Anyone a member of a 'book club'

I have just joined one last month and we have our first 'bring what you made' from the actual book' meeting tomorrow night. If you are, what club are you in, what type of books do you get, shabby chic, etc.

If you've done it in the past, what did you like or not like about it? I really struggled with this first assignment and wondered if there are other book clubs out there or not!

My LSS has a book club. I was hesitant to join cuz I'm a guy. They let you try the first class to see if you like it and then you buy for six months. But the ladies have been great! So I joined.

We are doing the Bazzill book, Eclectic Eclectic Eclectic, and our assignment is to find a LO that inspires us and try it on our own. I love moving out of my comfort zone and trying new things. Last month it was Your Sentiments Exactly. I love this book for the color inspiration. My LO was Earthy, so I got to muddy and chalk things up. I had great fun.

I would suggest it because then you have some real people in your neighborhood to bounce ideas off of and share your stuff. The styles were so different that I didnt' feel like a newbie at all. That was another reason I didn't want to join, because I wasn't confident in my abilities. It was nice to see other people are out there just like me!

I hope you enjoy it!

I'm in a book club we are in the middle of doing th Bazzill book. Its tons of fun and you learn so many new things!!! I have mine this coming Friday can't wait to get our new assignment....

I've never heard of this. What exactly do you do in the class?

Our club is with Pine Cone Press - the first book was very much shabby chic - which I have never done on my own. So it has been a stretch for me - had a hard time even getting an idea to begin with! Ha. Our first meeting with actual results is tonight, so I'm really nervous about it. We have 12 in the group and a majority of them have been scrapping a very long time and were the ones to push the LSS to get it going! So we'll see!

So your club chooses a scrapbook book and you do a layout based on the technique in the book? Sorry if these are dumb questions I've just never heard of this before. What books do you use?

Oh, Jennifer. Don't feel bad. I used to think it was a book club that scrapped pages related to a book of fiction or something.!!

The ladies at our LSS pick the book (I guess it's one they want to sell, but they are usually spot on with good recommendations). They put together similar kits and pick out all the papers. We are allowed to add our own stuff to the page LO but we must use the kit materials somewhere in the LO. We are to find some inspiration from the book and have to explain it when we meet.

Thaks scrappyguy, that makes a lot of sense. Sounds like fun!

This sounds so AWESOME!! I am going to have to try and see if my LSS will get one started. Sounds like so much fun! Thanks for your great descriptions.