Countdown to Christmas - Journal

Kudos to Kittenred for letting me borrow her swap idea to run as a journal. She has noted that you could use the email swap as a dry run to then be put in the journal which is a great idea. Together we will create a journal that our partner wouldn't contemplate Chrismas without.

To paraphrase Kittenred's info. Christmas can have its stresses. Let's make our partner a journal to to share your advice, ideas and other snip-its to make this and next year's Christmas easier!

Please use all of the topics below and add at least 5 more of your own. Make your journal decorative and fun. Include patterns, recipes etc if you can. I have sample pictures on my flickr of journals I have received if you'd like examples or ideas. Those new to art type journals are welcome. As this is labour intensive you will need a minimum of 30 package type swaps to join. If your ratings are below 4.95 message me to discuss.

• Organising your Christmas card lists
• Organising your gift list
• Top 5 best places to buy gifts and why
• Christmas crafts and hand-mades - do you do them, any suggestions to help those who are new to them, ones you would like to receive or haven 't tried yet but liked the idea of?
• Top 5 Christmas movies (for entertaining kids while you bake/gift wrap in another room, snuggling up with your partner to, or watching with pizza and friends or to pass the time while you're snowed in!
• Christmas trees - live tree maintenance, how to decorate, tree disaster stories, how to avoid things getting tangled, plus and minus of live or other tree types, other tree thoughts
• Top 5 favourite Christmas songs (or carols for the more religious)
• Dream Christmas presents
• What to do if you're alone on the day, what you would do for swappers who will be alone for the holiday
• Favourite Christmas story / poem / food
• Christmas Menu
• Favourite Christmas recipe