Exchange Ideas for 2016

[Merissa]

I'd love to see:

-Botanical exchange, one with flowers and foliage.
-Birds
-Americana, something patriotic, historic, American.
-Pastels, with pastel colors.
-Desserts, with sweets, candy, pastries, etc.

[riana]

I love everyone's ideas!

What about an ocean/mermaid/old-timey-sea-faring-ship exchange?!
Along those lines... What about a PIRATE-themed exchange?

x
Riana

[lynetteburlison]

I love everyone's ideas!

What about an ocean/mermaid/old-timey-sea-faring-ship exchange?!
Along those lines... What about a PIRATE-themed exchange?

x
Riana

Love that ides!!!

[Martha Laurens]

I would love to see:

Bird, feather, butterfly (as I am learning this right now) and with pastel color
but I also want to participate in any kind of everyone's ideas! LOL.. sounds really fun!

[Ergative]

First, I love the ship-theme and the medieval flavor suggestions.


Next, what about pen-themed? Quotes or poems featuring pens? (I just learned to do a quill flourish, so I'm quite keen on this skill.)

[Estrella]

Such great ideas! Everyone is so creative!

... -Desserts, with sweets, candy, pastries, etc.

Will this be solely writing, or include an actual sample of the pastries?  yuuuummmmmyyy count me in! 

[Merissa]

  haha I wish! Someone could definitely send me some Krispy Kreme's and Laduree! But it would be super if I could challenge myself to flourish a dessert! But I might just doodle them or use stickers 

Such great ideas! Everyone is so creative!

... -Desserts, with sweets, candy, pastries, etc.

Will this be solely writing, or include an actual sample of the pastries?  yuuuummmmmyyy count me in! 

[AndyT]

What about a PIRATE-themed exchange?

Yep, I'm up for that.  Black Spots all round.   

[schin]

Speak like a pirate day is September 19!

Other fun Days we can do:

January 23: National Handwriting Day
February 4: National Thank A Mailman Day (thank each other's mailmen?)
March 12: National Plant a Flower Day (send seeds in an envelope?)
April 9: Cherish an Antique Day (vintage nib exchange?)
July 1st: National US Postage Stamp Day
September 6: National Read a Book Day (write about a recent book?)
November: Fountain Pen Day

There are so many other fun ones here: http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/calendar-at-a-glance/

[evjo]

Rivers . . . quotes about them or, even better, names.  There are so many quirky river names.
Or all things geographic.
Or anything to do with water.

[Martha Laurens]

So agree w this! I may end up focusing on eating the desserts coz it happened to me before LOL It is very challenging, indeed to flourish a dessert

haha I wish! Someone could definitely send me some Krispy Kreme's and Laduree! But it would be super if I could challenge myself to flourish a dessert! But I might just doodle them or use stickers 

Such great ideas! Everyone is so creative!

... -Desserts, with sweets, candy, pastries, etc.

Will this be solely writing, or include an actual sample of the pastries?  yuuuummmmmyyy count me in! 

[brookeholden]

Perhaps a color palette theme...
I like the recipe and proverbs idea, too.
EXCITED!

[melanie jane]

How about an exchange where you have to write something like a fake newspaper report on a story/subject of your choice (with a max amount of words), but there is a twist in that you are given a dozen words which you MUST include in that piece, ie cabbage, baseball, red setter, bulging, etc.  It could be quite funny to read what people come up with! 

[Bianca M]

How about an exchange where you have to write something like a fake newspaper report on a story/subject of your choice (with a max amount of words), but there is a twist in that you are given a dozen words which you MUST include in that piece, ie cabbage, baseball, red setter, bulging, etc.  It could be quite funny to read what people come up with!

it's like a twist on Mad Libs, which always had me rolling!

[Natalie419]

September 26- October 1, 2016 is the American Library Association's banned books week - celebrating freedom to read without censorship. An exchange based on that theme would be fun - favorite banned books, favorite movies based on banned books, favorite characters from banned books, etc.

I love all the ideas so far!