Elotopia

I am only a girl who draws. And a bit of a crafter too, I confess.

My Flickr nick is Elotopia, You can check out more about me and what I work on, on my Flickr photo page.

PLEASE contact me before rating, if you have not received my swap.

I'm a tea addict! And I have a really huge collection.

My favs are Yogi's, Tazo's (I can't find them in my country), but I love anything with a touch of spices and fruits. I love chais!

I don't realy like pure Ginger or Linden ones, also as pure black tea.

Now that I'm under treatment, I can't drink either green teas or strong black ones, please take this under consideration when you send me something. Thank you.

Please send your tea inside a sealed plastic bag. I've received several envelopes in a pretty bad shape before.

1. I try to be an artist. I like to use old things with new design statements.
2. I am very discrete.
3. I have 3 cats.
4. I wish I could travel more (and also have more free time... oh yes, and money).
5. I am on a very restrict diet, so please do NOT send me sugar or candy.
6. I don't like to collect things, so I don't like to clutter.
7. I'm addicted to Beethoven.
8. I'm very much into design. Oh, and I'm a perfectionist!
9. I'm learning japanese. Next I'll learn russian. And I love to read.
10. I have my head so full of projects and ideas that sometimes I forget about everything!

My ideal box is made of things we can wear or work with. I'm a simple girl, I don't really like bright colors.

That said, I love things that inspire, love fabrics, embelishments and small button & thin ribbons for my dolls (I'm a real ribbon lover!), or something I can work with while drawing and painting.

Oh, and something special from your country ;)

But the things I just can't have are earrings or other wearable things with metal on (I'm allergic!)

And for now, please do NOT send me food as I am on a very restrict diet.

If you are in doubt on what to send me, then you can send me good material to work with... oh boy, that would make my day!

• simple things;
• caramel;
• bags and purses;
• dolls and art originals;
• tea;
• world music and culture;
• originality;
• nice smells;
• fabrics;
• material I can use (paper, pencils, pens, fabric, thin ribbons, small buttons, etc...);
• textures;
• stationary;
• black and white old photographs, full of history.
• socks! I have so muchfun with socks :D

• personified animals
• napkin decoupage;
• polimer clay stuff;
• bright colors;
• potpourrie and similar smells;
• earrings and other metalic wearables (I'm so allergic!);
• hello kitty, disney and other similars;
• Primary colors or pastels;
• I love food, but for now I can't eat everything, so please do not send me any food.
• bad swappers...

• light coral
• olive green
• celadon
• teal
• crimson
• rust
• chocolate brown
• dark turquoise
• black
• white
• dark gray
• earthy colors, old greens, old pinks, autumn colors

• Tea bags. I'm working on a big project that involves lots of tea bags (the paper wraps, I mean, and the tags also).
• A pretty handmade pouch to carry my few make-up stuff.

...with tea: please send them inside a sealed plastic bag. I've received envelopes in a pretty bad shape before.

...from outside of my country: Please please, when sending a package a little bigger or a little heavier, send it as a gift, and please, try to get it registered, otherwise it is probable that it never arrives...