February RAK Wrap up

Hello to all,

                   Welcome to my  2013 February RAK wrap up post. February hasn't been an easy month for me since i've been quite sick. i haven't completly recovered yet either so  i took  a little longer to create the RAK but i'm glad i managed to send a few even if they aren't all arrived yet ( if they arrive in a few days i will add them here if not they will appears in next month wrap up).

Just to be cautious, i've already took some contact for March after all that's my special month i hope i will get lucky ( even more now that for half month TBD offer 10%off from everything) but i don't want to think only of myself so i will send several RAK .

Also  i took note of several people that put in the form they were interested in handmade rak so i could try to prepare a kind of schedule for me^^ so even if you did already, if you want one  don't hesitate to write it in the form or in the comment.

In February I received: nothing but it doesn't matter, i was told i was going to get something for my birthday so i'm patient.

and in February,  i've sent :

( note: i don't take picture of the Rak i create before sending them so it's only if the receiver made one i can use that i will add it here so this post will perhaps be edited later to add some)

A handmade personnalised bird keychain to Maija from Books, DIY's and Randomness  ( took quite some time to get the special addition but i'm so happy you love it ^^ it was worth it in the end^^)

A handmade  white tiger bookmark  to Stella from Ex-libris ( Sorry it took me so long to send it, i hope you like it^^ ; i'm not well enough to make such a design for a little time so i can only hope you are not disappointed)

A handmade cute kitten bookmark to Katrina from Kindred Dreamheart  (So happy you love this first kitten ^^ and i'm glad i didn't cause any trouble with any sorority, once again Happy Birthday )

A handmade cute baby polar bear bookmark to Sarah from Escaping through Books  a little in advance for your birthday since we share the same special month ^^. Enjoy and i hope you will get a fabulous special day.

So Did you participate in RAK this month? How was it? You can let your links in teh comment if you want. If you have never participate, are you tempted to?

February RAK sign up

Hello to all,

                   Welcome to a new month of Random Act of Kindness created by the girls ( Isalys and Vanessa) from Booksoulmates to share the love of books between the blogger from all around the world. I'm happy to participate once again and i hope give some joy this February (while waiting for my special month in March!) I will try to participate each month for as long as i can so don't hesitate if you love handmade gift to write it and who knows you will perhaps be lucky earlier than expected.

COMPLETE RULES RE-CAP:
Please read carefully & follow all rules! Thank you!

• Please sign-up each month that you can participate (and by participate, we mean give as well as receive).
• Show off your participation by grabbing our RAK button (code is in the right sidebar).
• Create a wish list (on Amazon, Goodreads, or your blog, etc) and post it in the Google Doc located in each R.A.K post for the month.
• If you choose to do a R.A.K for someone, check out their wish list and contact that blogger directly for their information.
• Once you receive a RAK, send us an our new email to [rakbybooksoulmates @ gmail . com] so that we can update the Google Doc. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU SEND EMAILS TO THIS ADDRESS!
• E-book participation is limited to files being gifted directly to a person from the e-book store. Amazon's Kindle Store is set up to allow this, as well as the Kobo store and we believe Barnes & Noble with Nook as well.
• At the end of the month, SHOW US YOUR R.A.K by making a "RAK Wrap-Up" post. This post should include who you SENT gifts to as well who you RECEIVED gifts from :)

OPEN TO EVERYONE including all our International brethren!

Remember, there's always the Book Depository and they offer FREE shipping!

Easy peezy!!

Links you will need:

Sign up for February 2013 [HERE]
See who else is participating [HERE]
If you have any questions regarding RAK, please contact us via the following:
rakbybooksoulmates @ gmail . com

This month, i'm number 20 on the list. If you want to grant me a RAK, please send me an email at isabelle(dot)frisch(at)gmail(dot)com and i will give you my information.

I have a long wishlist but that way everyone can find something they like and in their budget. I also accept gently used books from no smoking house (allergic), but i'm international so the shipping without bookdepository can be expensive.

You can find my complete wishlist here and if i have to choose some favorite ( always difficult) in no particular order ( but really any book from my wishlist is fine):

-Taking a shot ( play by play3) by Jaci Burton

-Vengeance born by Kylie griffin
-Alpha instinct by Katie Reus
- Cursed by Jennifer L Armentrout

-In a fix by Linda Grimes

-An heiress at heart by jennifer Delamere

-Playing to win by Jaci Burton

-Othermoon by nina Berry

ps: i don't accept ebook normally but there is a small exception for the pdf files of the Tales from the archives ( short stories from the ministry of peculiar occurences) by pip ballantine and Tee Morris. It exist only in digital so far and i'm a fan of this series and fortunately they are on smashword in all format ( included pdf) so the list for that is:

Tales from the Archives collection 2
Tales from the Archives collection 3
Tales from the Archives collection 4

Happy RAK to all participants and don't forget to write if you accept/want handmade gifts either in the right case on the form or in the comments!

RAK January 2013 Wrap up

Hello to all,

                   Welcome to my first wrap up post of 2013 for the  Random Act of Kindness hosted by Booksoulmates . First month of the year was really good for me and i hope it's a good omen for the rest of the year ^^;. At a time i was afraid i wasn't going to manage everything because i felt sick and couldn't do anything for one week then  i had to take care of my mother and then of my dog too ( in fact except the cat everyone has been sick between 1 week and 10days during this month) so it was harder than expected but i hope i managed to make this start of year magical for some at least ^^;

I know i've sent some later in January so they won't be received before February perhaps so i will probably tell you more about those in the next wrap up.

