My name is Nina and I'm from Australia.

I've been on a LONG hiatus from swapping and pen palling, but I'm here to get back into it!!

I love sending and receiving cute lovely mail. :3 If you'd like to be pen pals, please send me a message! :)

I have a stationery obsession, especially kawaii! I love kawaii! I'm mainly here for kawaii swaps and I have a section on my kawaii preferences below. :D

I'm into art - making it and looking at it! I love drawing and playing around with other mediums.

I love all sorts of music, and I love seeing bands play live!

I like D.I.Y. I like paper craft and making zines etc. But I'm all about a balance between D.I.Y. and QUALITY. I mostly D.I.Y. for myself, and only send handmade stuff to people I know are interested/will like it. I DON'T want or need any ribbons, threads, buttons, scraps of paper, scrapbooking supplies unless we've specifically arranged something.

I love animals! Some of my favourites are cats, octopuses, squids and other cephalopods, jelly fish, crabs, sting rays, bats, rabbits and round-shaped animals (like round birds!) :3

I believe strongly in social justice and anti-discrimination issues, and am quite interested in political and social issues.

KAWAII!

LIKES:

San-X (my favourite kawaii brand!):
Sentimental Circus, Kutusita Nyanko, Mamegoma, Nyan Nyan Nyankos, Homekoro, Toromi, Chocopa, Rilakkuma, Sabo Kappa, Oyasumi Bakura, Berry Puppy, Zombbit

Sanrio:
Little Twin Stars, Cinnamoroll, Kuromi, Charmmy Kitty

General Kawaii Favourites:
Fairy tale kawaii and Alice In Wonderland
Sweets themes (donuts, cakes, ice-creams, macarons etc!)
Cafe
Food with faces, especially: sweets, cups/tea/teapots, donuts, milk, burgers
Kawaii ghosts, skeletons, skulls (I'm a little picky with these :P )
Kawaii Halloween
Cats
Alpacas
Pastel colours - blue, pink, purple, mint, teal, lemon
Bright colours
Stars
Sea creatures and themes
Buntings
Polka dots
Woodland theme

Other brands: Kamio, Q-Lia, Crux, Mind Wave, Pool Cool, Fortissimo, and Swimmer, and all kawaii brands :D

Kawaii items I’d love to receive:
Memo pads, mini and 4x6
Letter sets
Deco tape
Pencils and pens
Stickers, sticker flakes/sacks/sheets
Envelopes and mini envelopes
Homewares; cups, bento boxes, etc.
Plush toys
Phone charms – especially plush toy ones, and ballchain plushies
Re-Ment – I don’t collect miniatures, but some of the phone-charm style or ball-chain re-ment I think are really cute. Especially pen ones!

Kawaii things I like that don’t necessarily have to be ‘brand’:
Squishies (especially like bread, burger, sweets [and San-X])
Deco-tape
Small plush toys/phone charms
Some stationery, depending..
Kawaii cabochons!

KAWAII DISLIKES:

Thank you, but please don't send me...
Kawaii with real people
Super super blingy glittery things
Fake stuff
Licensed stuff that is bad quality/cheap
Peace signs
Keroppi
Pekkle
Badtz Maru
Don't want Disney, Diddl, Blue Bear, My Little Ponies, Snoopy etc.
I don't want handmade kawaii (unless arranged)
No one wants to receive rubbish! Some non-brand letter sets/paper/pens, etc are really cute. BUT Only branded kawaii should be sent in kawaii swaps unless it’s been arranged otherwise. I don’t mind these things if we’ve arranged them, or as extras, but it’s a let-down to send out expensive branded kawaii and receive only cheap non-brand stuff in return, no matter how cute it is. I’m happy to arrange swaps that are partly kawaii brands and partly non-brand kawaii (like some kawaii brand stationery and some non-brand squishies and deco tape!) :3

Themes/Motifs/Aesthetics I like:

Mail, airmail patterns, stamp patterns etc
Cats
Alpacas
Fairytale theme
Woodland theme
Punk aesthetic
Stuff that is cute and horror themed at the same time!
Halloween!
Polka Dots
Skulls, skeletons!
Octopus, sea creatures, jellyfish!
Stars
Sea theme
Plaid, tartan, check
Buntings
Sweets, especially cupcakes, macarons, donuts, ice-cream etc.
Cameras, photography
Some retro and vintage styles
Some shabby chic style
Food, cafes
Cups, teapots, coffee, tea motifs
Sky, clouds, rainbows
Alice In Wonderland

Random things I like:

Pen pals, mail
Zines
Chocolate (but not in large quantities haha)
Coffee and tea (and I like to try different types!)
Anime and manga
Studio Ghibli
Bracelets and necklaces (depending on style!)
Lip balm (and lip tints/stains)
Nail polishes
Eye make-up
Nice stationery
Fashion magazines from other countries
Comedy

Favourite flavours: Grape, lime, chocolate, rose, vanilla, lemon Favourite scents: Vanilla, rose, grape, musky scents

Anything sexist, racist, homophobic, etc. or anything cruel to animals. No animal testing would be awesome. :)

Religious items

Thank you for the thought, but I'm NOT into...
Super florally stuff
Butterflies
Dolphins
Sports
Babies, children, wedding themes
Twilight
Blingy stuff
Diddl
Teddy bears (I like bears in general, and pandas and such, but not a big fan of the 'traditional' sort of 'Teddy Bears Picnic' type teddies)
Kawaii with real people... although I do like kawaii with real animals (especially cats/rabbits)
I love coffee but don't like coffee or mocha flavoured things much :P
Angry Birds!
Ribbons, threads
Buttons
Scraps of paper or scrapbooking things
Bookmarks
ATCs
Generally don't want to receive handmade unless arranged
Notebooks - I especially don't like plain ones or spiral ones
Address books
Lavender scented things

... But having said that, there can always be exceptions! (Just ask me :))

I love lots of different music! I really love punk, but I listen to all sorts of things. Lately have been listening to a bit of old Green Day, Elliott Smith, Big Star, Tame Impala, Pond, Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes, Violent Soho, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard....

Lately been watching...
BoJack Horseman
Freaks and Geeks
Broad City
Parks and Recreation
Rick and Morty

Also love... Studio Ghibli films

Snow Crash East of Eden
A Clockwork Orange
The Tomorrow Series

We're all here for a good time, and to have fun swapping great items, right!? :)

I always check profiles of my swap partners - what's the point otherwise? We all would like to receive things we LIKE, so I always try to choose according to their taste! ^^

I pledge to rate, and I to try my absolute best to always send on time. If there is an emergency, I will contact my partners! If you have any problems with a swap I've sent, please please send me a message :)

Also - I love private swaps! If anyone wants to know my dream swap, take a look at my favourites on my flickr. :)