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kafekafe

kafekafe
Date Joined: September 25, 2009
Last Online: April 29, 2013
Birthday: March 19, 1983
Country: Russian Federation
My postcard collection
Flickr photography
last.fm

First things first

I'm a fair swapper and I always send my swaps in time. When they're received it makes me happy! However, with my 15 years of international mail experience I know that sometimes snail mail can be slow, and sometimes things get lost. I have no influence of these things (I wish I had!) So please, please, please if you don't get something talk to me about it before giving a poor rating! I already have more than enough of that thanks to the failings of mail system, and I don't want more at all. :( Just talk to me and we'll figure something out. I am always willing to resend.

I'm looking for category sticker slam swappers! I prefer nice & neat booklets with challenging themes.

Some things that I love are lilac gardens, old wooden houses, catching snowflakes on my mittens, having plants around my home, good grammar, polka dot blouses, wiggle dresses, elegant earrings and brooches, when my home is filled with sunshine, robots, sitting on the windowsill, common sense, sleeping in, meadows, shooting film, my family, exchanging sarcastic remarks, hand cream, reading, SNL, Hausmann buildings in Paris, flower markets and corner rounders.

p o s t с a r d s

I collect written & stamped Christmas postcards. My main focus are Soviet postcards (1930—1991), but I love all years, all countries. Please no religious themes though. If you happen to have old unwanted Christmas postcards I'd be happy to take them from your hands. I will take care about them, put them into albums and arrange in chronological order.

My postcards for trade

s t i c k e r s

Top favourite subjects:

  • flowers, trees, leaves
  • food
  • household objects
  • things around the city
  • children (not photo)
  • photo stickers of beautiful things, street views, landscapes
  • most Asian stickers, esp. strange characters like Tea-man, Beer-chan
     

Please don't send me:

  • Lisa Frank
  • Hello Kitty
  • photographic animals

o t h e r s w a p s

Tea: Please no green or red teas, I don't like them. Disliked flavours are mint, lemon, cinnamon and vanilla. Now that we're done with bad things, let's move on to those enjoyable. My favourite tea flavours are blackberry, orange, passion fruit, indian spice, blue cornflower, thyme. I like fruit and herbal teas a lot, esp. if they're mixed with black tea. I love trying new tea flavours, but I also love good quality no-flavour black tea, esp. Darjeeling and Ceylon.

Food: I have no food allergies.

Food dislikes: anything mint; liquorice and most other chewing candy; liquor-filled chocolates; coffee; seafood.

Food likes: everything else. :D I like chocolate a lot. My favourite fruity flavours are banana, peach and strawberry. We get some foreign brands of food here in Moscow, but mostly I guess it's safe to send whatever is typical for your area.

Items: I'm specifically looking for the following:

  1. Toy size mailbox models from different countries
  2. Cheburashka and Russian Doll Japanese kawaii items
  3. Everything Pettson and Findus (see my P&F postcard collection)

Favorite Television

Supernatural

House | The Big Bang Theory | Flight of the Conchords | How I Met Your Mother

I also LOVE Saturday Night Live, esp. Weekend Update.

Favorite Movies

Eternal Summer, Donnie Darko, Love Actually, Beautiful Mind, Fight Club

About Me

I'm 29 and my native language is Russian. I live in the outskirts of Moscow and spend a lot time in the office. In November 2012 I decided to leave my job of five years and try to build my life a new, a life that would make me happy evert day. It's a big decision for me and I'm scared, but I'm really looking forward to it! I'm hugely into all things Soviet. I do enjoy vintage things in general, esp. the 50s. New Year's Day is my favourite holiday. In Russia, we celebrate Christmas on January 7 and it's a purely religious holiday, NY's is the biggest holiday of the year. I don't mind you wishing me Merry Christmas though, I automatically translate it as "Happy New Year". :P

A word regarding my 1. It looks like my swap was simply lost in the mail (it happens!), but unfortunately my partner failed to communicate and let me make it right. One of my other swaps was lost in the mail, but after I resent it my partner changed her rating to 3.

