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magazine journal swap US ONLY

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Swap Coordinator:lw2dragonflies (contact)
Swap categories: Letters & Writing 
Number of people in swap:16
Location:Other
Type:None
Last day to signup/drop:October 1, 2008
Date items must be sent by:December 1, 2008
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

Ok all, this will be my very first public hosting responsibility --each purchase a composition notebook or something similar and journal for one another. Each page is to have something from a magazine or newspaper glued into it -- like for example, a picture of a sad woman--and you write--i wonder what she is feeling, probably how i was today when...blah blah blah...OR like a random article and your response to it--just a bunch of random stuff put together -- for one another.

kinda like a glue book with responses and journal entries, it doesnt have to be a whole page of writing or anything like that, depending on your mood that day it may only be a couple words, dont limit yourself--feel free to use paint, collage, colored pencils, anything you want.-make it fun!

i love journals and i think it would be really neat to have a journal FULL of interesting/fun magazine stuff about all sorts of random ideas.. I think it will be really great insead of traditional prompts we will find something that stands out to us and we will journal about it.

I will allow a 2 month time frame so we can each get the journal/book as full as we possibly can. Each person must have at least a 4.9 to join--no exceptions sorry. No Newbies, you must have participated in at least 15 rated mail swaps, not email.

Please be fair and ask questions before joining. this will be open to U.S. only...if there is enough interest, I will set up an international swap or let someone else host it.

Also, please post in the comment section if you are easily offended or if you absolutely dont want certain topics discussed in the journal you will be receiving

Discussion

lw2dragonflies 09/19/2008 #

i am not easily offended, feel free to write/art about anything!

Hag53 09/19/2008 #

I am alright with whatever is real and important for my partner to express.

Hag53 09/19/2008 #

I am alright with whatever is real and important for my partner to express.

tinnuwen 09/19/2008 #

I'd be interested in this one - but international, as I'm in Switzerland.

anwyn 09/19/2008 #

same here naurwen i may look at hosting (would join) an international version with the permisson of the host!

DBlalock 09/19/2008 #

I'm alright with anything you wish to write

cerwinrhiannon 09/20/2008 #

I don't have sensitive ears (smile).

lw2dragonflies 09/20/2008 #

naurwen, anwyn definately! set up an international..that is fine with me! good luck!

lw2dragonflies 09/20/2008 #

you can start now if you would like, this really isnt a swap in which you need to wait to see who you send to! i have started, its alot of fun..im super excited

breepre 09/20/2008 #

I am not easily offended. Any topic is ok with me. Profanity amuses me so throw plenty of that in there.

5trawberry 09/22/2008 #

About how many pages are we looking at? 50-75, or a whole composition notebook?

lw2dragonflies 09/23/2008 #

i would say 75 ish..i think as full as we could get it would be best. not every page has to have a lot of writing, just alot to look at, if you have an article glued in there, it will be alot to read in itself...maybe just write your opinion under it or something...i bought a spiral notebook (as i rather work in spiral bound journals), it has 80 pages, i plan to have mine full...composition notebooks have alot of pages at least 3/4 full i would say.

5trawberry 09/23/2008 #

Ok~I was thinking spiral-bound notebook as well!

lw2dragonflies 09/23/2008 #

What kind of glue are you planning to use? i have been using permanent glue stick and it has been working really great, not bubbly and no crinkly pages...what are your thoughts everyone? anyone plan to use decopage or anything like that?

salfra 09/25/2008 #

Anything is fine with me - this is all about my partner:)

occasiongb6557 09/30/2008 #

I love the idea of magazine images with "freedom tid bits of journaling"....I am not offended easily so whatever my partner wishes to convey works for me and I tend to be a lumpy bumpy journalist at times so I hope my partner won't mind and decoupage works for me as well too.

occasiongb6557 09/30/2008 #

I love the idea of magazine images with "freedom tid bits of journaling"....I am not offended easily so whatever my partner wishes to convey works for me and I tend to be a lumpy bumpy journalist at times so I hope my partner won't mind and decoupage works for me as well too.

