or dirt.)
    edit:  I looked at Witch Baby and I would be down with trying their bath potions, bath salts, bath bombs, hand sanitizer, hand salve, soap, scrubs, face mask, body butter (sample size?) etc. in any of my note preferred scents.  Here is what caught my eye:  (lots in case some sell out)
    Astrology
    Black Mass
    Charity
    Cord Cutter
    Dragon's Blood
    Gossip Stopper
    Hex Breaker
    Holy Smokes (bath potion)
    Initiation
    Laid out in Lavender
    Left Hand Bath
    Lunar Tide (face mask)
    Moon, The (face mask)
    Morpheus face soap
    Old Wise Man
    Psychic (anything, including hand sanitizer)
    Queen of Hearts (face mask)
    Rune Stone
    Salt of Venus (bath salt)
    Seance
    Seven Salts (bath salt)
    Virgo Birthday Cake
     
     
    4.  Would you be interested in an adult Halloween coloring book? I recently backed on kickstarter for one by a local gothic art market near me and it's due in during the swap period.
    No thank you.  My hands and fingers do not love coloring.   
     
    5.  What are some OCYL brands you've been wanting to dabble in?
    NAVA is my go to right now (but mostly vanillas, ambers, roses, musks, patchoulis.)  I would like try Cellar Door candles!  I've tried their soap and it was pretty fabulous (just the sample bars) so I'd love some full sized.  I'm open to try other OCYL brands for scrubs and bath products (but maybe not perfume) as long as sulfate, silicon, paraben, phthalate, etc. free.
     
    6.  I am working on making bath bombs.  Would you be willing to try my creations?   
    Of course as long as they are sulfate, silicon, paraben, phthalate, etc. free.
    6a.  How about wax tarts?   
    Of course!
    6b. What type of scents do you favor? 
    I have covered this pretty thoroughly in my profile, SW help, and questionnaire I think!

    7.  What kinds of home smell good things do you like? (I.e. incense, candles, wax melts, felt scent balls, essential oils, linen spray)
    Low smoke incense, high quality candles and wax melts, essential oils, linen & atmosphere spray, dryer scent balls, rose beads, car fresheners of all kinds, soap in with my shirts and socks and unmentionables, scent beads in little jars... I mean, if it smells good, I am HERE for it.  (I just have to make sure it doesn't set off my allergies or respiratory issues.)
     
    8.  would you like anything from the bath and bodyworks Halloween line?   
    I really wanted their bat wallflower night light!  (I have a haunted house one from them.)   BUT I went into the store and my store had a really cool Raven (on a blue/gray pumpkin) wallflower night light!!!   I want it!!  I also sniffed all the things and added what I like to my amazon fragrance wishlist.  I was really happy to see that all of the aromatherapy body care is now made without sulfates, parabens, or artificial dyes.  I also saw a sign that their soaps are there too.  I hope the rest of their body care gets there.
     
    So anyway, I would gratefully accept car scent refills (and I love the crescent moon car scent holder), wall flower refills (and the raven wallflower), pillow mists (the aromatherapy line), candles, and fragrance mists or spray perfume.  And antibac.  
     
    So here is my scent list: 
    Dark Amber & Oud (candle)
    Vanilla bean (candle)
    Pumpkin Bonfire (this totally smells like CLOVE.  which is hilarious because their "pumpkin clove" scent smells like cinnamon.)  (candle or wall flower)
    Warm Vanilla Sugar (wall flower)
    Vanilla Birch (wall flower)
    Enchanted Candy Potion (spray, wall flower, anti bac)
    Vampire Blood (car scent, anti bac)
    Into the Night (soap, mist, or spray perfume)
    Eucalyptus Sage (aromatherapy line - pillow mist)
    Cedar Ylang Ylang  (aromatherapy line - pillow mist)
    Lavender Vanilla  (aromatherapy line - pillow mist)
     
    9.  Do you have any interest in spooky squishmallows? 
    YES ALL THE SPOOKY THINGS.  Especially bats.  I think their Plague Doctor is cute too.  Or am I thinking of Squishables?  Cthulhu always accepted.   Black Philip.  Baphomet.
     
    10.  Would you enjoy spooky stationary? 
    I would love spooky stickers and blank cards with cute spooky artwork!  And some good quality ball point or gel pens.
     
    11.  I know a lot of us are witchy and have deeply held beliefs about the materials we use as part of our practice. If you're one of those individuals, are there certain herbs, crystals, etc that you do not want to receive?  I can't think of any.   I'm set for smoke type sticks (we made our own with mugwort and lavender) but if you make them too, I would love one!  I don't need tumbled rocks / crystals and I'm probably set for small obsidian pebbles but I can always use palm stones / worry stones, beads, scrying mirrors, towers, orbs, etc.
     
    12.  When you have a distinct preference for one holiday over another, What are some cross over items that actually work for both?  All of Nightmare before Christmas?  *head tilt*  I keep my Halloween stuff up all year so prefer things like NMBC, bats, corvids, gargoyles, skulls/skeletons and not things like witches, ghosts, zombies, pumpkins.  Oh, now that I read the question in the forum I see - between Halloween and Fall.  For me they are pretty much one in the same!  *grin*   
     
    13.  One question (that is actually several questions) -- Local honey? 
    YES ALL THE LOCAL UNPASTUERIZED HONEY!  (we make mead, so seriously -- all the honey.  Like there is never enough honey -- but I really don't want honey that is pasteurized or from grocery stores as imported honey is not checked by FDA and is often loaded with nastiness like antibiotics or other gross things and/or is fake.  Honey is one of the THIRD most faked products besides milk and olive oil and over a third of honey in US grocery stores has pollen filtered out and/or has other undeclared things added, like corn syrup or beet syrup.  Laboratories have figured out how to modify high fructose corn syrup to look like honey!)  SO LET'S SUPPORT OUR LOCAL BEEKEEPERS!!!  
    13a. Infused/flavored honey? 
    YES
    13b. Local infused/flavored honey with Southwest notes (jalapeno, other pepper, mesquite, acacia)?
    YES
     
    14.  Does anything from JiJi Knight spark your interest? https://jijiknight.com/ 
    Not my style, sorry!
     
    15.  Any spooky/weenie DVDs you're missing and would like in your collection? NMBC? the Crow? An old Hammer film? Dark Shadows? The Omen? Sleepy Hallow?...?
    I have a DVD/Blu-Ray wishlist on Amazon but I don't think any are especially spooky.  I really do most of my watching as streaming since I don't have a blu-ray / dvd player in my room.
    
    16.  Dang (or good!), another serious question -- Shampoo and/or conditioner bars and if so, for what type of hair (dry, fine, oily, curly, normal)?
    I like shampoo and conditioner bars and other naked bath products.  I have fine straight hair that is going grey and hopefully will be colored again soonish.  Volume boost is my favorite.  No sulfates, etc.  please.  (curse LUSH for having sulfates in their shampoo bars!!)
     
    17.  I just got the email that the Ectogasm Halloween Collection is live. Does anything interest you? https://www.ectogasm.net/collections/halloween
    I have some of their things on my etsy wishlist!   Bats, obviously.  Carpe Noctem.  Red Rose Planchette.  Winged skull washi tape!  Moon and Roses stained glass sun catcher.  Miskatonic University pin.  
     
    18.  On a scale from Paprika Is a Heatwave to Let Me Eat a Peck of Pickled Ghost Chiles, how spicy is too spicy, and how spicy is just right?
    Jalapeno and Smoked Jalapeno (Chipotle) are my favs.  I go through the tabasco sauces of those two like water!  We make candied jalapenos and I have lots of chipotle powder and dried jalapeno and such.  Would be up for trying hot sauces similar!  (I have Yellowbird Jalapeno sauce and the Trader Joes jalapeno sauce.)  
     
    19.  I make lightweight hairfalls- would you be interested in some? Either to incorporate into a costume or just for your own year-round use? If so, name your colors and preferred length, and if you have any fiber allergies you want me to take note of!
    I have some hairfalls and never ever wear them (nor do I even leave the house most of the time) so would be wasted on me right now.  
     
    20:  If I were to make you a set of arm warmers/ fingerless mitts, what color(s) & style would you like?  Gothy.  Black/Purple or Black/White stripes
    Long or short?  Medium
     
    21.  Homemade canned and baked and concocted goodies? Any aversions? 
    Bring 'em on!  (I don't like Okra so no canned okra please.)
     
    22.  If I could make you some of my fudge, what would you prefer?  
    ALL OF THEM.  And the Penuche without nuts.
     
    23.  Are you open to trying different indie perfume houses if I find a scent that I think you'd enjoy?
    Maybe if it's in an atomizer?  I haven't had good luck with most indie perfumers besides NAVA and BPAL, and BPAL is starting to not work on me (probably because of all of the medication I have to take.)
     
    24.  I love making stickers!! If I could design you some stickers, what would you love to have? It could be halloween themed or not! My art style is a bit simplistic, cartoony, and cutesy, I usually draw fairies but last year I did a swap on reddit and made someone a bunch of halloween dog stickers lol. (Sidenote: They probably won't be waterproof, but they're glossy vinyl!)
    Bats!  And my dogs or pigs would be cool.
     
    25.  I've got a bunch of small round labels perfect for bpal 5ml label lid art! Name your top 5-10 scents that you'd love to have lid art made for! Just as a fun little extra in your package if desired  (Could also work for other companies with lids just like the BPAL bottles)
    Eternal Ankh, Lavender Dolphin, Snake Oil, Satyr, Foxes with Sweaters and Scarves, Unicorns & Stars, Vampire Rose Bat, Vampire Vanilla Bat, Polychrome, Tomb of the Undead
     
    26.  I'm going to Disneyworld in late September! I'll be going to all four parks and attending both the Not-So-Scary Halloween Bash and Epcot's Food and Wine Festival. Is there ANYTHING from Disney that you would like? Is there something you collect that perhaps you'd enjoy a Disney version of (tea, socks, enamel pins, plushies etc etc etc)???
    Take me with you!    Anything and everything NMBC (not socks though since I have huge feet.)  
     
    27.  Would you like any decor from Say Target, Homewood, or William and Sonoma?
    I have lots of ideas for decor on my amazon lists under furniture & home, everyday is halloween, etc.  so if you see something you think I'd like, go for it!  Preferably nothing orange/gold/bronze.  (I do silver toned or black metals, otherwise purple, black, jewel toned blues (no navy), grey, black & white, cool leaning burgundy/dark reds.)  
     
    28.  I am going to Dragon Con for the first time! Which of these BPALs do you want? 
    If they have Snake Milk or anything else on my BPAL wish list, I'm game but no peaches please.
     
    29.  But, I am going to Dragon Con this weekend. Is there anything you would like? Lab wise or just general geekery
    I'm sure there are tons of things sold at the conventions that I would adore but I'll leave it up to your judgement!  I used to get a lot of jewelry at cons back in the day.  
     
    *skipping 30-37 because I asked those*
     
    38.  I make specialty simple syrups. You can use them in teas or cocktails (and desserts).  How do you feel about a Hibiscus simple syrup? I use 2 ounce bottles for these so its just a fun amount. 
    Yum!!!
     
    39.  Format for tea? e.g. teabag vs loose
    I prefer loose but sometimes I can only get teabags so those are ok as well.  (also tea pods for k-cup machines.)
     
    40.  Do you like spooky themed tights? If so, what are your measurements?
    No tights please.
     
    41.  Pls post your book wishlist!
    It's on Amazon, link is under SW help.  I only do epub/mobi (I guess kindle is changing to epub soon, so that is preferable) and I get so many books from the library that I only want the HIGH and HIGHEST priority -- OR if one of the discworlds goes on sale for $1 or something.  I pre-ordered Nona the Ninth kindle but I would love the whole Locked Tomb series on audiobook!
     
    42.  Would you like to receive a 2D collage art piece? What overall vibe would you be into? (spooky, autumnal, whimsical, eerie, lovely, occult, bizarre, smutty etc.?)
    I'm not sure I'm super into collage but if it's gargoyles/grotesques/bats/ravens and mostly black/white/purple, it could be ok?  (Having a hard time envisioning.)
     
    43.  Do you like rocks/gemstone jewelry? Prefer polished/smooth rocks or raw/rough? Any favorite stones, rocks, colors that you'd like?
    I don't really wear jewelry right now, but I'd love some stretchy gemstone bracelets to use as shawl fasteners.  I have a bunch on my amazon jewelry list to give you an idea of stones I like.  I also love palm stones, worry stones, pocket pebbles, towers, orbs... I mostly like shiny unless geode or pretty crystal structure.  Charging slabs are good too.  I could use a much larger piece of Auralite 23 and I always love Aqua Aura.  Blues, purples, blacks, greys, or for purpose/intent.  
     
    44.  Any interest in the August releases that got announced today? https://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/product-tag/august-2022/
    Unfortunately, yes!   Ceres (decant), Charcoal Champa Resin Tobacco (decant or bottle), Empowering (TAL, decant or bottle), Forge of Vulcan (decant), Lavender Buttercream (bottle), Moon when the Cherries Turn Black (BOTTLE!).   I might end up ordering the lunacy and lavender buttercream if they don't sell out before I get some $$$.  
     
    45.  Luvmilks seasonal goodies are out! What scents and formats appeal to you, my little pumpkin?   https://www.luvmilk.com/mm2022.html#/
    Dusting Powder:  Scarecrow with Girlfriend or Lover
    Bath Milk or Salts, Sugar Scrub, :  Clown with Girlfriend, Pegasus with Girlfriend, Scarecrow with Girlfriend or Lover
     
    And I always adore their lip balm in Baby Bat and Aphrodite's Altar.
     
    46.  Would you like a Pyrex 4-cup Nightmare Before Christmas bowl with lid?   (Can also get Starwars and various Disney ones.)
    I have enough of the 4 cup and 7 cup but I'd love one of the rectangular ones if you can find it!  (and I love pyrex 4 cup with bats!!)
     
    47.  August Tea's fall sale starts tomorrow, 20% off everything on the site with code FALL20.  Is there anything you would like to try, my Pumpkin? https://august.la/
    OMG YES.  I have all kinds of wishes from here under my amazon beverage list.
     
    48.  I've recently taken up embroidery, would you like a small (I embroider on 4" hoops) embroidered piece? What sort of design would you like?
    BAT... or pibble.
     
    (NAIL POLISH - covered in questionnaire I think??)
     
    49.  Would you like either a basket or a tablemat (that works as a place to put hot dishes as well as being decorative).
    Yes!!!  Either or both.  Preference to basket if just one.
     
    50.  I'm going to the farmer's market tomorrow, and there are lots of great vendors. Would you be interested in soap or chapstick or bath/body products? 
    Whatever you think I might love!
     
    51.  Would you be interested in a tumbler like these? If so, what theme would you like it to be? Glitter or no glitter? What color do you want the liquid to be or would you prefer the blood drip look? 
    Pass, thank you!
     
    52.  How do you feel about ribbons?  Is there anything in particular you are looking for if you'd want some?  What about ribbon remnants?  Colors/textures?
    I don't really use ribbons but thank you!
     
    53.  Would you be interested in any skincare items?  Anything you would not want?
    Ummm anything that's in my bath/fragrance/whatever amazon wish list or similar!  (no sulfates, parabens, ptha-mumble-ates)
     
    54.  Is anyone else interested in the latest Sphere & Sundry release? https://sphereandsundry.com/offerings/bpals-of-exalted-venus-ii/
    Or other S&S offerings?
    Always!  Anything you think I'd like.
     
    55.  Do you have any interest in trying my infused moonshine whiskey? I've been thinking of experimenting with autumn spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, clove) and maybe a chocolate chai. 
    Of course!!  Nom!  
     
    56.  Any interest in spooky shape wax melts in your favorite candle scents? (What are your favorite candle scents?)
    Sure!  Probably vanillas, marshmallow, patchouli, clove... same as perfume scents too.  I used to have a spiced plum candle I adored.  I like men's/unisex fragrances in candles as well, like Drakkar Noir, CK1, CKB.  Nostalgic.   Witches Brew from Yankee is one of my favorite scents!    I probably have candle and melt scents on my wishlist (under PBSW), etsy lists, maybe amazon fragrance list, and up above under the Bath & Bodyworks question since I liked some of their candle scents this year.
     
    57.  How about lotion bars?
    I like the concept but I never use them and they end up going bad.  
     
    58.  Bird and Blend tea just did their Autumn drop! Anything look good to you? https://www.birdandblendtea.us  (Also, if you're not a pumpkin person, I invite you to check out the rest of their offerings, which are always exceptional!)    
    I already have ALL the Bird & Blend on my amazon beverages wishlist.     Love love love!  (For the autumn season, maybe the sticky pumpkin chai, campfires & vampires?)  And Butter Brew!  
     
    59.  Arcana Craves halloween drop! Anything catching your eye?  https://arcanacraves.com/
    No, I don't do Arcana much anymore, thank you.
     
    60.  I feel like with some of the witchy/seasonal stuff it might be helpful to know everyone's signs.  If you're interested in that kind of thing, what's your sign? 
    Virgo
     
    61.  Would you like anything from The Pickety Witch? (I'm going to the Vegas Oddities and Curiosities Expo next weekend, and she's vending there, so it may not matter if an item is in stock or not on the website!) https://www.thepicketywitch.com/
    UM YES OMG THE BABY GOAT PLUSHIES  BAPHY in purple or black!  Plus I have had their Black Philip pin on my etsy wishlist for years, I'm glad to see they've expanded and now have their own website and a larger line of things!   PINS in no particular order:   Learning to Summon, Harvest Crow, Demon Cat, Unicorn of the Forbidden Forest, Peony Witch Hat, Witch Boots, Ghost Goat.   (her bats have dangling things on them which to my autistic self is a big NOPE.)   Only silver ones though?  I didn't realize some are rose gold or copper or other colors.
     
    62.  so these nail polishes keep showing up on my instagram and they are kinda vampy--do you wear polish and do any of these float your boat?  NOTE I have never worn Holo Taco stuff so cannot vouch for quality just the vibes are super witchy ?
    https://www.holotaco.com/collections/dark-rainbow-collection
    I haven't actually painted even my toes for over a year so I'm going to say no.
     
    63.  Favorite bands/artists? Perhaps you'd be interested in a DIY patch to sew onto your jacket/pants/bag or maybe pins or a sticker or anything DIY-ish?
    I don't wear a jacket or coat that you can sew things onto or carry any bags.  Or wear pants much, haha.  (PJ's forever!)   So I'm going to say no.
     
    64.   Is there anything from Lush you are coveting?  Their halloweenie stuff is out here: https://www.lushusa.com/halloween/?cgid=halloween&pmid=604&start=0&sz=28
    I have my LUSH wishes on my Amazon bath & beauty & fragrance list.  
     
    65.   sock dreams?  yea or nay?  Anything in particular catch your eyes?
    Keep in mind that I only wear socks literally maybe once or twice a year in the winter when I am forced to actually leave the house to go somewhere (feeding animals doesn't count because I just slip on lined boots without socks.)  But I do have sock dreams wishes on my Wishlist / SW help.
     
    66.   https://rockytopsoap.com   Do you have any interest in these?
    Star Anise lip balm.  Maybe the most moisturizing?  (Triple butter, oatmeal, avocado.)
     
    67.   Nocturne Alchemy just dropped their Halloween 2022 limited collection! I am popping in here to see if anything would strike the fancy of my pumpkin? ?
    https://nocturnealchemy.com/collections/limited-collection/products/new-halloween-2022-limited-collection
    I am ordering Googly Bat, Vintage Werewolf, and the Sommeil but I added others to my Wishlist / SW Help.  I especially want Neon Wolf, and Neon Vampiress and lots of decants!
     
    68.  Here's a question... there's sooooooo many on here about tea but for my fellow coffee gals... do you prefer whole bean or ground??  if there's a choice how do you like your coffee ground??
    I don't know where any of my coffee makers are right now (french press or toddy, that's all I really use) so I'm using my parent's keurig.   So, kcups.     I mean, I *do* know where my grinder is and I could do the self made k-cups, but it's unlikely I would actually do it since it seems like someone is always in the way.
     
    69.  Look at Cat Coven's site and tell me what you see that appeals - she is one of my favorite Halloweeny artists, and makes awesome things. I like supporting her work.
    https://www.catcoven.com/collections/new-arrivals
    I used to have things from Cat Coven on one of my amazon lists but I can't remember off the top of my head what it was.  I don't use patches and their "curious wanderer" pin (and dragon) are gold colored, puke.   I do love the Fantasy Creatures (x-ray) pillow case.  And Metamorphosis (lavender.)  
     
    70.  Are you interested in any art supplies? If so, what kinds and colours?
    Right now I think I'm good really except for maybe some cool findings in end caps but I don't know exactly what size I need so I suck, sorry.

    71.  What are your fave smells for incense, and do you have a preference for format (cones, stick, loose without needing charcoal, loose that needs charcoal)?
    Same as my fave smells for everything else really?   Vanilla, Nag Champa, Rose, Sandalwood, Dragon's Blood -- I have some incense on my fragrance wishlist.  I love blends too?  I just need low smoke if possible, or I'll have to burn it outside.  I love resins and loose incense for charcoal but I rarely use it because of the smoke involved, only in the fall, winter, or spring when I can be outside without roasting or being eaten by bugs.   (I guess that's coming up!!)  I really need more SAND for my charcoal!!   The darn dogs spilled my last bit of sand that was in my burner.  I'd love red, black, purple, or white sand.

    72.  Anything catch your eye from this super cool queer creepy-cute style UK artist? https://www.abprallen.co.uk/
    too pastel!  Do not like the colors.  Sorry.
     
    73.  Pls say more about your book preferences if you haven't already! Esp. regarding fiction.
    The only books I would SUPER love are Seanan Maguire's new October Daye book (Be the Serpent) on kindle, and OMG THE GOLDEN ENCLAVES coming out later this month on kindle.  Or the Locked Tomb series on audio (I already have the kindle books for all three - Gideon, Harrow, and Nona - so I can buy the audible books for $7.95 each and I'm not sure if someone else can buy them for you, so a GC would work best in this regard probably?)
     
     
     
     
     
     
  10. twilighteyes
    8/27/23
     
    Would you like any of the following?   (Maybe just remove the things you aren't interested in?):
    Catnip (organic, from our property.  Dried in our dehydrator.) Canned food items Thick Huckleberry Syrup (or thin huckleberry jam -- it was kind of a fail for how thick/thin it is, but still tasty.  Has sugar.) Bluebarb jam (blueberry/rhubarb)  (has sugar.) Blackberry, Raspberry, or Strawberry Jam  (they have sugar) Possibly peach or plum jam or butter (we can probably make it without ingredients you can't have -  if allergies) Apple Crips (dried apples with nothing added, not sure what kind of apples we'll do this year.  Usually honeycrisp.) Mugwort smudge wand (some with lavender)  (all organic, from our property.) Dried lavender I can do sachets or just some in a mesh baggie.  Sadly our lavender is too dry right now to do wands. Rose petal beads (if I manage to make enough, I'm gathering rose petals right now.)  I'll probably put them on a string unless I have time/energy for more. Thunder Butter?  (like icy hot but made with herbs, beeswax, menthol, wintergreen, cayenne.  Spot test so it doesn't burn your skin.) Rose Petal liqueur sample (has sugar.) Lavender Vanilla Bean liqueur sample (has sugar.) Mead sample (flavor depends on what kind of mead my son has made lately.  Can make it dry, semi-sweet, or sweet to your preference.)  
     
    Would you like me to knit you a hat, shawlette, cowl, or fingerless mitts?  I can do colorwork hats or cowls with skulls, bats, pumpkins, ghosts...  
    Yarn preference?  (merino wool, merino cashmere, merino silk, merino silk cashmere, acrylic, sparkles or no sparkles, etc.  
    How about a soap bag (knitted), washcloths, or tarot card bag?  (washcloths will be cotton.  soap bags will probably be either cotton or non-superwash wool so they shrink around the soap.  Tarot will be silk - I have limited colors in silk.)
    I can do the BPAL Brimstone logo, bats, skulls, cats, jack o lanterns, whatever on washcloths.    
    Or maybe a gknitted Gnome?  Or bat?  Ghost?  Black Cat?  Voodoo doll?  Monster?  Or something else spooky?  I have lots of patterns.  Here is an example I did for the Gnome swap.
     
     
    If you want any knitted things -- color preferences?    I can do stripy mitts, cowls, or hats.  Solid or gradient color shawlettes, cowls, mitts, hats.   Colorwork hats or cowls (base color plus whatever color for your skull, ghost, bat, jack o lantern, spider, witch hat, moon, cat, or whatnot.)  Solid one color for soap bag, washcloths, or tarot bag.  (I think I only have purple silk for the tarot bag.)  Pick three or four colors for Gnomes (one of those colors will be their beard, I usually use white.)
     
     
    My mom has an etsy shop with project bags for knitting/crochet or what ever you want to use them for.  We could also make tote type bags, flat zipper cosmetic type bags, or boxy bags/dice bags.  Are you interested in this type of item?  I have all kinds of spooky fabric that isn't currently up on the shop if you look through the sold items.  https://twinklentwilight.etsy.com 
     
     
     
    8/28/23
     
    LUSH's Halloween collection drops 8/31.  I will be making an order.  Can I pick up something for you?
     
    Which Surprise Items that will be at Dragoncon might you be interested in?
     
    Would you be interested in dangle earrings or pendants made of dried roses (and other beads)?
     
    How do you feel about stuffies that are sewn? Form or fabric preference?
     
    Teeturtle, anything look fun?
     
    Haus of Gloi's first fall collection has dropped - anything you like?
     
     
    8/29/23
     
    What about Paintbox Soapworks Fall scents?
     
     
    How do you feel about CBD as an ingredient in something? Like a pain relief lotion or lip balm?
     
     
    I'm getting into bookbinding! Is there a fanfic/book (I can try to get the text block in paperback and rebind it)/out-of-copyright book that you want hardbound all fancy?
     
     
    8/30/23
     
    Cellar Door's seasonal items are out.  Anything you need?
     
     
    Are you interested in anything from Grounds and Hounds?   They give back to rescue dogs and they have more items than just coffee.   Hot chocolate, apparel, stickers, mugs, dog toys and blankets, caramels, brewers, etc.  
     
     
    Anything from here?  The Halloween Collection is adorable.  Clothes That Fit - Snag US (snagtights.us) 
     
     
    9/1/23
     
    Moonalisa drops Halloween tonight. Huge list of scents.  What appeals to you?   (www.mooscents.com)
     
    Anything from here?   Halloween 2023 – Witch Baby Soap
     
    are there any particularly spooky reads you are interested in? Favorite horror author's with books you haven't read/don't own yet? Comic books included?
     
     I'm going to the MD ren faire this weekend - anything you like from faires? It's a large one with very strictly juried vending so  think higher quality goods ‐ teas, soaps, scents, arts, prints, etc.
     
    Favorite medieval or renaissance or fantasy creatures or imagery or legends?
     
    Hey Swapee, you said you like gummy candy.  Have you ever had  the real deal Middle Eastern candy that " invented" gummy candy?  Made with real fruits & nuts & sooooo good.  I have a fabulous Middle Eastern grocery near where I work that has more than 20 flavors. 
    Would you like a box?
    If so, what kinds of fruits or berries do you like?
     
    9/6/23
     
    Are you a fan of vivziepop/helluvaboss? Anything from their merch store?
     
    Also, stickers? I have found lots of smaller local stores (including natural food stores) have been selling good quality stickers. And Halloween sticker packs in various craft stores. Preferred styles or general images (cats/flowers/celestial, etc).
     
    Since it is Pumpkin Spice Season (during this swap), what is your Pumpkin Spice oppinion? Or just pumpkin? Or apple anything?
     
    How do you feel about taxidermy/bones/pinned bugs?
     