Ratings

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Comment: Yeyyyy, your card finally has arrived :):):) Thank you very much!
Response: Hooray! Is it the first or the second card?
tao67 rated for Christmas POSTcards on Jan 8, 2013
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Comment: Great postcard, thank you!! It finally arrived yesterday so it had a long journey. :-)
Response: It definitely took its time :) I'm so glad it arrived in the end! Have a great 2013!
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Comment: Thank you . 고맙습니다.
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Comment: Thank you very much for beautiful postcard and the nice stamp! I love it! :) Happy new year!
Response: I'm glad it finally arrived!! Thank you for the heart, and happy new year to you too!
Wingy rated for Christmas POSTcards on Jan 1, 2013
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Comment: thank you...and happy new year to you and yours
Response: Thank you for the heart! Happy holidays~~
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Comment: thank you so much for the lovely xmas card from the red square! wish you a happy new year! and so glad to meet you here too! :P
Response: Glad you liked it :D Happy New Year to you, too!
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Comment: Thankyou very much for the cute christmas card^^
Response: It arrived ~almost~ in time, ha! Thanks for the heart :)
Misa015 rated for My playlist in October 2012 on Dec 30, 2012
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Comment: Thanks. :)
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Comment: Thank you, Katya, for the beautiful PC with the birds and the lovely birds sticker. I wish you a wonderful winter and a Happy New Year!
Response: Thank you for the heart & have the best of winters too <3 Happy New Year!
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Comment: Thank you so much for the xmas pc!!! xx
Response: Woohoo I'm glad it arrived! I just came back after a month of travelling, so I slowly sort out things. :) I also received yours, will rate asap! Happy New Year!
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Comment: Thank you so much for this great card!
Response: Thank you for the heart! Happy New Year!
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Comment: Thank you for a cute card and stickers :) Hyvää Joulua
Response: Thank you for the heart! Happy New Year!!!
HelenG6 rated for Christmas POSTcards on Dec 20, 2012
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Comment: Katya, I LOVED your card! I'm of Ukrainian descent, and am able to read cyrallic alphabet. "Ded Moroz" reminds me of St. Nicholas, on what I was raised. Have a blessed Christmas! Do you celebrate in JAN13? I hope to. Thank you so much!
Response: I'm so glad you liked it and it brought back memories! We mostly celebrate New Year in Russia, then Christmas is on Jan. 7 (I'm not religious though), and then on Jan. 13 is the old-style New Year, which is not a real holiday, we usually celebrate with a nice dinner. :) Happy holidays!!!
Juttale rated for Christmas POSTcards on Dec 17, 2012
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Comment: Thank you for the funny card and your kind words ! Love the beautiful stamps as well. Merry Christmas and a HappyNew Year for you and your loved ones !
Response: I'm glad you liked it! Happy New Year!
TeaP rated for Christmas POSTcards on Dec 13, 2012
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Comment: Thanks for the beautiful card.
Response: Thank you for the heart! Happy New Year!
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Comment: Thank you for the trade!
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Comment: Today I got your resend postcard for this swap. Thank for the nice stamp and the cute postcard.
Response: I'm glad it arrived!
goobebox rated for Private Postcard Swap on Nov 13, 2012
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Comment: Thank you for the wonderful card, i love the stamps they're SO BIG and colorful! Wish we had stamps like that here, thank you soo much. I love everything you did with it :)
Response: I'm glad it arrived! Thank you for the heart ^_^
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Comment: Thank you! Can't wait to fill em and move em along!
Response: Awesome! Glad they arrived. :D
user8179 rated for My playlist in October 2012 on Nov 5, 2012
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Comment: thank you ... I love Adele's song

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Comments

Hannelore on Mar 31, 2013:

Hi Katya

Just a nice greeting from your friend from Holland.

manders2280 on Mar 16, 2013:

Many thanks for the thank you postcard, Katya - it's a great picture - I always wondered where that snow outside my window came from - and why it's still coming down - someone else is spring cleaning!
Meredith

Anniehall on Nov 28, 2012:

Dear Katya, what a good news! I have always admired your photos: you're a very talented girl! if you can do something to change your life, please, go ahead. Katya: I have a little New Year parcel ready to go but I'm not sure if you'll be able to get it, as I'll be sending it by registered mail - maybe your family can pick it for you? Write me a few lines back. I'm sending you good vibes. You rock :D

institches on Oct 23, 2012:

Thanks for the heads up on your swap. I did look at it before. I'm more into stickerbooks than the slams. But thanks for thinking of me!!

alohabeauti99 on Oct 16, 2012:

I think I have 2 category sticker slams and 10+ fill a page type stickerbooks. Some of the fill a page ones are "themed" like Disney, autumn, holidays, etc. Would you like to set it up?

alohabeauti99 on Oct 16, 2012:

If you are interested in doing another swap, I have a few category and themed stickerbooks to swap!! I would be looking for only stickerbooks in return this time. Let me know!

lovetherain on Apr 1, 2012:

Yeah, I know what you mean. It does get so expensive to mail big packages, especially international. I should send some new slams out sometime in the middle or end of the month. I'm kinda on a swap break at the moment, so I'm just working my way up to more swaps.

kymm00 on Mar 31, 2012:

Yay! Such good news to read. I'm really glad everything reached you safely :} and happy to be included in your flickr set too!

lovetherain on Mar 30, 2012:

Hi Katya, thank so much for the slams and sticker books :-) They arrived 2 weeks ago, but I was waiting till I received your swap, to let you know. It hasn't arrived yet, but it shouldn't be too long. Thanks again!

blessedtwox on Mar 9, 2012:

Yeah, that's fine, I will take the FBs. Then, soon as I get the books I'm getting in a swap, I will send them your way. (Provided you haven't signed them, inwhich I case, I will make new!)

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