Christmas Journal/Book & Gift

This challenging swap is to create a journal that your partner would not dream of celebrating Christmas without. Please make it really pretty inside and out. Check profiles for likes and dislikes. Feel free to use your own or others' illustrations, stickers, photos, pretty paper, paint, collages, charms, buttons etc. Size wise your journal can be done in an 8 x 8 scrapbook, a5 art journal or similar. Please include a profile based Christmas gift and card ($15) for your partner when sending your journal.

Rules

• Minimum rating of 4.95
• At least one other journal project through Swap-bot or email me if you feel you have completed the equivalent elsewhere
• Active participant on Swap-bot

I reserve the right to re-route past you if you become a bad swapper during the course of the swap. Please don't join if you can't accept this. #

Journal requirements

Please use at least 1 each of 10 of the following subjects. The rest is up to you. Fill at least 40 pages. Be aware that these art-type journals can be more challenging than they appear. Start early and you will see what I mean!

• Christmas anecdotes or stories - one story = 1 page
• Recipes
• Decorating ideas
• Patterns for Christmas crafts
• Ideas for gifts and secret santas
• Traditions from other countries
• Links to great Christmas blogs or web-sites
• Burn a CD of carols
• List of favourite carols or write one out
• Family traditions
• Your own Christmas hints and tips
• Photos of Christmases past
• Menus (eg Christmas Breakfast, lunch, dinner, Boxing Day etc)
• Gift wishlist
• Pick a character real or imagined, write about them and their wishlist
• Christmas memories
• What you love or hate about Christmas
• How you will celebrate Christmas and/or who with
• Decorate pages that can be used for your partners lists such as Christmas card recipients, gifts to buy, shopping, food to cook
• Decorate pages they can put photos on or journal with Enjoy your project!