Hello, I'm Zoe, a self confessed shopaholic and crafter! I live, love, breath, shop and even dream in craft.

I am British, but moved to Switzerland 3 years ago and I absolutely love living here. I have the most wonderful boyfriend Neil, who was my childhood sweetheart and whom I would be completely lost without.

Neil is a Web Designer and he does electronically what I do with paper and glue. I am so lucky to have someone who encourages my hobby and pays for my habit! (He realises that shoes and handbags would be SO much worse).

I really need to buckle down and learn French as the language barrier makes meeting other crafters here difficult. I have been really embracing the online crafting community. It allows me to share my creative outlet with others and I have met some truly lovely people.

I LOVE seeing other people's craft spaces, organisational ideas and crafty creations and I spend hours browsing flickr and craft blogs. I dream of having a dedicated craft room, but gratefully make use of my craft space and have learnt to be clever with storage.

In case you were in any doubt, I have the teeniest tiniest craft shopping habit and am a little bit obsessed with IKEA!

Christmas is my favourite time of year. I love the snow, twinkly lights, cinnamon candles, baking smells, rich deep reds and glitter as far as the eye can see.

I am a thoughtful and generous person and appreciate it when people put time, effort and thought into their swaps.

• ATC's
• Inchies
• Tags
• Matchboxes
• Minibooks
• Scrapbooking

...the list grows by the hour!

I don't tend to read many books in a month, although I do LOVE craft books. I spend more time reading craft magazines which aren't readily available in Switzerland, so they are a real treat when friends send them from the UK and US.

I would love to receive craft magazines from around the world.

I would love to receive craft items for any of the following themes...

• Tim Holtz
• Steampunk
• 7 Gypsies
• Paris/French
• Clocks/Pocket Watches
• Measuring Tape
• Birdcages
• Alice in Wonderland
• Little Red Riding Hood
• Halloween
• Star Wars

I would also love to receive...

• Clock/Watch Parts
• Scrabble Tiles
• Dominoes
• Bingo Markers (wood)
• Admission Tickets
• Idea-ology Spinners
• Idea-ology Tokens
• Grungeboard/Grungepaper
• Foil Edging Tape
• Measuring Tape Ribbon
• Metal Charms
• Prima Flowers
• Unusual Shaped Brads & Buttons
• Rhinestones/Gems
• Brads with Rhinestones/Gems
• Dictionary Pages (especially foreign languages)
• Rub-ons (I love em)
• Clear Stamps
• Handmade items
• Lapel Pins (I collect them)
• Craft Storage Ideas (magazine clippings, photos, books, website suggestions)

I prefer vintage colours and LOVE brown in all shades. I'm not really a fan of brights or neons.

My boyfriend collects Star Wars Lego Minifigures, which he would be particularly delighted to receive (and may distract him from my escalating craft costs).

I am a chocoholic on the wagon, so please don't send me food because I have no willpower and I'll hate you in the morning! ;-)

I have a very sensitive sense of smell and really dislike smokey and musty smells. I appreciate you taking this into consideration.

As I live in Switzerland you will need to complete a customs declaration form for anything other than a small envelope (sorry). Please would you check the 'gift' box, as otherwise I will have to pay import charges. I will make sure I do the same for my international swaps.

I will always rate as way of saying thank you for the lovely things I am sent and it would be really nice if you could do the same.