Basicallyhades

Please contact me before rating me a 3 or 1- I send all my swaps and I'm not a flaker! ❤️

CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR- someone to do a sweet swap with! I love trying different sweets unique to a country. Please message me if you're interested. Although please note, as I'm vegetarian I don't eat gelatin :)

Hello!! I'm Jadey (not Jade!!) from the UK. I've just finished studying Zoology at university, and so going on to do a Master's in it too. Therefore I obviously adore animals!! And anything to do with nature really. I have a collection of cacti that I've had for years, they're like my little babies!! (I also have two dogs who also fall under this definition)

My snail mail Instagram: @jadeysnailmails My main instagram: @basicallyhades My art Instagram: @jadeydraw

Everything studio Ghibli!!! Howl's moving castle is my favourite but I love all the others, from spirited away to princess Mononoke!!

Other favourites include Girls Just Want To Have Fun, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and Sherlock Holmes.

I love to journal. I jjunk journal, and love to bind my.own. I try to bullet journal but I feel like I may be a bit too chaotic for it if that makes sense haha. I make art using coloured pencils, alcohol markers, and ink. I'm also trying to get into embroidery!! I also love to make my own stickers and dye fabrics using natural ingredients such as blackberries.

I also love baking, anything from pies to cakes!! If you have any cute recipes feel free to let me know!!

I'm also obsessed with cute stationery. I have such s hoarde, I can't wait to use them with penpal!! I love washi tapes and homemade stickers. I also really love roller ball/good gel pens. I write so many letters so I'm constantly running out of them! I love how smooth they are so write with though.

I've organised many travelling journals that I've set up through twitter

Here are some of my favourite things in general/themes:

• Cacti/succulents (I have so many of my own cacti, they're like my children!!)

• Studio Ghibli

• The environment

• Autumn, Halloween, pumpkin spice, dried leaves

• Woodlands (especially mushrooms, fungi)

• Animals

• Space

• Leaves/plants/flowers/botanical

• Vintage

• Fairytales

• Moon/Sun/Stars

• Travelling/adventuring

• Tea (especially fruity!!)

• Sweets I can't get in the UK

• Interesting Washi tapes

• everything Japanese

• recipes (vegetarian only please!)

• stamps

• Vintage circus

• classical music

• dried flowers

• penny presses

• Kraft paper

• vintage ad postcards/ephemera (but not cars)

• zoological illustrations, especially with Latin names

• anything bee related, especially vintage

I don't watch a lot of TV, but what I do watch I watch on a laptop!! Here are a few things that I watch: Doctor Who, Steven Universe, Game of Thrones, BoJack Horseman, The Good Place, Orange is the New.Black, Black Mirror, Adventure Time, Westworld Time, literally any baking show (the Great British Bake Off, Zumbo's Just Desserts, the Chef's Table, Nailed it), interior design/architecture shows. Oh and animal documentaries !

I watch anime too, and particularly love Sailor Moon.

I also watch a lotttt of YouTube. I love anything art related or DIY related, and especially love snail mail videos!! ( If you have any channel recommendations, please feel free to share! )

Shakers

Cars

Bible quotes

Pocket letters (sorry I don't really get the appeal of plastic!!)

Glitter that isn't biodegradable

Meat recipes (I'm veggie :))

Excessive plastic

Homophobia/racism (I'd hope I don't have to add this, but just to make sure!)

Zombies- I'm really really scared of them!! (PLEASE NOTE FOR HALLOWEEN SWAPS)

I like tea, coffee, hot chocolate, ice tea and other drink sachets! For tea I particularly love cosy spiced flavours and anything sweet. Chai and Christmas teas are a favourite too!!

I love fruity teas too, I'm not too keen on green tea though, although if you think it tastes good or it's an interesting flavour I'm more than happy to give it a try!! Also I'm not too keen on chocolate flavoured tea, or anything coconut flavoured :)

Bird, animal vintage illustrations

Dreamy castles or building illustrations

Cacti/succulents/plants

Vintage adverts

Artwork of animals

Autumn themed

Floral