     
    9/7
     
    Colourpop's Haunted Mansion collection dropped today.  
    If you're interested in makeup or skin care, are you interested in anything from Colourpop?  
    https://colourpop.com/
     
     
     
  11. twilighteyes
    9/5/2024
     
    Anything in Paintbox Soap Works Halloween release that you'd like?
    Oooh.  Fairytale!!  Jack-of-the-Woods sounds interesting except I'm scared of the mushroom part.  Ask Tarty how heavy that part is?    
    Let me in at your Window?  The Grey Hound?   
     
    The products I like are bath streusel, sorbetto, hot process soap -- the partner would totally try some of the shaving soap (Black Sun, Wayfinder.)
     
    Anything hand knit or embroidered you might like?
    I would love embroidered things!  Especially snarky gothy embroidered things. 
     
    As far as hand knits go, I am WAY too picky about stretchy cast on/bind off, sizing, yarn, etc. since I am also a knitter.  I make my own things.
     
    I make shower steamers, salves, candles, soaps and other such. Are you interested in any such homemade goodies?
    yes please.  All of the above except salves, I already have a brand new tin of it from Winterblizzard. 
     
    9/7/2024
     
    Would you like a small watercolor painting?  I'm talking 3×5".  If so, would you like it based on your preferred Halloween motifs or something else?
    oohh yes!   Bats and the moon?   Spooky trees?  Whatever speaks to you.
     
    I make light-weight hair falls ( I can do single or double, if you have a preference for pony tail or pig tails)- I make them out of things like soft yarns, up-cycled silk and bits of lace. Is this something you'd like? If so, tell me up to three colors and a length in inches you'd like.
    Only if you show me how to wear them with my super short hair!  (pony tail, purple / black / blurple, ummm long enough to go past my neck and shoulders?
     
    Anything from the Haus of Gloi Fall update?
    I love their Ghost Puffs in body powder!!  And/or Bubbling scrub or sugar exfoliant.  
     
    How about the Nocturne Alchemy Halloween update?
    So I don't really want anything with cinnamon, coconut, oak, moss, or oakmoss.    That leaves out a LOT of their Halloween offerings.  I'm also not a huge fan of florals or fruits, but I really like their vanilla, amber, patchouli, other woods/resins, rose, lavender, and musks.
     
    From Halloween Limited '24:
    Black Vanilla Kulfi
    Candy Corn Wraith
    Black Amber Incense
    Black Patchouli Amber Incense
    Black Rose Amber Incense
    Blood Moon
    31 Bats Pandora
    31 Bats Morticia
    31 Bats Mircalla
     
    9/8/2024
     
    Milk, Dark, and or white Chocolate?
    Milk!   (I will not go into the "white is not chocolate" debate, look at my restraint!)
     
    Would you like a gently-used tarot or Lenormand deck?
    Sure!   If it fits my wishes/aesthetic.   
     
    I'm going to Disney World all next week!!! Can I get you something? (Maybe you have a favorite Disney / Star Wars / etc character or fandom? Maybe you're a Pin Trader? Maybe you like cute kitchen-wares / tea pots / nice English tea / pot holders tea towels?) 
    YESSSSSSSSS   All of the Nightmare Before Christmas things!!!  I love kitchen stuff!!!!   Anything would be awesome but I have a skeleton themed kitchen so any towels, teapots, canisters, pot holders, kitchen stuff in general.   I love 20oz or larger mugs.   I like pins too!  
     
    This is has been alluded to in other questions, but feelings about candles/wax tarts/incense and scent profiles?
    I love all of them!   New place will have a huge jetted tub with lots of room for candles and good air circulation, I love beeswax candles and candles from Sea Witch Botanicals or other places that don't put a lot of synthetic fragrance or additives in their wax.  
     
    I have a few wax tart melters, same with the synthetic fragrance and additives.   
     
    I love good quality low smoke incense like Shoyeido but if you can find other good quality low smoke incense with a great fragrance throw, I'd be down to try it.   
     
    (I have major respiratory issues, so I prefer places who use really safe products in their candles and incense, like Sea Witch Botanicals.   Here is an article about breathing in things from additives:  https://seawitchbotanicals.com/pages/what-are-synthetic-fragrances  I guess this applies to perfume and room spray as well!)
     
     
    are you interested in skincare, such as trying travel sizes of various types? (would be cruelty-free, cleaner options coming from over here, if that matters to you!)
    Not really, I never use them and they aren't usually large enough to see if my skin likes them or not.  (I would need to use for a week or more.)
     
     
    9/9/2024
     
    Let's talk earrings.  Pierced?  Stud, dangly, hoop?  Any ear wire preferences?  Large or small?  Other preferences?
    I think I talked about this in my questionnaire.  Right now my ear piercings are closed up and I'm hoping to get them pierced again but gauged up (I don't know how large yet, so with a hollow needle at a body piercer place.   So I'll be looking for larger than normal earring wire (but not huge) spirals and things.   I'd prefer 304 stainless steel (if not sterling silver) or 316L surgical steel (low nickel content) -- please no 316lvm surgical steel as that has more nickel.   Titanium is also supposed to be nickel free, as is Niobium (non-plated.)   No color plating on anything, that irritates my ears and causes infection.   I'm PROBABLY going to go with 16g as that is the lowest size available in most of the jewelry that I like.
     
    If there is something extravagant on your wish list, would you like one large gift and the rest of your gifts quite modest, or would you rather forego the lavish item in favor of more of a mix among your other gifts?
    Totally up to my sender, I'm good with both.  I'm going to use the same caveat that violetchaos used on hers -- I don't have room for things that just sit on shelves or flat surfaces.   A figurine of a bat, no thank you.   A box or tray shaped like a bat?  YES PLEASE.   (or mirror, or --- Joann Fabric has garden stakes with bat spinners on them, I laughed, I cried as I put them back in the rack.)
     
    The Trader Joe's Fearless Flyer is out with all of their autumn offerings. Is there anything you would like?
    I've already picked up the Maple Butter but would take more... sadly my store didn't have All the Fall Things yet.   I'd love the Maple Spiced nut mix,  Milk Chocolate Covered Honey Comb,  Apple Shortbread Cookies, Hold the Cone Tips!!, the dogs love their cookies (preferably grain free.)
     
     
    9//11/2024
     
    I have in my possession a selection of real Bakelite bangle bracelets! Definitely from the 1940s-1960s era. Would this be an exciting gist for you to receive?
    My vintage collection is solely neodymium items that change from purple to blue in different lights.  Not into bakelite or vaseline glass.   Thank you for asking!
     
    Would you like anything from sock dreams?
    I *have* a Sock Dreams wishlist but I almost literally never wear socks so they really would be wasted on me.   (I wear Madrid Birkenstocks everywhere.   Kidney issues = swollen feet/ankles = most of my shoes don't fit.)
     
    9/13/2024
     
    Would you be interested in a spooky mini waffle maker or spooky playing cards?
    I have *so many* playing cards, so no please.   A regular size waffle maker would be cool but not a mini one I don't think.  Sorry!
     
    Does anything from SnagTights strike your fancy?
    I never wear tights, sad face.
     
    What about from Michaels or JoAnnes?
    I love so much of their Halloween offerings!   Everything bat!   (prefer things that are not plastic or flimsy.)
     
    do you like Ren faires?  Might there be a fun little thing I should find for you there?
    I love Ren Faires!!   Most of the things I want would probably be too spendy.   Hand thrown mugs / drinking horns / vases / bowls / coats / corsets / etc.   Maybe some cute buttons (bats?)   Or if drinking horn holders (that sit on a table) aren't too expensive?
     
     
    9/14/2024
     
    Weather permitting I'll be going to a witchy Florida themed night market next week! Is there anything you may want from it?
    Oooh sounds great!   I love lots of things from markets but I don't know specifically what I'd want that would mail well.   Whatever you think I would like?
     
     
    9/17/2024
     
    Do you desire any Samhain ritual-type items, if so, what? 
    ooooh.   Sadly my brain fog is a thing and I can't think of anything specific but I love this season so ... anything you think I'd like and would fit my spook.
     
    Tell me, my ghoul-friend, would you love to see things from these places (and what?) as you unwrap your gifts? I will be going to the Pacific coast soon, and there are witchy stores (one with serious occult supplies, many handmade including inks, quills, books, etc), a HUGE gem & mineral store, a huge yarn shop, shells and way too much sasquatch stuff, also an amazingly diverse mercantile in Yachats, OR, and the Green Salmon, where unique PNW teas, coffees are sold
    I could use some rose quartz or blue rose quartz palm stones or towers. I could also use some more selenite sticks (at least 8 or 16 of them) to grid my new room(s).  Or pick some palm stones or beads (or cabs) for intent for me.  I'm needy, haha.  (I can make bracelets or necklaces from the beads and wirewrap the cabs.)
     
    I love coffee and have a grinder, so whole bean.  Prefer dark roast and I don't mind flavored.   Also can do k-cups.
     
    I love yarn (fingering, sport, dk, worsted weights), (merino, silk, merino silk cashmere, etc.  no acrylic please.)   
     
    I really have a LOT of tea so unless it's from Damman Freres or Mariage Freres, pass for now.  
     
    Handmade Ink, quills, and books sound interesting.  I love handmade sealing wax and seals as well.
     
     
    9/18/2024
     
    Would you like spooky-themed stationary supplies?  What kinds if so?
    Nice pens?

    What about unanointed spell candles?
    I think I'm ok on those right now.
     
    Could you use any clever storage boxes like these?
    nope, I've had those and given them away.
     
    9/22/2024
     
    If I were to place an order from Cellar Door, what strikes your fancy - they're having a fast 20% off sale through Monday so I'd need an answer fast 
    I think I had a wishlist for Cellar Door for a while.  I'd love a candle but would also take soap.
    * Black no 1
    * Farmhouse Pumpkin
    * Lavender Pumpkin
    * Once Bitten
    * Sanderson Spice
    * Spooky Season
     
    non seasonal:
    * Acadian Driftwood
    * Lavender Fields
    * Midnight Rider
    * Sex Machine
     
     
    10/2/24
     
    Would you be down for baked goods as a day zero gift? If so, are there any you particularly enjoy that travel well?
    Of course!   Shortbread (chocolate or flavored), pumpkin bread?  Open to more but in a hurry and no brain.
     
    Is your perfume wishlist up to date? 
    Sadly, probably not!   
     
     
     
    10/4
     
    Do you need herbs? Rosemary, thyme, winter savory, oregano, sage or such? Mugwort for tea/burning? I grow lots of herbs and I'm happy to share!
    Sure, I love dried herbs!
     
  12. twilighteyes
    9/5/2024
     
    Anything in Paintbox Soap Works Halloween release that you'd like?
     
    Anything hand knit or embroidered you might like?
     
    I make shower steamers, salves, candles, soaps and other such. Are you interested in any such homemade goodies?
     
    9/7/2024
     
    Would you like a small watercolor painting?  I'm talking 3×5".  If so, would you like it based on your preferred Halloween motifs or something else?
     
    I make light-weight hair falls ( I can do single or double, if you have a preference for pony tail or pig tails)- I make them out of things like soft yarns, up-cycled silk and bits of lace. Is this something you'd like? If so, tell me up to three colors and a length in inches you'd like.
     
    Anything from the Haus of Gloi Fall update?
     
    How about the Nocturne Alchemy Halloween update?
     
    9/8/2024
     
    Milk, Dark, and or white Chocolate?
     
     
    Would you like a gently-used tarot or Lenormand deck?
     
    I'm going to Disney World all next week!!! Can I get you something? (Maybe you have a favorite Disney / Star Wars / etc character or fandom? Maybe you're a Pin Trader? Maybe you like cute kitchen-wares / tea pots / nice English tea / pot holders tea towels?) 
     
    This is has been alluded to in other questions, but feelings about candles/wax tarts/incense and scent profiles?
     
    are you interested in skincare, such as trying travel sizes of various types? (would be cruelty-free, cleaner options coming from over here, if that matters to you!)
     
     
    9/9/2024
     
    Let's talk earrings.  Pierced?  Stud, dangly, hoop?  Any ear wire preferences?  Large or small?  Other preferences?
     
    If there is something extravagant on your wish list, would you like one large gift and the rest of your gifts quite modest, or would you rather forego the lavish item in favor of more of a mix among your other gifts?
     
    The Trader Joe's Fearless Flyer is out with all of their autumn offerings. Is there anything you would like?
     
     
    9/11/2024
     
    I have in my possession a selection of real Bakelite bangle bracelets! Definitely from the 1940s-1960s era. Would this be an exciting gist for you to receive?
     
    Would you like anything from sock dreams?
     
     
    9/13/2024
     
    Would you be interested in a spooky mini waffle maker or spooky playing cards?
     
    Does anything from SnagTights strike your fancy?
     
    What about from Michaels or JoAnnes?
     
    do you like Ren fairest?  Might there be a fun little thing I should find for you there?
     
     
    9/14/2024
     
    Weather permitting I'll be going to a witchy Florida themed night market next week! Is there anything you may want from it?
     
    9/17/2024
     
    Do you desire any Samhain ritual-type items, if so, what? 
     
    Tell me, my ghoul-friend, would you love to see things from these places (and what?) as you unwrap your gifts? I will be going to the Pacific coast soon, and there are witchy stores (one with serious occult supplies, many handmade including inks, quills, books, etc), a HUGE gem & mineral store, a huge yarn shop, shells and way too much sasquatch stuff, also an amazingly diverse mercantile in Yachats, OR, and the Green Salmon, where unique PNW teas, coffees are sold
     
     
    9/18/2024
     
    Would you like spooky-themed stationary supplies?  What kinds if so?

    What about unanointed spell candles?
     
    Could you use any clever storage boxes like these?
     
     
    9/22/2024
     
     If I were to place an order from Cellar Door, what strikes your fancy - they're having a fast 20% off sale through Monday so I'd need an answer fast 
     
     
    10/2/24
     
    Would you be down for baked goods as a day zero gift? If so, are there any you particularly enjoy that travel well?
     
    Is your perfume wishlist up to date? 
     
     
    10/4
     
    Do you need herbs? Rosemary, thyme, winter savory, oregano, sage or such? Mugwort for tea/burning? I grow lots of herbs and I'm happy to share!
  13. twilighteyes
    would you like hand knit items? Fingerless gloves,  hats, small shawl or neck gaiter? If yes,  please give measurements.
    I always love fingerless mitts but I am very picky about using a super stretchy cast on and bind off because I have huuuuge hands.   I don't wear cowls or traditional knitted hats.  I do have a bundle on Ravelry called "make for me" if you need ideas... it has a lot of amigurumi because I'm not great at crocheting...  also lots of colorwork and double knitting.  ?    Honestly, I'm too hot 99.99999999% of the time and I wear t-shirts / shorts / sandals (no socks) when it's 40 outside and am comfortable.  So some of the costume-y hats on my list or amigurumi would probably get more use than mitts or a shawl right now since I make my own.
     
    My head is:  23" 
    My wrist is:  8.25"
    My palm above thumb is:  8.5"
    Where I would start/stop a thumb gusset is:  3.25"
     
    Let's say I'm going to make something with your favorite non-fantasy animal that comes in multiple colors of coat.  Do you want the "classic" color or would you like one of their lesser depicted colors?  Or a fantasy color like blue or purple?
     
    If you're going to make me something with piggies (and they're ALWAYS commonly depicted as pink which I personally find annoying because those are usually hogs, not pigs) I would really prefer the color that my piggies are (Duckie - Gold, Snuffie - Amber with black spots.  Lots of photos on my instagram.)   If it's pibbles, I love "blue" (ie, steel grey.)  White stripe up the nose optional.  Friesians are always black, I like black but a purple or blue tone would be fun too.  Ferrets I love the "dark eyed white" color.  Ratties I love blue hooded.  Bats, black and grey are great but whatever fantasy color (purple?  dark red?  blue?) is fine too.  Did I miss any?  
     
    https://www.instagram.com/miss_twilight/ (my main insta, I don't post a lot)
    https://www.instagram.com/no.dana_only.zuul/  (dogs insta, haven't posted in a long time)
     
    Would you rather your creation had utility, or was simply aesthetic?
    Up to you, I'm good either way.  
     
    I have multiple ideas. Would you like to see one idea repeated across two or three... "things", or would you like two or three different ideas manifested?  (Alternatively expressed as matching set vs. unrelated expressions.)
    I'm good with both!
     
    What are you hoping "I" will make "you"??
    I don't even know myself!   I don't wear jewelry anymore for a variety of reasons (allergic to metal except sterling silver and surgical steel, but can't wear metal necklaces at all because the chain irritates my neck no matter what it's made of .. can only wear silk ribbons or leather right now but don't.)   My ears and body piercings are all healed up.  I knit, so I don't really *need* knitted things.   I have 10+ prints waiting for frames, but frames are kind of at the bottom of my expenditure lists.  Things that I could in my window, or outside, or put in the garden?   I'll treasure whatever anyone makes me, so make whatever you'd like.  Just because I don't *need* things doesn't mean I won't LOVE them.  
     
    What are your feelings about bags? Do you like certain size? Would you be okay with a purely decorative small bag, or does that just sound bonkers? 
    Well, I do live with someone who has an etsy shop that sells project bags, so I have a LOT of bags of a project size.   I'm not sure what I would do with a purely decorative small bag unless it contains something smelly to stuff in my sock drawer or the like.     Or if it's appropriate to hang off a belt which dress up for a Renn Faire (in which case I would give it to my son.)    Other than that, I don't really use bags other than grocery size bags and while I have a ton of those, sometimes I still buy more when Trader Joes comes out with a new cool design...  but I will always take your bags.
     
     
     
  14. twilighteyes
    Interested in anything from Cellar Door's Halloween update?
    Candles or Soap:  Black #1, Once Bitten, Spooky Season, Sanderson Spice, Lavender Pumpkin
    Also/Or (not Halloween):  Sex Machine, Hunter's Moon, Midnight Rider, Lavender Fields
     
    Anything from Sock Dreams catch your eye? (https://sockdreams.com)
    I have huge feet (12 US women) and plus size calves (ice skating + horseback riding) so most socks really aren't my thing.  That being said, in the Plus Size section I like:
    Moon Phases crew and Just a Phase crew
     
    I live in France, and we have some great tea here! Most folks know about Mariage Freres but may I suggest Damman Freres? Here's the link- they're still in summer mode, but I assure you, autumnal teas will grace their pages soon! (https://www.dammann.fr/en/) 
    Now we're talking!!!   I love loose leaf tea, mostly black but I do like a few tissanes (mostly ones with licorice root or perhaps hibiscus.)   I love rose, lavender, anise/fennel/licorice, vanilla, butterscotch, peach, honey, jasmine... 
     
    I do not like coffee in my tea, nor do I like rooibos, honeybush, mate, or puer eh.  Or chamomile.
     
    If you could find me a tea that is black with apples and fennel, I would be so happy!   There was one from August tea called Dots and Loops with that mix and it was soooo good.  Now discontinued of course.  
     
    I still have some live Mariage Freres links on my amazon beverages list but all of the Damman links were dead.
     
    From Damman what catches my eye so far:
     
    Black flavored:
    Pink (black tea & rose)
    Bourbon (black tea, vanilla, caramel)
    Nosy Bey (black tea, vanilla, peach)
    Licorice!!! (black tea, licorice)
    Caramel (black tea, caramel, chocolate)
    Vineyard Peach (black tea, peach)
    Violet (black tea, violet)
    Spice Flakes (black tea, orange, gingerbread)
    Christmas in Provence (black tea, honey, fig, strawberry)
     
    Smokey Black:  (just one smokey, lol)
    Smokey Lapsang
    Smokey Tarry
    Smokey Crocodile
    Fujisan Souchong
    Sakura Souchong
    Souchong Malt
     
    Oolong:
    Milk Oolong Original (oolong, cream)
     
    Herbal:
    Fennel Mint
    Mint Licorice
     
    Cocoa:
    Cocoa Spices
    Cocoa Orange
     
    Do you see anything you need from Paintbox Soapworks Weenie Update?  
    Fairytale Bath Struesel, The Grey Hound wax melts.
     
    From "Season of the Witch":  Black Sun bath streusel
     
    Speaking of updates, anything from Haus of Gloi's Fall offerings speak to you?
    scents:  Blood Orange Marshmallow, Ghost Puffs 
    mediums:  fall soy wax tarts, candles, refresher spray, sugar exfoliants

    Also, I know we have barely scratched the surface in knowing what the Lab will release for Weenies, but a wishlist couldn't hurt, so what'll it be?
    Not weenies per se, but I would be interested in trying Snake Bouquet and Snake in the Grass.  Maybe Pumpkin Funnel Cake depending on how cakey and delicious it is.  For weenies, In Night when Colors all to Black are Cast!   I'm quite curious about Black Eyeliner, Plastic Rats, Gummi Fangs, Vintage Kitty Blow Molds, Devil Flash...
     
    How do you feel about the pastel Halloween offerings that are out?
    I like black and jewel tones and dark colors.  No pastels please.
     
    I'm  one of those crafty sorts that make things.  I make things by up cycling sweaters, for example - mittens, slippers, armwarmers (both solid or striped from multiple fabrics ).  Could also make a tea cosy with a mat.  I make bowls, mats & vessels from rope that I wrap with pretty cloth.  So essentially, functional, useful fiberart.  What might you like?  Long striped armwarmers? A pair of slippers, decadently lined in cashmere?
    I would love things like the tea cosy with mat, bowls, vessels, etc.   I am too warm 99.999999% of the time and wearables would be wasted on me.
     
    do you have an amazon wishlist to be sure I don't  duplicate a book?
    Yes, it's in my signature in the circular swap help.
     
    Do you have a Halloween Tree?  Do you need ornaments?
    Yes and yes and yes and yes and ... yes.  I also need a little tree skirt for my tiny tree.  One with black and white spiral stripes would be amazing.  Maybe 2 feet in diameter?
     
    Do you have an Etsy wishlist?
    Yes, also linked in circular swap help.
     
    As of this writing, Dragon Con Peach Pit scents have been revealed! Anything on your wishlist?
    The Gamboge Dragon atmosphere spray sounds interesting as does the Cerise Dragon hair gloss.  Maybe Bastard-Amber dragon perfume oil.  I would be happy with decants.

    I am a bit known for my extremely light-weight hand crafted hair falls (I typically make them out of a combination of yarns, batting, and bits of up cycled silks and lace). Would you like one (for a pony tail effect) or two (for a pigtail effect)? If so, name two or three colors and any allergies to fibers I should know about.
    I never go anywhere and I have a mostly shaved head so probably not.
     
    Do you have use for witchy supplies? Herbs, oils, crystals, etc. If so, what types and for what purpose(s)?
    I love all kinds of witchy supplies but I don't have anything in mind right now.
     
    Would you be interested in custom artwork, such as a painting? If so, what mood, theme, colors, style, etc. would you be excited to see? If there's a dream, a dnd character, a favorite fairy tale, deity, etc. you'd love it to capture, spill those deets - including anything you wouldn't want (nudity, size restrictions, whatnot).
    Yassss!   A painting or maybe a tattoo design?!?   I now have four bats on my left arm along with with a moon.   I would love more tattoos -- these ones are just flash from Friday the 13th specials.  I'd love a huge bat on my back whose wings wrap around me (there is some armor in Diablo IV that is similar to what I'd like, lol), an ankh, celtic or nordic inspired horses, hippocampus (fairy tale creature), dogs (blue pit bulls especially), ravens, bats.... I'm partial to black and white monochrome, blues/purples/blacks/greys, gothic, celtic, nordic, etc.  
     
    I'm in Japan, anything specific you would want from here?
    Delicious kit kats of course!   I don't know what else is available though.  And I do get the imported kit kats here at Hmart and World Market, so maybe if there exclusive flavors available only there?   Anything Rabbit in the Moon (soy sauce dish, large mug, something useful.)
     
    I just got back from Mongolia and brought a bunch of small souvenirs, how do you feel about small things from random countries? 
    It really depends ..  I have so much clutter that I don't especially want knick knacks or things that sit on flat surfaces with no purpose.
     
    I make custom ita rosettes/cases (pics here to explain what I mean https://tinyurl.com/mwtwmvfm. Is that something you might be interested in? If so, what type/colors/size/etc. etc.
    I'm sorry, these are not my style.  Gorgeous though!
     
    Snorg tees (http://snorgtees.com) has some hilarious and awesome new shirts. They are also reasonably priced. Please give me 3 of your fav designs and tee size/color if available for a color option.
    Pretty much any of the Monty Python, Princess Bride, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Lydia Deetz, Don't Blink (Doctor Who), Firefly, Don't Torture Yourself (that's my job), Nightmare before Coffee, Haters Gonna Hate Pit, Krampus ones, some of the Stranger Things, etc. 
    Women's Signature, always black or grey, probably a 3xl.
     
    BloomChic (http://bloomchic.com) has some pretty fun plus and smaller size halloween fashions. If you so desire, give me your top 3 favs with sizes! 
    I'm an 18/20 from Lane Bryant, so maybe from here too?   I like the skeletal rib invisible zipper romper (black) but maybe in a larger size - 3x?  The color block bats button down shirt, probably in the 2x.  Bat print stretchy textured zipper hoodie maybe in the 4x?  I like over size zip up hoodies.
     
    I like making little flower arrangements with fake flowers; would you be interested in a mini bouquet (think, something that would fit in a bud vase)? If so, any seasonal/color scheme requests?
    No, it would just be a dust catcher for me.
     
    Feelings on candles/wax melts?
    I don't burn candles a lot because I'm too hot and they raise the temperature a bit.  I do like both candles and wax melts though, mostly because I am a scent hoar.
     
    Feelings on crocheted wall art/mandalas? Color scheme requests?
    No thank you.
     
    Jumping in as *I think* the only Australian, is there anything specifically Australian you might like? I think Tim Tams are probably the most commonly coveted/procured goodie I could offer. 
    I can get imported Tim Tams here, so I'm good on that.  Maybe a special Australian Starbucks card?  (doesn't need money on it.)  Or a demitasse size Starbucks city / country cup?  (full size is welcome too, but I don't use travel mugs much.)  I think I saw some Rabbit in the Moon ones and was coveting those.  (I love Rabbit in the Moon.)
     
    I also have a local tea blender just down the street from me if there is anything from there you might like to try https://teahouse-the-tea-specialty-shop.myshopify.com/
    Black tea:   Copenhagen Blend, Rose Grey, Russian Caravan, Tarry Lapsang Souchong, any of the organic black unflavored.
     
    I have a wonderful coffee roaster near me, wood-roasted, small batch, regular and decaf, all roast types. It's so good, I won't buy coffee anywhere else, and I only drink dark roast decaf. IF this sounds good, whats your coffee desire, and beans or grind size?  They are also a FULLY geeked out space with every video and arcade game known. so I would also send a sticker from them, so also include your favorite old 70's-80's cartoons or fandoms.
    Dark roast ftw!   I love flavored or just dark roast.  Ground to go into a keurig (I use the self fill cups.)    Ummmm I can't think of any fav 70-80's cartoons or fandoms that I would want a sticker of.  I'm sure there is one, I just can't think of it.  Massive brain fog, this is my life.
     
    I’m dying to knit my Witchee something lovely, as long as it would be appreciated.  I can’t commit to a big project in the time frame, but socks, a hat, a cowl, arm warmers, or a shawlette for your neck and shoulders could definitely be doable if that would be enjoyed. Just let me know colour preferences, or fibre preferences/allergies. 
    So I am the weirdo who is too hot 99.999999% of the time and usually I am wearing shorts and a shelf bra cami and nothing else.  And am still too hot.   But if you wanted to make amigurumi or something, I'm down with that!   I love bats, horses, unicorns, dragons, etc.  I have a list of "Make For Me" patterns on my Ravelry favorites that has a bunch of knitted stuffies.
     
