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Journal W/A Twist 4

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Swap Coordinator:julief (contact)
Swap categories: Paper Goods  Challenges  Letters & Writing 
Number of people in swap:16
Location:Other
Type:None
Last day to signup/drop:September 14, 2008
Date items must be sent by:October 20, 2008
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

This is Round 4 of the Journal W/a Twist Swap. This is the International version. I will also be hosting a US only version.

For this swap you will have one partner and keep a journal for one month. During this time you will write at least twenty entries (but feel free to write more). Each entry should contain at least one page of text. Text could be a story, a poem, a couple paragraphs about your day - whatever you feel like writing.

Here's the twist: each entry should also contain an "extra." Extras could include an illustration, a recipe, a collage, a photograph, a song (you could make a complimentary mix cd), a little something that you picked up that day (brochure, piece of candy, etc), or whatever else you can come up with. The extras can vary by day, so you could have a song for the first day, a recipe for the second day, and a photograph for the third, etc.

Extras can either be glued into the journal (think recipes, photographs, etc) or packed in the box with the journal (think mix cd, sweets, etc). However, for things that are packed in the box, please note which entry they are for. At least two of the extras need to be higher value. This could be interpreted two ways – either items that have a higher value money-wise ($3-5 USD) or items that have higher value effort-wise (a handmade item of some sort).

Basically the intent of this swap is to create a journal stuffed full of interesting text and goodies. You will send the journal to your partner after one month and they will keep it. The journal itself can be any size. It can be store bought or handmade. Keep in mind that it might be shipped internationally, so weight and durability should come into play.

Please remember to give out hearts for extra "extras" or entries and anything really that goes above and beyond.

This swap is International. It will require a commitment so the restrictions are as follows: You must have a rating of at least 4.85. You may not have any "no sends" for the past two months. I don't like banning people, but I want to ensure that everyone who puts forth the effort for this swap receives a quality journal in return.

Due to problems in other journal swaps I've hosted, I reserve the right to skip any person before the send by date. This means, I reserve the right to contact the person who sends to that swapper and have them instead send to the swapper's partner, thereby skipping them. I would not do this lightly, but I will not hesitate to do it if the person's ratings fall significantly, they fail to send out multiple swaps, or they do not sign into swap-bot for 2+ weeks. I would hate to do this, but if it becomes necessary I will. This is a big swap and I don't want people disappointed because they worked really hard on their journal and received nothing in return.

I think that covers everything. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Discussion

pitluv4 08/16/2008 #

do you accept newbies?

julief 08/17/2008 #

You have to have a rating of at least 4.85, which means unfortunately no newbies. There is still a lot of time to complete a swap though before the sign-up date.

lace 09/ 2/2008 #

do the extras have to be reusable like if i put stickers on the page..does that count?

krstawrdtravels 09/ 3/2008 #

pitluv4 if you want to do swap really quick I could do one with you so you can get some ratings :)

julief 09/ 4/2008 #

All the extras don't have to be reusable, so stickers on a page would totally work. It would be nice though if there was a mix of reusable and non-reusable.... but it's totally up to the individual - whatever you think works for your journal.

sandra 09/ 4/2008 #

This is the type of swap that i would love to do, but being a newbie you can't do any of the fun swaps. how do i get ratings fast so that i can take part?

LittleMissTrouble 09/ 5/2008 #

this sounds awesome, be sure to repeat this so I can join when I get some feedback :D

julief 09/ 5/2008 #

@sandra there are lots of users willing to do quick swaps with newbies so they can get ratings. Check out the forums for ideas.

@user6884 there will definitely be another round, just keep an eye out in a couple months.

BtrflyMoominLvr87 09/15/2008 #

I am so thrilled i started my journal three days ago, D.

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