#2 (another) Japanese moleskine exchange group!(full)

[curbsidetreasure]

Japanese moleskine exchange group: *we are full*

Participants + theme
1. curbsidetreasure - fairy tales! reinterpret classic fairy tales or create fairy tale inspired art, (no disney please and i humbly ask you to stay away from fairies)
2. lily lemon - "Things that make your heart soar"
3. rachel - found poetry
4. corrie04 - choose from 3 themes: Houses, cats, or quotes
5. purplecat - home is where the heart is", this can be your home,or where you live, houses, bird houses, hearts, or the place where your heart is!
6. katilady - art as a spiritual journey (mixed media as much as possible, but use your discretion)
7. coffeelatte - mermaids (I don't care if you collage or draw, but I would especially love drawings on the theme. I also like lobsters, so extra points if they are incorporated...)

Travel Plans
1. curbsidetreasure's moleskine travels to – katilady – lily lemon – corrie04 – rachel – coffeelatte – purplecat

2. lily lemon’s moleskine travels to – coffeelatte – rachel – purplecat – corrie04 – curbsidetreasure – katilady

3. rachel's moleskine travels to – curbsidetreasure- corrie04 – katilady – purplecat –. lily lemon – coffeelatte

4. corrie' moleskine travels to - lily lemon - purplecat - coffeelatte - katilady - rachel - curbsidetreasure

5. purplecat's moleskine travels to - rachel - katilady - curbsidetreasure - coffeelatte - corrie04 – lily lemon

6.katilady's moleskine travels to – corrie04 - coffeelatte – lily lemon – curbsidetreasure – purplecat- Rachel

7. coffeelatte's moleskine travels to – purplecat – curbsidetreasure –. rachel – lily lemon – katilady – corrie04


We altered the guidelines from the moleskine exchange groups on Flickr a bit.
The idea:
1. Every artist starts with a Japanese folded moleskine (name, address, username, as well as travel-plan written in book). The owner of the moleskine decides whether the contributions of the other artists to her moleskine should follow a certain theme or not.
2. Each artist will draw, make a collage, paint, or use whatever media on four pages per moleskine. After finishing an entry the moleskine will be send to the next person. Each artist gets one month to make an entry. The first entry will be made by the owner of the moleskine. Artists are encouraged to interact with the other images in the book. Please be respectful.
3. When the book is full, i.e. when one side of the unfolded book is filled, the book will be sent back to its original owner.
4. Please communicate regularly via email, PM or in this thread. Let know that you received or sent a book. The goal is to create together something beautiful and to have a dialogue.
5. Most important: let’s enjoy this adventure and have fun!

The sequence of artists is different for each moleskine, which will hopefully result in seven totally different moleskines in the end.

To move the journals along, we have to send by the 15th of each month. So the first mail out date is Feb 15th.
We've got a month to work in the moleskines and then have to send it to the following artist. When the moleskine arrives at your home, your month to work in the moleskine starts. You work on 4 pages. If you finished within a month feel free to send it to the next person.

In this thread we can give each other updates of the well-being of the visiting moleskine, if there is a delay, etc., etc.. We do have to post when we mail a moleskine and when we receive one.

A couple of us already decided on a theme for their moleskine, some others are thinking about a theme and of course, picking a theme is not necessary. Please post in this thread as soon as you decided on a theme or decided not to have one … I'll add it on the list.

Thanks goes to wendy for these guidelines!

[Lily Lemon]

I would like to play!:) My theme is "Things that make your heart soar."

[curbsidetreasure]

ok, thanks for letting me know your themes :D i am so excited!!

i believe this month of January we should be decorating our moleskine with our chosen theme.
write your name, address, username, as well as travel-plan written in book - this should be done in a way that incorporates your theme and this is done in the first 2 pages of the moleskine.

see example here done by arteeztmom (http://www.atcsforall.com/forum/gallery/index.php?u=728)
http://www.atcsforall.com/forum/gallery/index.php?n=51844

then create in the next 4 pages!
http://www.atcsforall.com/forum/gallery/index.php?n=51845

[curbsidetreasure]

i gotta think of a theme!! lol there are too many good themes to choose from.

[corrie04]

Oh me!!! Me!! Me!!! Me!!! I'll get back to you about the theme.


Now where do we get a Japenese moleskine journal?

[purplecat]

What size moleskin book would everyone be using? is it the large sketchbook one? just considering cost of postage.

[purplecat]

Is it this one?
http://www.bureaudirect.co.uk/products.asp?recnumber=1370
a notebook that unfolds, or the standard sketch book??

[Wendy]

Yeah, Annie! Congratulations! Have fun you all ... because it is!:jiggy:

[katilady]

I am interested if someone could supply a link to a US seller! I need to know the price and order it. I know they don't have them here!

[Lily Lemon]

KAren, that's the exact one I'm getting. Kati, I'm buying it from Amazon.com.

[purplecat]

Thanks Hilary! well ok then I will take the plunge!! Not sure of a theme yet, I will get back with that!

