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I have been pen palling since i was 17 or 18. I am now 35 yrs old. My first few pen pals were
Kelly B, Denise O. & Amy B. I still keep in contact with all three of them. I met them through F.B.'s.

I copied this from shelley's page.
 
What is an F.B.?
Friendship Books
 

Friendship Books (FB's) are small booklets that are passed along from one person to another via postal mail. Everybody puts their name, address and info in the FB and when it is full the last signer returns it to the person it was made for.
 
 

Making Friendship Books
 

Okay, here's an FB making tutorial to get you started.
Remember, FB's come in all shapes and sizes so just be creative!


Take a piece of colored paper or cardboard of 10x14 cm and fold it in half:


Use three pieces of white paper, size 6x9 cm, and staple them in the inside like you see on the image below




Now it's time to determine who you are making the FB for. You need to include the following information:
* for who the FB is (name, address, email)
* by who the FB is (your name, address, email, info)
* the date it was made

I usually print it on a sheet, cut it out and glue it into the left page on the inside of your FB. It should look something like this:




Now you're ready for the fun part - decorating the front cover! Use stickers, origami paper, pictures, clippings, confetti, glitter, whatever you like! Use your imagination!

When you're done, for the best effect use sticky back plastic to cover (seal) both the front and the inside where the addresses are. FB's travel far and go through a lot of hands so that keeps them looking neat and tidy!




Now you're ready to send your FB to the first person! Add it to a letter to one of your
penpals, look for a new swapper in the Swapper Ads or join a swapping group at Yahoo
 
Since FB's are passed on via regular mail, it's useful to remember to not make them too large (they must fit in a regular envelope), too heavy, or with too many pages (otherwise they'll take ages to get full).

 
















Below are some F.B.'s i have made so far :) enjoy!!!
These are pictures of F.B.'s i made 4x4 inches for some friends of mine. I'm trying to make them smaller. I love making f.b.'s.

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Penpal Sites Below

Shelley's Page

PEN PAL WORLD

FB FUN