July 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.

We were told some  changes are coming for the RAK  but those are reported to an ulterior edition which i don't mind, i'm hoping i will enjoy the new version even better but i'm already happy with this one since i could see how strong the community of books lovers can be as well as generous. With July i hope i will have more time to try to make more people happy at least i will do my best.

So don't forget to write if you want handmade gift, if i don't contact you this month i could still mark you on my list for a future time.

Happy RAK!

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  or fishpond and they offer FREE shipping!

Easy peezy!!

Links you will need:

Sign up for July2013 [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 17 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):

-Once sweet ride ( play by play6) by Jaci Burton

-Alpha instinct by Katie Reus

-Dead embers by TG Ayer

-Exiled by MR Merrick

- Midnight blue light special by Seanan McGuire
-School Spirits by Rachel Hawkins
-Etiquette and Espionnage by Gail Garringer

- Cursed by Jennifer L Armentrout

-In a fix by Linda Grimes

-An heiress at heart by jennifer Delamere

-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!

April RAK Wrap up: a meaningful month

Hello to all,

                   Welcome to my  2013 April RAK wrap up post..this month has been kind of a revelation for me.

RAK is as much about giving than receiving and for that part i'm quite used to it .... however i want to make my gift special, meaningful for the receiver, it's something important for me. i'm not saying that offering a book is nothing not at all , taking the time to see which book we have in common on our list, or which one would make the other the happier is also great and i'm delighted when i receive a book, smiling all day at all.

Now it's not easy for me to buy online so i decided to share the love by creating little things to give...contrary to some beliefs it's not cheaper than ordering a book quite the opposite often but i love the personnal link it can create between teh person, how sometimes it help the other to feel better because she or he receive something special done just for her/him. Sometimes the receiver act a little like she/ghe don't care and i admit i'm sometimes hurt but we can't please everyone. However there are those special someone who shows they really appreciate the gesture, how are really enthousiastic when receiving the email and it's for that i continue. I can't thank Vonnie enough for her kindness in return , for remembering my birthday while she already gifted me something, Christine who became a real friend since our first contact like Nikki and Maija but also all the others who were grateful and happy..

This month was really a special one because months ago i contacted Katrina, i wanted to do something special for her birthday and i followed her blog  before to find what i could do. So i contacted her and she was really receptive, i couldn't use the exact color she wanted but we chatted to find what best suited her and since she is a creator too and also a perfectionist one she understood what i wanted to do and the work that was necessary....she was really happy when her gift arrived and decided she wanted to return the favor with one of her own creation. She was busy with the fashion week so it wasn't something immediat but i felt honored she thought about doing something for me....even it took time the simple fact she was ready to spend time working on something special for me was magical. 

This month she had a little time to spare and she kept her promise... she made me a purse/bag...but even better she took into account my personnality and what i needed she created something unique for me and i'm enchanted with the result...when it arrived i couldn't believe my eyes even if she posted pictures of it on her blog first.. it's really the perfect oen for me and i will treasure it. 

That's what RAK is for me the enthousiasm when we are contacted, the shining eyes we get when a package arrive and the hapiness to discover that someone took time to make something for us ( or look at our list top order us a book) and i wanted to Thanks all of you who make this possible

In April I received: 

I  received a RAK offer from Maija from Books, DIY's and Randomness, she kindly send me inside out and outside in the insiders serie by Maria V Snyder and there are signed!! It's so great , thank you so, so much Maija!!

And like i told you i receive my very special bag done by a more than promising designer Katrina from Kindred Dreamheart

Picture by Katrina you can see more here

thank you a lot to both of you, it means more to me than i can tell you.

and in April,  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)

I wanted to make more this month but i got an injury and i couldn't move my right hand which made crafting impossible for a moment...the result i only managed to finish two gift and i sent them later that what i would have wanted. i do hope they will make their new orwner happy though and for those i didn't do in April, it will be finish in May no worries.

So i did send:

A handmade personnalised seahorse keychain to CJ from Sarcasm &Lemons  i do hope you will enjoy this late birthday RAK

A handmade bookmark  to Kathrin from The Secret Dreamworld of a Bookaholic . (i do hope you like the result and i'm sorry it will arrive after your birthday, hope the postal servixce strike finish soon so you can enjoy it ^^

So Did you participate in RAK this month? Any good RAK experience to share?

Thank you once again to Isalys and Vanessa from Booksoulmates for hosting! and to all participant to make this experience magical

April 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 really happy to participate once again, i had my most wonderful experience last month ( more than 1 year after i started to participate) and it really motivated me to continue to try my best to share the love despite the less happy experience i also encountered.

So don't forget to write if you want handmade gift, if i don't contact you this month i could still mark you on my list for a future time.

Happy RAK!

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  or fishpond and they offer FREE shipping!

Easy peezy!!

Links you will need:

Sign up for April 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 18 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

-A fantasy Medley 2 by Yanni Kuznia ( for the rat catcher novella by seanan Mcguire, i've become a fan of Tybalt^^;;)

-Alpha instinct by Katie Reus
-Exiled by MR Merrick
-Walking Disaster by Jamie McGuire
-Etiquette and Espionnage by Gail Garringer

- Cursed by Jennifer L Armentrout

-In a fix by Linda Grimes

-An heiress at heart by jennifer Delamere

-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 Wrap up March 2013

Hello to all,

                   Welcome to my  2013 March RAK wrap up post.It was my birthday month so i wanted it to be special and it was not really how i envisionned it to be but i got my special day so a big thank you to all of you who send me something ( be it a message or a gift it meant a lot to me).