[curbsidetreasure]

ok kati + corrie it's this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Moleskine-Japanese-Album-Pocket/dp/8883701046/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231523889&sr=8-1

there is only one size for the japanese accordion i believe and it is 3.5 x 5.5, aka the pocket size.

yay sign ups!!
i'm assuming purplecat, corrie04 and katilady are all signing up and getting a moleskine :D

[purplecat]

sure am!! I just ordered my moleskin:jiggy:

[curbsidetreasure]

yay! i am really excited to play with all of you :) what a great group.

[corrie04]

yeppers!!! Sign me up. I ordered my moleskine this morning from amazon


ok kati + corrie it's this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Moleskine-Japanese-Album-Pocket/dp/8883701046/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231523889&sr=8-1

there is only one size for the japanese accordion i believe and it is 3.5 x 5.5, aka the pocket size.

yay sign ups!!
i'm assuming purplecat, corrie04 and katilady are all signing up and getting a moleskine :D

[corrie04]

I'll give each artist the choice of themes... Houses, cats, or quotes

[katilady]

Sign me up. I will have to order mine next week on payday, unless I can find one locally.

[curbsidetreasure]

the japanese accordion book is harder to find locally then the other types. i have found them at art stores like dick blick and pearl paint but not so much at bookstores. i bought mine online during the holidays along with another book and with the discount i got the moleskine for free.

[Lily Lemon]

Here's the link to Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/8883701046

[curbsidetreasure]

ok my theme is.....fairy tales! reinterpret classic fairy tales or create fairy tale inspired art, no disney please and i humbly ask you to stay away from fairies. i hope that is ok with all of you, i just want to push the theme further then just fairies.

[corrie04]

I'm soo excited!!! I can't wait to get mine started. I got a confirmation that mine went out in today's mail, so hopefully I'll get it by next Wednesday or so!!

[corrie04]

Curbside, do you happen to know an average shipping cost?

[curbsidetreasure]

sorry, corrie i dont. i havent mailed these out before . one suggestion is to keep the packaging not too big - like dont get a too big bubble envelope for it, i know for a fact it really reduces costs especially for mailing internationally.

and 3.5 x 5.5 is not that big so hopefully shipping costs will not be that much.

[corrie04]

No problem. I just was going to write down the estimated shipping costs on my swap records.

[katilady]

Yay! I found one here locally--it took some hunting but I did it. This makes me super happy cause i prefer to buy local then at the online mega stores. Anyway, my theme: art as a spiritual journey. I would like it to be mixed media as much as possible, but use your discretion. Woot!

[curbsidetreasure]

oh thats great kati :) i'm glad you found one locally!
and that's a great theme!
i have edited the swap page to include your theme and preference.

[katilady]

Thanks Annie! It was hard to decide on a theme. I almost went with Basquiat, but I decided that I would get bored with that. :D

[Lily Lemon]

I was in another moleskine exchange which encouraged a combination of art and writing. I'm assuming this emphasizes art more than writing, right?

I'm also hoping you all can give me some theme feedback, as I'm not sure I got the right one, especially if the moleskines focus mainly on the art. Does anyone have a gut reaction to my theme? Did you see it and think, "Oh, I can do that" or was it more "What am I going to do with that? Are the things that make your heart soar things you can draw or are they so abstract that you'd need a lot of explaining to do?

Other ideas I have are All Creatures Great and Small (not in a religious way but encompassing enough for other artists to include their favorite creatures, birds, etc.), Castles, Quotes, Wisdom, or Horse Spirit.

Any gut reactions to any of those? I'm seriously stuck and would feel better about going forward if I knew I wasn't picking a theme that might be unappealing to the rest of you.

Seriously, I'll take votes!:)

[katilady]

Hilary, I really like your original theme. I like that it's open enough for me to do my own thing, but does give me a direction to go in. What I have been thinking about for yours is doing a combo of collage with some text of the things i have in my life that make me really happy. I may include some hints at my spiritual life in that, but nothing too overt.

[katilady]

Annie! OMG! I just got Somerset Studio's new Art Journaling mag (which is WONDERFUL) and saw your work in there! CONGRATULATIONS! It looks fabulous!!!! You have been so quiet about it!

Also, a question for you. Anne Sexton did some poetry on fairy tales for her daughter, would it be OK to use some of that imagery in your book?

[Lily Lemon]

Hilary, I really like your original theme. I like that it's open enough for me to do my own thing, but does give me a direction to go in. What I have been thinking about for yours is doing a combo of collage with some text of the things i have in my life that make me really happy. I may include some hints at my spiritual life in that, but nothing too overt.

Ok! Sounds perfect. I like the idea of including some word and/or quotes, too. The broader theme should make it pretty easy for all players to do their thing. Also, if cute 'lil critters make your heart sing, you can include those, as opposed to be obligated to do them.

[corrie04]

Lily - Your "Heart soar" theme is fine with me. I immediately had some ideas.

[Lily Lemon]

Ok! Thanks, ladies! I'll stick with it, then.

[curbsidetreasure]

lily (and everyone) i think doing a combination of art +writing is absolutely fine! i like your original theme too lily, it's nice and open.

kati - i would love it if you included anne sexton's images :) i have read the fairy tale ones and they are amazing.

l i'm glad you got the art journaling magazine! i really like that mag and it's so cool to be included in it!

