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Tote Bags: 20 Creative Projects | Sonia Lucano
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Tote bags were initially mainly used by brands to advertise themselves and promote sustainability (as an alternative to plastic bags). Nowadays, however, tote bags can be seen everywhere, out on the street, in a range of different styles, and can be adapted to any situation. This book gives you an easy pattern for making a basic tote bag, as well as, above all, twenty ideas for personalizing it to your taste and requirements. If you do not fancy the sewing part, it is very easy to buy your own plain tote bags. Then all you have to do is add your own personal touch! You can use different techniques to make the bag (or bags!) that suit your fancy: embroidery, painting, dyeing, transfers, boutis (French quilting), stamping, etc. And although each project has been assigned a particular level of difficulty, all are well within reach of even the most absolute beginner.
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GrilledCheeseSamurai
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Got my new tote bag for comic convention season in the mail today. 🤩

They run a cartoon strip on instagram that always makes me chuckle. When I saw this on their storefront I had to have it. 🤗

jpmcwisemorgan Ha! That‘s perfect for comic conventions! 6y
Leftcoastzen Awesome! 6y
Reggie This is awesome. Lol 6y
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kricheal
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Check out my new design of tote bags I'm selling on redbubble.com. The design is called polka dot punk and my store/user name is kricheal. There are many other products but all of us here LOVE our totes. ❤️❤️ Definitely open to some feedback. I have more designs on society6, I just found this site.

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julesG
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Shoes ready. Tote ready. Presents from Santa staged on the balcony.

Yes, I'm eager to fetch my kids and spoil them with books.

#nonbookrelatedpost #itschristmas #jolabokaflod

erzascarletbookgasm Merry Christmas and have a marvellous time with them! Love the tote, btw. 7y
laurieluna Have a wonderfuk time with your kids. For me now they're what our christmas's are all about! 7y
mhillis Cute tote! 7y
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Kalalalatja Have a great day with your kids! Merry Christmas! 7y
rockpools Have fun! x 7y
BookMaven407 Merry Christmas 🎄 love the tote and the shoes. Hope you have a great day. 7y
AmyG Enioy! Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 7y
[DELETED] 206653737 Cute bag! Merry Christmas 🎄 7y
Dragon Merry Christmas 🎄 7y
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emily_m_tubb
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Today's task... Paint my book tote ✔

robinb Beautiful! ❤️ 7y
jbhops You painted that? I love it! 7y
TricksyTails Wow! It's beautiful! 7y
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DebinHawaii Gorgeous! 💙 7y
Books88 Super cute! 7y
RadicalReader @emily_m_tubb I truly understand the joy one experiences when they get to glorify a book tote 7y
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ReadingRover
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Amazing package from @RebelReader for the #booktoteswap! It‘s the wonderful thoughtful past and future swap matches like her and the littens like @cobwebmoth that set these swaps up who brighten my days! Fabulous book choices! 🤗This Is Our Story-been dying for that one! Eeyore ornament-adorable! Disney TsumTsums-all ones I don‘t have! 🦊Notebook-Amaz-balls! And I almost forgot the tote! It totally fits my personality!!! I love it!

CoffeeCatsBooks That fox 🦊! 7y
RebelReader @ReadingRover This was such a fun swap for me especially since it was my first! I just loved that deer cover and the story sounded good too so I had to get it. 😜 Thanks to @cobwebmoth for organizing and to @hermyknee for the fabulous gifts I received from her! ❤️❤️❤️ 7y
MiyakoBunny I‘m so intrigued by the words on bathroom walls 👁👁 7y
ReadingRover @MiyakoBunny I‘ll let you know how it is. It sounds really good. 7y
ReadingRover @RebelReader I‘m so glad it went well for you. I love the swaps. I‘ve made some great friends through them too! 7y
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Captivatedbybooks
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My beautiful tote bag which the picture doesnt due it justice! Its soooo soft! #booktoteswap

LeahBergen Pretty!! 7y
erzascarletbookgasm Very nice! 7y
TaylorMay Ooh I love blue. Love it!! 7y
JamieArc I‘m glad you like it! It‘s not the typical tote so I wasn‘t sure... 7y
Captivatedbybooks @JamieArc oh it‘s gorgeous and perfect!!! The bigger the better and its soooo soft!!! I love how it feels! I cant stop touching it 7y
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EllieDottie
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About to open my #booktoteswap!!

