Hey, I'm Carla. I'm from New Zealand.

I have just returned to Swapbot after a long hiatus. I look forward to the excitement of swaps again :)

I'm here to meet new people, learn about the world, be inspired and expand my creativity/crafty skills through swaps :D

General Interests

• Travel and CultureI~ LOVE learning about other places and plan to travel THE WORLD!!
• Martial Arts ~I like to believe I'm a warrior at heart
• Fiction/Fantasy

• The outdoors/ NATURE!! .

• I am a sporty/active person as well as a craftster

*Fashion style: Punk/Gothic/Steampunk

• Big animal lover ( I prefer real over cartoon/illustrated unless anime style)

CRAFTS

I really like making things with my hands. I like trying new things. At the moment I'm playing with:

• Amigurumi/Crochet (Still learning)

• Origami

• Costume making (I am a cosplayer ^^)

• Sewing (by hand..I wish I had a sewing machine of my own.)

• Drawing and illustration (lately playing with watercolor)

• Photography

• ATC's ( Just learning and getting into them-interested in ATC swaps with any of my interests listed below are as themes) My ATC's are predominantly hand drawn due to limited access to materials here in the mountains and I like to draw anyway :)

• Mini-zines

MOVIES

I love movies and these are my top favourites. If you have a similar interest in movies and there's a movie you think should be on this list don't hesitate to recommend it to me :D

• All Ghibli/Hayao Miyazaki films especially Princess mononoke and Whispers of the heart , Oh and The baron

• Pirates of the Caribbean

*Underworld Trilogy

• Resident Evil

• Avengers

• Wolverine/ X-Men trilogy

• Many animated films (Brave, Shrek, How to train your dragon )

TV SERIES

• Pokemon (Original 150 series)

• Firefly

• Dr Who

• Game of Thrones

• Xena: Warrior Princess

• Kim Possible

• Avatar: The last Air bender/ The Legend of Korra

• The walking dead

• Arrow

Favourite Colours

• Red
• Black
• Red/Black Combo
• Dark/Midnight blue

Dislikes

I am not all that girly so please do not send me:

X Frills:Flowery:Pink things

X If it is Scented flavoured please do not get items that smell of Fish/ Lavender/ Peppermint or Coffee flavour

X Religious things. While I respect all religions it is not for me.

X White chocolate.

Wishlist

• A Fact file about your Country (*read special request section below)

• Craft supplies~ Yarn (acrylic or wool is cool) for crochet (I mostly use worsted/8ply) anything for crochet, such as (vintage)buttons, fabric (if it is plain or uniquely patterned) and stitch markers

• Post-it notes (even plain ones)

• Pocket notebooks (non-spiral binded) I always find a use for little notebooks ^^

• (Easy?) Crochet patterns (especially if it is related to something I like)

• Cats. Especially big/Wild cats (Tigers/Cheetahs/ Puma etc...Ocelots) Anything related to cats = Sure Win

• Chocolate/Confectionary (Except white chocolate) I live in an isolated place where these are expensive and hard to come by seriously. Make sure it is sealed/Unopened as NZ Customs are strict on food products coming into NZ)

I hope you learned something about me, And I look forward to learning about you and your country too