Mark My Words Matchbox

Very cute idea :] This is for the smaller 32 count matchboxes right? Just making sure

Awesome idea! Question though...I know what some of the stuff you listed is, but what are inchies, twinchies, mail art, skinnies, chubbies, chucky books, and zines? Wow I feel so out of touch...please educate me! Thanks so much!

Oh im loving this idea.....

@revolutionoise yes, 32 ct. Sorry I didn't specify that before.

@QueenQuill ..all of those are artforms that people swap here on swap-bot.
Inchies are 1" x 1" squares of art. Twinchies are 2" x 2" squares of art.
Mail Art is when you decorate the outside of an envie you are sending for a swap.
Skinnies and Chubbies are like ATCs, only bigger (4" x 6" I believe).
Zines are little journal books that you can create with just one sheet of paper...probably should google that for a better explanation.
And Chunky books I'm not so familiar with, so I'll defer to someone else to explain.

Hope that helps! Stick around swap-bot for a while and eventually you will see, share, swap all of them :)

Skinnies are 5''x 3".

Thanks @patrica I wasn't sure. I was thinking of postcards. Skinnies are made like a portrait (up/down) and Chubbes are made landscape (side-to-side).

6 people with lots of people watching! I'd love to have 10 people in this swap. Variety is the spice of life :)

I had an interesting question: Do the words have to be in English?
For this swap, let's stick with English. I think most people will expect that.

I wouldn't mind getting foreign language words as long as the enlish version was on the back so I would know what I had sent to someone! ...wouldn't want to offend someone accidentally!! :D

We are up to 10 swappers! Thank you!!!

Just FYI the Help! Link on Swap-bot has a FAQ & Glossary section for all those craft terms that get thrown about. I have found it very helpful.

I'm excited for this one! :)

random question - where do stuff like the and symbol - '&' lie? Of course I wouldn't make the entire box of them (anymore than I'd fill the box with the word 'apple' - but are they acceptable?

acceptable

And I have found that a lot of the 'words' I like for my box are actually phrases. I decide to leave them that way and if my partner wants to separate the words, they can.

Goodness! 39 people...that's wonderful! Okay, here we go!
Ready, Set, Swap!!!

Please send your matchbox in a padded envie. Thank you.

Mine is ready to go - I spent today making it! Cant wait to see what my partner makes for me.

Someone asked if the matchbox has to be handmade or if it is okay to cover one. Either way is fine! I plan on covering one myself...it's up to you. Just send something your partner will love!

Finished this yesterday~such a fun theme! Thanks for hosting!

Is everyone having fun with this one? If anyone has any problems...please let me know. Thanks!

Almost the send deadline. Hope you enjoyed this matchbox swap!