What is this FB stuff all about??
FBS!
Friendship Books (FBs) are small
handmade booklets (usually about 4 pages) that are sent from
person to person, each adding their name, address and hobbies and
interests. Some are looking for new pen pals others want
swappers and some want BOTH! These little booklets ( usually no
bigger than a 3 X 5 Photo) are decorated with a cover that is
creatively made in a theme, from magazine pictures, stickers,
coloured paper, rubberstamps, markers, glitter, scissors,
photos, wrapping paper, candy wrappers and other neat, light
weight materials! Some themes I have seen are "Faerie Theme where
the maker made these from Aluminum foil and cut outs of
faeries and glitter! Another one was A DOG theme...the cover was
of a magazine picture of a cute dog. Some people make them
fancy while others keep it simple. It's up to you!
The Nicer and neater that these FBs are the FASTER they will get
filled in and sent home to YOU!
DECOS
DECOS are slightly bigger than FBs...
usually about 5 x 7 size sometimes slightly larger or smaller
depending upon who makes them! DECOS are booklets made where
you DECOrate an entire page in a theme...not like fbs where
all you do is add your info via label! DECOS are great fun
because you get to be creative EVEN WHEN YOU AREN'T the one MAKING
them! Signing is FUN! You use the same materials as you
do when MAKING an FB. They are rather hard to describe so
if you want to see some examples Check outAloha Pals! They have
some good pictures for you to look at there!
SLAMS
SLAMS are different all together! Slams
are the same size as fbs ( about 3 X 5 size) but made with 6-8
pages instead of 4-5. Slams are usually made in a Question
and Answer Theme or in a Sticker Theme. The maker asks a
different question (short answer questions to save space!) on
each page and has the numbered 1-8 (usually) so everyone has space
to answer the question or put a sticker. SLAMS are
easy to understand because it's pretty much explained to you what
you are supposed to do!
Lyrix and Quotz
Lyrix and Quotz are like FBs in that you
sign then with your usual address label BUT you ALSO write
a LYRIC from your favourite song if it's a LYRIX or a
QUOTE that you like from someone famous if it's a Quotz!
Lyrix and Quotz aren't too common to find unless you've been
swapping for a while! They seem to be sent in a very small group
of swappers. I do get quite a few Lyrix but not too many Quotz!
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