[coffeelatte]

Am I able to get into this group? It looks like there's still one slot?

[coffeelatte]

These are hard to find where I live, and I've ordered my last two moleskine sets -- the pack contains two books -- through this link
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000UCP87I/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=A3E5K6GEFSI075&v=glance

[curbsidetreasure]

coffeelatte you are signed up :D
yay our group is completed!!

[katilady]

Yay! Coffeelatte's here! Can't wait to see your theme!

[coffeelatte]

Terrific - I just ordered 2 more books and hope they arrive quickly. Over on Flickr later this week I should be posting some drawings I'm doing for another moleskine exchange I'm in. I hope this one works out better -- we had one person hoard three books between August and last week. It feels great that they are back in circulation again...and I can not tell you how beautiful those pages already done are to see up close!

I'm excited by this group, some of my favorite folks are here! I love the circulation schedule, and think we'll be a dynamic combination of great minds!

[curbsidetreasure]

i would love to see those drawings :) i'll definitely check your flickr
this is a great group to be working with!

i am a little wary of joining a moleskine exchange on flickr only because i dont know too many people in that flickr group. i am glad the person hoarding the books put them back into circulation, many times that never happens.

[katilady]

I agree Cindy, this is a great group of artists each with their unique style!

OK, I have a question. In counting out the pages it looks like there are 2 leftover at the end. So do we do 6 pages in our own book in addition to the travel plan pages etc? Or is my count off?

[corrie04]

I can't wait to hear what coffeelatte's theme is!!

[curbsidetreasure]

kati - i think i counted the pages a couple times and it looks like we have 3 pages left over? its really up to you.

[katilady]

OK, I think I will do just 4 initially (less pressure!) and then do the last pages when it returns to me. I am getting so excited about this!

[katilady]

I wanted to add some clarification about my theme. I know that all of us are on different spiritual paths and I open to whatever that is for you and how art has influenced your path. All I ask is that your pages are about YOU, and not an attempt to preach to others in the group. So if you are Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, whatever feel free to include that in your pages, but just in reference to you and art. Does that make sense? Feel free to PM me if you want more clarification. If you are atheist, maybe you can do your pages on how art has influenced your emotional well being. OK, I am rambling, but I just wanted to be clear.

[corrie04]

Thanks for the clarification Kati.

[purplecat]

I knew you would not resist coffeelatte!!!
Ok I think I am going to choose the theme; "home is where the heart is", this can be your home,or where you live, houses, bird houses, hearts, or the place where your heart is! I hope that is open enough, I love houses and hearts.

I am hoping I get my book in the next few days I can't wait to get my hands on it!

[katilady]

Oh! Purplecat! LOVE that theme!

[purplecat]

Oh good Katilady, I am glad you like it!

[corrie04]

Love it!!

[curbsidetreasure]

awesome theme purplecat!!


isn't it agonizing to choose a theme? i think thats why corrie was smart and let us choose from 3 themes. lol. i was torn between fairy tales and monochromatic as the theme.

oh and lets just stick with making the 2 pages (travel plan & theme announcement page) and 4 page spread which is where you explore your chosen theme. when the book comes back you can fill up the remaining pages. that way it is less pressure to fill up pages.

[corrie04]

(Yep... couldn't make up my mind!)

[curbsidetreasure]

LOL

maybe i'll do a 4 page spread with a house + cat and a quote all together. hehe.

[corrie04]

that's what I was thinking too. See how creative we are?

[Lily Lemon]

I haven't seen these books yet and haven't counted the pages. Are you saying we do the travel plan (1 page), the theme announcement (2nd page) plus four pages of our own (3rd-6th pages) before sending to the first recipient? Is that right? When is the first send date? I know many of us are waiting for our books to arrive from Amazon.com or other sellers, so I hope they arrive soon!

[coffeelatte]

I'm just so happy purplecat clued me in to this one! Thanks for letting me play with the group. I've got to put my thinking cap on for a theme...it may take me a few days to formulate.

Curbsidetreasure - I went WAY to the edge of my comfort zone with the Flickr moleskine exchange. I had traded art with two of the people in our group, but I basically just asked the rest if they'd join a swap based on what I saw posted in their photostreams. I knew they were good traders, and liked their style. Then one of the people I'd swapped with before had multiple personal emergencies (a hurricane hit her house in Florida, her in-law had a stroke and required care, her neice had a premature baby, she was bitten by a wild raccoon...) I was starting to think she'd totally lost it, but the books ended up in my hands finally and I'm excited to get them back out to their owners. We are moly_x_36 in the exchange.

[curbsidetreasure]

yes that's exactly it lily

do you guys want the first send out date to be the first week of each month? so that would mean we'd send out the journals the first week of feb. i want everyone to have enough time to work on your pages and the cover is optional.

wow, thats intense, coffeelatte. i hope she is doing better now! i'm so glad she sent back the journals, because really a lot of people would just forget about it

[purplecat]

I haven't seen these books yet and haven't counted the pages. Are you saying we do the travel plan (1 page), the theme announcement (2nd page) plus four pages of our own (3rd-6th pages) before sending to the first recipient? Is that right? When is the first send date? I know many of us are waiting for our books to arrive from Amazon.com or other sellers, so I hope they arrive soon!


