rivermaiden

Hello! My name is Trisha. I live on a small produce farm in rural Indiana with my boyfriend. It keeps us busy! I love to spend my spare time making things, reading, thrifting, researching genealogy, and swapping.

I'm also an animal lover. We have a beagle/rott mix named Tonto and a black cat named Cleo.

I've made a lengthy interest and wish list ... not because I'm demanding or picky ... but because I think it's easier as a swapper to have lots of things to choose from that you know your partner will enjoy.

Things I have a special interest in:

• mushrooms
• elephants
• turtles
• lemurs
• art and artists
• trees
• gnomes
• hot air balloons
• trolleys and street cars
• typewriters
• vintage phones
• paisley patterns
• VW vans
• cranes and herons
• circus, fair, festival themes
• herbs, vegetables, gardening, farm
• tomatoes and corn (our main crops)
• black cats
• books/libraries
• dragonflies
• hula hooping
• moon, stars, galaxy
• roller skates
• Art Deco
• 1800s to 1920s
• Alice in Wonderland (not Disney)
• women (faces or full body)
• mythology
• 90s grunge
• fairy tales
• vintage Halloween
• weird things, unique images

Wishlist:

• Stationery etc printed with misinterpretations
• zines
• vellum stickers
• stencils or masks
• henna stencils (esp. a hand shape)
• embellishments
• foreign currency
• punchinella
• gemstones
• unused postage any denomination esp older
• waxed linen thread
• interesting papers/images for art journaling
• vintage photos
• glue dots
• postcards (see below)
• embossing powders
• anagram magic square word puzzles

Postcards * anything listed above (non tourist preferred) * art cards * greetings from (large letter) * nature/beautiful views * street scenes * handmade * women

• I love it when you add your favorite quote or tell me about your day, your pets, book/movie/music recommendations, your dreams, secrets, or anything else you want to say!

Colors:

• I love all colors for crafting and paper projects
• I love love love earth tones
• I also love purple and turquoise

Over the years I've dabbled in a lot of things. Tie dyes, sewing, wood signs, rubber stamp carving, jewelry making, crochet. But I've been obsessed with paper since I was a small child. It's the one thing I always come back to.

I love all sorts of music. I bounce around many genres.

Beautiful Losers, The Sixties Movie, Little Miss Sunshine, Pirate Radio, Empire Records, Almost Famous, haven't watched many new movies

Stranger Things, Glow, Shameless, Breaking Bad, Weeds, Orange is the New Black, Nurse Jackie, Claws, Preacher, Good Behavior, Yellowjackets, Ozark, Silicon Valley, Black Mirror

The Zookeeper's Wife, Wacky Chicks, The Night Circus, Of Bees and Mist, A Prayer for Owen Meany, The Giver, Stones from the River, The Red Tent, The Great Cosmic Mother, The Glass Castle, The Little Giant of Aberdeen County, Oryx and Crake, The Artists Way, and Wicked. I also love SARKs books and the Travis McGee series by John D. MacDonald. New favorite: Luke Smitherd

I love listening to podcasts while I work on the farm or make crafts. My favorite genre is first person true stories, but I'll take any recommendations. I love The Moth, This American Life, Snap Judgement, Spooked, Jim Harold's Campfire, The Kitchen Sisters, Criminal, Beautiful Anonymous, S Town