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Trash to Treasure Junk journal swap

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Swap Coordinator:AZmom875 (contact)
Swap categories: Journals 
Number of people in swap:5
Location:Regional - this group only
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:September 6, 2016
Date items must be sent by:September 30, 2016
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

This is a round robin, junk journal swap. Trash to treasure is the theme.

Here is the idea. Gather one journal, and one 6x9 manila envelope. Not a padded envelope. Fill it, but dont stuff it. Fill it with items that you do not want. Items you are not sure how to use in your art, but you have still saved it. It really should not be trash. No food, seeds, bio hazard, or perishable items. No leaves, bark, or feathers found on the ground or shells.

What you can include is ephemera, food labelss, old calendar images, a few stickers, stamped images, magazine cut outs, punched images, die cuts, postcards, yarn, ribbon, fibers, recipe cards, coffee sleeves. ***** Insert your cool idea here*****

In this round robin journal swap, your partners will pull 3 items minimum from this trash and make something of a treasure for you. 2 pages minimum. Your partners may add stuff to another envelope to the back of your journal to give to you, but may not add stuff into the 6x9 envelope that you started.

Please have a sign in sheet, and please folks SIGN in, and sign and date your pages. On the sign in sheet allow a place for the partners to list which items they used on their page.

This swap is limited to the first 6 players in good standing in this group.

Now wrap your head around how a round robin works. Image all 6 of us are in one room sitting at a table, working on a journals together. Yeah how fun. But alas, the plane fare is too costly, so we cant all get together. IF we were in the same room, and I was sitting next to Sally on Beth, then Sally passes the journal she was working on to me, and I work on it and pass it to Beth. Beth would pass it to whomever she is sitting next to, and eventually Sally gets her journal back, and so do we all.

So each time you get a journal, after working on it you will mail to the same person.

You can rate your sender as soon as you get your first journal, or you can wait til you get your journal back.

You are committing to working on all 6 players journals.

You need at least 25 items in your trash to treasure envelope. Give a variety. Please only take out things you will use on the page. Do not take items to keep for yourself. If you really love something ask the journal sender if they have more of said item and arrange a private swap.

One more thing, Please each round send a small gift to your partner to keep, as a thank you. So maybe you send them some ephemera with the first journal, yarn with your second, a note card used or new, with your third, etc.

Lost? Here is a list

  1. a 6x9 envelope with trash to treasure items minimum 25

  2. a journal with your return address and email, and swapbot nickname, include a sign in sheet in front that includes a place for the partners to list which items they used. Include another envelope taped to back cover for the 6 partners to add a freebie to send to you.

  3. a small journal like gift to your partner for each round.

  4. a note clearly noting which swap this journal is being sent for

I added these basic instructions on 8/29/16

To insure the safely of our journals. You are required to use Tracking, aka delivery confirmation. It is now free with all packages. If you go to the PO the number will be on your receipt. I use online printable postage from paypal. so the website gives me the number You must post in the comments section your tracking number, and state, ie, I mailed Betty's aka Bettyboops, journal to Sally aka JournalQswapper. Or Today in the mail I got Bettys aka Bettyboops, journal from Sally JournalQswapper. Get it?

Please agree to work on the journals you receive and mail them off withing 2 weeks time frame to keep the swap moving.

Discussion

jinxspinx 08/26/2016 #

This one is so interesting! I love the idea! Cant wait !!!

joyceann888 08/30/2016 #

Just a quick question. Will you post swaps for Rounds 2-6 (I know the assigned partner situation is an issue) or just remind us when it's time to mail again?

AZmom875 08/31/2016 #

Joyce, if I do post other rounds then, you would get different partners. For this swap each time you get a journal you work on it and mail it off to the same person. So you mail when you get the journal and have worked on it. You post here in the comments the Tracking when you mail and you post here in the comments when you receive a journal. Small group so it should take about 2 to 4 months to get your journal back.