Yeh that sounds alot, I too haven't seen the book yet, am hoping it will arrive this week, guess that gives me 2 weeks to get 6 pages done, is that correct??

[corrie04]

I had to order mine from Amazon, too, and am waiting for it to arrive.

[coffeelatte]

I'd like to suggest that we send on the 15th of each month. That those who will get their books in the next week (which, hopefully, will be me...) will have several weeks to do six pages.

[katilady]

I like that idea Cindy.

[Lily Lemon]

I was thinking of mid-month, too.

[purplecat]

would be better for me too!

[curbsidetreasure]

ok, 15th of each month sounds good to me :)

[katilady]

yay!!

[Lily Lemon]

So, are we mailing ours to the next person on Feb 15? That makes me happy!

[curbsidetreasure]

yes, the travel plans are written on the first page of the thread. everyone please read that!! a lot of the stuff there will hopefully clarify what you need to do.

[corrie04]

Happy about the 15th, too!

Yep, got mine yesterday! Hooray!

[coffeelatte]

Thanks for going to the 15th -- my books are estimated for arrival Thursday. It's looking like I'll be working Saturday (and maybe Sunday) so I am glad to have some breathing room.

I'm contemplating a couple themes. One would be "mermaids" and the other would be to ask that you incorporate a favorite recipe into some kitchen or cooking themed art. Any preference from the group?

[purplecat]

Ooh mermaids!! I nearly went with that theme!

[katilady]

Ya, mermaids! :)

[Lily Lemon]

I like both of those. A mermaid with a fish recipe?

My book still hasn't. I think I'll be taking it to Palm Springs with me next week!

[katilady]

Oooooh! Palm Springs! You lucky girl!

[Lily Lemon]

Well, the downside of going to Palm Springs is turning 40!!!

[katilady]

You are 40????? :shocked: You don't look it in your profile photo!

[curbsidetreasure]

i love mermaids :)

have fun in palm springs lily!

[corrie04]

either theme is fine with me!

[Lily Lemon]

Mine arrived today! So, the travel plan goes on the inside front cover?

[katilady]

I believe so!

[purplecat]

My journal is here...:)

[katilady]

Anyone make progress on their journals yet? I haven't started yet, but I am mulling over ideas in my head. I think getting pages gesso'd might help get me in the mood.

[corrie04]

I have an idea for my travel plan and theme page. And I have an idea for your book, katilady.

Now, I just need to think up what to do with the other 4 pages in my book.

[Lily Lemon]

You are 40????? :shocked: You don't look it in your profile photo!

Ahhh...you're sweet! I'm turning 40 tomorrow!:( I don't wanna grow up!The photo is maybe two years old.

[purplecat]

Hilary, happy birthday for tomorrow :v_spin:

[purplecat]

I could not resist playing! I have done my inside cover, with my travel plan and theme

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[katilady]

Happy Birthday Hilary!!!

Purplecat, those pages are great! Thanks for the motivation too!

[coffeelatte]

Lily Lemon - Happy Birthday. You definitely are a gorgeous 40 year old...I think that 40 is like the new 20 anyway...right?

Karen - Love the heart house travel page! Thanks for posting. I hope we'll post lots of pics in this thread!

MY THEME IS: Mermaids. I don't care if you collage or draw, but I would especially love drawings on the theme. I also like lobsters, so extra points if they are incorporated...

[katilady]

I have started my pages! I am going about it backwards and doing my 4 pages 1st and then I will do my travel and theme pages.

I am trying a technique i learned from 'Collage Journey's' by Jane Davies. You cover your substrate with found text and then apply several layers of glaze, wiping off and adding more till you get a look you like. Then you add imagery. Once that has dried you coat a nice layer of gel medium over the whole thing and write into it. Let that dry then add contrasting glaze so that the writing pops. The sample in the book looks fantastic so I am giving it a go! If it turns out well i may try it on other books! So far have the found text glued on.

[corrie04]

Ohhhh... I can't wait to see how that turns out, Kati. ... Wait... I have that book. What page is that???

Update on my journal: I started my travel log last night... and of course, I totally screwed up! UGH and double UGH!!! Had to gesso over it.

[katilady]

Ohhhh... I can't wait to see how that turns out, Kati. ... Wait... I have that book. What page is that???
Page 101!

[Lily Lemon]

I gessoed but then wasn't sure it was the right thing to do. It turned out ok so far.

Kati, I want to try that!

Cindy, thanks! Your'e so sweet!

[katilady]

I am gessoing the pages I am working on, but I am leaving the others blank so people can choose what to do. I use a lot of wet mediums and gesso helps the pages stand up better.

[curbsidetreasure]

rachel theres no need to gesso. i dont have any gesso...however if any of you want to gesso the pages, i dont see why not. it's your journal!

we plan on doing the travel and intro pages, that's required. however you are free to do your own 4 pages at the end. i just think it would be fun to have the journal filled a little so the first person to receive your journal could have some eye candy to check out. lol.

