DreamingAries

**I was gone for a while, but I am back now! If you have any questions or whatever, just pop me a message!

Straight-talking, No-Nonsense, Coffee-loving & Lesbian woman ;-) Well, that's me in a nutshell!

Alright a little more about me then..

I am 30 years old.. eek.. and I live in Amsterdam (where I was also born an raised). I live alone with my 2 amazing cats, Beer, who is 14 years old and Micio, who is almost2 years old. I have been in a relationship with my girlfriend for almost 5 years now, unfortunately she still lives in Sicily (yup.. long distance sigh) She will move to Amsterdam though, as soon as she can!

I love arts and crafts, especially mixed media projects. I am not as wonderful as some of the people I have seen on youtube, but I am getting more and more ideas which I would like to try out for myself. Unfortunately I don't have a lot of time to actually do a LOT, but a journal page or 2 (or a canvas) a week I can do outside of work..And since a a few moths I am HOOKED on ATC's and POCKET LETTERS!..And since ATC's are relatively small I can usually do 1 or 2 or so in the evenings when I come home. And sometimes they are just tiny, or prepping the backgrounds instead of actually finishing a whole page..or canvas.

Hopefully I will join some candy-swaps in the future (I would love to try some goodies from around the world!! haha) BUT unfortunately I am allergic to NUTS

• Mixed media arts (ATC's, APC's and journal pages
• Painting on canvas (mainly with acrylic paints)
• Art journalling (which is mostly mixed media I think)
• Something with bottlecaps (magnets, hangers, keyrings etc.. Also these bottlecaps come in very handy during the mixed media projects)
• Making Pocket letters! yes I am addicted to those too now
• Make bracelets (but I haven't gotten to making my own beads yet!

I do not, knit or crochet, basically because I suck at both haha. Oh I also cannot draw something nice to safe my life! Seriously, even my stick figures look horrible :(

For swaps I think I am really easy going, I like everything. I don't have a whole list of stuff I would NOT like to receive.. But I do have few dislikes:

• Religious stuff
• Stuff with babies on it
• make-up, because I just don't wear it ;)
• Nuts (obviously because of my allergy haha)

Other than that.. I like it all! Handmade, store bought, whatever colours, whatever images and patterns..

LOVE

• Darker/Gothic type stuff
• Weird stuff you probably wouldn't send to anyone else (offensive or just plain rude for instance)
• Something with owls or cats
• Anything Disney (classic)
• Halloween stuff

Also would love to receive postage stamps, not looking for anything in particular, my girlfriend collects stamps ;) So they would be for her ;) .. ALL kinds of stamps!!

those will absolutely get you an instant

Detective's, Thrillers, Non-Fiction, Novels, Fantasy... Almost everything really. I read an average of 50 books a year ;)

A few of my favourites:

• Lord of the rings trilogy - J.R.R Tolkien
• All the Harry Potters - J.K Rowling
• The Storyteller - Jodi Picoult
• A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman
• Moni - 135633, Ka-Tsetnik
• Child Soldier - China Keitetsi
• The Shadow Of The Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Actually, the writer of the last book I mentioned is one I came accross not too long ago and I am already hooked! I have read everything that he wrote (well, everything that is available in English that is) so far and I can't wait for his other books to be translated. He writes in such a captivating way, very poetic, lots of details and intriguing stories.. At least, I think so!

And again..

• Lord Of The Rings Trilogy,
• Schindler's List
• The Colour Purple
• La vita e bella
• I am Sam
• Labyrinth
• Pan's Labyrinth
• Loving Annabelle
• Sweeney Todd and
• ALL the Disney movies!!

Honestly, I don't watch a lot of tv, but I do enjoy the dance competitions (like idols I guess, but just with dancing) they have every now and again.

Ok, not to tell a lie! I do have some favourite tv-shows/series, BUT I never actually watch them on tv :p

• JAG (My favourite ever!!)
• Grey's Anatomy (yup sucker for that one)
• Once Upon A Time
• Mob Wives (hey, don't judge me HA!)

Oh boy, oh boy!

My taste in music is just so weird (if I say so myself...) I will just go ahead and list my few favourites!

• David Bowie
• Michael Jackson
• Queen
• Celine Dion (YES REALLY! :p)
• Tracy Chapman
• Sade
• Guns 'n Roses
• The Scorpions
• Phil Collins
• Meatloaf
• Nightwish
• Epica
• Tristania
• HIM
• Riccardo Cocciante

And the list actually goes on and on and on :p! I LOVE Music!

Any questions? Just message me!

note: If I mark something as "sent" on a Saturday, Sunday or Monday, it means I either dropped it off at the post office, or put it in the mailbox. BUT it won't be picked up/sent out until Tuesday, because we have no post on Sunday AND Monday and the mailboxes aren't emptied until Tueday..... I still mark it as "sent" though, to keep my swap-bot organized, so I know what I've sent out already and what swaps I still have to send out

Love,

"DreamingAries"