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Secret Trinket Box/Hollowed Out Book INTERNATIONAL

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Secret Trinket Box/Hollowed Out Book INTERNATIONAL
Swap Homepage:http://saristotle.blogspot.com/2010/07/secret-trinket-boxhollowed-out-book.html
Swap Coordinator:Saristotle (contact)
Swap categories: Thrift Store  Books  Crafts 
Number of people in swap:6
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:August 9, 2010
Date items must be sent by:September 15, 2010
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

This is the INTERNATIONAL VERSION. For the US ONLY version please join this swap.

For this swap, we'll be making a trinket box for our partners that is made from a used/dollar store/goodwill hardback book. The point of this is to have a neat box that is disguised as a coffee table book! Please also place a profile surprise inside the box/book.

If you don't know how to hollow out a book please visit this LINK for a step-by-step picture tutorial I posted on my blog specifically for this swap.

Requirements:

~Books MUST be hardback

~Books MUST be at LEAST be an inch ( 2.54 cm/25.4mm) thick

~Find a book with an aesthetically pleasing cover that will be fun to have out in the open. This can be for a funny title, beautiful cover, interesting in some way.

~Make sure the book closes properly (doesn't have the cover springing up). Otherwise it doesn't make a great disguised trinket box. Visit the above link for suggestions.

~Do check your partners profile. If they hate Twilight, don't hollow out a Twilight book for them. If they hate scary things don't hollow out "Evil Cannibals and Cult Killers" like in my blog. Play to your partners interests.

~These can be used. Don't go out and buy a brand new book! Try the Goodwill, Salvation Army, yard sales or library for books being sold. Just make sure they aren't falling apart.

~You don't have to follow my tutorial instructions if you have another way you'd like to do it. Just make sure there is a good sized hollowed space and that the pages are stuck together.

~Get your partner a PROFILE SURPRISE that fits inside the finished box. These do not have to be expensive, but they do need to show that you paid attention to your partner's profile.

Nutshell: 1 partner, 1 hardback book hollowed out, 1 profile surprise inside.

Because this swap is going to be time consuming and a bit of work, I'm going to be very strict on who can join because it will be difficult for me to angel more than 1 of these. I'm sorry, no newbies for this first round. I'll check profiles before banning. Participants must have logged into swap-bot at least two days before I assign partners. PM me with questions about this.

For the US ONLY version please join this swap.

Discussion

bmt2789 07/16/2010 #

I love this idea - but would you be willing to host a US version?

wackywallflower 07/16/2010 #

I made a hollowed out book fairly recently for an art project! haha, I had no idea what the best way to do it was, so I just guessed, and I did the same thing you did :)

Awesome swap, watching for now, but will most likely sign up!

Saristotle 07/16/2010 #

@bmt2789 Yes, I'll set it up and link it to this page.

weeatcrayons 10/11/2010 #

@greentrolls is a returning flaker!

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