    I sew clothing and costume, if you could have any garment made just for you what would it be and what would it look like? You can include reference links/images or just describe it. 
    Ooooh.   Does it include leather or pvc or ...    let me come back to this.
     
    Do you enjoy stim toys or other fidgety items? I work near an amazing store called Madam Clutterbuckets Neurodiverse Universe that caters to neuroduvergents as well as employing entirely Neurodiverse staff and supporting lots of ND and disabled artists. I live buying stickers, patches, art fidgets and kicknacks. Would you be interested in anything? Website is here but there's way more in store: https://www.madamclutterbuckets.com/
    They have a cute bat sticker!  My fidgets are usually a ring or knitting or my tablet.  I'm rarely without the tablet/phone or knitting.   I did look at their fidgets and it made me anxious, so I think the answer is no.  I have sooo much "stuff".   (I am AuDHD.)
     
    What is your size in say Tshirts?  Pajamas?
    From TeeTurtle I like the premium woman's in a 2x or 3x.  Pajama's I usually wear mens (pockets!) and maybe 2x or 3x.
     
    Do you like Halloween socks?  Any particular style or image/character?
    I don't really wear socks anymore.  I would be ok with quality socks, usually black, and I like moons, skulls, skeletons, pit bulls, Nightmare Before Christmas, etc.   I don't do well with one size fits all since I have huge feet, and I don't do well with the mass produced nylon socks from China.  I prefer cotton or wool socks.
     
    I was fortunate enough to be gifted an entire collection of the Flower Letters-Lily Clara series.  It's a story told through beautifully illustrated letters, pictures, diagrams, post cards etc. One snail mail letter at a time.   This one is a story of a entreprenurial woman during the silver rush in the West and a bit of a mystery.  The letters and details are gorgeous.  I've finished reading it, would you like me to pass it along to you, witchee? 
    No, I am good.  That sounds lovely but my eyes are getting really bad and I tend to be really clumsy and have a hard time holding on to paper and things.  I do my reading on my tablet now.
     
    I make junk journals and paper crafts.  I would probably have time to make a mini journal or a paper folio type thing.  It would come decorated but with space to write and add your own touch or I could make a folio complete with address labels, stationery, stamps etc. to organize your writing goods.  Would you like to receive one?  My style is generally vintage but I could also do a Halloween one, winter holiday one, shabby chic or something of your suggestion.
    Ooooh.   I would love to receive one!   I would love a theme of spooky with bats, crows, skulls, cats, dead trees -- but not halloween necessarily as no pumpkins or witches or ghosts or whatnot.  I'm not sure if I would prefer a folio or a journal; I was looking at journals last night on etsy and added a bunch to my favorites (but I think that is private.)  I might have added some to my stationery list on there.  I was thinking wedding guestbook sort of journal (so at least 9x11 and doesn't need too many pages, certainly not 400!)
     
    Snag tights have released their Halloween lines.  Is there anything there that tempts you?  https://snagtights.com/collections/halloween
    No thank you, I am too fat for tights right now.
     
    Is there anything you'd like from Lush? I will link to their US site, but obviously different countries have different versions. https://www.lush.com/us/en_us
    I love LUSH so I'm afraid my list would be really long.
     
    I will be placing my Dragon Con / Black Moon order *tonight* (8/31/25) -- PLEASE mention now *anything* you would like to receive from this or any recent updates so I can add it to my order! This will be the ONLY chance to get something from the Lab with enough time to receive it and send it on to you!!!
    I already answered up thread.  

    I go to Disneyland Paris a few times a month as I have a pass- is there anything I can get for you? There are exclusive enamel Trader Pins, for instance. Of course, all the other types of goodies as well.
    ALLLL of the Nightmare Before Christmas stuff!!!   And I like the Haunted Mansion too.   
     
    Want any of the DragonCon Claw Polish?
    Nope, I'm good.  None of my colors there.
     
    I have a Daiso opening near me next weekend.  I'm going to the Grand Opening.  Is there anything you want me to be on the lookout for?
    I have no idea what they have but evidently we have a Daiso about 5-10 minutes away.  
     
    I'll be placing a Nocturne Alchemy order asap, anything from the Halloween update catch your attention? (https://nocturnealchemy.com/collections/limited-collection/products/new-halloween-limited-2025?variant=47186703188182 )
    Wow, am I not getting the email from NAVA anymore??   *runs to look*  Usually Halloween is easy because I'm no cinnamon, no apple (except in things like BPAL's Samhain), no pumpkin (usually), no leaves, lol.  All of the vanilla, lavender, roses, amber, etc. though!!
     
    From Halloween Limited Collection: (ends 10/31)
    Eternal Ankh Pastel Candy Corn
    New Moon
    Bastet’s Ice Cream Candy Corn 25 
     
    From Halloween Resurgence: (ends 10/31)
    Black Vanilla HONEY
    Black Vanilla Kulfi
    Black Amber Incense
    Black Rose Amber Incense
    Blood Moon
    31 Bats Pandora
    31 Bats Morticia
     
    Would you be interested in a handwritten journal, filled with things about some of your favorite things, birthday lore, recipes, pretty pictures, stories, quotes, etc.?
    oooh, recipes is a great idea.   And stories! 
     
    Is there anything you absolutely DO NOT want, that hasn't come up elsewhere?  This could be anything from "please, no more plush unicorns, I am drowning!" to "I have trypophobia."
    No weird religious stuff unless it's for my weird religion (witching!)  No orange pumpkins unless I'm eating them.  I don't especially like the traditional Halloween "witches", ghosts, frankenstein's monster, zombies, etc.   Clowns - for the love of all that is holy, no clowns.  I don't need any hand or body lotion right now unless it's on my wish list specifically.  No small coffee mugs (18oz and over is great since a lot of them have been breaking lately.  I blame the 13 year old living here.)  I think I already covered my sensitivities and allergies (jewelry/metal/bath and body stuff.)   Ummm if getting me any kind of dried fruit or whatever, make sure it's organic if it's on the dirty dozen list.  (EWG's 2025 updated one.)
     
    If I were to send you a physical book, are there any genres/themes/authors you'd prefer not to encounter?
    The only physical books I would want in most cases are cookbooks or fiber art books.  (Picture or art books are different - like coffee table books.)
     
    Is there a charity you would like me to donate to in your name?
    Not right now.
     
    If I could make you my fudge (not currently selling it, btw, but willing to make for SW witching, nacho witching, etc!), which of these flavors makes you drool :
    Chocolate & Peanut butter, white chocolate berry, plain chocolate with or without nuts, Old fashioned penuche with or without nuts, peanut butter fudge, Chocolate with montmorency cherries, pumpkin pie fudge. Also possibly taking special flavor requests.
    OMG the penuche without nuts is sooooooooo good.  But the chocolate with cherries sounds good, as does the Matcha that was mentioned in thread.
     
    anything from Dryad teas pique your interest?  https://dryadtea.com/collections/all-tea
     
    I collect tea pets too...  I can't believe how prices have gone up on them!   There used to be a ton on etsy!  Anyway, there are a couple on this Dryad Teas wishlist.
    https://dryadtea.com/pages/swym-share-wishlist?hkey=daa2dd96-eb67-48cf-a059-cbcc2506745f&lid=daa2dd96-eb67-48cf-a059-cbcc2506745f&utm_source=swym-Wishlist&utm_medium=shared-wishlist&utm_campaign=daa2dd96-eb67-48cf-a059-cbcc2506745f
     
    I do canning and make lots of tasty condiments.  Would you like to try some?  Give me some flavor ideas.  How do you feel about peach?  Rhubarb? Tomato?  Spicy or sweet?  Spicy and sweet?
    YES.   I love peach!   I love rhubarb!   I like tomato in things like salsa or pasta / pizza sauce; someone made me some tomato jam once too!   I like spicy AND sweet sometimes (candied jalapenos for example, or the "canon sweet hots" green chilies.)   I also love sweet!    
     
    Poesie Tea (poesieperfume.com) what would you like?
    Royal Wedding sounds interesting.
     
    Would you enjoy overtly Australian things in your gift? Like indigenous spice blends, or Vegemite, I already mentioned Tim Tams, but there are lots of other fun things I could send. Also, if I were to include chocolate in your gift, would it be milk, dark, or white? Or is all chocolate good chocolate? 
    Can I have a wallaby?   I'd really like one of those.   I am preferring milk chocolate lately.   Unless white chocolate has cocoa mass in it, it isn't chocolate imo.     I like dark chocolate over truffles or caramels but not in bars.   I can get vegemite here in the US no problem so pass.   Maybe indigenous spice blends?   Possum yarn?   Yarn from an australian dyer?
     
    Is there anything here that appeals?  https://www.erstwilder.com/
    I am sad that their bats and winged kitties are orange!!   And that the skeletal doggo is a dachshund, lol.   I do like the Full of Woe brooch!   It's kind of spendy though, so I wouldn't expect it.
     
    Are you interested in having some of this year's homemade peach jam?
    If you are someone who makes jam and other things (dill pickles!!  candied jalapenos!!), I shall be very pleased to receive such items.
     
    Do you like bracelets?   Can you wear soft stretchy polyester ones, like zox?  (zox.co)   If so, what size would you prefer?   (s / m / l)
    My question.  I belong to the zox monthly club, so I'm inundated with bracelets.  (I'm a large.)
     
    Do you need any supplies or notions for any of your hobbies?
    Both not really and always, haha.   Ok, so I *always* need cables for my knitting needles.  ChiaoGood Twist RED Cable Small - 30" or so is good.   37", 40", etc.  50" is getting a little too big.  There are some on my fiber arts amazon wishlist.
     
    I'd like to learn Tunisian Crochet but I would need the right hooks with cables (we're looking at $130 for the ChiaoGoo set, lol.  So don't buy the Tunisian Crochet books in my Amazon fiber arts wishlist, don't have hooks yet!)
     
    I need a Lazee Daizee Viking Knit tool for jewelry making (on my fiber arts amazon wishlist.)
     
    I'd LOVE the Nightmare Before Christmas official knitting guide by Tanis Gray in some kind of hard copy (easier than reading on my kindle.)  (on my fiber arts amazon wishlist.)
     
    I'm absolutely ok with used pattern books!!!
     
    Do you like plushies, like Squishables?
    Sadly, I do love squishables.  I only get them on major sale though.  Bats, crows, and gargoyles all welcome from both squishables and squishmallows.  Or other cute ones; I have a huge purple bat from a small indie company that my partner got for me; it sits on my desk next to my monitors.
     
    Do you like caramels?   We have a local caramel maker who vends at our farmers markets.  Any of these flavors sound good?  https://jonboycaramels.com/collections/buy
    F yes, all of the caramels, chocolate covered caramels, salted caramels, caramel sauce..  I like all of the flavors EXCEPT espresso because I'm a weirdo.  I love the taste of coffee only as coffee.  I love the smell of coffee only as coffee.  I do not want it in my other food or bath and body.  🤷‍♀️
     
    My son makes mead, would you like to try a sample?
    My question; but if you have mead around you in smaller bottles and it's sweet (none of this dry or semi-dry stuff) then yes please!
     
    We made rose petal liqueur and lavender vanilla liqueur; are you interested in having a sample of either?
    I don't actually drink very often and only in very small quantities and only when it's freezing outside, but I do love interestingly flavored liqueurs and vodka.  Nip bottles are more my speed.
     
    Is there anything specifically Pacific Northwest or Seattle themed that you would like? 
    I'm good.   I do love trying local favorites, so if you have anything that screams "LOCAL FAVORITE" to you from your home, feel free to share with me.  
     
    Maeve Chocolate (formerly Seattle Chocolates) has "seconds" bags; are you interested in some imperfect chocolates?  Which flavors?  https://maevechocolate.com/collections/truffle-chocolate-bars?
    My question. (My favorite is the San Juan truffle bar.)
     
    Trader Joes is getting their seasonal things in.  If you don't have a TJ's by you, is there anything you want?  https://www.traderjoes.com/home/discover/stories/fall-products-2025
    I shall be going and rolling around in all of the maple flavored things (the maple bread is so evil and delicious) as well as the chocolate mousse pumpkins and the pumpkin kringle.
     
    Wyrding Studios just posted a new update. Do any of these appeal to you, witchee?  https://wyrdingstudios.com/collections/in-the-waiting-woods
    Nothing from the new update appeals to me, but I do love some of the UV glowing necklaces and bracelets!  (Fauxfire #2!)   probably 24".
     
    Tis the season for planner people. Are you one? If so what is your planner poison of choice and do you need/want supplies and if so, what type do you want?
    Planner?  I use google calendar.  I'm not up to much except doctor appointments and it's easy sharing calendars so I know when the hell spawn or Partner have things to do.  
     
    Do you feel like you need some leggings, dearest witchee?  https://shopnatopia.com/collections/halloween-25 
    Wow, those are cute.   I love the Moonlit Bats and Gothic Glam.  I would absolutely love the deluxe pocket capri or long style.  I'm an 18/20 at Lane Bryant but I'm always nervous with new companies that they might run small?    Partner loves me to wear leggings around the house more than I love to wear leggings, lol, but I do wear them under dresses (like the short sleeved twirl dresses with pockets from Svahausa.com or skater dresses with short sleeves from other places (svahausa's have a tank top... I need sleeves!)
     
    Dearest Witchee, I'll be in London shortly- anything specifically British you'd enjoy? This could be marmalade or tea or Marmite or gothy clothing or a Union Jack something or other. Literally anything- name it!
    Tea, gothy clothing, yes yes.  Wine gums?   A cute Scottish highlander man?  (only if he's ok with sharing me with my partner) 
     
    Do you prefer things to be individually wrapped so you can open them when you need a boost, or is putting them in one box unwrapped okay?
    Totally up to you!!  
     
    I’m about to make myself an order here, and was wondering if anything might also appeal to you, dearest of witchee’s   https://www.etsy.com/shop/khallion
    I actually already have items from her store on my etsy wishlist.   I don't think I have the Misbehave pin yet.  There are a bunch of prints under artwork (etsy) and some postcards under "cards and stationary type things", like inigo montoya (Avenge)
     
    Dearest witchee, is there anything here that catches your eye?  https://ateliercoco-store.com/en-au
    Not really my style.  
     
    Interested in any of these?   Halloween 2025 – Witch Baby Soap  or here  MoonaLisa: A Supernatural Clean
    Northing catches my eye from Witch Baby's Halloween but some of their regular catalog looks fun.  (Aphrodite Face Soap or Morpheus Face Soap,  Black Mass bath bomb, Charity Bath Bomb, Dragon's Blood bath bomb, Dragon's Blood soap, Heartbreak Hotel body scrub, Hellhound Scrub, Laid out in Lavender bath bomb, Lunar Tide face mask, Psychic bath bomb, Psychic body scrub, Psychic Soap, Rune Stone bath bomb, Spooky Cat bath bomb, Virgo body butter, Honey Pot body butter.
     
    Moonalisa takes forever to fulfill so I am not sure you would have them in time to mail before the end of round.    That being said, I love her dusting powder especially the ambers, roses, and vanillas.  Maybe in the Vanilla Cola?    Sugar Load Scrub, same - Vanilla Cola.    Perfume oil in .... can you guess.... vanilla cola!   If you could find some of the older dusting powder in Amber Vanilla or Amber Rose, or the perfume oil, that would be spectacular as well.  (I love her Bohemian Velvet but I have more than enough right now.)
     
    There are artists that sell tattoo passes, so that you can legitimately have their work tattooed. Is there anyone that you would potentially like such a pass for?
    Brian Serway is one of my fav.
     
    Obvious question of whether you would like anything from the new Lunacy update (Black Butterfly Moon, etc.)? https://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/product-tag/september-2025-lunacy/
    I already added everything I'm interested in to my wishlist on the black Phoenix webpage.
  15. twilighteyes
    Interested in anything from Cellar Door's Halloween update?
     
    Anything from Sock Dreams catch your eye? (https://sockdreams.com)

    I live in France, and we have some great tea here! Most folks know about Mariage Freres but may I suggest Damman Freres? Here's the link- they're still in summer mode, but I assure you, autumnal teas will grace their pages soon! (https://www.dammann.fr/en/) 
     
    Do you see anything you need from Paintbox Soapworks Weenie Update?  New & Limited Edition - 2025 Weenie Collection - Page 1 - Paintbox Soapworks
     
    Speaking of updates, anything from Haus of Gloi's Fall offerings speak to you? (https://www.hausofgloi.com/collections/fall-1)

    Also, I know we have barely scratched the surface in knowing what the Lab will release for Weenies, but a wishlist couldn't hurt, so what'll it be?
     
    How do you feel about the pastel Halloween offerings that are out?
     
    I'm  one of those crafty sorts that make things.  I make things by up cycling sweaters, for example - mittens, slippers, armwarmers (both solid or striped from multiple fabrics ).  Could also make a tea cosy with a mat.  I make bowls, mats & vessels from rope that I wrap with pretty cloth.  So essentially, functional, useful fiberart.  What might you like?  Long striped armwarmers? A pair of slippers, decadently lined in cashmere?
     
    do you have an amazon wishlist to be sure I don't  duplicate a book?
     
    Do you have a Halloween Tree?  Do you need ornaments?
     
    Do you have an Etsy wishlist?
     
    As of this writing, Dragon Con Peach Pit scents have been revealed! Anything on your wishlist?

    I am a bit known for my extremely light-weight hand crafted hair falls (I typically make them out of a combination of yarns, batting, and bits of up cycled silks and lace). Would you like one (for a pony tail effect) or two (for a pigtail effect)? If so, name two or three colors and any allergies to fibers I should know about.
     
    Do you have use for witchy supplies? Herbs, oils, crystals, etc. If so, what types and for what purpose(s)?
     
    Would you be interested in custom artwork, such as a painting? If so, what mood, theme, colors, style, etc. would you be excited to see? If there's a dream, a dnd character, a favorite fairy tale, deity, etc. you'd love it to capture, spill those deets - including anything you wouldn't want (nudity, size restrictions, whatnot).
     
    Welp, the list of what will fully be available over the Dragon Con weekend (and a preview of Weenies!) is now available! I already asked the Peach Pit question, but now there's heaps more, so gimme your wishlist!!!   
     
     
    I'm in Japan, anything specific you would want from here?
     
    I just got back from Mongolia and brought a bunch of small souvenirs, how do you feel about small things from random countries? 
     
    I make custom ita rosettes/cases (pics here to explain what I mean https://tinyurl.com/mwtwmvfm. Is that something you might be interested in? If so, what type/colors/size/etc. etc.
     
    Snorg tees (http://snorgtees.com) has some hilarious and awesome new shirts. They are also reasonably priced. Please give me 3 of your fav designs and tee size/color if available for a color option.
     
    BloomChic (http://bloomchic.com)has some pretty fun plus and smaller size halloween fashions. If you so desire, give me your top 3 favs with sizes! 
     
    I like making little flower arrangements with fake flowers; would you be interested in a mini bouquet (think, something that would fit in a bud vase)? If so, any seasonal/color scheme requests?
     
    Feelings on candles/wax melts?
     
    Feelings on crocheted wall art/mandalas? Color scheme requests?
     
    Jumping in as *I think* the only Australian, is there anything specifically Australian you might like? I think Tim Tams are probably the most commonly coveted/procured goodie I could offer. 
     
    I also have a local tea blender just down the street from me if there is anything from there you might like to try https://teahouse-the-tea-specialty-shop.myshopify.com/
     
    I have a wonderful coffee roaster near me, wood-roasted, small batch, regular and decaf, all roast types. It's so good, I won't buy coffee anywhere else, and I only drink dark roast decaf. IF this sounds good, whats your coffee desire, and beans or grind size?  They are also a FULLY geeked out space with every video and arcade game known. so I would also send a sticker from them, so also include your favorite old 70's-80's cartoons or fandoms.
     
    I’m dying to knit my Witchee something lovely, as long as it would be appreciated.  I can’t commit to a big project in the time frame, but socks, a hat, a cowl, arm warmers, or a shawlette for your neck and shoulders could definitely be doable if that would be enjoyed. Just let me know colour preferences, or fibre preferences/allergies. 
     
    I sew clothing and costume, if you could have any garment made just for you what would it be and what would it look like? You can include reference links/images or just describe it. 
     
    Do you enjoy stim toys or other fidgety items? I work near an amazing store called Madam Clutterbuckets Neurodiverse Universe that caters to neuroduvergents as well as employing entirely Neurodiverse staff and supporting lots of ND and disabled artists. I live buying stickers, patches, art fidgets and kicknacks. Would you be interested in anything? Website is here but there's way more in store: https://www.madamclutterbuckets.com/
     
    What is your size in say Tshirts?  Pajamas?
     
    Do you like Halloween socks?  Any particular style or image/character?
     
    I was fortunate enough to be gifted an entire collection of the Flower Letters-Lily Clara series.  It's a story told through beautifully illustrated letters, pictures, diagrams, post cards etc. One snail mail letter at a time.   This one is a story of a entreprenurial woman during the silver rush in the West and a bit of a mystery.  The letters and details are gorgeous.  I've finished reading it, would you like me to pass it along to you, witchee? 
     
    I make junk journals and paper crafts.  I would probably have time to make a mini journal or a paper folio type thing.  It would come decorated but with space to write and add your own touch or I could make a folio complete with address labels, stationery, stamps etc. to organize your writing goods.  Would you like to receive one?  My style is generally vintage but I could also do a Halloween one, winter holiday one, shabby chic or something of your suggestion.
     
    Snag tights have released their Halloween lines.  Is there anything there that tempts you?  https://snagtights.us/collections/halloween
     
    Is there anything you'd like from Lush? I will link to their US site, but obviously different countries have different versions. https://www.lush.com/us/en_us
     
    I will be placing my Dragon Con / Black Moon order *tonight* (8/31/25) -- PLEASE mention now *anything* you would like to receive from this or any recent updates so I can add it to my order! This will be the ONLY chance to get something from the Lab with enough time to receive it and send it on to you!!!

    I go to Disneyland Paris a few times a month as I have a pass- is there anything I can get for you? There are exclusive enamel Trader Pins, for instance. Of course, all the other types of goodies as well.
     
    Want any of the DragonCon Claw Polish?
     
    I have a Daiso opening near me next weekend.  I'm going to the Grand Opening.  Is there anything you want me to be on the lookout for?
     
    I'll be placing a Nocturne Alchemy order asap, anything from the Halloween update catch your attention? (https://nocturnealchemy.com/collections/limited-collection/products/new-halloween-limited-2025?variant=47186703188182 )
     
    Would you be interested in a handwritten journal, filled with things about some of your favorite things, birthday lore, recipes, pretty pictures, stories, quotes, etc.?
     
    Is there anything you absolutely DO NOT want, that hasn't come up elsewhere?  This could be anything from "please, no more plush unicorns, I am drowning!" to "I have trypophobia."
     
    If I were to send you a physical book, are there any genres/themes/authors you'd prefer not to encounter?
     
    Is there a charity you would like me to donate to in your name?
     
    If I could make you my fudge (not currently selling it, btw, but willing to make for SW witching, nacho witching, etc!), which of these flavors makes you drool :
    Chocolate & Peanut butter, white chocolate berry, plain chocolate with or without nuts, Old fashioned penuche with or without nuts, peanut butter fudge, Chocolate with montmorency cherries, pumpkin pie fudge. Also possibly taking special flavor requests.
     
    anything from Dryad teas pique your interest?  https://dryadtea.com/collections/all-tea
     
    I do canning and make lots of tasty condiments.  Would you like to try some?  Give me some flavor ideas.  How do you feel about peach?  Rhubarb? Tomato?  Spicy or sweet?  Spicy and sweet?
     
    Poesie Tea - what would you like?  poesieperfume.com
     
    Would you enjoy overtly Australian things in your gift? Like indigenous spice blends, or Vegemite, I already mentioned Tim Tams, but there are lots of other fun things I could send. Also, if I were to include chocolate in your gift, would it be milk, dark, or white? Or is all chocolate good chocolate? 
     
    Is there anything here that appeals?   https://www.erstwilder.com/
     
    Are you interested in having some of this year's homemade peach jam?
     
    Do you like bracelets?   Can you wear soft stretchy polyester ones, like zox?  (zox.co)   If so, what size would you prefer?   (s / m / l)
     
    Do you need any supplies or notions for any of your hobbies?
     
    Do you like plushies, like Squishables?
     
    Do you like caramels?   We have a local caramel maker who vends at our farmers markets.  Any of these flavors sound good?  https://jonboycaramels.com/collections/buy
     
    My son makes mead, would you like to try a sample?
     
    We made rose petal liqueur and lavender vanilla liqueur; are you interested in having a sample of either?
     
    Is there anything specifically Pacific Northwest or Seattle themed that you would like?  
     
    Maeve Chocolate (formerly Seattle Chocolates) has "seconds" bags; are you interested in some imperfect chocolates?  Which flavors?  https://maevechocolate.com/collections/truffle-chocolate-bars? 
     
    Trader Joes is getting their seasonal things in.  If you don't have a TJ's by you, is there anything you want?  https://www.traderjoes.com/home/discover/stories/fall-products-2025 
     
    Wyrding Studios just posted a new update. Do any of these appeal to you, witchee?  https://wyrdingstudios.com/collections/in-the-waiting-woods 
     
    Tis the season for planner people. Are you one? If so what is your planner poison of choice and do you need/want supplies and if so, what type do you want?
     
    Do you feel like you need some leggings, dearest witchee?  https://shopnatopia.com/collections/halloween-25 
     
    Dearest Witchee, I'll be in London shortly- anything specifically British you'd enjoy? This could be marmalade or tea or Marmite or gothy clothing or a Union Jack something or other. Literally anything- name it!
     
    Do you prefer things to be individually wrapped so you can open them when you need a boost, or is putting them in one box unwrapped okay?
     
    I’m about to make myself an order here, and was wondering if anything might also appeal to you, dearest of witchee’s   https://www.etsy.com/shop/khallion
     
    Dearest witchee, is there anything here that catches your eye?  https://ateliercoco-store.com/en-au
     
    Interested in any of these?   Halloween 2025 – Witch Baby Soap  or here  MoonaLisa: A Supernatural Clean
     
    There are artists that sell tattoo passes, so that you can legitimately have their work tattooed. Is there anyone that you would potentially like such a pass for?
     
    Obvious question of whether you would like anything from the new Lunacy update (Black Butterfly Moon, etc.)? https://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/product-tag/september-2025-lunacy/
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  16. twilighteyes
    9/2
     
    I'm wanting to place an order with Paintbox Soapworks.  Do you see anything you'd like?
    New & Limited Edition - 2025 Weenie Collection - Page 1 - Paintbox Soapworks
    Fairytale Bath Struesel, The Grey Hound wax melts.
     
    From "Season of the Witch":  Black Sun bath streusel
     
    Copied this question from my Switch Witch-My Witchee doesn't seem to be interested, but might my Pumpkin like the following?
    I was fortunate enough to be gifted an entire collection of the Flower Letters. It's a story told through beautifully illustrated letters, pictures, diagrams, post cards etc. One snail mail letter at a time.   The letters and details are gorgeous.  I've finished reading it, would you like me to pass it along to you?
    No thank you.   
     
    I make junk journals and paper crafts.  I would probably have time to make a mini journal or a paper folio type thing.  It would come decorated but with space to write and add your own touch or I could make a folio complete with address labels, stationery, stamps etc. to organize your writing goods.  Would you like to receive one?  My style is generally vintage but I could also do a Halloween one, winter holiday one, shabby chic or something of your suggestion.
    Ooooh.   I would love to receive one!   I would love a theme of spooky with bats, crows, skulls, cats, dead trees -- but not halloween necessarily as no pumpkins or witches or ghosts or whatnot.  I'm not sure if I would prefer a folio or a journal; I was looking at journals last night on etsy and added a bunch to my favorites (but I think that is private.)  I might have added some to my stationery list on there.  I was thinking wedding guestbook sort of journal (so at least 9x11 and doesn't need too many pages, certainly not 400!)
     