[curbsidetreasure]

kati i want to try that technique :)

[katilady]

kati i want to try that technique :)

I am working on it now--just did the writing part, now it's drying and next comes more glaze. I will show you all even if it looks crappy, lol!

[corrie04]

Page 101!

Thanks! I'll look up that... If I'm ever allowed to leave work.

[katilady]

Here are my 4 pages. I *think* they are done, though minor adjustments may be made.

http://www.atcsforall.com/forum/gallery/images/974/large/1_Moleskin_Kati-001.jpg

http://www.atcsforall.com/forum/gallery/images/974/large/1_Moleskin_Kati-005.jpg

http://www.atcsforall.com/forum/gallery/images/974/large/1_Moleskin_Kati-004.jpg

[corrie04]

WOW!!! Look at the depth. Very cool.

[purplecat]

Crickey!-look at that texture!!

[coffeelatte]

Texture, exactly what I thought Karen!

Do the pages fold up still, Katie?

Corrie - Every time I see your new icon girl I smile -- I love that color combination, and everything about her!

[coffeelatte]

Katie - Is that little girl a picture of you, or just a representative?

[corrie04]

Thanks coffeelatte!

[Lily Lemon]

That's awesome, Kati!

Well, I've started mine....I sure hope I do a better job on all of yours than I'm doing on mine!:)

[katilady]

Cindy, that little girl is me, lol! The pages do fold but I had to force them a little. The book is much thicker now!

Hilary I bet your pages are great!

[katilady]

OK, here are my travel plan and theme intro pages. They look much better in person--I used Byzantia by Stewart Gill so they are super shimmery and on the blue page there is also violet interference embossing. As you can see I am asking ya'll to each sign next to your name. I hope that is OK. Question time: now that I am done with all my pages can I send the book off to corrie early or should I wait to the due date? My thinking is it might be nice to giver her extra time, but I also don't want to overwhelm her. I am OK to whatever the answer is!

http://www.atcsforall.com/forum/gallery/images/974/large/1_Moleskin_IntroPages.jpg

[purplecat]

Oh Katilady, I love the idea of everyone signing it!

[corrie04]

send it!!!!!... please

[curbsidetreasure]

hehe. i think corrie is eager to get started....
:P

great work kati :)

[corrie04]

:yes:

[katilady]

LOL! I hear ya loud and clear! :D I will send mid weekish!

[Lily Lemon]

Corrie, love the creepy-cute new avatar!

[corrie04]

Thanks!!! It's a Tim Burton character. I love how he turned out.

[coffeelatte]

Another great icon, Corrie!

[corrie04]

I redid my first 2 pages last night (since I messed up the first time.) Will try to finish up and post the scan tonight.

[katilady]

I can't wait to see Corrie!

[corrie04]

curbside - Rachel and I checked out your journal pages in the Somerset Magazine... CONGRATS!!!!! *big high five!*

[curbsidetreasure]

aww thanks!! *high fives corrie & rachel back*
i am thrilled to be published. someday i want to try and write an article in one of those magazines...

[katilady]

I don't mind doing that at all. Could you stick a little reminder in the book somewhere? I can be so forgetful! :P

[Lily Lemon]

I'm fine with signing but I only ever sign art, ATC, chunky pages, etc. with "Lily Lemon," never my real name. :)

[curbsidetreasure]

i'm fine with signing.

just to let you all know my computer isnt working :( :(
right now i am using a labtop computer i was borrowing to design some bookmarks. hopefully it will get fixed so i will be online but more sporadically.

[katilady]

Hello artists! My book should be going out to Corrie today providing I get time to sneak over to the PO from work. Sadly, some of the pics I used have been damaged from either the heavy use of gel medium or not letting it dry properly. I tell you this so you don't think it's something you did when you open the book and see it. I will think of some solution to fix it when it returns to me, and if you have any ideas after seeing it feel free to tell me!

Also, I am including a small token of appreciation for each of you. Please do NOT feel obligated to do the same. Your art is enough!

I can't wait to get going on this!

[purplecat]

Katilady I am sorry to hear you have had problems with the pages you have done, hope you can fix it!
I need to get to work on my pages, maybe this weekend.

I too was thinking of putting something in for each person if I have time.

[corrie04]

Yeah!!! I can't wait to get it and work in it. Thanks for the heads up about the images.

[Lily Lemon]

I think my pages are done. When i return home I'll scan, post, and find out if Cindy wants my book now or closer to February 15th.

[curbsidetreasure]

sometimes i have that trouble too kati about images getting damaged because of sticking.
how damaged are the images? perhaps a light glaze of paint could work? or gesso over lightly? again i dont know the extent of the damage but i always have to remind myself not to lay on the gel medium too thick or else it takes forever to dry. also maybe next time using a hair dryer to quicken the drying process?

oh and kati - i have done my into+ travel pages and the 4 page spread! i did that last night too bad i can't scan it up :( :( as my computer isnt working.

