Crafty Zine with an eco theme

I like this concept, but I'm a little confused about not being able to include instructions that we didn't get from somewhere else. Technically, none of the things I do that I consider to be "eco-friendly" crafts were my own idea. For example, I make envelope corner bookmarks, which I learned from Lisa Volrath's site... I make jewelry from found objects and handmade paper from junk mail and other scraps, which is certainly nothing new... maybe I'm misunderstanding your directions, but I personally would be hard-pressed to come up with a project that I "invented" myself.

Putting this one on my watchlist until I have a better grasp.... sounds like fun! :)

I'm going to put this on my watch list! Hopefully I will have the time come July.

I will go to the bookbinding summer course in june so will have lots to write about in my zine =)

Sorry I didn't see these comments here earlier. What I mean by not including somebody else's instructions is just not to cut and paste from somebody else's site without crediting them, and not to include a chart or instructions that are usually only available to paying customers. Basically, I don't want anyone to get into trouble for contravening copyright laws!

I thought it would be nice if you have worked a project from somebody else's instructions to write in your own zine about how you adapted it or modified it as you went along, and (for example) any tips you have for how to get the best results, based on your own experiments. I was just thinking more of getting a personal interpretation rather than repeating exactly what you can read somewhere else.

hydro75's jewelry from found objects and scraps sounds like the perfect subject to write about. I was clearly unclear in my description, but I wasn't trying to say that you have to 'invent' an original idea, just to write about something eco-crafty in your own words, and illustrate it with your own examples. Does that make more sense?

Annan, I'm very jealous of your bookbinding summer course. I hope I get to read your zine!

P.S. For example, a recent zine I wrote for another swap was all about French knitting. You can find instructions for French knitting all over the internet, but I added my own diagrams, wrote my own instructions, and included lots of suggestions for how you could make French knitters of different sizes using various ordinary household stuff, based on my own experiments. Then I added a couple of project ideas, with hand-drawn illustrations.

So just put things in your own words & add a few photos (or pics) of what you've made. That's all I mean.

I'm internet-less at home, at the moment, so please bear with me - partners will be assigned by Wednesday at the latest, but hopefully tomorrow. :-)

I have extended the deadline of this swap by 1 week, to allow for a participant who contacted me to say she would have to send late, otherwise. However, please feel free to still send by the original send-by date - I'm sure your partners will be very happy to receive their swaps early!