what's a friend book?

You mean friendship books (fbs), right? Just want to be sure I'm signing up for what I think I'm signing up for ... :-) And thanks for making this swap.

~Friendbooks~ (fbs)

They range from 3in x 3in to 5in x 5in depending on how much information you want people to put.

*Just take a piece of cardstock, or thick paper, cut it to be about 4inches by 4inches when folded.

*Staple about 3 pieces of paper inside (The more room it has on the inside the more information people can put and the longer they'll be travelling the world ) So if you want it to come home faster put less paper.

*Next add your address on the inside of the cardstock with 'Return to: (your address) when full' inscribed.

~When you recieve your fbs~

*Sign your name and add your address, some people like to add interests just in case anyone wants to send them a letter.

*When it gets full the last person is supposed to send it back to the creator.

Put a little decoration on the front, a few sparkles or stickers. Get creative. These are really simple. Friendbooks travel around from one penpal to another. It creates a little network of friends. In the end you get to see all the places its been and hopefully meet some new friends to talk to.

Ok. Forgive me Im new to these, but why do we send 5 to one partner. What do they do with them when they get them? After we get them I understand we put our address in them, but do we send them to someone else or back to the sender? Sorry confused a little...

Yea I was a little vague on that.

We're sending 5 fbs to one person so they have a better chance of coming back to you. Sometimes they may get lost in the mail, or someone may not know what to do with them and they never make it home. Sending 5 gives you a better chance of seeing one of the little guys again. Also they may take different paths, see different places, and help you make different friends.

When you recieve the fbs

Put your name and address in them maybe a little msg. Make sure your address doesnt take up too much room, and that you leave a space for others to sign as well. Then send them out to someone else who is not already in the book. Try to send them to a penpal or someone that does fbs too. I'll be hosting another swap for this so it'll be easier to find someone.

When the fbs is full

You send them back to the creator. Dont send the fbs back until all of the space is taken up and no one else can fit in. Do Not keep the full fbs for yourself, wouldnt you be sad if none of your fbs ever came home after that long hard journey around the world?

If anyone else has a question do not hesitate to send me a message

I'll be sending this out as an email for everyone to read, just as a little reminder and to make sure everyone knows what to do.

I'm so glad you guys signed up for my swap!!

so inside the fb we just write our mailing info? thats it? no info about ourselves, or any kind of artwork or anything? i think i read once adecorated fb is called a deco? im not sure.

I REALLY hope you do another one of these. I cant commit at this time, but I'd love to do it another time.

Yes @bizzles you can write a message inside, your likes dislikes. Decorating the page you're on is more of a deco thing, not a friendbook.

if we are just starting out, and dont have any pen pals yet, who will we send them along to after we recieve them?

@vsproat there are many fbs swaps on here and I'm planning on making a few more rounds as well. Hopefully by the time I'm done everyone who started out will have been able to have one full fb sent back to them.

friendbook examples

Those are some really well decorated fbs, 4in by 3in and super cute!

Guys I was pretty tired when I sent that email last night...

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@vsproat or anybody reading this - Feel free to send me any extra fbs (friendship books aka friendbooks) if you don't have anybody else to send them to. Send me a msg for my addy and we can set up a private swap.