Lilian

HELLO!

I doooooon't flake, never! I love having my karma in a good shape hehe ;D note: i send all the zines swaps i was running behind, plase send me an EMAIL if you don't receive it. Thanks :)

30 years old, redhead, bird ringer, ziner, crafter, illustrator, dreamer, 70' & 80' rocker, kpop fangirl, pinup lipstick lover, nailpolish addict, art lover, scrapbooker, open minded, pagan, star watcher, happy tea drinker, happy coffee drinker, tree hugger, capricorn (capricorn ascendant), pig in chinese horoscope, fir tree in Celtic.

Member since February 2008 !

• I'm a totally bird fan: i'm learning how to ring and identify them, i'm in love with every bird i see (even though my favourite are european robins, sparrows, peacocks and owls). I collect every thing with birds on it. Really. And my favourite birds are robins, hummingbirds, owls, sparrows...

• I love mail. I enjoy a lot writing letters, putting together packages, decorating envelopes, creating overloaded pieces of art mail, making/writing postcards, sending/receiving handmade stuff, sharing inspirations, etc.

• I'm a washi tape (hoarder) collector. I can't help to have a large washi tape wishlist! Actually on the hunt of some washi with stamps on it and other with paperclips! ;D

• I'm also a paper junkie. I ♥ making collages and i always keep looking for nice patterned paper, retro & vintage images, typography, etc :D

• I'm just like a gossip raven, amazed by all the glittery & sparkly stuff, no glitter no party hehehe ^,^ Well, i'm a night owl too; i adore the night!

• Being in an artistic mood helps me to keep my mind in a good health :D

• I'm a very musical person, i can't live without music. Really; i like to think that music was my first crush, and it will be the last :D~♥

• I love underwater life and all the mistery lying there. I would love to own a big aquarium.

• My favourite colors are: Turquoises, teals, blues (indigo, intense sea tones, deep sky), greens (forest, jade, emerald), vibrant purples and magentas. My heart is of the color of a peacock! :D

• I love to collect (and try!) teas/coffee/cocoas from around the world! Hot drinks makes me smile :)

• I make Zines! And i just love to read every Zine i can catch :)

• I LOVE snowflakes and i'll love you forever if you send me something snowflake-ish. I also have a great obsession with snowglobes :D

• I am a book worm and my idea of a good evening is a sassy cup of coffee or tea, a great book and a rainy day :D My favourite genres are: science-fiction, fiction, fantasy, myths (every culture), classic tales and fairy tales, graphic novels and every kind of poetry. always willing to discover something new!

• I recently discover i can sew :D So, i am a BIG fabric junkie :D I collect every tiny piece of fabric to make clothes for Mockingjay, my orange haired Blythe :)

• And i'm an expert creating a world on a blank space. Even sometimes new worlds don't mean a better situation. To change is the key.

Favourite Things

In no particular order:

• Bird stuff: images, pictures, information, drawings, stickers... Everything nature related, anyway (old book pages about critters, Fungi, plants, creatures of any kind)
• Hedgehogs, whales & narhwals, butterflies & cocoons, beetles, owls, hummingbirds, red foxes! .

• Planets, galaxies, stars, constellations, etc, the night sky is a big inspiration for me.
• Greenhouses, gardens, succulents, cactus everything.
• The ocean and the sea are so important to me.

• Van Gogh, Klimt, John Everett Millais, J. W. Waterhouse make me happy.
• Feminism ♥ Poems written by women, texts from Sylvia Plath, Virginia Woolf, Akhmatova...
• scrapbooking/snail mail embellishments
• washi/deco tape samples!!! Looking for this one:

• air mail stickers (or washi tape samples), gummed labels of any kind.
• Shrink plastic!! Can't find it here :/
• Notepads, notecards.
• Rubber stamps (handmade or not)
• Korean/Japanese little stickers
• The most glitterish stickers, flake stickers.
• Interesting bits of ephemera, your fave stamped images.
• Vintage anything (lace, fake crystals and stones, buttons, etc)
• typography goodness
• paper clips :)
• Ribbons
• Pages from books (any language)
• Music Partitures
• Broken jewelry
• Nice patterned, retro, newspaper/mag cutting for my collages
• Little pieces of fabric to handmade dresses for my Blythe
• Zines!
• Interesting shaped glitter :)
• Holographic stuff!
• Mail art ♥
• Sparkly beads! :)
• Pressed herbs, flowers, leaves, etc
• Peculiar stuff...

♥ Favourite Tea:

Tea wishlist:

• Ginger+Lemon Yogi Tea
• Every Celestial seasonings tea
• Chai and spicy something
• "Christmas" mix (loose tea as well teabag)
• Snapple Something
• Stash & Tazo Brands 'cause i can't purchase them in my country and i love them so much

At the moment i long for deep, spicy and intense tea flavours.

• Flavours i prefer (in no particular order): Pumpkin, Ginger, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Bergamot, Vanilla, Passion Flower, Clove, Star Anise, Fennel Seeds, Peppercorn, Black Pepper, Daarjeling, Oolong, Seaweed, Nutmeg, Rose Petals, Coconut, Lotus, Mango.

x Teas I don't like:

• BRANDS THAT TEST IN ANIMALS! (Lipton doesn't test anymore - Thanks for the info, @Guusje :D)

• Hibiscus (ugh).

• Blueberries, Cranberries... (Mostly anything with berries).

• Anything with apples (i like apples, but lately i got tired of this flavour in a tea).

Important info for you :)

• If you haven't received a swap from me around 4 weeks after end date, & you plan to rate me a 1 or 3 please contact me BEFORE YOU RATE ME, so we can work something out. Feel free to contact me :D! packages come all the way from Spain and it can take some time sometimes. Thank you!

• I understand that sometimes life gets in the way and you can't send items on time. All I ask is that you drop me a note to let me know you are running late and that you not mark the items sent until you actually send :).

• I recycle the envelopes, so if they're not broken I use them again. You can do this too when you send to me, don't worry, i'll be happy ;D Recycling is good for our planet, but if you want a new envelope, please, let me know.

• I try to always rate my partners. Please do the same if you can :D & Please do not write 'swap' or 'swapbot' or the name of the swap or anything at all web-related, on the outside of your package.

Thank you sooo much for understanding :D