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Pocketsize Journal/Sketchbook Swap #4

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Pocketsize Journal/Sketchbook Swap #4
Swap Coordinator:Pouffia (contact)
Swap categories: Crafts  Art  Journals 
Number of people in swap:70
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Rating requirement:4.56 (unrated swappers allowed)
Last day to signup/drop:September 14, 2013
Date items must be sent by:October 5, 2013
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

This swap was originally hosted by barterartistmel but because life is getting in the way at the moment she is letting me host it. :) Thanks to mel for that.

Update: I've moved the deadlines a few days due to vacation.

If you're new to this swap:

You will buy or make a pocket-sized journal that has at least 20 pages. It can be more than 20 pages but remember the shipping costs, so keep it as thin as possible. You must fill the first two pages of your own journal. Whether you take 1 page front and back, or just the front of 2 pages, is up to you. You can (but don't have to) add some instructions regarding the filling of the pages (do you want it front and back, or front and front?). You can also add a request for something. Or you can ask the swappers to number the pages as they go, and you can add a list or reserve a page where swappers can add their Swap Bot info after they've filled two pages, so you know who's had it when.

Write your name and address (and email address in case you move) on the front or the back, and a note asking to return the journal to this address when it's full.

If you've joined before:

you will forward the journal you got in the last swap to the partner you'll be assigned this swap. Make sure to have 2 pages filled. Unless the journal owner has added some instructions in the journal, stick to the set up of the journal owner. If the owner used 1 page front and back, use 1 page front and back. If the owner used the front of 2 pages, use the front of 2 pages. Make sure to add your swap name to your art, so people know the art is yours. (This is important for rating as well. Read on...)

Ideas to fill your two pages with: art, illustrations, poetry, a short story or something else that's creative.

Official pocket sizes are: 13x20cm or 5x8inch. They can be a little bigger but not much, and they can certainly be smaller.

Rules:

  1. You can't return journals to owners before the journal is full. If you send it back, you will have no journal to forward to your swap partner. So don't send a journal back to its owner unless you've just filled the last two pages.

  2. if you go to the post office and find that it is costing $5+ to mail your journal, reconsider and make a lighter weight and thinner journal. High mailing costs put you at risk of it not getting sent along further and eventually making it back to you.

  3. I am allowing plenty of time to make, illustrate and send out your journal. Please allow 4 weeks for it to get to you before messaging your partner to ask about it if you haven't received it, many will be coming from different countries.

  4. Ratings! Lots of questions about this one. The original host didn't say anything about this, so I'm implementing a rule that I feel is appropriate. If you receive a journal from someone who didn't fill two pages, you rate a 3. I don't like setting rules for ratings but if you didn't fill two pages you did not meet the swap requirements. Also, if swappers pass on journals without filling 2 pages, the journal will be longer in rotation than is necessary, and the owner will just be waiting for it longer. So make sure to add your Swap Bot info to your art, or if you receive a journal with a list, to add your info there!

Like barterartistmel, I will angel this swap on the following conditions: - it's been 6 weeks - you've contacted your swap partner and tried to work something out - I've spoken to you and your swap partner

Since I am angeling this if necessary, I'm putting the rating on 4.56 and up. The swap can't require a higher rating because people of the former swaps should be able to participate again. I will check profiles and I reserve the right to ban anyone I consider a risk. No recent unexplained 1s or 3s.

Discussion

kmcscott 08/ 3/2013 #

I am in possession of Alex Ramirez's pocketsize sketchbook/ journal.

wadesay 08/10/2013 #

@pouffia can I join this swap now? :D

Pouffia 08/11/2013 #

@wadesay yeah sure, sign up :)

sagesparrow 08/12/2013 #

I'm not sure about the rules -- I do get my journal back when it's completed, right? That seems to contradict rule 1. Can you clarify?

