07-28-2006, 11:04 AM
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Can't Touch Bottom!!
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Atlanta, GA USA
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Haunted House Chunky Book
Haunted House 4x4 Chunky Book Project
OPEN FOR 20 SIGN-UPS : WE'RE FULL! PAGES DUE TO ME BY OCTOBER 1, 2006 Make 20 pages for 20 players (original or embellished copies OK) 4x4 inches front and back (please don't forget to add name & location) $5.00 to cover postage and binding costs is required for this project. ---------------------------------------------------------------- THEME: This chunky book will be a "Haunted House". The front cover starts with the front gate & each page will progress through the property and rooms of a haunted house. Please select a room scene -OR- items in a room for your theme. (Example: You could do a kitchen scene -OR- just a haunted fridge.) Theme ideas might include a creepy staircase, fireplace mantle, parlor, bathroom, bedroom, yard scene, front exterior walkway or front door, pets, attic, basement, playroom, nursery, library, hallway, office, dining room, gameroom, portrait wall, closet, workshop, garage, garden shed, small graveyard, garden, etc... Just be sure to make it nice and spooky. Make it fun! Add a surprise or two: maybe something hidden, a fold-out, tag, moveable element, pocket, pop-up, etc... ---------------------------------------------------------------- CHUNKY BOOKS: (general info) Each player makes 20 pages according to the chosen theme. The pages can be all handmade -OR- copies, as long as they are made on heavy cardstock or good sturdy paper. Each page is then embellished with charms, fibers, buttons, eyelets, fabric, or whatever strikes your fancy. Don't forget to decorate the back of your pages and include your name & location (at least). I will be coil binding these & I am using a Rubicoil punch, so please make sure that the left 1-1/2 inches of your page is not too thick to slide into the binding punch & no sticky stuff or unpunchable materials in the leftmost 1/4". (see page diagram below) Excellent article about the Do's & Don'ts for Participants: http://tisjewel.livejournal.com/#entry_2680 ---------------------------------------------------------------- SEND: Due by Oct 1 20 pages mailing label $5.00 to cover return postage and binding costs TO: Cheryl Smith 805 Piedmont Ave. NE Apt 8 Atlanta, GA 30308 If you have any questions please PM me or post to this thread! ---------------------------------------------------------------- SIGNUPS: 1. chaosatlanta (front cover: gate /+page: sewing room) 2. idlewild (kitchen) received 10/05 4. ilovelillies (garden) received 10/16 5. seashell (graveyard) received 10/06 6. mkshatto (solarium) received 10/05 7. Misti Ko (front door) received 09/29 8. beachstudio (patio) received 10/16 9. pequad (portrait wall) received 10/10 11. judylou (bedroom) received 09/30 12. mama c (attic) received 10/20 13. halloweenqueen (hallway) received 10/02 14. anongrrl (basement) received 10/26 15. pandagirl (closet) received 10/02 17. mechanical_cat (dining room) received 10/24 18. Jonathan (outhouse) received 10/26 19. desperateartist (staircase) received 09/29 20. emelengy (parlor) received 10/27 Last edited by chaosatlanta : 10-27-2006 at 03:38 PM. |
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07-28-2006, 02:46 PM
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In Over My Head!
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Dallas, Texas
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Me! I'll have to mull on my page theme though...
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07-28-2006, 03:04 PM
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Waist Deep
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Arizona
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Me too! Maybe the library for me...
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07-28-2006, 03:58 PM
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Can't Touch Bottom!!
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Atlanta, GA USA
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Welcome to both of you! There is plenty of time to select -or- change your themes. Thanks for joining!
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07-29-2006, 05:30 AM
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Help! I'm Drowning!!
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Glen Oaks, New York USA
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deadly nightshade, anyone?
I'd love to make a haunted garden.
What a great idea 
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07-29-2006, 07:02 AM
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Can't Touch Bottom!!
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Cramerton N.C.
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ok I would like to join. theme??? I will let you know when the spirits let me know boo!
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07-29-2006, 07:27 AM
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In Over My Head!
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Dallas, Texas
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kitchen
Cheryl-
Tenetively put me down for the kitchen. I might change later, but for now I've got a few ideas cooking... (ok, that pun's pretty scary in itself!) |
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07-29-2006, 08:41 AM
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Help! I'm Drowning!!
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Maryland, USA
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Terrific idea! I'm in with a spooky, Edwardian solarium.
thanks,thanks,thanks, Melissa |
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07-29-2006, 08:50 AM
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Can't Touch Bottom!!
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Atlanta, GA USA
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Thank you all for signing up. I am so excited about this project!
~Cheryl |
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07-29-2006, 09:26 AM
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Help! I'm Drowning!!
Join Date: Jan 2006
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I would LOVE to do this. I'm envisioning a scene through a window. It'll likely be a parlor, but I also have an idea for a really creepy dining room. So one of the two.
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