    9/4
     
    Anything from Haus of Gloi's fall collection https://www.hausofgloi.com/collections/fall-1 ?
    scents:  Blood Orange Marshmallow, Ghost Puffs 
    mediums:  fall soy wax tarts, candles, refresher spray, sugar exfoliants
     
    Are there any creatures, autumnal or not, real or mythological, that you feel a strong connection to?
    Anything equine.  Bats, rats, canines, ferrets.  I love sea dragons (the real ones) and hippocampus (the mythological ones.)   I really really really miss my porcine friends (my kune kune pigs) and caprines (nigerian dwarf x nubian goaties.)
     
    9/7
     
    Speaking of fandom, I am going to place an order from Karen Hallion's shop soon and wondered if there's anything my pumpkin would be interested in: https://www.etsy.com/shop/khallion
    There are so many on my wishlists.  Prints, postcards, stickers, maybe one pin.  (I have a bunch already from  her store.)
     
    9/10
     
    As many of you know, one of my baking specialties is eclectic varieties of shortbread. I think I made pumpkin lavender shortbread for someone last year, I've done spiced orange, chocolate orange, lavender peppermint (a surprising hit that I now make annually). I could do something with rose, a wide assortment of spices, citrus rinds, etc. Anything sound interesting (as an early reveal day zero gift most likely)?  
    Lavender, rose, chocolate, matcha, chocolate orange clove or orange clove or chocolate orange... 
     
     
  17. twilighteyes
    8/27/23
     
    Would you like any of the following?   (Maybe just remove the things you aren't interested in?):
    I literally would love all of your homemade items and herbs and stuff.  Sadly I can't do alcohol right now because of my medication.
     
    Would you like me to knit you a hat, shawlette, cowl, or fingerless mitts?
    I do always love me some fingerless mitts or shawlettes.  I have a "make for me" section on Ravelry!  And another make for me area for the Vampire Swamp I used to join every year.  A lot of the items I'd want someone to make me are crochet amigurumi or colorwork, because I don't crochet and also I rarely do colorwork for myself.
     
    How about a soap bag (knitted), washcloths, or tarot card bag?
    I'm good because I make these things myself!  Maybe nice washcloths.  Or dishcloths made with that "scrubby" red heart stuff.  
     
    Or maybe a gknitted Gnome?  Or bat?  Ghost?  Black Cat?  Voodoo doll?  Monster?  Or something else spooky? 
    See the answer above with the make for me links!
     
    If you want any knitted things -- color preferences?   
    I love black and purple, black and white, black and grey, black and blue... blurples of all sorts.  Jewel tone colors - no navy or pastels or neons.
     
    My mom has an etsy shop with project bags for knitting/crochet or what ever you want to use them for.  We could also make tote type bags, flat zipper cosmetic type bags, or boxy bags/dice bags.  Are you interested in this type of item?  I have all kinds of spooky fabric that isn't currently up on the shop if you look through the sold items.  https://twinklentwilight.etsy.com 
    I always love more bags because I am kind of a bag whore.  I most of mine are full, hahaha.  There are some with Pit Bull fabric on them that I would adore, I think on my etsy wish list (looked afterwards, all sold out.  wah wah.)  Or heck, just find me super awesome pit bull fabric and I can make my own bag. 
     
     
    8/28/23
     
    LUSH's Halloween collection drops 8/31.  I will be making an order.  Can I pick up something for you?
    Hm, I need more Dream Cream (self preserving) but that is kind of expensive for the huge container (which I absolutely use all of!)   I love most of their items as long as you double check that they don't have SLS/sulfates, parabens, etc.  (some of their items do!!)   I love the scent of Lord of Misrule, Rose Jam, Twilight/Sleepy, Candy Fluff/Snow Fairy, Snowcake, Butterball, Silky Underwear, etc. .   Black Rose bomb (ingredients look ok, and I love Rose and Black, so perfect!)   I don't do their solid perfumes but the trial size of Lord of Misrule perfume would be welcome!    Any safe bath bombs, shampoo bars, etc. are welcome.  I kind of want the Unicorn lip scrubby (if they still have it) but otherwise I don't especially love the lip scrubbies in general.   I would absolutely love to try the Soother toothpaste jelly.  (mmm Clove!)  I've never tried the Aroma & Bath Melts.   I love Silky Underwear dusting powder.   Would love to try Let the Good Times Roll cleanser (sample?)   Most of their cleansers, shower gel, shower jellys, bubble bars, etc. have SLS sadly, but that one doesn't.  Would try Charity Pot (sample?)   Would love a really good moisturizer for super dry skin (sample?)   
     
    Ok, I have seen the Halloween update!!  I would take the Bat art bath bomb (even though it has sulfates, I can live this once) and I would LOVE Lord of Misrule soap and/or Demon in the Dark soap!  (I used to get Demon in the Dark back in the day before it was discontinued.)   
     
     
    Which Surprise Items that will be at Dragoncon might you be interested in?
    Ooooh.  I am interested in ALL of the Convention Survival Oils.    And when All Hallows rolls around, I absolutely want to try Ghost Milk and Vampire Milk!  Invisible Man Milk sounds interesting too except maybe not if the musk is too sheer, so decant for sure.  A Timid Twinkling Golden Star and The Witches Have a Fire Again also both sound interesting!  (Except Oak / Oakmoss goes wonky on me, so maybe just a decant for Witches.)  
     
    EDIT:  I purchased all of the convention survival oils when they went up online.
     
     
    Would you be interested in dangle earrings or pendants made of dried roses (and other beads)?
    My ears are not currently pierced and and I haven't been able to wear necklaces with any kind of chain (for the necklace) or metal clasp (for non metal necklaces) but I would absolutely hang something in my car or on the wall.  I love roses, especially if super fragrant.
     
     
    How do you feel about stuffies that are sewn? Form or fabric preference?
    I do have a lot of bat stuffies on my etsy wishlist but I don't really NEED any.  Plus if I keep any stuffies anywhere that the dogs can reach them, the stuffies will become dog prey and will be eviscerated and destroyed.
     
     
    Teeturtle, anything look fun?
    Always!  Teeturtle is my fav.   I wear the women's 2xl.  They're out of my size on a lot of shirts I want, but here are some options (in no particular order.)
    https://www.teeturtle.com/products/murder-is-wrong?variant=19577791476805
    https://www.teeturtle.com/products/well-behaved-women-seldom-make-history?variant=19577791461938
    https://www.teeturtle.com/products/craft-hoarder?variant=19577791494138
    https://www.teeturtle.com/products/animal-names?variant=19577791456715
    https://www.teeturtle.com/products/i-love-crafting-halloween?variant=19577791487668
    https://www.teeturtle.com/products/cathulhu?variant=19577791496660
    https://www.teeturtle.com/products/be-weird?variant=19577791499357  
    https://www.teeturtle.com/products/friendship-never-dies?variant=73845407753
    https://www.teeturtle.com/products/coffee-fox?variant=2433463222281
    https://www.teeturtle.com/products/mystical-crow?variant=19577791494110
    https://www.teeturtle.com/products/memento-mori?variant=19577791487459
    https://www.teeturtle.com/products/carpe-noctem?variant=19577791482901
     
     
    Haus of Gloi's first fall collection has dropped - anything you like?
    I would take Ghost Puffs in any of the scrubs/whipped soap and maybe a small body emulsion?  Would take candles in any of these:  Blueberry Tart, Lemon Marshmallow, Marshmallow Rose, Apple Milk, Blood Orange Marshmallow, Cozy Pumpkin, Ghost Puffs, Olde Cider Haus, Pumpkin Eater, Pumpkin Queen, Red Roan.  (Candles would be for my mom.)  Refresher sprays welcomed in Blood Orange Marshmallow or Ghost Puffs (or Lemon Marshmallow from summer area but there is only 1 left!)  I would take butterbombs but I don't see any!   
     
     
    8/29/23
     
    What about Paintbox Soapworks Fall scents?
    Let me in at your window - sorbetto (sample size is great.)   I'm really kind of overloaded with sugar scrubs right now but that one sounds good.  Plus Wuthering Heights / Kate Bush reference ftw.
     
     
    How do you feel about CBD as an ingredient in something? Like a pain relief lotion or lip balm?
    I absolutely use CBD as an ingredient in lotions and lip balms although I'm not supposed to have any right now because of the medication I'm on.  
     
     
    I'm getting into bookbinding! Is there a fanfic/book (I can try to get the text block in paperback and rebind it)/out-of-copyright book that you want hardbound all fancy?
    Hm, I had some on my etsy wish list at one point but my mind is a blank right now.
     
     
    8/30/23
     
    Cellar Door's seasonal items are out.  Anything you need?
    I would LOVE candles in Once Bitten and/or Sex Machine.  
     
     
    Are you interested in anything from Grounds and Hounds?   They give back to rescue dogs and they have more items than just coffee.   Hot chocolate, apparel, stickers, mugs, dog toys and blankets, caramels, brewers, etc.  
    OMG so many things.   I love the Must Love Pibbles throws but they're spendy.
     
    Must Love Pibbles or Celebrate Pibbles tumblers.   (I pretty much only use tumblers these days because lids.  and they're 20oz!!!)
     
    Coffee (whole bean or pods)
    The Beast
    The Dog Sleeps in my Bed
    Two Tails
    Good Boy
    Chocolate Peanut Butter (pods)
    Glazed Donut (pods)
     
    Stickers:
    Pit Bull Sticker
    Any of the Grounds & Hounds stickers (homeward, throwback logo, die cut, signature logo)
    Rescue heart
    Dog Mom
     
     
    Anything from here?  The Halloween Collection is adorable.  Clothes That Fit - Snag US (snagtights.us) 
    I don't do tights right now (or really much of anything except PJs, shorts, and tee's.)
     
     
    9/1/23
     
    Moonalisa drops Halloween tonight. Huge list of scents.  What appeals to you?   (www.mooscents.com)
    I'm good, I got some of her lip balm but I don't need any of her perfume right now.
     
    Anything from here?   Halloween 2023 – Witch Baby Soap
    SLSA is ok and is not considered a sulfate, so I can do their items.  Here is what sounds nice to me:
    Black Mass coffin bath bomb
    Candy Corn shimmer butter
    Cord Cutter bath bomb
    Dragon's Blood bath bomb
    Floralia body scrub
    Hellhound scrub
    Hex Breaker bath bomb
    Hex Breaker scrub
    Honey Pot body butter (2 oz size)
    Indigo body scrub
    Laid out in Lavender coffin bath bomb
    Laid out in Lavender coffin sponge soap
    Love bath bomb
    Love body scrub
    Lunar Tide face mask
    Medusa face soap
    Psychic ultra rich shimmer scrub
    Rune Stone bath bomb
    Samhain bath bomb
    Spooky Cat bath bomb
    Virgo birthday cake bath bomb
     
     
    are there any particularly spooky reads you are interested in? Favorite horror author's with books you haven't read/don't own yet? Comic books included?
    Nah, I'm not especially into horror.  I'm an epic fantasy / sci fi reader.
     
     I'm going to the MD ren faire this weekend - anything you like from faires? It's a large one with very strictly juried vending so  think higher quality goods ‐ teas, soaps, scents, arts, prints, etc.
    I love ren faire stuff.  Any quality tea is lovely!   
     
    Favorite medieval or renaissance or fantasy creatures or imagery or legends?
    Unicorn, Hippocampus, most equines and dogs.
     
    Hey Swapee, you said you like gummy candy.  Have you ever had  the real deal Middle Eastern candy that " invented" gummy candy?  Made with real fruits & nuts & sooooo good.  I have a fabulous Middle Eastern grocery near where I work that has more than 20 flavors. 
    Would you like a box?  I love turkish delight.  I love different fruit ones too, but I hate walnuts and it seems like those are in a lot.  I'm ok with almonds or pecans.
    If so, what kinds of fruits or berries do you like?  Most of them?   Plum, raspberry, blueberry, blackberry, huckleberry, peach, mango, apple, pear, pineapple, etc. etc.
     
     
     
  18. twilighteyes
    8/29
     
    would you like a scarf?  If so, colors, length, iwide or skinny?  Bulky yarn or thin and slinky?? 
    Nah, I don't wear scarves unless they are really intense double knitting or colorwork.   I prefer long shallow crescent shawlettes!   
     
    How about some dishcloths, for the kitchen?  Or spa cloths for the bathroom?  If so, which?  Any particular colors?? 
    I would take dishcloths for the kitchen made with scrubby!   Can always use more cloths for the bathroom too.   Colors would be the same as my usual favs.  Purples, blacks, jewel toned blues.  No neons, pastels, or navy.
     
    Would you like any of Cat Coven's Halloween goods? It's her original artwork based on medieval art. (It's a limited edition of everything, so hopefully things arent sold out yet.)
    I don't think I see anything that I super need.  I like her t-shirts and dresses but they are pretty spendy compared to teeturtle sales.  I love her goat pin but not in gold, plus it's sold out.
     
    Look at The Green Salmon's webpage The Green Salmon - do you fancy any of the teas, coffees etc?
    The Green Fairy latte mix sounds interesting.   Rootin' Tootin' Licorice Chai.   Green Salmon Black Tea Chai Latte mix.    Organic Daydreamer's Tea.  
    Any of the dark roast blends (whole bean.)
    Any of the cocoas except the berry, but especially the super shroom or the maca.
     
     
    What are your favorite halloween/samhain treats to eat? Please be specific. I have access to various candy stores, including healthy candy lol.
    Soul cakes or Barmbrack or Fadge (I like mine with dried fruit like cherries and spices like cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, sometimes with cacao powder.) 
    Colcannon or champ or farls.  Mmmmm butter.    
    Pumpkin bread (I love Smitten Kitchens recipe.)
    Pumpkin cheesecake.
    Pumpkin soup.
    Roasted hollowed out pumpkins with something yummy served inside, like our harvest ragout soup.
    Roasted carrots, cauliflower, potatoes, sweet potatoes, turnips, parsnips, cabbage, and other veggies.
    Fenberry Pie (savory pie with cranberries and chicken or other meat.  Rabbit is excellent with it.)
    Baked apples and pears.
    Erbowle (hot liquidified plums spiced with cloves.)
    Salad with apples, pecans, hazelnuts, pomegranate, dried cranberries, blackberries, and some type of cheese.
    Apple butter or pumpkin butter.
    Apple cider or wassail.
    Caramel apples.
    Cinnamon and clove everything.
    Squash everything.
    Pumpkin ravioli.
    I don't usually eat corn (sooo much GMO corn out there), but I'll eat corn around samhain.  Roasted or mexican street corn is my fave.  And cornbread.  
     -  During this time I'll do kettle corn too.  NOM.  Sometimes caramel corn.  
     
    Sorry, I can't think of any candy that I especially would only want around Samhain.  (I don't do Hersheys or Nestle and prefer only ethical slave-free chocolate.)  Maybe some of Holly's Penuche?  
     
     
    Would you like any of these Snag Halloween tights? And if so, which of their sizes?  https://snagtights.com/pages/halloween
    No thanks, I don't do tights.  I'm lucky if I wear something other than tees/camis and pjs/shorts.
     
     
    Also is there anything you would particularly like from the UK?
    Everything!  Tea (Bird & Blend, Whittard, Harrods, etc.)  Chocolate!  (NearyNógs!!  Ombar?  Solkiki!  Lucocoa!  Chocolate Tree (chocolate covered orange peel!!)  Forever Cacao (drinking chocolate with coconut sugar!)  London chocolate!  (omg truffles, caramels, etc.)  Montezumas (awesome looking truffles.  Truffles and drinking chocolate are my favorite.)  Wine gums!  Lush!   Future Primitive - Ghost Smoke everything!   Red Dwarf all the things!  I mean, really, I would probably spend like a million dollars (that I don't have) if I visited the UK.  I really want to go to Wales, Scotland, and Ireland.  I love knotwork, everything Arthurian, many BBC shows, ... Lots of good yarn there too!!  I mean, there are probably so many things that I don't even know I want.  Clotted cream!  Clotted cream fudge!  A decent pudding steamer!   Sticky Toffee pudding recipes!  I love tablet and tiffin.   I'd love to try Custard Creams!   Send me Jaffa cakes!  Send me decent Jammie Dodgers!  I love hob nobs digestives (no chocolate.)    Vintage things from portobello road market?   I love antique silver and glass crystal, especially purple glass or glass with neodymium in it.  Cheese?  Port (haha!)  Whisky??   Chutney?  Jam?   Scone mix?   Something awesome from Liberty Fabrics?  (cotton, like quilting fabric or tana lawn - fat quarter or a yard.)   Pim's No 1?   Handmade things from a craft market?   It's probably too hard to send me fish and chips, or great indian food, or afternoon tea, or scotch eggs, or cornish pastrys.   bulbs / seeds?    Give me a place to stay when I visit someday?  
     
     
    8/30
     
    What Halloween things off RedBubble do you like? Share link if possible.
    I have RedBubble stuff on my amazon wish list (probably under clothing and under stickers.)
     
     
     
    8/31
     
    Is there anything you might want from Japan? Snacks (autumn flavors are out~), nerdy stuff, cute stuff anything!
    I love flavored kit kats!!! 
    I like spooky washi tape or origami paper. 
    I would love recycled kimono silk!!   (purples, blues, black, grey preferred.)
    I love japanese incense (low smoke preferred but will take whatever.)   
    I could use a soy sauce dish for sushi dipping, preferably with a meneki neko, or equine, or rabbit in the moon, or ...   
    maybe a furoshiki cloth?   
    I used to collect starbucks bears/city/Been There mugs, so any Japanese starbucks mugs (demitasse or ornament size would be great) or whatever.  I see that the website for Starbucks Japan has siren bears right now!!  Would love to try the japanese starbucks VIA Matcha or Hōjicha.  The bear shaped cold drink tumbler is the CUTEST.  I guess there are regional limited edition stuff that are only sold at certain stores too.   Maybe a cool starbucks gift card (empty is fine because I doubt they are compatible with the US stores -- SBUX Japan is it's own company and not part of SBUX US.) that says Japan or something.   Right now they should have the anniversary collection out but soon they will have a halloween collection too!   caramel macchiato mooncake!
     
    Would love to try any snacks that are especially unique to Japan. 
    Tokyo Honey Sugar Butter Cookies?   
    Something with Sakura? 
    Moon Festival items or snacks (mooncake?) 
    Wagashi candy?    
    Shittori Choco?   
    Galbo (royal milk tea!!)   
    Bisco?   
    Bourbon Baum rolls? 
    Pizza poteto? 
    Black Thunder (custard apple pie sounds fantastic!)   
    Konpeito Sugar Candy?   
    Dorayaki (chocolate, custard, or matcha?)   
    cream collons? 
    caramels?  
    Koala's march?  (honey, matcha, or chocolate)
    Seasonal purple sweet potato flavored hi chew or other goodies?
     
    I mean, I've never been there so I don't know what I'd want?   But I love sweet things and sometimes savory things.  
     
     
    is there anything being removed from site or a virtual con scent you are interested in trying? 
    I grabbed the virtual con scents I wanted.  I am sooo behind on updating my wish list though!  I think I'm ok on stuff leaving the site, although I missed out on Lupers.
     
    Moonalisa.....she just released her new Halloween scents, lip balm, candles, and soaps, want anything?  (mooscents.com)
    I bought some lip balm, so I'm good.
     
     
    9/1
     
    I was wondering whether Tim Tams in any incarnation would tempt my witchee?
    I've had Tim Tams and thought they were only ok.  I am a heathen!   Maybe if there is a special seasonal flavor?  I would take other sweet Australian goodies.  Jaffs?  Carmello Koala?   Picnic bar?  Anzac biscuits?   Maggie Beer Fig and Fennel Paste?   wagon wheels?  Scotch finger biscuits?  Iced vovos?   cheese twisties?  I would try a cherry ripe although I don't usually love coconut in candy bars.   kingstons?  hundreds & thousands?  violet crumble?   Any kind of snack that is australian that you like.  no vegemite though, I can get that here.    
     
    On the less sweet side, are there any other Australian things you might be tempted by?
    Starbucks Australia exclusive things?   Bearista (looks like a Siren Bearista!)   I am totally jealous of the Rabbit in the Moon hot beverage tumblers and water bottles that are out there right now.    Any city mugs or "been there" mugs / demitasse / ornaments would be very welcome!  
     
    Do you enjoy fanfic? I would be happy to write something for you, and/or read/comment upon/gush over thing(s) you've written, if that's something you'd enjoy...
    Not especially.   
     
    Would you appreciate rare TAL decant(s) in 1 mL amber roll-on bottle(s)?
    Sure!
     
    How do you feel about enamel pins?  If positively, which fandoms or topics would you like?
    I don't ever wear them.  I have a bunch that are stuffed in a cookie jar.  I could use a coffin shaped fabric thing to hang on the wall and put all of my pins on.  Umm I don't even know what I want until I see it.
     
    9/2
     
    I make lightweight hairfalls, the kind that can be attached to a pony  tail or to pig tails. They are good for those of us that are more tender-headed. I use a variety of materials like shibori ribbon, and puffy yarns and pieces of lace and silk. You can use them for every day or as part of your Weenie costume. Is this of interest to you? If so tell me what length, what color(s) and if you want one for a pony tail or two for pig tails.
    No thank you, I suck at putting those on, haha!

    During my recent travels I got to experience the incredible delight of Serge Luten perfumers here in Paris (imagine if the Lab and Anna Sui made babies inside a Cadbury Cream Egg decorated with stained glass windows and...you've come close to the experience of being in that shop). Anyway, after spending gobs of monies, they loaded me up with delectable samples of their insanely expensive wares- do you want some???
    Um, YES.

    Haus Of Gloi just had their Halloween update! Anything appeal to you? https://www.hausofgloi.com/collections/fall-1 
    I would take Ghost Puffs in any of the scrubs/whipped soap and maybe a small body emulsion?  Would take candles in any of these:  Blueberry Tart, Lemon Marshmallow, Marshmallow Rose, Apple Milk, Blood Orange Marshmallow, Cozy Pumpkin, Ghost Puffs, Olde Cider Haus, Pumpkin Eater, Pumpkin Queen, Red Roan.  (Candles would be for my mom.)  Refresher sprays welcomed in Blood Orange Marshmallow or Ghost Puffs (or Lemon Marshmallow from summer area but there is only 1 left!)  I would take butterbombs but I don't see any! 
     
    9/3
     
    I just came across this Etsy shop (TheGrayMuse) and  I WILL BE ORDERING and wondering if you would like something from there as well?
    Not really my thing.
     
    Future Primitive Soaps has released it's fall stuff.  Would you like anything from there dearest witchee?  https://futureprimitivesoap.co.uk
    Ghost smoke whipped soap or scrub!  (I'd actually like her recipes for everything too, I think she sells those on her etsy.)
     
    I harvested some elderberries yesterday and I have a lot more out there, so I made a batch of elderberry syrup. Would you appreciate a 4oz bottle of it?
    Sure!
     
    Do you want anything from Sea Witch Botanicals (I can buy it locally from shops)?
    I love Sea Witch!
    *Scented Veil, Incense, or Candles
    scents:  qouth the raven, white lodge, hermitage, herbal renewal, krampus (I have scented veil in krampus), green fairy, timberwolf, ostara, lammas... I think Hermitage would be my top pick in scented veil.  EDIT:  I would totally try the new Samhain incense!! *Would try the facial soap and facial care products, the shampoo bar, starry night lip balm, the homecleaning duo (on sale!)
     
    I love pinch pigs!!   They're sold out at Sea Witch but I think etsy has a ton of them from various people.
     
     
    Hirons Drug Store - which is basically an Unbelievable place to browse for every kind of eclectic, fun, spooky, weird, and even useful thing you could want - so tell me some Odds And Ends of things you like or want, I know this is open ended, sorry - - gadgetry, stickers, toys, pens, costumery, snacks, decoration, kitchen stuff, etc
    Stickers, pens, snacks... 
     
    Gift Certificates you'd like to places that are local to you?
    Yuppy Puppy (toenail trims)   Mostly I like GC's for food because I'm poor and eating out is a treat.  I eat total crap food when I eat out.   Costa Vida, MOD pizza ... unfortunately the super local places don't have GC's.  (The Steer Inn, The Ram, D'Lish's, etc.)   
     
    How do you feel about ILNP nail polish and what are your favs from the new Cosmos collection and any others on their site??
    I rarely wear nail polish, although ILNP is my fav!
     
    Would you be interested in anything from Alobudra? https://alobudrallc.company.site/products/
    I am kind of intrigued by backflow incense but I would need a backflow incense holder.  I saw one that is a gargoyle the other day and wanted it but resisted.
    I like mists, incense, bath salts, candles, resins...  anything with my scent profile.
     
    are there any more “traditional” Japanese souvenirs you’d like to have (think chopsticks, tenugui, washi paper, etc.)?
    See answer above!
     
    9/4
     
    Would you like to try Brujita Skincare ?  (Ignore the out of stock except for In Your Room collection and Inner Child Ritual candle.)
    The Sandalwood hydrosol sounds nice.  Minis of Sea Algae cleanser, Purple Reina facial scrub, and Vegan creme?
     
    Would you be interested in any jewelry or other items made with tiny bones from this shop? There are some Halloween themed ones: https://www.tinybonesandthings.com/s/shop
    I don't wear much jewelry and don't have room for the vials or domes, so pass.
     
    If you like tea, is there anything you would like from Bird & Blend? https://www.birdandblendtea.com/
    I love bird and blend!!!  I would love to try the Sticky Chai, Rose & Cardamom Chai, Toffee Chai, Butter Brew, Peach Cobbler, Violet Cream, Campfires & Vampires, Devon Cream...  
    and could always use more Bonfire Toffee and Vicky's Sponge Cake!!
     
     
    9/5
     
    BloomChic - just discovered them - Take a look at the Halloween stuff, and tell me the link and the size of whatever thing you like!
    These are all kind of "my style".  I'm an 18/20.  Sorry, I didn't get link, just read that now, but I did cut and paste the actual name so they shouldn't be hard to find.  I don't usually wear dresses much though, so the sleep stuff would probably get the most use.  I kind of really want the hooded sleep jumpsuit, haha!
     
    Halloween Skull Print Hooded Zipper Sleep Jumpsuit (black or purple)  
    Halloween Skull & Spider Web Print Pocket Sleep Pants 
    Halloween Skull & Floral Print Bell Sleeve Dress
    Halloween Bat Print Elastic Waist sleep shorts
    Halloween Bat Pattern Mesh Pompom Trim Dress
    Halloween Bat Print Mesh Square Neck Dress
    Halloween Bat Print Pocket Button Up Sleep Jumpsuit
    Bat Print Pocket Square Neck Dress
    Halloween Skull Print Pocket Sleep Short
     
    Poesie Tea! Do you like? Some of my favorites are from this company. https://www.poesieperfume.com/loose-leaf-tea
    All of the black teas except the chestnut sound good.  I don't do chamomile, rooibos/honeybush,  pu-erh, or mate.  I'm kind of meh about oolong and green unless it is very deliciously flavored.  (I do like jasmine tea!)  I don't often do tissanes/herbals, when I do it's usually basil/licorice/mint/eucalyptus  (Breathe Easy original from Traditional Medicinals is one of my staples.)  Please don't send me caffeine free tea / herbal tea / tissanes unless it's specifically on my wish list.  
     
    9/6
     
    Would you like anything from Trader Joe's? (Pumpkin products are, sadly, not in stores yet, but they will be during this round!)
    I have a Trader Joe's so I'm probably good.  I guess I should finish off the Pumpkin Sticky Toffee puddings from TJ's that I've been hoarding.  And the maple bread.  OM NOM NOM.
     
    Do you have any Halloween traditions?
    I used to ALWAYS do corn mazes but I haven't done one since moving to this side of the state.   
     
