Scrapbook Cookbook Swap (SIGN UPS CLOSED, SEND OUT 4/25/2008)

[EOcrafter]

Swap name: Scrapbook Cookbook Swap
Craftster member who is organizing this swap: EOCrafter
      Co-organizer: DesignVigilante
Sign-up date range: 3/11/2008 to 3/21/2008
Date to send items by: 4/25/2008

Limited to a certain number of people? (optional): no
Restricted to people who all live in the same country? NO
If so, which country?
Age requirement? 13 and older
Organizer Stuff:
Swap Organizer himself/herself meets these conditions:
- Has fully read the Swap Info Guide: YES
- Has successfully completed two swaps as a participant: YES
- Is not organizing more than three swaps right now: NO
- Will recruit a co-organizer or give all details to a Swap Moderator if this swap has more than 25 participants: YES
Swap Organizer will check each participant to make sure they meet these conditions:
- Has been a member for at least one month: YES
- Has posted at least 15 times: YES
- Has completed one swap successfully before signing up for multiple swaps at a time: YES
- Is not currently signed up for more than five swaps: YES
- Does not have any negative feedback: YES
- Participant has agreed that he/she is at least 13 years old: YES
Details of swap:
Do you love to cook?  Would you love some collected/tried and true recipes to add to your own collection?  SIGN UP for this swap!  The plan:

1)   You will purchase one cookbook for your partner.  It could be new, thrifted or from a used book store.  Also, try these sites:
http://half.ebay.com
http://www.halfpricebooks.com/
http://www.amazon.com
The price limit for this is $15.  Try to purchase something in line with your partner’s tastes.  This item will be “medium” in size based on the price.

2)   You will craft one cookbook.  This cookbook will include at least 10 recipes.  Anything that is contained in a “book” will work, and get creative!  This part should be fun and really display your best crafting skills.  This item will be classified as “large” based on the amount of crafting time involved.
I have found a lot inspiration in the papercrafts, journals and bookmaking boards on Craftster.  As far as recipe inspirations go, I found some good sites to check out if you don’t have 10 family recipes to share with your partner:
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=177564.0 – Craftsters’ favorite online recipe sites
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=213297.0 – good crock pot ideas
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=230563.0 – brand name copy cat recipe sites
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=135179.0 – vegetarian/vegan recipe ideas and sources
As far as types/varieties of recipes goes, go with your partner wants.
JUST ADDED : Cite any reference you used to gather your recipes, like a website, thank you Stargazer629 for this suggestion.  I didnt want the copywrite stuff to get too confusing and this really simplifies it by giving credit where credit is due.
 
3)   You will also send you partner one crafted “medium” item, kitchen/cooking related.

If you want to participate, information to send to organizer:

QUESTIONNAIRE TO ANSWER:
Name of swap
Craftster username
Email address
Your real name
Mailing address including the country
Would you be willing to ship to an address outside your own country?
Confirm that are at least 13 years old (yes/no)
1. What is your favorite food course? (i.e. breakfast, dinner, dessert, side dishes, hors d'oeuvres, etc.)
2. What is your favorite "ethnic" cuisine? (i.e. Indian, soul food, Thai, French, etc.)
3. What are the foods or ingredients you love? (i.e. peppers, broccoli, cheese, etc.)
4. What are the foods or ingredients you are allergic to or hate? (i.e. meat, peanuts, milk, wheat, etc.)
5. Would you like to receive a variety of recipes, or would you like your partner to focus on one meal or type of food?
6. Describe your diet: (vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, carnivore, anything goes, etc.)
Would you have a problem being paired with someone with a different diet than yours?
7. Are there any kitchen gadgets you have and know how to/like to use? (i.e. blender, food processor, microwave, etc.)
8. Are there any kitchen gadgets that should be avoided in the recipes you are sent? (e.g. I don't have a microwave.)
9. How do you rate yourself as a cook? (advanced, intermediate, beginner)
10. How do you rate yourself as a baker? (advanced, intermediate, beginner)
11. What kind of paper crafts do you do? (decoupage, book making, book altering, etc.)
12. What kind of paper crafts would you like to receive?
13. What other crafts do you do? (knitting, crocheting, stained glass, sewing, etc.)
14. What other crafts would you like to receive?
15. What is the “style” of your kitchen? (50s kitsch, ultra modern, roosters, lighthouses, country, etc.)
16. What are you favorite colors?
17. What are your least favorite colors?
18. Any other allergies?
19. Anything else you’d like your partner to know?