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julesG
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@erzascarletbookgasm asked to see the tote from the #BookToteSwap - how did I not notice that it wasn't in the pics?

@cobwebmoth

@youneverarrived

CoffeeCatsBooks Very pretty! 7y
Kalalalatja Gorgeous! 7y
goodbyefrancie Love the bag! 7y
Avanders That's awesome! 7y
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claffy_reads
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Look what was waiting for me when I got home!! Look at that drawing!! I can't wait for tomorrow!!
#totebagswap
@cobwebmoth

BarbaraTheBibliophage Or tonight at midnight!! 7y
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julesG
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Dear secret #booktoteswap sender, your mail bag has arrived. Thank you!

I'm still worried my parcel didn't make it to the US to it's recipient. It's been on the road for three weeks now.

@cobwebmoth

tricours Books I ordered from the UK took 25 days to reach Norway, so I wouldn‘t worry yet! My parcel to the Netherlands, on the other hand, took like 3 days. 7y
julesG @tricours Book orders took long for me, too. But DHL is very reliant, normally. 7y
tricours 3 weeks with DHL? But at least you can track it? 7y
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julesG @tricours Apparently I can't. The number I have got is not on the system. So obviously I am close to freaking out. 7y
tricours 😱 This is why I only use UPS at work, all the others suck so bad. 7y
julesG @tricours Still not freaking out. It has about 24 more hours to arrive 7y
youneverarrived Sorry to ruin the surprise but you‘re my match. Just telling you now coz you probably wouldn‘t know who it was from when you open it tomorrow anyway because I completely forgot to put a card in it! 🙈hope you like everything 😊 (edited) 7y
julesG @youneverarrived Thank you! I'll open it later, have some errands to run first. 7y
tricours Did yours arrive in time? 7y
julesG @tricours Are you, by any chance, referring to the mystery mail item that my mail person did not leave with a neighbour today? Then yes, that arrived. If you are referring to the parcel I sent off to the US, no, it is still MIA. But I've filed an online enquiry with DHL to find out, where it is. Maybe they are rowing it across the Atlantic; or they sent Errol 😉 7y
tricours I was thinking of the DHL package! I thought about it today when I tracked something I bought in Norway (which should have arrived by now) and the PostNord site just told me it didn‘t exist. 7y
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Alicia
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I️ May have used too many stickers (is there such a thing?) but it is here!!!! Thank you @PandaPanda !!! I️ am so excited to open this just ONE more DAY!! 🎉📚🎉💙 #booktoteswap

TK421 One more day is taking FOREVER! 7y
NCNY Hi Alicia. I just wanted to check if you got a small box from me a few weeks ago. I saw in a previous post that some of your packages had been stolen so wanted to check. Let me know! 7y
Alicia @NCNY !!! I don‘t recall this but if it was a few weeks ago maybe it got lost in my pile or parcels I‘m bad at opening 😩🙈 what was it? I‘ll double check when I get home! 7y
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NCNY It was a small box that had a book and letter inside. Totally replaceable. Let me know if it's not in your pile and I'll resend. 7y
Alicia @NCNY Omg! So i tore apart my apartment because I vaguely remember getting something? Was it like a notebook or book book? I‘m so sorry!!! I‘m being a terrible pen pal 🙈🙈🙈 I didn‘t find anything but I also feel like a package that small would totally fit on my mailbox!! So I should have gotten it... 7y
NCNY It was a paperback of short stories by Ted Chiang. I was planning to send you something for the holidays so I'll include another copy in there. You're not being a terrible pen pal at all! Don't worry about it. 7y
Alicia @NCNY aww you are so sweet!! 😍😍 That doesn‘t sound familiar but that is still so weird! Im going to check again at my apartments office. Look for something for you, too, once I get all my gifting together!! 7y
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JenlovesJT47
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My #booktoteswap arrived today! Can't wait until Friday to open it! #catsoflitsy #nala