While it was my special month i still tried to make it special also for other people so March was really a great experience in my RAK adventure.

I'm happy to continue to share the love in April and of course in the months after.

In March I received: 

I received Vengeance Born from Vonnie @ Vonnie's Reading Corner. Thank you so much, i can't tell you how receiving your message made me feel better andi'm so grateful i've met you ( i'm not forgetting the postcard ^^)

I've received The Mage in Black by Kathrin from The Secret Dreamworld of a Bookaholic . Thank you  a lot dear i hope April will be as wonderful for you as you made my birthday month a good one

Stephanie from Bookfever granted me a pre order of Undone by Sarah Humphrey, i will have to wait a bit but i'm really grateful to know i will receive it

 and lastly the rak Abby made me in February to be sure i got it on time arrived. Thank you ^^ i did like it a lot

and in March,  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 bear keychain to Tena from Crazy Book Slut  I'm really glad i could make your birthday sepcial dear ^^, hank you once again for having been my first RAK partner.

A handmade fantasy keychain  to Jessica from Crossroad reviews .

A handmade bookmark to jennifer from Waiting on Sunday to drown (i do hope you like the result and i'm sorry it arrived after your birthday)

Thank you once again to all of you who helped to make my birthday a fabulous time.

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

March 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.

This time it's my special month ( march 16th for the special day) I really hope it will be a fabulous month for me and i'm grateful to every one of you who will make it special and wonderful. ( TBD is offering 10% off until the 15 of march so it's a good news)

Now even if it's my birthday i won't forget to share the love too so don't forget to write if you want handmade gift, if i don't contact you this month i could still mark you on my list for a future time.

Happy RAK!

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 MARCH 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 15 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.   ( TBD has 10% off on everything until the 15th of March!)

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

-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
-Demon hunting in the deep south by Lexi george

-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!

Thank you once again for your help to make this month a magical one!

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?

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!

RAK December WRAP UP

Hello to all,

                   Welcome to a new wrap up post for the  Random Act of Kindness hosted by Booksoulmates . last day of the year but also the last wrap up post for 2012. Even if December is a busy month ( exams, holidays etc) i wanted to participate in the RAK and i'm really glad i managed to do it.  I hope those little gifts gave as much joy to their receiver that i felt when Vonnie thought about me.

I will participate again in January , with some RAK participants already contacted, 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).

Did the magic touched you too?

In December I received: 

I received Throne of Glass from Vonnie @ Vonnie's Reading Corner. You managed to make my Christmas really special, thank you so , so much dear ^^

and in December,  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 Bird bookmark  to Martha from Reviews by Martha's Bookshelf

A handmade snowflake bookmark to Stephanie from Bookfever

A handmade Cute Baby polar bear Keychain  to Jenny from JuliaBabyJen's reading room

A handmade Cute Baby Polar Bear to Audris from YA Bookmark

A handmade Rose (new model) bookmark to the wonderful Anna from Herding Cats and Burning Soup - you really deserve it thank you once again

and lastly: Hannah from The Girl in a Cafe received her RAK, and handmade rose keychain ( first time i did the new model^^)i'm really glad you received it and love it. Patience paid off^^

 I hope December was a good month for you too, and i will see you in 2013 so more joy to give ( and also receive i hope^^)

thank you to all participants and to  Booksoulmates

Have a wonderful 2013 year , all of you

best wishes!

November RAK Wrap up

Hello to all,

                   With a weather as cold as the one we are already facing,to see the generosity and kindness of some is really warming our heart, it's the Magic of RAK. This month was a good one for me and i hope i managed to make it better for others too. 

December will be filled with the holidays but i'm still planning to send a few ones so never hesitate to put in the form if you accept handmade gift! This time there wasn't a case for it ( idem for birthday) but i had done a little list previously so i could offer it to some while i hope those option will be put in the form again, i will look still look the comments and such to prepare for next month and next year^^.

( And Please, answer me quickly when i contact you because it takes time to be made)

Did you have a good month?

In November I received:

I received the book Jana from infinity delicate flower sent me last month:  Bound By The Vampire Queen. Thank you a lot, i will be very happy to discover this series ( i planned to read it this month but i've fallen sick and thus my reading planning went to trash, don't worry i will read it^^)

Barbara from Basia's Bookshelf sent me "Alexander Outland: Space pirate" by G.J. Koch.Thank you so so much, i really wanted this book, thank you. I will jump on it as soon as i get a free relaxing time ( i want to read it without interruption^^)

Lastly i receive a 5dollars amazon gift card from nikki alias abby from Reviews by Abby , who i met when i offered her a gift a few days before. It could seem to be nothing but for me it was important, i really wanted a book and i had a large part of it thanks to a gift card i won but if i had enough for the book, i missed a little for the shipping fee, when she heard that she immediately send me the egift card so i could order my book. Thank you so so much one again dear

and in November,  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 bookmark - to be precise the surprise flower n°2 to Barbara from Basia's Bookshelf

A handmade flower bookmark  ( flower surprise n°3) to Abby from Reviews by Abby. I really didn't expect it to arrive so quickly^^;;, thank you for your friendship

A handmade bird bookmark  to Jana @  infinity delicate flower

A  handmade flower Keychain to Kayla from Bibliophilia, Please  ( i'm so glad you love it!)

Thank you again a lot to Booksoulmates for hosting