emsan

Profile updated on April 19, 2011.

I was born and raised in northern Sweden where I still live with my husband, our daughter (born November 2010) and a cat called Sixten. I love travelling, meeting new people and learning about different cultures. Other things I enjoy are reading, writing, crafting, watching TV (way too much), movies and photography.

I love swapping not only because of all the fun an creativity it brings but mostly because of all the wonderful friends I have made since I started swapping. The little things around my home reminding me of them make them seem close even though they are all over the world.

♥ HAPPY MAIL (duh!)

♥ Handmade things

♥ Decorating my home with things like candles, lanterns, prints, photos and lots of memories.

♥ Mugs & cups I absolutely love to receive mugs and cups! Cute ones, pretty ones, small ones, big ones. Love them.

♥ Teas & tea accessories Yummy tea and Anything for brewing or storing tea like canisters, small trays for tea bags or infusers. Tea related items are always welcome.

♥ Anything Momiji! Here's what I already have in my small collection.

♥ Cute tins! I collect tins of all sizes.

♥ Lipbalms - I especially love Crazy Rumors lipbalms! But I will try any kind. I prefer the ones that really work to the ones that just smell good.

♥ Totebags! Handmade or store bought, I like them all.

♥ Animals I have two cats but love all kinds of animals.

♥ Colors! I love cool shades! Think blue, aqua, turquoise, purple, pink, fuschia. I also really like lime green and black/white. But hey, don't worry, there are no colors I really can't stand, I do like most of them!

♥ Fruity and berry tastes/scents.

♥ Kawaii! Cram cream and San-x are my favorite brands. I also really like Q-lia, Kamio, Crux and Hannari tofu. I will love food with faces too, anything woodland themed or other cute characters. I haven't discovered them all yet! I'd love to get new favorites.

I love receiving useful things for my desk, for crafting or for my work room in general!

♥ Stationery items & paper goods.

♥ Deco tape, pen holders, tape dispensers, pencil cases and such.

♥ Tins, boxes and other things for storing, sorting and organizing.

♥ Labels, especially personalized ones.

♥ Supplies for my paper crafts or for jewelry making like pretty papers, embellishments, stickers, glass beads, cabochons, charms "Diamond Glaze" adhesive, E6000 glue, rubber stamps, ink pads, Sakura Gelly Roll pens and origami papers with patterns.

I don't have any food allergies and I would love to taste something edible from your country.

♥ I always want candy! Especially Sour Skittles, Sour patch kids, Jolly Rancher's, Swedish fish (the red ones) and Yummy earth lollies. But I'm sure there are lots of new faves to be found!

♥ I love tea!

When it comes to tea I'll try anything once! In general, I prefer tea that actually has tea in it. I'm not a big fan of herbal/fruit teas or infusions.

• Any white or green tea will always be appreciated - pure or flavored, anything goes!

• Yogi teas

• Chai!

Some flavors I love: blueberry, plum, goji berry, acai, cherry, strawberry, cranberry, pear or pomegranate flavor.

I drink fruity black teas sometimes but mostly I prefer green or white tea. I sometimes drink vanilla rooibos but other than that, not so much a rooibos fan.

Eila was born Nov 29th 2010. She's a little too young to know about gifts but if you would like to send something for her at least her mommy will be happy. ;-)

If you should want to send something for her to wear, the size should be 12-18 months right now. When in doubt - get the bigger size!

• I wear jewelry and prefer silver to gold. I am sensitive to nickel so only nickel-free stuff works. I especially like earrings.

• Beaded bracelets are also great, I have small wrists and hands.

• I love scarves and hats! I also like knitted mittens and wrist warmers.

• Tees and tops. I wear a size M, usually. But if it's a non-stretchy regular tee then a ladies size L or even XL is good (US size). I like them a bit oversized!

• Socks are always fun to receive! Size: European 37-38 / UK 4-5 /USA 7-8. I like regular socks, ankle socks and warm socks the most. Don't wear knee socks alot.

• If you're swapping with me and run into any trouble (like being late) please let me know! I will appreciate the communication.

• I always rate when I have received a swap.

• I always send out my swaps. But hey, Sweden might be far away from where you are so please have patience. Don't hestitate to contact me if you feel it's been too long. (Swaps from Sweden to the US usually take between 4-14 days, sometimes a little longer.)

• It's ok to send tea, spices, candies and other foods to Sweden.

• I don't drink coffee but if you happen to send me some I will gladly give it to my hubby.

• I reuse envelopes and packaging materials.

• I prefer natural products and stuff that has not been tested on animals.

• We don't smoke but we have a cat in our house.

• Lavender scented items, I get a headache from the smell! Probably best to avoid other heavy floral scents too. I'm also sensitive to items that smell of smoke. Thanks for understanding!

• Herbal fruit teas, chamomile teas, honey flavored teas.

• Cheap copies of kawaii brands

• Poorly made items or used items that are not in great condition.