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Flower Power N&N FBs (Nice & Neat Friendship Book

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Flower Power N&N FBs (Nice & Neat Friendship Book
Swap Coordinator:sovereignstar21 (contact)
Swap categories: Paper Crafts  Mail Art 
Number of people in swap:8
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:May 21, 2010
Date items must be sent by:June 7, 2010
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

We will make 6 nice & neat flower power theme friendship books & then send to 1 partner. Make two for your partner, two for yourself and the other two for whomever & send them all to your partner.

Learn more about friendship books (FBs) here: http://www.squidoo.com/friendshipbooks

Or here: http://tinyurl.com/29dzr4v

Or here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendship_book

These FBs should be nice & neat. Please put the swap name and date on the cover or inside cover. Please also include the email address of your partner in the “Made For” inscription.

NOTICE: If you would like your partner to include anything other than your address & email address in the “Made For” inscription, please include it in the comments below.

WARNING! DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS IN THE COMMENTS BELOW. ONLY POST THE INFO YOU WANT ADDED TO YOUR ADDRESS. (i.e. NSW, SAHM, SNNP)

Please make sure to look for your partner’s information below. Only if there is nothing from your partner below by the time partners are chosen, may you assume that they do not want any additional information added with their address & email address.

The following rules are not just my rules, but general rules for N&N FBs.

** All FBs must include "Made [date made] via Swap-Bot.com Flower Power Theme N&N FBs"

** No plain books. All books must be made creatively and artistically with stickers, ribbons, embellishments, confetti, sequins, &/or brads.

** All books must be covered with plastic clear shelf liners, contact paper, lamination or clear packing tape to make them sturdy.

** FBs must be in booklet form with front and back covers.

** No staples allowed on the front covers. If you use a stapler, be sure to staple the pages to the back cover or on the spine.

** It looks best if all writing is printed using the computer and pasted or taped to the inside cover (although not required).

You must have a rating of at least 4.9. Newbies are welcome.

It is highly recommended that you become a member of the “Themed FB Artists” group and if you live within the USA, join the “USA FB Makers group”.

You are welcome to join this swap without joining the groups.

Discussion

OliveAndMadi 05/13/2010 #

newbie alert!! What is an FB please explain :-)

dreammer 05/13/2010 #

Friendship books (also known as "FBs" in their abbreviated form) are small booklets made by stapling paper together, or are sometimes just sheets or strips of paper. They are usually decorated and the person who starts the book writes their name and address as the first person sending the book. People often include a list of interests as well. The FB is then passed around from penpal to penpal, and can often also become a way for one to meet new penpals. Most people hope to see the book again once it is full so they add their return address to the back cover of the book too, or inscribe "Return to Sender" on it. People also sometimes make FBs for someone else rather than themselves, in which case they write the name and address of the recipient on the front/at the top. Some people find friendship books fun because you can see where they have been in a trail back to the original sender/recipient.

dreammer 05/13/2010 #

My info that I want in these is SNNP, No men/Cons, Swaps any penpal item

sovereignstar21 05/15/2010 #

You send them all to your partner.

Generally, the cover is made with stickers, ribbons, etc.

Then, on the inside, you write:

Made via swap-bot.com [name of swap] For: Person's Name 123 Road Street City of State, 12345 Country Name [Whatever inscription they specify in the comments, if any]

By: Your Name Your Street Address City of State, 12345 Country Name [Your swapping info/inscription]

The cover is laminated with plastic or clear packing tape.

Then it is sent with the other 5 FBs made to your partner. They in turn send it on. Then, after about 1-2 years, when the book is full, it is returned to whomever the book is made "for".

You can make it for yourself simply by putting:

Made via swap-bot.com [name of swap] For & By [Your Name & Address] [Your swapping info/inscription]

Hopefully that clears it up a bit.

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