MallenNC I'm glad it got there! Dec. 1 is not too far away. 7y
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kspenmoll
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#booktoteswap
Thanks to my mysterious book tote swap Litten! Apologies; it came I think the day after Thanksgiving & was busy & forgot to post. 😔
Can‘t wait to see what‘s inside! Nether can Poe snd Em!!!😻

TricksyTails 😻😻♥️📦 7y
rubyslippersreads They just want the box. 😹 7y
BookBabe What @rubyslippersreads said ☝🏻😹 7y
kspenmoll @rubyslippersreads @TricksyTails @BookBabe How did you all guess their intent?!😹📦 7y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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It‘s here!! It‘s here!! Now I have to wait until Friday. 😰 I‘m so intrigued by the “fragile” label ... 😎😎

heikemarie Hmmmmmmm. A glass book tote of course! 7y
That-Bookish-Hiker Yay! So happy you got it. 😆 7y
Laura317 Fragile. Must be French. 7y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage @That-Bookish-Hiker Me too. Plenty of time to stare longingly at it ... 😉 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Laura317 Hahaha. Yes, it must be. 7y
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LeahBergen
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Aaaaaahhhh!!! I can‘t believe you‘re my #BookToteSwap match, @rubyslippersreads !!!! I think I scared my postal carrier. 😂😂 I‘m so excited! Hurry up, Friday!!! Thank you, thank you!!! 😘😘

saresmoore Excellent use of Litsy stickers! 7y
rubyslippersreads I'm so glad it arrived on time! Hope you like it! 🤞🏻 😊 7y
LeahBergen @saresmoore Right? 😂😂 It was a bit tricky to get everything covered. 7y
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LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads I KNOW I will! 😘😘 7y
rubyslippersreads @saresmoore I'm going to steal, I mean remember, that trick next time I have to cover an address. 😂 7y
Cinfhen Yay!!! Of course, I‘m still waiting 😜 7y
TrishB @Cinfhen again!? 😳 7y
Cinfhen Yup!!!! @TrishB but my Litten reached out and told me I may need to visit my P.O. ~ she mailed the package 3 weeks ago... I‘m sure it‘ll work out 7y
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robinb
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Someone in North Carolina LOVES me!!! 🤣😊 This thing is seriously heavy, y‘all!!! 😳 Thank you bunches #BookToteSwap match! 😘❤️

@cobwebmoth , thanks for organizing! 😘

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Captivatedbybooks
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@Tiffy_Reads this is mailed today 2 day you should have it by Thursday. It‘s incomplete 2 books i ordered having come in yet but please feel free to open your bag. Just note that you‘ll have 2 more books coming your way 🙃 #booktoteswap

BibliophileMomma Aww thanks for letting me know! I‘m super excited. 7y
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JamieArc
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Impressed that I have my package sent and it will arrive on time!

Captivatedbybooks Oooo is it coming to me???? 7y
JamieArc Maybeeeeee 🤔🤔🤔 7y
Captivatedbybooks IT WAS COMING TO ME!!!!! 😂😂😂 7y
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sisilia
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I‘m in trouble. So many tote bags!!

BookishMarginalia ❤️ I absolutely love tote bags! 7y
ju.ca.no oooh I am in love😍 7y
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Simona Yes you are in BIG trouble! Enjoy😘 7y
Augustdana I‘m such a sucker for a good tote 😍 7y
SilversReviews Love totes. 7y
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tricours
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It survived the trip and Norwegian customs! 😸 @Cinfhen CAT TAPE! 😻 #booktoteswap (Meanwhile I haven‘t even sent my own because two of the books I ordered for it NEVER arrive!!)

