Notebook Stories

I first discovered Paperback Note via a link at Better Living Through Design. It later turned out I’d made their creator a notebook addict of the week. It makes perfect sense that Herman would be so addicted to notebooks, he had to start a company to make them! Paperback Notes Notebooks are made of old [...]

This is pretty cute: This “great” writing set features the Great Lakes – Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior! The set includes a notebook and 5 pencils. The notebook is a blue softcover Moleskine Cahier notebook silkscreened with a silhouette of the lakes in light blue. It’s perfect for taking notes or doodles and is [...]

Spotted at BookExpo last week: a new Moleskine design with retro cassette tape art on the cover. Very cute… though I suspect they stole the idea from people on Etsy who have already done similar designs… (see here  and here ). Moleskine says this limited edition was designed to commemorate the 50th birthday of the [...]

Lots of cool notebooks highlighted in this post at LookAtTheseGems.com, including these and more: Most seem to be available on Etsy.

My latest Etsy fave: Big & Mighty. I love their irreverent customzied Moleskine cahiers! More styles available at Etsy.  

I got an email a few months ago introducing me to these cool notebook necklaces, handmade by Casey at FartsyArts! My name is Casey and I TOO am a lover of notebooks. Mole skin, spiral, sketchbooks, oh my! I probably have too many but there is something so lovely about having blank notebooks around JUST [...]

If you have ever wanted an inside look at the workshop and process of an artist who sells customized Moleskines on Etsy, check this out:   Read more here: falling feathers – new moleskine journals |.

Some more tips and questions from our mailbox: Christa’s hand-drawn Moleskines celebrating San Francisco, made to order with your name included in the design:   Paul spotted the RoadPro brand of notebooks at a truckstop in Ohio. I’ve seen these at truckstops too, and also wondered why there would be a brand of notebooks exclusive [...]

Here’s an interesting article– not about notebooks in itself, really, it brings up some interesting questions about how people “recycle” vintage imagery for stationery and other products.      Two young women in Cincinnati are testing the fringes of Fabulous Fifties nostalgia by selling reproductions of 1955 police mug shots. And their company, Larken Design, [...]

I was very impressed by this beautifully crafted Moleskine cover, made by an artist named Jennifer, as a birthday present for her husband. What a great gift! Read and see more here: a Red Pumpkin Studio: Happy Birthday Moleskine Cover. It’s a shame Jennifer doesn’t sell Moleskine covers like this one, but you can see [...]