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Dear swap-partners, I just learned that my style of doing ATCs (and I guess the same counts for Zines) doesn't match what you expect to receive from your swap-partners. So far I didn't know that. I'm relieved to have received the information that (most of) the swap-bot creative paperbased swaps are set in the "scrapbooking world". That's not my world. I honestly apologize to everyone who was disappointed because of what I sent to them. In the future I will be very careful about what swap to join, because the increasing postage isn't worth sending anything that doesn't match the expectations at all.

Written in December 2025. Sorry, I only learned about this after sending out all of the swaps that were assigned. I left all the swaps that weren't assigned yet and also left all the groups that might have (unwritten) rules about a style of cards that I dislike to make.

-> In case anyone knows a site where there's a possibilty to swap other styles, please let me know. I'm quite lost now.

I'm in my fourties and live with my partner in a cosy village in the north of Germany, not too far away from Bremen. I work as a primary school teacher and often spend a lot of time preparing things for work, because there are always possibilities to improve work, one is never done with it. So being on swap-bot is a good opportunity to dive into something totally different of preparing something that will (hopefully) be pleasant for the receiver.

In my teenage days I was member of a snail-mail agency that matched you with other teenagers internationally to find mailing partners (unfortunately the IYS closed down a few years ago). Now swapping seems to be a great idea to get back to that idea. I'm also a Postcrosser. I love the Postcrossing project!

I like crafting with different materials, but don't have enough time to do it as much as i'd like to. It's always fun to try something new, to learn a new technique.

Also I volunteer in a printing museum workshop, where I can do letterpress printing with my own linocuts and/ or vintage wood or lead type. If you want to have a look: https://www.museumsdruckerei-hoya.de or https://www.instagram.com/museumsdruckerei_hoya/

If I don't get lost in making crafts, I also like to do some hiking or cycling, especially combined with geoaching.

You can find some more information about myself and my artwork in the links that are further up in my profile.

various paper crafts, linocutting / linoprinting, rubber stamping, rubber stamp carving, Mail Art, letterpress, crocheting, felting, watercolour painting drawing and painting with various media, pottery, ... I always like to try and learn new things!

Postcards in my opinion are much more than a nice picture to collect. For me they are more like a little ambassador from the sender. I like postcards that tell a little about the sender - anything you'd like to share, e.g. what you just did before you wrote that card, a story from you life, something philosophical, your favourite poem or song lyrics, the reason why you chose that card, ... Many ideas, and I'm sure you have twice as many other ideas. I also love to look at postage stamps from other countries, so I'd be happy if you use nice ones.

I do not collect any special motivs on postcards. I do like to be surprised with unusual things and other surprises. If you want to know more, you can have a look at my postcrossing profile.

Here is a list of various things that I'd be happy to find in my mail. There's no specific order.

ATCs, crafting ideas (also for crafting with primary school children), pottery instructions for making cute tiny clay animals or pictures of those, handmade prints of all kinds of printing techniques, something inspirational that's making me curious

Shades of blue and red are wonderful, also earth shades, dark green shades.

Please do not send scrapbooking items or stickers, as I do not use those. (I don't throw them away, but pass them along to other people who hopefully appreciate these things.)

Also please don't send food or teabags.