    What about Halloween-related fandoms? (ie. The Nightmare Before Christmas)
    Yes, NBC is a big one.  But like Halloween is Everyday.  Ministry said so.
     
    non-U.S folks!!!  We always end up asking what we'd like from your exotic-to-us locales, but do you have any wishes for things from the States?
    I iz in the states, but if you live in a place that has Starbucks Been There mugs or find a City Mug at a Thriftstore... think of me.
     
    I make things from thrifted sweaters that I cut up & make things from.  Do you like armwarmers?   I personally do not need any as I am too hot 99.99999999% of the time.  But my son wears his ALL YEAR LONG, even when it's 100 outside.  (hats too!)  If you wanted to make him some, he would be so grateful!
    Long or short?  Long long long
    Solid color ( elegant) or funky stripes made from multiple sweaters?  Stripes or solid color both work.
    Fave colors?  His fav colors are blue and green (jewel tone or dark - not navy, not pastels.)
    Is cashmere okay?  Yes.
    Wool & related blends? ( I never use scratchy wool for arm warmers.)  Great!
    Do you like buttons used decoratively?  Absolutely.  He loves dragons and pirates and vikings.
     
    I also do coiled & sewn rope work- it's functional art I wrap the rope in fabric & add appliques.  I just had my first art show with these- bowls, trivets ( that can hang on the wall when not in use), coasters.  Is this something you'd  like ?   Um, duh! 
    What sort of Halloween fabric?  Whimsical? Witchy, bats, mushrooms, moths?   BATSSSSSSS.  Also sugar skulls.  Or sugar skully dogs.  Gravestones.  Spooky trees.  Purple / black / grey / silver, no orange or yellow please.
    How gothy do you like?  ALL THE GOTHY.
    have velvets & sparkly stuff to work with too.  What is your preference witchee?  oooh!  Velvets!  Except that they are probably harder to get dog hair out of.  Just cotton is ok.  Sparkly is good too.
     
     
    9/7 
     
    How do you feel about cherry things? Check out Cherry Republic and let me know if anything catches your eye!
    I love cherry things!  Cherry balsamic vinegar!  dried cherries (whichever kind would be best in my cherry almond fruitcake.)  Milk chocolate covered cherries and or dark chocolate cherry turtles.   Cherry jam or preserves, or spiced cherry preserves.  Cherry black tea.  Shortbread.  Cherry nut mix.   Black Cherry Cream Soda, True Cherry Cola, Cherry Root Beer, Cherry Lime Soda.  (I hardly EVER drink soda, but I would make an exception for these.) 
     
    Similarly, are you into fancy flavors of olive oil or vinegar? Check out Fustini's and let me know if anything appeals!
    OMG I love flavored oils and vinegars!  And really really really thick artisan balsamic vinegar.  I bought a bottle of it at a renn fair of all places and my mom used it all!  The nerve!  (and I got her three bottles of flavored, sigh!)  So probably the 12 or 18 year dark balsamic.    If their balsamic is super thick, I would also probably love most of the fruit ones.  (Cara Cara Vanilla, Peach, Raspberry, Apple, Mango, Pomegranate, Strawberry.)  The really thick ones can be used as salad dressing (without oil) and that gets a lot of use at our place.  The vanilla bean white balsamic sounds really interesting too!
     
    We also have an awesome store for jams and sauce, American Spoon which you should totally check out!
    Mmm!  Maple Syrup, Star Thistle Honey, Raw Honey, Salted Maple Caramel, Maple Cream, Candied Pecans, Red Raspberry Butter, Damson Plum Preserves, Honeycrisp Apple Conserve, Spiced Pear Conserve... too many things.  I just love food and this is why I need to be on my keto diet, haha!  (I'm taking a break whenever I plateau, so I can still eat other things within reason.)
     
    Would you like some locally sourced maple syrup?
    oooh yes.  Maple sugar treats are good too.  
     
    Finally, I live in a place known for fudge. Do you like it and/or are their flavors you particularly like? My favorite shop is Murdick's if you need to see a flavor list.
    I love penuche (no nuts!)  (Holly (Greenwoodtree) makes the BEST penuche!  Holly's Apple Pie is amazing too.)   Oooh they have BUTTERSCOTCH.  One of my fav flavors for pudding and soda, haha.  I would definitely try that!  I also like chocolate with cherries, or chocolate peanut butter.    Or peanut butter chocolate chip.   chocolate caramel sea salt.  plain chocolate.  plain double chocolate.   turtle!  If I were at a store, I would want to sample the butter pecan and the maple bourbon pecan.  and the vanilla.  because those sound interesting but I don't know that I would want a whole slice.  Can you get it in smaller quantities at the store?
     
    Anything from the IKEA Halloween store catch your witchy eye? https://www.ikea.com/ca/en/campaigns/halloween/
    I do not.  I would say the light up black tree, but I got one in a swap last year!  Now I just need nightmare before christmas ornaments and tree topper for it!    (ideas on my amazon holidays list)
     
    https://wildsoulriver.com I own the Magical Nature Tarot and love the feel of the cards.  They have candles and teas and tinctures and books of the activist or witchy sort.  Anything you see that you'd like?
    I would love a hagstone!   The Herbal Spell Baths look fun.   Honey, Maple Syrup.   Wow, it sounds like the Wild Rose Essence was made for me.
     
    I live near a Penzey's Spice https://www.penzeys.com 
    - do you cook?  Not a lot because so many people here in the house and one is very controlling about food and the kitchen.
    - Do you want fancy schmancy spices or spice blends?   I actually have a lot right now.  The only kind of thing I really need is really good organic grass fed ghee.
    -  If you cook is there a type of cuisine you are interested in learning more about and would appreciate a starter pack of spices for that type of cooking?  Nope, I'm good.
     
    Colourpop's Haunted Mansion collection dropped today.  
    If you're interested in makeup or skin care, are you interested in anything from Colourpop?  https://colourpop.com/
    https://colourpop.com/pages/wishlist?wishlist=0qICbpa-qefHhWGPKgoVk2QwlR1Dc2z4Gkf6Js1Qdg-
    I really kind of want the smoky eye palette.   And the haunted mansion super shock eyeshadow.  
     
    Anything of interest from Cellar Door? (They have candles and soaps.)
    I would love a Once Bitten candle but they are on the spendy side.  
     
    Are you into wax melts, candles, incense, room sprays, or none of the above?
    I like all of those things but I hardly ever use any of them.
     
    Would you like anything from Luvmilk's Monster Mash?
    I love luvmilk!

    Products:
    Bath Salts, Milk Bath, Dusting Powder (no Puff needed), Sugar Scrub
    Bags are fine for salts/milk bath 
     
    Scents:
    Alien Girlfriend
    Pegasus Lover
     
    Old Flames scents:
    Clown Girlfriend
    Gumiho Girlfriend
    Oni Lover
    Scarecrow Girlfriend
     
    I dye yarn.  Are you a person who crafts with such?  What fiber, weights, and colors would tickle your fancy?  Would you rather have two different 100g skeins or enough of the same something for a bigger project?
    I do use yarn!  I like fingering, Sport, DK, Worsted, Aran...  If fingering, a skein of 100g or two different skeins of 100g are enough for a project most likely.  200g are probably big enough for the other weights of yarn too, I could make matching mitts and hats or something.
     
    Provided my experiments work, would you be interested in a bar of homemade tallow soap?  I promise I will not send you anything particularly suspect, so this is entirely contingent upon my competence.
    Sure!  
     
    Do homemade caramels or shortbread tickle your fancy?
    Um, yum.  Matcha shortbread!   Caramels of all kinds.
     
     
    9/8
     
    because I’m a knitting kind of witch, would you appreciate a pair of hand knit socks. If yes, would you like them in a particular colour? 
    I don't wear socks often but I would always take hand knitted socks.  I usually do stripey but it depends on your yarn stash I guess!  I do a lot of black or grey for socks, but purple would be good too!
     
    What type of spooky season imagery do you like? (Ie. bats, ghosts, vintage Halloween, etc.)
    Bats, skulls, corvids, gargoyles/grotesques.  Creepy bottles!  Nightmare before Christmas stuff.
     
    Astrid's Autumn Line and Anniversary Tea Party just dropped.  Anything you want?  
    Yes!  Usually there is too much fruit or floral in her perfumes but some of these sound like they're my style.  Just decants would be perfect.
    - Darkness Summoned
    - Rose Gold
    - Weaving Beneath the October Moon (ok, sometimes I like lavender and pumpkin together)
     
    Homemade and preserved food goodies - Which of these things would you like my dear witchie? All are organic and grown or made by me.
    sun-dried heirloom tomatoes  Yes! dried ancho chile peppers - can be whole halves or ground into a delicious powder  Sure! sugar-free candied pecans and walnuts or almonds  Pecans or Almonds, I don't like walnuts. gourmet quality fudge in many flavors (formerly from my ETSY shop which I had to close until I have my own home again) please give me an idea the kinds of flavors you like. My more popular ones are Penuche, Choc & PB, Pumpkin pie, Forest fruit (with cherries, blueberries and cranberries), Vegan chocolate  Penuche (no nuts), Apple Pie, Forest Fruit!! dried italian plums (pitted)  Nah, I have lots. sugar-free canned plum or logan berry jam  Loganberry jam!! freshly dried rosemary, thyme, basil, parsley individually or in combo  Any of the above. almond flour baked goods (low carb, sugar free, and gluten free) - give me examples of savory and sweet things you'd like  Butterscotch, matcha shortbread, cardamom/clove, hatch chilis..   
    Might you like a witch hat?  Later this month I'm  taking a class at an area museum where I'm  supposed to decorate 2 hats.  Also I crochet wicked cute witchy hats.
    I already have one from you!
     
     
    9/9
     
    Do you see anything here that interests you?  They have dry shampoos, whipped soaps, awesome hand cream, linen spray, sugar scrubs and perfume. https://www.etsy.com/shop/faefragrance/?etsrc=sdt
    I can't tell if they use clean ingredients or not so pass.
     
    9/10
     
    Anything you want from my favorite local tea shop? www.fridaytea.com
    I like black tea or jasmine tea mostly.  I do like chai (with black tea) as well!    
    - Choco Cherry black tea (I don't always like chocolate in my tea, but this sounds interesting!  enough to try it - sample?)
    - Irish Cream black tea
    - Lapsang Souchong or Russian Caravan (I love my smoky tea)
    - Pirate King Blend (smoky and irish cream together, win win)
    - Queen of Hearts (I almost always love me some rose tea.)
    - Rue the Day (Star Anise and cherry sound like an interesting blend.)
    - Harvest Spice
     - Caramel Apple black tea
    - Masala Chai
    - Dragon Phoenix Jasmine Pearls
    - Supreme Jasmine Snowflake
     
    The Locked Tomb is one of my fav fandoms; here are the blends I would like to try from it.  too bad the sampler is sold out. 
    - II.  For the Shield
    - III. For the Crown
    - VI. For the Blossom (ok, I'm not usually a fan of Oolong or green, but this came up with a jasmine search so I would try it.)
    - IV. For Fidelity
    - IX. For the Tomb (so expensive tho!)
     
    How about from my skincare person? drjensbeautylab.com/
    Sure!  I have really dry skin that manifests by making my sebaceous glands overproduce so I end up with really oily skin. 
    - So I could use a really good moisturizer.   
    - The lavender eucalyptus scrub sounds nice.   
    - Whatever cleanser or serum would be good for my skin -- I get a lot of mild acne because of the over oil production but the oil production would be cured by treating the dry skin, so I don't want products for oily skin, y'know?
    - The setting powder looks great!
    - whatever you think I'd like.
     
    How about from my witchy Chandler? https://www.etsy.com/shop/TeresaLynnsSimpleLux
    - A lot of their candles sound nice but I don't burn candles very often.  My mom burns candles though, so I could enjoy their scent out in the living room.  The Sinus candle looks interesting, and anything that has scent notes I like is fine.  Stolen Hoodie, Witching Hour, Uncle Ted's Pipe Tobacco, Self Love,  Y'all Gonna Make Me Burn My Sage Up in Here Up in Here,  Record Store Nag Champa. (prefer no pumpkin or coffee)
    - Good Night Moon spray?
     
    It's also that time of year where I make handmade soap (usually with calendula infused olive oil, tallow, oatmeal and honey) and candles (feel free to specify color and size, I don't usually scent them, but I do have a clover and apple scent I've been wanting to play with). I can also annoint and dress candles with TALs and herbs. Any interest?
    Yes to the soap, no to candles (I'm not a fan of unscented except for ritual candles and clover/apple don't sound like my scents.)   TAL/herb ritual candles would be good!
     
    I also grow herbs which can be culinary or magical. I'd be happy to prepare a smudge or dry some herbs for your enjoyment. I currently have oregano (yellow and standard), mugwort, thyme, sage (purple or garden), tea peppermint, chives, lovage, plantain, comfrey, raspberry leaf, and yarrow. I'm probably forgetting something.
    Yes to everything except the mugwort, I have tons (from winterblizzard even!)
     
    I also make salves! My go to in an arnica, calendula and comfrey mix for healing wounds or chapped skin. This can also be used on pet paws. We do have barely enough time that I could do a custom infusion.
    Pet paw salve would be nice!   
     
     
    9/11
     
    Anything in the Paintbox Soapworks Halloween update looking good to you? https://paintboxsoapworks.com/new-limited-edition/2023-weenie-collection/
    Let me in at Your Window is the only one that doesn't have any scent notes I don't like in it.  Sorbetto or Bath Streusel are the products I like.  (plus bonus points for Kate Bush / Wuthering Heights.)  Also fantasticake, GTFO, Red Right Hand, The Queen is Dead, sample of Cartographer's Wasp (not sure if I would have a skin reaction to the Cassia.)  Or in the Karen Rose collection, the Deacon sorbetto.  In the benefit collection, pussy hat sorbetto.
     
    9/12
     
    If you have a furry friend living with you, what sort of treats do they like?
    What treats DON'T they like??   I am a bit picky about food though, and for dogs I try to get all ingredients grown and made in the US or a country with good food laws (not China for sure) and stay away from fillers.  No rawhide.  They love bully sticks but those cost their weight in gold.   If you're in the Seattle area, Mud Bay has great grain free bulk cookies!  I usually get the salmon ones.  Or the blueberry hearts.
     
     
    9/13
     
     What is your feelings on seasonal mugs?  Yes or, no?  Too many in your house or bring them on?? 
    I really have too many normal coffee mugs to have seasonal ones plus I only do huge mugs (20oz preferred but 16/18 is ... ok) and I mostly drink out of covered mugs, so I love ceramic ones with handles and lids or some of the stainless steel travel mugs I have on my beverages amazon wishlist (links to red bubble / society 6.)  I always wait for a sale at both Society6 and Red Bubble, and I have a bunch of $5 off codes  but I don't know how to give them to a witch without it spoiling surprises.  There are usually lots of sales there up to 70% off if sign up for the spammy email alerts (I create alternate accounts for all of my spam lists and birthday reward lists and stuff... yay for free gmail.)
     
    Abigail Larson moved from society6  -- Her stuff is on Threadless now.  -- but I can't make new links on the amazon wish list since they discontinued the universal wish list, sigh.  But I love her Three of Swords and Raven travel mugs.  But they are a lot more expensive now then they were on Redbubble/society6.  sigh.  And I don't know if threadless ever has sales or how that all works or what the quality of their mugs is.  
     
    I do collect the sbux "been here" and "city mugs" but prefer the demitasse / ornament size if available, the full size if not.    (not the to go mugs in those since I don't drink out of them, they just go with my collection, haha!)  The "been here" usually comes in a box.  
     
    Are your wishlists - Amazon, Etsy, etc - up to date, and if so, are they all linked somewhere that I can find them?  
    Yes, they are linked in my SW and Circular Swap help in signature.
     
    Do you have anything you use every day that you wouldnt mind getting more of?
    Epically Epic lip balm for sure.  The Turkish Delight is AMAZING.  And I have talked to the owner and they are clean ingredients, so good to go.   I'd love to try the Marshmallow and Lavender Marshmallow (as well as like 100 more Turkish Delights, hee hee.)   Otherwise I use dog cookies every day (multiple times, they are very spoiled and will constantly do tricks or bring me things to exchange for cookies.)  I can always use more leashes so I can start keeping some in my car and some outside by the pig area for when I need emergency restraint for a dog (to walk them to the pasture with me or outside of the fence.)  
     
    Anything you love or need to have from Adagio or Rishi teas?
    I don't do Adagio (HORRIBLE OWNER, google for horror stories from employees.)  I really am actually almost full on tea since my bff sent me a HUGE PACK for my birthday this week.  Although I always love more from Mariage Freres, Bird & Blend, or my wish list, haha!  I am such a tea hoarder!   I just ordered another case of Breathe Easy (Traditional Medicinals) since my lungs feel like crap after all of the fires and I ran out, so I'm good there.  

    List here things you wish you would've added to your questionnaire 
    Umm  I can't think of anything. I could use a new phone tough case but again with the spendy unless you get a huge sale.  (I have a bunch on my red bubble wish list which is in my SW - Circular Swap Help linked in my signature.)  The iPhone SE (2020)/8 - Tough is the right one.
     
     
    9/14
     
    Nocturne Alchemy just dropped their Halloween update! You like the looks of anything? https://nocturnealchemy.com/collections/limited-collection
    I think I have it narrowed down to two.  I will probably order them myself.
     
    Is there anything you would like from the Weenie update?
    tbd
     
    How do you feel about stickers?  If positively, are there any themes you'd rather not have stickers of?
    I really have too many stickers but I also wouldn't say no to all of the ones on my red bubble wish list, so ....  I might need more water bottles to put stickers on or something.  My current stainless bottle is getting pretty full of stickers and I don't like to overlap them.
     
    What about crystals, cool rocks, and gemstones?
    Obviously you are not my witch because I have lots of those things (I think?) on my wishlists (amazon and etsy.)    Gimme!!
     
    9/15
     
    How do you feel about Squishmallows and Squishables? (They have mini and micro sizes for those who like cute plushies but don't have a lot of space.)
    I have mini cthulhu and the wolf with the moon (mini Hati II.)  I got my son the mini plague doctor.  I'd love any bats or gargoyles!  Also unicorns!  And baphomet!  And yeah, there are lots I like.   ooh there is a new baby cthulhu... but baphomet, gargoyle, happy bat, or honduran white bat would be my first choices of things in stock.  
     
    Would you wear enamel pins with chains that are meant to be put on lapels? (Something like this.)
    probably not if they are connected with chains, I rarely wear shirts with collars.
     
    Speaking of enamel pins... The Pickety Witch's Autumn and Halloween collection just dropped. Has anything caught your eye?
    Lil bat, but sold out.  I have more on my Etsy wishlist (from Pickety witch's Etsy shop) under jewelry and pins.
     
    I used to make mobiles out of paper cranes, would you appreciate something like this? if so, what size restrictions do you have, if any? ie., should it take up less space vertically or horizontally? color palette preference? 
    No thank you, I make my own cranes!
     
    9/16
     
    ordering bulbs from https://oldhousegardens.com and was wondering if my witchee would like some.   
    any of the snowdrops!!!!  S. Arnott mentions strong scent and good cut flowers, so maybe that one.  
     
    Would you like something like "sock arms" if I find time to craft?  (Sometimes I make a pattern called Toast or Toasty {one has a thumb the other is just a tube} http://www.afriendtoknitwith.com/2008/09/toasttoasty.html.   here are other photos from my blog:  https://www.elkaknits.com/?p=845 )
     -- If so what sort of colors?  
    My son likes sock arms or really long fingerless mitts.  Soft non scratchy (but not acrylic), his favs are green and blue.  (He is 30 something, so adult size.)
     
    Witchee, what's your take on seasonal-themed Washi tape?
    I have a LOT of seasonal Washi tape actually, but I welcome all Halloween-y tape, especially bats.  Also unicorns.  And scratch and sniff tape.  And whatever is cool.  I have enough valentine's day, fourth of july, easter, Yule, etc. to last for years.

    What about seasonal treats from Trader Joe's?
    I go there a lot, so I'm good.  

    I make gluten-free biscotti this time of year, lemon and also cocoa varieties: does this sound good to you?
    I love biscotti!  Chocolate, chocolate almond, almond, gingerbread... 

    Would you like me to make a music mix for you? I kick it old school with a burned CD. If you're into this, name at least 3 to 5 genres of music you already love, or are interested to explore more of!
    I do listen to CDs in my car, so if you want to make some, go for it.  I mostly listen to dark wave / 80's pop these days and I still have a lot of industrial music CDs but they don't get a lot of use.  My current favorite album is the new one from Tears for Fears.   Right now in my car I have New Order, Moev, TFF, Depeche Mode's new album, Howard Jones, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Oingo Boingo, some mix CD's from violetchaos, and ... I don't remember what else.  
     
    9/17
     
    Anything here you like? https://bserway.com/
    i have a lot of his artwork.  Too much, I don't have frames for all of it!!  I still have a bunch on my Etsy wishlist though, under artwork.   The ones that are not on Etsy that I like and don't have are:
    Cauldron's Bottom https://bserway.com/products/cauldron-s-bottom
    Gsleslicr https://bserway.com/products/copy-of-blackwood-anthropophagy
    Sleepy hollow https://bserway.com/products/copy-of-among-sheep-1
     
    i think these ones are on Etsy:
    Remember Me as a time of Night https://bserway.com/products/remember-me-as-a-time-of-night
    Waning neonate https://bserway.com/products/waning-neonate
    the crone's seer https://bserway.com/products/the-crone-s-seer
    Old dreams waiting to be realized https://bserway.com/products/dreams-waiting-to-be-realized
     
    also I like the cars, postcards, stickers.  It looks like the mystery pack is still in stock although most of the rest are sold out.
     
    (I have no nightmares, memento mori, duskmother, foxtales, featherweight, the fox & the crow, I might have mirror ov uncloaking???, nightbringer, Jersey devil, sleipnir, and more that aren't listed on Etsy or his website right now.)
     
    so, yeah, I could use a ton of  black frames with pure white mats, matted for 8x10, with glass.
     
    also if you wanted to get me a print, I really really really someday want "lala dog", "waiting", and "chosen" from zepplinmoon (on Etsy artwork wishlist.)
     
    Anything you'd like from my Ren Fest?  There is an outstanding garlic based shop I'll  be going to next weekend, for my annual stock up of their spice blends & garlic oil blends.  Any other Renny stuff that you like?
    I love garlic!  I love ceramics with crows, friesians, gargoyles, pibbles, Celtic knot work, ferrets... I love the huge ren faire blankets with any of the same.  Henna kits could be fun if they have good stencils.  Cool hand made brooms are probably too spendy and hard to send, lol.  I adore faires and markets and love all the things.
     
    know we are looking at a lot of candles, but if you are into looking at more (and it is ok to say you are not), do any of these strike your fancy?
    https://www.lakewoodwax.com/candlesforacause
    (Feel free to take a look at their current and signature scents too but I wanted to highlight these fundraiser scents first!)
    I can't tell if they use clean products and scents or not, so pass.  
     
     
    8/19
     
    f you are a person who appreciates tarot and oracle decks, do you have a strong preference about receiving new ones vs gently/barely used?
    I do not!  I am getting a bit overloaded with tarot and oracle decks tho.  I removed some from my etsy and amazon wish lists I think.  I am ok with most things gently used.
     
    Are you a Studio Ghibli fan, and if so, what are your feelings about fan made art featuring characters?
    No thank you!  I am not that much of a Ghibli fan.
     
    Want anything from LUSH? Here's the link specifically to their Halloween drop (https://www.lush.com/us/en_us/c/halloween) BUT, feel free to peruse all of it.
    Um, yes.  But you have to check their ingredients carefully to make sure no SLS or parabens because they use both.  Some of their tooth things have saccharin (shudder.)  I use the Plaque Sabbath which has xylitol and I'd prefer it was stevia sweetened instead, but sigh.
     
    Also I would like to say that I hate LUSH new website.  Shopping by tag is not my jam, and stuff will pull up and then disappear (like the Unicorn lip scrub) so I don't know if they just don't have it anymore or what.  Our only local LUSH is downtown where there is no unpaid parking, so I don't go very often.  Like less than once a year.  So samples of stuff is always appreciated, I know their prices are high.
     
    Scents:  I love most things from LUSH (smell wise) so I am not sure you could go wrong.  My fav smells from there are Silky Underwear, Snowcake, Twilight / Sleepy, Butterball, Rose Jam, Lord of Misrule, Candy Fluff/Snow Fairy, Lust, Flying Fox, Blue Skies and Fluffy White Clouds.  (yes, some of these are long discontinued.)  
     
    Products:
     
    No:   
    * Their solid perfume does not work on me
    * I don't especially love the lip scrubs, as an FYI, except for Unicorn.
    * The wash cards have SLS (Sodium Lauryl Sulfate.)  
    * Most of the Body Scrubs have SLS.  (Ocean Salt self preserving is ok, I love samples.)
    * Most of the shower gels have SLS.
    * Most of the solid and liquid shampoos have SLS.  (The cream shampoo I checked did not.)
    * Most of the bubble bars have SLS.
    * Some of the facial oils have parabens.
    * Most of the bath bombs have SLS.
    * Most of the creamy moisturisers have parabens.  
     
     
    Yes: 
    * Melts look like they would be ok!   (bath melts - at least the Sleepy one is, it's the only one I looked at.)
    * Dream Cream (self preserving) is what I am out of and use the most but it's super spendy so I try to get it during the Yule sale and I have enough Sleepy cream to last me until then.   
       - I THINK most body creams are safe, I just have to check each one.  I only use Dream Cream on my hands.  Rose Argan body conditioner looks interesting (I love samples!)
    * Soap (omg, Lord of Misrule soap!  I'd love some Demon in the Dark, I used to get that all the time before it was discontinued.  The Dia de Muertos soap (Cempasúchil) looks fun - I would like to sniff it but they probably don't samples of LE stuff?)  I would totally also take Rose Argan soap (sample?)
    * Angels on Bare Skin
    *  Movis facial soap looks interesting, would love a sample
       - I think most facial soaps and cleansing balms (like Sleepy Face) are ok, but double check.  (I love samples)
    * Skin Drink self preserving moisturiser is ok. Peace is ok,  (I love samples!)
    * Rose Lollipop lip balm looks interesting (they can probably do a sample, they gave me samples of solid perfumes so ...) 
    * Full of Grace solid facial serum / moisturizer looks interesting (I love samples!)
     
     
    9/20
     
    Part 2 of the Autumnal/Halloween drop from Haus of Gloi is coming this weekend- take a look and see if anything is compelling! https://www.hausofgloi.com/blogs/haus-herald/fall-part-2
    I would try a scrub or exfoliant in Violet Moon for sure.   Yay butterbombs!  But none of those scents sound good to me.  Nag Champa yes, but leaves?  no.  

    Also, I live in Philly and will use ANY reason to spend time at the Mütter Museum- anything of interest (including, but not limited to, the well-loved BPAL exclusive for the museum, Ü?) https://www.muttermuseumstore.org
    I don't know.  A magnet?  A lens cloth?  Plague Doctor pin?   Spit Means Death button?
     
    If you are so inclined, do you want or need any natural items or ingredients for spellwork that could be collected from forests, ocean, fields or stream?  I also have access to oak gall ink and various other esoteric substances.
    Wow, that sounds great!!  All of the above.  You'd have to tell me what kind of pen to use with the ink though.
     
    Are you a fan of the show Cobra Kai?
    Negatory.
     
    Do you enjoy any of the scented items from Victoria's Secret?
    Hard pass. 
     
    Would you be interested in receiving a silver locket with papyrus and herbs inside, as a protective amulet?
    Heck yeah!
     
