Letter Book - Photo Book

I've added several links for photobooks.  They're on the bottom right side of the Blog if you want to check them out.  I've used a couple of these in the past; some are better than others, as is the case with most things.  I'm not positive which one I'll be using to put the Letter Book together, most likely it will  be Blurb, as they have the best sharing capabilities for people in different locations.  They also offer some of the most stylish page formats. 

January is already half over, I'm getting excited about the Letter Book moving on to the next person.  I was going to start compiling a list of the names and email addresses of the peeps that we know are going to receive the Letter Book for the first few months...  Not sure what everyone thinks about this.

Also, if you're one of the Letter Book recipiants and you have friends or family that are interested in following the Letter Book's progress or just want to know more about it, feel free to invite them to follow the Blog.  I think parents might be interested in following if we end up with minors joining us. 

The First Letter

2010 is here and as promised I'm sending off the first letter to Elise.  These are scanned images of the front (left) and back cover (below right) of the letter to Elise, as well as the photograph of Mellissa and me (bottom left) that I enclosed with the letter.  As stated in the rules, the photograph is to remain with the letter book, as should all others that are enclosed with letters going forward.

I decided against including the text of the letter, although everyone that receives the letter book is welcome to read it.  There wouldn't be much point to the letter book at all if I include ALL the details here.  =)

I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays.  Happy New Year to you all!

Building the Book Continued

This is a scanned images of the front and cover of the book as it is today. I expect that at the finish of this "project" both the front and the back, which is not decorated at all will look vastly different. I was a little worried after having filled up the cover that no one will ad anything further to it for fear of covering up someone else's work. I hope that this blog will prevent that from happening, as each can be scanned, or photographed before it is sent on to the next person and posted here, preserving any changes.

I picked the photo of the dachshund because it reminded me of Nancy, she had the cutest little doggie when I first knew her. Her name was Schotzie (not sure if I spelled that correctly). She was such a friendly little dog and used to run with Mellissa from the back of the hallway to the living room then jump off the step.  This was in her house on 5th Street

Elise and I watched Across the Universe while she was here visiting earlier this month and then we spent hours listening to the soundtrack afterwards, and once she saw the "Come Together" speech bubble in a magazine she just had to add it to the cover, followed by rest of verse from the song right below it. Very clever Elise.

There's also a cut out of what looks like one of the poseable figures from Ikea on here, which always makes me think of when Elise and I (and some other friends) pulled a "While You Were Out" on Mellissa and decorated her entire apartment, mostly with items from Ikea.  We purchased a collection of these poseable figures and lined them up in her big picture window.  Five years later and they are now in the kitchen window of her new apartment. 

Anyhow, enjoy the book and please, feel free to decorate either the front or back cover as much as you would like. The inside covers are also free for all to decorate.

Building The Book

Elise and I spent Monday afternoon sharing a bottle of wine and putting together the pages of the travelling letter book. We managed to get the front cover of the book decorated and all the rules written. I expect that with the book passing through so many hands, it will not look anything like it does when I mail it off to Elise in January, and perhaps with a few new rules added.

Enjoy the photos of the HUGE mess over my dining room table that was a direct result of Elise and my efforts on that cover. Happily, mostly due to Elise, the mess was cleared away and you can once again see my table. Still, it was great fun.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this book makes it to someone new each month in 2010 and finally back to me so that it can be scanned and printed into a hardcover book that we can all purchase... if we want to. If not, the pages will all certainly end up here.

Have Fun! Deanna.