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I found this super cute notebook…

When I was on one of my artist dates with myself I scored two things that made me really happy in the thrift shop. You know the kind of things that makes you smile as you unpack them when you … Continue reading

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Notebooks with vintage covers

When I walk around at flea markets I am really drawn to old book covers. Not that I want to read all those dusty books, but the illustrations are often… telling. They speak of another time, before the internet and … Continue reading

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Teaching a class on making sketchbooks

I have dabbled as a teacher many times in my life but only for short periods of time with a curriculum by someone else. This time I taught a one-day-class that I have thought out, planned, presented and set to … Continue reading

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Yellow Moleskine Pacman edition

Time to start writing in a new diary notebook! To start a new one is alway extra fun and feels like a fresh start! Time to admit it: I am a geek. A notebook geek not the least… I went … Continue reading

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An Owl Journal etc

Mom took the time to make me a cell phone cozy that looks like owl! Just for me. But wait, there are more owls around here… When you state that you really like the look of something, say owls, people … Continue reading

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Moleskine – make it your own

“This basic yet classic Large Plain notebook” is one of my favorite notebooks to use as a written journal. I like the black cover because it is slick and simple, but this time I felt a need for a more … Continue reading

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Owl Notebook Cover Tutorial

The magenta diary is full and the new one is slick black, which at the moment feels too dark. I want pink, playful and fun, so I made a new cover for my new diary, a bit like the patchwork … Continue reading

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Notebook Cover in Fabric – with lace & love

There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age. /Sophia … Continue reading

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Notebooks waiting to be loved…

An empty and blank notebook is a notebook unloved. /iHanna If you didn’t get enough inspiration in the tutorial yesterday (How to make a Paper Patchwork Notebook Cover) where I showed you how you can “dress up” a blank book … Continue reading

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How to make a Paper Patchwork Notebook Cover!

It’s time to finally write this tutorial about how you can turn any ordinary notebook you’ve got into a colorful patchwork with any papers you’ve got at home! It was my mom who got me started, and that is quite … Continue reading

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