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Altered vintage book cover swap

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Altered vintage book cover swap
Swap Coordinator:Ereine (contact)
Swap categories: Thrift Store  Art  Handmade 
Number of people in swap:4
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:October 15, 2009
Date items must be sent by:November 15, 2009
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

I've been experimenting with using trift store books in my crafts in many ways lately, cutting out pictures and text and finally using the covers themselves as base for collges. And I thought it might make a fun swap.

So, the details:

  1. Take apart one vintage hardback book, the subject doesn't matter, I like to use books that are very cheap and don't have much artistic value (so that I don't feel too bad about destroying a book), it's even better if it's already falling apart. Charity shops are good sources for example.
  2. Use either front or back cover, they can be patterned or have the title written on them or even have some sort of picture (but nothing that dominates the cover, they should be the sort of books that would have dust jackets).
  3. Alter it, I have trouble describing it but treat the cover as you might an atc base, draw or paint or stamp or collage or whatever you want, as long as you can still tell it's a book cover (sort of like the example in the picture but be creative :))
  4. Make it based on your partner's profile (so that they might receive a picture they might like to hang on their walls for example).
  5. Seal it, if you use something that might come off or be destroyed during transit.
  6. Use the other cover to make one for yourself :)

In a nutshell: 1 partner, 1 book cover, profile based, altered in some way, can still be recognized as a book cover, international.

Requirements:
1. 4.8 or higher rating
2. 3 crafty swaps finished
3. Well filled profile (this is profile based, after all)

I'll reserve the right to ban anyone who seems suspicious.

Please ask any questions you might have, I fear that I haven't been very clear :)

Discussion

channon16 10/14/2009 #

So we are cutting the front of the book cover off? Were not sending the full book. Just alter book and send?

Ereine 10/15/2009 #

That's right, just the front cover (or the back cover, if you want), and you can use the rest of the book of other craft projects :) But for this swap, just cut off one of the covers and alter it. Makes it cheaper to send.

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