kizmet

I'm always open to private swap, especially the ones of handmade creations, edibles, profile surprises and things typical of your country! PM me if interested

Current obsession: Frankenweenie! esp Sparky

• my name is Marta
• In 2010 I lived in Portugal from 11 months, now I'm back in Italy living together with my boyfriend
• I've a 7 months old tabby cat called Fluffy..he's my lovely devil!
• I'm working in in the orders management dep. in the food industry
• 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'm a goth at heart
• I've two chronic illnesses that often make me incredibly tired

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

• Books: I'm an avid reader! Some of my fave authors are C. Dickens,CJ Sansom, Tiago Rebelo, D.Silva, J. Austen, C. Harris, Shakespeare, E.Bunker, Eugenides, I. Allende, LK Hamilton, S. King, PZ Brite, P. Pullman, "The wizard of oz" serie ..I also adore Pearls Before Swine comics and Harry Potter Books!

• Characters, Games, Anime: Naruto, Loco Roco, Mooomins, Nightmare Before Christmas

• Collection: Postal Stamps (if you have any used stamp you don't need..hint hint!), Asterix comics in any language (I already have Italian, Portuguese and French)

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

• Food & Drinks: apple cider, azuki beans anything, candy, caramel anything, cherries, chocolate, coffe (♥), salt and vinegar chips, japanese food, Maple syrup candies, Mexican food, noodles, oatmeal (which oddly we don't use in Italy), Goldfish crackers,raspberry, Reese's peanuts butter cups,and candy bars, spices, soups, Take 5 bars, Twizzlers, Jelly Belly Beans

• 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, Marina & the Diamonds

• Scents Raspberry, Cherry, White Musk, Lavaender

• Stationery! writing papers (which is SO hard to find over here), random cute sheets, pens, eraser..anything really!

• Teas I drink mostly black and greens but I don't mind herbals, chai and white. I love spicy teas but also fruits flavoured ones. I think the only kind I really don't like is puh-er.

Some teas I like and I can't get here are: (Swiss Coop) Jamadu cherry & banana tea, Stash Vanilla Nut Creme, Tea Forte green mango and peach, Nordqvist Keisarin Morsian

• TV My fave series are Twin Peaks, The Good Wife, Bones, Navy NCIS,How I met your mother, Pretty Little Liars, Hannibal and Dexter

• Other: Dracula , Christmas, Cooking & Food in general,Earrings (any kind really!), Egypt, Goth style, Castles, Feminism, Pirates, Mirrors, Make up, Hair clips/barrettes, Pins, Nature, Paganism, Penpalling, Cooking/Baking, History, Lineage 2, Crafts & Cooking Magazines, Geography, Reading, Thinking, Dita Von Teese, the Supernatural, the Ocean, the Wind, learning and experiencing, Theater, Art, Souvenirs, Handmade things, anything Kitchen related, Pens, Recipes, Fashion, Tattoos, Individuality, Anime & Manga!, anything Russian ( anything in Russian language or Russian themed things), Nici stuff, Fabric!!(even tiny scraps), Kawaii, stickers Mugs

WISHLIST:

• Pop-tarts (I've never tried them and I'm curious!)

• pink

• too girly things

• vanilla scent

• not too much into Disney stuff

• candles

• Sewing/ Patchwork/Quilting I've quite a slight fabric addiction !
• Knitting: I'm a beginner though!
• Cross stitching ♥
• Paper Crafts I've always made cards, decos and since I landed on SB I've been enjoying doing ATCs and inchies. I have recently received some stamps and magazines about card making so I would like to start doing more of that as well..any tinsy bit of special paper/decorations and ink pads would be really appreciated.
• Matchboxes I do like to decorate them so any embellishment is welcome!
• Felt creations I do love to sew little animals and various other things in felt

Any patter/magazine that could teach me something more about the above mentioned crafts or a new craft is welcome, such as your own kits/patters to teach me your speciality!

TAGS, GAMES I HAVE TO SEND..

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

AWAITING RATING FROM ..

• valancy happy tea time 2
• phoenix rising pt 1 loricritt, sweetclementine,grimmlynn, tatsu
• phonix rising pt 2 * loricritt, sweetclementine, grimmlynn*

IN THE MAIL..

I'VE BEEN FLAKED BY..

• 2009/2008 swaps: sherrykadan, laughingcrow, pinkpeony, Sublime87, Pavotrouge, Kalmir, Thenerms, Maidmirawyn

• Tags: Lovelyrita, Jellybeanjoe2

WONDERFUL ANGELS

• gwilliams

I'VE NEVER BEEN RATED BY..

• Amberisenergy, Lolacat, Gck, Kalmir

I'm a languages addicted! Besides my mothertongue Italian, I can speak English, French, Portuguese and German. I'm currently attending a Russian course =D. Anything in one of these languages will surely make me happy!

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!

He's always curious about swaps and often helps me on the creative side!

Send me things for him and I will be as happy as if you sent me something from my wishlist ^_^

Some things he likes:

• Spiderman, The Crow, Iron Man and Super heros in general
• Lineage 2
• Vampires
• Naruto
• Fringe (the serie) & House MD & Once upon a time
• milk/white chocolate
• anything coffee or peanuts
• Reese buttercups
• comics
• cookies/biscuits