[katilady]

Those are good ideas Annie! I will try them it gets back to me! And I can't wait to see your book!

[curbsidetreasure]

i will mail the book tomorrow :)
i gotta take pictures first....

[katilady]

Book is officially on it's way to corrie. FYI, it cost $2.19 to ship from CA to OH.

[corrie04]

Thanks for the shipping cost!! That helps me budget for my mailings.

[Lily Lemon]

Here's what I came up with:

[katilady]

These are great Hilary!!

[corrie04]

I second that!

[corrie04]

*jumpin' up & down!!!* I got kati's moleskine today!! YAHOOOOOOOOOOOO....

The pages were stickin' a bit, but I got them unstuck. I'm going to put wax paper between them. (And I'm going to ask that others do that for my book, too.)

Okay - here's my question. How do we handle the itraders for this exchange?

[katilady]

Oh so glad it arrived safely and great idea about the wax paper!

[Lily Lemon]

Wax paper for all!:)

[curbsidetreasure]

wooohooo :D how exciting. i am glad we are getting started mailing. no pressure on anyone though to mail before the 15th.

[purplecat]

I finally got my 4 pages done;

19910 19911

The colours are brighter than this scan shows.

[katilady]

Those are such fun pages!

[purplecat]

I am ready to mail, just waiting for Rachels address.
I have put something in the pocket at the back of the book for each of you, and if you want to put a little note or message in there, I would love that!

[curbsidetreasure]

i mailed off my journal to kati :)

[katilady]

Oh! I love it Annie! Can't wait to get my hands on it!!

[corrie04]

I only have one more page to do and I'll be done with my journal. I'm so excited about how the journal is turning out. It's totally fascinating.

[purplecat]

I posted my journal to Rachel- it was like waving off a baby, can't wait to see how it grows!!

[katilady]

I'll let you know when it arrives. I'll burp it and sing it lullabies at night, too.

LMAO!

[corrie04]

LMAO... You're too funny, Rachel!!!

My journal pages are done. Here's a peek.

Lilylemon - I'll need your address. I'll PM you.

[katilady]

Corrie! Those are gorgeous!

[curbsidetreasure]

wow thats so cool corrie! i love your pages, they are so colorful :)

[corrie04]

Thank you!

[katilady]

Annie's book is here! Annie's book is here! *jumps up and down* Annie's book is here!

[curbsidetreasure]

woooohooo :D

[corrie04]

*Shaking in fear*... GULP... Found poetry will be fine. And I'll um... TRY to "find some poetry"

[katilady]

Oh yes! I LOVE found poetry! You made my day Rachel!

[curbsidetreasure]

found poetry it is :)
i like found poetry, maybe i'll sneak in a doorway when i get your journal rachel!

[Lily Lemon]

I've never done found poetry before but since Rachel's book is coming to me pretty late in the swap I'll have lots of time to think about it (and to peek at what the rest of you do! :))

[katilady]

Oh it's fun Hilary! You take a sheet of text (from any source) and cut out words and phrases to make 'poetry'. I really enjoy it.

[purplecat]

So thats what "found" poetry is!!

[coffeelatte]

Rachel - Found poetry is excellent for me! Awesome idea!

[corrie04]

Rachel - Thomas said to tell you... It's Pajama Day. So wear your comfies!!

[katilady]

I want to come to pajama art day! :P

[corrie04]

Come on over, Katilady! I have room for one more... and if I pull the 2nd table out from the wall, we could even set up for 4!

Ummm... will you be driving or flying? *G*

[katilady]

LOL! I will be using my wings. My secret is that I am really a fairy! Hee!

[curbsidetreasure]

aww i wanna go to corrie's house and hang out with you guys!!

[katilady]

I'll take you with me Annie--you aren't that far from me anyway--just a few hours up the 101!

[Lily Lemon]

Hey, ladies! What about me?!?

[katilady]

You're on my way to Annie so I'll get you too!

[Lily Lemon]

Ok! :)

[corrie04]

Come on over, we'll move everything out into the dining room. Don't park in front of my neighbor's house... but I guess if Kati is flying everyone, then you won't have to worry about that.

Rachel said to stop at her house to let out her dog before you come over. (She lives down the street and around the corner from me)

[purplecat]

Now I just feel left out:(

[katilady]

We'll come and get you Karen! Fairies fly fast! Is this dog nice or is it a biter? I may have Ms. Lemon do that job since she likes animals!

[corrie04]

I'm not a dog person and I like her dog... "Gracie." She's a happy, "love me" dog.

[katilady]

Oh! Pats for Gracie!

[coffeelatte]

Lily Lemon - Your moleskine arrived in the mail yesterday. Wonderful work inside, and I will try to live up to your hopes (to make your heart soar on wings!)

[curbsidetreasure]

yay another moleskine has landed!

[Lily Lemon]

Oh, thank you, Cindy! I used some of the techniques from Paulette's journal class, as you might have noticed!:)

[katilady]

Got pics of your moleskin Rachel? Would love to see!

[katilady]

Woot! I know cameras can be a bear, but I love your art so I wanna sneak peak! :D

[purplecat]

Rachel, so glad its arrived safe!!, can't wait to see what you come up with:D

[corrie04]

LOL @ Rachel.