Cinfhen Yay!!!! So glad 🎉🎉🎉I don't even remember what I sent!!! I'll be just as surprised as you❣️ 7y
rubyslippersreads @Cinfhen That tape! 😻😻😻 7y
hlgreenfield Omg!! I want some tape like that!! 🐈🐈 7y
Cinfhen I bought it in the states this summer @rubyslippersreads 😺 7y
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Avanders
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Received my #booktoteswap 📦!! 😄😄😄💖💖💖 Thanks again @slategreyskies !!! 🎉 I love all the stamps and that awesome tape!! 🌌

erzascarletbookgasm I love the stamps too! 7y
Bookwormjillk Holy stamps Batman! 7y
HelloImJez That is a LOT of stamps 😳 7y
slategreyskies I kinda have a tape addiction. I‘ve got it in so many different colors and patterns. 😂 7y
Avanders @slategreyskies awesome! 😄💖 7y
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Clwojick
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I can't wait to figure out the Cricut and cutting vinyl! I need to make me some book bags! Heck yeah!

AllenTStClair 🙌🏼🙌🏼 7y
TricksyTails Ooh I'm thinking I really need a Cricut. 7y
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Natasha.C.Barnes
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GUESS WHAT ARRIVED TODAY?!?!?! #booktoteswap! I'm bursting with excitement. I PROMISE I'm sending out my package tomorrow in a priority mail box so it will get there soon. Thank you so much @Alicia ! 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

Natasha.C.Barnes P.S. Please excuse my painting clothes and the fact that I'm standing on my coffee table. 😆 7y
Alicia Omg yayyyyy I️ am so glad it got there ok and I️ can‘t wait for you to open it!!!! 📚📚📫📩🙌🏽💌 7y
Alicia Also I️ super wasn‘t kidding it‘s super stuffed and I️ did try to fit everything in the tote so be careful, I‘d hate for you to chop the straps off! 😱😱😱 7y
Natasha.C.Barnes @Alicia Haha sounds great, I'll be very careful. I'll tear the box in two with my bare fingers if I have to. 7y
Alicia @Natasha.C.Barnes haha yass not gonna lie I️ do that cause it makes me feel like the hulk when I️ Rip the cardboard 7y
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KirstieE
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And it's off ! My #booktoteswap is on its way to its Litten. I'm so excited for them to receive it 🙌🏻

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ElishaLovesBooks
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Birthday gift from the in laws! I loooooooove it! #totebag #love

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I just bought this bag!! ❤️📚😊 7y
ElishaLovesBooks @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks you have good taste!!😊❤️ 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So do your in laws!!! ❤️👏🏻 7y
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batsy That's a lovely tote 😍 Happy birthday! 7y
ElishaLovesBooks Thank you @batsy ! It was last Sunday. . . they‘re usually a little late😊😂 7y
batsy @ElishaLovesBooks Haha! I guess I am too 😀 7y
ElishaLovesBooks @batsy haha! It‘s never too late for birthday wishes!!😊💜 7y
BethM Dear lord that's awesome! Happy belated birthday! 7y
ElishaLovesBooks @BethM thank you! 😊 7y
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AndreaReads
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You guys! I think my #BookToteSwap box came today!!!! @BookishBlonde12 Thank you thank you!!! I'm so excited! Also, my hands are covered in glitter after opening the box! 😂 I probably shouldn't have opened the box because the pretty snowflake and glittery stickers are calling my name! But now I've taken the picture so I will instruct the hubs to hide the box from me until Dec. 1!

