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MamaKek

MamaKek
Date Joined: May 31, 2021
Last Online: December 24, 2024
Birthday: January 27
Country: United States
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About Me

I’m the mom of 3 young adults, all currently in college. My husband and I have a dream of one day paying off their college tuitions and being able to afford to travel and live a life of leisure.

I love to travel, and have a goal of seeing all 50 states. I want to see more of the world as well! We’ve definitely instilled the travel bug in our kids, and they are always heading off on their own adventures.

I spend my free time dreaming of my next trip, reading, crafting, thrifting, and snuggling on the couch with my dog while binge watching. I love receiving happy mail and love how our hobbies connect us with people all over the world.

I’ve recently started selling on the site whatnot. My link is above. If you are new to whatnot, message me, and I will send you a referral link with a coupon code! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Friendly Note: I always try to rate promptly and appreciate when you do the same. If you didn’t receive a rating, I probably didn’t receive your package. I enjoy doing swaps and I’m here to have fun. I’m pretty laid back when it comes to the actual ratings. If you let me know when something is running late, or if I receive something that is not a perfect match, I try never to rate down as long as you are not a total flaker. No stress needed. Again, I appreciate the same courtesy. I really do try my best to make my partners happy when I send a swap, so if there is ever an issue, please reach out 😊

SWAPS I HOST: I don’t do drama so if you can’t keep your drama to yourself, please move along and don’t sign up for anything I’m hosting. I’m here to facilitate some fun swaps, not to babysit. Don’t flake and be sure to rate. Thanks 😊

Favorite Books

Anne of Green Gables, Harry Potter series, the Bear Town series by Fredrik Backman, “beach reads”, suspense/thriller

Favorite authors: Kristen Hannah, Jodi Piccoult, Fredrick Backman

I recently joined a local book club for the first time and am looking forward to meeting new people and discovering new books and authors!

Favorite Movies

Harry Potter series, Toy Story series, Silence of the Lambs, Shawshank Redemption, Wayne’s World, Fried Green Tomatoes, ET, The Never ending Story, Hocus Pocus, Christmas movies

Favorite Television

Friends, This is Us, Grey’s Anatomy, HGTV, Survivor, Top Chef, Project Runway, Bachelor, Real Housewives (don’t judge 😂) Netflix: Ozark, The Crown, You, Stranger Things I also love holiday specials like Christmas Cookie Bake-off, Halloween Wars, and shows like that.

Favorite Crafts

Scrapbooking, ATC, Christmas ornaments ( my friend hosts a handmade ornament swap every year and it’s my favorite Christmas party)

I’m new to art & junk journaling, and I’m open to learning more fun crafts

If inviting me for a night out, I’m much more likely to say yes if we are making something.

Favorite holidays

Christmas and Halloween

I love Christmas ornaments. These are our souvenirs from our travels. I have a tree dedicated to just Santa ornaments (I really love unique Santa ornaments), and I participate in a handmade ornament swap every year.

Other random likes

A- Anne of Green Gables, alpacas, Amazon, apothecary jars

B- beach, books, bingo, baskets, blankets

C- crystals, Christmas, chocolate (milk chocolate), campfires

D- dogs (I’ve got a cute schnauzer), distress inks & oxides & sprays

E- ephemera, Etsy

F- fairies, Fall, flowers, FRIENDS

G- giraffes, guacamole, gifts, gardens, garnet, geodes, games

H- Harry Potter, Halloween, Hocus Pocus

I- Iceland, ice cream, internet, imagination

J- journals, jewelry, joy, jellybeans

K- kindred spirits, Kit Kat,

L- lighthouses, lavender scent, laughter

M- manatees, magic, Mac & cheese, macadamia nuts, moose, moon

N- National Parks, the Nutcracker ballet, notebooks

O- ocean, ornaments for the Christmas tree, orchids, October

P- purple, paper, pens, pajamas, plants, puppies, pillows, photographs

Q- quartz, quilts, quests

R- rubber stamps, rainbows, reading, rocking chairs

S- seaglass, sunflowers, Santa

T- travel, Tinkerbelle, Target, turquoise, teal, thrift stores, trinkets, turtles