Kati - don't let Rachel fool you... she's always welcomed to come over and use my scanner. She even knows where the house key is.

[curbsidetreasure]

LOL corrie spilled the beans. no excuses now rachel :P

[katilady]

Hahahaha Rachel! Let's see it!

[corrie04]

*evil laugh*

Lily Lemon - I haven't made it to the post office yet to mail you my moleskine. I'll get there by soon, though.

[curbsidetreasure]

how is everyone doing on their moleskines? i feel like i am in moly limbo lol
i can't wait to get my hands on rachel's book...

[corrie04]

I'm probably going to start on Kati's this weekend.. or next. I know what I'm going to do (for the most part), so it shouldn't take too long.

[katilady]

Woot! I can't wait!

[curbsidetreasure]

aww don't feel bad rachel. its not the 15th yet i will be waiting patiently. i am just excited to get started.

[katilady]

I have been brewing away for yours Annie. Reading Sexton's Transformations (the series she did on the Brothers Grimm) in preparation.

[corrie04]

lily lemon - my journal was mailed today. Sorry that I couldn't mail it out earlier. I was BROKE!!!

[Lily Lemon]

It's all good!

[purplecat]

Coffeelatte, have you mailed your moleskin yet??

[Lily Lemon]

Corrie, your moley landed! I'd better get to work!:)

[curbsidetreasure]

i got rachel's moly today!!
wow rachel i love your spread, the background is beautiful. i can't wait to start working on my pages.

[corrie04]

Glad that it got there safely!

Have we decided how we're doing itraders yet?

[curbsidetreasure]

corrie i'm thinking we should give itraders to each other when the whole project is done.

[katilady]

Hey Annie, can we see pics of Rachel's moley?

[corrie04]

Annie - I was thinking the same thing, but wasn't sure if that's how it's normally done. Sounds good! :)

[coffeelatte]

Moleskine is on the way to you, Karen! And I am working on Lily Lemon's moly this weekend!

[purplecat]

Thanks Cindy! excited now :)

[coffeelatte]

If any of you have Karen's address handy could you message me and I can mail out this afternoon?

Karen - Just sent you a personal message. I am sorry to have given bad information when I posted last.

I just got in to work and my office assistant said she hadn't mailed my package out on Friday because she thought it needed a customs form. When she just gave me my envelope back I have addressed it to the wrong person (Purple Realm instead of Purplecat!) Horribly embarrassed -- what IS WRONG WITH ME -- but feeling lucky it didn't go out that way!

[Lily Lemon]

Oh, Cindy! I'm kinda laughing at that cute story(in a good way) !:) Sometimes things work out better than we plan!

I started Corrie's moley this weekend. I have two pages done. I'm a little paralyzed after looking at her fabulous work. You know, "How did she do that? Why can't I do that? Mine isn't good enough!"

[corrie04]

Don't you hate those feelings?! I get them too. Why do we do that to ourselves?

[purplecat]

Cindy I sent you my address- that was so lucky, its a long way to the Isle Of Man via Australia..lol

[coffeelatte]

Here's what I did in mine...and I hope that you'll all feel free to do your own thing -- draw, collage, whatever -- when it reaches you.

[corrie04]

Stunning!!!!!!!

[coffeelatte]

I am very, very thankful for that strange little glitch...I would probably have been even more embarrassed if Purple Realm had sent me a message saying "what the heck is this you've sent me!"

Yesterday was just very weird, all the way around. I NEVER sleep in -- and then, on a Monday, I wake up at just about 7am. Which is 2 hours later than I usually sleep. I get to work and our admin is sick -- she basically handled the mail and left the office for the rest of the day. So it was crazy, busy...and my boss was crabby.

But today is quieter, and I'm sort of screwing around instead of working. It's Mardi Gras and our headquarters is in Louisiana so they all take the day off. My boss is out, everybody is back at work...and I'm taking this moment to down another cup of coffee and check what's up.

I wish I was retired...

[katilady]

Oh wow Cindy, I hope I can do your book justice!

[Lily Lemon]

I have three and a half of Corrie's pages done. Are we going to post pics/scans or will this be a surprise kind of thing?

[corrie04]

I'm voting for the sneak peeks!!! I'm not a patient person.

[Lily Lemon]

Ha! HA! Me neither!:)

[katilady]

Sneak Peaks! Sneak Peaks!

[Lily Lemon]

Ok, then, you asked for it!:)

[katilady]

Oh Hilary! They are fab! And inspiring, thank you for posting!

[curbsidetreasure]

hey i'm totally cool with sneak peeks if you guys are. i like sharing the work on the thread. makes it even funner if funner is a word. which i dont think it is.

oh and sorry rachel i havent worked on your book yet, i will make time to do it soon.

[curbsidetreasure]

lily - thats a really cute spread! love the colors and it's so cheerful. i love it.

[coffeelatte]

Maybe I missed this...are we supposed to individually contact the next person in line to get their mailing info? After my near fiasco with Purplecat's mail out, I want to make sure I'm better organized for the next one.