Babsmomof5 09/ 7/2016 #

I didn't have a Manila envelope, but I did have a regular envelope that is a 6x9 inch one. I hope no one minds terribly if I use it as opposed to having to go buy a package of Manila envies!

jinxspinx 09/ 8/2016 #

Sent my journal out to @joyceann888

Tracking : 9449009699939241008485

Old Book Journal

joyceann888 09/12/2016 #

I received the journal from @jinxspinx today.

jinxspinx 09/16/2016 #

Rec'd babsmomof5 journal yesterday (purple seek adventure)

jinxspinx 09/17/2016 #

Sending babsmomof5 journal to @joyceann888 on 9/19/2016

Tracking: 9400109699937905540300

(purple seek adventure)

joyceann888 09/19/2016 #

Journal sent to @AZmom875 Tracking #9500 1134 8177 6263 0227 33.

Also, received the journal from @BabsMomof5

AZmom875 09/22/2016 #

I got JOyCeann88 starter starter journal from her today.

AZmom875 09/27/2016 #

I mailed 2 journals to midwestkiwi

My starter journal and Joyceann88, they arrived and are ready for pick up.

Tracking Number: 9405509699937925745160

I kept looking for my reciept to post the tracking info. Never found it cause I used the paypal shipping postage DUH

joyceann888 09/28/2016 #

I mailed two journals to @AZmom845 today. The tracking number is: 9505 5119 5497 6272 0252 24.

AZmom875 09/30/2016 #

I got it today , Joyceann888, the two journals belong to JinxSpinx, and Babs. I will work on them. They are lovely.

midwestkiwi 10/ 1/2016 #

I mailed a journal to babsmomof5. Tracking number 9505 5134 6587 6275 0214 29. Thank you for your patience and understanding. I did receive a package from AZmom875.

jinxspinx 10/14/2016 #

Is there any updates on this swap? Its been awhile since the last comment... I currently have no journals for this swap since 9/17.

AZmom875 10/15/2016 #

I have 2 journal in my hands, I am ready to mail them to Midwestkiwi. I will check in with Babs, cause the DC states she got Midwestkiwis package, which would have one journal inside.
I do believe Babs mails to you, Jinx. Joyce mails to me, and I mailed to midwestkiwi, who then mails to Babs. So far I have completed 4 journals of the 5.

Babsmomof5 10/15/2016 #

I've got @midwestkiwi s journal. So sorry I failed to post when I received it. I'll post tracking info when I've finished it and mailed it off.

jinxspinx 10/15/2016 #

No worries- I was just a little scared when I saw how quiet things were haha. <3

Babsmomof5 10/26/2016 #

I'm so sorry it's taken me a few weeks to complete this journal. Our lives have been upside down this month with both of my parents needing surgery. I've finally finished @midwestkiwi s journal and it will be heading out tomorrow. I'll post tracking as soon as I mail it off.

midwestkiwi 10/27/2016 #

I've sent @AZmom875 's journal to @Babsmomof5
9505 5134 6587 300 0267 71

Babsmomof5 10/27/2016 #

@jinxspinx 9505 5162 2341 6301 0427 06 is the tracking number for the journal headed your way!

Babsmomof5 10/29/2016 #

Received @azmom875 s journal from @midwestkiwi today. Will try to get it done this coming week and back out

jinxspinx 10/30/2016 #

Recieved journal that belongs to midwestkiwi from Babsmomof5. :)

Babsmomof5 11/ 7/2016 #

Sending to @jinxspinx heathers journal. tracking number 9505 5100 1302 6313 0377 64

midwestkiwi 11/ 9/2016 #

I sent @joyceann888 journal to @Babsmomof5 today. The tracking slip has mysteriously disappeared. When I find it I will post.

jinxspinx 11/ 9/2016 #

Recd Heather's journal (doggie on front) today from Babsmomof5

midwestkiwi 11/ 9/2016 #

of course... as soon as I give up, it appears:
9500 1134 6587 6314 0299 87

jinxspinx 11/10/2016 #

Sending Heather's journal to Joyceann888

Tracking info 9449009699939406766779

jinxspinx 11/10/2016 #

Sending midwestkiwi journal to Joyceann888

Tracking info 9449009699939406766779

jinxspinx 11/13/2016 #

Sending Heathers puppy journal to Joyceann888 (sorry if its too soon, i just wanted to get them off my desk and moving! :)

Carrier name USPS Tracking info 9405909699938924404346

midwestkiwi 11/16/2016 #

I do not have any journals. Should I?