I will participate again , so if you are interested never forget to add your birthday and if you accept handmade gifts in the form ( when there is no specific place you can add these info in the comment section). As you can see i even made a page to help those who want an idea before choosing what kind of handmade gift they would like to receive

Did 2013 started with kindness for you too?

In January I received: 

I received Grave Mercy from Heather @ Book Stacks on Deck.  Thank you a lot!!

I also received a RAK offer from Maija from Books, DIY's and Randomness for Catching jordan ( i wanted it more that i thought) Thank you! I'm glad your first attempt at RAK has been fruitful for you too!

and in January,  i've sent :

( note: i don't take picture of the Rak i create before sending them so it's only if the receiver made one i can use that i will add it here so this post will perhaps be edited later to add some)

A handmade cute baby polar bear bookmark  to Emily from Doodle's Book Blog  Happy Birthday dear^^ i'm so happy you received this on time and you like it ^^

A handmade cute baby polar bear keychain to Heather from Book Stacks on Deck.  

A handmade bird  bookmark  to Adam from Roof Beam Reader
A handmade rose bookmark  to Rachel from [Fikt]Shun  ( I hope 2013 will get better for you! Thank you !)
A very Special gift for her birthday to Nikki/to Abby from Reviews by Abby.  (hope you will get it soon^^, enjoy your surprise!)

And i also sent:
A handmade flower keychain to Brenda from Crazy Four Books.  
A handmade flower bookmark  to Ruby from Ruby's Reads ( Sorry it took us so long to find a choice that fits your tastes)

Do you participate in RAK? What do you think about Handmade gifts? 

Thank you once again to Isalys and Vanessa from Booksoulmates for hosting!

Biannual Blogathon Bash winter 2013 edition sign up & goals

Hello to all!

                 At the moment, i'm a bit depressed, bad news and harsh winter can have this result. However i don't want to give up so easily and fate has seen that i could be motivated: this Week end is the winter edition of the biannual Blogathon bash created by Kathleen. I've learned a lot last year and i though it could be the  thing i need so  between  25 january ( 8am EST) - that means 2pm for me ( thant you for the countdown^^;;)- and 28 january 8 am EST i will try to work a minimum of 24h for the blog , not necessarily online job but still work.

You can still join to all info and sign up are Here. Don't hesitate it can be instructive AND fun.

Wrap up update: in total i spend around 31h working ( minus a few minutes) and as you can see i nearly completed all my goals but i also added a few tasks during the weekend like the creation of a page for the pictures of RAk i did. So i think i can say it has been a success

Like the first time i was really instructive and i've learned a lot in a fun way. It was a pleasure but if i want it to stay that way i need to better organise my time , i was afraid of not finishing everyting so i worked really late and in the end i'm more tired than before starting and for next time i need to take care of that.

 i haven't entered to win any prize either ( some where really good but i wasn't sure i would manage even if i won so i prefered to let the opportunity to those who really need them. )


My goals:

• Read one book and make the review
• Read a little more (no obligation to finish or do the review yet)
• Clean my desk
• Clean favorite listing
• Put some order in my books ( see which one qualify for the challenge and classify them so i know when to read them)
• Start an inventory of my shelves
• Clean the giveaway pages
• Create a page for the handmade gift/creation to help the selection
• Answer the comments
• Participate in one mini challenge ( i only put one because i need to see what they will be ^^;; i can't do everything so need to find one that i could manage and that is of interest for me) 2 done: back up and back up button ( thank you so much for this tips!) and the blogger notebook ( always useful for me)
• Enter a giveaway( want to but keep postponing it so this wk i need to enter before it closes)

Do you want to join? Leave your link and we could support each other.

2013 challenge part 4: Paranormal reading challenge sign up

 Hi!

 If you are a follower of my blog, you must have learned a long time ago that urban fantasy and paranormal, paranormal romance are my favorite genres. However, i've discovered that in matter of different paranormal creatures i'm nearly nowhere... since i mostly read  book about vampire or werewolf. To change that a little and perhaps find new favorite, i've decided to enter another challenge  the " 2013 Paranormal Reading Challenge" co hosted by Megan from Megan Likes Books and Jessi from Auntie Spinelli Reads .

The goal here is to diversify the kind of creature we encounter in our paranormal readings. So we have to read a least one book ( it's the minimum, you can read as many as you want) for all creatures in the list , we can read whenever we want but each month will have a topic and if we read the month's creature it will give more entries in the giveaway. I don't think i will manage to stick to each month creature becauese for some it could take me time to find the book that qualify so my goal is to read at least one book for each creature but without taking care of the month when i read it.

The list of creatures isn't too long and if some could be easy to come across, others will necessity a bit of work for me.

• Vampires
• Werewolves/Shifters
• Fey
• Angels/Nephilim
• Mermaids
• Dragons
• Zombies
• Demons
• Witches/Wizards
• Ghosts
• Aliens
• Other (ie: sirens, unicorns, centaurs, timetravel etc.)

 To have more info and to sign up go here

Do you want to join too?