Please PM me when you send out and DC numbers are required.  If you are shipping internationally, scan a copy of the receipt in and PM me with this.  Please read through the copywrite info posted below that rackycoo gathered.  It will be your responsibility to follow these guidelines for this swap (shouldn’t be a big deal though).  Take pics of what you send out and what you receive (Please!) and share them with us in the gallery!

IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE, REMEMBER TO SEND YOUR INFO TO ORGANIZER VIA PRIVATE MESSAGE AND NOT TO REPLY WITH IT HERE.


PARTNERS:
babalina58 ---> Marmsih
beckster ---> EOcrafter
Callani ---> kyrie04
cassettetape ---> frosty772
craftywillow ---> Nven
DesignVigilante ---> Tanzie
dichotomy ---> kbbtfg
EOcrafter ---> beckster
Flowers and Lemons ---> Varandra
frosty772 ---> cassette tape
hardyswanton01 ---> shezcrafty
kbbtfg ---> dichotomy
kyrie04 ---> Callani
Marmish ---> babalina58
Merricat17 ---> SilentMynerva
Nven ---> craftywillow
Paper Wings ---> slksnell
shezcrafty --> hardyswanton01
SilentMynerva --> Merricat17
slksnell ---> Paper Wings
Tanzie --> DesginVigilante
Varandra ---> Flowers and Lemons

Sent = Green
Received = Blue
Feedback = Crossed out
Contact organizer = Red


GALLERY: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=240037.0

[EOcrafter]

Copywrite Info:

Date: 2008-03-10 17:32:59
Name: rackycoo

Message:

Lothruin is our moderator who knows more about copyrights than anyone, and here's what she had to say:

Recipes are actually kind of weird. From the copyright office:

A mere listing of ingredients is not protected under copyright law. However, where a recipe or formula is accompanied by substantial literary expression in the form of an explanation or directions, or when there is a collection of recipes as in a cookbook, there may be a basis for copyright protection.

Basically, recipes aren't copyrightable, but their instructions might be. Emphasis on might. It depends on the format, I think. However, it is VERY important that the Craftster know that online recipes are likely to contain the same copyright protection, such as it is, as any recipes found in books. In other words, just because it is "free on the net" doesn't mean it's not copyrighted, as much as it is possible to copyright any recipe, which is less than other things. lol Like I said, recipes are weird.

So, for the posting recipes in thread, I would say, they should find a link, just like when my knitters want to post a pattern they like. If they can't find a link to the actual pattern, then we request they list the source material, but not the actual pattern.

But for the guidelines for source material for the actual cookbooks... All the recipes on FoodNetwork actually have a copyright notice. The best source is going to be old cookbooks or family recipes. There's really no way around that. I don't know what limited rights are granted to users on the recipe websites, but theoretically they have the right to print off at least one copy of a recipe for personal use, and if they choose to make a scrap cookbook for someone else out of that copy of the recipe, then I suspect that would fall under fair use. But she would probably want to research the specific rights granted by each specific website, because they'll all be a little different.

[Jennickell]

Well, I mean if you take a recipe that was printed on a bag of chocolate chips, cut the reciepe from the bag, paste it onto a recipe card and then give that to a friend, I dont think that would be copyright infringement.

Also www.cooks.com is a great place for recipes, since they are all user submitted recipes, I dont think that would impose on any copyright rules either.

I just signed up for two other swaps, no I am going to watch this, if you dont get a lot of people to sign up, I will do it.

[beckster]

hmmm....this swaps got my attention.  maybe i'll join, maybe I won't...we'll see...probably though.  I'm a sucker for swaps!

[SilentMynerva]

I just sent my questionnaire..... !!!!! Yay!!!

[Stargazer629]

In terms of copyright, all you really need is a note that says where it's from.  In school, we have to make notebooks/cookbooks for class and we just need to put at the front a statement saying that "all formulas used have been taken from the Johnson&Wales curriculum blahblahblahhhh"  so I would assume that if you just put a little note on the bottom of where each was from, or a list in back it wouldn't be an issue, it would be more like quoting when writting a paper.

[EOcrafter]

In terms of copyright, all you really need is a note that says where it's from.  In school, we have to make notebooks/cookbooks for class and we just need to put at the front a statement saying that "all formulas used have been taken from the Johnson&Wales curriculum blahblahblahhhh"  so I would assume that if you just put a little note on the bottom of where each was from, or a list in back it wouldn't be an issue, it would be more like quoting when writting a paper.

Thanks for info! 

[beckster]

woo hoo I'm in!  Nice to be swappin' with you again EOcrafter!

[dichotomy]

Questionnaire sent! My first swap!

[merricat17]

i have signed up!