kizmet

Member since April 2008

To anyone sending me packages: My post office is short staffed at the moment. I receive mail 1-2 times a week so your package could take more than normal. Be patient please (and keep your finger crossed!)

-REGARDING GROUPS- At least for a while, I've decided to stay just in a few groups. Please don't take it personally if I'm leaving/not joining yours. I'm just a bit overwhelmed with everything in my life right now so I need to do what can make me feel better!

• my name is Marta and I live near Milan
• I work as receptionist in a hotel
• I've always been interested in foreign countries, traditions, food
• I've been into penpalling since I was 13
• I'm quite shy and introvert but I love to get to know people well
• craftying is one of my fave activity to release stress and feel happy
• I've been into a long distance relationship for 3 1/2 years now
• In less than 2 years I will move to Portugal for good

I'm always open to private swap, especially of handmade and edible items and things typical of your country!

• Animals: Monkeys, Bats, Penguins, Pugs!, Cats, Zoos in general

• Books: I'm an avid read! Some of my fave authors are C. Dickens, J. Austen, Shakespeare, E.Bunker, Eugenides, I. Allende, LK Hamilton, S. King, PZ Brite, P. Pullman ..I also adore Pearls Before Swine comics!

• Characters, Games, Anime: Knights of the Zodiac, Naruto, Loco Roco, Barbapapa, Mooomins, Betty Boop, Skelanimals, Nightmare Before Christmas

• Collection: Stamps, Postcards (esp view ones)

• Colours:Red, Purple, Black, Glitter, Stripes

• Food & Drinks: apple cider, tea (especially green and black ones), coffe, raspberry, cherries, soups (especially tomato), candy and chocolate, caramel anything, Twizzlers, salt and vinegar crips ( we don't have them here and I adore them =/)

• Movies: Dead Poets Society. The Illusionist. Memoirs of a Geisha. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Monsters & Co. Ice Age 2. Sleepers. American History X. Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Moulin Rouge. Hero. House of flying daggers. Natural Born Killers.

• Music: I'm mainly into goth, metal, rock, 80s music. Some bands I like: Testament, Slayer, Metallica, Depeche Mode, Dresden Dolls/Amanda Palmer, David Fonseca, Mafalda Veiga, Siouxsie, AFI, Aerosmith, Apocalyptica, Bloc Party, Einsiferum, Portuguese Fado, Silverchair

• Scents Raspberry, Cherry, White Musk, Lavaender

• TV I don't like Tv that much. My fave series though are Twin Peaks, Navy NCIS and Dexter

• Other: Egypt, Goth style, Castles, Feminism, Pirates, Mirrors, Make up, Hair clips, Pins, Nature, Paganism, Penpalling, Cooking/Baking, History, Geography, Reading, Thinking, Dita Von Teese, the Supernatural, the Ocean, the Wind, learning and experiencing, Theater, Art, Souvenirs, Handmade things, anything Kitchen related, Fashion, Tattoos, Individuality..

• pink

• too girly things

• vanilla scent

• not too much into Disney stuff

• puh-er tea

• candles

• Sewing: I can sew simple things. I especially like to work with felt and to create stuffed animals
• Knitting: I can't knit a lot but I'm currently working on a double bed cover made of 15x15cms squares
• Cross stitching
• Paper Crafts I've always made cards, decos and since I landed on SB I've been enjoying doing ATCs..
• Lately I've started learning more about Matchbox and took a course about Felt making

TAGS, GAMES I HAVE TO SEND..

• Annaboo2006 --replacement Wishlist- to buy--addy? Still active??

• Marilavado - postcard tag 15/11

• *Muriel * - newbie 1/12

TAGS, GAMES AND SWAPS I'M WAITING FOR..

• WTA Edibles September: Moominbrooke, Fairyfufu
• WTA All About Chocolate: Nikirniemeier, Fairyfufu, Jowanjowan73, Crafybeachgirl, Janien
• naynay -Peanuts ATC 20/10
• cerwinrhiannon- menagerie 20/11
• Sunnie - choco tag 22/11
• Spinjenny - choco tag 26/11
• dreammer -xmas 24/11
• halfwaythere- atcs 24/11
• japonicapopjoy2 - postcard 26/11
• nadithings -lp- 27/11
• tvstart- lp- 29/11
• kerrlouise- cookies 29/11

I'VE BEEN FLAKED BY..

• The Simpsons ATC by thenerms
• Garden Gnome ATC by maidmirawyn
• Profile Surprise by Kalmir
• Sugarrush #1 by Pavotrouge
• Leo ATC by RaeJillian

• Anime ATC by Sublime87

• Tags: Lovelyrita, Jellybeanjoe2

AWAITING RATINGS BY..

• marmot - menagerie- sent 17/11

I'VE NEVER BEEN RATED BY..

• Tea Party#2 by Gck
• Private Swap by Kalmir

..is called Elson and is 24. He lives in Portugal and we currently are in a long distance relationship. It's not always that easy!

He's really curious about swap-bot and crafting and he always support me and even gives suggestions which is great especially in bad days when I hate everything I create.

Every now and then I send him litte surprise packages to cheer him up and make this distance less heavy so anything sent to me for him will be warmly welcome!

He likes:

• Superheros (especially Superman and Spiderman)
• Movies (esp Matrix, The Crow and Moulin Rouge)
• Muse
• Animals
• Nightmare Before Christmas
• Chocolate
• Lineage online game
• The Simpsons
• Comics (English or Portuguese)
• Cars

I'm a languages addicted! Besides my mothertongue Italian, I can speak English, French, Portuguese and German. I took Russian for a year but I can remember very little. I truly hope to be able to pick it up again some day.

Feel free to write me your notes/PMs in any of these languages and if you need some help with your Italian I will be glad to help you!