Comment: Sorry to do this as I wasn't going to rate at all as I know you have had issues, but my conscience told me that it needed to be rated so I have reconsidered. I never received anything for this swap and had no communication, nor did my PM get read.

Comment: Willing to change this rating when the journal arrives here. To be fair, I waited 2 months to give this rating since it is overseas, but I still have not received the journal on Aug 27, 2013.

Comment: I sent my swap out and waiting for hers and contacted her thru SB with no reply. I emailed her and she stated she sent hers late but I still didn't get anything, after a few more emails telling her I hadn't recieved anything still after 2 months, she stopped replying to me.

Comment: Thank you for the awesome ATC's! I especially love the owl and little froggie! All the Best! =)

Comment: Super cute Owl. I like the name of it too, it took me a second. Very clever. Thanks for the ATC and nice work!

Comment: I am sorry. I didn't receive anything. If I received next time, I will rate again.

Comment: Love the atc's, especially the fox! Thanks!

Comment: I love the ATC and the obvious thought and effort that went into making it. Thank you, it is gorgeous. Happy swapping.

Comment: Wow! I got your handmade owl card today! I think he took the long way! I cannot draw at all, so I am very impressed! Thank you for sharing your art!

Comment: luv the atc

Comment: thank you for the nice card and story.

Comment: Thanks!

Comment: Seriously how do you make such amazing things? I kinda want you to disregard the aesthetics of the last letter I sent you because this is just so amazing!!! I wish I could give you more hearts !

 

Comment: love that the card was hand drawn very cute.. one bad thing with the sleeves you sent... i might never use them cause they are AWESOME looking!!! :D thank you!!

Comment: I love this drawing! Thank you so much! Very creative! :D

Comment: Thank you very much for the stickers :) Have a lovely day!

Comment: Thanks for the letter! It was really cool to see someone being really open and honest with a stranger! I hope you don't mind if I reply! I wrote like an eight page reply like two minutes after reading it, just because it was so interesting!

Comment: Thanks for hosting this swap. I think reading and writing poetry is very important. Your poems are all so personal I prefer to comment a little more about them in a PM that is private.

Comment: Thank you :-) I look forward to putting my touché to it :-)

Comment: Thank you for the wonderful book recommendations! I haven't read anything by Jodi Picoult for a while and think I will go check out The Storyteller based on your recommendation. Thanks for sharing!

Comment: first, GORGEOUS ATCs! Both were beautifully drawn- I wish I was that talented! Second, I simply MUST know where you got that alice sticky notepaper, because I need about seven of those pads and any variations they may have!

Comment: got it today. Maria will writ to Joyce at once. Thanks

Comment: Thank you again.

Comment: Took a while for the letter to arrive, but it arrived safely :).. Even though I did not read the letter out of respect, I do hope it cleared your mind and soul. Edit: Wow, that's rude. Especially as a coordinator. You should've just gone for the rating I'd already given to you. Normally I get the swap stuff within a week, that's why I sent you a message to see whether there may've been something wrong 'cause I guess you'd like to be rated asap as the coordinator of the swap. And normally no one takes it as ridiculous as you did. So my thoughts were that if I would be the swap owner I'd sent out the stuff earlier, just to give out a good example to others. But you could've just said you weren't happy with the star AND the heart, saved a whole lot of typing for you ánd me.

Comment: Thank you so much! My niece loved Joyce's letter. What a nice, well written letter. Gracie should be writing back soon. This will be her first pen pal!

Comment: Thank you for your letter. I will write back soon.

Comment: Never got anything. I am very happy with the swap. Thanks so much for making it up and for going to my profile and seeing what kinds of things I enjoy. The bookmarks are amazing. I had intended to re-rate you a five as I understand sometimes things in life happen and the fact that you made it up to me was very nice. The heart however you really earned by sending such a nice package. Thanks so much. I wish more swappers were like you in making up for their past flakes. :)

Comment: This was awesome. The gremlins scared the crapout of me as a child. I used to have to run up stairs because I thought that they would come up and bite me. Thank you so much.

Comment: Whaou! Your enveloppe is wonderful! Thanks for everything. I'll write you back soon. ;-)

Comment: I will change this if I ever receive anything :(

Comment: Hoping that it is in the mail, Melissa with the strike over pm me to make other arrangements if needed.

Comment: Livvy loved her mail. She will be writing back to Joyce soon. She also loved the ATC x

 

 

Comment: thank you for my package. I can use it all and I think the magnet is cute.

 

Comment: hi, finally i got ur bookmark. thank ;-)

Comment: I get the cheapest swap I ever received... ;( I can really see that my partners didnt spend much time doing the letter/package...(i wrote almost the same thing for my 2nd partner). I dont know if you want to send something else, I could change this rating... I may seem harsh with such comment but I really spent a little amount of time and money with my own partners, that's why I was wainting a little bit more

Comment: WOW!!!! Wish i could give you a hundred hearts!! The kids LOVED this package! Thanks so much for tailoring it to their likes...you deffinately went above and beyond the call of duty on this one! They now have their first official sticker book!!! Thanks

Comment: Hi Melissa, Thank you so much for the butterfly & flowers notecard sent in the decorated envelope with a dragonfly. I know just what you mean about trying to balance work & taking good care of my boys & having just a little bit of time for myself, crafting. Here's to smoother, calm, happy days! Take care ;)

Comment: wow! You sent a ton! My kids were SSSSOOOO!!!! excited!! They had a lot of fun picking out who got what. Thanks :D Ps cute drawing :)

Comment: Thanks, Melissa, for your really great artistic envelope and especially for the really nice letter you included! How awesome to be making a living as an artist--while being a mom to three young children. That's some feat! A very hearty welcome to this swap community--hope you will find much joy in it.

Comment: Thank you for the cute postcard and making me laugh. Have fun at the window. Maybe one day someone will notice!!

Comment: I love my pink envie with flowers and peek - a - boo frog! lol the card of interesting facts was just that! very interesting! thank you.

Comment: Melissa, I was so happy to receive your bookmarks today. Thank you so much for thinking of me and my little boy. I know he will just go nuts for his one when he is a little older. Today he actually ripped one of his books, I have to teach daddy, ONLY BOARD BOOKS for now.... LOL!!

Comment: Thank you for your note :) You sure pack a lot into a day! Beautiful dragonfly on the evie, too!

Comment: Frito and I both say Thank You for the beautiful envie and enclosed recipes. When Frito saw the envie, he thought it was for him...LOL! Woof...Woof....

Comment: Letter arrived as I was heading out to dentist. Will read it later.

Comment: I love it ...thanks