BTH: Magical Magpie Journal

Let's make a Magical, Magpie Journal! What is a Magpie Journal? A Magpie Journal is a journal or notebook that contains magpie goodness! What is magpie goodness? Think receipts, brochures, flyers, business cards, stickers, bits of mail received, scraps from your arts and crafting, bits of washi, used stamps from letters, recipes, found items (clean please!), candy wrappers (also clean please!), clippings from newspapers, books, or magazines...all of that stuff we might normally throw away or otherwise disregard.

For this swap, we're going to find/gather/collect those bits and bobs with a specific theme in mind - Magic/Witchcraft/Spirituality/ Your Path!

You'll need to buy or make a notebook or journal, no smaller than 5x7, decorate the cover, and fill at least 30 pages with Magical Magpie Fun! Some examples for this theme include:

• Herb labels
• Seed packets (empty please - this is international!)
• Tea wrappers
• Business cards, brochures, and receipts from spiritual or witch craft supply stores (online or brick and mortar), businesses, psychics/tarot readers, your own business, etc.
• Incense labels
• Natural Remnants (NOTE: If using natural remnants, please ensure that they're enclosed in a protective sleeve of some sort, and that you are allowed to send those remnants through the post to your partner's state or country!)
• Stamped images, washi, bits of decorated envelopes, stickers, etc. - should be a magical/witchy theme
• Print outs from junk journal kits, pages from books, clipped images from books or magazines, etc. (Again, witchy/magical books or magazines...)
• Labels from magical/witchy products
• Notes, ritual recipes, spells (if you're so inclined), loose tarot or oracle cards, etc.

As you can see, the sky is the limit for this swap!

There does not need to be an artistic component to this besides the cover - it's not an art journal - but you can doodle, draw, stamp, add notes about particular items...however you want to share the shiny of your magical day-to-day life with your partner!

You may fill more than 30 pages if your notebook allows, but in order to keep postage reasonable, 30 pages will be the minimum. That's 15 sheets of paper if you're counting. ;) And for those concerned with postage, I have sent these overseas from the US before - it costs about 7.50 in USD.

Please note that this is NOT profile-specific so you may start your journals now - and there is a long lead time on this. This is open to each individual's interpretation, so what you receive may be very different than what you have done, but that's the beauty of creativity!

In a Nutshell

• One notebook or journal, no smaller than 5x7, with 30 pages filled with clean magical magpie goodies!

• Decorate the cover.

• Journals/notebooks may be store bought or hand made.

• There is no artistic requirement for the pages in this journal - it is free form and up to each individual how they would like to compose their journals, but please put your best ideas and work into this.

• Journals are not profile based.

The Administrivia

• Send on time. Rate promptly upon receipt. Sending late without communication warrants a 3 rating and removal from the group. Not rating or having to be chased for a rating also warrants removal from the group. Communicate and rate.

• Rate according to the Swap-Bot Rating Criteria. Failure to rate your partner or to rate correctly will result in your removal from this group.

• If you are going to be late sending, make sure you let your partner and me know prior to the send-by date.

• Hearts are purely at the discretion of the rater.

• If you flake, you will be removed immediately from this group.

• If you are flaked on, let me know. I will angel this swap after you rate a 1.

• Questions? DM or leave a comment!