chelle523 10/ 1/2008 #

I'm not easily offended at all. Say what you feel - I'll love it, I'm sure. Use the glue you love and forgive me if mine is bumpy - it's all good! :)

lw2dragonflies 10/ 2/2008 #

partners are now assigned, i will be keeping a VERY close eye on the participants and i will reroute anyone if their partner becomes absent or such. have fun everyone!

occasiongb6557 10/ 3/2008 #

Started mine today and now have 6 pages done. Once you get on a roll its hard to put this down. Anyone else started yet???

lw2dragonflies 10/ 3/2008 #

I have done 5 pages! I'm like you, once I got started, I just kept finding "interesting" things in my magazines ! ;)
how is it going for anyone else?

sweetz15767 10/ 7/2008 #

im definately not offended easily ;p i got 4 pages done todaay..i know you say magazine butttt i was wondering if i could add like a page with a brochure thing or a photo collage with a brochure does that still count?

lw2dragonflies 10/17/2008 #

oh yeah that would be fine! you could add whatever you want.

slamophile 10/31/2008 #

aww, darn. i missed this swap - sounds really fun and interesting. maybe you can run this again, next year? happy halloween, y'all. :-)

slamophile 10/31/2008 #

aww, darn. i missed this swap - sounds really fun and interesting. maybe you can run this again, next year? happy halloween, y'all. :-)

lois 11/ 8/2008 #

Me too slamophile, i just saw this... sounds awesome

5trawberry 11/ 8/2008 #

Mine doesn't feel "arty" enough, lol. I'll have to get some color in there!

lw2dragonflies 11/ 9/2008 #

mine doesnt really either 5straberry...hmm wonder how i will spice it up??

How is it going everyone..just a few weeks left!

5trawberry 11/19/2008 #

LOL~too many blank pages left--I need more source materials!!!

occasiongb6557 11/22/2008 #

Getting close to the deadline now.......

occasiongb6557 11/22/2008 #

Getting close to the deadline now.......

occasiongb6557 12/ 9/2008 #

Checking in....anyone else still here???? What happened with the lack of people sending these out??? Anyone received one yet???

occasiongb6557 12/ 9/2008 #

Checking in....anyone else still here???? What happened with the lack of people sending these out??? Anyone received one yet???

lw2dragonflies 12/12/2008 #

I received mine and it is awesome!! 5traberry's journal is amazing. I have not yet sent mine My youngest son, Layton, has been in the hospital ALL week, we were released last night. He just had a very violent case of the Flu. He is so small (only 27 lbs) and just got so sick and very dehydrated, then his liver enzymes raised and his potassium levels plumeted, a very long week. but hopefully soon!

cerwinrhiannon 12/12/2008 #

I have received. Great job!

occasiongb6557 12/15/2008 #

consider yourselves lucky because I think I got flaked even though it says it has been sent ---and I have not even heard from my partner that I sent to way back when. All I wanted was a common courtesy acknowledgment from her and got nothing from several e-mails I sent to her. I am so bummed....my fault for believing in the system I guess.....Happy holidays everyone..

occasiongb6557 12/15/2008 #

consider yourselves lucky because I think I got flaked even though it says it has been sent ---and I have not even heard from my partner that I sent to way back when. All I wanted was a common courtesy acknowledgment from her and got nothing from several e-mails I sent to her. I am so bummed....my fault for believing in the system I guess.....Happy holidays everyone..

5trawberry 12/16/2008 #

I haven't received mine yet, either. I've PM'd twice and will give my partner a couple more days, then, I hate to, but I'm giving a One rating.

occasiongb6557 12/19/2008 #

This really bites, I put so much time and energy into mine and for someone to say it was mailed when it wasn't really hurts.... I am afraid I will have to leave a harsh rating as much as I really don't want to....mine is over two weeks since she said it was mailed....

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