AMA: USA -Altered Matchbox w/booklet

Someone recently sent me a tiny sewn booklet in a swap, and that has inspired this swap. Thank you.

For this swap, let's alter or create a matchbox (your choice on the size of matchbox you use), and on the inside you will include a tiny handmade booklet. These are to be hand altered, not just printed out from somewhere. It can be a tiny arted journal for your partner to use, or an art booklet or story you create. Maybe you want to create a book on birds, or that includes song lyrics or a poem, or a fairytale, or abstract art pages, or recipes, it's up to you. It is sender's choice on theme, but please include at least 6 Pages in your booklet. Feel free to use any art mediums to make your matchbox and booklets...sew, paint, draw, polymer clay, collage, and of course you can use your art supplies, to rubber stamp, add washi, embellishments, or ephemera, etc, to create your little artwork. Just no store bought stickers on these, please.

Here are some examples:

6 accordion pages in matchbox

ticketbooklet About 1/3 way down page

Matchboxhouses

Eachpagedifferentshape

Matchbox w books, about 1/2 way down page

Thekathrynwheel Offers an online class.....I have not taken the class and do not know this artist but do think they are cute.

Morekathrynwheel

Anotherkathrynwheelex

Little booklet inside

Mini book in a box

Xmasbook

Miniartjournals

Matchbox Zine

AbookOfBirds

Tinybook

AvocadoinaBox

ittyBittybookinaBox

SafepassageJournal

JaneFosterminis

ThisCouldBeMadeSmaller

MatchBox Template .....If you do not have access to matchbox you can use any matchbox template to make your matchbox. Here is one I found on the web but have not tried myself.

Rachel's Template

Please mail one matchbox, with at least a 6 page booklet that goes inside, to your one partner. If you are mailing Internationally feel free to mail your matchbox flat, with clear instructions on how your partner can put it together. Actually, anyone can mail theirs flat if you like, but please make sure it is clear on how your partner would put it together and that everything is altered somehow. I would recommend printing out whatever instructions you were using and mail it with. If you choose to mail your matchbook flat, all sides must still be arted on by you. You can also choose to mail your matchboxes intact, but depending on the size, it may require more postage.

As always, please mail in some sort of decorated envelope. Please include your user name and swap name with your swap.

If you have any questions, please ask.

With mail times and prices being as crazy as they are, I've decided to offer this as 2 separate swaps...a USA only and also as Intl. This is the USA version.