AZmom875 11/21/2016 #

@midwestkiwi I see you are ready for more journals, so today I mailed you 2 9400109699937083793192 Priority so you should get them Wednesday.

Babsmomof5 11/21/2016 #

Received @Joyceann888 s journal from @midwestkiwi today

midwestkiwi 11/24/2016 #

Received journals yesterday @AZmom875

AZmom875 11/25/2016 #

I got my own journal back and want to say a super thank you everyone. I got it Wednesday but it has been busy here because of the Holidays.

I also got midwestkiwis journal and it will be in the mail to her by next week. That makes me done, after that. I will see check in, of course.

jinxspinx 12/11/2016 #

Hello :) I was just wondering who has my journal?

I wrote how special that book was to me, Im hoping it isnt lost.... Please let me know if you have it :)

AZmom875 12/12/2016 #

Jinxspinx lets check the clues. You send it to Joyce. she sent it to me, I sent it to Midwestkiwi. I don't see where she posted journals to Babs. Who then sends to you.

We need to check with Midwestkiwi and Babs to see. I feel like the info is right there on this area, and I cant make sense of it.

AZmom875 12/12/2016 #

Ok here is the clue, I think I am looking for, I do believe that this is your journal JINX

midwestkiwi 10/ 1/2016 # [delete]

I mailed a journal to babsmomof5. Tracking number 9505 5134 6587 6275 0214 29. Thank you for your patience and understanding. I did receive a package from AZmom875.

jinxspinx 12/16/2016 #

Thank you for helping me out. I'll message babsmomof5 and see if she has it. I hope so. You all are so helpful. Thanks <3

jinxspinx 12/16/2016 #

Babs does not have my journal. She believes she has already worked on it.

It was a small vintage book. Color is a lightish teal color. I believe I had a mermaid picture in it.

jinxspinx 12/16/2016 #

I'm just wondering if it got sent out of order because for the swap, babs sends to me so that would mean it would have made it all around to each and every participate. Which I don't really think has. Blah.

jinxspinx 12/17/2016 #

Update: babs let me know that she doesn't think she's worked on my journal after all. She was thinking about someone else's.

AZmom875 12/20/2016 #

I mailed off a yesterday the last trash to treasure to Midwestkiwi, it was her own journal.

I wonder if midwestkiwi might still have it. I did all the journals and I am done. I will check with Midwest.

Babsmomof5 12/23/2016 #

@jinxspinx I just popped a journal in the mail to you with a tracking number of : 9500 1142 4096 6358 0233 52 I'm so sorry I did t write down the owners name before I sealed it up. I believe it was Joyceanns though...it's due to arrive Dec 27th to you.

Babsmomof5 12/23/2016 #

@jinxspinx I'm almost sure that @midwestkiwi has both your journal and mine. @azmom875 posted above that she had two journals belonging to you and me, and was mailing them to midwestkiwi. She sends to me, and I've not received mine back, so I am seriously thinking she's probably got both still. Hopefully that solves the mystery!

midwestkiwi 12/24/2016 #

I am so sorry. The journals I received from @AZmom875 were @babsmomof5journal and @jinxspin journals. I have sent them on 12/23/16: 9505 5134 6586 6358 0517 88

Babsmomof5 12/27/2016 #

Received my journal and @jimxspinx s journal today. Will try to work in yours, Ashley and get it out by early next week!

jinxspinx 12/28/2016 #

Its okay Babs- Im just glad it wasnt lost. Thanks for the update :)

jinxspinx 12/28/2016 #

Rec''d joyceann888 journal from @babsmomof5 - i will work on this this weekend.

Thank you!

jinxspinx 12/31/2016 #

Home to Joyceann888 Monday!

Carrier name USPS Tracking info 9400109699938066757170

Babsmomof5 01/ 3/2017 #

@jinxspinx your journal is on its way home! Tracking 9505 5100 1301 7003 0695 46

jinxspinx 01/ 5/2017 #

I rec'd my journal today. Wow..you ladys are just so wonderful. Thank you for taking your time to do pages in my beloved special journal. I love each and every page.

Also to those who sent me goodies, it wasnt expected, but it was certainly surprising and appreciated. Thank you

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