Exchange Archive
2020 Exchange Themes
January: Miniatures
February: Valentines
March: Your surface-designed paper
April: Shaped Book
May: Book with Surprise Element
June: Collage Covered Book
July: Second Chance
August: A Beatles Song
September: Wood, Rust, or Metal
October: Project Page/Compendium
November: Food
December: Holiday Cards
2019 Exchange Themes
January: What I Collect or Why I Collect
February: Valentines
March: Hedi Kyle Structures
April: Words
May: Project Page from Compendium
June: Sea Creatures
July: Americana or Another Roadside Attraction
August: Murals or Graffiti
September: Second Chance
October: Poetry
November: Music or Musical Instruments
December: Holiday Cards
2018 Exchange Themes
January: What I Collect or Why I Collect
February: Valentine
March: Book-in-a-Box
April: Asian
May:Compendium Book
June: Miniature Pop-up Book
July: Imaginary Maps
August: Cats
September: Second Chance
October: Paper Made or Decorated by You
November : Clothing
December : Holiday Cards
2017 Exchange Themes
January: Tag & Pockets
February: Valentine
March: Favorite Artist
April: Unique Alphabets
May: project from the compendium or project pages
June: Signs & Symbols
July: National, State or Provincial Parks
August: Upcycle
September: Second Chance
October: Peek-a-Boo & Hiding Places
November: Paperless Book
December: Holiday Card Exchange:
2016 Exchange Themes
January: childhood Memories
February:Valentine
March: Reduce, Recycle, Reuse and/or thrift store find
April: the natural world
May: project from the compendium
June: wearable book
July: Strictly Made of Envelope Innards and Stamps
August: Ancestry/Heritage
September: Second Chance
October: Celestial Bodies
November: Miniature Book
December: Holiday Card Exchange
2015 Exchange Themes
January: Night & Day or Black & White
February: Make One Valentine
March: Shaped Book (to Match Subject)
April: Purple
May: Compendium or project page structure
June: Pop-ups
July: map book
August: Book that becomes a game
September: 2nd chance
October: Falling Leaves or fall color
November: Playing cards
December: Holiday Cards
2014 Exchange Themes
January: Make a book from a single sheet of paper
February: Valentines
March: Geometric Shapes
April: Things with Wings
May: Trees
June: Flag Book Structure
July:Turquoise
August:Scavenged
September: Second Chance
October: Body Parts
November: Ephemera
December: Holiday Cards
2013 Exchange Themes
January: No Exchange
February: Valentines
March: numbers
April: pop-ups
May: quotations
June: alphabet
July: compendium project
August: mixed media
September: Second Chance
October: fairy tales
November: matchbox books
December: Holiday Cards
2012 Exchange Themes
January: Bucket List
February: Valentines
March: Texture
April: Transportation
May: Foundations
June: Guidebook to a favorite place
July: travels of the mind
August: architecture
September: Second Chance
October: Fall (Autumn)
November: music
December: Holiday Cards
2011 Exchange Themes
January: Weather
February: Valentines
March: Nature
April: Advice to My Younger Self
May: Miniature Books
June: Vintage
July: Surface Design
August: Sculptural Books
September: Second Chance
October: Collage
November: Book Made Without Glue
December: Holiday Cards
2010 Exchange Themes
June: Book Made of Hardware Store Material
July: Petroglyphs
August: Altered Realities
September: Second Chance
October: Recycled Materials
November: Books With a Surprise
December: Holiday Card Exchange
More Past Exchanges
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