[katilady]

Yes, I believe so Cindy.

[corrie04]

Ok, then, you asked for it!:)

HOORAY!!!!!!!!! I love the pages!! Cats, whimsical houses, and quotes!!! It can't get any better than that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


*happy dance, happy dance, happy dance, happy dance*

[katilady]

I wonder if Corrie likes those pages or not? :dull:

[corrie04]

LOL...

Yah, it's hard to tell with me. *snicker*

[curbsidetreasure]

sneak peek sneak peek!! go see what i did in rachel's journal on my blog:
http://curbside-treasure.blogspot.com/2009/02/found-poetry.html

[corrie04]

Beautiful, Annie... I love the color!

[curbsidetreasure]

thank you :D

[purplecat]

Annie that is lovely!! And I got to visit your blog and follow it!

[katilady]

Annie those pages are grand!!

[curbsidetreasure]

aww thank you everyone! i am so glad you like it rachel :)

i can't wait to see more work from everyone!

[Lily Lemon]

I guess I forgot to mention I've sent Corrie's moley on to KAren. I know it's early but on the chance it takes a while to get there, I want her to have the full month to play with Corri'es book.

[curbsidetreasure]

sounds good lily.
i gotta send off rachel's moly to corrie, i think i can do that tomorrow or friday.

[purplecat]

Oh my its looks like I have 2 books on their way!! I haven't even got coffeelattes' yet. Thanks Hilary, at least I will have longer on Corries' book :)

[purplecat]

***** its here*** coffeelattes' moleskin is here! And may I say its even better in person, fab work Cindy! Can't wait to add my little bit, I kind of know what I am going to do, just got to work out where to put the lobster..lol

[corrie04]

Yay! Rachel will be able to see what you did in her journal, when I get it... (since she lives right down the street from me.)

[katilady]

I have Annie's page done! It is based on Anne Sexton's poem 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'. It says:


Beauty is a simple passion,
bit, oh my friends, in the end
you will dance the fire dance in iron shoes.

It is filled with texture--different papers, and paint, and I also used some ultra thick embossing powder--so touch it!

http://www.atcsforall.com/forum/gallery/images/974/large/1_Mole_Annie-007.jpg

[curbsidetreasure]

awesome!! i can't wait to see it in person, it looks gorgeous!
i love that you incorporated anne sexton's poem as well.
really fiery and intense. love it.

[coffeelatte]

Purplecat - I hope you get it soon! The other cards and things that went out that day have all arrived at the other end, but only one of those was outside the US.

Kati - That's a passage on one of my Sexton pages!

[katilady]

I am mailing out Annie's moley to Lily Lemon today (along with our personal trade!).

[purplecat]

***** its here*** coffeelattes' moleskin is here! And may I say its even better in person, fab work Cindy! Can't wait to add my little bit, I kind of know what I am going to do, just got to work out where to put the lobster..lol



I got it yesterday Cindy....and guess what??...I am about to upload pictures... I started and finished it today!!! ( I already knew what I was going to do...lol)

[purplecat]

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Here are coffeelattes' pages, hope you like them- I even put in a lobster!!

[Lily Lemon]

That is soooo fabulous, Karen!

[katilady]

It looks beautiful Karen!

[curbsidetreasure]

i love that mermaid karen! gorgeous work!

corrie & rachel, i mailed out the moly today, i hope you'll get it soon corrie.

[corrie04]

That mermaid rocks!

[corrie04]

Kati - That picture makes me want to sit and "look" for hours... I can't wait to see it in person. (When is it MY turn? *tapping foot*)

[katilady]

Thanks Corrie! There's some hidden nudity that you can't see from the pic-flashburn took it!

[coffeelatte]

Yay! A lobster! I am so glad that the book got there, Karen, and that you were able to knock that out so quickly!

[Lily Lemon]

Annie's moley arrived today. Now, what to do with it...?!

[curbsidetreasure]

play in it lily! have fun :)

[corrie04]

My pages in Kati's moley are in progress and I'll hopefully have them finished this weekend. If not, then they'll definitely be done by next weekend and then mailed out to the next person.

[katilady]

Oh, I am so excited to see Corrie!

[corrie04]

Okay, my pages are done.
http://www.atcsforall.com/forum/gallery/images/477/large/1_moleskin-katilady_-_spirituality1.jpghttp://www.atcsforall.com/forum/gallery/images/477/large/1_moleskin-katilady_-_spirituality2.jpg

Now, when I made this, I totally forgot that the elastic band goes around the top and bottom of the book. So, I'm going to use a rubber band (around the sides) to keep it closed for mailing. Sorry about that.

Katilady, if you want me to cut the extra part off, so that the elastic band can be used correctly, please let me know.

[katilady]

NO!!! I LOVE it Corrie, extra part and all! These pages are totally beautiful! :notworthy:

[Lily Lemon]

Great pages, Corrie! I don't have any ideas yet for Kati's book so it's good to get some inspiration!

[corrie04]

Okay, I won't cut it off! BTW, the last doll ("ART") is dimensional and sticks out from the page.