paperstationblog

Hi! I'm Daphne, I live in Athens, Greece with my husband and our three cats. I love stationery and snail mail, crafting, books and reading, tea and chocolate, cold weather, learning new things, giving gifts.

More specifically:

Favorite supplies to use - washi tape, stickers, die cuts, patterned paper, kraft paper, address labels, stamps I really like packaging materials and will often keep and reuse them (wrapping paper, twine and ribbons, embellishments, etc).

Crafts I dabble in: recently a lot of snail mail, cardmaking, bullet journalling, origami and other papercrafts, doodling, etc. I love anything to do with paper! In the past I've worked with various other materials such as polymer clay and perler beads, but these haven't really stuck with me. Crafts I'd like to practice more: calligraphy and lettering, sketching Materials I'd like to have more of: stamps and inks, wax seal supplies (stamps and wax, I'm a complete newbie).

Favorite designs and colors - I love geometric patterns, not too bright colors, more muted and earthy. Nature patterns, not so much floral, more like herbal/botanical, leaves and trees and that kind of thing. Japanese designs I also really like, like the ones found in fabrics or origami paper.

Favorite colors: green (olive and forest green), teal, burgundy, purple/plum, grey

Favorite animals - cats (I live with three), foxes, elephants, turtles, octopuses, birds of various kinds, especially owls and corvids.

Tea! I love drinking tea, mostly green, with citrus or spice flavors. I also drink black and white tea, but not as often as green tea. Herbal teas like chamomile and peppermint are also favorites.

Dislikes: rooibos, almond flavor, cherry flavor, anything overly flowery or very artificially fruity.

Chocolate! I'm a big chocolate lover. I like dark and milk chocolate and I adore the combination of sweet and salty. I like most nuts (with a preference to almonds). I also really like the combination of chocolate and orange. Other likes: caramel, crunchy chocolates (biscuits, cereal, wafers, that kind of thing), spices.

Dislikes regarding chocolate: choc with alcohol, mint, fruity flavors, white chocolate (I don't hate it but I don't love it either)