HouseOfHearts

Hello!

My name is Crystal and I currently live in Winnipeg, although I call Montreal home.

I have had penpals all over the world since I was a young child, presently I have 4 penpals (New Zealand, Australia, Croatia and Indonesia). I like to make meaningful connections with people and if you think we could make good penpals please send me a message and lets swap addresses!

• I like: sending & receiving cool looking mail, kittens, road trips, coffee, music, going to concerts, taking photos, collecting old cameras, randomness, cutting and gluing things together, finding amazing things at thrift store, I ♥ making envies, yoga, blogging, learning about different cultures through people, recycling paper goods, typography, the color red, sitting in the sun, people watching and reading a good book just to name a few things.

• I dislike: canned mushrooms, religious mailings, natural disasters, cheap makeup, people who don't make room on the side walk for you to pass, baby items (I don't have any children, nor are any on the way!) and horror movies (I can`t sleep for a few days after them).

I love making mixed CD's!!! Mixing my love for music with my love for mail art some how creates something beautiful to me. My musical taste is all over the board since I live with a music buff. Some favorites:

• Gorillaz
• The Stars
• Bob Dylan
• The Streets
• The Sounds
• Timber Timbre
• The Kooks
• She & Him
• Gwen Stafani
• The Killers
• The Hives
• Sarah Slien
• Frank Sinatra (All time fav!)
• NoFX

• Bad Religion

• I would ♥ to do a mix CD swap with you. I love to hear underground indie music from other countries. And I love to show others what Canada has to offer in the music world.

BOOKS:

• Paulo Coelho
• Douglas Coupland
• George Orwell

MAGAZINES:

• Bust
• Computer Arts Magazine
• Economist
• Frankie (I would love any copy you could send me!!!)
• Neet Magazine

Expand your mind!

• Sunshine & Rain
• Seeing a place for the first time
• Blog surfing
• Walking through art galleries
• The colors teal & yellow together
• Kind words and deeds
• The smell of the ocean
• Shooting a roll of film with one of my many cameras
• Being in nature
• My boyfriends sketch book! (really you should see it!)

• Extra Fine Pens (colors are great)
• Anything Russian, Asian or European
• Vintage/Retro Paper Goods from 60's, 70's and 80's
• Interesting paper from your country (like free postcards, advertisements, newspaper clippings)
• Rubber Stamps (hand carved are awesome!)
• Anything Red
• Kawaii!!!
• Anything Art Nouveau
• Stationary Sets
• Stationary Pads
• Ephemera
• Family Recipes (on recipe cards!)
• I love old pictures (Technicolor is the best!)
• I ♥ Thoughtful SURPRISES!!!

I hate to have this section but I don't want to send something that I am not interested in. So here we go:

• Baby Items (I do not have kids!)
• Christian Items
• Make-up
• Disney Items (unless it is Alice in Wonderland)

Thanks for understanding!