BookishBlonde12 😂 So glad it made it!! Can't wait for the 1st 🤗 7y
AndreaReads @BookishBlonde12 Yay! And again, thank you! 7y
BookishBlonde12 You're so welcome! It was fun shopping for you. 7y
Sills Looks so fun I hope I can join in on a fun traveling book/gift swap. I am pretty new to Litsy-will have to watch closely. Enjoy your package! 7y
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DiruVamp
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My #booktoteswap arrived today! 👏🏻🤓 I‘m mailing mine off Saturday morning. So excited for December 1!

Mdargusch I️ need to get mine in the mail. 😬 7y
TK421 I'm glad it made it there safe! 7y
DiruVamp @TK421 thank you so much! Now to impatiently wait for December 1 😂🤓 7y
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Alicia
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Mailing out today!!!! I️t is set to arrive Monday and I️ hope it gets there safe!!! I️ hope my match opens it carefully cause it sure is stuffed!!! #booktoteswap

Also: @Nitpickyabouttrains your last Halloween swap book is on its way media mail!!! I️ hope you enjoy it when it gets there!!!

Natasha.C.Barnes I just got it!! Thank you!!!! I'm SO excited. 7y
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Meeko93
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This is my tote bag. I take it for my book hauls at 2nd and Charles! I love my buttons too!

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Captivatedbybooks
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My tote bag came in for the #booktoteswap! Took me forever to decide on what i wanted. Now to grab the books this friday and mail out.

LeahBergen 👏🏻👏🏻 7y
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erzascarletbookgasm
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My #booktoteswap package is ready to be #📫. It‘s jam packed (oh, I wish the flat rate box was bigger!) and it‘s travelling over 6,000km to my match. Travel safe, my precious.

@cobwebmoth
#emojinov #nov📚📷 @RealLifeReading

Kalalalatja I love your handwriting! 😍 7y
TricksyTails So beautifully wrapped! I also love your handwriting! ♥️ 7y
Cinfhen Someone is lucky😍 7y
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Smarkies How much is the rate of the flat rate box? 7y
LeahBergen Ooooo! 7y
EvieBee So pretty!!! 7y
youneverarrived Pretty ❤️ 7y
Jabberwocky The papers are so pretty! 7y
AmyG Lovely ❤️ 7y
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TK421
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Oh my! A tote bag full of bookish goodness. I wonder who will be getting this in the mail soon? I finished shopping for the #booktoteswap , and will be shipping it out tomorrow. Thanks @cobwebmoth for putting this swap together! This has been a fun one to shop for. #Iwanttobuyallthethings

LeahBergen Ooooo! 7y
Kalalalatja Exciting! 7y
slategreyskies I love the wrapping!!! :) 7y
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jenniferw88
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Eek! It's arrived! Thanks to @Caroline2 for my #booktoteswap - I've hidden it on top of my wardrobe so that I'm not tempted to open it!

Thanks @cobwebmoth for organising - just need to get mine in the post now!

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DiruVamp
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Just waiting on one more item and then I will sending off my #booktoteswap!

LeahBergen Ooo! 7y
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LeahBergen
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A sneak peek at my #BookToteSwap before I package it up (I was pretty impressed with how “matchy-matchy” it turned out). 😆

It will be heading out tomorrow to somewhere in the US of A! 🇨🇦 ➡️ 🇺🇸

BarbaraTheBibliophage Wow. Look at those goodies! 7y
AndreaReads Love the paper!!!! 😍 7y
Natasha.C.Barnes Wow, I love this so much. I just picked up some wrapping paper for this swap but it's not this cool!! 7y
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AmyG That paper is great! 7y
rubyslippersreads That paper! 😍😍😍 7y
robinb Nice paper! ❤️ 7y
readordierachel I concur with everyone else. That paper is awesome! 7y
Avanders @Natasha.C.Barnes me too! I‘m always on the lookout for “bookish” paper... haven‘t been successful yet! 7y
BarbaraBB So pretty! 7y
LeahBergen @AndreaReads @Natasha.C.Barnes @AmyG @rubyslippersreads @robinb @ReadOrDieRachel @Avanders Thanks, all! This is a local artist and it‘s sold through our city‘s library store. I try to keep a bit “in stock” in my house. 😆 7y
Avanders @LeahBergen even better 🤗🤗 7y
robinb That‘s so cool! 7y
Reviewsbylola That looks perfect together! 7y
LeahBergen @Reviewsbylola Thanks. I wish I could say it was fully intentional. 😆 7y
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Booksnchill
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My #BookToteSwap box is ready to mail!!! @cobwebmoth thanks for organizing!!!

