Why host a book club meeting when you can host a book club meeting and crop, Bettie Shelton–style? Make the most of your book club discussion by stepping into an Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society meeting. Here are some suggestions:
~ Choose and agree upon a theme. Some ideas are family, friendship, holidays, birthdays, trips, school, sports, pets. Why not scrapbook about your book club meetings and members?
~ Tell members to bring 4–6 photos that fit with the theme, sharp scissors, glue, and any other ephemera they’d like to include.
~ Provide 12 × 12 scrapbooking paper (solids and patterns), fun embellishments (brads, eyelets, buttons, ribbon, stickers, alpha letters, chipboard shapes, rub-on transfers), extra glue and scissors. A paper cutter, paper punches, rubber stamps (and ink pads) are also great to have on hand.
~ Provide and/or have people bring Amish Friendship Bread cakes, cookies, or muffins. Over 250 Amish Friendship Bread recipes are available on the website. Or try any of the recipes in the book, such as Connie’s Mountain Dew Apple Dumplings or Frances’s Chinese scallion pancakes.
~ Download discussion guide questions from the website.
~ Share your layout or a photo of your book club with Darien by posting it on the book’s page at Amazon.com or on the Friendship Bread Kitchen Facebook wall.