U- U2, unicorns

V- violet, vision boards, vacation

W- Winnie the Pooh, waterfalls, washi, wishes, wolves, Whatnot

XYZ- Yahtzee, yard sales

Harry Potter

House: Hufflepuff, although I probably would’ve asked the sorting hat to put me in Gryffindor

Patronus: Dolphin

Wand: Sycamore

Favorite characters: Hagrid, Molly Weasly is under rated, Luna Lovegood, and of course the main 3, Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

Wish List

Collections: Fairy Pins, Santa Ornaments

Favorite Thrift Shop Finds: jewelry (particularly vintage), Craft items, flower pots, books

My Amazon and Etsy Wishlist links are at top of page.

Other wish List Items:

Unique items for my fairy and Harry Potter journals

Vintage handkerchiefs (embroidered a bonus)

Broaches/pins: I’m currently on the hunt for stick pins, especially ones with floral and insect designs as well as fairy and floral pins/broaches

Sari ribbon

Altered paper clips

Pretty stationary for letter writing swaps

Paint brushes (watercolor, acrylic, good for glue)

Handmade crafts from around the world

How To Tips/Directions for new techniques and crafts

Somerset Studio Mixed Media Magazine(old/used issues fine!)

Daphne’s Diary Magazine (old/used issues fine!)

A surprise you think I will enjoy

Random Dislikes

Random Dislikes: cilantro, broccoli, loud chewing, politics, Monday’s after a holiday, morning people, snakes

Please don’t send: religious items, political items, items with strong scents (hello migraines), prefer no bath & body products

Ratings

24Donna rated for BL ~ Butterfly Specimen Cards on Dec 22, 2024
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Comment: Thank you for the lovely butterfly specimen! Merry Christmas
Mem306 rated for FrankenDivination Deck #5 on Dec 21, 2024
5
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Comment: Thanks for swapping!
Meeshywii rated for FrankenDivination Deck #4 on Dec 18, 2024
5
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Comment: Thanks so much!
riftvegan rated for Email Accountability 2024 #23 on Dec 15, 2024
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Comment: Wow! Look at all the stuff you accomplished! Even with your busy but fun work! Good Job!! and I hope that means you've got time to enjoy the holiday season now. :)
Meeshywii rated for Jambalaya Journal #9 on Dec 12, 2024
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Comment: This was a beautiful journal spread thank you! Happy holidays
Annydot rated for Affirmation Station #20 St. Nicholas on Dec 11, 2024
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Comment: Beth- I love getting cards from you! The details and touches you add are always fascinating! Woven background paper??? Wow. Thank you so much!
greyhorse8 rated for Here Comes Santa on Dec 9, 2024
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Comment: Thank you.
thequilterslink rated for It's A Snowman on Dec 7, 2024
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Comment: Thx, love Frosty!
Response: Have a wonderful Winter!
gerberdaisy rated for LSRUS: Christmas Card Swap on Dec 5, 2024
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Comment: Thank you for the Christmas Card and stickers.
Response: Enjoy the holidays!
PinkPengin rated for FrankenDivination Deck #3 on Dec 5, 2024
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Comment: Thank you so much for the cool notecard and great cards for this swap - especially the "look inside a book" one!
Response: Glad you liked them and I hope they make a great addition to your Frankiendeck!
KathiCooper rated for Jambalaya Journal #8 on Dec 2, 2024
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Comment: 2nd attempt to me arrives today! Thank you soooo much!
Response: I’m glad it arrived! I was starting to think I was going to have to take a road trip 😂
lob rated for Affirmation Station #19 COURAGE on Dec 1, 2024
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Comment: The cards are lovely, and I will treasure the note you included about courage! Thanks for your encouragement and support!
Response: 💕💕💕
krspellman rated for Email Accountability 2024 #22 on Nov 30, 2024
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Comment: Good for you getting things done, it’s getting to be a busy time of year now !
Response: Yes! The time of year I wish I had 2 of me. One for doing and one for enjoying!
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Comment: Thanks for this beautiful resend! It's going up on my inspiration wall! Hugs from Alaska, Sherry
Response: Yay! Glad this one found its destination! I’m so happy you like it 😊💕
Eulegirl rated for Quick Advent 15 lil gifts #3 on Nov 28, 2024
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Comment: Thank you for all of the goodies. I can't wait to start counting down!!
Response: I hope you enjoy them! I love picking out and wrapping up surprises!
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Comment: So beautiful, I love the bird you chose, they are always so lovely. Thanks and have a wonderful week!!
Response: I’ve always wanted to be a bird, experience flying, perch up high and get the Birds Eye view. Glad you liked the card 😊
5
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Comment: Thanks much
colleenbUSA rated for Email Accountability 2024 #21 on Nov 16, 2024
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Comment: Good job on getting the necessities done!
Response: I’m trying to keep up! There’s always something to be done.
Annydot rated for Affirmation Station #18 Light on Nov 16, 2024
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Comment: Beth- another great swap! I really liked how you used the vellum with the song lyric- great texture and dimension. The map with the other quote was really a nice contrast. Thank you!
Response: You’re welcome! I’m glad you are enjoying them.
theirmimi rated for LSRUS~Clusters in Flower theme~ US on Nov 10, 2024
5
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Comment: Thank you for the pretty clusters. I always like to see what other people come up with. 😊
Response: I’m glad you liked them!

