Tuesday 25 November 2008

Common Abbreviations

There are many abbreviations used in swapping to help save space and time. Some of the most common are listed below.
A/A - Answers all (in regard to pen pals)
A/M - Answers most
A/S - Answers some
Addy - Address
BD - Birthday
DOB - Date of Birth
Envie - Envelope
ICR - I can return (meaning when the book is full, this person is willing to send it to the person for whom it was made)
LLP - Long letter pals (meaning they are looking for pals that will send lengthy letters)
NPW - New pals wanted
NSW - New swappers wanted
SAHM - Stay at home mom
SASE - Self addressed stamped envelope
SNNP - Sorry no new pals (person can no longer accept new pals, usually this is because of having a number of established pals and not enough time to devote to more)
WAHM - Work at home mom

How to Make a nice and neat FB

Friendship book Often called an FB. Most swappers are speaking about a regular FB when using this term, though this term can also be used in more general sense to refer to any/all of these types of books. A regular FB often (but not always) is a few sheets of paper with a decorated cover, usually stapled together, to make a small book. Typically FBs will fit in a regular envelope, so that several can be sent at one time for relatively little postage. One person will make the FB and include on it information about who the FB is for including their address and who they are. They will also include who they are as the creator of the book (these can be created by and for the same person). The book is then sent to another FB collector/signer. The recipient will add their personal information: name, address, and sometimes additional information such as whether they're looking for new pen pals, new swaps, date of birth, or anything else they choose to include. The book continues to be sent to other people until it is full. Typically whoever fills it up will return to the person for whom it was made.

Here are some examples which have been excellantly made by Marageret who is a member of my yahoo swapping group!!!

How to create a nice and neat Deco

Decos are similar to FB's, but are often larger in size. The cover is often decorated with interesting materials like magazine pictures, rubber stamps, decorative papers, and other embellishments. Each person who signs decorates a full page in the book. Sometimes the book has a theme, for example cats. Then, each person decorates their page following the theme. As with FB's, when these are full, they are sent home to the person for whom the book was made.

Here is an example of some Decos:




Thursday 30 October 2008

My Melody FBs

Here are the scans from the My Melody FBs I have made for Janine for the October 2008 swaps.

Thursday 23 October 2008

Japanese FBs

Today i have finally got around to making the Japanese Fbs that i owe Sam from August set of swaps.



Before i post these i will add some border stickers to finish them off and add a bit of glitter to glam them up!!!!



Monday 15 September 2008

Here are the Bagpuss FB's i have made for Sam using Scrapbook factory!



Today i have finally got around to catching up with some of my swaps and so far i have made the Parrot FB's for Sieglinde, which are pictured below. I have made these using Scrapbook Factory!