Altered Book for Poetry (international)

Hi..would love to take part in this swap..but am international-UK, any chance of you making it International, shipping costs are more expensive from here, but it should not be that bad for a journal of that size? Alex :-)

Ok its international. So lets have fun with this ok.

WOOOEEE Thanks airidane...the wheels in my mind are turning already! Have a good weekend! :-)

are we including art that mtches the poems? i mean just a plin empty poetry book might end up being somwhet dull with only 10 poems... are going to use tip ins, are we gesoing the pages so can write on them. that's the only way i see it could be condidered antered book, not jus altering the front and back covers. am i making any sense? susi also. is a journal ok, or must it be a hard cover book ?

Susi it is a hardcover journal so that you can add more poems in. But you decorate the front and back and you can do the pages that you write the poems on as well.

Hmmm feeling somewhat apprehensive now as I have never done an altered book before, Hope this is ok, dont want to ruin anyones expectations!!

No it is fine we all have to start somewhere do your best

hey, this is a great idea. i love notebooks and journals and i love scrap art so looks like this is right up my alley, hey:)

for my future swap partner, i love moleskine journals or anything with a band...

I did not sign up before but I think I will now, since I am really into altered books at the time, and there is a nice time frame here...also, you can get some nice hardcover journals of all sizes at the dollar store! I might even have one that I bought a while back... susi

I found out that my already bought journal is much too small, although it is very pretty, almost too pretty to alter! I'll get one nicer one soon, there's still alot of time! susi

I wish that newbies were allowed in this one! I would LOVE to participate!

couldwee buy a cow coposition book ( the black and white nes) like from wal mart, alter the covers and then add your poems inside?

I would prefer it be a hardback journal, they can be the spiral bound hardback journals also

Did you know that March is National Poetry Month? I didn't know that! Your timing was perfect!!

airidane: Walmart carries a spiral hardback journal - it is really well constructed so it won't fall apart - they are affordable and fairly thick. I would think they would be a great choice. I found them in the address book aisle.

hmm after reading the comments I'm off to catch me some moles ..................for the covers!!

poor moles...you will need such a lot for a decent sized journal! :-(

Tee! Hee! I'm seeing linie sneaking around the yard hunched over with a bee-bee gun . . . .

Whew! Made it. I just got some ratings so I can join. As a poet/writer, I'm looking forward to this swap.

How come I have not got my swop partner yet???? it is the 16th is it not?

Susi...journal in the mail for you ..should go out tomorrow, coming from the UK so may take a week or so, please let me know when you receive it..hope you like! :-)

Alex it came today!!! wowza wow wow!!!!!!it is absolutely gorgeous! I was thinking it was one of the altered books isn a swap i'm in, and when i read your comment, I had to look. I love how you did it, and you gave me some ideas how i'll do mine..(yes, I am running a bit late, but not too bad!) may I use some of your ideas and tweak them to fit my own book? I really, really do LOVE LOVE LOVEEEEE IT! susi

SOOO glad you like it Susi, I was worried, not really done many before and you know how it goes sometimes, you never think your own stuff is good enough..or maybe that is just me! You can use any ideas you like..it is all about sharing as far as I'm concerned and about being inspired! Have fun. :-)

hmm last day today and still 4 not sents! makes me nervous the last swop I was in I never received anything! time yet I guess??

i'll send mine out by monday! promise!

Can't believe it is now 3 days after end of swop and still half of the swoppers have not sent by their names!!

Hi folks.............mine hasnt arrived as yet and from the list it seems it hasnt been posted, is there a problem at all?

seems to be Linnie, I know that airidane the organizer has suffered some bereavements as I contacted her, but as for everyone else I have no idea, I just wish people would try to at least just post a note on here! I still have not received anything either.

Alex: I just responded to the message you sent via the swap-bot mailbox. Yes, I'd remembered to mark it as sent the day it went out. Let me know if it's still not to you. I don't know how long it takes for mail to get from the U.S. to the U.K. The package was sent out late last week, on the 30th I believe. I'll hunt up the receipt that has the customs code on it.

Please let me know when it arrives/arrived.

Felicia

Hi Felicia, just replied to your message, thank you for taking the time to post a message. Parcels from the USA seem to be taking from 7 to 10days at the moment, so it should be well on its way...looking forward to receiving it. Thank you, Alex

I think I must be the only one not to have received a poetry book and must say I'm disapointed

No linie, I have not received anything yet either, although my partner has mailed it so must be stuck en route...hopefull you will get yours too, it is alwful when you have worked on something for someone and dont get anything back, happened to me a few times unfortunately...good luck!

linie, i haven't received mine yet either, but i know it's in the mail. everyone, please do remember that international shipping takes LONGER!

Hey Girls...got mine today, and soooo worth the wait, it is the best swop I have received I love it and so individual, thanks Artistic. :-)

10th May and still no book to do something with. Does anyone have my book now come to think of it? ( Lyn Lewis UK) Maybe we should have had tracking devices in them! We might have then tracked them round the world like Nasa does with santa and his sleigh!

i got my book!:)