Hi I'm Kim. I started here on September 25, 2010 and I love it. I'm also a postcrossing-addict (www.postcrossing.com) and BIG Etsy-fan.

I'm 33 and I'm a teacher (for small children - age 4-5 yrs old), a scrapbooker, a painter and Im learning to work with clay.

Since april 2, 2011 I have my own art studio to give journaling, painting and ATC workshops in Weesp, a small town in the Netherlands, in a BEAUTIFULL 150 year old fort.

I LOVE snailmail and recieving packages in the mail. English is not my natural language - so if anything isn't clear - or if you just have a question - feel free to ask!

Some of the places I have travelled to: Paris (lots of times), Stockholm, Prague, Dublin, Canada (for a wedding, Orlando USA (for a wedding), Uganda (to visit a volunteer friend - WOW!).

I will ALLWAYS finish the swap I sign up for. If you don't receive a swap from me, please let me know before rating me, so I can do something about it. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!

I love most kinds of music, I'm a big fan of Lisa Loeb and other singer-songwriters. I love this Dutch band called Krezip

I read just about anything, but no mystery.

I love
Anne Tyler
Virginia Woolf
and will add more later...

I wasn't much of a fan of fantasy - well with one exeption - I LOVE David Eddings. But lately a friend of mine is lending me books in the genre - and I'm learning to like it.

Anything with a happy ending :)))
It HAS to have one, or I won't like it.
I'm starting a list I will keep adding to:
America's Sweethearts!!!!!!!!!!
Erin Brokovich
Notting Hill
En Enchanted April
Charlot & Charlotte (tv-film, never on dvd, wich makes me SO sad)
Merlin (Disney)
Mama Mia (with the Abba songs)
Pride and Prejudice (the one with Jennifer Ehle)

Dharma & Greg!!!!
Mash
Friends
NCIS
English police series

Old series, like:
Happy Days
Full House
The Cosby Show
etc
etc

There are so many crafts i like - and even more I'd like to learn, like sewing.

I love:
Scrapbooking
Creative journaling
Knitting
Crochet (a little)
Painting
Working with clay ATC's Zines (although I get such wonderfull ones I find sending mine a bit scary)

I recently started my own little company (www.dutchessoforange.nl) giving creative workshops in the town where I live. I'm mainly teaching painting and journaling.

Books
Old Books
Virginia Woolf
Quotes from Books / Writers
Quotes in general
Libraries
Diary’s
Zines
Journals
Vintage photo's
Vintage postcards
Maps / Map cards!!!!!!!!!

England
Paris
Tea / Teapots
TEA Flavors I like: I like most flavors of Tea, especially: yasmine, chai, lemon, mint, white flavoured, herbal, green, etc
TEA Flavors I don't like: plain black tea, strawberry or melon
Birds
Owls !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Zoo’s
Jewelry
Green
Orange
Red
Stickers
Recipes for cakes, pies, sweets
(Old) Cookbooks
Morocco
Recycled paper, like from old picture books, childrens books, maps, etc.

I LOVE POSTCARDS - both naked and in an envelop I don't care, just write a lot on them. I also like double cards - they can fit more writing :) I like handmade opnes too, esspacially if there not standard, but a bit arty.

Snowmen!!!!!!!
Nathalie Dee
Keri Smith
Polka dots
Ribbons
Coffee
Starbucks
Yarn (green, red, orange, grey, blue, purple)
Snail Mail
Halloween (cute stuff, shosts, spiders, witches) - we don't have halloween here :(
Decorative Tape
Rocks/Stones/Minerals
Beads
Forest
Trees
Origami papers
Coffee
Chocolate
Historic memorabilia
Charms / pendants
Anything colorful or Bright colors

Things that are scented, like candles or paper! I get sick smelling it.
Things with a sigarette smell!
Fluorescent colors
Anything to do with death
Uninspired Art
Sci-Fi
Liquorice
Ginger
Seafood
I like funny or sweet add cards, but not the boring stuff.

MAPS!!! All kinds, new, old, city/country/card - anything
Scrabble letters
Sharpies, any color!!!
Pages from old books/dictionaries
ATC blanks and ATCs
Bag's for ATC's
Things with words on them (anything: beads, chipboard, etc, etc) You're own drawings or photo's (I'd love to use them in my creative journals) You're favourite quotes / affirmations