Stellaerrans

Welcome to my profile!

I am a catsitter, bookbinder and paper artist. I love to read, to cook, to bake. Most of my free time goes into making journals, notebooks, cards and stationery. I like to recycle and upcycle. I like to share what I make with people all over the world! Therefore hand made cards, mailart and snail mails are very welcome.

I love to read. Usually historical fiction, classic and modern literature, philosophy, psychology and essays. Some of my favourite books ever: - The Night Circus - The Gargoyle - The Thirteenth Tale - The parfum - everything by M. Yourcenar, T. Mann, H. James

I have a Little Free Library in my front garden, it is a wonderful way of exchanging books.

I like to listen to classic music, usually chamber or choir music. But most of all I love the silence, at home or in the nature.

I live as environmentally conscious as I can and I am vegetarian. I love animals, expecially cats ❤

My favourite seasons: fall and winter.

I speak Enlish, French, Dutch and Italian.

I see Swap-Bot as a chance to spread love and to put a smile on someone's face.

I like:

• classy and subtle things
• six strand embroidery floss
• paper, expecially the not glossy one
• washi stickers
• rubber stamps
• clear stamps
• post stamps with portraits of women
• old cigar bands
• ex libris (book plates)
• writing paper, stationery
• handmade paper
• quotes of writers and philosophers
• washi tape
• metal dies
• warm, dark autumn colours
• very dark brown, indigo and blue
• black
• turquoise
• icy pink, almost white
• off white
• ATC's
• Tarot cards
• poetry
• haiku (Japanse short poems)
• bookmarks
• dainty paper bundles

• soft vintage aesthetic

• Postcards: I love to send and receive postcards, written or unwritten and in an envelope. Please don't send tourist cards.

I like cards with:

• coffee everything
• postman, postwoman
• the bibliophilia series
• illustrations by Jane Ray 
• illustrations from the fairytale "The Princess and the Pea" 
• illustrations by Catrin Welz-Stein
• illustrations of interiors of little shops 
• Vogue covers 
• book covers
• Dior, Balenciaga, YSL and so on vintage fashion 
• Tarot cards 
• mermaids (no cartoons)
• tempus fugit, transience of life 
• life on head 
• minimalism 
• woman on a bicycle
• woman writing a letter
• woman in the kitchen 
• woman hanging the wash 
• ironing, cleaning the house (to inspire me ; ) 
• ladies drinking tea or coffee
• vintage posters of my favourites themes
• woman in sorrow/crying
• woman with a cat
• hourglasses
• people eating together
• cats in art paintings
• beautiful illustrations with falling snow
• art of the 19th century
• paintings with women in beautiful dresses

You can see my card collection at

www.flickr.com/photos/119615502@N04/albums

I love mailart!

I don't have a sweet tooth and don't eat sugar.

I love coffee!

I don't drink herbal teas, only real black tea without additives and artificial flavours. I adore Earl Grey tea.

If you look at my likes you can find all my wishes... I love to receive small things but above all I love to read about you, your thoughts on life, love and art, your experiences... I prefer a beautiful handwritten letter to material things. So please add a letter or at least a small note to the swap!

I am here because I like this a lot and as I am basically a giver I enjoy sending nice things to people. When I send a swap I take multiple pictures of everything (envelopes, cards, packages) so if you don't receive something please contact me. Post to the USA or Asia will take up to 12 weeks to arrive. Please be patient! If you at last won't receive a swap I'll be happy to resend!

I shall always rate the sender as soon as I receive an item.

• candy, sweet things, liquorice
• beauty products, make-up
• animal products
• tourist cards
• parfums (I am very allergic to them)
• smoke and the smell of cigarettes on a swap
• Hello Kitty, Disney, Diddle, cuties, girly stuff and so on
• knick knacks, plastic things, souvenirs
• yellow in great quantity, orange or neon colours/ not a problem in a mix
• anything Christmas, Halloween or Santa related
• please, please: no Christmas or Easter cards!!