sanna

I´m married girl from South East Finland and a mother for a little girl born in March 2011.

Usually I participate in tea, chocolate and profile surprise swaps. I really like private swaps.

I think that the idea in swapping is to make someone happy, and receive something different, if possible. I read your profile even when it's "sender's choise" swap. I try to send something you like. I don't understand what is the idea of sending something, which doesn't even have a chance to make the other person glad of receiving it. Also, when possible, I try to send something even a bit local. Of course it's not always possible to find something special, - also I live in rather small town.

Besides swapping, I like letters, reading, baking and crafts (sewing, some paper crafts). I have been penpalling over twenty years. I go to yoga lessons weekly. I love to travel and have visited some countries in Europe, North-America and Asia. I like also tea, The Muppet Show, theatre, nice-looking tins, Moomins, hot chocolate, black and white photos, "retro", musicals, Love is..., Alice in Wonderland, Bambi/deer theme, zakka, autumn, ecological body care products, surprises, history, berries, home decorating magazines, flea markets, Christmas, Catalina Estrada illustrations, chocolate, hand knitted mittens, bird theme (not real bird pictures), PIP Studio's items, Amy Butler fabrics, soya candles, chocolate cookies, Sanna Annukka illustrations, folklore style, etc.

Second hand items are fine, as long as they are neat and not broken, but please no opened/used toiletries/cosmetics.

Hand made items are more than fine! It's always great to see lovely things some one has created by own hands. And I do appreciate the time you put for hand made things.

Colours I like most:

I like dark and bright colours more than light.

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You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.
-C. S. Lewis-
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For tea swaps:

My favorite tea is flavoured black tea. Rooibos is good too. Berry, chocolate, vanilla and bergamot flavours are my favourite. Pu-ehr and Oolong teas are ok.

Teas and flavours I do not like: herbal and fruit infusions, most green tea, chai, chamomile, cherry, banana, anis, coconut, licorice, marzipan, coffee, pineapple as only flavour, lemon as only flavour.

I like both bagged or loose tea.

Two magical words: limited edition. - If it's tea or chocolate, I must try it! :)

If you have access to following teas, I'd be interested of private swap!
♥ I received some Tea Forté teas via swap-bot and really loved them, especially the Coco Truffle and Belgian Mint!!
♥ Fauchon Autumn tea, An afternoon in Paris tea and My First tea
♥ Tea Republic - Red Velvet Cuppa Chocolate, Caramel Apple Red, Strawberry Vanilla Red Tea and Peppermint Cuppa Chocolate ...and Cuppa Chocolate Tea Sampler Cube :)
♥ Kusmi tea - 4 Red fruits, Christmas tea and Spicy Chocolate
♥ Teavana - Tiramisu Treviso Rooibos Tea, Opus Rouge Rooibos Tea and Peach Cran-Tango Black Tea
♥ Adagio teas - The Jane Austen Mafia
♥ Bag Ladies - Happy birthday tea
♥ Davids Tea - Love tea #7, Mint Chocolate Rooibos, Oh Canada!
♥ Murchie's - Earl Grey Cream
♥ Le Palais Des Thés - Thé du Hammam
♥ Four O'clock - Earl Grey Chocolate Berry

For chocolate swaps:
I like especially dark chocolate (>70%), plain or with mint/orange/dried berries or nuts. Good milk chocolate is also fine. If you are sending white chocolate, please send plain so that I can use it in baking. The darker chocolate the better. :) Drinking chocolate would be great! Please no alcohol or other flavours from my dislikes, and please try to avoid also chocolate bars which are available everywhere worldwide (like Mars, KitKat, Twix, Snickers), thank you.

Please don't send edible items, which are outdated.

Little Wishlist:

♥ Anything you think I could like (please look my likes / my wishpot list / etsy favourites / Pinterest pins)
♥ Perfumed pens
♥ Adhesive addresslabels with my address on them / to write addresses to them
♥ Patterned retro / Japanese / cute fabric
♥ Pretty/cute sewing stuff, like shaped pins, buttons, ribbons, lace, etc.
♥ Amigurumi
♥ Cute stickers, especially any bunnies
♥ Chinese mini lanterns
♥ Kamio lettersets, or other cute (full, not torn or folded) lettersets, but please no Disney or Hello Kitty
♥ Butterfly, bambi and other cute cookie cutters
♥ Decotapes, washi tapes
♥ Handmade stamps
♥ Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate with Marshmallows
♥ Tags for gifts (handmade, plain, patterned, storebought)
♥ Handmade tote bags, the larger the better!
♥ I have received some Pepperidge Farm Soft baked Dark chocolate Brownie cookies via swap-bot and they were sooo good that I'd be more than happy to receive them again. :)
♥ Dollhouse accessories
♥ Pink or yellow pompom-ribbon
♥ Tea accessories and tea tins
♥ Airmail envelopes

Random things:
* I like quality over quantity. It doesn't mean that you should waste your property; it means that one carefully chosen item is more precious than an envelope stuffed with random items.
* I like items, which are cute and useful same time.
* I don't have my ears pierced.
* We don't have a bath, only shower.
* I like fruity and fresh scents, berries are my favourites.
* I used to collect postage stamps, and pretty/unusual stamp still makes me very happy.
* We do not smoke.
* We don't have pets.
* Like you, also I love to receive a swap by person, who really has read my profile, with my dislikes. :)

Lilja was born in March 2011
♥ Her room has mainly colours bright yellow, dark pink and green.
♥ I prefer non-plastic toys for her, so wooden or hand made playfood like crocheted cakes and fruits, amigurumi, etc. would be super.
♥ Any colours for clothes are ok, but please no any texts (like "princess"), thank you. On Jan. 2012 she wears size 86, shoe size 20. (So please send bigger clothes, thank you. :) )
♥ Please no princess themed stuff or Disney.
♥ She loves music and books with interesting pictures.
♥ Jos olet Suomesta, tekemäsi lorukortti lorupussiin olisi myös ihana yllätys!

neon/gold colours, coffee, make up, cats, any real animal/insect pictures, anything sports themed, memosheets, notebooks, coconut, usual souvenier stuff, anis, bananas, cherries, marzipan, religious stuff, ad postcards, skulls, Halloween stuff, candy (except for candy swaps), pencils, keychains, junk...
I don't need or like them. I'm not so much into items without any function.

If anyone is interested of private swap, please contact me! Let's see, if I can get what you would like to receive. :)

Please don't mention my whole name in web, if you publish photos of swaps, etc. Thank you.

I reuse packaging and wrappings when it's possible.

I mark swaps as sent when I drop them to mail box / post office. Please notice that post office may not empty the mailbox on that day anymore and also that they stamp mail only on Mon-Fri, so the stamp may be from different day.

I´ll rate swaps as soon as possible when I have received them. And I promise to rate, also in cases when I have received nothing, but I´ll PM you first. I hope that also you will rate my swaps and will let me know if my swap doesn´t reach you in reasonable time or if it wasn´t what it should have been - so that I can send you a new one. Please PM me before rating, if you haven´t received my swap! Thank you.

I really do not understand how some one dares to flake. I'm also annoyed of people, who swap just to get benefit to themselves.

Unfortunately also I have been flaked on...
Winter Wonderland by shelleydeanne
24 days of gifts advent calendar #9 EUROPE by Amaryliss/Jadelynn
24 days of gifts advent calendar #33 EUROPE by Majki
Secret Santa (International) by AussieMumJen

Flaked, but angeled♥♥♥
Tea Lovers: December by Treksek
~ angeled by swap host tyshadragon Thank you!♥