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Make A Freezer Bag Zipper Pouch Insert

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Make A Freezer Bag Zipper Pouch Insert
Swap Coordinator:BetsyPreston (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges  Accessories  Journals 
Number of people in swap:4
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Rating requirement:4.85
Last day to signup/drop:July 1, 2014
Date items must be sent by:July 31, 2014
Number of swap partners:3
Description:

Have you ever considered making a zipper pouch for your planner or journal? Not sure how to do it? Are you up for a challenging and creative project? Then this is the swap for you!

THIS IS A PROFILE SWAP! More about that later.

You will have three partners and you will make each partner one clear plastic zipper pouch insert for a planner. There doesn't seem to be much in the way of instructions online, so you will have to rely on your creativity and ingenuity.

The zipper pouch must be made using a zipper-type freezer bag originally intended for food. The zipper can be with or without the plastic "shoe". The freezer bag requirement is important because freezer bag plastic is substantial. This is swap is about experimenting with construction ideas and it may not go as planned, so we will use this low-cost material. Also, a freezer bag pouch should be slim enough and light enough to mail at the regular letter rate.

The zipper pouch should have some decoration. Describe how you made your zipper pouch, and include notes about how you intend for your partner to insert the pouch into a planner/journal.

THIS IS A PROFILE SWAP.
Please update your profile to include the height and width desired for your finished zipper pouch insert. Also, describe the style of your planner (ring binder, Midori-style elastic, etc) so that your partner can consider how to insert the pouch into the planner.

You are NOT required to punch holes for partners with ring binders. Allow some space and some reinforcement like tape or paper in your pouch for the holes. The recipient will be responsible for punching the holes using one of their existing pages as a guide.

Since everyone may have a different style and size of planner, we will have to be flexible. The point is to share different ideas and techniques for making your own zipper pouch. There may be issues with the pouches that you receive - they may not fit exactly right, since the maker didn't have your planner in front of them. Do not rate down if the pouch doesn't fit. And do not rate down if the decoration is not your style. This swap is about techniques for making zipper pouches, not about making an artistic statement.

Please post any questions in the comments. I will tweak the swap requirements up until the swap date because I know it's confusing and I'm sure y'all will have some good suggestions for how to make this more clear. I won't significantly change any of the requirements, so don't be afraid to sign up!

Discussion

grammag 06/10/2014 #

I think this is a better place to post the size of our planners, so I'm putting mine here. My planner is 6" wide and 8 1/2" tall. I haven't bound it yet (don't laugh-I just flip through when I need something. I'm still in the process of making it. I know, the year is half over! lol) so it doesn't matter how you plan for me to put it in.

jep1068 07/ 1/2014 #

Hi - this is a fun swap. I have a MTN normal size - 21 cm x 11.5 cm, or a Passport size MTN - 8.9 cm x 12.4 cm, I also have the filofax personal size planner and an a5, plus a franklin covey compact. Thank you.

BetsyPreston 07/ 2/2014 #

My notebook inserts are 5.5" tall x 3.5" wide. I have a faux-dori. I'll take any size, tho. I mostly want ideas for how to make this work!

firestars0002 07/ 5/2014 #

I have a letter size ARC. I am excited to see how this is going to work.

grammag 07/ 8/2014 #

Ok, i'm cluelesss. I make my planners, so i dont know what an MYN or an ARC are. Please help!

jep1068 07/ 8/2014 #

Hi Grammag - MTN are Midori Travelers Notebooks - they are leather, with a string inside that is used to attach the notbeooks into the binder, you add extra rubber bands if you want to insert more notebooks (easier than it sounds, I'm giving a bad description). People make wonderful ones of their own and these are called fauxdoris. The ARC is a discbound system, but I don't have one so I'm not sure how else to describe it. To get a better look/desciption - do a google search, there are some amazing ones out there.

firestars0002 07/31/2014 #

I am sorry. I am trying my hardest to make these. I have to tell you the two I have received are wonderful and beautiful. I have destroy about 10 baggies so far. I am at a lost. I am asking for forgiveness and I will get them sent out on Saturday. The one I received from Betsy Preston gave me a great way of attaching them. Sorry that they are going to be late. I was going to sent them today but then I was ashamed of them so I didn't. Thank you for your patience. Erica

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