Wreck This Journal Swap

I've worked my way through Keri's book so I'm looking forward to devising more ways to wreck another! Great idea

Thanks for starting this! Should be great fun!!!

Thanks for starting this! Should be great fun!!!

will this be international? Does anyone know how much it would cost to mail a composition book internationally?

would be awsome if we had to mail the book back all wrecked to its original owner

I thought about this book ...but I don't think i could do it.

This is international.

Just letting everyone know that I will be on vacation from Aug. 3-10, so will not have a computer.

that is very interesting. sounds fun

I have this book, and I am having sooooo much fun with it! I never thought I could "wreck" a book, but I am doing it! I still have some pages to do in it, them I am going to mail to a friend to mail it back to me in a few months, so I can relive the fun!

I just can't wrap my brain around this one. Buying something just to turn it into garbage? Seems so wasteful... :(

It's not really ruining it if you look at each page as a way to inspire you to be as creative as possible.

By the way, check your local office supply stores or back to school shops for deals on composition books right now. I just got 6 of them for $1.50 at my local Staples store.

Could we possible make it just a little creative? like "draw an elephant on this page" or something?

also sending it back to the original owner, after we've done everything as instructed, would be cool! Maybe next time :o)

also here's a direct link to the website wreckthisjournal

and to the how to wreck a journal flickr group :o)

100 pages is a really big journal! I like the idea of this, but I cant come up with 100 ideas

what's a composition book? is it like an exercise book? like kids use at school? does it have lines or not?

Composition book has lines. It is one of those notebooks that typically have the splotchy black and white pattern on the cover and a big square box for your name, subject, etc.

ahhh ok, sounds like what we call an exercise book. thanks :o)

You can get composition books in nearly any color and pattern now, not just the standard black and white ones.

what size journal are we to send? a5 or bigger??

this sounds like too much fun!! I'm starting this right away even though there are other things that should done!

This is gonna be so much fun! I have never ruined a book just because, even tho I have riped out pages from notebooks... Need to go buy a notebook first! :D

i bought the perfect notebook for this today :) now..... 100 ways to wreck a journal.... might have to get the kids involved for ideas

What works better for this swap a compostion book or a spiral notebook. I have both sitting around and I like the comp book better as it is more study but want to make sure before I start coming up with my stuff and signing up.

one more thing, could we add our addy to the back maybe so that they can be sent back to us so we can see the work for all the ideas we came up with

i thought the idea of the swap was to get someone else to destroy THEIR journal according to our instructions?? it could turn out quite expensive to send the journal overseas and then back again.. also, not everyone will do the journals in the same time frame? maybe we could have a flickr group where we post photos of the journals??

iputfiresout, I would recommend the composition book because it is sturdier. If you have someone run over the journal with their car, a comp book will fair better than a notebook.

Just a note to whoever my partner is, you will not get the journal back. Sorry! My friend and I have a regular wreck journal that we send back and forth, so that is how it will be used. I can e-mail you pictures, though.

In response to some of the comments, I'd like to say thanks for joining and having fun with this. I thought about doing the returning thing, but then I thought most people would like to keep the ones they receive. Maybe another time, another swap. I can't give an exact size of the journal to use since they are all different, but as a guideline, comp. books are about 9-3/4 inches x 7-1/2. Yes ozrob, you can be more on the creative side for these. Mostly, the idea is that you don't have to be "careful" with this, and you can do some damage, and have fun doing it!

I think the journal thing is a great idea, yet I think one on one where we participate in each others journal would some how be sharing the creativity to swap back. Am I missing the point or did I misinterpet of how this swap works? I guess it just seems strange to give some one an "instruction" journal and say ther you go!

needlewings i think the purpose of this journal is to get you thinking outside of your box (or comfort zone).. i mean who in the right frame of mind would just go and do potentially destructive stuff to a journal :) but if someone else instructs you to do it, it becomes easier..

plus, it will be interesting to hear/see (maybe on flickr or google) how people interpret your instruction and take it that one step further... e.g. write/draw with your non dominant hand.. or cut a shape in the page.. most ppl will take that instruction as a prompt and further create the page... i guess for me it is about the inspiration, to see what others will come up with..

I couldn't have said it better, picxie!

I am a substitute teacher, and today i subbed spanish.......and although i speak spanish, no one needed my help today........so i sat and brainstormed ideas!!! And it was FUNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!! Cant wait to get started!!

I am a substitute teacher, and today i subbed spanish.......and although i speak spanish, no one needed my help today........so i sat and brainstormed ideas!!! And it was FUNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!! Cant wait to get started!!

I think it would be easier to "wreck" a composition book than the "Wreck this journal" book I received from Amazon.com! It is so nicely bound - I can't bear to take it into the shower or mess it up - a comp book though - this could work - I'm signing up!

I have started my journal! and i must say.....i think i will photocopy the pages to make extras for family/friends. then i can cut out the copies and paste into new book. it's a very fun process!

I'm so glad everyone is having a great time with this swap! Once you start it's easy to come up with ideas since anything goes!

I'm so glad everyone is having a great time with this swap! Once you start it's easy to come up with ideas since anything goes!

My daughter has been helping come up with ideas for ours :D I'm just about done... only about 20 more pages to go.... it certainly requires some creativity to come up with as many ideas as it takes to fill a journal! I hope whoever my partner ends up being enjoys mine! :D

I love this idea!

I am so excited...this sounds like fun =]

A composition book will fit in a U.S. Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope.

Info from http://www.usps.com/shipping/flatrate.htm :

Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelopes can be used for both domestic and international shipping: — Available anywhere in the U.S. for $4.80 — One rate to Canada and Mexico for $9.95 — One rate to all other countries for $11.95 *4 pound maximum for international shipments The dimensions of the envelope are 12.5" X 9.5".

I'm sad. I had this on my watch list and then missed signing up because of stupid Tropical Storm Fay... I live in south Florida. Its been a soggy and windy past 2 days. Would anyone be willing to do a private swap with me on this?? Or I guess I'll just hope for a round 2. -JH

I can't believe I didn't see this one! So sad I didn't get to join!!!

I sent mine out today and I had so much fun thinking of ways from my partner to "wreck" the journal. :o)

A WRECK of a journal is headed to my partner. Have fun!

A WRECK of a journal is headed to my partner. Have fun!

why i didnt see this before???

DOH!!! i finished my journal.. just to reread and see that i used the wrong TYPE of journal.. heyho.. off i got tomoz to buy another one :D at least i have my wrecking instructions all done and dusted

umm mines a notebook (it says so even on the front) now im not sure if that WOULD be ok?? driving over it is not an instruction but for some of the entries a notebook would be easier and make more sense??? help