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AlexWyattMommy
10-30-2007, 01:41 PM
So me, blonde here, thought that PN96 was having a swap about coffee. And then I remembered that Faerie took a class about "Small and Simple" or something to that effect. About the everyday things we forget to scrap for that we really need to remember.

So if Faerie could please give some suggestions, along with the rest of you, that would help make this swap (for next year) that much more successful and useful.

I'm thinking small groups with 4 to 6 people, two elements, and six weeks from end of sign ups.

Thanks.
Mickster
10-30-2007, 02:09 PM
Things like :Breakfast? Dinner? My hometown? My favorite room? I just want to make sure I get it. :)
123SA
10-30-2007, 02:23 PM
Breakfast was my first thought --- I have no idea why!

Things like favorite toys, books, movies?


No I answered my own question -- these are too specific. I'll think on it a bit.
hopemax
10-30-2007, 02:28 PM
Where I (spouse) work, hobbies, local places we go, places we've lived
AlexWyattMommy
10-30-2007, 02:45 PM
That stuff works, only it would be general books, all types of toys, movie theater things, work type things (computer, stapler, post-it notes, stuff everyone would use no matter what type of work they do), breakfast, lunch, dinner, drive-thru.

Keep them coming. This all sounds great!
Faerie
10-30-2007, 03:11 PM
Our book was divided into: Friends & Family; Home; food; stuff; media

It was very cool to do pages about my piles of laundry that never seem to make it into the closet or the couch where DBF and I spend a lot of evenings.
AlexWyattMommy
10-30-2007, 03:29 PM
:laundy: THAT is a good one! Seems like there is always some :laundy: in a picture or two. :rotfl:
Faerie
10-30-2007, 03:35 PM
The album we did is very simple but I love it. I'll try to take pictures when I get home tonight.

One of the cool things was doing a 6x12 pages (cut a page protector in half). It was also suggested to use 8x8 and 8 1/2 x 11 pages in an album with 12x12s. Change it up, be different. I know Ali Edwards did the same thing in her Album Track
PrincessNancy96
10-30-2007, 03:36 PM
Dishes, laundry, making beds!
PrincessNancy96
10-30-2007, 03:38 PM
doing homework, making dinner, seeing the kids off to the bus, waking the kids up and getting the "bedhead" photo op!!!!
rlovew
10-30-2007, 03:49 PM
exercise, grocery shopping, scrapping (or at least we wish), television shows, music

Rebecca
BernardandMissBianca
10-30-2007, 04:18 PM
I call dibs on laundry!!!!! I already have an idea of what it would look like.

Oh and the darn phone, "Grand Central Station, how my I help you?" is how I answer it.

To do lists, honey do lists, I have a great cross stitch pattern that has a vine and honeydews on it that says Honey do list. Really cute!

We could do a day of the week swap, titles being Monday - Sunday, that would incorporate church, the grocery store, etc.....

I can't wait to see the album Faerie, it will give me some more ideas.
PrincessNancy96
10-30-2007, 04:28 PM
OAWH! The phone! Yep, darn thing is nuts today.. I told DD I was gonna unplug it...
ddavis860
10-30-2007, 04:40 PM
Love the days of the week one...

Love the "stuff" catagory too...like car and stuff that we use daily.

I honestly want to scrap a page about my closet...weird maybe, but I could fill a book :rotfl2: and another one for my shoes :rotfl:

"Shoes of my life"
BernardandMissBianca
10-30-2007, 04:45 PM
"Shoes of my life"

or Walk a mile in my shoes
BernardandMissBianca
10-30-2007, 04:57 PM
Fleeting moment of clarity alert!!!

chore group:
Laundry
dishes
meal prep
cleaning
vacuuming
dusting

Daily grind group:
A title with a coffee cup would be cool. They have a great cup on the Christmas cheer cart for the Cricut (repetitive stuff)
AM
breakfast
school (drive or bus)

noon
lunch

night
dinner
dishes
DISing
???

Out and about:
DR appt
hair appt
grocery store
errands, errands, and more errands.


Misc:
"I know the table is here somewhere" (that would be my house)

"The kitchen's closed" (take out menus, chinese boxes)
BernardandMissBianca
10-30-2007, 05:00 PM
See what happens when you haul your 6th load of laundry up from the basement for the day!
BernardandMissBianca
10-30-2007, 05:06 PM
load # 7 in the wash :thumbsup2


"Me time" or "Mommy (or Daddy) is off duty!"
reading
DISing
scrapping
bubble bath
sleeping LOL
Watching TV (remote)
Faerie
10-30-2007, 05:49 PM
Ali Edwards, for the past 3 years, did an album track at CKU called "A week in the life" which consisted of photographing everything in your life for a week (minimum of 30 pictures per day)

The albums I've seem were beautiful
AlexWyattMommy
10-30-2007, 05:53 PM
These are all wonderful ideas. I knew you guys would be great at this.

Did you pick a time frame yet Swap Goddess?
BernardandMissBianca
10-30-2007, 06:08 PM
These are all wonderful ideas. I knew you guys would be great at this.

