IdlersDesign

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Hello!

I'm a language teacher and speak French, English, Dutch, German, Spanish, a little Italian, Japanese and currently learning Greek. I have a micro sourdough bakery at home and teach people to bake bread. I can talk hours about bread ;-)

I'm looking specificly to swap for letters and postcards as I have a huge passion for snail mail. I love to discover new things, crafts and other cultures. Through this site I also discovered the world of mini zines and think they're brilliant.

We homeschool our two children, which is not very common in the Netherlands. I'd be very interested in having a penpal who's also homeschooling or has been homeschooled herself!

I'm vegetarian and I'm always interested in exchanging recipes or ideas. I bake my own bread, love that! As a nature lover green is my favorite colour. I love to recycle and re-use.

I'm interested in arts and crafts and these are part of my pagan/witchy way of life.

Things I love:

Mushrooms- plants - my veggie garden - love baking bread - nature - travelling - books - modern art - Middle Ages - feathers- crochet - socks - herbal tea - green tea - Japan - India - France - language learning - knitting - botanical gardens - plants - mushrooms - witchcraft/pagan - stoicism - bags - 100% natural soaps - fruit - chocolate - summer - black - green - books - Dr. Who - The Prisoner - Sherlock Holmes - Classic horror movies - Vincent Price - Edgar Allen Poe - Hammer movies - Carlos Castaneda - hippie stuff - retro things- cats - wood/trees - anarchism - self sufficient living - science - sushi - French literature - Bernard Werber - pen pals - fountain pens - and....swapping!

Favorite tea:

All green and herbal teas. No black tea please. I love loose tea! I don't mind at all if you send me a sample in a (handmade) paper bag.

Things I really would love to receive:

• stamp carving material (I especially like the "pink stuff", I can't find it in the shops here)
• Washi tape
• stationary, envelopes
• tea (no black tea please)
• stickers
• anything witchcraft themed
• vegetable/herb seeds! (that can be grown indoors)
• mini zines
• As I've got dreadlocks, I like anything to decorate them (beads, thread, etc)
• samples of Japanese fabrics (for sashiko)
• friendship bracelets
• greeting cards/postcards
• paper craft supplies
• sewing/crochet/knitting supplies
• pens, fabric markers
• kids crafting material
• cooking and crafting magazines
• your favorite vegetarian/fish recipe.
• Something small for my kids

Dislikes :

• Artificial fragrances (so, please no scented paper)
• pink
• too girly things (floral print, ruffles, glitter)
• No religious items or texts please.
• No sweets or chocolate please.

My children

My son is 14 years old and loves cats, animé, kawaii, anything Japanese, cute little things for his treasure cabinet, anything from other cultures/languages. My daughter is 9 years old and loves horses, animals, monsters, halloween, stickers and creative things.

I'm a craftster myself and always appreciate home made items!