     
    9/21
     
    So Witchee mine, are you a spellworker? - any interest  in acorns?
    I am a lazy spellworker but I would LOVE to have a bunch of acorns.  maybe 3 or 5 or however many.  I need to remember to go look for the teeny tiny acorns that are in a parking lot at the "old" costco location (I don't think anything else has moved into that building yet, but it has lots of oaks around the perimeter of the parking lot.)
     
    Witchee, do you like anything from Lenny Mud?   
    ok, so I have had the "A Woman's Place is in the Resistance" mug on my wish list forever but never buy it for myself and it hasn't ever been one of the deeply discounted sale items, but they are spendy so I don't expect anyone to get me one (or anything on my wish list really, but my lists should give you an idea of the things I like?  I love hand made / home made and local things too!)   I might get a bunch of their stickers when I get mom a bigfoot mug.  and I might get the night circus travel mug and the ruth bader ginsberg mug because sale.  
     
    9/22
     
    From previous questions you've answered, I know a lot about the teas you'd like from specific places, but I want to know your more general tea preferences.   Black, green, white, rooibos, oolong, herbal?  
    Pretty sure you are not my witch then because my Circular Swap help is pretty detailed about the kind of tea I like.  As in, I like black and flavored black, matcha, SOMETIMES green, jasmine, meh on white, only certain herbals (I LOATHE camomile), ixnay on the rooibos and honeybush and puereh and mate, meh on the oolong.
          -  Japan is particularly big on their green tea and hojicha (roasted green tea), any interest?
    ok, I have never tried hojicha and I would love to try some.  I saw that SBUX has matcha and hojicha via (dried in little "stick" pouches) and I love matcha in sticks like that (especially flavored) so I would totally try some.  I get the "acceptable" blends of matcha for baking, haven't tried the ceremonial.  I could use a matcha whisk and bowl for "real" matcha that isn't in the little sticks and formulated to dissolve easily in a bottle of water.
          -  My partner has given me an extraordinary amount of rooibos from South Africa. It's amazing and I'd like to share, so would you like some?
    Sorry, no, I really do not like rooibos.  However, my MOM might like it?  She drinks non caffeine tea and has liked flavored rooibos at least.
     
    despite being uk based I’m probably gonna have to make a torrid order because I fell in. Anything catch your eye while I’m doing it?
    Let me look!  (I kind of love torrid because I am plus size and I like gothyish geeky stuff.  yes, I am still 12.)   Plus Stranger Things and NMBC!
     
    I'm a 2 or an 18/20 for the nonce
    I love these things that are still available in my size and are on sale:
     
    Disney NIghtmare Before Christmas Classic Fit Laser Cut Roll Sleeve Tee (50% off)
    https://www.torrid.com/product/disney-nightmare-before-christmas-classic-fit-laser-cut-roll-sleeve-tee/40580002-00684.html
     
    Stranger Things Sleep Tank (60% off)
    https://www.torrid.com/product/stranger-things-sleep-tank/40670006-00684.html
     
    Stranger Things Sleep Short (60% off)
    https://www.torrid.com/product/stranger-things-sleep-short/40670007-00115.html
     
    Netflix Stranger Things Demogorgon Classic Fit Scoop Neck Tank Top Licensed ($9.99 final sale)
    https://www.torrid.com/product/netflix-stranger-things-demogorgon-classic-fit-scoop-neck-tank-top-licensed/40175131-00006.html
     
     
    WTF and a bunch of prices went up since I posted these!!!    
     
     
    9/27
     
    How do you feel about nail wraps, like from Espionage Cosmetics?  They are having a tempting fall sale.  Anything catch your eye?  https://espionagecosmetics.com/collections/itsfallyall23
    I suck at doing nail wraps.  But I would be tempted by NMBC, bats, etc.
     
    Is anyone into colouring in?
    No thanks.
     
     
    9/30
     
    Since I'm starting to get ads for holiday shop stuff coming in, witchees who are winter holiday afficionados, are there any decorations, treats, etc. that you would be looking for?
    Nightmare Before Christmas ornaments for my little black tree!  Gothmas from Sept - Jan!   And a tree topper and a little tree skirt and little black and white beaded swag to wrap around it, or whatever.  (I have lots of ideas on my wish lists scattered everywhere...)
     
    10/2
     
    I just came across this kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paulinafae/halloween-dreams-playing-cards I do own almost all her decks and I know they are kinda busy for readings but I still like them.  Do you?
    They are super cute, but kickstarters take forever to fulfill -- sometimes years, lol! -- and I already have lots of playing cards that I never use, including some from kickstarters.  That artwork is cute though!
     
    10/10
     
    would you like any whole dried cayenne peppers or fresh red pepper flakes?
    Always!  Flakes would probably get more use.
     
     
    10/12
     
    I will be attending the Bloodmilk Sphinx and Snakeskin event here in Philly tomorrow! Would you like a bottle of Dream Skin, dearest Witchee?
    I wouldn't say no, but oakmoss is likely to go bad on me.  A half decant is probably better.
     
    10/13 
     
    Anything you crave from yesterday's 2nd Weenies drop at BPAL?
    Wait, what?    *runs off to look*  ooh a new 13!  *runs off to update 13 spreadsheet*
     
    I would actually be interested in trying this 13 since it's not chocolate.  I'd also be interested in Lady of Saintonge.
     
     
     
     
     
     
  19. twilighteyes
    Dr Who?
    Yes please!
     
    How much do you like lipbalm? Flavored or unflavored? What are your favorite brands and flavors?
    I love lipbalm! I *always* have a tube of lipbalm on me. Always. If I don't have one, I feel like I might perish from chapped lips. (If you've ever played the Infocom text adventure game "Leather Goddesses of Phobos", you might remember that you come across someone who PERISHED OF EXACTLY THIS!!!) ahem.
     
    I actually have a lot of lip balm in the "Bath, Body, Fragrance" section of my Amazon Wishlist.
     
    Normally I don't like balms that are not in a tube, but I would be interested in trying Clove Cigarette, Dead Sexy, and/or Absinthe from Tokyomilk Dark Lip Elixirs.
     
    My favorite EVER lip balm is Better Botanicals Ayurvedic lip balm in Cardamom or Rose & Mint. They used to carry this brand at my local co-op but stopped for some reason.
     
    I love Haunt and Bunny Butt Apothecary.
     
    Favorite flavors? I usually tend to buy things with descriptions such as Honey, Lavender, Rose, Cardamom, Clove, Chai, Bubble Gum, etc. I like vanilla and candy type flavors too. I don't especially gravitate towards fruits. No chocolate or caramel please, my boyfriend hates chocolate fragranced bath & body products. *sniffle*
     
    Please note that I loathe and detest "My Lip Stuff". PLEASE for all that is un/holy don't buy anything for me from them. I bought from them once and I ended up giving or throwing away everything.
     
    Do you like and wear lipgloss? If yes, what colours?
    Not really -- it usually feels too sticky and tacky if it's a "gloss". Once in a while I'll get something because it's sparkly or shimmery, usually light colors. I'm not a super "natural" color person, so I'll do blue, purple, black, white, etc. Some times I like natural-ish plums. I tend to like my pink/red things with a blue tone. I loathe orange, yellow, and brown in any form (clothes, makeup, yarn, shoes, furniture, cars, etc.) I've had my eye on the "More Synth" Glitter Lipstick from evilshades.com but it doesn't look like their website is working right now.
     
    For those of you whose wishlists contain only BPALs, are there any other perfume companies you like or would like to try out?
    I especially want to try more Carnival Wax but it's pretty spendy. I've tried a lot of other companies. I do NOT like Possets. I'm kind of meh about Violette Market and Haus of Gloi. I love Arcana and Villainess! I have some wishlists for other companies on my SW Help -- there is a link in my signature. I'm sure there are some scattered in my Amazon list too.
     
    Your feelings on Adagio teas: If you've never had anything from them, would you be open to trying them? If you HAVE had them and like them, name some favorites blends. And if you had them and dislike them, can you name a few *other* tea companies you're into?
    I've had Adagio... and I just wasn't impressed. I used to do the circular tea swap so I've tried quite a few of their blends. And ever since they had a huge problem with bugs in their tea? Their name just makes me cringe. *shudder*
     
    I work for a coffee & tea company and since I have talked to our tea buyers & tea experts it's hard not to be snobby about tea - but on the other hand I'll drink lower grade inexpensive, like the Tazo Awake or Twining's Irish Breakfast, English Breakfast, or Prince of Wales. Good solid black teas, boring, but I do drink them everyday.
     
    I also have a bunch of Republic of Tea blends - jasmine, queen of hearts (black rose), ginger peach, some winter fruit blends, chocolate orange, chocolate strawberry (bought it before I realized it was a rooibos but it's not actually that bad), etc. I used to really like them but the last couple of tins I've bought haven't been really great so I don't know if the quality has gone down in the past 15 years since I started buying them or what.
     
    Now what I'd REALLY like? French tea!! Mariage Frères!!! I really love their Butterscotch tea in an almost orgasmic fashion. It smells just like Lush's Butterball, seriously. It's SO good with some cream and honey. I have some, but because it is SO good and not available locally (that I'm aware of), I only drink it for very special occasions. I'd really like to try their Cardamome, Anis, Black Orchid, Parsifal, and Phenix. There are links for all of these under my Amazon "edibles" wishlist. The other french tea company I like is Dammann Frères. I used to have a bunch of teas linked from Amazon but it looks like they recently changed their URL, so all of those are invalid now. I love black tea with rose, vanilla, butterscotch, chocolate, caramel, licorice/anise, cardamom, etc. (um, not all together.) I'll go through their website and add some more things to amazon when I have a chance.
     
    I have a friend in Germany that I used to send coffee to and she would send me back tea. She sent me an Anise tea that I adore and love, so that's another on my hoard list.
     
    Another lower price tea that I love is the "Yogi" Egyptian Licorice Mint. Nom! I also adore Aveda's "Tea". Another good low cost tea I like is the plain "Good Earth" tea (the original blend WITH caffiene) as well as their Vanilla Chai.
     
    Starbucks just bought Teavana so I'll probably be trying some more of their tea now that I'll get a discount.
     
    I used to have a have bag of Lapsang Souchong but I haven't been able to find it. I also love me some smoky Russian Caravan.
     
    Mostly I like black, flavored black, and smoked black. And I do like tissanes sometimes: mint blends, especially when mixed with licorice. Lavender, basil, rose - all good flavors. And black based chai; I think the Tazo chai is actually one of my favorites because it has a lot of anise in it. Although if we're going to extend to boxed tea, then Oregon Chai is my favorite. Their Chai Nog is pretty good too, but obviously that's seasonal.
     
    Please don't send me any rooibos or white tea. Sometimes I like flavored green (coconout pouchong!) but I really do prefer black.
     
    I'm very sad that our awesome local tea shop, The Teacup, closed down. They imported Dammann Frères and had my favorite Russian Caravan. weep. They were selling online but their facebook has MANY people whining about how they haven't got their order, so I haven't ordered from them online.
     
    What about coffee? Would you like to get coffee send to you? Whole bean or ground? What are some varieties and/or flavors you enjoy? I actually don't drink a lot of coffee at home. When I do, I usually use my Verismo. The only other coffee makers in the house right now are my french press and my Toddy -- I need another espresso machine. I do have a grinder, so whole beans are best. I wouldn't say no to someone's absolute favorite-est coffee that they wanted to share but I don't want anything in large amounts - I have a 1 cup, 5 cup, and 8 cup french press but I'd probably make it for the 1 cup. (If making anything with my Toddy I have to use a full pound, but Toddy is a cold process which takes 12 hours and I usually use coffees that are designed specifically for iced.) I do like flavored coffee too; when I was in New York on business there was this little coffee shop across from my hotel that had brewed flavored coffee every morning. I really liked their chocolate orange and irish cream. I also like cinnamon hazelnut. And when I lived in Toronto, Second Cup always had a bunch of flavored coffee made. Some people think I'm a heathen for liking flavored coffee (yes, I work with people who are MUCH snobbier about coffee/tea than I am.)
     
    Who is your favourite female of all time? Historical, literary, ANYTHING, and why?
    Um. Dunno. Half to think about it.
     
    Would you like a seashell from Florida?
    I think I'm good on seashells right now.
     
    If you were a Disney princess you would be?
    Belle. She has a horse and a library!!! Or Merida. She's got a horse too! And she's as wild as I was when I was that age. I was never as polite and feminine as Belle.
     
    What craft project do you currently have on your docket or that you want to start? And that craft goodies would be welcome?
    I have lots of knitting projects in my queue and I don't even want to count how many are WIP... only two that I'm actively working on, one at work and one at home.
     
    I would like to learn how to match stitch markers, so I could use some tools for that.
     
    If you could have one rare bpal which one would you choose? Probably Pumpkin King, Noir, or Formula 54. I know, I know. HAHAHA!
     
    Are you kinky? Me and the other half are indeed.
     
    Do you enjoy scented candles? Certain sizes that you like? What kind of scents or brands? I use mostly votives, jar candles and pillar candles (anywhere from 3" to 6" in diameter. I used to make candles and I've sold candles so I'm kind of a candle snob. I haven't tried Witch City Wicks but I understand that the proprietor is a BPAL forum member (and I think Switch Witch?) so I'd be willing to give them a go. I'm not a huge Yankee Candle fan, but I DO love their patchouli halloween scent (Witches Brew.) I like scents like vanilla, spiced plum, spicy in general, leather, musk, patchouli, sandalwood, etc. Probably all of the same notes I'd like in perfume.
     
    Thoughts about South Africa? Have you been here, would you like to go? Would you like to receive anything South African? I have not been and I probably wouldn't put it as my first choice of places to go. I have no idea what they have that I would want.
     
    Do you like Sockdreams? If so, what styles would you prefer? They're ok. I'm a plus size and I don't dress up a lot so really I don't go wild about their things. I knit my own socks...
     
    Do you have any kitchen gadgets (a SodaStream, a Kuerig/Tassimo) that you want mix things for? I have a Verismo and no, I don't really need anything for it.
     
    Do you need hair accessories? If so, what kind or color? I could use some more hair spray! (it's on my amazon wish list.)
     
    What is your favorite shade of blue? I like jewel tones and darker colors. Tardis blue is good, sapphire, royal, etc. I tend to go towards purple/red/primary blue and less towards yellow/green blues.
     
    If you were to start learning something new (intellectual or craft or hobby), what would it be? Making stitch markers! I could use a new career as well.
     
    What about candy? Do you have a sweet tooth? Sadly, yes. Lately I've been hungry for peanut butter chocolate (wtf?) and have become addicted to the Trader Joes PB&J chocolate bars. I also love chocolate covered caramels, especially with sea salt. I love "sea foam" - one my favorite candy bars is the Cadbury Crunchie (imported from the UK) and I also love their Curly Wurly. My other chocolate favorite additive is CURRY. The Naga bar from Vosges is SO GOOD. Dolfin's Hot Masala bar is awesome too. And World Market has some decent chocolate bars with curry in them.
     
    Do you have an e-reader? What kind? Would you like to get ebooks? I do read ebooks on my ipad in a variety of e-readers. Someone just gifted me all of the Southern Vampire Mysteries (except the newest one. Is it out yet?) and the Dexter as well as the Shadowhunters. I'd kind of like all of the Wheel of Time, Harry Potter books, Anne Rice, Robin Hobb, and various other books that I have in physical format already but are either in storage or I read them so often that I'm wearing out the physical books.
     
    If your witch is an extremely crafty sort, and she were to send all kinds of homemade foody goodies and handmade crafty stuff - what are items you would NOT LOVE to receive. If my witch makes it, I'd like to receive it!
     
    do you like video games? Are there any you want to play? Do you have a large library? My wii is on it's last legs. I do have an xbox 360 (but hardly any games for it) and I play PC games like Ultima Online, Skyrim, Diablo III, etc. As far as console games go, I love things like Zelda, Mario Bros, etc.
     
    Do you have something you do, without fail, as a personal daily habit/ritual? Examples: pen-and-paper journal keeping, tea/coffee drinking, morning yoga, nightly bedtime reading. I'm kind of thinking on things that would be dear to you and might need small supplies or could use certain extras. I drink usually one cup of coffee (usually 1 shot with steamed milk) and then I drink tea the rest of the day (usually hot but sometimes iced.) I read everyday and reading before I fall asleep is a must. I snuggle with my puppies everyday. I could always use more ingenuiTEAs or similar tea brewers.
     
    Name three BPAL scents you have tried, but are dying to get more of? Mopsfledermaus! I wouldn't say no to more Zmey Gorynych either. Otherwise feel free to check out my wishlist, linked in my signature.
     
    Do witches prefer the answers posted here, but a more cherry-picked number of questions answered, or a more exhaustive list posted in the blog, which means posting here much less? I'm fine with my Witchee posting on his/her blog.
     
    As I am in Japan, what sort of things would you like from there? We have pretty good import places here but I'm always down for Green Tea and other flavored kit kats! I think all we have is cookies & cream.
     
    Do you wear nailpolish? What colors do you tend to go for? What are your favorite brands? Are you open to trying indie brands? I wear toenail polish once in a while but hardly EVER wear it on fingernails. However, my other half does... he likes reds, pinks, purples, greens, blues, gray/black, etc. My fav brands are OPI and BPAL. We'd be up for trying whatever.
     
    Do you still write real letters on nice stationary to people you like/love? Maybe once a year. I have some awesome and fantastic stationary though, I should write more.
     
    Have you ever tried anything from Paintbox Soapworks? Which products or scents would you prefer? Yes -- see my etsy wishlist. I'm waiting for her to make some more body butter in some of the non-floral/non-fruit scents. She said July 1st! MY BODY BUTTER IS READY NOW! The honey & lavender.
     
    Do you like/have space to garden? If so, what do you grow? Not really; I did get some tomatoes, carrots, and lettuce seeds and I'm sprouting them right now. I have some planters that I could put stuff in. The dirt in our backyard isn't super great for growing things since it was filled with "tailings" instead of nice top soil.
     
    Do you like sample sized things? Think lipgloss, mascara, bodylotion, scrubs, mini candles, and so forth. No, not really. I usually regift anything like that. Well, I might burn mini candles or use mascara. But samples in packets get regifted. Sometimes I save samples in little bottles for travel.
     
    Have you tried Fortune Cookie Soap? What products or scents would you like? No, I'd rather not receive soap.
     
    Do you use solid soaps at all? If so, what kind do or don't you like? I do, but I have a lot of soap right now and don't need more bar soap (I make it!) I can almost always use more liquid hand soap -- I need to start making that next. The other half doesn't seem to use bar soap (sigh) so I'm always running out of the liquid hand soap.
     
    Have you ever tried Cocoa Pink? If you are curious about it, what looks interesting to you? I have a gift certificate from last round that I haven't used yet. I tried to use it during a sale but it wouldn't work -- by the time they applied it my account the sale was over so I was pissed and didn't use it. Next time they have a sale I might try again. I like scrubs and was considering some of their shampoo.
     
    Do you like Lush? If so, what is your favorite product that is currently available, also, what is a product that you love but has been discontinued? I used to love the Candy Fluff body powder. I also love the Silky Underwear powder. I could use some more Ocean Salt or Angels on Bare Skin. I'll add more things to my Amazon B&BW list if I come across any.
     
    Oh, anyone a fan of Shiro Cosmetics? Any particular products? Eye shadow pigments in general? Never looked at them. I don't wear a lot of makeup. I'm sure my other half would love to try some though; he likes loud and bright colors.
     
    Are there any companies, products, or items you boycott? (For example: some folks boycott Nestle, MicroSoft, cashews, Kraft, and so on.) I don't eat a lot of "grocery store chocolate" like Hersheys, Nestle, etc. I try to avoid any P&G things, anything with SLS, etc. I will not buy pet food or treats that were made or processed in China. Since I no longer live with an activist it's difficult to stay on top of what to boycott.
     
    If you were put in a room with 100 random other people the same age and sex as you, from your country, in what way do you think you would be different from the average? I have almost nothing in common with people who are the same age & sex as me. I'm a computer geek; I was programming before I was 12 and was a Unix Sys Admin in my 20's. I started calling BBS's when I was 12. I'm not into makeup, clothes, books geared towards women, a lot of jewelry, or most things geared towards women. The exception would be knitting and perfume. Perhaps horses/horseshowing and dogs/agility although most women I know prefer cats. I don't think babies are cute and I don't like children much. I hate it when people use babies/kids as their online images. I'd much rather look at ferrets, rats, snakes, dogs, weeping angels or pretty much anything. Yeah, sure, I'm smart (I guess that's above average based on the mental giants that I observe at the DMV, grocery store, etc.) and I have the depression to go with it. Whee! Oh, and we're into kinky fetishy stuff and like to wear pvc/rubber/corsets and go to clubs. And I prefer to decorate with NMBC, skulls, and gargoyles. Probably average for most goth/bpalers but locally most people my age would shun me as a freak.
     
    How do you feel about traditional picnics (namely the intimate table for two variety)? Old-fashioned basket or something more utilitarian (cooler/insulated bag)? I love picnics! Either basket or coolers. Unfortunately my other half isn't into things like that. I do use insulated bags to take my lunch to work in; I like bags that will fit a good size leftovers box in....
     
    Haus of Gloi did a Reverie update! Do any of them interest you? (Or anything else up currently?) I'm not super into Haus of Gloi -- I ordered from them once and they sent me the wrong thing. They resent the wrong thing again. And again. And again. (seriously) before finally getting it right the fifth time. Their items don't stand out any more than other places and unfortunately most of their scents either have fruit or floral notes so there isn't a lot I'm interested in. Once in a while they have scents that make me perk up, but I can't be bothered to order again. Not that their customer service wasn't friendly; it was totally wonderful and they definitely tried to make it right. I just have too many veins with needles in them already, y'know?
     
    Do you read literature/culture blogs or websites of any kind? I'm thinking about anything that would help a putative witch to get a sense of what your current tastes in books, movies, games, genres, approaches to culture and literature and so forth are. I read certain groups in Ravelry every day. I'm going through a depression/apathy period and my tailbone is damaged, so I don't sit at the computer much. I use my ipad from the couch but I'd rather read than websurf.
     
    Witchee, do you cook? Do you do all the cooking? Is it a chore or a pleasure? I do cook occasionally. It's both a chore and a pleasure.
     
    Which reading level do you prefer to read in YA or Adult? Or even both? I do mostly adult but there are a lot of YA books I like. The Rick Riordan, JK Rowling, etc.
     
    What colors/style is your kitchen decor? And do you entertain in your home? Useful? Our walls are cranberry but I have all kinds of black and purple things. I only do chrome, nothing brass/copper/gold toned. Right now we do NOT entertain; R inherited the house from his dad and it needs to updated in the worst possible way. Cabinets, knobs, carpet, lighting.. the works. But he is resistant to changing anything because it's the house he grew up in and his parents are both dead. So I've kind of given up. My only kitchen theme is skulls and bones. I have skeleton hand salad tongs, skull cookie jar with matching salt & pepper shakers, silverware that is shaped like bones, etc.
     
    Are your ears pierced? yes. multiple times.
     
    Do you like stuffies/stuffed animals/art doll type thingies? yeah, some. I don't really have room for anything like that though and it's likely my dogs will grab and eviserate them. I collect Starbucks Bearistas but I don't have any place to put them so most of them are packed up and stored.
     
    If you knew you were going to live comfortably for say 800 years, what profession, calling or project might you pursue with some of your extra years, which you imagine you may not do in the life that you have? I'd probably do more traveling and exploration in the UK and Europe. And attempt to figure out time travel and teleportation.
     
    Is there any thing - an object, a donation on your behalf, some research done for you, whatever - that your witch could do about this that you would like? And if you can't think of a present, would you rather she didn't either and confined themselves to things you are already involved in? I'm all about donations to pit bull rescues. We do charity events with our monster truck any time we can afford it. I'd love to have research done on getting hats embroidered with our logo and finding cool things to market for our monster truck, better prices on t-shirts (4 color logo), etc.
     
     
    Would you be interested in someone writing out for your a favourite recipe, or finding or devising one which they think you'd like? If so, please provide your favourite ingredients, info on how you like to cook/store and use food, and any intolerances - unless all of these are in your questionnaire, or you don't like the idea. I guess for other witches this might include something like a knitting pattern - not my thing but would you like that? Or indeed would you like a picture created for you (if so what kind) or a story written? I'm pretty good at finding my own recipes and patterns. The only recipe I haven't been to find is one that I remember I used to make when I was a kid. It was called "Crazy cake" and you mixed all of the ingredients in the cake pan. I would love to have pictures, stories, etc. Picture wise, I love my dogs insanely, I miss my DEW ferrets (dark eyed white), I love Friesian horses. Or something with my ponyboy (fetishy) would be fun. Story wise, something fetishy/erotic about a naughty pony boy would be amusing.
     
    Switch Witch is, of course, all about you.....but if your Witch was so inclined, are there wee little ones in your home that will get jealous and are just too young to understand why you won't share the love, who maybe need a touch of Witchee love all their own, to distract them while you hide all your lovelies?!? I have dogs and a boyfriend. They'd probably both like treats. The boyfriend probably likes girly things more than I do (especially fetishy girly things.) And by this, I mean he wears them. The dogs are grainfree so things like dried liver or grainless cookies are good. I won't feed them anything made or processed in china, so please don't send things like chicken jerky as most of that is from china.
     
    Do you like bags? If so, what type (rucksack, clutch, shopping bag) colour and would you like/need a new one? I don't really need any bags. My mom makes project bags for knitting (or whatever) and I have a ton of reusable grocery and book bags. I could use cool ass FABRIC for more project bags... I bought some from Spoonflower and was totally underwhelmed with their lack of quality.
     
    What's your favourite comfort food(snack or candy etc) and/or drink? For comfort food I like stuff with cheese. Lots and lots of cheeeeeeeese (gromit!) Smothered burritos, cheese smothered lasagna/rigatoni/spaghetti. Nachos. cheesy (romano) garlic mashed potatoes (ala Buco di Beppo.) Comfort drinks? Tea, thai iced tea, some kind of tasty espresso drink or frap. Or mead! Muahaha! I love Glögg and tend to buy bottles from Ikea or World Market during the winter season. I'd love more if you live in a place where it's available year round.
     
    Witchee, I know that SW isn't about what you get... but could you name one thing you would be heartbroken not to get and one thing you would be a-ok if it didn't make it in your box? (i.e. do you REALLY want perfume oil of some sort, or would you be totally heartbroken if there was no Lush in your box, etc) It'd be great if you didn't send bar soap (unless you make soap! If you make soap, I'd love to try yours.) I'd like to get contact and love from my Witch; but as far as material goods go, no, it's up to them on what they can afford to send or where their skills lie in crafting.
     
    Would you like anything from an European country? Any particular food or goodies, magazines, books, whatever would be available to your witch in his/her country? I would love tea from france (see question about tea), imported Cadbury's chocolate (curly wurly or crunchies!), or whatever my Witch loves.
     
    What fandoms do you belong to? Dr. Who, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, LOTR... mind just went blank.
     
    What cheers you up? Making other people happy, little notes that tell me people are thinking about me, my dogs, tea, good smelling things, reading, packages in the mail (hee hee!)
     
    Who or where would you most want to haunt? Who would you least want to be haunted by? I wouldn't want to haunt or be haunted by anyone/thing really. Unless I was murdered, then I'd haunt the FUCK out of the person who murdered me!!
     
    What is the best compliment you have/could receive? Er... um... I dunno? People compliment me on my eyes, hair, clothes, shoes, voice, dogs, boyfriend (haha!) I think ANY compliment is worthy, however, I like compliments on style and actions more than on what genetics or luck provided me with.
     
    Would you like something from Empire Edibles? Sure! I added a few things to my edibles etsy list.
     