Did you pick a time frame yet Swap Goddess?

when do you want it??? Your on the list but no date yet. Sometime that's slow, like Feb maybe?
AlexWyattMommy
10-30-2007, 06:14 PM
Yes. Sign ups January 23-28, work all through February and due date of March 13th.
BernardandMissBianca
10-30-2007, 06:54 PM
Yes. Sign ups January 23-28, work all through February and due date of March 13th.

sounds like a plan!
PrincessNancy96
10-30-2007, 07:03 PM
cute ideas!!
I plan on doing laundry tonight once the kids go to bed!!!
BernardandMissBianca
10-30-2007, 07:09 PM
cute ideas!!
I plan on doing laundry tonight once the kids go to bed!!!

I'm headed up now to fold some before I bring more up. I ran out of hampers! LOL
AlexWyattMommy
10-30-2007, 07:38 PM
:rotfl: I read HAMPSTERS. :rotfl: Couldn't figure why you cared.

I've two baskets to put away, one to fold and one more to put in the dryer. Guess I should do that now.


I am copying all the ideas into a word doc and then will sort and catagorize them over the holiday. So keep them coming!!
PrincessNancy96
10-30-2007, 08:02 PM
Homework is done; getting laundry officially to the basement.. now it's time to gather the crew and have cake for our birthday girl!!!!! My baby girl is 14 today... good gracious.. that means I only have a year and half and I have to relinguish the driving to her if I expect her to be a good driver... Oh, help me!
happypooh
10-30-2007, 08:30 PM
for me right now everyday it seems like I'm doing diapers diapers and more diapers! And cooking....and of course eating....sleeping...the joys of life!
ksjayhawks
10-30-2007, 09:50 PM
How about?

yard work
mowing
decorating for the holidays
shoveling snow
clean sweep
garage sale
Faerie
10-30-2007, 10:20 PM
Okay, all but 2 pages of my Small & Simple Things album can be seen here (http://s159.photobucket.com/albums/t127/ScrappingChick/CKU%20Projects/) (along with my other CKU class projects for 2 of my classes - Real Magic and Memories Under Glass)
BernardandMissBianca
10-30-2007, 11:24 PM
I loved the yum-o page!!!! those were cool!!!

We need to drudge up the chore list pages for inspiration. Our to-do lists would be perfect!
AlexWyattMommy
10-31-2007, 06:21 AM
Those are cute pages Faerie. And you did them all in the one class? You're quick.

I like the house page.
happypooh
10-31-2007, 08:06 AM
Okay, all but 2 pages of my Small & Simple Things album can be seen here (http://s159.photobucket.com/albums/t127/ScrappingChick/CKU%20Projects/) (along with my other CKU class projects for 2 of my classes - Real Magic and Memories Under Glass)
Awesome..love the real magic album and those mini frames too!
MazdaUK
10-31-2007, 08:08 AM
Pet chores? vet/cleaning out cages/buying food

Chauffeuring (sp?) - running the kids around to classes etc

SOunds like fun - I can't wait to see my fellow-commuters' faces when I whip out my camera on the 7.51 in the morning :lmao:
Faerie
10-31-2007, 08:27 AM
Those are cute pages Faerie. And you did them all in the one class? You're quick.

I like the house page.

CKU Album Track is a day class. We started at 8:30 (probably really got to work around 9ish) and were done at 4:30 with an hour for lunch
AlexWyattMommy
10-31-2007, 09:51 AM
SOunds like fun - I can't wait to see my fellow-commuters' faces when I whip out my camera on the 7.51 in the morning :lmao:

:rotfl2: That is so funny!
SusieStone
11-06-2007, 05:46 AM
this sounds like an awesome idea
New England Eeyore
11-06-2007, 06:11 AM
I like this idea too. I've wanted to do an album like this for awhile, and having swap items would be great motivation to actually do it!
party of 3
11-09-2007, 06:19 AM
this sounds like a fun idea! i'd like to try this one.

faerie- great pages!
rlovew
11-09-2007, 06:24 AM
We should have a scrapbooking page too- I mean even if it is not don't we want that to be part of our life and maybe even a poage for swapping.

Rebecca
BernardandMissBianca
11-09-2007, 08:16 AM
We should have a scrapbooking page too- I mean even if it is not don't we want that to be part of our life and maybe even a poage for swapping.

Rebecca

Swapping would be soooo cool!!! And we definitely need scrapping pages.
AlexWyattMommy
11-09-2007, 08:29 AM
Adding those to my growing idea list right now. :thumbsup2
party of 3
11-09-2007, 04:27 PM
did somebody say waiting for the bus in the morning????
because i would love to do that one!
party of 3
11-09-2007, 04:29 PM
i just went back and re-read and pn96 already said the bus thing.
sorry nancy!
AlexWyattMommy
11-09-2007, 04:42 PM
No worries. She only suggested it. I don't think she called dibs on it. Well, she didn't lick anyway, so it's still open until then.
party of 3
11-09-2007, 05:17 PM
No worries. She only suggested it. I don't think she called dibs on it. Well, she didn't lick anyway, so it's still open until then.

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: