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juliedro

juliedro
Date Joined: January 20, 2012
Last Online: October 27, 2024
Birthday: October 19
Country: Germany
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About Me

addy changed from 2015 year to Germany, my Timisoara addy is still validif sending very thick envelopes from outside the EU, if possible, please attach a customs declaration label and just X for gift, if possible please put no value or something like 1$ because we pay customs for goods that are not gifts. WITHOUT declaration,some mail returns,if it seems for the customs there are goods inside* .

Hi! My name is Julie, I'm 38 years old and many times I forget to update my age here. I've been about 13 years old when I started penpalling(and never stopped,just slowed down), and my pals slowly introduced me to more and more swaps. I started with low quality FBs and taped decos (and did also slams and labelbags and such) and now I only do HQ FBs and art-decos (sometimes taped too, I like to help move those on, but I don't have that much time for them too).

I love art! I´ve studied Fine arts in highschool, from drawing in pencil and charcoal to painting, modeling clay (this not that much though) and having fashion design as a speciality. But because of teachers in my home country and other facts, I studied something else at University and Master´s degree.

I love photography, drawing, painting, shopping for art supplies (all sorts), making decos and greeting cards, I love acrylics and newly discovered the depths of watercolors, did sometimes jewelery (I am still learning a lot and was gathering more and more supplies,I did not move with my supplies though,so I might pick up on that again sometime later in life). I have been in love with sewing for as long as I have been on Earth, but never had enough patience to sew something (clothes) with a ...pattern completly. I alter and fix stuff mostly, or do it from scratch on..me(clothes). And l love doing other random stuff, like little gift bags/pouches, I did make-up pouches, a stuffed dog for my dog...etc.

I love dancing, animals, lightnings and thunders, stars, music, travelling, horses, dogs,rabbits, hobbies, mail, reading books, shopping (art making and letter supplies, books, sometimes clothes), foreign languages,drinking tea and shopping for tea, tea mugs, candles, scented stuff, licorice everything (except hard candy),pumpkin pie, white hot chocolate,honey,etc. I´m a very open-minded person, and I love trying new things! but I don´t like dangerous stuff...like bungee jumping :P

If you wonder what I'm dancing the most, it is Argentinean tango. I love everything about tango :) I am a dedicated dancer though I have my times of breaks when...you know..life happens!

If you are waiting for a swap from me, please do not look on the flickr page, it might show up in there! I don't always scan my works, but I might have scanned yours, so if you want to keep it a surprise, please don't look!

Favorite Crafts

drawing, painting (acrylics and watercolor), sewing stuff, ATCs, greetingcards

I like/ love :

the color blue :)

If we're in a tea/profile swap- I love trying out new stuff, weird flavours, spicy stuff,pumpkin flavoured teas, seasonal teas (I drink Christmas tea even in summer for example...). Any kind of tea is fine:herbal,green,white,black,fruit,rooibos...

pumpkin flavoured stuff

i love rubberstamps (be them clear or not),

stickers,

I love Hugh Jackman, so anything with/about him will be highly appreciated (just not by my boyfriend) ! :P so yeah, I'm one of his fans.

scrapbooking supplies (from papers to embelishments,etc) - in decorating I love mainly natural/earth tones -yellows,browns,greens, but will enjoy pretty much everything! so no stress

paper flowers,

photos and postcards (especially black and white) and horses,

black fine-tip pens (felt mainly but not only!)

letters!,

Sentimental Circus (fuzzy bunny!)

painting & drawing related things :) If you paint with good tube watercolors,and can send me a dot sample,I would love it!

books, bookmarks, stationery, greeting cards,

friends!

manga,anime related stuff

german, japanese, korean (perfecting the first and learning the others)

liquorice/licorice especially natural/soft or anything with this flavor just not hard candy

watermelon, cinnamon, chamomile, mint, fruity stuff, white chocolate, pumpkin,

chai-spiced white hot chocolate, chai latte, any chai anything

and anything with bunnies/rabbits (real or cartoon/drawing) and would love rabbit rubber/clear stamps ! if you have such rubber/clear stamps, I would love to trade!