Pouffia 08/13/2013 #

@sagesparrow yes, that may cause a bit of confusion. What the original host meant was that you do not return the journal to the owner unless you're the one to fill the last two pages. I'll edit it.

wadesay 08/13/2013 #

@pouffia I did! thanks :). I will send @wingy 's journal.

sagesparrow 08/13/2013 #

Thank you!

sagesparrow 08/13/2013 #

I've been wanting to do one of these for a long time... :)

robinpich 08/13/2013 #

oh, this looks like lots of fun........I'm thinking of joining too! will have to see how my new job goes and if I see I'll have the time. Will be watching

Bianca75 08/16/2013 #

In this swap you have to make a 20-page journal and decorate two pages, then sends it to the partners that will decorate the other 18 pages and will return again to me?

kittyhahahotbot 08/17/2013 #

Even tho I may not qualify to join please help me understand this type of swap which Im dying to join...........A person buys or makes a journal, then the owner fills out necessary info to ensure it gets returned, rules, etc AND "decorates" two of the 20 pages???? Then mails it to someone else and that person "decorates" the remaining 18 pages???? Thank you for claraification, Kit

transplanted1 08/18/2013 #

@kittyhahahotbot yes, you buy or make a nicely made journal fill out your info then take 2 whole pages to be creative in, the receiver will use this same journal for the next swap #5 that may have new rules on what to do. If it is the same that is when they use the next 2 pages to be creative in and mail it to their partner who in round 6 will fill it out more and so on...hope this helps.

pynart2 08/19/2013 #

Couldn't you do one just for USA> Please.

Pouffia 08/20/2013 #

@Bianca75 and @kittyhahahotbot No, you make a 20 page journal and decorate two pages. You send your journal to your swap partner, who also decorates two pages. Your swap partner then signs up for the next pocketsize journal/sketchbook swap, and forwards the journal to another swapper. You will also receive someone else's journal, which you also have to forward, which means you have to join the next swap too. Unless you receive a journal with only 2 blank pages left, then you fill them and send the journal back to its owner.

@pynart2 I live in the Netherlands so that would kind of defeat the purpose.

qiaokeli 08/20/2013 #

Hi! I've been wanting to join something like this. Can I join eventhough I didn't join on the past journal swap? Thanks!

Pouffia 08/20/2013 #

@qiaokeli yes you can. If you do, you send your own journal to your swap partner.

Pouffia 08/20/2013 #

@qiaokeli it's all in the swap description by the way

midteacher 08/23/2013 #

I am in possession of abshanhai's journal and have completed my pages. Will mail out as soon as a partner is assigned.

AynE 08/23/2013 #

So, what happens if the person you sent to in the swap #3 doesn't join swap #4? You lose the chance to recover your journal?

Pouffia 08/24/2013 #

@AynE Yes there is always a chance the journal will not return to you, but obviously that is not most swappers' intention. If someone can't join for swap #4, they can join for #5 or #6 or even the swaps there after. And of course you can always contact the person you sent the journal to.

Pouffia 08/24/2013 #

@midteacher just to avoid misunderstandings, you do know that if you sign up you're also going to have to send a new journal to your swap partner? Basically if you get a journal that's full you're out of the loop, but of course you're welcome to step back in :)

Bianca75 08/26/2013 #

when there will be a swap # 5 will be alerted by an email?

Bianca75 08/26/2013 #

when there will be a swap # 5 will be alerted by an email?

AtelierEem 08/26/2013 #

i'm still not sure if i can do this. Yes i'm creative, but never did a journal before.. but i'm excited to join and know that the effort will be appreciated. I've started on my journal ahead of time.. couldn't wait anymore :-) but... is there somewhere i could see this type of journal as a sort of rolemodel?

Star7Lily 08/26/2013 #

@AtelierEem yes google the words handmade art journal or something like that then IMAGES this will bring up loads of examples for you. @pynart2 goodness me why would you just want an american only swap? You have all of us wonderful overseas folk to swap with, who won't flake on you. I am excited at the prospect.

AtelierEem 08/27/2013 #

@star7Lily thank you for your suggestion, I dropped from this swap to watch (don't know what that is supposed to be though) saw your answer and checked some fotographs and I rejoined in the swap :-) I signed in a swap for 1 page of artjournal to 'practice', so it's gonna be fine.

