Elppu

I love postcards and getting mail from abroad...I take photographs, sailing lessons,singing lessons and japanese lessons. I have 2 dogs (Australian Cattle Dog and Thai Ridgeback Dog) and I have 3 children:daughter,8,(loves Hello Kitty and all things girly) son,7, obsessed with Legos,especially Star Wars, son 1,5years...loves mummy,lol! My hubby works as an tattoo artist.He has recently started to collect old coins and stamps. We live in countryside,quite middle of Finland.

I AM LOOKING FOR CARDS,SOUVENIRS ETC FROM:

EIFFEL TOWER,CHRIST THE REDEEMER STATUE,STATUE OF LIBERTY,EMPIRE STATE BUILDING :) Thank you :)

Things I love :

• nice,small rocks & shells taken from the beach. I thought I'd start a collection of little rocks from beaches around the world. If you can send a photo and a description of the beach along with rock/shell, I'll be grateful forever!

• photographing, I take photos and I'd love to see yours

• I especially like air-views&night views of cities/areas

• Macro photography

• Stars (real ones photographed) and astronomy pics

• chocolate,ANY KIND,my passion is beyond addiction,lol . I especially love Thornton's and Quality Street'c chocolate, but I always want to try new!

• pin-up and burlesque

• old classic cars,not only american...photos of dumped old cars touch my heart :)

• vintage

• tattoos

• skulls&roses

• day-of-the-dead

• anime

• anything japanese ! also kawaii

• anything IRISH!

• anything Indian

• SUSHI

• fairy,gothic,mystical stuff

• Miyazaki's creations

• Blythe dolls! I have none and I would love to see pics of yours!

*Orchids,roses,lotuses,cherry blossom/sakura,IVY (yes,weird but I thought it was cool in Ireland :D)

*Endangered species

Cosmetics: I get NASTY headache of many incenses,potpourris and scented candles and this goes to many cosmetics as well with ARTIFICIAL scents.

• Lush and Body Shop scents as well as handmade soaps are fine. I especially love raspberry,cranberry,chocolate,fudge,citrus,coconut,primrose scents

I collect nail polish :D Fake lashes are also welcome,the more surreal the better,lol. I also like nail decals.I don't have any piercings,not even for earrings.

Clothing&sizes: I'm european size M,US size 4-6 and UK size 8.My shoe/sock size is 40. I prefer shirts tight (not the typical t-shirt model)

Colours: Attention,this applies to things I wear or use (pillow covers etc.) - in crafts I love absolutely every colour!

• LOVE turqouise! Anywhere,anything.

  • I also like black,pink,red,chocolate brown and olive green.

Fave combos:

*turqouise-chocolate brown

*black-red-white

*chocolate brown-olive green

I DON'T like pastel green or blue or any yellow/orange and I don't like plain white.

I like my postcards naked and stamped,if you can send packages with stamps instead of postage slip,that would be great.

I've started to do matchboxes, button fairies and needle felted thingies...I see myself doing atcs too.

I can send a card from the 3rd ugliest monument of the world with that village's lucky postal mark http://members.virtualtourist.com/vt/t/1c7/

I can also send a card from Santa's Grotto,stamped by Santa's elves!

...And of course Moomin stuff and Kaj Stenvall art cards and Fazer chocolate! I'm always open for private swaps!

I'm pretty broad-minded when it comes to music...I take classical singing lessons and pop singing lessons.Anything else except europop goes :) My faves are however:

*Led Zeppelin *Jethro Tull *Ozzy Osbourne/Black Sabbath *Journey *The Doors *Pink Floyd

*Red Hot Chili Peppers *Poets of the Fall *HIM *Bad Religion *Tom Petty *Guns 'n' Roses *Iron Maiden *Massive Attack

*Toby Lightman

*Ayumi Hamasaki

Irish music traditional and *Flogging Molly *Pogues *The Corrs

I really like Frank Mc Court (RIP) His books are awesome...I also like Anthony De Mello's books.

I like movies with unusual ending and psychological triggers...American happy-endings are not for me...My fave list includes:

*Pulp Fiction and ANY Tarantino film! *Butterfly Effect *American Beauty *City of God *Slumdog Millionaire *Blood Diamonds *Angela's Ashes *P.S.I Love You