Dislikes

crappy decos and FBs, chain mail, very very short letters!, leopard print, bottle caps,

kids related stuff for as long as I do not have any...

am allergic to Hyacinthus orientalis (though I doubt you might be sending me something smelling like this specific flower). Luckily am not highly allergic to it, so don't worry! I will survive a clogged nose and possibly other small symptoms.

in tea swaps: please no tea where the main ingredient is lemongrass! thank you! (Tastes like soap to me)

Favorite Books

OMG! I gotta work on this list. Can't remember if I added one on my deleted profile. But I gotta say, authors mainly for now: Haruki Murakami

Cherise Sinclair (gotta thank a wonderul swap-bot member for this! I am addicted)

Horacio Vazquez-Rial

Charlaine Harris (she got me with the Harper Connelly Series , it is not True Blood the only reason I like her. and I like others too)

Justin Cronin ( if you like his genre, please read him!The Passage Trilogy)

Jeffrey Archer

Kim Harrison

Deborah Harkness

Mo Hayder

will be adding more

important

If there is a swap that did not reach you,please message me!

If I will be sending late as an exception, I will message you, but otherwise I will always send on time, so I would like to know if there is something that did not reach you.

I will re-send any lost swap, so please send me a message before giving me a bad rating. Thank you!

Also, I always rate! if something is not rated, there must be a serious reason, please contact me! I might be away / on holidays/ not able to reach my postal box but I most surely will keep close to an internet connection....or your swap is lost. be patient anyway, it's ..snailmail...

And, very important, if you're going to be late, let me know. I do not look at the send date when rating (even my postoffice stamps the envelope later than when I put it in the box) - as the mail anyway takes a long time , unless it takes wayyy too much time (like..months?!). I prefer you being late (and I won't rate down) and telling me , than getting a sloppy swap.

p.s.: because I do care about my swaps and the swaps did have a certain time alloted to make them, I also do not usually finish re-making them in record time (like 1-2 days) as I do not want to send something sloppy. please be patient and allow me a bit of time. thank you!

lost

I had a flaked list too, decided to start over.or re-add some other time.

