Chihiro

Hello! If you are reading this, the chances are that you are going to send me something for a swap, or that you are checking who this person is that is supposed to send you something for a swap. Either way, we are swap-partners, how nice! I always try to be a good swapper, to send on time and to put effort in my packages/envelopes. So, if there is a problem with a swap, if what I sent isn´t what you were expecting (or if you haven´t received anything at all), please contact me before rating down. I am sure we can work something out. But please, especially for all my international swap-partners, please keep in mind that international swaps can take some time. Usually 5-10 days, but it can occasionally take up to 4 to 6 weeks. I know this is a long to time to wait for your mail, but I hope you understand why I suggest we wait this time before I will resend to you. Thanks for reading!

I´m Nicole, 40 years old. I live in Holland and I work in the mental health care for children (and their parents). Although I like my work, I must admit I like my spare time even more. There are many things to keep me occupied: reading, listening to music, watching movies or tv series, and (of course) a little bit of crafting. Other things I like are visiting museums (all kinds, arts, natural history etc), travelling, hanging out with friends, nice dinners, visiting fairs (books, crafting, old stuff). I am very fond of animals, but I can´t have pets because I´m allergic to most of them, sad enough.

Music: I listen to almost everything, from 80´s pop and rock to R&B and today´s hits/top 40 music. A few names: Queen, Peter Gabriel, Pearl Jam, Eminem, Santana, Dave Matthews Band, Simon & Garfunkel, Faith no More, Pink, Ben Howard

Books: Classic Fantasy, Celtic Fantasy, Horror/thriller, Chicklit

Favorite writers Robin Hobb, Lynn Flewelling, Anne Rice, Juliet Marillier, Katharine Kerr, JK Rowling, Stephen King, Dean R. Koontz

Movies: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Lost in Translation, Coraline, The Nightmare before Christmas, Heavenly Creatures, Spirited Away, Howl´s Moving Castle, Juno, Little Miss Sunshine, Garden State, Pan´s Labyrinth, Run Fatboy Run

Favorite Television Doctor Who, Black Books, Green Wing, True Blood, Sherlock

Crochet (my favorite craft at the moment)

Embroidery (mostly cross stitch, but willing to try something else)

Sewing (making bags and others small objects like dolls, maybe other things in the future)

Working with felt (making softies or felties)

Collecting beads and making my own jewelry with them

I enjoy making some ATC´s every now and then

And I collect small merchandise (all kinds) from the movies Coraline, Nightmare before Christmas and from the tv show Doctor Who.

I like

• favorite colors are red, pink, purple and orange
• I love spring and summer
• autumn too
• haloween
• mountains and forests
• flowers
• animals, from cute and fluffy (cats!) to wild animals like wolves and tigers
• patchwork
• vintage
• Art Nouveau
• Art Deco
• old adds and posters
• painters like Caravaggio, Van Gogh, Renoir, Monet and many others
• glasswork like Tiffany
• 70´s and 80´s
• lazy days
• sunshine

Things I would love to get from someone

• yarn (I prefer natural fibres like wool, cotton, silk, bamboo, a mix of these with acrylic is fine too)
• embroidery fabric (14, 16, 18 or 22 count aida, evenweave or linnen fabric, no white or cream though, I have lots of those )
• beads, pendants and charms (glass, gemstone),
• stickers
• masking tape/ washi tape
• crafting/colored paper (esp. with vintage designs)
• embellishment
• stamps/ clear stamps
• inkpads, all colors
• buttons
• bookmarks
• pretty stationery
• soaps and other nice smelling things
• scrapbook items
• tea (black, green, herbal, rooibos, I like them all) and coffee (black, espresso)
• vintage stuff
• postcards
• fridge magnets
• sweets and chocolate (I like almost everything!)

About Postcards

I love to get postcards from all over the world. I enjoy some Postcrossing too.

Most of all I love old pc´s (old in years or with an old image on them) and pc´s with (old) photo´s or made out of/printed from old photo´s. I also like postcards with:

• foxes
• raven/crow
• flowers
• coffee/tea
• trees
• children
• castles, other old buildings
• sea sides, landscapes
• cats (small or big ones), dogs
• rainbows
• tourist cards

But I also like pc´s from where you live, funny ones, pc´s with art, with ads, vintage ones, colourful ones or just beautiful ones :)

I prefer my postcards naked (written&stamped on) if possible.

I Dislike/ don´t give me this

• plastic/acryl beads
• religion themed items
• political themed items
• I ´m not really interested in things like cars/sports/planes/gadgets
• I don´t have children, so please no items for children
• I don´t have pets either, so no treats or toys
• smelly items (smoke, cigarettes)