CatsAreLife

Hello there!

I'm a at my happiest when introverting at home with my cat and a blanket :) I'm in my 30s and I am obsessed with cats, cows and pigs, but love all animals too. Other big loves in my life include: food and cooking (vegan), books and reading, quality time spent with friends and family, crafting, brooches, music and singing (badly), dancing (badly), geocaching, modern art, and travel.

I LOVE books and read every day! I have an eclectic taste in what I read. Currently loving YA and historical fiction.

Recent faves include:

*The Secret Garden *Everything Everything *The Gentleman's Guide to Vice & Virtue *The Hate U Give *How to Stop Time *What Fresh Hell

I love many music styles — especially 90s indie, rock, metal, electro, and cheesy pop.

A few fave bands/artists: Hot Chip, Simian Mobile Disco, Shed Seven, Terrorvision, Mansun, Chromeo, Justice, Jimmy Eat World, Blur, Elastica, Missy Elliott.

Coronation Street, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Orange is the New Black, Breaking Bad, Pretty Little Liars, Gossip Girl, IT Crowd, Friday Night Dinner, Spaced, Black Books, The Inbetweeners, Taskmaster, The Crown.

So, basically comedy or drama. I love a good documentary, too. Anything that makes me laugh or cry, in summary! :D

I recently discovered the world of flip books. It is so much fun, and has left me craving more crafty challenges! :)

I'll give any craft a go, but find I'm best at paper crafts.

I love stickers, papers, ephemera, washi tape and fun paper clips... basically all stationery!

Themes I love include: Halloween, Alice in Wonderland, cute/kawaii, pastel, floral, travel, animals, cats, nature, autumn, Hello Kitty, Harry Potter, mermaids, botanical, and Pusheen. Oh and things with eyes that don't usually have eyes, such as clouds and mushrooms! :D

Crafts I enjoy include: Sewing, cross stitch, origami, general paper crafts... and I love trying anything new. I recently bought an envelope maker and a die cutting machine, so they are my current obsessions :)

I love:

*Pastel colours *Purple *Pink *Moss green *Mermaid colours *Flashes of metallics/golds/silvers *Glitter *Holographic *Anything that shines (magpie)

*Alice in Wonderland *The Little Mermaid *Aladdin *Robin Hood *The Rescuers *Toy Story *The Nightmare Before Christmas *A Bug's Life *James & the Giant Peach

I can't drink caffeine, but love trying all caffeine-free teas. I especially love mint and fruit teas.

Please know that I will always always send my projects out on time. If you don't receive my swap after a long period of time has passed, please get in touch and I'll investigate it my end.

I aim to rate all swaps on the day I receive them because I truly appreciate the fact someone has taken the time to send me something :)

Any delays in rating will be due to holiday or illness, and in those cases I will rate ASAP.

Thanks x

*I'm not a huge fan of anything of a religious nature — it wouldn't offend me, but I have no real use for it. *Things themed with fairies and elves or realistic snakes and spiders. *Snakes and spiders! *Aggressive people *Gluten (well, it tastes great but my body does not accept it)