Brina

28 years old, Italian, restaurer. I am a very active person and I can not stand with folded hands. I have many hobbies such as scrapbooking, crochet, painting, cross stitch, draw, and my curiosity leads me to want to learn new things. I'm in love with any kinf of art, from 1300 to contemporary urban art. I have a geko tattooed on my neck.

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Music:

I'm a rock addicted, but I listen electronic music and crossover metal too. My favourite bands are Deep Purple, System of a Down, Tool, Pink Floyd as well as electro music like Daft Punk, Squarepusher,...

Reading:

I'm a serial reader. I read almost everything, including the labels of detergents. My favorite genres are science fiction, comic books, fantasy for adults, as well as graphic novels and comics. My favorite books are "The Guide to the Galaxy Hitchhiker" by Douglas Adams, "City" by Alessandro Baricco, "54" by the Wu Ming collective, almost all the books of Charles Bukowski, "Dance Dance Dance" by Haruki Murakami, "The Time Traveller's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger (oh, I loved that book!).

Movies and TV series:

I don't watch much TV, but I am passionate about science fiction and horror films (especially B-movies ;) ) and I love Tarantino! I'm a fan of Doctor Who and Torchwood as well as Sherlock, CSI and White Collar.

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Themes I like

• Skulls, skeletons, witches, vampires and any other Dark / Halloween / Gothic related theme
• Everything about magic (any kind of), especially if old or vintage
• Steampunk
• Science fiction
• Zombie and horror (but please not scary dolls or mannequins because they scare me)
• London and Japan related things
• Fairyes, dragons and fantasy creatures
• Cute monsters and robots

• Nerd / geek

• I have no problem with nudity or explicit sexual images, and I like a lot vintage pin-ups and erotic photos and cards.

Things I like

• Skulls, skeletons, and any other Dark / Halloween / Gothic related things
• Steampunk things and jewellery
• Old or vintage magic related things (any kind of magic // cards, postcards, old tricks, books, ...)
• London and Japan related things
• Buttons (pins)
• Mailart
• Zines
• Bookmarks
• Vintage things
• Lizards, snakes, crows (frogs too).
• Black color
• Nerd / geek things
• Scrapbooking and crafting related things (they're very hard to find in Italy and very expensive!)

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Things I don't like

• It may sound funny, but I'm slightly "automatonophobic". It means I'm frightened by old dolls or mannequins, so please avoid this themes
• I'm not into religion

Please don't send

• Too pinky/girly stuff and Hello Kitty / Nici / Diddle
• Anything religious (I just don't like religion-related items)
• Tea (I don't like it)
• Paper tissues or tissues, napkins (I´m not into decoupage, sorry)
• Dollar store/ euro store pound store make up (have very sensitive skin)
• I have no children so please don't send child-things that an adult can not use

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• Anything scrapbooking related (as I sayed before, this stuff are very hard to find in Italy and very expensive!)
  • patterned paper
  • clear and rubber stamps
  • ink pads
  • things for smash book / journal
  • mini envelopes / pouches
  • journaling spots / shapes
  • alphabets, shapes and words (stickers, chipboard, diecuts)
  • embossing powders
  • flowers
  • brads
  • embellishments
  • etc etc etc
• Smash book (I'd really love one of those!)
• "Wreck this journal" & "This is not a book" by Keri Smith
• ATCs holder sheets (3x3 pockets)

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Yes, Italian post sucks: there are often delays and sometimes the letters and parcels are lost, however so far I've always been pretty lucky and I hope to remain so. If you sent me something ùor are you waiting for something from me, please be patient!

For Type 3 swaps: please, put a customs declaration sticker on the package, and mark it as gift. Otherwise, it risks to arrive very late, or even worse, not arrive at all!

Before sending food please read the note below.

DISCLAIMER: Please note that Italian postal service might be a little bit slow. Mail for far location such as Asia and Australia, might take a while to arrive, so be patient! if you don't receive something, before rating please PM me and I'll surely resend the swap for you. Thanks.