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Christmas Journal/Book & Gift

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Swap Coordinator:Net3811 (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges  Scrapbooking  Seasonal 
Number of people in swap:7
Location:Regional - Australia
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:August 30, 2009
Date items must be sent by:November 14, 2009
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

This challenging swap is to create a journal that your partner would not dream of celebrating Christmas without. Please make it really pretty inside and out. Check profiles for likes and dislikes. Feel free to use your own or others' illustrations, stickers, photos, pretty paper, paint, collages, charms, buttons etc. Size wise your journal can be done in an 8 x 8 scrapbook, a5 art journal or similar. Please include a profile based Christmas gift and card ($15) for your partner when sending your journal.

Rules

  • Minimum rating of 4.95
  • At least one other journal project through Swap-bot or email me if you feel you have completed the equivalent elsewhere
  • Active participant on Swap-bot

I reserve the right to re-route past you if you become a bad swapper during the course of the swap. Please don't join if you can't accept this. #

Journal requirements

Please use at least 1 each of 10 of the following subjects. The rest is up to you. Fill at least 40 pages. Be aware that these art-type journals can be more challenging than they appear. Start early and you will see what I mean!

  • Christmas anecdotes or stories - one story = 1 page
  • Recipes
  • Decorating ideas
  • Patterns for Christmas crafts
  • Ideas for gifts and secret santas
  • Traditions from other countries
  • Links to great Christmas blogs or web-sites
  • Burn a CD of carols
  • List of favourite carols or write one out
  • Family traditions
  • Your own Christmas hints and tips
  • Photos of Christmases past
  • Menus (eg Christmas Breakfast, lunch, dinner, Boxing Day etc)
  • Gift wishlist
  • Pick a character real or imagined, write about them and their wishlist
  • Christmas memories
  • What you love or hate about Christmas
  • How you will celebrate Christmas and/or who with
  • Decorate pages that can be used for your partners lists such as Christmas card recipients, gifts to buy, shopping, food to cook
  • Decorate pages they can put photos on or journal with Enjoy your project!

Discussion

neca84 07/22/2009 #

Is the idea to buy a 40 odd page book and fill it, or have empty pages at the back ...

I know I would prefer having a full book sent to me with perhaps pages to write my gift list and card list on

Net3811 07/23/2009 #

Hi Carol. It depends on the book your partner starts with and how they do the project. If you bought a 50 page art journal and made errors on a few pages as I often do and pulled them out, then you might only have a few at the end to decorate or you could have decorated blank pages throughout the journal and some other blanks at the end if you had a 60 page journal and couldn't fill it. I certainly don't mind blanks at the end as I intend to use the journal I get for years and would love space to write in or on over the years. I'm expecting our partners will take these comments into account when doing their projects!

glendas 07/26/2009 #

thats a good idea than that way we can add some of our own things when we get it,.great swap Net

smokeandmirrors 08/ 5/2009 #

I'm currently watching this swap. :-) I would really like to participate but i always worry with journals as i am not overly crafty and i wouldn't want to disappoint my partner. Wonderful swap idea Net!!

Net3811 08/ 6/2009 #

I hope you'll join, it would be nice to have another participant.

ravenshadowcaster 08/20/2009 #

One Nette to another i will have to join.

smokeandmirrors 08/24/2009 #

Alright, i'm joining! I just can't resist a good Christmas swap! :-D

Net3811 08/27/2009 #

Yay - so happy to have you with us.

Net3811 08/27/2009 #

Yay - so happy to have you with us.

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