    What are the three books you most want to read right now, and which you don't already have? The newest Southern Vampire Mystery: Dead Ever After. The Daylight War: Book Three of The Demon Cycle by Peter V. Brett. The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel by Neil Gaiman (signed would be AWESOME! He'll be in Seattle on 7/2 but they're sold out. Pout. I can probably still get a signed copy from the bookstore that has him here though.) Um, my friend here went and got me a book. I hope that doesn't mess up any plans. I'll change the third book to SHADOWS by Robin McKinley.
     
    What question do you hate to answer? Here or in general? I hate to answer any questions in person, because then I'm being forced to interact. Especially how are you feeling, what are you up to, what did you do for..., etc.
     
    Is there anything small you try to collect from everywhere you visit? I used to collect cool matchbooks from places I visited. I collect Starbuck's City Mugs and Bearistas.
     
    Is there a literary character you identify with? Even if it's not spot-on, just someone you found yourself having that "I identify with this" feeling? Sure. So lately, and don't be alarmed, I've been identifying a lot with Dexter. Mostly because I feel like a fake human being - all of my responses and emotions are LEARNED and I'm sure I still don't get them right. But it isn't because I kill people, it's because I'm aspergers. I really wish I laughed a lot more and could smile at people. I hate doing tech support because I have to pretend to be sweet and friendly and nice. (Although I *am* genuinely helpful at least.)
     
    What would you like from the most recent BPAL update? What are you planning on buying for yourself and what would you like to try? None of the new ones look that exciting to me except the new single note - sweet pea. And I'll probably buy that myself. (bought and arrived already.) The bath oils do sound interesting though.
     
    Would you like a painting? I wouldn't say no to a painting if that is your specialty, Witch. I do love artwork. Maybe I could find a place to put it upstairs... our house is just in this weird state of flux. It's still mostly decorated and filled with R's dad's stuff, and R's dad passed away two years ago!! I kind of wish we could sell the house and move to a place that would be "ours" instead of "his/his parents" because I feel like he doesn't want to change much.. and a lot of it is mostly that we don't have the time or money to redecorate. Most of my artwork (include framed) is out in the shed in storage. *sniff*
     
    Would you like a story written for you? Um, not so much into stories. Unless they're erotic/fetishy. *ahem* And that could be weird coming from a Switch Witch, y'know. Unless you were comfortable with it, in which case I'm comfortable with it.
     
    Opinions on table top games, from cards and board games, to dice and rpgs. What do you like? What don't you like? Favorites? Any classics you like? Do you collect any? I gave most of my RPG stuff to my 23 year old son who runs campaigns. I still have Talisman and I bought another copy of it for my son. Yeah, it's a broken game system but I have such fond memories of playing it in my teens... I like games but the other half doesn't seem to be into them so we never play. I have older games like monopoly, scrabble, boggle, mastermind, pictionary, cranium, etc.
     
    do you have any problems with swearing or particularly off-color humor? Fuck no.
     
    Would you like to receive subversive crochet/cross stitch/ etc., or would this not get much love in your household? I'm not really into crochet or cross stitch... but something framed and subversive would be amusing.
     
    What style is your sense of humour? twisted?
     
    Is there anything from Australia you would like? eg: snacks (yes, you can ask for Tim Tams!), books, magazines, memorabilia? mmmm tim tams. I can get the caramel and chocolate ones here (the real ones, imported, at our local Australian Pie Company!) But I'd love specialty flavors. and the koala carmellos?? and maybe some of the other australian candy that I've heard so much about.
     
    Gift cards/vouchers - yay or nay? If you like them - which stores would you like one for? Sure. For any stores I like! Paintbox Soapworks, Amazon...
     
    Do you like tarot cards, pendulums and rune stones etc? If so, what type? I have a fascination with runes and runestones. I have some nice gemstones that were made into pendants and are inscribed with runes. I have a couple of decks of Tarot but I don't use them much. I love the artwork in The Phantomwise Tarot.
     
    How big is too big...for something to hang on your walls? If I'm painting you a pretty picture, are there maximum dimensions that you have/prefer? We have some large open spaces upstairs. I don't think anything you would want to pay to ship to me would be too large.
     
    what is your favourite object, that you own, ignoring sentimental reasons for attachment? So I guess something you find beautiful, or fun, or incredibly useful. I don't know. My computer? ipad? couch? car? My ingenuiTEA? My kettle? I have a lot of useful favorite things that get used every day. *grin* iphone? heating pad?
     
    Put your mp3 player/online music/itunes/etc on random and list the next 10 songs here:
    Camouflage - Your Skinhead is the Dream
    Skinny Puppy - Assimilate
    Tori Amos - Winter
    Coldplay - Clocks
    The Crystal Method - Comin' Back
    Dead Can Dance - The Carnival is Over
    Delerium - Silence
    Clan of Xymox - A Day
    Depeche Mode - When the Body Speaks
    The Mighty Lemon Drops - Where do we go from Heaven?
     
    If you happen to find out who yours is, how much would it bother you? Not so much.
     
    Is there someone on the forums (within SW or not) who knows you really well and might be able to help with stalking? You could hit up my knitting buddies -- Stariel, Deazinn, Turtlejen, Elka, Yewberry, etc. Stariel is local if you need local witch help. So is Yewberry. VioletChaos used to be local and was my Witch last round. Coldfire was one of my Witches too. All of my Witches have done great jobs! If you're on Ravelry, you can hit up Winterblizzard. She comes over 1-4 times a week and feeds my dogs while my other half is in Mexico and I'm working.
     
    Do you use waxmelts or tarts? If so, which ones do you prefer? I do - but I don't have a lot. What I'd really like is an ELECTRIC tart warmer! I don't use my tart warmer much because then I go through tealights like crazy. I have some tarts from Alternative Breeding (before they changed their name - I have Dirty Vanilla, Eternal Hunger, and Hell's Kitchen), Yankee Candle (Midsummer's Night, Rose, Leather, pine?) and PartyLite (homemade cookies, holiday spices, halloween night). I'd love to try tarts from other companies.
     
    Do you enjoy drinking hot chocolate, and would you like stuff to make it with, or to add to it? I do like it but I'm picky about my drinking chocolate. I really like the Vosges La Parisienne (and I think I'm set there.) If I'm making a mocha then I use Scarffenberger cocoa (sweetened or unsweetened) and I'm TOTALLY out of that. I also use Ghiradelli Double Chocolate and I might be out of that too. I think I still have some of the Theo cocoa but I'm not super impressed by Theo ... which sucks because they're local. I have TRIED to like drinking chocolate with chili peppers but as much as I want to, I don't.
     
    Is there a Quote that resonates with you, or that you particularly like a lot. Would this be something you would like artwork made of for your walls or a shirt/bag/scarf? Too many quotes and yet not enough to think of right now. I know I have the "Riddle of Strider" on my etsy wish list. Something like that would be cool. I'll try to think of some quotes. Poke me if I haven't updated by July. *wink*
     
    “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
     
    Also, STARBUCKS, Yay or Nay? Anything you particularly like? Yay, of course! But since I work there, I get a discount. So if you want to Starbuck me, a gift card would be the most useful. (And did you know you can send Starbucks ecards to people? Or buy a card online and have it sent to them? Check out the webpage.)
     
    Do you want to receive one big package or a bunch of small ones? Digital stuff all at the end when the box should arrive or as we go? Whichever is easier for my Witch. It's nice to be showered with a bunch of boxes because hey, who doesn't like getting packages in the mail? But postage can add up so if it's more necessary to send one box at the end, that works too.
     
    Have you ever tried Spoonfudge? Would you enjoy it if your Witch would send you some? Which of the flavors would you like? Don't know what this is.
     
    What's your opinion on Moonalisa? Any favorites or products you'd like to try? I have never tried Moonalisa.
     
    Are there any BPALs that you loved the idea of, the imagery - whether artwork or description - but which didn't work out for you? Hellhound on my Trail for sure. Wanted to love it, waited for it to age, loved the artwork, but my chemistry just didn't work with it.
     
    Do you have any symbols or totems that are meaningful to you? Ankh, Eye of Horus, and various celtic knots (favorites are ones with Epona (horses), Ravens, Ferrets, Hippocampus, and Pit Bull type dogs.) I don't know that I have a totem (I'm assuming we're talking about spirit animal or animal familiar) but I feel most drawn to horses, ravens, ferrets, dolphins, bats, and of course my pit bulls.
     
    When you are having a really rough day, what do you like to do/have to make it a little brighter? Doggie snuggles, special tea, blankie & fluffy pillow sprayed with atmosphere/linen spray, chocolate.
     
    Would you like if your witch sent a regional pop/soda? If so, what type (Root beer, creme soda, cola, citrus-flavored, chocolate-flavored, etc...)? I don't usually drink carbonated beverages. I drink water (or water with Starbucks Refreshers popped into it), tea, and espresso drinks. Very rarely I'll have something carbonated if the restaurant has one of the 100 flavor coke machines; then I'll have vanilla and lime coke or vanilla and raspberry. I like cream soda too, and Jones Soda blue raspberry or bubblegum. But I won't purchase them normally. The only time I go crazy over something carbonated is at the annual Renn Faire; I always stop and get the birch beer. I have my own bottles that I bring so I can take some home with me.
     
    What are the three BPALs you would most like to receive - one GC, one not-hard to find LE, and one HTF LE from your dreams?
    GC- Joy or Peace (TAL)
    LE- The Rose in the Deeps of His Heart or Our Lady of Pain
    Rare- Voodoo Queen, Formula 54, Noir, or Pumpkin King
     
    If you knit/crochet, what sizes of needles do you need? Specific needles I want are favorited on etsy. I'd like some Red Lace Chiaogoo or Hiya Hiya Sharps (the RED LACE and the SHARP are a VERY important part - I only like sharp tipped needles) in US0, US1, US3, US5, US10 the most. And any other sizes between 2 and 9 are welcome. For the 0-5, I prefer 24" cable and for 6-10 I prefer 32" cable.
     
    What styles of artwork do you like? Eh, I was never an art major so I fail at describing what I like. I have a bit of art favorited on Etsy though (and on Pinterest) so if you look at that, you'll hopefully get an idea of what I like.
     
    If you cook, would you be interested in-hand made spice mixes/rubs? Sure!
     
    Is there anything from the Oddment Emporium you would like? VOLUPTUARY is the only one that I'm interested in on first glance.
     
    What is your favorite color? In general, blurple. To wear as clothing, black or grey. Unless we're talking docs or converse or fluevogs, in which case black, purple, blue or burgundy.
     
    What is your favorite season? Fall.
     
    If you could live anywhere in the world and money was no object, where would it be? Probably somewhere in Scotland or Ireland. Or maybe I could live on a yacht and then visit wherever I wanted. (I think the dogs would be displeased about having no grass though - we'd have to put in a fake lawn to play and do business on. And where would my horses live???)
     
    Do you have any long trips coming up? If so, could you use things to occupy yourself? I'm actually going to Spokane on Monday (other side of the state, around a 4.5+ hour drive.) Miss Lela is going to get a tooth cleaning on Tuesday and make sure that none of her teeth are broken - she's been acting really weird, shaking and panting, and my vet here looked her over and did bloodwork. Can't find anything wrong. So she's on an antibiotic now in preparation for teeth fun. To get her teeth done over there is about the same as having the bloodwork done here. *shakes head*
     
    I'm going to Jungle Jim's next week (it's basically a massive international food gasm in Ohio, look it up); would anything interest you?Did you say food?? Well, I love food! I love HONEY. I get it in one gallon buckets from my mom's local apiary and I HAD honeybees but they all moved out or died. (They were wild anyway; I have a hive and all of the equipment now - I just need to order some bees.) I love tea! I think I've already answered the tea question - so French tea? Sign me up! I love me some summer sausage and beef jerky. I wonder if they have any Sweet Hots? I've been looking for those since I lived in Dallas but haven't been able to find any. I eat those with hamburgers, hot dogs, salmon burgers, etc. SO GOOD. I WOULD LOVE YOU FOREVER. I also love green tabasco sauce, so anything in that vein of hot sauces would be welcome. I love Clove Candy (see edibles wishlist on Amazon) and it sounds like they have a huge candy selection. So, yeah, food. Yum.
     
    Name three things that you could use, but might not necessarily think to get for yourself? Compost bin for the yard, 30 gallon garbage cans, mostly stuff that is too hard to ship probably. I thought of something earlier and now I can't remember. Oh, I keep forgetting to get hair spray so I have to wear my hat every day.
     
    Does anything from the TP Etsy update interest you? I didn't really see anything new? Anything that interests me from Etsy is on an etsy wish list. Updated yesterday and today for the TAL update.
     
    I just found out Oreo is launching ones with watermelon flavor in the USA only. Is it something you would enjoy? That sounds nasty and I don't normally buy Oreos (usually I try to stick with the organic/natural section) but I would probably try one.
     
    If you don't consider yourself in a "fandom" (and I get that ... I don't really go overboard on my liking of any TV show/Movie/etc), are there any TV shows or Movies that you really like and/or watch regularly or any actors/actresses you wouldn't leave standing in the rain (unless you like looking at them sopping wet, in which case ... well, nevermind)? Dr. Who, Firefly, Buffy/Angel, True Blood, Dexter, Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, Grimm, Once Upon a Time, Heroes, Vampire Diaries (Damon is pretty hot), Boardwalk Empire, The Cumberbatch Sherlock, Red Dwarf, Dr. Horrible, Walking Dead, Lost, Supernatural (in progress on netflix)... - I started watching Hannibal but haven't watched it for a while now, it's piling up on the DVR. I watched all of the first American Horror Story mostly for the rubber suit. I have Big Bang Theory in my queue to watch. As for movies, I have movies that I have seen like 4000 times. Princess Bride, So I Married an Axe Murderer, the Harry Potter movies, X-Men, Hellboy, Nightmare Before Christmas, Sweeney Todd, Moulin Rouge, etc. I love animated films (both anime and not). Wallace & Gromit. I like Pixar and Disney films (I'm sure Disney is the devil, but whatever. I like going to Disneyland too.) Joss Wheden. Tim Burton. I love most of the comic book based movies; Tank Girl, Batman, Iron Man, Spiderman, etc. I like the new Star Trek movies.
     
    So, dear witchee, would you like some Tw*twaffle soap or scent or lotion? No, my boyfriend doesn't like "foodie" scents so my favorite vanilla ones are his limit. No chocolate or waffles or other sweet foods. (I'm not especially into fruity smelling lotions or soaps either.)
     
    Has anyone asked about tattoos? Do you love them? Hate them? Have any? Want any? I only have one (unless you count my tattooed eyebrows and eyelids); a Gargoyle sitting on a wall sconce. He's on my right calf. I'd like more but I need the right artist to help me and of course I'd need to decide. I've thought about cyber/steakpunk pit bulls, friesians, more gargoyles, ravens, bats. I'd like to get some little ones; ankh, eye of horus, etc.
     
    I live near the Brown and Haley outlet - makers of Almond Roca and Mountain Bars - would you want anything from the outlet? For nut-haters, they have nutless Roca For the no-sugar folks they have sugar-free as well. You must live by me, because I'm pretty sure I like close(ish) to the outlet as well, and omg, no. I really don't like their chocolate.
     
    I also have an Oberto jerky outlet local to me - any wants there? I'm also close to the Oberto outlet, so no. I'm good.
     
    How do you feel about home-canned goods? Yum!
     
    Do you like BPTP clothing? I do have a lot of BPTP shirts but I haven't actually worn one for maybe a year because I've gained a lot of weight. So please don't get me any.
     
    What size do you wear of:
     
    Baby-doll T's XXL
    Regular T's I don't wear regular t's except oversize ones to bed sometimes. (usually I just wear a camisole and pj bottoms to bed.)
    yoga pants Haven't ever worn their yoga pants or any yoga pants.
     
    Also, what is your favorite lunacy (or non-lunacy) T-shirt that you don't already own? um, I think I bought Raven Moon.. so I'm good.
    Or other clothes from BPTP? I want more sweatshirts and lighter weight hoodies! I already have the BPTP hoodie and I wear it all the time like a coat.
     
    What else do you love from the Trading Post site, and need to have? I want back up bottles of all of the Our Lady of Pain sprays!! I actually have a Wish List at BPTP.
     
    Is there a particular movie genre that you like (Fantasy? Drama? Romantic Comedy? Musicals? TV-Series, etc), and what format would you prefer: DVD, Blu-Ray, or something in the cloud (like Amazon, iTunes, Flixster, etc)? I love dark gothy stuff and if it's musical (NMBC, Sweeney Todd, Repo) - that's ok. I wish I had a blu-ray player but our tv's are ollld. so I guess dvd.
     
    Following up on the Adagio question from earlier, what are you top five wishes, for teas and blends? I think I already went over that on the tea question. My ultimate would the Mariage Frères butterscotch tea and other things I already talked about. I love black tea with Anise. I love black tea with roses. I'd really like more Russian Caravan or Lapsang Souchong. I'm almost out of my Aveda tea and I'm totally out of the Yogi Egyptian Licorice Mint. I go through Prince of Wales/English Breakfast/Irish Breakfast like there is no tomorrow. Ok, I think that's more than five.
     
    Do you have anything that you do ritually, every summer? We used to have a BBQ/fireworks display every year but my boyflame is in Mexico this year and on his way back he is doing a Fourth of July monster truck show in the Los Angeles area. *sniff* I like to try to go to the County and State fairs every year. And we used to go out on our boat and waterski all day and then hit Ivars or Kid Valley for dinner, but we didn't boat at all last year because of the new monster truck business. Traditions are in flux right now.
     
    What are your top five wishes from ThinkGeek? P0wnies shirt. anything else on my wishlist.
     
    Seen anything lately that makes you go OH HOLY FUCK THAT'S AWESOME!! ? Not really.
     
    Do you like audiobooks? If so, do you have/would you like to try Audible? (I'm an addict, myself.) I'm not really an audiobook person. I used to check them out from the library and put them on my ipod to listen to while I drive... but I haven't done that for a while. (I think I have all of the Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, and Wheel of Time on mp3...) Since I have to drive for 4.5 hours on Monday and then back on Friday, a couple of audiobooks might be ok. But I can't for the life of me think what I'd want.
     
    Chocolate: Love? Hate? Allergic? If love, what are your faves? Love! But I am snobby about chocolate to some degree. I don't do hersheys/nestle/mars M&M. I love IMPORTED Cadbury Crunchies, Curly Wurly, and Fruit & Nut. And the Carmello. I love the Vosges Naga Bar (but I'm not terribly fond of some of their other bars.) Lately I've been loving the Trader Joe's PB&J bar. World Market has some interesting curry bars that I've been getting - and the coconut sea salt. The Chuao Honeycomb bar is ok. I might try the Bacon Maple one sometime. I really miss the Dolfin brand bars that one of our local snobby grocery stores used to carry; I'd get their jasmine tea bar and their hot masala bar. Milka bars are awesome, either plain milk or with hazelnuts. I have chocolate bars on my Amazon edibles wish list if you need more inspiration. I love milk chocolate with almonds or almonds & raisins. Or just plain if I'm in the mood. I love chocolate salted caramels. I was really addicted to the Seattle Chocolates San Juan bar for a while (salted caramel, toffee, milk chocolate.) I don't really like chili in my chocolate although I really WANTED to. Rittersport is pretty good; hazelnuts or almonds, dark or milk. Godiva is ok, the salted caramel. I don't like "NewTree" chocolate, just throwing that out there. I'm not especially fond of the Theo chocolate either, which sucks because they're local to Seattle. I do like our local Dilettante chocolates, but mostly the sauces (dark chocolate ephemere and caramel) and hand dipped truffles (not the truffle creams or meltaways - and really, I'd have to pick out my own. and they're really expensive.) And dragees - chocolate covered cherries, blueberries, apricots and strawberries are always tasty. But they're local, I can get that anytime. Usually costco will have Dilettante gift baskets. I'd be open to trying some chocolate that is local to my Witch!
     
    Gourmet popcorn, yes/no? What do you like: glazed, savory, candied? Nuts or not? Any flavors you wouldn't like (like Bacon CHeeseburger, Pizza, Watermelon, Root Beer Float, Hot Chili Dark Chocolate)? Or if any of those sounded interesting, how weird is weird enough? I'm not actually a huge popcorn fan. The smell of microwave popcorn is the first thing that made me barf when I was pregnant (and a chicken fast food place outside was the second) and ever since then I've actively disliked popcorn and fried chicken. 23 years later I'm starting to get over the chicken part (not that I eat fast food, and especially not fast food chicken.) If my mom makes caramel popcorn balls I'll usually have some - or if we're at the pumpkin patch and they have kettle corn? I'm all about the kettle corn. I'll eat popcorn at movies once in a while. I generally won't eat popcorn from tins though so it doesn't matter what flavor. Sorry, I am no fun!
     
    would you like some detangling and very shiny hair gloss made by me? This is a 'cone rich blend, not the least bit natural. I don't have very much hair! I shave mine on the sides & back and I tease it on the top, so detangling and gloss is the last thing I want!! I've been considering growing it out again -- I haven't shaved the sides for a while and I bet it's JUST long enough to put extensions or dreads in. But I haven't decided... shaving it off would be cheaper.
     
    I know the question about personal style was included in the questionnaire, but is there anything that could give your witch a better sense of your style/fashion or decoration preferences? Like tumblrs, pictures you like, websites, stores (or brands) you like or would like to be able to shop at and so forth? All of my pertinent links are on the spreadsheet. As for clothes, I mostly wear TDU's (Twilight Dress Unit) which are black BDU or black capri pants, either docs/fluevogs/converse or summery sandals, and cami's with a zip up lightweight hoodie or with a pullover hoodie. I've gained a lot of weight (like up to 10 inches in my waist, cough choke) so most of my corsets and fetish gear don't fit right now (boo) so I'm on a no clothes buying diet until I work some of it back off.
     
    I saw you have a cat - would it be okay for me to add something for them in a package? Do they like mousies, crunch/soft treats or 'nip? I don't have a cat. The dogs wouldn't mind treats though. They have their own section on my Amazon wish list (on the left - "for the pups") -- no treats that were processed or made in China please. And Miss Lela is allergic to grains, so things like dried liver made in the USA are probably safest. We have a couple of local places that sell grainless cookies too.
     
    Do you like earrings? Any particular style appeal to you? (hoops, chandelier style, pretty beads etc.) As stated on my initial Q&A, I only wear studs or body piercing type jewelry (hoops, spirals, half hoops, whatev.) I have examples of what I like on my Amazon wish list (on the left, probably under wearables?) and on my etsy favorites.
     
    Do you like/wear makeup? If so what brands/colors/types? I wear mostly just foundation, powder, eyebrow powder and eyeliner. I could use more mascara. When we go out to a club then I'll wear eyeshadow too, rarely do I wear blush. (PALE. It's all about the PALE.) My other half wears a full face of makeup way more often than I do. Think drag queen and all about the sparkly. I wear prescriptives foundation/powder and I think my last mascaras have been MAC or Prescriptives. I have all sorts of eyeshadow; loose minerals from various people on etsy, pressed from MAC (Maleficient from the Villainess line!), Urban Decay, etc. Sometimes I do Origins liner or MAC liner. I'm always looking for an actual smudge proof black pencil liner that will STAY but I've never found one. I have a couple different kinds of black liquid liner. I could use more brow powder; the kind I had isn't made anymore. My brows are tattooed but they're light; it's more like a template to draw on the eyebrows with my eyebrow brush. I usually get my brows tinted when they're being threaded but it doesn't seem to last for more than a week. I had evilshades.com on my wishlist for all kinds of fun lip/eye things but their website doesn't work anymore. I like shimmery and glittery eyeshadow in purples, blues, greys, blacks, pinks. I don't wear beige or brown of any sort (except brow powder!)
     
    Is there anything special I could get you from New York City? Ummmm. Pizza and bagels? Grinders? Fun tea or coffee?
     
    Do you want/need/like/collect journals? If so, do you prefer lined or unlined? I don't write anything at all if I can help it (you wouldn't be able to read it if I did) and I don't draw, so journals are something that sit on a shelf and look pretty.
     
    How do you feel about glitter? does loose glitter make your skin crawl or would you bathe in it? I like glitter in my soap and I use some shimmery body sprays once in a while (or shimmery body dusters) - one of my Lush bath bombs just glitterbombed my bathroom. sigh. But loose glitter in general? notsomuch. glitter gel, glitter eyeshadow, etc. are all good. My other half is always stealing my glitter gel and eyeshadow. Think drag queen glittery.
     
    I know Canadian chips can be different than others, how does "dill pickle" or "ketchup" sound? We actually have dill pickle and spicy ketchup Lays chips here. I see them at Fred Meyer. I used to LOVE ketchup and dill pickle chips but then I noticed that I felt really sick and headachey when I ate them. Finally figured out I have an MSG sensitivity, and unfortunately most flavored chips have MSG in them. So.... no chips for me. You wouldn't believe all of the stuff in normal grocery stores that contains MSG. Another reason I shop mostly for natural brands and at my local co-op, trader joes, whole foods, the farmers market, etc.
     
    If you were getting a custom Haus of Gloi blend, what four notes would you choose? Lavender, Ylang Ylang, Patchouli, Amber or Rose, Patchouli, Clove, Vanilla Bean or Leather, Woodsmoke, Red Musk, Clove or Leather, Anise, Clove, Vanilla, or Lavender, Anise, Vanilla, Clean Musk or... Their rose lip balm interests me, as does their Rose City pumpkin butter.
     
    Do you like Kickstarter? Are there any projects up that you really like? I'm all for kickstarter and indiegogo. I don't follow any projects though, so dunno!
     
    If you have an Etsy wishlist, what are your top 5 favorite things on there? The price is unimportant, not because I'm rich, but because I'd like some inspiration.
    1. The Mr. Tea teapot & creamer/sugar. I WILL HAVE ONE SOMEDAY. Hopefully she restocks soon. (I already have a Mr. Tea teabag holder.)
    2. The Guardian of Hopes & Dreams is one of my favorites but I already have about three of him in the small size.
    3. The Dr Who converse and messenger bag (Timey Wimey in blues & purples!)
    4. The Lovers painting from the Phantomwise tarot deck
    5. Either the swirly trees or any of the raven photos/paintings.
     
    Festival this week -- includes an "encampment" and an art faire. any interest in trinkety things from the encampment or cards/prints from local artists Sadly I haz no room for trinkety things or much artworks. sadface.
     
    Does the idea of wearing a plant as jewelery give you the warm fuzzies or the heebie jeebies? No thanks!
     
    Anything interesting from the new Paintbox Soapworks update for you? YES. She just stocked Honey Lavender body butter JUST FOR ME! I have a whole section on Etsy just for Paintbox Soapworks with the scents I'd like to try.
     
    What about recycled sari silk yarn, witches and witchees? I wouldn't say no, but I already have a bunch and no idea what I'm going to make with it!
     
    Sooo, the Blooddrop update (Aviary and Summer Simplicities). Anything you'd like from there? Ooh. Black Heron actually sounds awesome. Orchid or Teak summer simplicities. Honey, Pink Vanilla, and Wild Lavender Spring simplicities.
     
    Every package has to have something blue in it. Blue can also be used to describe more risque humor...how would you rate your general sense of humor? Are you strictly PG-13, R-rated, NC-17? I have a very dark sense of humor and I'm good with raunchy. But I still want it to be witty, y'know?
     
    Do you like puzzles? What kind? Jigsaw, word, etc? Yub. I have some box puzzles on my ThinkGeek wishlist. I like jigsaw puzzles but I haven't done them in forever -- most of the puzzles I do online these days. I loved games like 7th Guest, 11th Hour, Shivers, etc. that had a lot of puzzles.
     
    If I wanted to include something for your fluffball, what would be good, and what should I stay away from? grainless or made in china -- avoid! I'm sure my dogs would love a new small planet dog orbee ball. especially the pink and blue.
     
    Would homemade treats be something you'd like for your dog/cat? As long as they are grainless/gluten free, sure!
     