kamoorephoto So‘s mine 👍🏼 7y
Booksnchill @kamoorephoto love getting these together and receiving my mail as well- so fun! 7y
LeahBergen 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
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LeahBergen
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#BooksFromBoxes and they're not even for ME. Both of these are for someone's #BookToteSwap parcel and I'm almost ready to start wrapping. 👍🏻

#TuneIntoNovember

merelybookish Some lucky person! 🙂 7y
Cinfhen You Da BEST!!! 7y
AmyG Yay! 7y
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Moray_Reads How is your #NoNoNovember going? Still going strong (8 days in!) 7y
LeahBergen @Moray_Reads So far, so good - but I can‘t be too smug. I have a few orders from last month that I‘m still waiting on and they give me something to look forward to. 😆 7y
Moray_Reads @LeahBergen I had a shock when a parcel arrived for me at work today, I started to think it's ordered something in my sleep! It turned out to be a copy of a book that I helped find some primary sources for. Unfortunately it's in German but it's a lovely thing and gifts don't count. Phew! 7y
LeahBergen @Moray_Reads Sleep-ordering may be a real danger for us if we deny ourselves for TOO long, right? We better play it safe and stick to just the one month ban. 😉 Oh, and gifts NEVER count. 7y
Moray_Reads @LeahBergen I've done it before. I once wrote up to an Amazon confirmation of a book I ordered at 3am. I mean I THOUGHT about it earlier but I was definitely asleep at that time 7y
LeahBergen @Moray_Reads Nooo! That‘s the best! 😂😂 7y
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Jabberwocky
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Here is the wrapped contents of my #booktoteswap! Hopefully sending this off in the next couple days to the other side of Canada! So please with all of my finds. And hopefully the snacks are appreciated! 😅📚

britt_brooke Cute!! 7y
AmyG Who doesn't love snacks? 7y
LeahBergen Nice!! 7y
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Avanders 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 7y
Beck9lol Pretty ❤️ 7y
DebbieGrillo 💙💚💛💜 7y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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Hi there stalker! If you want to buy me books I don't already own, my Litsy TBR is all set. I'm trying to catch my GR list up but I'm a bit behind. I'm over there as BarbaraTheBibliophage also. Thank you in advance for your kindness! 😍

#booktoteswap

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robinb
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Anyone participating in the #booktoteswap might want to put their Goodreads handle out there if it‘s different from your Litsy handle. My GR handle is rwbrock. Also make sure your account is not set to private (at least temporarily) if you‘d like your match to have access to your TBR list. Your match could always friend you, but that might spoil the surprise. 😊 @cobwebmoth

Avanders Good idea :) I put the link on my Litsy “page”.... and I sure think I‘m public! 😳 7y
robinb @Avanders thanks for reminding me to put it on my Litsy page. I ran into this issue when shopping for a previous “postal” event. My match had provided their GR handle but their account was private, and I couldn‘t see their TBR list. 😔 So I ended up going by their Litsy list. 7y
Avanders Rough! I bet most people don‘t even remember one way or the other ... this is a good reminder to check! 7y
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eanderson
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I have my match for #booktoteswap and they made it super easy to know what to get, as far as a tote is concerned 😜! Already ordered the tote and a little something else. I feel like my gifting ideas are on point today! 👍

AmyG I haven‘t gotten my match yet. But I already looked on Etsy for ideas. 7y
eanderson @AmyG that's awesome! 👏 It's so much fun shopping for another person. 😊 7y
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