DreamingAries

Updated February 19th 2025

Welcome to my profile.

So, who am I?!

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

Alright, a little more about me...

I'm almost 40 (eek) and live in Amsterdam, where I was born and raised. I share my home with my three amazing cats—Micio (11), Nuala (7), and Bowie (3). I work full-time as an IT specialist, so when I’m home, I love to avoid being on a computer!
I practice witchcraft and view myself as an eclectic witch

I love arts and crafts, especially mixed media projects! I may not be as amazing as some of the artists I’ve seen on YouTube, but I keep getting new ideas I can’t wait to try.

Unfortunately, I don’t have tons of time to create a lot, but I can manage a journal page or two (or a canvas) each week outside of work. A few years ago, I got hooked on ATCs and pocket letters—obsessed, really! Since ATCs are pretty small, I can usually squeeze in one or two in the evenings after work. Sometimes, it's just tiny details or prepping backgrounds instead of finishing a whole piece, but hey, progress is progress!

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
• Something with bottlecaps (magnets, hangers, keyrings etc.. Also these bottlecaps come in very handy during the mixed media projects)
• Making Pocket letters!
• Make jewellery (Often with handmade beads, either polymer clay or paper)

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.. I do have a few things that I absolutely

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
• Bohemian stuff

those will absolutely get you an instant

Detective's, Thrillers, Non-Fiction, Novels, Fantasy... Almost everything really. I read an average of 100 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 Zafon
• Throne of Glass series - Sarah J. Maas
• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid

And again..

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

I don't have a regular TV subscription anymore, but I do love my streaming services ;) I tend to watch the same series over and over (might be the ADHD lol) Here are a few of my favourites:

• JAG (My favourite ever!!)
• Grey's Anatomy (yup sucker for that one)
• Once Upon A Time
• Dexter
• Pretty Little Liars
• Vampire Diaries
• NCIS
• Army Wives
• Good WItch
• Anything that covers religious cults
• ALL the true crime documentaries

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
• Fleetwood Mac
• Stevie Nicks solo
• Michael Jackson
• Queen
• Celine Dion (YES REALLY! :p)
• Tracy Chapman
• Sade
• Guns 'n Roses
• 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!

Januay 2025: I noticed the 1 rating on my profile, which I missed years ago—so sorry about that! I assumed all my mail arrived fine and then took a swapping hiatus.

I’ve resent the swap on January 17th 2025, after reaching out to my swap partner, who kindly agreed to a resend. - February 19th: Thankfully it has arrived!!

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 Tuesday..... 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"