Ratings

KIllerMal rated for Stickers and a Sketch - October on Oct 27, 2024
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Comment: Thanks for your lovely drawing/card. I think I'll keep it on my desk it has some nice fall vibes :) I also appreciated the stickers :) Ps: maybe we already met on postcrossin or instagram :)
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Comment: Thank you so much for the beautiful photos of clouds in your country. I enjoyed your lovely letter too. I only wish I could give you more than one ❤️.
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Comment: Thank you for the lovely photographs and the postcard and stickers, I love ladybirds. Thank you 😺 The lake looks gorgeous, how lovely it must be to live so close.
whoami rated for Stickers and a Sketch - September on Oct 1, 2024
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Comment: From the envelop to the art work, everything was gorgeous. Love the art work and hand written card and it was so touching. And thanks for the extra! I was thinking about buying strawberry stickers for my journal decoration! I will scrap everything you sent!
BobaBarb rated for Stickers and a Sketch - April on Sep 2, 2024
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Comment: thank you!
Response: Omg! Thanks for rating,I didn't even notice it was missing. Glad you like it!
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Comment: Thank you for a mini tour via postcards around Germany! I sent a letter back.
Response: Thank you! Looking forward to it
mangoN7 rated for European Letters #16 on Aug 25, 2024
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Comment: Thank you so much for your lovely letter! I really loved the stamp samples you included in the letter :D I can't wait to use them in my collages. And wow, the camping place you went to looks gorgeous!
Response: Glad you like them! Feel free to write back if you'd like ❤️
Alice1994 rated for European Letters #15 on Jul 14, 2024
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Comment: I enjoyed your PC letter very much!! You describing the views was so enjoyable. Esp the castles and museum. You paint! I paint beach scenes and marshlands. ( I live near them) I'm reading Strange the Dreamer by Laini. wonderful!Thank you so much for the fun swap!
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Comment: Thank you for the amazing letlter and stickers.
Catt007 rated for Stickers and a Sketch - June on Jul 1, 2024
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Comment: Thank you for the lovely stickers and the painting is gorgeous. Were you at a postcrossing meeting when you painted it? Thank you 😺
hellojett rated for European Letters #14 on Jun 8, 2024
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Comment: Sorry for not writing back to your last letter, now I have two letters from you. I will write soon! Thank you for this letter and the postcards, Walchensee looks so beautiful, I wish we lived nearer to the alps, it's so nice to see the beautiful waters and lakes there. I won't write any more so that I can save it for when I reply to you! :)
Response: No worries! Glad you got it❤️
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Comment: I love your postcards and the story behind them and also other shared information. Sending a postcard from your home country definitely touch my heart. If you are ever interested in penpalling let me know. I'd love to write back. I always here about post crossing but don't really know what it is
Response: Yay! Glad you like them. Please do write back if you feel like it, would love to get to know you.
LilacSilence rated for European Letters #13 on Apr 30, 2024
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Comment: Hello Julie! Thank you for the bookmark, it's georgeous! I will write you ASAP - though I am in a bit of slip, so it could take a week or two :)
Response: Hi, no worries, I don't reply fast either plus the summer vacations season began ❤️. Glad you like it
NormaSue rated for Stickers and a Sketch - March on Apr 5, 2024
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Comment: Thank you so much! I love the stickers! Your sketch is very beautiful. I went to art school too! Oil pastel isn't my medium either. I love watercolors, but I use acrylics and occasionally oils too.
Response: Yay! Glad you like it. If you feel like penpalling , you can write back. I'd love it. Maybe we can exchange thoughts about our experiences in art school 😁
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Comment: Hello Julie, many thanks for your many nice cards, esp. those from Romania. In spring 2019, I backpacked a bit in Transylvania, visiting Sibiu, Brasov (incl. Bran, Prejmer and Harman, and Sighisoara (with a long hike to Biertan and a stopover in Medias. Loved it! And I promised myself, one day, if I am fit enough again, I will make a grand tour by rail, from Iasi to Suceava, with a long stop there to visit some of the UNESCO monuments of the Bucovina; and then continue to Baia Mare, Oradea, and of course Timisoara. As for Bavaria: I think the best places to live are smaller university towns – what you need for life is in close proximity, nature is not far away, and they are quite international. For me, that’s the perfect mix. (Passau has a bit of that flair.) And great cultural events, e.g. in Nuremberg or Munich, are just a train ride away. Take care and enjoy life, Markus
Teraecau rated for European Letters #12 on Mar 8, 2024
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Comment: Thank you very much for your letter and the extra washi tape and stickers. :) i will try to get a reply into the mail by next week.
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Comment: Thank you so much for your postcard letters and the stickers! I wish we had better Public transit where I live so I could take the train to work and just sit and read while commuting.
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Comment: I absolutely love the mushroom picture - thank you so much!
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Comment: Hello again! Love it it was on the shelf on display during the festive times and will be next year and beyond I’m sure. :)

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Comments

smadronia on Jan 1, 2019:

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May your 2019 be better than 2018, and your best year yet!

Stephanie

yvonne401 on Oct 22, 2018:

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

Blessings,

Yvonne

CurlyTea on Oct 22, 2018:


Happy Belated Birthday!

polvodestrella on Feb 25, 2018:

Welcome to EU Happy Swaps, thanks for joining!

susieq11 on Dec 22, 2017:

I got your wonderful CPG: Envies of Randomness tag today! OMG, it's incredible! Thank you for your generosity and for sending things I love. I can't say thanks enough! Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! xoxo

CurlyTea on Oct 19, 2017:

petaluda on Apr 11, 2017:

THANK YOU VERY MUCH for the Envie of Randomness .I loved all the beautiful and interesting and cute thing so you sent me .I hadn't never seen a"magical" towel before :)

reader44ever on Mar 11, 2017:

When I rated you for the "Would you rather..." swap, I forgot to thank you for the Frankfurt postcard you included! I have been to Frankfurt twice. The first time, though, I only saw the international part of the airport (I was on my way to Moscow in September 1995 for a study-abroad year in Irkutsk/Siberia). So when I went to Prague two years later (September 1997), I flew to Frankfurt and took the train to Prague after spending a day exploring. :-)

What I most remember is how there were all these modern buildings (lots of glass windows/skyscrapers) and then all of a sudden, I walked into a square that was surrounded by old buildings. It was really beautiful. (And a Russian tourist took my photo! hehehe).

So thank you for the bookmark-postcard you included with your letter! ❤️

sjayana20 on Nov 4, 2016:

ENVIES OF rANDOMNESS :)

Thank you so much for the nicely done package :) I loved every bit of it :) <3

RyeRye on Oct 19, 2016:

LLL

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