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ATTENTION: SSMC05 Cruisers
We have been talking about this for months now, and finally, we are going to try to start our Circle Journals for SSMC05!
You pick your own theme (because we were all on the same cruise, this could just be as easy as Favorite Photos, Favorite Activity, Yummy food, etc).
Here are some 'rules':
Each of us will buy a book that we want our CJ in (6x6, 8x8, 6 1/2 X 10 or 5x7 are preferred for easier mailing). You will come up with a SSMC05 theme for your book--it is TOTALLY up to you but be creative! You will create the first page with an introduction as well as some sort of sign-in for your book. Some people do a page where everyone can sign in with information about themselves; I've seen other variations. Do whatever you want. You will then send your journal to the next person on the list, who will do a page according to your theme. Each month you will receive a journal to add an entry to, and at the end of a year you will receive your book back, full of the experiences and wisdom of the people in our CJ group.
This is a YEAR LONG commitment, please do not sign up if you are not going to be able to make that commitment. You are committing to completing a page and sending it out by a specific deadline each month. You will be responsible for postage each month. I would suggest USPS Priority Mail with delivery confirmation, so that we can keep track of the CJs. If these are not commitments you are able to make, PLEASE do not sign up for this circle journal group! We are trusting you with little bits of ourselves!
I have done a few CJs in the past. I normally decorate the front and back covers - in and out. I create an introduction page about my theme and any instructions. Then, I create a sign in page (this can be as easy as just numbers and everyone signs with their name and the date they did the CJ, up to blank tags for everyone to embellish with their picture, name address, email, etc.) Then, I create a 2-page layout in my theme.
Most of the work is doing your own book initially; then it is just 2 pages per month......So is anyone interested? Send me a PM if you want to be a part of this!
Please sign up by 1/13/06, because our first mailing date will be 2/1/06. Then, the CJs need to be mailed out by the first of each month, until we receive our own CJs back.
After we have all the sign ups, I will create the mailing order and create a Yahoo group or maybe just a thread on the Community board under the craft/scrapbooking area for our CJ.
I will also post this under our SSMC05 thread, but I posted here first because SO many of us from SSMC05 are going on SSMC06.
If you have any more questions, let me know. I'm going to try to get my CJ soon and start, so I can post pictures to give you guys an idea. Also, you can go to
www.twopeasinabucket.com and search for Disney Circle Journal to get LOTS of ideas.
I'm sure Gary would have noticed, he's much more observant that I ever will be. Wilmington is south of White Fence Farm (I think) so we drove right in that same area. 
Well we drove over to his aunt and uncle's house and they drove from there. We went through a huge industrial park on the way. I was in the back seat so I don't think I can honestly tell you what roads we were on.
I'm so glad I thought to look it up online. Sometimes I get an idea and it sticks with me and we'll do it spur of the moment. That would have been a LONG drive to find out they weren't open until 2/1/06. Talk about having to wait in line. 
all of your fingers must be tired from all of that typing! 
