Surprises in
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Welcome to my profile!

I am a catsitter, bookbinder and paper artist. I love to read, to cook, to bake. Most of my free time goes into making journals, notebooks, cards and stationery. I like to recycle and upcycle. I like to share what I make with people all over the world! Therefore hand made cards, mailart and snail mails are very welcome.

I love to read. Usually historical fiction, classic and modern literature, philosophy, psychology and essays. Some of my favourite books ever: - The Night Circus - The Gargoyle - The Thirteenth Tale - The parfum - everything by M. Yourcenar, T. Mann, H. James

I have a Little Free Library in my front garden, it is a wonderful way of exchanging books.

I like to listen to classic music, usually chamber or choir music. But most of all I love the silence, at home or in the nature.

I live as environmentally conscious as I can and I am vegetarian. I love animals, expecially cats ❤

My favourite seasons: fall and winter.

I speak Enlish, French, Dutch and Italian.

I see Swap-Bot as a chance to spread love and to put a smile on someone's face.

I like:

classy and subtle things
six strand embroidery floss
paper, expecially the not glossy one
washi stickers
rubber stamps
clear stamps
post stamps with portraits of women
old cigar bands
ex libris (book plates)
writing paper, stationery
handmade paper
quotes of writers and philosophers
washi tape
metal dies
warm, dark autumn colours
very dark brown, indigo and blue
black
turquoise
icy pink, almost white
off white
ATC's
Tarot cards
poetry
haiku (Japanse short poems)
bookmarks
dainty paper bundles
soft vintage aesthetic

Postcards: I love to send and receive postcards, written or unwritten and in an envelope. Please don't send tourist cards.

I like cards with:

coffee everything
postman, postwoman
the bibliophilia series
illustrations by Jane Ray
illustrations from the fairytale "The Princess and the Pea"
illustrations by Catrin Welz-Stein
illustrations of interiors of little shops
Vogue covers
book covers
Dior, Balenciaga, YSL and so on vintage fashion
Tarot cards
mermaids (no cartoons)
tempus fugit, transience of life
life on head
minimalism
woman on a bicycle
woman writing a letter
woman in the kitchen
woman hanging the wash
ironing, cleaning the house (to inspire me ; )
ladies drinking tea or coffee
vintage posters of my favourites themes
woman in sorrow/crying
woman with a cat
hourglasses
people eating together
cats in art paintings
beautiful illustrations with falling snow
art of the 19th century
paintings with women in beautiful dresses

I love mailart!

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