Star7Lily 08/27/2013 #

Glad to hear you rejoined the journal swap @AtelierEem practicing by doing similar swaps, through this swap site is invaluable at building skills and one gets confidence daily! It is such joy to share.

Pouffia 08/27/2013 #

@Bianca75 no you won't get an email notification. Just check up regularly.

kittyhahahotbot 08/30/2013 #

Hi Midteacher and KMCScott.....where, if you know, is the most cost effective place to get the journals you 2 have??? :) KiT

kmcscott 08/31/2013 #

Kittyhahahotbot, I made my own journal. You can always look on youtube for many different tutorials on making a blank journal or blank book. These will give you an idea of what to do and then you can adapt it for yourself.

kittyhahahotbot 08/31/2013 #

KMCscott...thank you for reply....yes, thanks for tipson uTube ...I've viewed tons of them however I have a fear of paper. LMAO. But seriously, where did you get uR Alex journal??? And why do you like it so??? KiT

Rosaisawriter 09/ 1/2013 #

hi im new am i allowed to join this swap?

Pouffia 09/ 1/2013 #

@Rosaisawriter yes you are :)

kmcscott 09/ 3/2013 #

Kittyhahahotbot, Alex is the name of the swapper whose journal I received during swap #3. I made my own journal using watercolor paper for swap #1, and each of the journals I have received so far were also handmade. Don't be afraid of the paper just to it! :)

kmcscott 09/ 3/2013 #
  • just do it!
thebragal 09/ 5/2013 #

This looks so interesting but the low rating scares me. I never join anything less than 4.90!

inthewild 09/ 6/2013 #

I would love to sign up for this swap but must agree with thebragal - watching for now, will definitely sign up if the ratings of participants improve.

Wingy 09/ 6/2013 #

i havent recvd the journal from round 3....but if i get it back in time i will sign up...watching for now

Cinos 09/ 6/2013 #

Hello, I'm a newbie and I was wondering if it would be okay to join this swap?

sheashea 09/ 9/2013 #

can someone tell me size of pocket sized journal, min and max

Pouffia 09/11/2013 #

@thebragal @inthewild I'm thinking about increasing the lowest rating requirement. It seems people who sign up have much higher ratings anyway. The only swapper I know of who had a rating of 4.56 was the original host, and she's off swap bot for a while.

@Cinos yes you can join

Pouffia 09/11/2013 #

@sheashea pocketsize books are 10.8x17.5 cm. You can find a cm to inch converter if you search Google.

inthewild 09/12/2013 #

Pouffia, Thank you for your reply.

wadesay 09/12/2013 #

anyone has my journal?

kim91262 09/13/2013 #

seems like the journal sent to me in the last round has gone missing in the mail :( I'll try and find out from the sender if she knows who it belonged to....

Wingy 09/14/2013 #

well i didnt get the journal in to me....in enough time to sign up... i would hate to sign up and have to start a new one.... if i get it i will just hold on to it for the next round....

bluecrayons 09/14/2013 #

@pouffia i havent received from previous swap and she hasnt been on since 8-22.

kmcscott 09/15/2013 #

Who has my journal/sketchbook?

kmcscott 09/15/2013 #

When I mail swaps like this one, I mail it with tracking. I also try to remember to let the receiver and the owner know the tracking info so that they are aware of swap location/delivery.

Pouffia 09/17/2013 #

5 is up! http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/158408

pernie123 09/20/2013 #

This is a little confusing. As I understand it, on 2 pages I can write a story or I can put poetry -mine or another's, or put anything that might be interesting on those 2 pages But a journal usually contains what one is doing in her life as how my day begins, what I am thinking about, etc., Am I on the right track?

Pouffia 09/21/2013 #

You can treat it as an art journal or a diary. So you can paint, collage, draw, or write, it's up to you.

Crickateer 12/16/2013 #

Hi/ I missed 5 because I couldn't find the sign up area. I don't want to miss #6 so would you mind sending me the url of where to sign up. I'm so confused and I've looked everywhere that I know to sign up. Thank you

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