    If you get a long weekend this weekend... what are you doing with it? Staying in? Going out? Family? Friends? If you don't get a long weekend, are you OK with that, or a little sad? (If you are Canadian, apply this to last weekend). I had to take Miss Lela to get her teeth cleaned in Eastern Washington. I didn't even go see fireworks, I was asleep before dark.
     
    Would you be interested in getting a kombucha starter and instructions on how to use it to easily make your own fermented, probiotic tea drink? no thanks!!
     
    Anything from Villainess that strikes your fancy, either from their update or from the GC? yes yes yes. Decadence Whipped! And I could use another smack that is just Rose Rose and Vanilla Vanilla. Or one that is rose, leather, smoke, and vanilla. I wanted to try their Bourbon Vanilla whipped/smooch but I don't see them on the website anymore??
  20. twilighteyes
    What is your favorite Easter candy?  
     
    Chocolate bunny of course!  But as I'm trying to do mostly ethical chocolate, it is hard.
     
    You don't HAVE to send me chocolate but if you want to, there are lots of great chocolate places in the US on this list:  https://www.slavefreechocolate.org/ethical-chocolate-companies   
     
    I'll be by Theo in Seattle so I might check out their Easter offerings if they have any.  Maybe I can convince my driver to swing by Indi at Pike Place Market!  
     
    L.A. Burdick and Vosges are delicious but shipping is sooo expensive if you're not by a store so I obviously don't expect anything like that. 
     
    A lot of these brands you can find in upscale / natural grocery stores if you're so inclined to look.  I'm not a huge fan of the Endangered / TCHO / Altered Eco personally but Dr. Bronners isn't bad!  (I can find all of those at grocery stores no problem.)
     
    Purdys isn't too expensive and they have super cute seasonal things usually.  I don't know how much their US shipping is.
     
    Tony's Chocolonely is not on that list but they are slave free as well (I think the list might be a little old as some of the websites don't work.)
     
     
    Do you like Jelly Bellies?  If so what flavors? 
    No thank you!
     
    Do you have a preference for plastic eggs, treat bags, paper, or no preference?
    If you are recycling plastic eggs those would be ok but otherwise I'd prefer no plastic.  
     
    Are you interested in some of my homemade brown sugar shortbread?
    I would love lavender, rose, chocolate.  Would absolutely try the blossoms.  Regular flour/sugar is fine with me.  Chocolate rose could be fun too.
     
    For those who don't like imps... In the case I find that I have something PERFECT for you in my collection that I want to share, would decanting into a squat itty bitty bottle with a screw top lid or rollerball be ideal?
    That's ok, I just don't really use sample sizes much.  I would absolutely accept them for smelling purposes though if it's something I *Must* experience.
     
    Hi little chick,  I just got yet another seed catalog in, and was thinking about the garden.  It seems on theme, so do you garden? Would you like anything like seeds?
    I haz an Amazon plant wish list (for things that are NOT on amazon)   https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3A6UICRDCV5DP?ref_=wl_share
     
    Spring Chick o' Mine, I have a question about mugs! What are your general feelings on mugs/drinkware? 
    I really have more than enough mugs but I do collect the Starbucks "You are Here", City, State mugs.  The 18/20oz ones with a handle or the little demitasse ones.  The "You are Here" are currently sold in stores, you'd have to do a thrift store or used for the City or State mugs.  (I used to find an SBUX mug every single time I went into a thrift store in Seattle, lol.)  I drink my morning coffee from a regular (large) mug and then anything else for the rest of the day is from a mug with a lid because dog hair floats.  So I love the Society6 travel mugs (stainless) or the LennyMud ceramic (with a handle if you can find them.)  
     
    Dear bunny, what are your thoughts on these?  https://www.thecrownedrabbit.com/pins
    ERMAGHERD the pibble pins!!!  If they had a blue one it would be perfect but I like the black and white too.  The ferret and grey rat are cute too.  And black hooded rat.
     
    Dear chick, would you be interested in any of these baked goods?
    Matcha shortbread
    Hojicha shortbread
    Lemon scones
    Lavender scones
    Lavender lemon scones
    Chocolate chip scones (made with Guittard chips)
    Yes, send those ALL TO ME.  
     
    Please LMK if you have any aversions/sensitivities to ACTUAL rose(s).  As if someone were to send you flowers...
    I super prefer flowers that smell good and a lot of times hot house roses do not.  (sad faces)  but sometimes they have sterling silver or purple roses that DO, and I LOVE THOSE SO MUCH.  I used to have like 50 tea rose / grandiflora / floribunda / etc. rose bushes at our Seattle house and a good quantity of those were "blue" (purple) and absolutely all of them were super fragrant.  The only roses that seem to do really well here are rugosa and we make rose petal liqueur from ours - it is soooo fragrant and lovely.  I love roses.  Love love love.  (and any useful / fragrant / edible / medicinal plant/herb.)
     
    Would you be interested in any cute Easter/spring-themed cookie cutters?
    No thank you!  I rarely use cookie cutters.    
     
    Milk, Dark, or White?
    I am a believer that chocolate is not chocolate unless it contains a certain percentage of cocoa mass & cocoa butter.  White chocolate is just cocoa butter and sugar usually... so please no white chocolate.  Lately I've been loving milk chocolate way more as "bar" chocolate but dark chocolate can be ok as a coating for truffles or drinking chocolate.  I prefer not to just receive pure dark chocolate bars, I won't eat them.  Anything over 50% is probably too dark for a bar.  (If I do receive one, I will probably save it for baking, so not all is lost.)
     
    I'm going to pre-order some spring teas (and stock up on the maple houjicha) from Friday Afternoon. Is there a spring tea (or any other tea) that you might like, chick?
    The Maple Houjicha for sure!!  I've eyed it multiple times but haven't had the $$$ to make an order for myself.
     
     
     
  22. twilighteyes
    Paintbox Soapworks Yule is coming out!   Are you interested in any (especially their not-Krampus-but-Sinister) of their offerings?
    I love the Bath Streusel and Sorbetto!   Also wax melts!   
     
    Would love to try Joulupukki wax melts!  Would definitely take Roses in the Snow (I had some of the OG), Sugar on Snow, and/or Schwarzwald (prefer sorbetto or wax melts for the last three.  Sample size is great!)   Maybe Orange and Yellow or Black Twig?   Honestly, all of her stuff smells fantastic.  When I do big orders she pops in samples of things I didn't order and then I'm all, wow this is great too.  
     
    Of the older offerings, I'm a fan of Right Red Hand (sorbetto, wax melts) and The Queen is Dead (wax melts) and would love to try Fantasticake (sorbetto, bath streusel, or wax melts), Let me in at your Window (bath streusel, sorbetto or wax melts), GTFO (sorbetto or wax melts), Deacon (sorbetto), Karen Rose Signature (sorbetto), Rice Pudding (sorbetto), The Sword & The Eastern Sky (wax melts), 221B (wax melts), The Wooden God (wax melts), Waking the Witch (wax melts), Pussy Hat (sorbetto) ... 
     
    (You'd think Moonshadow would be my favorite but some reason I didn't like this one.  First time for everything I guess.)
     
     
    Interested in any of the Haus of Gloi Yule (or other things on their website?)
    I would love Nefarious Gingerbread Man in the sugar exfoliant or bubbling scrub!  Body powder would be fun in Long Winter's Nap or Turkish Delight!  Would always take candles or melts in Turkish Delight or Nefarious Gingerbread Man as well.   Actually Tannenbaum also sounds like a great candle scent.
     
     
    Would you be interested in any tea from August or Brutaliteas (the latter even has a Krampus-inspired tea)? Or, is there any tea from another purveyor you are lusting after?
     
     
    August:
    OMG there is a new tea --  Wild Heart Smoky Lavender Oolong tea!  I'm not especially an oolong fan, but I would try this because hello lapsang souchong!   
    And even though I'm not a fan of malt, I kind of want to try the chocolate cherry tea (Cabaret.)  
     
    Last time I got samples of Avalon, Mojave, Breakfast, Dolomite, Civil Disobedience (because they were out of the 15 cup bags, sniff) and 15 cup bags of Metropolitan, Gold Rush, and Outlaw.  I would take more Civil Disobedience if that comes back in stock and I still need to test the samples.   Their Dots & Loops was actually amazing so now I am into trying apple teas (Dots and Loops was apple and anise/fennel, I love anise / fennel in my tea!) so I am curious about the Beltane (Apple Blossom Oolong) although it uses words like "mild" and "crisp" and "earthy" so ... they lost me there, but then they say "buttery baked apple" and I'm conflicted, haha.
     
     
     
    Brutaliteas:
     would totally try:
    * Butterbotch (I love butterscotch tea!!!)
    * Back in Blackberry
    * Cakes on a Plane
    * Chaiday the 13th
    * Cherrie
    * Cherrifier
    * Decomprose
    * Hot for Peacher
    * The Silence of the Jams
    * Waking the Lavender
    * War Figs
    * Cotton Candyman
    * Malloween 
    * Violet Cremes
    * Honeydew Hast
    * Neetlejuice
    * Jams
     
    (No Rooibos/Honeybush, Mate/Yerba Mate, Pu Erh, Walnut, Coffee, Chili, chamomile, etc.  That leaves the Krampus inspired tea out as it has Pu Erh in it. Shudder.)    
     
    Coalition tea makes a great Krampus blend though!   https://www.coalitiontea.com/products/krampus-loose-leaf-holiday-blend-3-oz?variant=42703402467479 or if you want free shipping with $35, they have an etsy store too.  https://www.etsy.com/listing/1032537068/certified-elephant-friendly-krampus?ref=cart&variation0=3062772331
     
     
    Is there any international snack you would love to get your hands on? (I can check and see if the International Marketplace in my city has it!)
    I love things like clotted cream, sticky toffee pudding, japanese kit kats, ... um... brain fog..  I love all kinds of fud.
     
    Victim, how would you like an adorable Krampus t-shirt? I found two cute ones (one a pastel Krampus Cat and one is a more direct, olde timey Krampus), in both ladies and gent sizing. If you're interested let me know what size you'd like ASAP so I can order one for you!
    I don't do Pastel but I do have Krampus shirts on my etsy wishlist.  I wear an 18/20 in women's, so usually at least a 2xl womens.
     
    are you interested in homemade brown sugar shortbread? I can do plain, or different flavor combinations incorporating chocolate, orange, cherry, lavender, rose, peppermint. Last year I made some lavender peppermint that was super yum. 
    I love shortbread (especially chocolate -- like the chocolate walker's shortbread is the BEST.)   But I'd be up for rose or lavender.  or ORANGE CHOCOLATE.  I don't really like mint in anything except my mint tea with licorice.   
     
    What are your feelings about fruitcake? This is full of fruit, booze and nuts and marzipan if I can find it. It's not your grocery store fruitcake. 
    I have only had one fruitcake I love - a cherry almond marzipan fruitcake with amaretto.  (You can make your own marzipan or get it at world market.)  It has dried pears in it too but you can't really taste them.
     
    How about infused moonshine whiskey?
    Only if it's smooth and delicious.  *wink*  
     
    How do you feel about graphic novels and manga? Any favorites?
    I used to like them (especially things like Sandman, Watchmen, V, Lucifer, etc.) but I can't really read them anymore because my eyes suck.  I have to read things electronically where I can adjust the size of the font and that's no fun with graphic novels or comics.
     
    Victim, would you be interested in a knitted or crocheted Krampus thing?  
    I NEED the crocheted Krampus hat with the horns.  I have the pattern already but I don't crochet.
     
    Would you like a handmade wreath? I have made two in the past and really enjoyed the process, If so can you please let me know what your color preferences are. Do you tend to like sparse wreathes or packed ones? How would you feel about a Krampus wreath or would you prefer a general seasonal one?
    I would absolutely hang one on the door or somewhere in the house!  Krampus wreath!!!!   I mean, I love Black, Silver, and Purple but those don't seem very Krampus-y so maybe Black, Red, Green, Silver?  I don't know!  Anything except brown / yellow / orange / tan / cream is probably great!   Ummm not totally sparse so maybe more packed?
     
    teeturtle is having one of their megasales - anything look fun to you? (they have way more than just t-shirts)  https://www.teeturtle.com/
    Always!!   I usually do the women's in a 2xl but the last one I got is kind of large on me (I've lost weight, huzzah) so maybe I could try an XL?   However be aware that teeturtle sometimes has REALLY slow shipping and may not ship in time for you to send by the deadline.  I have designs on my amazon wishlist that I would love (put them there before the universal wishlist thingy went away.)  
    https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/39Q05UJVXC9BW?ref_=wl_share   I have lots from teepublic and teefury too.  
     
    Here's some new ones that aren't on my list:
    And look!  teeturtle has a Krampus shirt!!  https://www.teeturtle.com/products/have-yourself-a-scary-little-christmas-krampus?variant=19577791462777
    and Cthulhumas!!  https://www.teeturtle.com/products/merry-cthulhumas?variant=19577791490179
    And I love the Jack Skellington with the snowflake (What's this?)  https://www.teeturtle.com/products/whats-this?variant=19577791480093
    I love all of the unicorn pins (holiday or not) and fox pins as well. 
     
     
  23. twilighteyes
    Paintbox Soapworks Yule is coming out!   Are you interested in any (especially their not-Krampus-but-Sinister) of their offerings?
     
    Interested in any of the Haus of Gloi Yule (or other things on their website?)
     
    Would you be interested in any tea from August or Brutaliteas (the latter even has a Krampus-inspired tea)? Or, is there any tea from another purveyor you are lusting after?
     
    Is there any international snack you would love to get your hands on? (I can check and see if the International Marketplace in my city has it!)
     
    Victim, how would you like an adorable Krampus t-shirt? I found two cute ones (one a pastel Krampus Cat and one is a more direct, olde timey Krampus), in both ladies and gent sizing. If you're interested let me know what size you'd like ASAP so I can order one for you!
     
    are you interested in homemade brown sugar shortbread? I can do plain, or different flavor combinations incorporating chocolate, orange, cherry, lavender, rose, peppermint. Last year I made some lavender peppermint that was super yum. 
     
    What are your feelings about fruitcake? This is full of fruit, booze and nuts and marzipan if I can find it. It's not your grocery store fruitcake. 
     
    How about infused moonshine whiskey?
     
    How do you feel about graphic novels and manga? Any favorites?
     
    Victim, would you be interested in a knitted or crocheted Krampus thing?  
     
    Would you like a handmade wreath? I have made two in the past and really enjoyed the process, If so can you please let me know what your color preferences are. Do you tend to like sparse wreathes or packed ones? How would you feel about a Krampus wreath or would you prefer a general seasonal one?
     
    teeturtle is having one of their megasales - anything look fun to you? (they have way more than just t-shirts)  https://www.teeturtle.com/
     
     
  24. twilighteyes
    I leave for a ten-day trip to Paris and London in one week's time and I'd love to bring back a goody or two if my Naughty/Nice Puss has any requests!
    Paris:  Mariage Frères or Damman Frères tea, always.  I have a huge list on my amazon beverages universal wishlist from their websites.  I love black tea the most; smoky, lavender, rose, vanilla, butterscotch, anise, chai, cinnamon.  Lately I've been liking fruit teas as well.  (I'm not a super huge fan of bergamot / earl grey type teas although I will drink them occasionally; they're just not my fav.)    Any kind of cool soap, perfume, body products, candles, matchbooks (do places still even do matchbooks?), lavender, fancy chocolates/caramels/chocolate covered seafoam.  (I have a list of the kind of truffles and chocolate I favor on my snacks amazon list.)  OH!  I'd love some blackcurrant, rose, anise, violet and maybe orange blossom pastilles from France -- the Abbaye de Flavigny.  And there are all kinds of little candies and interesting treats from Europe that I would be interested in, just for fun.   And Outremer (formerly L'Aromarine) eau de toilette sprays!  Especially Vanilla and Cola.  And maybe Rose and/or Lavender if you can smell it and make sure it's a good one.  (just small bottles are fine!!)
     
    London:   Again with any kind of fancy tea.  I love Bird & Blend!  (again, I have a huge list from their website on my amazon beverages universal wishlist.)   I don't think Future Primitive has a brick & mortar but I'd love their Ghost Smoke and/or Campfire Marshmallow whipped soap or body cream.  fancy chocolates/caramels/chocolate covered seafoam.  (I have a list of the kind of truffles and chocolate I favor on my snacks amazon list.)  Bonfire toffee!   Clotted cream fudge!  (or some kind of delicious clotted cream in a jar?)   Anything Red Dwarf.  
     
    and of course if you find good Krampus or Christmas Market type stuff (probably too early), I'm down!!   Marzipan??
     

    are you interested in an advent calendar?  What kind?  (Dog cookie, tea, chocolate, etc.)
    I love advent calendars, I am a weirdo!  I love the ones for dogs - maybe Trader Joes will have theirs out soon!, snobby tea like from bird & blend (too spendy for this swap I'm sure), Divine chocolate, Lindt chocolate.  
     
    Officially asking for your krampus preference, naughty children! 
    I do prefer cuter Krampus and Krampuss.  And Vintage Krampus.
     
    I hand-make light-weight hair falls, the kind that is NOT meant to look real, but more like doll (or Dolly) hair. I use stuff like recycled silk, ribbon yarn and the like to keep them extremely light-weight and pretty. Is this something you would like? If so, tell me your color preferences (the more options, the better!) plus any allergies I should know about (wool, alpaca, silk etc), and length.
    Someday!  When I am able to go places again!
     
    Would you like a super ugly "Christmas" sweater with krampus all over it??  
    I do have some "ugly christmas" sweatshirts on my wishlist but mostly just black and red.  Not super ugly please.    My favorite one I have right now is a Robert Smith "ugly christmas" sweatshirt.
     
     
    Is there anything you particularly have your fingers crossed for on your wishlist?
    I have a Krampus wishlist on etsy, a Krampus wishlist on Amazon, etc. for your browsing amusement.   I'd really kind of like one of the self inking rubber stamps to motivate myself to send out holiday cards!   I adore the Krampuss from Clockwork Art and the Mocking Krampus from Ryta's Art (both on etsy wishlist.)   I've tried the Coalition tea and it's good, wouldn't say no to more than a sample.  But you don't have to get things from my wishlist -- they're just to show you the kind of things I like.  If you see other things you'd think I'd like, I'm all for it!!   (I like crocheted amigurumi and knitted mitts/shawlettes/really long double cowls.)   
     
     
    are you hoping for more perfumes or more non-smelly goodies?
    I don't really need more perfume so it's totally up to my sender!    But I would especially love some of the items from my NAVA wishlist!  Their 10ml are being discontinued at the end of the year and I'm fretting about some of them.
     
    dear Victim, are you in need of a squishable krampus? (or other squishable?)
    YES, YES I DO.  And undead unicorn, and gargoyle, and bat.  In that order.
     
    Anything from Penzy's to show you praise or to punish your wicked tongue?
    Always.  I have penzey's stuff on one of my amazon lists.
     
    Do you like homemade fudge if it is Krampus'ed up? 
    Heck yeah!  (I am weird about texture though, so I don't like crunchy things in my fudge and I hate walnuts, just fyi.)
     
    would you like a piece of Krampus themed art? Either watercolor, resin, polymer clay, or wire wrap? 
    YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS  ALL OF THE ABOVE
     
    I'm probably going to place an order for October 33rd once I get paid next week. Are there any BPALs (recently released or otherwise) that you would love to get on St. Nicholas Day?
    I could always use a Snake Oil to put aside for aging.   
    Dreams Shape the World
    You Get What Anybody Gets - You Get a Lifetime
    The Obsequies of an Egyptian Cat
    anything from my wishlist really.  
     
    Is there anything you'd be interested in from Loreworks? (Please note, the body wash is marketed as body wash/bubble bath, but it DOES contain SLS for those who avoid it.)
    Those are hilarious! 
     
    lets see, scents:  snape, dead but delicious, Zoltar, dr. Blights bubonic, cellar door, trick or treat yo self, Sally's song (whipped soap), this is Halloween (dusting powder)
     
    mists, powder, whipped soap, shea cream
     
    dear victim, are you interested in a microwaveable bowl cozy?
    I have lots but I could always use cool Krampus fabric (I get mine at spoonflower, the cheapest cotton is fine - there is a sale right now!)
     
    Dearest Victim, might you be a fan of the glorious old punk band, the Damned? I'm seeing them perform on Friday, so there might be things like tour t-shirts or stickers available- would any of this be of interest to you? (if not, no worries, I can worship them enough for the both of us!  )
    I'm good.
     
    Dear *ahem* Victim *snicker* ... Would you enjoy a 2023 wall calendar?
    I *do* need a wall calendar.  Anything goes.  I love snarky, friesians, pitbulls... 
     
    Victim, is there anything you would like from the Zeep holiday collection releasing on November 1st?  (see this post)
    oooh.    I like Whipped Soap, Sugar Scrub, Sugar whip, Bath Truffles, and body spray.  The scents that stand out to me are Santa Baby (body care), White Christmas (bath truffles), and for wax maybe Abominable Snowman, Christmas Eve, Christmas Past, Christmas Tree Cakes, Santa Baby, White Christmas, Winter Fest, and Yuletide Carols.  (so basically vanilla, marshmallows, trees, and orange/clove, lol!)
     
    Are you interested in boozy homemade fruitcake?
    it depends on the fruit and booze used.  I love the cherry almond marzipan one with amaretto.  But I don't like the weird glacé cherries and store bought fruitcake types.
     
    How about booze itself, specifically, moonshine whiskey infused with spices and fruits?
    yes!
     
    Brown sugar shortbread? "Plain" buttery or flavored? Favorites include lavender and chocolate orange, but I could definitely do a holiday spice or peppermint batch or two.
    mmmm shortbread.  I love chocolate shortbread, I bet chocolate orange clove would be delicious.
     
    I want to make altered altoid tins for Christmas.  Would you like one? 
    Krampus Krampus Krampus Krampus (or Yule Cat!)
     
    What kind of homemade cookies do you like?
    I like chewy sugar cookies with buttercream frosting, soft gingerbread cookies, pumpkin gingerbread type bread (I guess that's not really cookies), molasses, shortbread.
     
    Are you interested in having any freshly dried apple crips?   (Golden Delicious and Fuji -- sliced, dried apples with nothing added.)
    Yes, but I have them!   
     
    Is there anything you're eyeing from Paintbox Soapworks' winter update?
    I love Streusel, Sorbetto, and wax melts.   The scents I'm interested in are Joulupukki and Schwarzwald.  Maybe Golden Orb.  I am still really wanting some Moonshadow as well but that wasn't part of the yule drop I don't think.  I have a wishlist pertaining to PBSW in my "Wishlist and Circular Swap Help" that is in my signature.
     
    Haus of Gloi just dropped their Yule update- like what you see? https://www.hausofgloi.com/collections/yule?page=1
    (NO pumpkin butter, perfume, soap, hair oil, etc.)
     
    Body Powder - long winter's nap?   not sure about the flannel/cashmere/oatmeal but I like vanilla/tonka/lavender.  
    Butterbombs - Marshmallow World!!!!!  or Boughs of Holly.
     
    Yule refresher sprays, wax melts, candles, whipped soap, sugar exfoliant, or bubbling scrubs:
    Turkish Delight!!!!, Snow Wolf, Nefarious Gingerbread Man, Tannenbaum, Three Treasures, His Sweater.  (Not a fan of foodie, floral, or peppermint.)
     
    I make infused vodkas! The one I am most proud of right now is a spiced hibiscus liqueur. I make this as a jelly, too. As far as the Liqueur, We have been making an autumn Moscow Mule with it, and the other day I made a Mai Tai! Its yummy! 
    I already have both the hibiscus liqueur and jelly from MsASofgg!   Would take any other infused vodkas!
     
    If I can find the recipe, I want to make my grandmas Orange Slice Cake. Its a super yummy cake but a bit difficult to make as far as cutting up all the oranges. If you would like a mini cake IF I make it, lemme know! 
    Maybe without coconut if that's possible?  I don't love coconut unless it's toasted and sprinkled LIGHTLY on top of a dessert.  (although I like coconut milk in recipes and cooking with coconut oil?)
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  25. twilighteyes
    I leave for a ten-day trip to Paris and London in one week's time and I'd love to bring back a goody or two if my Naughty/Nice Puss has any requests!

    are you interested in an advent calendar?  What kind?  (Dog cookie, tea, chocolate, etc.)
     
    Officially asking for your krampus preference, naughty children! 
     
    I hand-make light-weight hair falls, the kind that is NOT meant to look real, but more like doll (or Dolly) hair. I use stuff like recycled silk, ribbon yarn and the like to keep them extremely light-weight and pretty. Is this something you would like? If so, tell me your color preferences (the more options, the better!) plus any allergies I should know about (wool, alpaca, silk etc), and length.
     
    Would you like a super ugly "Christmas" sweater with krampus all over it??  
     
    Is there anything you particularly have your fingers crossed for on your wishlist?
     
    are you hoping for more perfumes or more non-smelly goodies?
     
    dear Victim, are you in need of a squishable krampus? (or other squishable?)
     
    Anything from Penzy's to show you praise or to punish your wicked tongue?
     
    Do you like homemade fudge if it is Krampus'ed up? 
     
    would you like a piece of Krampus themed art? Either watercolor, resin, polymer clay, or wire wrap? 
     
    I'm probably going to place an order for October 33rd once I get paid next week. Are there any BPALs (recently released or otherwise) that you would love to get on St. Nicholas Day?
     
    Is there anything you'd be interested in from Loreworks?  Please note, the body wash is marketed as body wash/bubble bath, but it DOES contain SLS for those who avoid it.)
     
    dear victim, are you interested in a microwaveable bowl cozy?
     
    Dearest Victim, might you bed a fan of the glorious old punk band, the Damned? I'm seeing them perform on Friday, so there might be things like tour t-shirts or stickers available- would any of this be of interest to you? (if not, no worries, I can worship them enough for the both of us!  )
     
    Dear *ahem* Victim *snicker* ... Would you enjoy a 2023 wall calendar?
     
    Victim, is there anything you would like from the Zeep holiday collection releasing on November 1st?  (see this post)
     
    Are you interested in boozy homemade fruitcake?
     
    How about booze itself, specifically, moonshine whiskey infused with spices and fruits?
     
    Brown sugar shortbread? "Plain" buttery or flavored? Favorites include lavender and chocolate orange, but I could definitely do a holiday spice or peppermint batch or two.
     
     I want to make altered altoid tins for Christmas.  Would you like one? 
     
    What kind of homemade cookies do you like?
     
    Are you interested in having any freshly dried apple crips?   (Golden Delicious and Fuji -- sliced, dried apples with nothing added.)
     
    Is there anything you're eyeing from Paintbox Soapworks' winter update?
     
    Haus of Gloi just dropped their Yule update- like what you see? https://www.hausofgloi.com/collections/yule?page=1
     
    I make infused vodkas! The one I am most proud of right now is a spiced hibiscus liqueur. I make this as a jelly, too. As far as the Liqueur, We have been making an autumn Moscow Mule with it, and the other day I made a Mai Tai! Its yummy! 
     
    If I can find the recipe, I want to make my grandmas Orange Slice Cake. Its a super yummy cake but a bit difficult to make as far as cutting up all the oranges. If you would like a mini cake IF I make it, lemme know! The ingredients are as follows: 
    dates
    orange slices candy
    coconut
    buttermilk
    pecans
    orange juice
     
    Victim, darling, are you a fan of the Dresden Dolls? I'm seeing them this Saturday and there will no doubt be some good merch including t-shirts, posters, stickers and even artisanal chocolate bars! ?  Any of that sound appealing? (if t-shirt, pls give size!)

     I uncovered a secret supply of vintage LE BPAL Trading Post soaps in my possession! I realize some folks are over bar soap, but in case you'll make an exception, lmk and maybe Krampus will deem you nice enough to get one  
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