Altered Book RR #1

isn't it more logical not to open a new swap, but to alter a book and send it to the person I signed for, and so on, until all the books return to their original oner? if you keep open new swap, new people will enter, and some "old" people will forget to join, and it will be ceos...

Hi Danit, I'm not crazy about the idea of opening new swaps either, but I don't understand what you're suggesting. If I received your book, did my art in it and I send it back to you, then how are we going to continue? Also, the new swaps won't have new people because they'll be password only, and I'm hoping no one will forget to sign up, because everyone wants to receive their book back! :-)

you get mine and send it to the person you send yours. then you will get from me the one I got from the person who was supposed to send to me. then I will get from that same person the book he got, and pass that one to you too, and so on. at the end, if no one will brake the circle, you should get your book back from me. I hope I was more clear now. how is that sound.

I am interested in this but I am a bit nervous that my book won't come home to me. Do you have a plan for addressing this if it happens? ~ Carol

Danit - sounds great - just let me see if I got it right - it means I keep sending to the same person all the time, right? so that means there's a chance that person gets their book back before it's completed. It's still fine, I think. So that's what we'll do.

pequad - I've taken 2 precautions - one is to only allow people with a high rating in, and the second to say that if someone doesn't have time, they can just pass the book on. I'm hoping it'll do fine. I don't think there's anything else I can do, but will be happy to hear if you have any ideas. Aren't swaps always risky that way? I think they are...I've participated in swaps and never received my swap...I hate it, but it's a risk I'm willing to take because most of the time it's fun and people are fair.

The problem with opening a new swap is people may get the same partner again where if you do it so the person who sends to you sends it to the next person it will eventually come back to the owner since everyone in the swap is swapping with each other. Everyone will need to remember that they will have to as many books as there are people in the swap though.

Cherri

Also I would like to join this swap but can you push the date to send til like Nov 30 or something? I'm going to be on vacation that week. With the holidays and all.

Cherri

another idea instead of opening new swaps is that you open a yahoo group for all the people that have signed up for this. That way we can all easily keep track of our books by posting to the group. Open it for only the people that join up for this swap. We can put everyones address in the database, create a flightlist and so on and so forth. It makes the tracking all the more easier I think.

Just a sugestion.

I agree with Zillah -- I am hosting an art journal round robin that will be wrapping up in december on a yahoo group. It would be useful for communication regarding who has who's book. I always like to know who has my book in a round robin, I think it helps build trust. I also collected the phone numbers of all the players, in case someone went AWOL. ~ Carol

Pequad and zillah - I opened a flickr group - I think it's more convenient than yahoo, because it's both pictures and discussion, and no one has to get lots of emails, we can just access it and see - registration is free - so i think it would be great if we were all there. I won't be opening new swaps. we'll list our partners, show pictures, and...have lots of fun! :-) Meanwhile, because we're already 12 I turned the swap into "private", because I think 12 is already enugh - what are your thoughts?

Ah yes I see -- 12 probably is plenty of people. Y'all have fun! Maybe if there's another one, I'll join. ~ Carol

due to health problems and being behind in a few swaps ive decided to drop from this one. i don't want to be responsible for any books during the holiday season - i have too much on my plate as it is. i hope you all have fun! xxx Zillah

Thanks, Zillah, I hope you feel well!

Mailed mine today to Kathleen Campbell in New Zealand. It cost over $4.00 to send. Kathleen, if you want to tear some of the empty pages towards the back out to make it lighter, feel free to do so.

Hi Mickey, I will keep an eye on the mail box for it. I am looking faward to seeing it. will keep you up to date here when it arrives, it will take about a week.

Hi Mickey your book arrived safe and sound today - Monday. Will let you know when it's on the move but as I have now started to use the flickr site I most likly will do it there it thats OK with you.

Hi Erin I posted my book to you thismorning - Monday so it sould be with you in about a week.

Arty Hugs to you both Angel Faery kathleen :-)

Kathleen, no problem, whatever is easier for you.

I still haven't received or heard anything from my partner.

Mickey - neither have I, but it's an international swap, and it's only been a few days. I know my book may take up to two weeks to ship, so...:)

It would be nice if our partners could at least email us and let us know it was sent...

Mickey I sent my book out on November 27th when it had to be in the mail by, it cost me about $10 or $12 to send. If you were worried about it why didn't you email me? On my profile it has my email where your's does not. It should be there by the end of the week I would think.

Mickey I apologize for the aassumption that you just hadn't listed your email - I just tried to find my email address and it couldn't be found even though I know I put it on my profile. I'm sorry.

Take foot and insert in mouth - I found your email - sorry

No problem, will be checking the mailbox for your book.

Hi, Hagit, I sent mine out on the 27th. It will probably take a while to get to you, even though I sent it airmail from California. Nathalie

Also, I haven't received anything yet from anyone. N

Hi Nathalie, I received your book, done my spread (checkout my Flickr!), and will send it off to JerseyTjej tomorrow. Guys- -keep us posted! :))

Mailing Mandy's book to Kathleen in New Zealand.

Is it too late to join?

Mandy's book has arrived in New Zealand and I have posted this on flikr.

Mandy's book was posted on a week ago but has gone 2nd class mail at it is such a heave book it cost N.Z.$15.55 to post on, it have been US $12.95 to get to me. It will take about 4 week to get to Erin. I have no books to work on.

Kathleen you should have one coming any day now, I sen tyou another one about 3 weeks ago and one more about a week ago and I should be done another one for you by next week. But I'm not sure as to how long they take to get to N.Z. from Canada.

Hi Mandy thay should take about a week to 10 days but so far nothing will let you know through flikr when they do.

Hi does anybody know why we have stalled? I haven't received a book since the beginning of the year! Also does anybody know where my book is?

Att; Mandy and Danit. Mandy Danit's "Bird" book arrived in New Zealnd on Friday, as it came by sea it took about 2 months so the others will take about the same. Will post agin when "Birds" are on the move and others arrive. :-)

Hi Mandy, Danit's book is winging it's way to you from New Zealand so keep and eye out inbout a week,:-)

SORRY, BLOND MOMENT, it's Enirn I'm posting Danit's book to!

Hi heartsnyou your book arrived in New Zealand on Thursday. Will let you know when I post it on.

Hi Regina, Your book is in New Zealand.

Heartsnyou and Regina, posted you books to Eirn on 3rd June.