Well, HELLO there everybody!

The concept of this swap is really simple: we're going to swap 3 to 5 items that fall into the following categories:
- handcrafted books; you can write your own story and bind your own book, make a book out of your favourite quotes/stories, make a tribute book to an already existing book, etc.;
- make items OUT OF a book (i.e. an Iphone cover, a wallet, or items made out of book pages etc.). For those of you who are wondering: yes, making a book out of a book counts;
- book-related items: bookmarks, bookplates, bookcases, anything even remotely related to books.
Now the boring bit:
To sign up for this swap you must have completed the Newbie vs Vet swap.
Fill in signup form as follows:
CO+K name:
Location:
Willing to ship internationally: yes/no
Favourite books or book genres:
Signup starts today and closes on Saturday, March the 10th (GMT +1).
Partners will be posted on Sunday, March the 11th (also GMT +1).
Partners will have until March the 31st to send out.
Ready... steady... SWAP! ^_____^

ooh I like this one!
Think I'll jump in early rather than lurking for ages and signing up at the last minute!

Location: UK
Ship internationally: Yes
Favourite books/genres: think 'classics' rather than 'popular' (no HP etc), but rather varied - Jane Austen, Anne Tyler, Great Gatsby, The Awakening, currently reading The Picture of Dorian Gray and using an old train ticket as a book mark! But not adverse to a bit of 'chick lit' for light relief!

Yes, please!! =)

CO+K name: GypsieMoon

Location: States

Willing to ship internationally: Yes

Favourite books or book genres: I love fantasy books! I also like mystery, new age, crafty books (of course!), mangas and some biographies. =3 Some favorite authors are Tolkien, Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (I LOVE her kiesha'ra series - they're my fave) & Christopher Paolini

CO+K name: Pamela
Location: Hawaii USA
Willing to ship internationally: Yes

Favourite books or book genres: Sci-Fi, Mystery, Classics, some of my fav titles are ENDERS GAME *Sigh* its my most fav of ALL time. Harry potter (duh), Hunger Games (cant wait for the movie in April!!!) Anne rice, though I dont like other more recent vampire books, who will remain nameless... Nickolas Heap, humm what else, oh the Dawn of the Dreadfuls, Pride & Prejudice and Zombies! (the whole series of classics with a twist) Sense & Sensibility and Sea Monsters!.



MARY! Is it ok if I take a photo of my "library" just for fun to post here, and maybe everyone else can also. To show off our collections? How fun would that be?!!

CO+K name: Pamela
Location: Hawaii USA
Willing to ship internationally: Yes

Favourite books or book genres: Sci-Fi, Mystery, Classics, some of my fav titles are ENDERS GAME



MARY! Is it ok if I take a photo of my "library" just for fun to post here, and maybe everyone else can also. To show off our collections? How fun would that be?!!

Wow Pamela, that's a great idea! I'm afraid most of my books are in Italian though ^____^°°°
But I already received a lot of compliments for my library and I'm very proud of it, so... so be it: whoever signs up can post a picture (or pictures) of their own library on this thread. It's not mandatory of course, everyone is entitled to their own privacy ^___^

cool :) *Runs off to take pictures of tiny library*

also opps, on the double posting before, I tried to edit the first one and some how they both popped up :S

Here's a couple of my 'collection'
(book shelves aren't just for books!)
(top of the stairs {and more junk!})
(beside my bed - and yes a Hello Kitty alarm clock, but I inherited it from my daughter!)

I have that same alarm clock. Tee hee. =)

Yaaaay! Glad this is up!

Name: Hayley S
Location: London UK
Willing to ship internationally: Yes!
Favourite books or book genres:
Graphics novels (V for Vendetta and The Dark Knight Returns are my favourite) Sci fi books (My favourite is Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?) Also love Harry Potter books (but not the movies) Terry Pratchett books and Ian Banks books. Also really into Skullduggery Pleasant and The Hunger Games at the moment. Dont like Twilight!

Here is my very messy book shelf at home!

Here is part of mine :)

I ran out of room in my house, so most my books are in plastic boxes in out storage room. But this is some of what I have in my guest room :)

Shoot! I'm such a messy head, sorry. I had completely removed that I'm going on a tour to the Southern part of Italy with a Deaf theatre company these few days. From Thursday the 8th to Sunday morning I won't have any internet access! I'll just extend the deadline till Saturday so I can post partners on Sunday afternoon. Well, a couple more days to sign up! ^____^

CO+K name: dizzydisaster


Location: sydney australia


Willing to ship internationally: yes


Favourite books or book genres: a huge fan of harry potter and i like the hunger games mortal instruments fruits baskets and all the cathy cassidy books

PARTNERS PARTNERS PARTNERS!
I tried to partner people up according to tastes. So:
Julie G. - Mary ;)
Gypsie Moon- Hayley
Pamela - DizzyDisaster
And don't worry Julie, I'm going to send you a list of my faves! I just realized I forgot to post it here, I'm a bit of a scatterbrain lately.

Just letting you know that me and Gypsie Moon are going to swap an actual book as well, might be an idea for the other partners :)

I am so sorry but i'm gonna have to drop out of this one. I have been sick and there has been alot of family drama going on. I am so sorry.

I'll pick up the swap if that helps ;)
Am currently making lots of experiments with a friends plastic and books so have spares and would love to make for Pam

And Debs swoops in to save the day! You're so awesome!! =)

I've just realized that I've been a slacker, and haven't posted a picture of my books yet! Then again, I DID just finally get (most) of them into one place a few days ago!! ^.^

Cute bookshelf Gypsie :)

I'll be sending your book items out on Monday! Hopefully they wont take forever to get there this time! Quite excited to see what you think of them x

Oh, yay!!! I should have yours ready by Monday as well - I've been having SO much fun playing with paper!! Tee Hee. I'm just trying to figure out what book to send....hmmmmm..... :: ponder ponder :: =3

Oh dang it, I hate when I get sick too Dizzy. I hope you get felling better :S I'll message Deb.

Thanks Debs for filling our gaps! (Now, that sounds horrible, but you know what I mean ^______^)
Julie, I will be ready to send out by Monday too ^_____^
Annnnnnd... my bookshelf! ^____^


I'm really proud of my copy of the "Neverending Story" ^____^

Mary - I may not be ready to post out on time but will try my best! I'll keep you posted! {so sorry}

It's ok Julie, don't worry! I have been late on so many swaps, I know how it is like when life keeps getting in the way ;)

Debs and I have decided not to swap. I don't think she'd like the things I've made for dizzy. And I don't feel like doing everything all over again :( if dizzy decides she'd like to finish it some other time I would be glad to. But I guess I'm all done with this one.

AWWWWWWWW :(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((

I'm sorry Pam, that sucks so much. Would you like to swap with me instead?

Oh no, Pam! That stinks!! I hope, if nothing else, that you and Dizzy can finish at a later date!!!! >.<

:S Oh no! Hmmmm....
Im a big Harry Potter and Hunger Games fan too, but not the other ones Dizzy mentioned- if the book items are related to this I can take up the slack and finish the swap with you? (Though i'll miss the deadline here!)Maybe PM me about it x

Yeah I only made one HP item, the rest were for mortal instruments and Fruit baskets. Thats ok though, I've picked up a Swap Angel swap with EVEnl because Dizzy also needed to leave their swap unfinished. So were doing one together to be each others swap angels :D