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JJJ: Mini Flow-ish Journal

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Group:J is for Junk Journal
Swap Coordinator:smmarrty (contact)
Swap categories: Journals 
Number of people in swap:12
Location:Regional - USA
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Rating requirement:4.95
Last day to signup/drop:June 3, 2017
Date items must be sent by:July 31, 2017
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

What is a Flow-ish journal?

It is a book that is loosely bound so the receiver can take the papers/pages out of it and use them in their own projects. The cover is often made from a recycled envelope, the pages are all types of paper ephemera: maps. menus, painted papers, Gelli-printed papers, envelopes, greeting cards, tissue paper, decorative napkins - the things you would use for any paper crafting.

Loosely bound can mean attached to the cover with rubber bands or a tied ribbon or yarn. The papers/pages should slide out easily.

For this swap, you will use/reuse a 9" x 11.5" (or about that size) envelope. Go wild decorating the cover - paint, inks, stencils and stamping. Add in your papers - folded is okay for this swap. and bind according to instructions above.

Need more info? Go to YouTube and look for tutorials from bettsydoodle, Rosemary Morris and Reused Muse.

One journal with cover and at least 15 items inside.

Discussion

smmarrty 05/21/2017 #

I will create an international swap if there is interest - PM me.

midteacher 05/24/2017 #

I found these:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vatOjwVZUIU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfGh6Og7vuY

smmarrty 05/26/2017 #

I'm going to move the sign up date - I think I made a mistake by choosing a 6 week time too sign up - I'll change it to next week so the watchers can decide to join or not.

Hope this is okay - I thought I had put a May date.

smmarrty 05/29/2017 #

Also, I've been meaning to add, you don't have to use an envelope. If you've already started (or finished) - an envelope is great. I grabbed a few of the cardboard flat rate mailers from the PO and thought that might make a nice cover. But if you've made an envelope cover - great. I just haven't received anything in the mail in the last week that I can repurpose.

secretterrabite 06/ 3/2017 #

Only just seen this on sign up day, if you do an international one in future I will be up for it :-)

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