Update 13th July 2012: Due to a bad case of tendonitis I will slow down my swapping for now. I'll still honor the swaps I'm in of course.

My name is Arwen, 32, and from Germany.

I'm mainly on Swap-Bot for swapping ATCs and postcards.

I do ALWAYS send and rate swaps.

Please always put the full and correct name on the swap you're sending (including the number if applicable), otherwise I can't rate you

As most of my swap partners are in the US I would just like to reiterate that it can take anything from 5 days to 2 weeks for mail to arrive from Germany (at least that has been my experience in the past). No idea why it can take so long sometimes. But my swaps are ALWAYS sent on time!

If you haven't received a swap, please contact me BEFORE rating. Thanks!

Right now I'm really into making digital ATCs which I print out and embellish and gloss and such. My favourite motives to use are vintage or kitsch subjects. Apart from that I usually make ATCs (at least in parts) out of fashion magazines as I like the photography and the sometimes lush colours used in ads. I think that when you look hard enough you can find some great gems in those mags. I also prefer to use those as I find the art and craft suppliers are really exploiting the scrapbookers by having outrageous prices for sometimes such little things (even though they are great of course). However I do invest in the odd little things myself so I'm not pointing fingers. :D

ATCs I like especially...

• Vintage type ATCs
• Fairies
• Blythe dolls
• Vintage Pin-Ups
• If you made me an ATC inspired by the TV series "Supernatural" I'd love you forever.
• I don't have a problem with adult or dark themes

ATCs I don't like...

• Abstract art
• Something made by kids (sorry, I'm not on Swap-Bot to indulge your children/grandchildren)

I collect my postcards new/blank/unwritten and store-bought only. I prefer cards that are the size 4x6 inch (10x15 cm) because anything bigger doesn't fit my postcard sleeves and boxes. Themes I like include:

PLEASE DON'T SEND ME ZAZZLE POSTCARDS. I THINK THEIR QUALITY IS VERY DISAPPOINTING.

• City Views
• US states (any states so far!)
• US national parks
• US state maps
• Canada (states, cities, national parks)
• Single view tourist cards
• UNESCO sites
• Castles
• Historic Buildings
• Bridges
• Lighthouses
• Paris
• Mapcards
• Geishas and anything Japanese
• Ballet
• Retro 1950s ads
• Vintage Pin-Up
• Angel statues
• Classic movie stars like Audrey Hepburn, Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe…
• Black/White photography
• Wizard of Oz
• Classic paintings like Monet, Dali or Picasso
• Bettie Page
• Moomins
• Miffy
• Hello Kitty and everything Sanrio
• Emily the Strange
• Snow White (Disney)
• Cinderella (Disney)
• Manga/Anime
• Bettie Boop
• Goth
• Fairies
• Vampires
• Owls
• Hedgehogs

• Unused, store-bought postcards
• ATCs
• ATC supplies
• Beer mats
• Cute stationery
• Letter sets
• Sanrio stationery
• Sanrio memo sheets
• Anything kawaii

LOVE

• Hello Kitty
• Charmmy Kitty
• My Melody
• Little Twin Star
• Cinnamoroll
• Emily the Strange
• Vintage Pin-Up
• Vintage/Retro 1940's - 1960's
• Cats
• Fairies
• Vampires
• Goth
• Castles
• Swords
• Blythe (doll)
• Dollcena (doll)
• Japanese culture
• Victorian Era
• Edwardian Era
• Bettie Page
• Bettie Boop
• Vintage Photography
• Anything KAWAII

DISLIKE

• Disney's Winnie the Pooh
• Insects
• Photographic stickers
• Anything with flowers
• Boring stationery

Stigmata, Pulp Fiction, Heathers, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Leon the Professional, Aliens, Dracula, Office Space, Breakfast Club, Star Wars (only the old ones) and lots more I can't remember right now.

Supernatural (!!!), Doctor Who, Highlander, X-Files, Twin Peaks...

Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Cure, Sisters of Mercy, Massive Attack, U2, Madonna, David Bowie, Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, Muse, Radiohead, Mumsford & Sons, Alice Cooper...

• Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Stephen King, Anne Rice, Lynsay Sands, Charlaine Harris, Jude Deveraux, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Jane Austen.
• romance novels
• Supernatural fanfiction