Rating Overview

Overall Hearts Stars Hosted
5.0000 463 55 55
Completed Fives Threes Ones
419 511 0 0
Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Uncategorized
85 94 240 0
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Comments

fourgnomesinatrenchcoat on Aug 30, 2024:

Thank you for the August LSRUS wishes! thank you for the wonderful university advice, and I can't wait to use the letter sets <3

Swan on Apr 19, 2024:

Thank you for the birthday card and postcards (LSRUs April wish)!

yvonne401 on Mar 31, 2024:

Welcome to Butterfly lovers! It's great to have you here!

Blessings,

Yvonne

Karmi53 on Mar 30, 2024:

You are more than welcome for the envelopes

LavenderSprinkles on Feb 23, 2024:

Thank you for the January wishes for LSRUS! My mail has been so slow lately!

Barbara on Feb 22, 2024:

Thank you Beth for the inspiration and bookish goodies for February wishes!

kiyasu on Feb 19, 2024:

Hi Beth!
You too!! Thanks a lot for the profile comment, as well as doing what you can to "solve" the flaker and non-rater issue! :D (Again, "resolve" in quotation marks because this probably would never be "fixed" or "solved" unless the person sends and rates.) Really appreciate how communicative you are so far with handling swap issues like this. Glad to have you as a host for your E-mail Accountability Swap and that we can communicate and connect well with each other here. Your efforts and comments did brighten up my morning. ^^ I replied to your e-mail and Swap-bot message with a proposal on with an idea that I've been eager to share with you on what we can do to better the issue caused by the flaking and non-rating, and I think it's a great idea. I hope you'll like what I proposed ^_^
Kiyasu

Raven93 on Feb 9, 2024:

What great vintage valentines! Thank you!!

AJ73 on Feb 8, 2024:

Hello Dear @Mamakek I received your January wishes and thank you kindly for all the neat stuff!!! The clusters are perfect and will look beautiful in my Junk Journal. The little pocket is very special with the cute tags and eyelash ribbon. Then there's the stickers too. Oh my gosh, the pocket itself is a little work of art!! You are so kind. I can't forget about the Jokers. Thank you so so much! Before I forget, the Robin Williams quote notecard is a treasure. How many hearts can I give you? LOTS!! 💝 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💌🌹📬😻

Swan on Feb 7, 2024:

Thank you for the LSRUs January wish!

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